MTTC #502 Theme is Rainbows DT inspiration project for 24 February 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! In this posting I'm showcasing a slimline rainbow-themed encouragement card. This is for My Time To Craft challenge blog's #502 that starts on February 24. We'd like you to use at least 5 of the 7 colors in the rainbow spectrum (ROY G. BIV).

A couple of new products mashed with some older stash items resulted in this cheerful colorful card! 

"Love comes out of heaven unasked and unsought."

[theme #502 rainbow elements: rainbow striped paper, rainbow dots and lettering on the cut-apart card, rainbow washi tape; ROY G. BIV = red/pinks, orange/peach, yellow, green, blues, and 2 butterflies have purple/violet tones]

Vendors:

1. Simple Stories: for striped cardstock and cut-apart card

2. Pen + Gear: rainbow washi tape

3.  My Sentiments Exactly company: stamp quote

4. the rest are stash items

MTTC #502 posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/mttc-502-theme-of-rainbows.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; started Feb 15 for current; anything goes

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/pennys-challenge-540.html

B. Shopping Our Stash challenge blog; until Feb 27; anything starting with the letter Bb; MY card has butterflies, top and bottom borders 

link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2023/02/sos490-anything-starting-with-letter-b.html

C. Colorful Options challenge blog; about 4-5 days left; Pink or option of rainbow; MY card has pink but also has lots of other rainbow hues

link= https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2022/04/welcome-back-crafters-we-bring-to-you.html

D. Krafty Chicks challenge blog; Week 4 All Occasions; MY card is a spring encouragement/friendship card

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/krafty-chicks-challenge-652-all.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are:

a. The Seasonal Cardmaker

b. Slimline Cards Obsessed

c. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm the manager and DT for MTTC and MTTCC.

*I'm owner/DT for TFATU, FQGS, FQCB, and HQCB.

*I'm co-owner/DT for AACB and in May 2023 --Christmas Bingo Challenges.

*I'm DT for OUAT, MIUCB, MLCCB, and THICC.

OUAT or Once Upon A Time's January 2023 Challenge is The Snowy Day children's book

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! On this personal paper-crafting blog post I am focusing on my DT inspiration card project for Once Upon A Time challenge blog. This blog launched in August 2022. The premise of this challenge blog is to create crafting projects inspired by a featured children's book. You can recreate the cover art with your own creative spin, take elements from the cover art, use inspiration from the content, etc. For January 2023, Deanne picked "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats as the special book for the competition. 

I've made my TSD cover art re-creation as a wintery get well card. I've added snowflakes. Used "Get Well Soon" as the sentiment title. Instead of the little boy wearing a hooded cape-style jacket, I've used a free clipart image colored in red, yellow, and green. Those colors are to replace the traffic light. (Ah! See what I did there!)

GET WELL SOON

*sorry about my cards lately being slightly tilted in the scanned photos; can't seem to get them positioned leveled

I am really pleased with how this turned out. I have an aunt by marriage who had surgery this past Monday, so I will be sending this to her. 

Some design/vendor note credits:

a. the boy clipart image = The Clipart Library website (free black and white image)

b. all cardstocks are from my stash (white cardstock is recycled/upcycled candy bar tray part of packaging), black marker, blue ink pad used to edge the white cardstock, colored pencils for the boy's suit, brown crayon for the face, and medium size white glitter snowflake stickers

c. the little silver and white snowflakes and the GWS sentiment are dazzles/stickers from Hot Off The Press (Paper Wishes website)

d. the purple cardstock base started as a 6" square but I trimmed it to 5" square

OUAT featured book photo for "The Snowy Day"=

OUAT blog link for January 2023 =

https://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-challenge-6-snowy-day.html

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Other challenge blogs to share/link this card/blog post =

A. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; until January 3rd early; Anything Goes

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/pennys-challenge-536-final-challenge.html

B. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge blog; Dec. 15, 2022 start date with about 11 days left; Anything Goes

link= https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/292-anything-goes.html

C. The Four Seasons Challenge blog; Jan 1st start date; anything Winter season; --my card is wintery, based on the book "The Snowy Day"

link= https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-2023-anything-goes-winter.html

D. 613 Avenue Create challenge blog; Jan 1st start date; anything goes and option of winter --my card is wintery, based on the book "The Snowy Day"

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/01/202301-january-2023-anything-goes.html

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Facebook groups to share/link this card/blog post =

1. The Seasonal Cardmaker group

2. Paper Crafting For Everyone group

3. The Crafty Addicts group

4. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

5. Mixed Media Creativity group; recycled packaging cardstock for the snowy 'hills', 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm a DT member of OUAT and these others: THICC, MIUCB, MLCCB, MTTCC, and MTTC.

*I'm co-owner and DT for AACB. 

*I'm owner and DT for TFATU, HQCB, and FQCB.

MTTC #498 starts 30 December 2022 with Theme of Welcome To The World Baby

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart's very excited to create baby congratulations for a dear friend of mine. She didn't get married until 36-37 years old and was blessed to deliver her 1st child/daughter just before their 1st anniversary! Now her daughter has just delivered her 1st child/daughter just before her 1st anniversary! My friend just turned 65 and they are ecstatic for this new chapter in their family's lives. 

MTTC #498 is having a New Year's theme of Welcome To The World Baby and I've created 2 baby congrats cards that are similar to each other. MTTC's #498 starts December 30, 2022 and ends January 12, 2023 at 12:00am CT/Chicago time or 6:00am UK. 

Above: for friend's daughter and son-in-law

Below: for friend and her husband

Some design and vendor notes:

1. checked gingham papers = Hot Off The Press; purchased through Paper Wishes website

2. lavender dot paper and die-cuts = Simple Stories card kit

3. arched baby theme stickers = Webster Pages

4. kraft notecard left side fold = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby

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MTTC #498 blog link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/mttc-498-theme-is-welcome-to-world-baby.html

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other challenge blogs to link=

A. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; #536; theme is Anything Goes; extended to end of the year

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/pennys-challenge-536-final-challenge.html

B. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; Anything Goes with Blog Hop option; still has 5 days left to the 2-weeks

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2022/12/anything-goesannual-blog-hop-weeks-575.html

C. The Paper Funday Challenge blog; December; anything goes with option of holiday time (my card is AG)

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-2022-challenge-48-anything.html

D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; Dec 18 start date and has about 1+ day left; AG; #196

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/12/196-alex-syberia-design.html

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Facebook groups to share=

1. The Crafty Addicts group

2. Paper Crafting For Everyone group

3. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S 

*I'm a DT member of MTTC and its sister blog MTTCChristmas; also MIUCB, MLCCB, THICC, and OUAT.

*I'm co-owner and DT for AACB.

*I'm owner and DT for TFATU, HQCB, and FQCB.

Once Upon A Time Challenge Blog DT project October 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! It's exciting for me to combine paper-crafting and children's book into a design team project!

Once Upon A Time challenge blog's October 2022 starts on the 1st and the featured book/cover/contents must be evident in your linked submission. Take a look below for Deanne's October children's book!!!

Instead of doing a Halloween or monster interpretation of the book, I decided to go the Christmas route and have an elf instead of Grover from Sesame Street. I have bricks and a sign/sentiment block. The bow is a replacement for the street sign and the snowflakes replace the globe of the streetlamp. 

Take a look:

and here's the book cover for Once Upon A Time Challenge Blog:

and the link to OUAT's October 1st post=

https://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/10/challenge-3-monster-at-end-of-this-book.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where my card will be shared;

A. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; new theme started 2 days ago; has to be paper product

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/09/pennys-challenge-531.html

B. Love To Craft Challenge Blog; current theme continues until October 15;

link= https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/09/ltccb-70-anything-goes-ltccb-69-winner.html

C. Christmas Craft Creations; Sept 2022 is still going on; Theme= Ribbon or Twine; MY CARD has a red glitter bow

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2022/09/september-challenge-reminder-ribbon-or.html

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D.  Mixed Media Creativity group (the bricks are a section of vinyl wallpaper!!!)

E. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm a design team member for OUAT and also these other challenge blogs: Ally's Angels, The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges, Mix It Up, Merry Little Christmas, My Time To Craft Christmas and My Time To Craft

as well as owning 2 challenge blogs: FarmQuest and Heart's Quest

***Check all of these out if you're not familiar with them! :)