MTTC #495 Challenge starts 18 November 2022 and Theme is Transportation

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart's excited for showing a cute easy to make notecard as my DT inspiration card for My Time To Craft Challenge blog's Theme #495 about transportation. 

I thought this would be a flexible 2 season kind of topic for our participants to create about. Americans can have coming home for Thanksgiving and everyone can have cars or trucks hauling gifts, trees, etc. for the Christmas holiday season. 

The DT inspiration card fits into an autumn harvest kind of vibe. My siblings are 2 different directions and distances from me and our mom, who only lives 5-6 miles from Joe and I. My brother is about 2.5-3 hours away and our sister is 12+ hours and 4 states away. The week of Thanksgiving, my sister is planning on being up here and hopefully my brother's crew can come once or twice. I've made another notecard for my sister, so this one will go to my 'little' brother! 

See ya soon notecard=

Some design and vendor notes:

a. the large die-cut is Echo Park's Farmers Market Ephemera (2021)

b. it was outlined using a black marker and backed with a charcoal gray textured specialty paper

c. the rust/muted pink tone cardstock base (flat) is from Darice

d. the mid-gray with white x print cardstock strip scrap is from Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio that I've been trying to bash this year. I don't think I'm going to make it but I've reduced the starting number of sheets by half, so that's a very good thing.

e. red glitter alpha stickers, and small red glitter heart sticker are stash items.

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MTTC's #495 blog link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/mttc-495-theme-is-transportation.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups =

1. The Four Seasons Challenge blog; November/Anything Fall Season

link= https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-anything-goes-fall-challenge.html

2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; about 1+ days left to the current; Anything Goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/11/193-alex-syberia-design.html

3. Through the Craft Room Door challenge blog; started Nov 8; Anything Goes (thanks for selecting my fishing themed notecard as winner for your previous challenge!!!)

link= http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/11/anything-goes-challenge-november-8th.html

4. 100 Patterned Paper Challenge group = Mint Berry paper pad is my 2022 goal stash papers to use this year. I didn't start with 100 but around 60+ sheets that are about 4.5" deep and 6-8" wide. 

5. Mixed Media Creativity group= outlining, inked edges, die-cut, glitter heart and alphas, 

6. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group= sharing

7. The Crafty Addicts group = sharing

8. Paper Crafting for Everyone group = sharing

9. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge blog; November 2022; theme image = monster truck; MY card has a pickup truck

link= https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2022/11/cookie-challenge-174-november.html

image prompt=

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*DT member of MTTC, MTTCC, THICC, OUAT, AACB (also co-owner), MIUCB, MLCCB

and 

DT/owner of these 3:

FarmQuest

Heart's Quest

The Fairy and The Unicorn Challenge

16 September 2022 MTTCC #43 Theme is Christmas Food and or Drink

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart always gets excited when I can craft Christmas cards. These cards are for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog. I have been on this blog's design team for 15 of the 21 months it has been running. The theme for #43 is Christmas food and/or drink.

Competition starts September 16 and ends September 29. 

CARD #1=

Christmas-time blessing of cupcake and cocoa card=

 a. white with red bow patterned cardstock = Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio; I've been trying to bash this 2016 published set in 2022...regrettably I still have sheets to use as I'm typing this draft...sigh... 

CARD #2=

Hot Cocoa, please! Christmas card

a few design and vendor notes for card #2: the cut-apart card, the little burgundy flag, the mixed food and stocking print and plaid cardstocks are from Bo Bunny; the white diamond-cut glitter cardstock is Pen + Gear; the star cardstock is Lake Life pad from Fancy Pants Designs; the taupe flat card base and matching envelope are from Paper Source; and the "MC" dazzles are from Paper Wishes website.

the cardstock print behind the hot cocoa card has gingerbread men cookies, spices, partial candy cane can be seen in the lower left part

MTTCC #43 link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/09/mttcc-43-theme-is-christmas-food-and-or.html

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other challenge blogs to link-up and Facebook groups to share are=

a. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; ends in a few hours for their food/drink theme; both my cards have hot cocoa and top card also has a cupcake

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/09/466-fooddrink.html

b. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up challenge blog; September 2022 Anything Christmas (not their optional twist)

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/09/challenge-92-anything-goes-christmas.html

c. Christmas Crafts All Year Round challenge blog; September 2022 theme Christmas/winter food and/or drink (both of my cards have mugs of hot cocoa)

link= https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-challenge-christmaswinter-hot.html

d. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

e. Mixed Media Creativity group; glitter cardstock, gold clothespin clip, die-cuts, 

f. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group in FB; Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio was what I selected to bash in 2022. It wasn't 100 papers from my stash just what were left in the size pad bought in late 2017 or early 2018.

