My MTTCC #110 Theme of Something Foil DT project on 11 April 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! 

why: This post's purpose is to share a new DT project for MTTCC or My Time to Craft Christmas challenge blog! #110 is to use the supply of foil/foiling. It can be gold, silver, rose gold, copper, etc. 

when: #110 starts April 11th and lasts 13 days

what: Gold foil Goodness at Christmas

how-to notes:

1. Mint green cardstock started as 6" square; trimmed to 5.5" square = Art Skills

2. walnut brown small stamp pad (paper edged inking) = Lawn Fawn

3. gold foil swirls and snowflakes stationery section = 

4. gold hammered foil stripes decorative tape (part of a 3 diff color/design pack) = DIY Crafts/American Crafts

5. white background plaid print paper punched circle = Recollections

6. red plaid paper cut to 4.5" square, house, tag and tree ephemera = Together at Christmas by Pink Paislee

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where: MTTCC #110 blog posting

link = https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/04/mttcc-110-theme-is-use-foilfoiling.html

personalized DT badge =

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other places to share/link are:

A. Krafty Chicks; April 10/week 2; theme of Christmas; My card is full of Christmas colors, prints, and icons like pine tree and gingerbread-looking cottage

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/krafty-chicks-challenge-763-christmas.html

B. Classic Design Challenge; open until Apr 12; unlimited entries; for its anything goes theme

link = https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/classic-design-challenge-03-2025-marapr.html

C. The Crafter's Cafe...; open until Apr 12; unlimited entries; for its anything goes theme

link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/317-march-anything-goes-optional-clean.html

D. Creatalicious Challenge; open until Apr 14; anything goes (not the option)

link = https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-287-anything-goes-with.html

E. Girlz Creative Crafts; open for about 2 days/Apr 12?; theme is layer it up; this is my 2nd entry

link = https://girlzcreativecrafts.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-54-layer-it-up-dt-call.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* Owner/DT = CCC, ConBC, AA; HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB and FQGGCB

* Manager/Dt = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

My MTTCC #93 Theme of Wreaths for Christmas DT cards for 16 August 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart For Creativity Blog!

purpose: This posting focuses on my latest manager/DT contributions for My Time to Craft Christmas or MTTCC. I've held this role for over 2 1/2 years! Every other Friday without any breaks! 

when: #93 starts August 16 and ends on the 29th. 

what: Project #1 (but 2nd make giving a different wreath sticker better scale to be more main focus) Merry Wreath-mas or Merry Wreath-Christ

closeup: black base, white satin sheen panel, gold mirror foil hearts and "M, R, Y" letters have copper/bronze metallic foil with E and 2nd R are black font.

notes:

1. black cardstock scrap panel = Neenah

2. white satin sheen scrap = stash

3. rusty-red linen texture cardstock and gold mirror foil cardstock = Art Skills

4. pine green cardstock scrap = Recollections

5. wreath sticker is from solicited mail repurposing

6. alpha stickers = Maggie Holmes (American Crafts)

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Project #2: (my original ideas that kept shifting while creating) Wreath inside of another 'wreath' and ornaments/balls round shape card

notes: circles and hearts for main shapes [not shared at MTTCC]

11. red cardstock base = Neenah

12. dotted paper = old = The Paper Studio

13. ornaments paper = newer = Bella Blvd

14. silver snowflakes and star foil "dazzles"/stickers = Hot Off The Press

15. two punched folk-art style hearts overlapped = Emaginations punch

16. "MC" stamp; 2001 ?; old = SU

17. wreath sticker, red glitter heart, white doily, black checked gingham fabric ribbon = stash items

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where: MTTCC #93 theme of wreaths for Christmas/winter holidays post

link = https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/08/mttcc-93-theme-of-wreaths-for-christmas.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. Merry Wreath = The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges; started Aug 13; Anything Goes Christmas

link= https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/challenge-167-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Merry Wreath = Make My Monday; started Aug 12; theme is something metallic; MY top shown small wreath card has metallic foil elements: gold mirror foil hearts, letters M, R (the first R), Y are either copper or bronze foil; and even the wreath has a  metallic sheen for the wreath form and bow

link= https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/232-something-metallic.html

C. Merry Wreath = Peace On Earth Christmas; current for August; Anything Goes Christmas

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/08/peace-on-earth-challenge-69.html

D. Merry Wreath = The 12 Months of Christmas Challenges Link-up; midway for August 2024; anything goes Christmas with option focus of circles; MY "Merry" wreath Christmas card has a round circle backdrop and a half circle top layer backdrop for the wreath sticker image

link= https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2024/08/challenge-113-anything-goes-christmas.html

E. Wreath Ornament = Love Those Pretty Papers; started on Aug 10; use pretty papers; MY ball ornament wreath display card has a traditional Christmas colors dotted print paper and a mixed tone ornament print paper =

link: https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2024/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager/DT = MTTC Christmas and MTTC

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

*co-owner/DT = AACB (Ally's Angels) and Christmas or Not Bingo

*DT member = HAOOCAYR 

MTTCC #47 Theme is Elves or Gnomes starting 11 November 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! As I keep saying every 2 weeks, my heart gets excited about crafting Christmas cards! This one is no exception. The layout did bother me a bit but instead of doing a horizontal, my focal image appeared better to me in a vertical slimline form.

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog's #47 theme requires elves or gnomes. It's okay to use just 1 like I have. Online talented friend Mary Smith (Createful Heart Design) drew this adorable envelope- holding gnome. 

Gnome/Gnomie featured focal Christmas card:

Some design notes and vendors about this card:

1. slimline light tan/sand cardstock base is 4" wide x 8.5" high

2. 3 other solid color cardstock scraps are from stash

3. Createful Heart Design/Mary Smith for the gnome digital image; black fine marker borders were added by me; also little white and silver snowflakes (Hot Off The Press) were added by me; colored by me

4. candy cane patterned paper is from The Paper Studio

5. "MC" green foil/metallic dazzle/lettering and medium white and silver snowflake are from Hot Off The Press available at The Paper Wishes website

6. an old white stamp pad was applied with smearing motions in order to give the paper scraps' edges a snowy touch

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MTTCC #47 blog link=  https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/11/mttcc-47-theme-is-elves-or-gnomes.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to share this card/blog link=

A. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-ups challenge blog; November 2022; Anything Christmas Goes with the option of patterned paper; MY card has candy cane patterned paper

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-94-anything-goes-christmas.html

B. Inspired By challenge blog; start date November 10; gnomes photo inspiration; there is a sketch too but MY card just features a cute gnome

link= https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/inspired-by-gnomes.html

photo inspiration = 

C. The Fairy and Unicorn challenge blog; current competition month/November; anything with a fantasy/mystical/magical creature; MY card has a gnome

link= https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-blog-closing.html

D. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog; current competition started 11/9/22; anything goes

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/pennys-challenge-534.html

E. Mixed Media Creativity group; digital image colored with combination of glitter paint pens, colored pencils; black fine-tip marker for outlining of digital image; little snowflake 'dazzles' and the "MC" dazzles; white ink applied to the solid colored scraps' edges; 

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

G. Slimline Cards Obsessed group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

I'm a DT member for My Time To Craft Christmas and its sister blog, My Time To Craft

and also for these: MIUCB, MLCCB, THICC, OUAT, AACB

along with owning these 2 challenge blogs: Heart's Quest and FarmQuest

8 July 2022 MTTCC #38 Theme is Snow Globes Christmas Cards DT project

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!! My heart got overjoyed when I spotted this snow globe die-cut and the navy blue snowflake patterned cardstock from Pink Paislee's Together For Christmas (2019). 

But more details later. This posting showcases cards made for my design team commitment with My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog. Starting July 8, 2022 the topic challenge #38 is Snow Globes. This was suggested by another DT member and I thought it would be a good one for us to try. Luckily I came across this "Joy To The World" one while searching my stash of winter holiday themed supplies!

