Loving my Gal Pal Bookmark for Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity Blog!

purpose: It's really rare lately between being my mom's caretaker and then her passing with 3+ hours of babysitting on every weekday plus household, bills, doggie, crafting & blogging for DTs, etc. to create for just other competitions. If I had made this last week or two, I could have used this bookmark for MTTC or HAOOCAYR (old HCAYR). 

when: bookmark was made October 22nd and I'm sharing it on October 23, 2024

what: Gal Pal Bookmark in honor of breast cancer awareness month; pink color; monochrome; 

notes:

1. pink cardstock = Neenah

2. 'Girl Boss' stamp (just part of it) = American Crafts/

3. 'multi-line text' stamp = Crafter's Square (from multi-set)

4. star stencil = Simple Stories; black ink transferred using a cotton tip swab

5. silver hugs foil sticker = from multiple words/shapes = Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

6. bright pink embossed flower sticker = Crafter's Square

7. tassel = American Crafts/Crate Paper; red color modified some using magenta marker and an alcohol marker 

8. bling and fuzzy cording = stash items

9. black dots = fine tip black pen = Art Skills

10. black ink pad = stenciling, stamping, and edging = Hero Arts

11. puffy pink heart sticker = Freckled Fawn

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where I could have linked if made for Oct 1 or Oct 15 = HAOOCAYR's optional theme for Breast Cancer Awareness month; I'm on the DT. 

link for Oct 15th reminder post = https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-15th-halloween-and-other.html

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Oct 18 = MTTC's monochrome theme; I'm the manager of the DT/blog

link for October 18th main post = https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/mttc-545-theme-is-monochrome-one-color.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. A Place To Start; October; theme of A.G. or option of Pink color

link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

b. Cutie Pie = current; theme of Pink and Pretty

link =https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-no-199-theme-pink-pretty.html 

c. Dragonfly Dreams; current; theme of Anything But a Card; ==> bookmark

link = https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-challenge-anything-but-card-and.html

d. Stamping Sensations; current for Oct; option A.G. & must use stamp or digi; this bookmark has used 2 stamps (girl and the line text)

link = https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2024/10/october-challenge.html

e. We Love Stamping; current for Oct; option A.G. & must use stamp; this bookmark has used 2 stamps (girl and the line text)

link = https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2024/10/october-challenge.html

f. Creative Moments = current; theme of monochrome

link =  https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-263-monochrome.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB

*co-owner/DT = AACB and C or not Bingo

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*DT member only = HAOOCAYR

Loving this AACB #82 DT anything goes theme oversized card on 15 May 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: AACB is Ally's Angels that Leslie T and I agreed to co-own about 18 months ago. We didn't want to have an anything goes competition blog closing down in blogland. In February, I decided that for many months of AACB projects going forward in 2024 that I would be using stamps in my stash that I've neglected. 

when: #82 starts May 15, 2024 (used to be on the 10th of each month)

what: "Just Fluttering By to Say Hi!" oversized greeting card

notes:

1. light gray cardstock for focal panel = Neenah 

2. dark purple marbled cardstock = DCVW

3. purple with an almost white Moroccan tile design paper = Art Skills

4. stamps (3 sizes of butterflies, 2 font variations for the sentiment, 2 sizes of dragonflies, and rose) = My Sentiments Exactly

5. leaf stamp and posy stamp = 

6. two sizes of posies from a stencil sheet = Crafter's Square

7. three pieces of jute twine were inked and pressed in different places and positioning to mimic stems

8. "Lobster" and "Sugarplum" small square ink pads = Lawn Fawn

9. "Berry Burst", "Fresh Fig", "Lemon-Lime Twist", "Emerald Envy" ink pads = Stampin' Up

10. scrap piece of bright blue cardstock = also Neenah

11. also 2 little pompoms were pressed in the "Lobster" and the "Emerald Envy" for little round flower buds  

where: AACB #82 blog posting link= (the direct link will be added sometime on May 15; 9 am central time) = 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-82-challenge-81-winner-top.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. Stamps and fun = Creativity blog; new; stamping; MY card is FULL of STAMPS; there are different size butterflies, 2 size/types of dragonflies, text, leaf, flowers, (some posy shapes are stencil/ink pounced)

link= https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2024/05/454.html

b. Aud Sentiments; started May 6; theme is foiling and/or flowers + sentiment; I've got a central stamped sentiment and then a repeated stamped one plus text on the large butterfly and dragonfly; flowers (no foiling)

link= https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-313-foiling-andor-flowers.html

c. Stamping Sensations; started May 5; mood board + a min. of 1 stamped element; my card is full of stamped elements and jade green and lemon-lime green (large and small posy simple shapes are stenciled/ink pounced)

link= https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2024/05/may.html

mood board image = 

d. We Love Stamping; May challenge; theme is vintage or anything goes; The Victorians love butterflies, flowers, and overabundance of those and their knickknacks, doilies, etc. so some might say this has a vintage/shabby chic/Victorian kind of look

link= https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2024/05/may-challenge.html

e. Crafting Happiness Challenges; started May 11; Birds or blooms; this stamped card has some rose-looking flowers in purple, some 6 petal flowers in lemon-lime green, some 5 petal mid-size posies in reddish purple, and some small 5 petal posies in purple

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/174-blooms-or-birds.html

f. Papercraft Challenges; new/May 15; theme is flower power; this card also has some stamped roses and lots of 6 petal and 5 petal posy flowers 

link= https://papercraft-challenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-106-flower-power.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*co-owner/DT of AACB and CONBCB

**manager/DT of MTTC and MTTCChristmas

***owner/DT of HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGSCB, FQCCCB, and FQHSKCB

****DT of HCAYR starting in May 2024

  

Ally's Angels #72 DT card Anything Goes Theme for 10 July 2023

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Today's post is a heart happy dance for using a mix of old stash with some newer stash items to create this card.