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

design team member of :

*My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog and 

*My Time To Craft challenge blog

*Once Upon A Time

*Ally's Angels

*Mix It Up challenge blog

*Merry Little Christmas challenge blog

and owner of: 

*FarmQuest challenge blog

*Heart's Quest challenge blog

15 April 2022 MTTCC #32 Bells Theme for Christmas Cards

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart gets excited to make Christmas cards, however I have to confess that I didn't send enough out this year. A few long-distance friends got our 25th anniversary photo collage card instead of a hand-made Christmas one. So I need to carve out some time periodically to start addressing envelopes and have an official tracking list for 8 months from now. This post shows an overlarge creation. I haven't framed it yet...maybe...not sure. But due to its size, I will hand-deliver it whether framed or not. 

This oversized bells theme is for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog #32. The challenge competition runs from April 15-28, 2022. For bells, it can be sleigh bells, jingle bells, handbell/choir, etc. 

Can you see the gold spangles tulle? Isn't that an elegant touch?!!! 

1. The base is the black cardstock with dimensions of 8" wide x 10.25" high. 

2. The large image is a free coloring printable from Super Coloring website. It was color-filled with colored pencils. The interior of the bells have a layer of grey mist as the base with yellow as the topper. The interior of the ribbon shown in the bow has a layer of emerald green with Mediterranean teal as the topper. The holly leaves have the veins outlined in cappuccino with a base of olive green and a topper of deep teal. Red and Wildfire were combined for the holly berries. The outer ribbon/bow is emerald green and the bells are yellow. 

3. The sentiment is a dark pine green metallic foil dazzle of "Merry Christmas" (from Paper Wishes website/company). 

4. Three yellow/amber crystal gems are scattered around to add more of the bell and tulle gold hues.   

MTTCC's #32 posting link= 

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/04/mttcc-32-theme-is-bells.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this will be shared/linked=

A. Shopping Our Stash challenge blog; sketch challenge; [CARD #3's layout applies; ovals instead of circles in the center and horizontal strip is under the largest oval instead of on top it.]

link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2022/04/sos468-sketch.html 

sketch= 

B. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; started April 1st and has about 2 days left for linking; Anything Christmas Goes [card #2 will be linked]

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/challenge-113-anything-christmas-goes.html

C. The 12 Months of Christmas Linkup challenge blog; April 2022; Anything Christmas Goes; the option is gift box; the stocking in Card #2 does have gifts spilling out of the top of the stocking but aren't in boxes so I'll just have this as ACG...

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/04/ch-87-anything-goes-christmas-with.html

D. Mixed Media Creativity group on FB; 

E. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on FB; 

F. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in FB; probably just show the 2 small cards; 

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Card #2 Love and Joy Come To You =

a few design notes:

1. white scalloped flat base card with envelope are from set from The Paper Studio (part of a Christmas gift 2020 from my sister's family)

2. berry print cardstock and berry branch die-cut = Pink Paislee's Together for Christmas collection

3. the red with white dots print cardstock = The Paper Studio's Mint Berry paper pad 2016

4. sticker, gems, red ink stamp pad and washi tape = stash

Card #3 'Tis the Season To Be Jolly=

the closeup distorts the sticker image but helps show Santa's hand is holding a gold bell=

Note: same supplies used as card #2 with the addition of twine for the bow

Didn't cards #2 & #3 turn out really well?!?!! A bit of elegance and rustic mixed. Traditional colors. Gold in the decorative tape along with the scalloped base to me are the elegant touches. I'm just thrilled how well these came together.

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design team member of :

1. My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

2. My Time To Craft challenge blog

--and--

owner of:

1. Becca's Heart of Creativity blog

2. Heart's Quest Challenge Blog (started February 28, 2022)

3. FarmQuest Challenge Blog (started March 28, 2022)

2022 MTTC April 8 #479 Springtime Insects Theme DT card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! The 2 featured cards I've made are showing butterflies, my favorite insects! I've heard the quote many times calling butterflies as fluttering flowers or flying flowers! The complexity of color and design in their wings and how graceful they look has always fascinated me. So when as a DT member I learned about this theme, I knew I had many to choose from out of my stash. 

My Time To Craft challenge blog #479 theme is Springtime Insects.

Released on April 8, 2022 at 12am CST/6am UK and will be open for participants until April 21, 2022 at 12am CST/6am UK.

link for #479= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/mttc-479-theme-is-springtime-insects.html

Card #1= Pink and Black It's a Beautiful Life Birthday card

Card #1 design notes:

1. base is black, top-folded, 4.25" wide x 5.5" high, Pen + Gear

2. pink background panel, Astrobrights/Neenah

3. pink and white stripe panel, pink with white Xs, and the white with pink scallops, Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio (this is my 2022 selected papers to bash this year; read earlier posts made in late January and early February about this)

4. the pink tonal floral strip and the featured sentiment journal card that was trimmed down are from My Mind's Eye, a collection I bought several years ago

5. embellishments: pale pink crystal gem, message stamp, black ink pad, and the corrugated backed butterfly are all stash items; I took off the corrugated butterfly layer and stamped it black in order to disguise the kraft color since this card also fits for a Pink and Black card swap challenge that only allowed white as an additional neutral

Card #2: Hello and Happy Birthday card=

Isn't this lovely! I'm glad I kept the color combination simplified. When I started assembling items to make this, I thought I wanted the base to be a pale peach/blush pink or to go to a bold orange but the chocolate brown won the dilemma!

Design notes for Card #2=

1. brown cardstock base is about 6" wide and 4.25" high; 

2. the pale green and white floral cardstock; Mint Berry pack from The Paper Studio

3. the olive green and crinkled copper/bronze specialty paper are scraps; cut as 2" squares

4. the white hello is a 'dazzle' from Paper Wishes website

5. the butterflies, amber heart crystal gems, sentiment stamp, black ink pad; stash items

6. an aqua/teal blue marker was used to add outline contrast to the thin font lines of the stamp used to make 'happy birthday'

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other challenge blogs and FB groups for Card #1

A. Creative Moments challenge blog; theme= for a special lady; all 3 projects are/have been sent to women; the pink and black was for a card club swap with all women members....

link= https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2022/03/creative-moments-challenge-232-for.html

B. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; Card 1 has some stripes in the pink and white diagonal background cardstock, so it qualifies for the topping option

link= http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2022/03/seize-birthday-235-stripe-it-up.html

C. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

D. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group in FB; cardstocks from the Mint Berry pack from The Paper Studio were used for this card

E. Card Crafting Club [has closed since I started this draft; 2 moderators started "For the Love of Cards" private group] in FB; Pink and Black card swap was a Feb 2022 event; another pink and black card was made for the swap; this 2nd one shown above was made at the same time but not revealed until this MTTC challenge 

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other challenge blogs and FB groups for Card #2

a. The Four Seasons Challenge blog; April 2022 is open to the 25th; anything spring season; Card 2 has the butterflies and the pretty sage green and white field of wildflowers patterned cardstock

link= https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/04/april-spring-challenge.html

b. The Crafter's Cafe Challenges blog; current March 15 monthly challenge is still open; theme=use some flowers; Card 2 has the pretty sage green and white floral/field of wildflowers patterned cardstock

link= https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/03/15-march-283-use-some-flowers.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB

d. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group in FB; 1 cardstock from the Mint Berry pack from The Paper Studio was used for this card; I was able to use all but about a 1/2" side strip of a full sheet that this paper pad stack with horizontal print layouts have...the remaining sheets and scraps are my 2022 goal to bash this year!

e. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB

f. Passionate Paper Creations and Friends group in FB; sharing site

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ATC--"What's buzzing?"

