MTTC challenge blog Office Supply Theme for 16 April 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart wanted to go crazy with MTTC's new theme! I didn't want to use an office supply like an embellishment but to really build most of the card cover with office/stationery supplies. Creative thoughts were better than the execution, however....see what you all think.

My Time To Craft's # theme challenge will start early on Friday, April 16, 2021 and will last a fortnight. 

 CARD #1: Today's Plan Birthday card=

link for MTTC's office/stationery supply (-ies) theme # =

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/04/challenge-455-use-stationery.html

Creative design process included these supplies found in or on my desk or table used for crafting=

1. regular and jumbo sized paper clips

2. two types of memo notes--yellow and sage green lined sticky notes and white lined memo page ripped from the memo pad

3. micro-thin washi tapes used as little banner flags on the jumbo clips

4. three colors of highlighters were used to create a border on the white memo paper

5. four colors of ink pens to write the birthday sentiment

6. three colors of permanent markers were used to create a dotted border on the card bases

7. a planner stencil sheet with different words or phrases had the 'today's plan' that I thought went well with the idea of a birthday celebration

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this posting or a card photo will be shared:

a. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; #212; started Thu April 12; birthday cards only with optional topping theme of spring flowers; My card will just anything goes birthday

link= http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/04/seize-birthday-212-spring-flowers.html

b. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Challenge group; 

c. Mixed Media Creativity group; 

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CARD #2: Leading Mother Card for Mother's Day=

Did you spot all the office supplies used in Card #2?

1. markers

2. pencil

3. eight micro-thin washi tapes wrapped around the pencil in a repeating patterning

4. hole puncher was used on the color dots on the right side; the marker dots make a colorful border on the inside 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I'll share this post and/or this card

a. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; #420 theme of Spring or Easter; spring theme for this Mother's Day card with the posy-shaped paper cutout, colors, and colorful washi tapes wrapped around the pencil; 

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/04/420-springeaster.html

b. Mixed Media Creativity group; private; 

c. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group; sharing site for crafting bloggers, DT members, and blog owners

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

HIMCR #359 freestyle theme challenge

Happy Birthday, America! 1776-2018

...242 years of freedom!

card one (card two will be featured at the end of the blog)

HIMCR or Hiding In My Craft Room hosts a challenge blog with a weekly theme. #359 is for the 5th Saturday of the month, so this gets to be a 'freestyle' theme. In paper-crafting freestyle could showcase die cuts or stamping or stenciling or digital images or crafter's own mixed media  or paper folding techniques like iris folds. You can have any format in paper-crafting: bookmark, tag, ATC, journal page, scrapbook layout, greeting card, etc. And the occasion can be whatever you choose. Some of us on the design team chose a 4th of July set provided by this #359's prize sponsor, The Cutting Café. Use this link to direct you to the HIMCR blog post and to links for the sponsor:
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2018/06/himcr-359-freestyle.html

This is the ID badge for this week's prize sponsor and DT images provider: The Cutting Café  http://cuttingcafe.typepad.com

Also it would be wonderful if you could comment on the post and also go to each DT member's post and give them feedback about how their creations have inspired you.

Sentiment "The LAND of the FREE" and "God Bless America" are provided by and available from The Cutting Café. I chose to outline them in blue and red and then used blue and red colored pencils to create a plaid type fill-in. God Bless America's outline was created by taking a small heart stencil and then partially tracing each one to form an enlarged tri-heart design. Love it!

Three different colors of baker's twine/cording were wrapped in 3 different bundles onto a large red paper clip to alter it a bit and by placing it at the top, I hope it mimics fireworks streaming in the sky. Calendar photo for the month of July was cropped and used as a picture focal. Other embellishments include a white heart shape doily, black photo corners, and a small heart cut from The Paper Studio dotted paper (Mint Berry paper pack).

Close-up view shows the red and blue plaid effect to bring more of those 2 colors to the front-fold easel card. This card is bursting with USA patriotism.

Card two featuring more elements from The Cutting Café 4th of July stamp set:

I had an old Tupperware kids stencil set that included a fireworks rocket shape so I've used it around the Independence Day sentiment and on blue denim paper to make 2 rockets. I've shaded red around the Fireworks sentiment and then outlined around the circle 'fireworks' image plus did the red and blue plaid type striping to fill in the center (3 items from The Cutting Café).

The gold arrow paper clip mimics the rocket shape and 3 light blue star shape brads add some more cute patriotic touches.  I heart this card creation too! And can you believe there are still more images that haven't been used?!?! I've got ideas for at least 2 more, but the DT deadline is close now, so any others I make will be featured only on my blog...Update: got 1 more card created =

Card three featuring 3 more elements from The Cutting Café 4th of July stamp set:

The two arrow images and flag come from The Cutting Café. The cake stamp and Happy Birthday stamp are from Stampin' Up. And the little star brads are from the Ki  Memories line.

Still crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

PCC296 and AIM23 and CTD498 combined card for anniversary

another happy #24 anniversary card

another card featuring flamingos:

Some design notes:
a. foam square adhesives are behind the flamingos to lift them off the patterned paper also featuring flamingos (The Paper Studio)
b. mixed media elements: ribbon, arrow paper clip, stamping, digital image, colored penciling, staples, stenciling, inking/weathering effect

Yes!, 24 years from mid-July I served as a bridesmaid in back to back weekends. The dresses were sewn from very similar patterns yet different fabrics and wedding themes. The first one was in eastern Missouri for a very good friend who 1 1/2 years later was one of my bridesmaids. And the second wedding was in eastern Illinois for my brother. He and his wife were a groomsman and a bridesmaid as well when it was my turn. Not sure which couple will get this card but I'm about three weeks early on creating both flamingo anniversary cards, which is a big deal. Now, hopefully I won't forget to mail in 2 weeks or so!!!

Sketch inspiration was turned to the right for a vertical placement (just like in the previous blog post). Flamingo image is representing the square box from the sketch. The sentiment is split between the upper right corner and right side. The dots on the sketch were already included on the background paper, so the heart/ribbon/clip are angled in about the same direction as the sketch dots.

Blog post link for PCC296= 

https://papercraftcrew.com/pcc296-sketch-guest-designer/

AIM's no 23 challenge month started on June 25th. This will be my 3rd card that I've entered for the mixed media theme blog.

Blog post link for AIM23= 

https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/2018/06/challenge-22_25.html

I missed the deadline to include my 2 flamingo inspired anniversary cards, however the color palette of #498 was the motivation for the hues and selections of designer papers and cardstocks.

Here's the blog post link for CTD 498=

https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2018/06/color-throwdown-498.html

I also am in love with this card and especially the little added scene effects I filled in. Doesn't it look like an evening sunset is behind these love birds?!!!

Still crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

JJJ etc group on facebook june swap items and extras

Junk Journal Junkies ETC.

June swaps include:
*altered jumbo paperclips (3) of any theme
*tags (5) in red, white, and blue and can be any theme

I'm still working on a few more extras to send along to my recipients but the bulk of the required items are made. These are such a departure from my recent 6-7 months focus on greeting cards! I've started a Bible art journal that has some stencil highlights but I need to add to it on a better timely basis. I've started a small upcycled journal that was converted from a word search puzzle book but again I need to add to it on a better timely basis. And I've even started a small scrapbook binder (6" x 8") about 2 weeks ago with 1 lone entry...but again I need to add to it on a better timely basis!!!!

Notice a pattern....here are these terrific journaling additions that will be going to 2 lucky group members:

In this above photo, the green floral wrap is an extra along with the Texas theme ATC and the 2 little aqua blue gem clips. The coloring book panel with purple satin button stick-ons has a hidden black coated jumbo clip. The butterfly napkin mod-podged with 2 colors of glitter and text add-ons has a gold jumbo clip with multi strands of sulky threads tied on top of the clip. And the pink, purple, and light mint green four layer altered jumbo add-ons have a white coated clip tied on with the 3 featured colors in baker's twine. This recipient did share that a current journal project focuses on trees and greenery so I tried to do garden and nature themes for the clips and the wrap.

The tags are made from a variety of materials, styles, shades and tones of blues, reds, and whites, sizes, etc. Not knowing the current projects or interests of the tags' recipient, I've raided my new and old stock supplies to come up with the mixed media tags.

Super busy crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S