Mid Month May 2019 reminder for favorite technique theme at APTS blog

A Place To Start blog DT project for mid-month reminder featuring mixed media technique and sketch design for layout of elements. Full blooms is the mood theme and a mystery song's clues are within the layout:

This blog is only a couple of months old and I became part of the resident designer squad this month. My posting showcases a mid-month reminder of "Tempting Techniques" theme. What is your favorite technique(s) to feature? You still have time to link-up to A Place To Start. link= 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-mid-month-inspiration-showcase-your.html

Other challenges or groups that I am planning to link-up this project to:

a. Inspired By #71 "Full Bloom" theme and photo prompt (ends May 15th but am using its theme)

https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/inspired-byfull-bloom.html

b. Not Just Cards May 2019 Anything Goes theme started on May 11th
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-challenge-results-of-april.html

c. new Facebook group pre-challenge in May 2019 at Mix Up That Song!--mixed media challenges based on a song; for this very beginning Tynke has asked for participants to pick a song to base their mixed media project on and let her guess the title.

You can use printed copy, part of lyrics or title, image from a record cover, etc. Sounds like a fun idea for getting creative!

d. Paper Play Sketches #51 from Pause Dream Enjoy by Janis Lewis for the sketch design that I'm basing the layout; APTS blog has a page of these as part of their resource library; here's the photo collage for #46 - 54 using #51 rotated to the left and then size of sections tweaked with some extra embellishments since this is size of scrapbook layout (8.5" x 11") and has mixed media focus=

e. SHARING= my Facebook group "Mixed Media Creativity"--closed group started a few months ago for my crafty friends and family to share what they are creating that mixes mediums of supplies...so far I've been contributing the most but would love for this to expand

f. SHARING= Facebook group "Papers, Papers, Papers & DT Calls" --will post a blog link once I have this ready to release

g. Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog= May 2019= from my compiled mini kits I did--check these photos:

link for CKC May 2019 mini kits post=


2 more scanned and cropped pics of the layout:

*Full Bloom theme
*mixed media approach
*tweaked sketch design
*journal card, pocket card, blue and white chevron paper, solid blue paper, and the wheat color based floral patterned cardstock are some of my copy cats pulled from my crafting supplies for the May 2019 CKC blog challenge

Very springtime! Like a garden explosion of an assortment of blooms and butterflies! My heart longs for the beauty offered in the spring season!

2 of 4 design team commitments revealed on May 15, 1 on May 17, and this one (APTS) on May 20 so be sure to check them all!

Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

DT project for TCCC blog no 219 for 15 May 2019

Theme for this new challenge is a shaker card/tag and/or I spy 'm' items. Sponsor for DT crews' digital images are My Besties and Scribbles Design. Mine is from My Besties. This is for The Crafter's Café Challenge blog.

1st version of the image for my mom who has been magnificent to my siblings and me! This was given to her on Mother's Day but not shown until this posting. I colored the My Besties image to match her hair and eye colors.

M items:

*midnight blues (foil butterflies, several patterned papers)

*metal

*mesh

*music tape
*mixed media

2nd version of the image for my sister Martha who has been marvelous to me! Her birthday is in May. The My Besties image was colored to match her hair color and eye color.

M items:
*midnight blues (brocade tape, glitter felt flower, gem dot)
*magenta (glitter heart, marbled paper, gem dots above the flower embellishments, and some of the puffy letters)
*M in marvelous
*music tape
*mixed media

These mixed media cards will be shared with:

a. TCCC blog design team project #219
link: https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/05/219.html

b.my Facebook group: "Mixed Media Creativity"

c. A Inky Mess blog's mixed media theme challenge until May 24, 2019
link: https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-30.html

And the ID badges for the 2 sponsors at TCCC #219 look like these:

this is an older one; the TCCC blog has a specific one that announces their prize sponsorship

here is my personal watermark badge for TCCC:

Thanks for visiting! Sometime later today I should have a PPCC blog DT post to reveal, then another on Friday, May 17 for My Time to Craft challenge blog and the last design team commitment will have a mid-month type reminder post on Monday, May 20.

Crafting has always been a hobby of mine since I was about 9 years old! In the past 2 years it has become more about being a stress reliever due to lots of traumas and dramas that my husband and I have been experiencing. For whatever reason you craft, keep being creative. It is a wonderful way of expression.

From the USA heartland,
Becca S