DT project for PPCC blog no 430 reveal on 15 May 2019

this darling Curly Sue digital image was provided by Oddball Art to the DT crew at PPCC blog for #430 and I decided to color it 2 ways=

I love ewe beautiful!
color: coppery brown and a muted blue for the button eyes
design notes:
*colors of image are repeated in lighter tones in the plaid patterned paper, washi tape, and some of the puffy letter stickers (I heart ewe or I love ewe/you beautiful)
*also the top half of the beautiful sticker has a very soft muted green that repeats in the plaid paper under it

Life loves hope!

color: charcoal gray and a muted mauve/lavender 

design notes:

*little curly marks added around the edge of the image

*the mauve/lavender repeated in different tones in the patterned cardstocks and stickers

Blogs and/or groups that I'll link to:

a. PPCC blog #430 for design team commitment--anything goes theme--used Oddball Arts' Curly Sue image on 2 different cards, 2 different occasions/sentiments, and colored 2 different ways
link: http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-430.html

ID badges for PPCC and Oddball Arts=

b. Facebook group "Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls"

c. Not Just Cards Challenge blog May 2019 anything goes theme starting 11 May 2019
link: http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-challenge-results-of-april.html

NJCCB's ID badge=

That's it; short and sweet! I had another DT post reveal with TCCC that you can see in the older postings from earlier today. On Friday, I will have a MTTC dt reveal post and yet another dt project for APTS that will be revealed on Monday, May 20th. Then May 22nd starts again for PPCC...and who knows what I might have time to create between now and next week!

From the USA heartland, Becca S 

DT project for TCCC blog no 219 for 15 May 2019

Theme for this new challenge is a shaker card/tag and/or I spy 'm' items. Sponsor for DT crews' digital images are My Besties and Scribbles Design. Mine is from My Besties. This is for The Crafter's Café Challenge blog.

1st version of the image for my mom who has been magnificent to my siblings and me! This was given to her on Mother's Day but not shown until this posting. I colored the My Besties image to match her hair and eye colors.

M items:

*midnight blues (foil butterflies, several patterned papers)

*metal

*mesh

*music tape
*mixed media

2nd version of the image for my sister Martha who has been marvelous to me! Her birthday is in May. The My Besties image was colored to match her hair color and eye color.

M items:
*midnight blues (brocade tape, glitter felt flower, gem dot)
*magenta (glitter heart, marbled paper, gem dots above the flower embellishments, and some of the puffy letters)
*M in marvelous
*music tape
*mixed media

These mixed media cards will be shared with:

a. TCCC blog design team project #219
link: https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/05/219.html

b.my Facebook group: "Mixed Media Creativity"

c. A Inky Mess blog's mixed media theme challenge until May 24, 2019
link: https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/2019/04/challenge-30.html

And the ID badges for the 2 sponsors at TCCC #219 look like these:

this is an older one; the TCCC blog has a specific one that announces their prize sponsorship

here is my personal watermark badge for TCCC:

Thanks for visiting! Sometime later today I should have a PPCC blog DT post to reveal, then another on Friday, May 17 for My Time to Craft challenge blog and the last design team commitment will have a mid-month type reminder post on Monday, May 20.

Crafting has always been a hobby of mine since I was about 9 years old! In the past 2 years it has become more about being a stress reliever due to lots of traumas and dramas that my husband and I have been experiencing. For whatever reason you craft, keep being creative. It is a wonderful way of expression.

From the USA heartland,
Becca S

Sending Smiles card of Bear Cub and have a Fab Birthday card for PPCCB no 429 design team inspiration

Brave bear cub is reminding that "you've got this"! Sending smiles your way! Card #1

The cute digital image is from Fabrika Fantasy and they are a prize sponsor & DT crew's image sponsor at PPCC blog for #429. Another prize sponsor is Di's Digi Stamps. All the details can be found using the link I'll provide later in the post...so keep reading!

The image was printed on kraft cardstock then outlined; cut; mounted onto bold yellow paper before being added on top of the chevron patterned strip and the 2 pocket cards:

CARD #2 Have a Fabulous Birthday! using same image of Bear Cub from Fabrika Fantasy for PPCC blog's #429=

PPCC blog #429 link= https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/05/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-429.html

Some design notes about the construction of these cards and other challenge/blog link-ups=

Card #1=the mocha brown cardstock base for the card is the B/reverse side of the yellow with the palm trees and arrows as its corner design; these papers were put together as one of my May CKC blog mini kits (their inspirational picked kit has lots of reds, yellows, greens, and blues along with lots of travel motifs)

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Card #1=the 2 pocket cards were from a sheet that I used in January 2019; the pack had 2 sheets; the reverse side is a muted red and cream lattice print which I almost used but decided to use the circus/amusement park themed cards behind the bear cub

CKC blog link for May 2019 mini kits= https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-2019-mini-kit-reveal-and-projects.html

this is another May 2019 mini kit I organized from about 4-5 months of previous leftovers that I thought either color or theme wise helped reflect the picked kit to emulate; as you can see the 'ticket to ride' card and a different one with elephants were trimmed out to use; the remainder of the sheet is turned over and shown on the left.

Card #2's base is a reverse of an old-fashioned camera patterned cardstock also in another May mini kit; as well as the cream solid color cardstock that the focal bear image is printed on.

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Jo's Scrap Shack #280 FFC=Always Anything Goes theme; started May 3rd and ends May 10th; link: http://www.josscrapshack.com/2019/05/ffc-280-aag-with-paper-shelter.html

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More scanned & cropped views of Card #1 brave bear cub encouragement card=

I'm my own worst critic; not happy with the use of colored pencils on the kraft cardstock for Card #1. I thought it would have a softer effect; that not so much filling in would have to be done. Then it seemed like I just had to keep coloring and layering different hues everywhere; like the balloon that started with yellow and then had orange and pink added..ugh!

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I'm happy with the outlining. And the outlining around the 2 stickers in the corner because that gray helps unify with the edging of the pocket cards and the gray chevrons in the patterned cardstock strip. Otherwise, this card makes a cute encouragement project to mail this week.

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Card #2 has a C.A.S. styling that is not normal for me! I like that foam tabs were used behind the image to lift it up, just like the sentiment stick-on. The fill-in for this bear was used with my secret tool (glitter eye shadow!!!). I outlined this image too but did a double band using reddish brown marker for the outer band and purple for the inner band. The balloon is lavender, the journal card has a mauve-pink, and the sentiment stick-on has lavender. I think they are great contrasts to the dark brown base CS.

Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S