A few design notes about the ATC/artist trading card:

1. typical ATC size of 2.5" x 3.5"; thick kraft cardstock for base

2. the white with spring green Moroccan tile patterned paper is very old Colorbok bold print photo mat paper pad

3. the green and gold chevron stripe 'tag'--what's shown is only about half; the flower and bee are stash item embellishments; I just got a bunch of tag sets and I've already forgotten who the vendor is on this...sorry

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The ATC will be shared in 2 FB groups:

a. For the Love of Cards group; private greeting card and ATC making group; this is not for an April event but will share the ATC photo to the group

b. Homemade Card Making for Beginners group in FB; sharing site

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design team members:

My Time To Craft challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

Personal paper-crafting blog: Becca's Heart for Creativity

Owner of 2 challenge blogs:

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog; Color #2 challenge is open to the wee hours of April 13th

FarmQuest Challenge Blog; Theme #1 challenge is open to the wee hours of April 13th, too

Arrow Many Hearts and Stripes Card made 1 Feb 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Oh this past fun week for re-sparking my creative mojo has carried over! This arrow embellished card was made last night and scanned this morning. I've been pushing snow away from our back door and clearing a path off the deck to both east and west sides to help our little dog have a place to do his business. And I've been doing that every 2 hours since 10 pm!!! I haven't checked the news yet or taken a yardstick out there but we've gotten more already than what was forecasted. According to radar maps, we thought we were maybe 10-25 miles north of the 'line' between predicted amounts of snowfall, but clearly we're on the higher amount. Oh my! No pics taken yet of that. 

But here is the new entry for my bashing the paper pad called Mint Berry produced by The Paper Studio in 2016. I didn't purchase this stack of 20 designs (x4 = 80 sheets at 4.25" x 6.25") until late 2017 or early 2018. About Jan 23 or so I decided to make this my focus set of patterned cardstock/paper to get bashed for 2022. 63 full sheets + 3 scraps of different sizes was my starting point out of the original 80. I'm not sure on the current count. Maybe 59 or 58....

Arrow Many Hearts and Stripes Valentine card=

Wow! I changed my size and format for this one just to keep the creativity going. A wide slimline about 4" wide for the light gray cardstock base and about 7" tall. The pink paper on the right is a folded insert for the interior that has a little snippet of the same green and white floral print cardstock as the front. 

More notes:

A. bright pink and white baker's twine for holding the interior insert paper 

B. red metallic foil with vellum diagonal stripe decorative tape (forget the company; I've had it for over a year)

C. the red glitter covered wood arrow die-cut was bought at Dollar Tree yesterday. That store's last package. The pack has 10 different Valentine theme wood cut-outs like pink hearts, natural wood hearts, etc. 

D. other embellishments from my stash are the mauve/pink jumbo dots, red heart gems, and the white foam heart stickers

E. "Love" stamp was part of a Sum More Fun set purchased about a year ago before they closed

F. dark red cardstock was purchased yesterday at Dollar Tree; the Crafter's Choice line of craft products has bundled a bunch of different cardstock scraps together that are available for $1.25. It was the first time I've found these in the store closest to us. I shouldn't have bought but it was too irresistible not to buy 2 packs! :) Some unusual tones that I've sorted out. Neutrals went into 1 bag and all others went in another. This dark red was not altered in size and was the perfect size background for the light gray cardstock base and then I went to my scraps and full sheets left of Mint Berry to make my pick for the center panel...

G. Mint Berry paper pad by The Paper Studio for the green and white striped floral patterned cardstock

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Participation in the following challenge blogs and Facebook groups:

A. A Perfect Time to Craft open challenge blog; Feb 2022; anything goes; unlimited entries

link= https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

B. A Place To Start challenge blog; Jan 2022 is still open for a couple more days; up to 8 entries each month; anything goes

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-012022-january-anything-goes.html

C. Shopping Our Stash challenge blog; until 2/14/22; hearts and/or vegetables theme!!!

link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2022/02/sos463-my-heart-beets-for-you.html

D. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group in FB; I've only picked the small horizontal format paper pad from Mint Berry to use for 2022...I hoard too much on the pretty papers! I parcel it out in little doses!!! :)

E. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; besides different cardstocks, there's use of the decorative tape, the wood arrow, the foam white hearts, the different style gems/dots, and the cording/baker's twine

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group in FB; sharing site for bloggers, DT members, and challenge blog owners

G. Slimline Card Obsessed group in FB; sharing group for crafters using the slimline size for your card's format; this light gray cardstock base is about 4" wide and 7" tall 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

pics of the other cards made with Mint Berry designs=

 Which one is your favorite of those made so far? 12 of the 20 designs in the Mint Berry paper pad have been used so far in the past 10 days! Wow! 8 more prints to use! 

