My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog NEW starting 15 January 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I've been on the design team for My Time to Craft for a couple of years now and I truly appreciate the owner, Shell's, laid-back easy to be part of the DT approach. She announced to us about 2 months ago that she was wanting to start a Christmas-based one. This is the very first challenge 'contest' for this new challenge blog!!!!

For the first 8 months of 2020, I participated in a weekly Christmas-focused card-making challenge blog. I really enjoyed that. So since Shell is beginning MTTCC has a spin-off of her MTTC and on alternating Fridays, I thought I'd try being part of the design team. Join us and get a jumpstart on your Christmas cards in order to reduce holiday stress at the end of the year!

1st theme for MTTCC--My Time to Craft Christmas is reindeer. Start date is 1/15/2021. Deadline date is 1/28/2021.

Design notes:

1. Santa on Rudolph is rub-on transfer from Carta Bella's "A Very Merry Christmas" set

2. heart stencil sheet is by Jot; purchased at Dollar Tree; bubble gum pink acrylic paint was applied with a sponge dauber brush and then red colored pencil was shaded over in order to get that watermelon red tone seen in the washi tapes

3. 2 washi tapes are part of a 3 pack set from Jolee

4. largest letters for "ho!" are from Simple Stories; the tiny tile letters are from Webster Pages

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MTTCC link for #1 Reindeers challenge posting=

link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/01/here-we-go.html

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My 1st personal creative challenge for 2021 is to copy-cat a sketch layout from a card in 2010 or 2011 to inspire me, so I have picked this teacher card from May 18, 2010 to revamp for this Christmas card shown up above. The similarities are: Santa strip is in about same location as the tree ATC card; there are 2 deer on right side like the 2 owls; the 2 washi tapes are crossed like the 2 ribbons. =

My 2nd personal creative challenge for 2021 is to include either heart shape(s) and/or the word(s) heart or love into my projects. After such a stressful year, I figured all my family and friends who receive my cards need to have some positivity. On this card, I have the heart stencils used again like I did on another recent DT project this month and the words 'love' and 'dear' show affection.

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card's photo or this posting will be shared:

a. Merry Little Christmas challenge blog

link- https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/mlccb-30-january-anything-christmas-goes.html

b. Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog

link: https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/christmas-kickstart-challenge-46-such.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in FB

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of these teams: [1] My Time to Craft Christmas; [2] My Time to Craft; [3] A Place to Start; and [4] Createful Heart Designs

MTTC challenge blog DT project for 8 Jan 2021 with Thank You theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart has made a decision to do my best to include either heart-shape or word 'love' or 'heart' for every card I make in 2021. 2020 wasn't too overly filled with trauma and drama as compared to the previous 2-3 years prior but with all the government restrictions affecting shopping, eating out, and school attendance related to Covid-19, I believe all my friends and family need a little visual reminder that they are loved this year.

My Time to Craft (MTTC) challenge blog is starting the new year with the theme "Thank You". That's a good one following a week or so of receiving Christmas gifts. MTTC's challenges are for 2 weeks/fortnight, so #448 =January 8-21. The next fortnight challenge starts on January 22. Make sure to participate! Use the link listed below to take you to MTTC blog site and learn about guidelines for submissions and to see what the other DT members have made.

Sketch layout comparisons (refer to 2010 card photo further down in this posting)= brackets and bracketed-frames replace the decorative punching and stenciled flourishes; yellow (sunflower) paper doily holes and texture replace the decorative edging on the lavender focal paper; sentiment is in same location; 

MTTC link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-448-thank-you.html

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My personal creative challenge this year is to take a card layout from 2010 or 2011 to copy-cat in 2021. This card was downloaded by me on 3/23/2010 for my sister's anniversary. I used lots of tools and techniques like decorative-edged scissors, decorative punch, stencils for heart and flourishes, date stamper, and word-processing for the sentiment:

A 2nd personal creative challenge in 2021 is to include a heart-shape and/or word(s) 'heart' or 'love' on every card I make this year. After a stressful 2020, all my friends and family need visual reminders that they are loved by me. 

My Thank You card shown up above has some little hearts made with marker and then topped with glitter paint pens.

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where the card photo or this posting link will be shared:

a. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; 1st challenge for 2021; use new item; the bracket and frames (stickers) are recent purchase; Webster's Pages products 

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/01/413-all-about-new.html

b. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges; 1st challenge for 2021; Anything Goes (using paper); 

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/01/pennys-challenge-487.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; a sharing group for artists and crafters; mediums used were=

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

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member for these teams: [1] My Time to Craft; [2] My Time to Craft Christmas; NEW on 1/15/2021; [3] A Place to Start; and [4] Createful Heart Designs

APTS challenge blog DT project Jan 2021 Anything Goes theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-craftsy heart craves time to be creative! Doesn't yours? A Place To Start (APTS) challenge blog is starting the new year 2021 with anything goes as the first month's theme. This gives you unlimited possibilities of the type of greeting card or paper-crafting project you would like to submit!--new baby, new home, new year, thanks, birthday, anniversary, and hundreds of others!

APTS challenge blog; January 4, 2021 is start date (first Monday of each month)

Anything Goes theme; look further down the posting to see the card photo from 2010 that I've gone back to copy-cat the layout=

Design notes:

1. square white card base and matching envelope = old; in my stash for many years

2. heart stencil sheet = by Jot; purchased at Dollar Tree

3. purple acrylic paint tube and sponge dauber brush = purchased at Dollar Tree

4. rhinestone style gem dots = old; in my stash for years

5. color-blocked striped washi tape = from a planner stationery set (Pen + Gear=?)

6. cross-hatch hearts, "Thanks", and heart with sentiment = cut from upcycled card purchased in notecard set at Dollar Tree

7. text print cardstock = I think this is My Mind's Eye; available from American Crafts; I obtained in it in an order from Peachy Cheap website/newsletter

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APTS' challenge blog design team (DT) badge=

APTS' link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-2021-challenge-1-anything-goes.html

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As a personal challenge, I'm going to go back to 2010 or 2011 and picking out an old card to copy-cat the layout. The download said this was April 5, 2010=

Similarities include: square; lots of text print; arch of shapes; accent lines at bottom left and top right

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other challenges and groups where this card and/or posting will be shared=

a. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; month-long; Anything Goes

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-1-january-2021-anything-goes.html

b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started 1/3/2021; Anything Goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/01/c149-6th-birthday-celebration.html

d. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; sharing group of artists and crafters; different mediums included were paint; stenciling; crystal dots; different cardstocks, patterned paper, and paper tape

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in FB; sharing group of crafting bloggers, DT members, and blog owners

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of [1] A Place To Start; [2] Createful Heart Designs; [3] My Time to Craft; and [4] My Time to Craft Christmas (new in 2021)