Card #1: If We Can Only Shake To Fill The World With Joy Christmas card=

Gold tempera paint was applied to the light blue cardstock top and bottom sections. The gold mirror foil scrap piece came like that in an assortment package. I apologize for not checking the cuts but I like how it copies the gold from the globe base and the word "world". 

Silver with blue metallic snowflake dazzles from Paper Wishes website were scattered around the card. Blue glitter decorative tape helped to create a 'table surface' skewed line for the globe to sit on. The light kraft flat card base with matching envelope were bought at The Paper Source website. Overall, simply lovely. 

Card #2= Cozy inside the snow globe Christmas card:

Most of the card elements are also from Pink Paislee's Together at Christmas collection. The flat taupe card case with a matching envelope are from Paper Source. The brown glitter deer stickers, aqua green cardstock, and black with kraft checked paper are old stash items. Note: the bottom two rows were cut from the bottom of a sheet with cut-apart elements that included the little snow globe card and I just taped them to the bottom edge of the top half of a sheet from the paper pad to fill the space. Voila'!

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MTTCC #38 Theme of Snow Globe link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/07/mttcc-38-theme-of-snow-globes-starts-8.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where these cards will be shared are=

A. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; #119; Anything Christmas Goes; both apply but I will show Card #2 in my link-up

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-119-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. The 12 Months of Christmas challenge link-up blog; #90; Anything Christmas Goes; both apply but I will again show Card #2 in my link-up

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/07/ch-90-anything-goes-christmas.html

C. Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round challenge; July 2022; Theme = Snowflakes; CARD #1 has more so that's the one that I will show in my link-up

link= https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2022/07/july-challenge-snowflakes.html

D. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge; #601; Anything Christmas Goes; CARD #2 will be shown in my link-up

link= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/chnc-challenge-601.html

E. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group in FB; 1st card says "Joy to the World"

F. Christian Card Making Women's Fellowship group in FB; 1st card has Scripture reference and caroling hymn title

G. Bible Journaling and Faith Art group in FB; card #1

H. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; both/link

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

design team member of MTTCC challenge blog and its sister blog MTTC

and also DT over at

MIUCB and MLCCB as of July 1, 2022

also earlier this year==

owner of Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs; themes change on the 14th and the 28th of each month 

Please come check out all the themed competitions at HQCB and FQCB!!! 

10 June 2022 MTTCC #36 Theme is Candles and or Lanterns DT cards

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! The last few years I've really enjoyed creating Christmas cards throughout the year! Getting them ready for mailing is a whole other ballgame!!! Does anyone else experience that? 

This posting features candle or lantern-themed Christmas cards for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog. I'm on the design team and these cards are also shown on MTTCC posting (link will be included below). Challenge #36 competition starts June 10 and goes to June 23, 2022. Make sure to check the challenges every 2 weeks for a new topic. We try to provide different wintery and festive themes to help you create a variety of holiday cards. 

Card #1 was crafted to sort of look like the outer view of the front door of a house or cabin. With lanterns on each side and a greenery arrangement in the center. Both patterned cardstocks and ephemera are from the Cottage Christmas collection by Fancy Pants Designs (2018). 

Card #1 Lighting Your Way Home For Christmas card=

Red ink was applied to all cardstock edges except for the light kraft flat card base (from The Paper Source website). The red metallic foil dazzles (MC) are from Paper Wishes website.

Card #2= Blessed Advent--Tis the Season To Rejoice Christmas card=

A few design and vendor notes: the light kraft flat card base with matching envelope are from The Paper Source website; the solid and patterned papers are scraps; the 2 die-cuts/ephemera are from Echo Park's Away in a Manger collection; the sheer ribbon was white and was altered with a green glitter paint pen; top background papers' edges were inked in blue

Didn't both cards turn out to be lovely? Festive without being too fussy. 

MTTCC #36 link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttcc-36-theme-is-candle-and-or-lantern.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where these cards will be shared--

A. Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge; current theme of Anything Christmas Goes with option of non-traditional colors; my cards have too much traditional colors so ACG; card #1 will be linked

linked= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/chnc-challenge-597.html

B. Peace On Earth Christmas challenge blog; about 7 days left to the current competition; Anything Goes Christmas themed; card #1 will be linked

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/06/peace-on-earth-challenge-17.html

C. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; anything goes; only about 1-2 days left for the current; card #1 will be linked

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-117-anything-christmas-goes.html

D. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; anything goes; card #2 linked

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2022/06/weeks-547-548-anything-goes.html

E. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; sharing site for craft bloggers

F. CCMWF group in FB; with card #2

G. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group in FB; with card #2

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

and owner of Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs; which each have an extra page challenge option each month for 2 weeks; 

HQCB's Valentine's Day Cards Challenge page has new themes from the 28th to the following 13th of each month starting on April 28, 2022.

FQCB's Thanksgiving Holiday Cards Challenge page has new themes from the 14th to the following 27th of each month starting on May 14, 2022. 

Come check out the themed challenges at Heart's Quest and FarmQuest, new approaches to paper-crafting themes!

27 May 2022 MTTCC #35 Theme of Wreaths DT cards

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm Becca S as I go by in blogland and my husband and I live in the USA heartland, the Midwest. I spent the bulk of my childhood years in Illinois while he grew up in Missouri. Our paths crossed in June 1995 which was 5 years after I'd moved to the St. Louis metro area. His first wife died in March 1995 and his oldest sister came to work at the decorating store where I did about the same time. She tried to introduce us for awhile and finally 6 days after I turned 33, Joe agreed to meet me! We quickly connected and were married 7 months and 1 week after meeting!!! <3

It's been awhile since I shared any personal info so I thought I'd go back to the beginning of my love story that has continued for over 26 years now. 

He tolerates (!!) my crafting! It brings me joy and he hears many of our friends and family state how they enjoy receiving one of my handmade cards. Today's blog posting showcases wreath-themed cards for my Design Team commitment for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog. 

#35 challenge starts May 27, 2022 and ends June 9th. I've crafted 2 cards with 1 showing a wreath on a door and the other it is around the deer's neck!!

Card #1 Welcome To Our Home Christmas card=

A few design and vendor notes: Bo Bunny's Christmas Treasures 6" x 8" paper pad (2019) for the gorgeous foil striped patterned cardstock. A gift tag circle front panel is the focal. The red metallic foil dazzles of "MC" are from Paper Wishes website.

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MTTCC link #35=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/05/mttcc-theme-35-is-wreaths.html

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Card #2 Merry Christmas Dear card=

A few design and vendor notes for card #2: Bo Bunny's Christmas Treasures 6" x 8" paper pad (2019) for the lovely holly and berries patterned cardstock. More red metallic foil dazzles from Paper Wishes website. More gift tags upcycled. The top one with the deer has foam tape under it to add dimension. And in the photo below, the mini clothespin clip with the wood deer made it hard to get a good view on the scanner plate. I wanted to show both views. Red flat card base with matching envelope were purchased at The Paper Source website. 

 Other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I will also share these cards are:

link= http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2022/05/masculine-merry-christmas.html

A. Jingle Belles; current theme started May 20th; Masculine Merry Christmas; will link card #2 with the deer-----EDIT: on June 2nd I was selected for Top 3!!! Woot!!! That puts the merry in my Christmas spirit! Thanks, JB!!! 

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link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-116-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; #115; a few days left; Anything Christmas Goes; I'll link card #1

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link= https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/abc-christmas-challenge-j-and-k-are-for.html

C. ABC Christmas Challenge; since May 11, 2022; J is for Joke and/or K is for Kraft; both of my cards have kraft brown but card 1 I think has more so I'll link it 

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link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html

D. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge; #38 for May 2022; both cards have patterned papers/cardstocks; will show card 2

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link= https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2022/05/nbus-challenge-38.html

E. NBUS; Never Before Used Schtuff; red metallic foil gift tags used on card #2 are the first 2 of their pack bought a year ago to be used

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F. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB

G. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB

H. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in FB

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S