Masculine birthday card with contrasts for PPCC no 433 design team project

As adults I find that celebrating birthdays is usually a balance between daily living obligations vs relaxing and taking it easy. So this card shows that struggle--forceful words on the cover folds but either whining complaints or wishes or accomplishments on the inside panels.

Dr. Digi's Dunderton Rugby Club image of "Derek" is the star of this card:

PPCC blog #433 is another weekly challenge with Anything Goes (with paper-crafting) theme starting June 5, 2019. There are 2 prize sponsors & contributors of images for the design team to highlight: Time For Tea Designs and Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. I'm working with one of Dr. Digi's series featuring Derek.

PPCC post link for recent winner & top 3 since #433 hasn't been posted as of 2:20pm Wed. 6/5/19=

https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/06/pennys-challenge-431-winner-top-3.html

**I'll edit in the link for #433 as soon as it is available. https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/06/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-433.html

PPCC's ID badge=

Dr. Digi's ID badge=

Time For Tea Design's ID badge=

more scanned pics from start to finish:

Dimensions: 7" high and then each section is 3.5" wide or 10.5" wide total

"Do I have to adult today?"  "I need a nap!"  "Busy, busy, busy."

"I love naps."  "Can I get a day off?"  "Gettin' stuff done!" And in the top right corner of the center panel: "Nope, not today!"

Before the day was over, I had edited--changing the birthday related stick-on and adding a tiny planner sticker to Derek's left ("I need a time out").

Some of the vendors:
a. for the black and white glossy label sticker and the black & white checked washi tape= Pen + Gear
b. dark red marbleized cardstock = Colorbok
c. triangle print and zebra print papers= The Paper Studio
d. stickers "strong" and "fearless" = Simple Stories
e. all the planner type stickers = Simple Stories
f. others not mentioned thus far in the blog post...I've just had too long to keep track of.

Facebook groups and another challenge blog being linked to/shared:
a. Paper, Paper, Paper, and DT Calls (FB)
b. 100 Pattern Papers Challenge (using old inventory= the triangle  print and zebra print papers from The Paper Studio have been in my stuff for 1.5 years)
c. Cute n Crafty Challenge #28   = theme is Father's Day or Card for a Man [mine is birthday card for my brother]; link http://cutencraftychallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/challenge-28-fathers-day-or-card-for-man.html

Have a wonderful week!

From the USA heartland,

Becca S

Stencil Me In theme for June 2019 challenge month at A Place To Start blog

Don't you love puns?!!! Pencil me in...or stencil me in...this project is going mixed media=

A Place To Start challenge blog June 2019 link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-2019-challenge-stencil-me-in-use.html


APTS has 2 different ID badge images (sprouting plant; child drawing)

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other blogs and/or Facebook groups

(1) A Inky Mess #31 mixed media theme challenge started 25 May 2019
link= https://ainkymess.blogspot.com/2019/05/challenge-31.html

AIM's blog ID badge:

List of different art/craft mediums used:
a. inking around base CS and layered flower papers
b. texture rubbing over 5 stencils and 1 scalloped/fish scale texture plate
c. set of different sized round circle stencils used for the focal flower accent
d. stamping 2x of dotted flower stamp with black ink (Paper Sweeties)
e. cording wrapped and tied around the middle
f. gem dots, blue butterfly, pink LOVE stickers/stick-ons added for embellishments
g. mauve glitter eye shadow makeup (Colormates) added on top of white foam heart stickers



(2) project photo will be shared with 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group on Facebook; premise of the group is to select at least 100 print papers/cardstock and use them within 1 calendar year...so far this is my 2nd year but I still don't keep track adequately...I do know that the dark purple cardstock for the base and the 2 print papers for the layered 'flower' are old stuff picked up in my craft zone out in one of our garages!

(3) project photo will be also shared in Facebook with "Mixed Media Creativity", a closed group started by yours truly!

(4) Facebook group for stamp company Paper Sweeties; project photo will be shared with this group

 More scanned pics:

Until next time from the rain-drenched USA heartland,
Becca S

Feminine and or embossing theme for TCCC blog no 220 starting 1 June 2019

Enchantress--Lady Gatherer of Butterflies...that's my name for this image:

The Crafter's Café Challenge blog ID badge as my watermark DT crew badge=

link= https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/06/220-feminine-girl-or-lady-andor-embossed.html

prize sponsor and provider of my Lizzy Hopwood digital image= Morgan's Art World

https://www.facebook.com/groups/163615714504851/

The other prize sponsor and image provider for part of the DT crew was Decosse's Dynamite Doodle's (ID badge):

Links for these 2 companies can be found using the TCCC blog post link up above. Remember the theme(s) are feminine (girls or ladies) and/or embossing. I opted to just concentrate on feminine.

shout-out to Facebook group 100 Pattern Papers Challenge= the marble/shell looking base cardstock, the checked, and yellow with white chevron papers along with the mocha grosgrain ribbon are old inventory; specifically leftover sections from a project last autumn! I brought them in from my garage work zone this afternoon to work on doing something creatively amazing for "Lizzy Hopwood" while sitting at the dining room table! This is what I came up with.

shout-out to Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog and Facebook community group = the pink and white chevron strip and soft raspberry strip are scraps from cardstock papers used this winter for many of their kits and/or challenges.

These 2 groups have really energized my creative process these past 10 months to delve into my old inventory and put different combinations together. I've always loved to mix and match however these groups really endorse that thinking and I feel it has been liberating to know that there are others across the world feeling the same way.

shout-out to Use Your Stuff #360 using their mood board [marbling look from the top left; color hues; butterflies; lots of curved lines in the image, additional butterfly sticker, "O" of OK, and the ?]

link: http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/05/use-your-stuff-360-mood-board.html

the mood board photo=

Aren't you just loving how this all came together?!?!! Delightful image. Delicious patterned papers and colors. Great layout styling.

From the yo-yo weathered & soggy USA heartland,
Becca S