Take Good Care Get Well Card

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm still persevering bashing a paper pad made in 2016 and that I bought in late 2017 or early 2018. From that time to last week I had 3 scrap pieces left off of 17 sheets used. So 63+ has whittled down to 59 before this posting's card was made. 

The orange background paper and of the bottom layer of the glitter flower are bolder, richer oranges that the scanner has faded out, so imagine what I'm seeing is a deeper set of contrasts from peaches, to deep orange, to a bit of yellow, sage greens, and charcoal grays.

Take Good Care Posies Get Well card=

Additional design notes:

1. base is the pale peach cardstock however the aqua/sage green is backing the top cover; I felt that the color contrast needed another mid or darker tone to help balance; dimension of the top layer is about 4.5" wide and 5.75" high (aqua, mid-gray, and orange CS is Art Skills/Crafter's Choice; pale peach is Neenah)

2. Mint Berry paper pad selections that I'm bashing: the green scalloped, the green and white diagonal stripe, and the charcoal gray with white x's.

3. Floral washi tape (My Mind's Eye)

4. glitter flowers and gem, stamp/sentiment, black ink pad are from my supplies

Close-up pic:

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Participation in challenge blogs and Facebook groups:

A. Polkadoodle's Gem of a Challenge; anything goes; doesn't require using Polkadoodle product

link=  https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/card-making-craft-challenge-anything_01045733262.html

B. A Perfect Time to Craft challenge blog; 

link= https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

C. A Place To Start challenge blog; anything goes; Jan 2022 still current for about 4 more days; 

link=https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-012022-january-anything-goes.html 

D. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group on FB; 

E. Mixed Media Creativity group on FB; 

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group on FB; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

photos of the other cards made using Mint Berry paper pad:

*remember from previous posts, this paper pad originally had 80 sheets of 20 designs (x 4 each)

Which one is your favorite?

Queen Anne's Lace Get Well Card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Greetings! Today's card took me about 40 minutes to make and features 3 patterned designs from the Mint Berry paper pad that I'm intending to bash in 2022. Previous cards made with MB designs have been love/Valentine's theme but I'm needing to take time for sympathy and get well cards before I create more for V-Day.

The base cardstock is actually a pale peach from a multicolor pack from Astrobrights/Neenah. So the border sticker was picked because it has an orange posy in its repeat and I had the deep orange glitter posy stick-on to give more orange to this mostly gray and sage green card. I know the posies don't match the Queen Anne's Lace on the patterned cardstock but they were picked for their colors rather than their shape/type. :)

Queen Anne's Lace Get Well card=

 More design notes:

1. Mint Berry paper pad is from The Paper Studio circa 2016. I purchased at end of 2017 or start of 2018. The 20 designs x 4 each of the original 80 sheets are horizontal formatted and are about 4.25" x 6.25". About 7-10 days ago, I decided to make this my personal crafting challenge for 2022 to try to use it all up. (63 full sheets + 3 scraps and I'm now to about 59 sheets)

a. Queen Anne's Lace

b. sage green with white tally marks

c. charcoal gray with white x's 

2. sage green solid color cardstock scrap is from Pen + Gear

3. black inked edge and stamping made with other stash supplies

4. embellishments have been in my supplies for awhile too...good to get these used

Closeup pic=

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Participation in challenge blogs and Facebook groups are:

A. A Perfect Time to Craft open challenge blog; February 2022; anything goes

link= https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

B. Creative Moments challenge blog; Jan 22 challenge is still open; there is an option of using their sketch but I'm just doing anything goes

link= https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2022/01/creative-moments-challenge-230-sketch.html

C. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group; see note #1 up above for further explanation; I'm not doing 100 pulled papers from my stash; I'm just focusing on this specific paper pad 63 out of 80 is now down to 59

D. Mixed Media Creativity group; I've used inked edges and stamping in addition to mixing cardstocks and embellishments

E. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group; sharing site 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

other cards made with the MB paper pad are:

From The Heart Valentine Card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! The left side bar of this next Valentine card in my Mint Berry stash is a crazy departure for me with stamping reversed every other time! Look below to see this! The Paper Studio's Mint Berry paper pad from 2016 had 63 + 3 scraps remaining from the original 80 sheets (not even full-sized but 4.25" x 6.25") when I decided to pick this as my 2022 personal bash stash challenge. 

From the Heart Valentine card=

More design notes:

A. The patterned cardstocks are from Mint Berry paper pad. The pink with white x design is being used for the first time in my 2022 bash stash challenge. This is the 3rd time that the peony/rose print has been used and the 3rd time too for the arrow point/chevron. 

B. From the Heart stamp (Sum More Fun; website/company closed)

C. black ink pad for stamping and for inking cardstock edges

D. embellishments of clear gems, silver and pink glitter foam heart stickers and the pink glitter love sticker are all from my stash

E. mid-gray cardstock (Art Skills/Crafter's Choice) and pink cardstock base (Astrobrights/Neenah)

F. dimensions are 4.25" wide and 5.5" high

Closeup pic=

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Participation linkage to these Facebook groups and challenge blogs=

1. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; almost anything goes

link- http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/01/c-174.html

2. A Place To Start challenge blog; January 2022; anything goes

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-012022-january-anything-goes.html

3. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge FB group; a little over a week ago, I had started with 63 + 3 scraps out of the original 80 sheets (4.25" x 6.25") and am now at 60, maybe; hard to gauge when I'm using small bits; I decided not to do the 100 for the year but to focus on this particular MB paper pad

4. Mixed Media Creativity FB group; a private sharing group of artisans; besides cardstocks, I have inking technique, 3 different embellishments

5. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls FB group; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

the other cards made using the Mint Berry paper pad in January 2022=

This one was given to my husband for our 26th anniversary on the 27th! 

and there was one other that got mailed before I realized I hadn't scanned it....

Multi Hearts Valentine Card made 28 Jan 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Last night I made another Valentine's/love card featuring one of the designs from the Mint Berry paper pad collection I'm trying to bash in 2022. I love this charcoal gray background floral patterned paper from the MB pad (The Paper Studio, 2016). 

I decided to add two accent strips/bands across this featured patterned paper in the design gap areas between the floral clusters. I'm not thrilled that some of my stamped hearts smeared! They needed to have more drying time before I started using it...sigh. Outlining each stamped heart with a rollerball ink pen helped salvage that just a bit but not completely. 

Multi Hearts Valentine card=

 

More design notes:

1. Mint Berry paper pad collection, 2016, The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby; full collection had 80 sheets with 20 designs; sheets sized at 4.25 or 4.5" x 6.25"

2. mint green cardstock scrap and mid-gray cardstock section (Art Skills/Crafter's Choice)

3. light gray cardstock base (top-folded with 4.25" x 5.5" dimensions or 1/2 full sheet) from Pen + Gear

4. 4-heart cluster stamp is from a multi-set sheet of clear stamp designs from Sum More Fun

5. red ink pad, black rollerball pen, ribbon, & glitter heart stickers are from my supplies

6. kraft beige paper is just to provide a background to block out the scanner light

Close-up:

Participation in challenge blogs include:

a. Creative Moments Challenge blog; January anything goes; there's an option sketch but I'm just doing AG

link= https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2022/01/creative-moments-challenge-230-sketch.html

b. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; January anything goes;

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-202201-january-anything-goes.html 

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; private sharing group; stamping technique, inked edges, outlining, glitter foam stickers, and ribbon in addition to patterned cardstock and solid color cardstocks

d. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group on Facebook; sharing group; 

e. 100 Pattern Paper group on Facebook; premise/purpose of the group is for crafters to pick 100 patterned papers from your stash (unless you are on Day 1 newbie, we all have our hoarded supplies stored somewhere!!) at the beginning of the year, or whenever you decide to try this, that you purpose to use for the year. Tina, group administrator, has suggested a weekly goal of 2 full sheets (12" square or 8.5" x 11"). I've decided to just focus on this Mint Berry paper pad. It originally had 80 sheets and as of last week when I started this challenge I had 63 plus 3 scraps. Since I'm making cards and using small sections, I technically have only used 2 full sheets this week (63 -- 2 = 61)

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

other revealed cards made this week using Mint Berry paper pad designs=