Loving this DT HCAYR Crafty Jack o lantern Card for Reminder 15 May 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: this crafty quirky colorful Halloween card is for my new design team member commitment with HCAYR or HAOOCAYR (Halloween and other occasions crafts all year round) challenge blog

when: reminder post May 15, 2024

what: Boo! Crafty Jack-o-lantern card

notes:

1. stash items = buttons, fabric strip, silver textured paper, black textured paper, and alpha stickers

2. orange cardstocks = Art Skills

3. purple panel paper = Hot Off The Press (old, 2009-2010)

4. super glue for buttons

where: HCAYR/HAOOCAYR reminder midway posting on May 15, 2024 link=

https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-15th-halloween-and-other-occasions.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. Double D challenges; new; theme is polka dots; my card has orange dots on the fabric strip and maybe the buttons can be considered dots/circles

link= https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/05/polka-dots.html

b. Classic Design Challenges; new; theme is anything goes (option of masculine); I think my jack-o-lantern is neutral

link= https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2024-mayjun.html

c. Creatalicious; new; theme is anything goes (option of anniversaries--not); my card is Halloween themed

link= https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-277-anything-goes-with.html

d. The Creative Crafters; new; theme is anything goes; my card uses buttons, fabric, alpha stickers, 

link= http://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-76.html

e. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge; current/started May 2; theme is always Halloween; and my card is Halloween --winner winner!!!

link= https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-anything-goes-halloween.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*DT member of HCAYR/HCAOOAYR

also

*manager/DT of MTTC and MTTCC

*co-owner/DT of AACB and C or N Bingo

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

 

APTS challenge blog February 2021 Sketch

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart is getting excited as I prep this post's draft before I actually start making my design team inspiration card for this new monthly challenge at A Place To Start challenge blog! Chana has selected a sketch to follow. If a newcomer to sketch challenges, the sketch can be rotated or even adjusted to fit a different shaped card like square instead of the vertical layout shown below. Flowers don't have to be used on the edge of the circle. But ideally having 2 of something same size or larger or smaller. Some liberties for your layout can be taken but the essence of the sketch design needs to be reflected in your creation. APTS February 2021 challenge month starts Monday, 2/8/2021.

My design team inspiration card=

For my sketch interpretation, I thought it would be fun design wise to go with a curved edge to the horizontal pieces rather than with the ribbon tail v-cut. With the round buttons and curved upper heart lines I thought it would be terrific to curve those paper edges, too. And the other significant tweak I did was instead of having 2 flowers/objects near the focal shape, I moved one down to the lower right corner. I thought with the size of the buttons and my overall card plus the solid color cardstock, the ring of flowers button looked great in the corner. I also didn't want to cover up more of that wonderful striped patterned paper strip...don't know who produce that striped paper but the mix of tones is great!

APTS' February 2021 sketch layout to follow=

APTS blog badge

APTS challenge blog link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/02/february-2021-challenge-simple-sketch.html

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design and vendor notes about this sketch card:

1. base of card is the neon green; top-folded; 4.25" wide x 5.5" long; 

2. all other cardstocks and papers used were from my scraps basket (YEA!)

3. buttons and waxed cording in a coordinated set are from Webster Pages; these are the newest supply featured on this card and also the first time I've used out of the set that I got several months back

4. stamp is an old one in my collection for many years now; and my black ink pad is starting to fade out on me, so that will be 1 new supply I will allow myself to purchase...I've got so much accumulated in the past 3 years since our house fire. Luckily I did have craft products stored in the garage, so I didn't have to totally start completely brand new. But for making cards, primarily, a couple of times per week on average I'm not using up stickers and papers as much as I probably should be...and then it's so tempting to see new products and collections that everyone is using...sigh...

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card's photo or this posting will be linked=

a. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; Always Anything Goes theme; blog badge is below

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/02/c-151.html 

b. Simply Create Too challenge blog; Hearts theme; blog badge is below 

link= http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2021/02/ch-167-use-hearts-winners-of-166.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook

d. Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls group in Facebook

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member for: [1] A Place To Start; [2] Createful Heart Designs; [3] My Time to Craft; and [4] My Time to Craft Christmas

Get Well card made using washi tapes and sketch design for layout and mini kit

Wish for better health

after editing: little chipboard green butterfly added to sub for the flower shown on the sketch

UYS  #351 link for current posts=

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-351-washi-tape.html

SNS #141 link for the card sketch challenge for March 2019= 

https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2019/03/card-sketch-141.html

CKC link from the beginning of March to start picking papers from my stockpile to make my copy cat kit: (from my kit: background green floral CS and 3 washi tapes)

https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2019-counterfeit-kit-challenge.html

More pics:

before editing (missing the butterfly which I subbed for the flower on the sketch):

Suppliers/vendors notes:

a. buttons = my stash

b. dark green, green tonal stripe, and peach floral washi tapes plus the green floral CS = MME's Splendor

c. white glitter and micro thin mint green tapes; "Wish"; sticky note shaped like butterfly and green butterfly stick-ons = my stash

e. marshmallow CS for card base = Colorbok

Keeping commentary short for this posting. 

Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

More pics from before the editing process=

Anniversary card made with need for washi tape and a sketch and a kit

Love Forever

Forever Love...#30 for my sister and brother-in-law

 after editing photo; sketch-wise reversed the layout; due to lots of prints, I moved the sentiments to above the heart/circle shape

UYS  #351 link for current posts= 5 tapes used

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-351-washi-tape.html


SNS #141 link for the card sketch challenge for March 2019= 
https://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2019/03/card-sketch-141.html

CKC link from the beginning of March to start picking papers from my stockpile to make my copy cat kit: (from my kit: background green floral CS and 3 washi tapes)

https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-2019-counterfeit-kit-challenge.html


More pics:
before editing (missing the butterfly which I subbed for the flower on the sketch):

Suppliers/vendors notes:
a. buttons = my stash
b. dark green, green tonal stripe, and peach floral washi tapes plus the green floral CS = MME's Splendor
c. heart sticker = Shimelle/American Crafts
d. white glitter and micro thin mint green tapes; and script stick-ons = my stash
e. marshmallow CS for card base = Colorbok

Keeping commentary short for this posting. Stay tuned for a get well card that I made with the combination of challenges that will be the next blog.

Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

7 Nov 2018 masculine bday card for CCMWF and CKC and PI and LRW and PPCC

Georgia Boy meets Illinois girl in Texas many years ago...

and that's how the story started for my sister and her husband who is celebrating his birthday tomorrow and with a party on Saturday! So I've got to get this mailed a.s.a.p.!

Travel theme was a good prompt and thanks to Paper Issues having a travel/globe/As the World Turns challenge this was a convenient for me to do for my b-in-l.

You can find the prompt on both the blog site and the Facebook community. The link for the site can be found here for Paper Issues: https://paperissues.blogspot.com/2018/11/as-world-turns.html

Another challenge to link to is Little Red Wagon's new prompt that started today about sentiments. Imke wants everyone to have the card focus be on the message/text, so that's why I stamped and stenciled in the center of the banner section on my card front. The link for this site can be found here: https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2018/11/challenge-471-just-sentiment.html

CKC blog has a delightful inspirational curated kit from Citrus Twist called Little Things for its November counterfeiting challenge. This card has darker tones of the blues and creams found in the kit and with the PI travel theme I'm thinking about having a broad travel theme for my copy cat kit that I'm still shopping through my stuff for. [think weather shapes like clouds, stars, and rainbows along with travel shapes like circles/spheres/globes, cameras, maps, trains, and more] I had set aside these papers last night but not necessarily for my b-in-l. But with PI's Nov 5 announced As The World Turns and the CCMWF sketch plus the LRW focus on sentiments, the puzzle/card pieces just seem to fall into place for a masculine birthday card. CKC has had several posts already this month, so I'll use the 2nd one for November titled "Just the Gist" for the link:
https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2018/11/november-2018-just-gist-of-it.html

And the inside panel was kept simple using more of the globe patterned CS:

This sketch is from CCMWF (Christian Card-Makers~ Women's Fellowship) a secret group through Facebook. Instead of stars I used buttons. Banner placement went up to the top edge due to using a A2 size card; this also affected the gray portion seen in my card as a map/atlas print. Otherwise I'm pretty accurate to the sketch for my interpretation:
Another view of the front panel and link to another challenge that is open to paper-crafted creations (Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges): http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2018/11/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-405.html

Isn't it great when a plan comes together that you didn't even plan!?!!! Must be a God thing!!!

Becca S

Easter theme bookmark #5 (final)

Alleluia

Some of the previous ones made mentioned in this series of postings that I forgot to scan are similar in formatting to this one. I love the bold colors of the glitter papers!

Alleluia--Rejoice--Jesus Saves!

Supplies list:
1. glitter and regular pattern papers= Colorbok
2. 2 colors of cardstock= personal stash
3. stickers, jewels, and button/pin are from various vendors
4. glue= Elmer's Craft Bond
5. pigment ink stamp pads (several colors)= Studio G

Easter theme bookmark #1

Jesus is the light of the world:

I've also made 4 others that I forgot to scan before I mailed that used other papers and were styled differently. "Rut-ro!" This Easter theme bookmark is for a guy, so I was wanting to keep all selections fairly clean and crisp. The lamb, cross, and tomb are reminders of Jesus' journey to be our Savior, the light of the world.

As personal bit, the past 2 evenings where we've been attending church since we've re-located, presented "The Living Lord's Supper". It was a powerful, dramatic telling not only of Jesus' last few earthly hours but also shared characteristcs and background on each disciple.

Jesus is the Light of the World

Supplies:
1. blue cardstock and stickers= personal stash
2. olive green cardstock and pattern papers= Colorbok
3. glue= Elmer's Craft Bond
4. printed ribbon= Studio G

new blog and challenge undertaking

Ribbon Carousel's latest challenge, RCC7, is to include music along with an item that comes from a spool (thread, twine, ribbon, etc).

For a teacher thank you card, I used the chorus portion of the hymn "Count Your Blessings" that I copied onto a light blue linen parchment paper. It's mounted onto light blue cardstock and then placed onto the background pattern paper (DCWV or Colorbok, not sure, since I deconstructed the paper pack).

I used blue satin ribbon in one corner and white string bow in opposite corner. There's also white thread tied on the button.

The layout design is simple and clean. On the inside there's another button with white thread.

Here's what the card looks like outside and inside: