2022 June 3 MTTC #483 Theme Bird/s WITH birdhouse or nest

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! What a delightful spring season theme to find crafty time making adorable birdie cards! My heart and soul got so excited anticipating this topic!

My Time To Craft challenge blog's #483 theme is Bird(s) WITH birdhouse or nest. Easy? Should be! While looking for a border option on another card, I noticed the very light pastel toned circle 'sheet' from Webster Pages that had the sentiment in the very center. Please use the cropped scanned closeup photo to see the "New Beginnings" bunting and nest image better. 

My DT inspiration commitment project for MTTC:

New Beginnings Birdies card:

Some design notes:

a. the cardstock platform for the wood laser die-cut birdies was put on thick adhesive foam tape in order to wrap the cording and help elevate these birdies even more; it also helps this recycled packaging yellow cardstock contrast with the soft yellow cardstock background layer.

b. sage green flat cardstock base dimensions: 4.25" high x 5.5" wide

c. Webster Pages for the New Beginnings sticker

d. 2 partial pieces of border stickers (oldies from Current catalog); the floral piece was placed on top of a bright pink cardstock scrap

e. birdies/chicks were plain wood to start with; 1 colored with yellow marker and the other with a yellow-orange marker; then a yellow-green glitter paint pen was applied over both

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MTTC #483 link=  https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttc-483-theme-is-birds-with-birdhouse.html

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MTTC DT inspiration project #2:

Tweet--the bird is out of its cage card!

A few design and vendor notes for card #2: the yellow cardstock flat base is about 6.5" x 7"; the teal chevron stripe over old newspaper text print paper is from The Paper Studio; the pink gingham is a full sheet that's about 6" square from Hot Off The Press available through Paper Wishes website; the teal and white paper masking tape is Scotch Brands; the bird cage journaling card is from Webster Pages; the alphas are from Freckled Fawn; and the assortment of clear stamps are from Bo Bunny's Flower Garden Stamp Set. 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where you will see a card photo/blog link are=

1. A Place To Start challenge blog; anything goes---not the option showing card #1 photo

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-052022-anything-goes.html

2. Critter Crazy Challenge Blog; Anything Goes with a featured critter; [card #1 photo will be the link due to the wood bird die-cuts plus more birds in the nest

link= https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-63-anything-goes-with.html

3. The Great Stash Bash April 2022; Card 2 is made from items I pulled to use in my kit; 

link- https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-april-kit.html 

**note= TGSB can be linked at Lori's posting or at Lisa's posting (Lori's got a link within her post to help if you're unfamiliar with )

4. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in FB; both are spring topics, pastel colors, birdies, 

5. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; stamping, decorative tapes, cording, wood laser cut shapes, glitter paint pens; ....

6. Passionate Paper Creations and Friends group on FB; share Card #2 photo

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of : My Time To Craft and My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blogs

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owner/lead designer of: Heart's Quest and FarmQuest Challenge Blogs

2022 MTTC Feb 11 #475 Theme All You Need Is Love DT card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This post challenge will start before Valentine's Day however it needn't be a Valentine's card. Think anniversary, birthday, and friendship, too. So starting February 11 for 2 weeks #475, the theme challenge at My Time To Craft challenge blog is "all you need is love". 

MTTC's #475 challenge Design Team inspiration=

Pink, Red, Gray, and Green Love Card: (card 1)

Design notes:

A. pink cardstock base is left side fold and 1/2 sheet for dimensions 4.25" high and 5.5" wide (Pen + Gear)

B. the 2 designer patterned papers are from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) paper pad collection "mint berry' from 2016--!!! (I've been hoarding this! Out of 80 sheets sized at 4.5" x 6.5", I still have 63 full sheets AFTER making this card and only 3 scraps of different sizes!! :))

C. red ink edging on papers

D. embellishments are from stash; note the 2 white sheet ribbon pieces dangling from the silver duo glitter hearts

E. a die-cut heart in my stash served as the stencil to trace the designer paper heart

MTTC blog post #475= 

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttc-475-all-you-need-is-love-theme-for.html

MTTC blog ID=

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this will be shared are:

1. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; current for about 4-5 more days; 

