Forgeries on the Fourth CKC blog inclusion as their June 2020 Guest Designer

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This past week as I prepared my copy-cat kit for the June 1st reveal at CKC blog, I also worked ahead to include forgery cardstock sheets in 4 of the key colors from the inspiration kit. Those are pink, blue, green, and yellow.

I used several stencils, green acrylic paint, and sponge daubers to get the basic floral and leaves random patterning made. Some small floral stickers were added to the larger, more open styled flowers. And then I also used a fine tip green Sharpie marker to outline the leaves and flowers. I noticed in the inspiration kit that their full busy floral patterned paper had delicate thin outlining, so I wanted to attempt that to give the motifs some definition in shape.

Here's my project using part of the light green sheet:

Lilacs at our Dana, IL property from 2005-2011=

Forgeries on the Fourth challenge posting of CKC blog=
link= https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-2020-forgeries-on-fourth.html

Above: the bottom half of the finished TN layout
Below: the top half of the finished TN layout with leftover light green forgery cardstock and some of the others showing

Below: laid out some items I thought I'd be using; I did use the glitter flowers, the 2 washi tapes, lots of gem dots, and only 1-- 4"-wide panel of the forged cardstock and a scrap strip off the original sheet

Below: the forgery/counterfeited floral patterned cardstocks and the TN opened for getting ready

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Let's backtrack to a collage photo of the curated kit titled "Wonderful World" available from CLIQUE Kits in March 2020. It was an integrated kit with products from Alexandra Renke, Vickie Boutin, and Heidi Swapp.

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And then these are the motivators for using a new TN (traveler's notebook):

TN Times with Lisa and Lori; May 2020 sketch and prompt challenges are usable until June 9th.

I reversed the sketch pages. And made a few other tweaks due to either the forgery cardstock or using 3 cropped photos instead of 2.

TN Times with Lisa and Lori= May 2020 can be found with all their details using Lisa's posting and/or Lori's posting. Lisa H is in charge of the sketch layout and Lori S is in charge of the prompt. You can participate in one or the other or both. I've used both.

Lisa H

https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2020/05/tn-time-with-lisa-lori-may-edition.html

Lori S

https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2020/05/tn-time-with-lisa-lori-may-2020.html

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I'll also share photos and/or posting at these FB groups:

a. Mixed Media Creativity group

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

c. Traveler Notebook Scrapbookers group

d. CKC blog (monthly link-ups) and their community group at FB

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

CKC Blog June 2020 Kit Reveal and Blog Hop with me as GD

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Oh, my artsy-crafty heart is so excited to be the Guest Designer for Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog for June 2020! My heart is also anxious! The kit came together with a few speed bumps like not enough solid color CS or paper in the mix and probably way too much of the razzle-dazzle pretties, but I'm happy with the overall color palette and pleased with the shapes like flowers, butterflies, and tags.

So let's get started with some of the details. Warning this will be a very long post but if you love scrapbooking then you will want to soak up every word and picture.

My June copy-cat kit for CKC is titled "Nature's Splendor in Petals and Wings":
Photo 1: Papers en mass=

Photo 2: Embellishments en mass (left side of the group)=

Photo 3: Embellishments en mass (right side of the group)=

Before I show my sorting of the masses, let me show you the inspirational kit picked by this month's Master Forger hostess Tara.
Here's first opportunity to visit CKC's June 1st Reveal and Blog Hop=
link: https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-2020-counterfeit-kit-challenge-kit.html

Isn't this so pretty?!!?! I wasn't able to capture the light delicate watercolor strokes on many of the papers so my focus went to colors with ranges in pinks, blues, a few teals, some greens, and yellows with black as my major neutral.

The "Wonderful World" kit has been offered by CLIQUE Kits since March 2020. It is curated collection with designs by Alexandra Renke, Vicki Boutin, and Heidi Swapp.

Here are close-up photos from CLIQUE Kits:

I really wanted to do something with the houses but alas that's going to have to be for another time I think. The little envelopes are so darling, too, but I'm not sure at this point if I'll be able to make any for monthly challenges. We shall see! WANT can be a huge motivator! :)

Back to more pics of my assembled kit now that you've seen the original:

Above: some labels like the inspiration kit; some black script and 2 black and white print washi tapes and 1 black glitter washi tape, 4 different green washi tapes, and 1 with roses. There is also a white glitter washi tape; lots of different butterflies; some clear and light pink crystal gems;

Above: lettering sticker sheets are in green, pink, and blue; some journal cards from My Mind's Eye; some puffy shapes that include hearts, dots, stars, and hexagons in several different colors; some other floral 3-D stick-ons; a few laser cut wood shapes (just a couple roses, 'posies', and leaves);

Below: A couple of weeks ago I started a card base with that gorgeous pine green floral cardstock from My Mind's Eye "Splendor" kit. That's as far as I got, so I'm including it to force me to use it. I remembered when referring back to my notes that I took from analyzing the inspiration kit that I needed some tags (notice the stack of little white tags) and thick cording in yellow, blue, and white. I have some blue and white thin cording as well as some yellow and white. I'll try to get those included in a layout or two. My forgeries are already made and included. Some black and white and gray and white scraps are barely seen at the top edge of the photo.

Above: The neutral scraps or small sheets: zebra print and white with gray dot are from The Paper Studio; the dots and checkerboard are from a 5" x 7" paper pad that I picked to "Bash" at the end of May; and there is a scrap of a light buttery yellow and white chevron cardstock from My Mind's Eye

Below: On the left are full sheets: pink w/ white love script CS and the white with love script CS are from Webster Pages; and the text print with scattered pink roses CS and golden yellow and white diagonal stripe CS are from My Mind's Eye.

On the right are scraps or sheets up to about 60% of full: from My Mind's Eye are the pine green floral CS, the blue and pink Moroccan tile print CS, the mauve pink, and the aqua/teal with white dot CS; from Webster Pages is the light teal floral CS scrap; and the large black and white buffalo check papers is from The Paper Studio

These last 2 photos I tried to lay out the papers so that you could see the banding strips. My Mind's Eye papers come from 3 collections: Splendor, Bohemian (that mauve pink), and Find Your Wings and Fly (the aqua/teal with white dot).

Now let's change the focus of the blog back to CKC. The first day of the month always has an enjoyable blog hop that includes the Master Forgers (design team) and the Guest Designer. I'm so thrilled that MF Tara asked me to GD. She's so excited about revealing the "Wonderful World" kit curated collection from CLIQUE Kits.

It is amazing!

June 2020 CKC post with reveal and blog hop details can be found using this link:
https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/06/june-2020-counterfeit-kit-challenge-kit.html


And I'm also including the blog hop list here to make it easy for you to visit the next person's posting of their copy cat kit for June:

1st June - Counterfeit Kit Challenge Reveal and Hop Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/  
Guest Designer Becca Morris Sadler   https://beccasheartland.blogspot.com/ 
 Cindy - http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
 Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
 Lisa - http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/ 
 Lori - https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/ 
 Tara - https://kryptonite72-rambles.blogspot.com/
 Tina - http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/ 
 Tracey - https://3obsessions.blogspot.com/
 Laura - https://www.instagram.com/mrsp_scrapsandtea/

For more about CKC, there is a community group in Facebook. I got involved in following and participating most months of the year with CKC about 3 years ago. The first or second month that I participated, I got selected to be the month of August's 'follower to watch' which was a huge honor. And then it quickly was followed by a GD invite for October of that year. I don't do that much scrapbooking compared to cards but I've been dabbling more this past year or so with Bible journaling, Bible Word of the Month journaling, and traveler's slim-style notebooks (TNs). I prefer to use notebook sheet size scrapbook layouts or the same size in mixed pocket format pages or business card pocket pages in order that they can fit in the standard binder size.

Make sure to check CKC blog for their frequent challenges throughout June and also to check back here to see how and what I'm creating from my kit for the different  CKC challenges.

Welcome to the jubilant month of June!

Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Farm Yard Animals Theme no 427 new challenge for My Time To Craft blog

I'm living, teaching, and crafting in the heart of USA's farm country yet I don't really have much in my supply storage that is blatant farming theme. So while searching I came across this owl and thought about barn owls (and the baby owl that came down our fireplace chimney when I was high school age!!)

In my scraps, I had some of this barn siding patterned paper (from The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby) and instantly knew that had to be incorporated into this design team card for MTTC! Kraft browns and the double brown cording were also good selections to mix in:

#427 farm yard animals (Shell says dogs and cats can be included in this theme.)
link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-427-farmyard-animals.html

Make sure to read the MTTC posting to get the details on how to participate and see the marvelous creative efforts of the other members of the design team squad!

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some more cropped views=

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to find this posting and/or card photo=
a. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge; March 2-16 hand-coloured images [I've used colored pencils for most of the image and then a brown marker for the oval outlining.]
link= https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2020/03/march-2-16-hand-coloured-images.html

b. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; Anything Goes w/ optional twist of smooshing; [I'm just participating as an anything goes card.--mixed mediums include colored pencils, marker, gold metallic pen, patterned paper, cardstocks, digital image, cording]
link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/miucb-35-anything-goes-smooshing.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; a private sharing group of artists and crafters who love to "mix it up"

d. Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers to share their new reveals

e. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges Blog; #466; Anything Goes;
link= https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/03/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-466.html


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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S for Becca's Heart for Creativity blog

a design team member of MTTC blog and these 4 others:
Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
The Crafter's Café Challenge
52 Christmas Card Throwdown
A Place To Start

TCCC blog no 226 design team creation combines the 2 themes

How do you combine a challenge theme of fairies/mythical creatures with object from around the house?

My solution actually was a repurposed printer alignment info sheet that 'accidentally' got printed on white cardstock. The thought of throwing away a full sheet of cardstock made me nauseous! :) So I held onto it for a few days (several months ago). Then I got to thinking about using the part of the page with the blue and black markings like a designer patterned paper. And viola! I found a beautiful butterfly clip art image that I had sized and copied to 9 times to fill the page and printed the butterflies over the alignment markings!!!

Thanks to TCCC's prize sponsor for the adorable tooth fairy Charlee image=

link: https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/09/226.html
#226 at The Crafter's Café Challenge blog is sponsored by 1 company for this upcoming fortnight:

THEMES ARE

Fairies/Mythical creatures  

OR 

 Look for an object in your House to use in your  project  

Our Sponsor is

http://buyscribblesdesigns.blogspot.com/

Prize: $10.00 of images (no digital papers)

Elves at Work

  Tooth Fairy Charlee 

Carl's Pad

More scanned views of this cute card:

Did you notice the blue jeweled gems? the little black pennant banner? the white paint pen swirled lines in the wings or the white painted tooth? What about the touches of gold? (antennaes, dots on edge of skirt, ring for carrying the tooth, and the star wand)

The "Charlee" tooth fairy image was colored with a combination of white paint pen, gold paint pen, extra fine point marker pens in navy blue and purple, and colored pencils in light brown for skin, pink for cheeks, yellow for hair, and sky blue for skirt overlay.

Lots of wings with this card, too! With the 'household object' butterfly, the butterfly patterned paper, and the Scribbles Design image, they combine into a charming thinking of you card!

and this card will be linked up to:
a. Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog #80= include a sentiment is the prompt; mine is "Best Wishes"
link= http://scribblesdesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/08/challenge-80-include-sentiment.html

b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog #113= anything goes theme
link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2019/09/challenge-113.html

c. FB group: Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls; its a sharing site for crafting bloggers

d. I will also share on my personal FB page.

Please be sure to check out my next upcoming blog post to be released in about an hour. Another card using the beautiful butterfly paper but has a different vibe and message.

Crafting again in the USA heartland, Becca S
Becca's Heart for Creativity

Easter Crosses for 2019

From the epistle of 1st John, we have a reminder that God loves us so much that His Son Jesus was our substitute on the cross:

My sister-in-law Linda, her daughter Lisa with fiancé Kevin, and Lisa's daughter Bridgette drove 4 hours one way to visit with us this afternoon for about 3 hours! They are going to do some river road on the return drive (about 20 miles worth) along the Illinois River in order to have a break from all the flat land! :)

I made these Scripture crosses as their keepsake for Easter weekend.

Design notes and details along with the challenge blogs that I will be linking this project to=

Above: 2 key patterned papers= this was what remained before tracing and cutting out the circle background bases from my April mini kit for the CKC blog.

Above: this is what I started with at the beginning of April 2019

CKC blog ID badge:

link: April 2019 mini kit challenge= https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-2019-mini-kit-reveal-and-projects.html

Marshmallow white cardstock (Colorbok) served as the paper for the Scripture typed in a Google Doc. I tried several different fonts and sizes until I got this situated like I was envisioning. I'd been seen several different word art verse crosses in some Bible journaling groups in the past week or two and knew I could create a forgery.

Last night I measured out the edges then cut out each one (document set up in 2 columns with 2 in each column). This week I was at Dollar Tree stocking up on some household items and ventured to the teaching/crafting section (shame on me!) and saw a 3-pack set of textured plastic rubbing plates!!! I decided to use the brick wall looking patterned one for the crosses. I used up to 5 different crayons to vary each one (brown, burnt sienna, raw sienna, apricot, and peach). Bright white crosses become interesting and textural with the depths of colors and line marks.

other challenges and links:

a. Use Your Stuff #355 Easter/Spring theme prompt

link:

ID badge:  https://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-355-easterspring.html

b. Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog #76 Pastels theme prompt (parts of each one are pastel/muted tones)

link:  https://scribblesdesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-76-pastels.html

ID badge:  

c. A Place To Start blog # April 2019 Mid-Month Challenge: Anything Goes (or twist to pick 3 of 5 items=tag, vellum, watercolor, die-cuts, or flower(s))--but I'm just doing AG

link:  

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-place-to-start-mid-month-anything.html

ID badge: 

 

 

Shout-outs to: 

a. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls...I will post my blog link

b. my Facebook group about mixed media simply called--Mixed Media Creativity

c. my other Facebook group about Bible/church related art--Scripturally Inspired Creativity

Have a blessed Easter Sunday 2019! 

I serve a Risen Savior,

Becca S

A Rainbow Waiting For You card

"Keep looking UP...there may be a rainbow waiting for you"

Isn't this a beautiful reminder of God's promise that there will never be a world-wide flood again plus a nudge to believers to keep the faith because He is faithful!

flowers, leaves, butterfly, and elements of an April shower combine for this pretty encouragement card

CHALLENGES:

#1. Sketch is for Sketch N Scrap Spring Fling Crop Challenge #2 using Sketch 74 by Lisa Hidy and the twist to this challenge is to include stamping or inking...I've included both 4 stamps used and 2 papers have inked edges:

link on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2058889694404186/permalink/2063967280563094/?notif_t=event_comment_mention&notif_id=1555075526041589

#2. Little Red Wagon #492 challenge theme is April showers...I've included clouds, raindrops, and a rainbow

link: https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-492-april-showers.html

#3. Use Your Stuff #354 challenge prompt is Flora and Fauna...I've included 3 floral patterned papers and a decorative tape plus a butterfly for the fauna (insect...sorry zoologists!)

link:  https://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-354-flora-and-fauna.html

#4. Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog April 2019...mini kit & Challenge 1 April Showers (but this is my way and doesn't closely reflect the selected Hip Kit March 2019 that we were to mimic; however some of the ephemera is reflected with my March 2019 forgery butterfly and the rain theme stamp set add-ons)

Hip Kit March 2019 ephemera die-cuts close-up pic

Papers used on the card include a pink-lavender damask print from The Paper Studio, a My Mind's Eye Bohemia from 2006 called Bluebird Imagine Floral/Blue, and also from MME Jen Wilson's 29th Street Market from 2008 Carefree Precious Pretty Petals/Sweet Pea Paper along with the Marshmallow white cardstock from Colorbok.

"Wild Violets Springtime" mini kit:

The butterfly is a forgery that I made for my March 2019 CKC kit. I re-purposed a cardstock printed "printer alignment" page and put it back into the printer putting butterfly clipart images over it which I fussy-cut out. This is the 3rd one I've used so far.

link:  https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/04/april-2019-challenge-1-april-showers.html

#5: Inspired By blog prompt and image for Rainy Day Party: I used a blue and blue-gray tone floral paper similar to the background in this photo prompt. I also stamped a cloud 2 times and added colored pencil highlights to get it to show up better on the textured cardstock. And the rainbow stamp is filled in with some green, yellow, and orange like some of the treats seen in pic 67=

link: https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/04/inspired-by-rainy-day-party.html

Shout-outs also to:

a. Paper Sweeties website for the stamp set that had the quote, cloud, raindrops, and rainbow

link:  https://papersweeties.com/

More views of this encouragement occasion greeting card:

Stay tuned for a 2-page scrapbook layout using this mini kit. I'm needing to add embellishments, title, and date with maybe a few lines of journaling before I can present the double page spread.

Crafting in windy USA heartland,

Becca S