WHAT: Ally's Angels #72 Anything Goes theme DT/co-owner commitment

WHEN: a month-long competition starting July 10th

SHOW and TELL: "Sending Lots of Love Your Way" card

1. stamps = MayMayMadeIt 2023 (new to me; won as a prize from Double Trouble)

2. button and cording = ?

3. oatmeal color cardstock circle = recycled packaging

4. white with bright pink dots paper = The Paper Studio

5. the solid bright pink paper, mini gem dots, pale pink cardstock, and colored pencils to fill the butterfly wings = stash

6. the gold mirror foil cardstock = Dollar Tree

7. the turquoise ink pad = Lawn Fawn 

AACB #72 blog posting link=

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-72challenge-71-winner-top.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Stamping Sensations; started July 2; theme of stamping summer flowers or AG; mine is AG = 'sending', butterfly, and ' lots of love your way' 

link= https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html

B. We Love Stamping; started July 2; theme of fabulous florals stamping or AG; mine is AG = 'sending', butterfly, and 'lots of love your way'

link= https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html

C. We Love 2 Create; started July 2; mixed media; my card has recycled cardstock packaging cut into a circle (oatmeal color), stamping, mini gem dots, gold mirror foil cardstock, inked edges, button, cording through the button holes, 

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-6-craft-card-making.html

D. The Paper Players; current; color challenge (see the pic prompt)

link= http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2023/07/pp648-color-challenge-from-ann.html

image= 

and

FB groups: Mixed Media Creativity; Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls; Card of the Month- Just for Fun; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

(Besides AACB, I also co-own with Leslie another challenge blog CBCB and then I'm a DT for 2 of hers until August 15: MLCCB and MIUCB. Then I own TFATU, HQCB, FQCB, and FQGS. I manage MTTC and MTTCC. Finally I'm a DT for THAICC and OUAT until August 1.)

  

OUAT DT inspiration for March 2023 children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm so heart happy to share my interpretation for Harold and the Purple Crayon, a children's book that is March 2023 prompt theme at Once Upon A Time challenge blog! Craft artisan friend Deanne Saunders started this competition blog back in August 2022. 

Instead of using a purple crayon, I went with purple ink to dab and smear around the edges of my focal panel of white cardstock and then used a red-purple glitter glue to adhere the circles of twine. The glue was applied about 3 times in order to cover most of the top edges and where the overlaps occur. 

The book's pages are white with black text and feature the Harold character drawing with his purple crayon. So that's why I've used those colors and the partial stampings are my nod to the book's text print. And I've placed a girl's upper body stamp in the corner instead of having a little boy (Harold). 

Purple, Black, and White Mixed Media card:

Recap: my design interpretation of the children's book is using purple ink smears and red-purple glitter glue instead of purple crayon drawings, using sentiment stamps instead of print text, a girl stamped figure instead of a little boy, and the using the book's main colors of purple, white, and black.

Vendors:

1. stamps = mix from Illustrated Faith (girl), Stampin' Up (HB and TOY), Hampton Arts (WYW)

2. remaining items = stash

Once Upon A Time challenge blog (OUAT) March 2023 blog link:

https://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge-8-harold-and-purple.html

book cover photo:

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other challenge blogs to share and link are:

A. A Place To Start challenge blog; Feb 2023 is still open; Anything Goes (not the option of color palettes)

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

B. We Love Stamping challenge blog; February...just hours left...which I might make...it will be close on time; MY card has 4 different stamps to represent the text print from the children's book with the purple ink and red-purple glitter glue to represent Harold's purple crayon usage

link= https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/02/february-challenge.html

C. Classic Design Challenge blog; start date March 1; Anything Goes

link= https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/classic-design-challenge-march-2023-3.html

D. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge blog; start date March 1; Anything Goes

link= http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-109-crafts-galore-encore.html

E. Try It On Tuesday challenge blog; started Feb 21 and has a few days left; theme is Let's Get Messy; I certainly did! Glue  on my fingers to do the coiled twine and then later when stamping partial sentiments like text graffiti around the edges!

link= https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2023/02/lets-get-messy.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are:

a. The Crafty Addicts

b. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

c. Mixed Media Creativity

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Crafting in the mixed up seasonal weather of the USA Midwest,

Becca S

Besides OUAT, I'm a DT member of THICC, MIUCB, and MLCCB. I'm manager and DT for MTTC and MTTCC. I'm co-owner/DT for AACB and soon-to-be Christmas Bingo Challenges in May 2023. I'm owner of FQGS, FQCB, HQCB, and TFATU.