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/02/be-my-love-valentine-640.html

2. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenges; February 2022; still 16-18 days left depending on your time zone and when I post; 

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2022/02/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-february.html

3. Creative Inspirations challenge blog; Wednesday start/February; with love

link= http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-challenge-with-love.html

4. 100 Pattern Papers group (focus is to select 100 print papers from your stash to use in 1 year; this year, I'm going to focus on using the 'Mint Berry' paper pad mentioned up above in the design notes)

5. Mixed Media Creativity group

6. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group

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Wishes of Love Valentine card= (card 2 for MTTC)

A quick summary of steps and products: dimensions 6" square on navy blue cardstock; then Mint Berry pack from The Paper Studio's charcoal gray with white x cardstock; then light blue cardstock stenciled with blue ink (snowflakes/part of the stencil sheet was used); alphas are from 3 different vendors; silver doily, white foam heart sticker, blue glitter paint pen was used on the white foam heart, 6 total navy blue pearl gems and 2 white glitter foam snowflake stickers that were all stash supply items.

This is going to my mom. Her favorite color is blue.

Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Current design team member for:

a. My Time To Craft challenge blog

b. My Time to Craft Christmas challenge blog

2022 Feb 4 #27 MTTCC blog DT card CAS Christmas Theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm thrilled to be back on the My Time To Craft Christmas blog design team! And that is not all!!! ....

OK! Lots going on today in blog world for me and for MTTC and MTTCC. The owner of these 2 challenge blogs, Shell, is taking a crafting and blogging break and has agreed for me to be her temporary manager. I want the Christmas challenge blog to return/keep its 2 week competition format. I think it's important to have variety even with the length of challenge time periods for those that are Christmas/winter holiday greeting cards. The February 4, 2022 theme for #27 is CAS Christmas. CAS is clean and simple. 

Here's my Happy Holidays Snowflakes card:

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog #27 posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttcc-27-clean-and-simple-format-theme.html

design notes=

1. white A2 card base

2. navy blue cardstock cut about 1/4" larger than the stamped panel; tilted a bit to add visual interest for the CAS theme

3. light blue cardstock was stenciled/stamped with navy blue inked stamp pad, then black, and then finally gold as top/final ink; snowflakes stencil from Simple Stories (about 6" square for stencil so the panel was measured and cut from within that)

4. ribbon, gems, foam snowflake, and the die-cut sentiment (a very old stash item)

5. wintery colors, snowflakes, and happy holidays are elements for keeping this a Christmas card with a Clean and simple format theme

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other challenge blogs and/or Facebook groups where I will share this card=

a. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge Blog; #108; Anything Christmas goes

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-108-anything-christmas-goes.html

b. The Four Seasons Challenge blog; February/winter season; 

I wasn't able to copy and paste their inspiration mood board image so if you want use the link posted next to take you there; I liked the wintery blues and grays and then accented my card with the white ribbon to add that snowy white contrast to all the blues

link to TFS cb=https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-winter-challenge.html 

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; medias/mediums include a snowflake stencil that was stamped with blue ink first and then some black ink to help add some depth and variation; pre-printed sentiment die-cut; blue foam snowflakes; gemstones; ribbon; plus cardstocks

d. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in Facebook; it's still winter season and it's Christmas/wintery occasion card

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

design teams: MTTCC, MTTC

2022 Feb 4 MTTC no 474 Black and White Theme DT card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm so thrilled with how this love/Valentine's card turned out for MTTC's #474 Black and White Theme challenge!

This is Love in Black and White Valentine's card=

MTTC blog post link for #474=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttc-474-black-and-white-theme-for-4.html

Steps:

A. top-folded black cardstock to make 4.24" x 5.5" base; Neenah

B. black and white buffalo plaid paper; The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby

C. love script cardstock; Webster's Pages

D. the acrylic overlay; Alison Kreft Designs; this was 1 small section of a 12" square sheet of cut aparts

E. thin white foam heart stickers and clear gems plus white doily; from my stash

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Besides seeing this on MTTC, I will be linking or sharing to these other challenge blogs and FB groups=

a. The Four Seasons Challenge Blog; February/Winter season and the inspirational photo/mood image; I've focused on the white, hearts

link= https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-winter-challenge.html

b. Shopping Our Stash challenge blog; #463; heart and/or vegetable theme; FOR my card, it is just hearts

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

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; mediums/medias include: acrylic overlay, foam hearts, paper doily, plaid paper, black cardstock, clear gemstones, and the love print cardstock

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

e. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in FB; for Valentines/winter season; 

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I got inspired by sorting through all my hearts and other Valentine's supplies to add on 1 more color to the black and white and then decided to keep the buffalo plaid centered and viola! Red colored pencil to fill in white areas of the love script cardstock as well as the buffalo plaid paper. Different stickers plus a red cardstock background layer--

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*MTTC design team

*MTTCC design team

2022 Jan 14 MTTC Floral Theme DT card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm excited to rejoin the design team crew at My Time To Craft challenge blog! Woo-hoo!! For #473, the theme for the challenge is floral. 

I decided to made a birthday card with a CAS layout that is actually based on a sketch for the 52 CCT 22-01 challenge. 

Wishing You Well birthday card=

link to MTTC=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/01/challenge-473-floral.html

Design Notes:

A. bright purple cardstock base folded on the left; Neenah; pink is actually a neon hot pink, also from Neenah; the base is made of a full sheet of CS and the pink is about 5"x7"

B. pale green banner strip; Neenah; 

C. silver metallic gel highlighter pen edges the green banner strip

D. the bird oval sticker is old stash; the glitter & silver mirror foil posies are stick-ons 

E. 'wishing you well' stamp is from a small greetings stamp set (old stash); black ink pad

F. CAS= clean and simple format for the layout

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other challenge blogs and FB groups where I'll share this posting or pic=

a. AAA Birthday challenge blog= my 2 favorite colors are pink and purple!!!

https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2022/01/game-33-two-favourite-colours-micro.html

b. Seize the Birthday challenge blog=

  

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2022/01/seize-birthday-229-blue-and-gray.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook

d. Paper, Paper, Paper, & DT Calls group on Facebook

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*MTTC design team

*MTTCC design team

CHD Challenge Blog 15 August 2021 Start Date using Cute Chickadee image from CHD

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!!! My artsy-crafty heart is thrilled to be able to use this digital image that Mary created in 2018. Mary is half of the dynamic couple that own Createful Heart Designs. The CHD challenge blog has "anything goes" theme/non-theme so I've decided to use the image for a birthday greeting card. 

*CHD 

*August 15, 2021 to September 14, 2021

*#35 anything goes

*using Cute Chickadee image by Mary/2018

Cheerful Chickadee Birthday card =

Some design and vendor notes:

a. honey gold cardstock = Neenah; for card base

b. 5" wide x 7" high

c. the chartreuse and yellow cardstocks are recycled packaging

d. the pretty pink and beige dotted cardstock= Jen W's 29th Street Market collection from My Mind's Eye

e. bubble shaped border sticker cut into 2 sections, 2 buttons, and the bird silhouette sticker (this one is seen on the inside view) are from Webster Pages

f. gold metallic alpha stickers = Freckled Fawn

g. background cardstocks and image CS were inked edged in dark brown

h. colored pencils used to color the digital image

CHD challenge blog badges=

Link #35= https://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/2021/08/challenge-35.html

Etsy link for the digital image=

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/495445748/cute-chickadee-digital-image-outlined?ref=shop_home_active_6

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for participation linkage or sharing card photo=

1. 

Seize the Birthday challenge blog; Stripes is the topping option and 1 of the button stickers and border sticker have striped patterning; 

link= https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/08/seize-birthday-220-stripes.html 

2. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; theme is real life; My card's image reason for why I selected it was due to the primary classroom teaching decorating scheme I have of merging the 4 yearly seasons with birds picked. At first I was going to stick just to picking at least 3 birds for each season such as crows, owls, and turkeys for autumn season however now that I got very recently hired for 1st grade, I'm adding in some wildlife creatures for "First Grade Forest Friends". So birds have been on my mind lately. This card I think will be sent to a cousin who is battling breast cancer and has a September birthday. I hope it will cheer her up.

link- http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/08/428-inspired-by-real-life.html

UYS blog badge= 

3. The Seasonal Cardmaker group on Facebook; colors used for the card are definitely spring-summer vibe for being light and bright!

4. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; inked edging, alphas and accent stickers, recycled and regular plain and patterned cardstocks, colored pencils

5. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of Createful Heart Design challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas style theme of Off The Page starts 13 August 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This is the 16th fortnight challenge for the sister blog MTTCC to its MTTC! My artsy-crafty heart can't believe how quickly 2021 seems to be progressing. This Christmas card challenge blog started in mid-January and we are ready for our 16th competition period!!! The new challenge theme is what I'm referring to as a style theme. Shell wants us to go "off the page" with how we style or format our Christmas cards. 

I've interpreted that 2 ways with my red glitter panel by (1) using lots of foam adhesive squares to lift it off the page or base card and (2) shortened the length of the card just a bit in order for the panel to be off the side of the base. I'm very impressed with the results: style, color, mix of prints, and the wise men visit portrayal. 

*My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog #16

*Starts 13 August 2021 for 13 days

*Christmas/winter cards must show some type of "off the page" aspect; besides my 2 methods there are different fold formats and easel cards that would work when a focal piece or sentiment piece is extended off to a side as well as interactive function accent pieces that have a spring or folded accordion step section to lift and dangle an accent piece from the card base

"Oh Come Let Us Adore Him" said the Wise Men Christmas card=

Link to #16 at MTTCC for participation, rules, and see what the other design team members made for this different idea= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/08/challenge-16-off-page.html

Blog and DT member badges for MTTCC=

Design and vendor notes:

a. Echo Park's Away in a Manger collection gets the credit for making this wonderful religious Christmas card come together: the script patterned CS is 1 side of the "Heavenly Hosts" item in the collection along with the wise men sticker and the OCLUAH sticker

b. The script patterned cardstock is printed in navy blue with white print. If you click on the above closeup scanned photo you should be able to see that I changed the little white dots to red ones and the stars went from white to silver metallic!!! Those are little details that make looking at the card in person very impressive regarding color repetition. 

c. charcoal gray cardstock is from Astrobrights/Neenah

d. white with red diagonal striped paper was actually a sticker back application

e. almost navy blue with white dot cardstock has been in stash a long time and I forget who the vendor is

f. red glitter foam piece could have been sticker backed applied but I didn't peel that off since I used foam adhesive squares to lift the piece off the surface of the card

g. 3 clear/silvery looking crystal cut gems for accent...I absolutely LOVE this card!!! The mix of colors, prints, layers and then the coordinates from Echo Park just combined into an amazing Christmas card!!!

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other challenge blogs to link to for participation=

1. http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2021/08/anything-goes-weeks-503-504.html

Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; anything goes; not using their posted Bible verse; I'm referencing the Wise Men, a phrase from carol hymn, and Scriptural words in the text print cardstock;

WAW blog badge: 

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Facebook groups for sharing this amazing card=

a. SIC= Scripturally Inspired Creativity

b. MMC= Mixed Media Creativity

c. PPPDTC= Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls

d. BYSHC= Build Your Holiday Card Stash (I saved acronym incorrectly)

e. TSC= The Seasonal Card maker

f. CCMWF= Christian Card Makers~ Women's Fellowship

g. BJFA= Bible and Journaling Faith Art

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas Has New Theme Use of Plaid and or Gingham

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Another theme for use of product that my artsy-crafty heart didn't get too anxious over is this new one for My Time To Craft Christmas. Use plaid and/or gingham for your Christmas/winter occasion card. I don't have an overload of either one, so I went treasure hunting through some of my stash and even a box of mostly wintery blues looking for inspiration. I knew I had a deep red and white buffalo check paper and a black and white version. Went with the black and white. Set out some scrap red CS and pulled a new sheet of black CS for the base. Discovered the small dark red and white check gingham style CS that is recycled packaging from 2 or 3 Christmases ago. Pulled out the red painted wood stocking (letter J) and started building the card.

JOY--Just for You Christmas card=

*MTTCC #15

*starts July 30, 2021 and will last for 13 days

*theme = use plaid and/or gingham on your Christmas/winter card

*link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-15-plaidgingham.html

*MTTCC blog badge and design team member badge

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other embellishments or vendor notes

a. "Just For You" black dazzle from Paper Wishes company website

b. silver metallic letters (O and Y) are from Freckled Fawn

c. black and white buffalo check patterned paper from The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby

d. red and black cardstocks (CS) are either Pen + Gear or Astrobrights/Neenah

e. the joyful looking gingerbread man sticker is a very old stash item

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other challenge blogs for participant linkage=

1. Aud Sentiments challenge blog; Anything Goes + sentiment (my card has "Joy--Just For You")

link= https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/280-anything-goes-sentiment.html

2. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays challenge blog; July 2021; Christmas in July theme; I've got the red painted wood stocking and the gingerbread man/cookie image

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2021/07/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-july.html

3. Crafty Gals Corner challenge blog; every other Wednesday; current theme is Christmas in July; THIS IS MY FIRST PARTICIPATION LINK FOR THIS BLOG!!!

link= http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-221-christmas-in-july.html

4. Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog; Anything Christmas; 

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-challenge-reminder-anything-goes.html 

Challenge blogs' badges, which might be out of order, I'm linking to as a participant--

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Facebook groups for sharing=

a. Slimline Card Obsessed group

b. The Seasonal Cardmaker group

c. Mixed Media Creativity group 

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

MTTC no 462 DT card for no patterned paper usage theme challenge starting 23 July 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart wasn't too worried with this theme because I've made lots of cards recently with solid color cardstocks with either the images and/or use of washi tape providing colors and lines. This time I wanted to go on a bit different route and create a scene mixing soft waxy paint stick, stencil, some chipboard die-cut stick-ons, jumbo gem dots, vellum, and two alpha tile stickers. I'm actually combining 3 different blog challenges together with the focal panel, so continue reading the post to find out what the requirements are for the other 2. 

*My Time To Craft (MTTC) challenge blog, design team inspiration project

*#462

*theme= no patterned paper (also known as designer paper)

*starts morning of Friday, July 23, 2021 and lasts for 13 days

"One More Candle on the Cake" Birthday card=

 MTTC's #462 link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-462-no-patterned-papers.html

Design & vendor notes: 

a. solid color cardstocks are actually neon bright but due to printer's scanner light the hues are pastel and available for Pen + Gear

b. vellum strip, stencil for the 'sun', black marker for the tiny ladybug, gem dots, die-cut flowers and leaf with ladybug are from stash

c. "HB" alpha tiles are from Freckled Fawn

d. yellow wax and green wax are 2 colors along with 2 others available in a 'paint sticks' set from Art Skills; available at Dollar General stores

e. the 'sun' was stenciled first and then the stems and short grass lines; vellum was applied with clear glue tape on opposite side of the lettering in order to hide it as best that I could; die-cuts and alphas added next; jumbo gem dots for polka dot element for a challenge were added as other flower buds; and a 2nd ladybug needed for a 3rd challenge was made with black marker and tiny red glitter foam heart onto the leaf

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links and themes for 2 other challenge blogs with this card=

1. Make the Cards Challenge #25 has 3-2-1 theme started Wednesday, July 21, 2021; 3 die-cut flowers, 2 ladybugs (1 die-cut and 1 made from teeny red glitter foam heart), and 1 sunshine (stenciled)

link= https://makethecardschallenge.com/make-the-cards-challenge-25/

2. Paper Craft Crew #436 Tic-Tac-Toe theme started Wednesday, July 21, 2021; using center row across= polka dots (jumbo gem dots), vellum phrase, birthday (HB for happy birthday and reference to cake and candle on the vellum); the card focal also qualifies for the center column with die-cuts, vellum, and marker(s)...black used to make tiny ladybug!!!!

link= https://papercraftcrew.com/pcc436-tic-tac-toe-challenge/

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Facebook groups for either linking this posting or sharing card photo include:

aa. Mixed Media Creativity group

bb. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

cc. The Seasonal Cardmaker group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog