APTS Challenge Blog August 2021 Theme is What is Your Style

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Oh, my artsy-crafty heart got slightly overwhelmed for a short bit when I looked to see in our design team group blog what the August theme or option twist was going to be. Chana stated the theme as What's Your Style? (or genre). Some of the early birds in the DT squad have done CAS or Christmas or mixed media. So I started thinking mixed media too but then I also like to interpret sketch layouts and to mix patterns/prints. My August 2021 design team inspiration project will be a mix-up of printed patterns and some mixed media for a birthday card. 

*A Place To Start (APTS) challenge blog

*#8 for 2021; month of August; starts on the first Monday of the month which is 8/2/2021

*Theme is "What's Your Style?"; please state it in your blog to help us comment directly about this aspect of your participation project

Spring Market Birthday card=

and the inside panel=

"Refresh, Renew, Restore" for the top phrase sticker and "Life as I know it is beautiful" for the bottom one and more of the 3 stacked border stickers are more of the WP's Spring Market collection.

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APTS blog badge for resident designers (DT member)= 

link to #8 August 2021 challenge month participation=

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-2021-challenge-8-whats-your.html

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Design and vendor notes=

a. the 2 sizes of journal cards and coordinating stickers are from Webster Pages' Spring Market collection

b. the red and white checked gingham cardstock is recycled packaging insert section

c. the harvest gold with white alpha tile stickers are from Freckled Fawn

d. the gray circle acrylic accents and the blue square acrylic accents, unknown origins due to being in my stash for many years

e. butterfly chipboard die-cut stick-on was part of sheet set bought at Dollar Tree

f. some brown inked edging was done on the 2 journaling cards and the red and white checked gingham that I put together as the focal collage for this birthday card

g. Most of the patterned papers and cardstock strips are old stash; the light yellow with white dots tiny section above the red and white checked gingham is a cardstock from My Mind's Eye

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Besides this personal blog and APTS blog as a design team member, I will be sharing the main card photo or linking this posting to the following=

1. Seize The Birthday challenge blog; http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/07/seize-birthday-219-travel.html

2. Mix It Up challenge blog; https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/miucb-52-anything-goes-mixed-media.html

3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/08/c-163.html  

blog badges for #1-3; random order

4. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook [inked edges for most of the papers; acrylic accent pieces; chipboard butterfly; alpha stickers; journal cards; recycled packaging insert/backing]

5. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of A Place To Start challenge blog

 

My Time To Craft Christmas Has New Theme Use of Plaid and or Gingham

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Another theme for use of product that my artsy-crafty heart didn't get too anxious over is this new one for My Time To Craft Christmas. Use plaid and/or gingham for your Christmas/winter occasion card. I don't have an overload of either one, so I went treasure hunting through some of my stash and even a box of mostly wintery blues looking for inspiration. I knew I had a deep red and white buffalo check paper and a black and white version. Went with the black and white. Set out some scrap red CS and pulled a new sheet of black CS for the base. Discovered the small dark red and white check gingham style CS that is recycled packaging from 2 or 3 Christmases ago. Pulled out the red painted wood stocking (letter J) and started building the card.

JOY--Just for You Christmas card=

*MTTCC #15

*starts July 30, 2021 and will last for 13 days

*theme = use plaid and/or gingham on your Christmas/winter card

*link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-15-plaidgingham.html

*MTTCC blog badge and design team member badge

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other embellishments or vendor notes

a. "Just For You" black dazzle from Paper Wishes company website

b. silver metallic letters (O and Y) are from Freckled Fawn

c. black and white buffalo check patterned paper from The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby

d. red and black cardstocks (CS) are either Pen + Gear or Astrobrights/Neenah

e. the joyful looking gingerbread man sticker is a very old stash item

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other challenge blogs for participant linkage=

1. Aud Sentiments challenge blog; Anything Goes + sentiment (my card has "Joy--Just For You")

link= https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/280-anything-goes-sentiment.html

2. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays challenge blog; July 2021; Christmas in July theme; I've got the red painted wood stocking and the gingerbread man/cookie image

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2021/07/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-july.html

3. Crafty Gals Corner challenge blog; every other Wednesday; current theme is Christmas in July; THIS IS MY FIRST PARTICIPATION LINK FOR THIS BLOG!!!

link= http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-221-christmas-in-july.html

4. Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog; Anything Christmas; 

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-challenge-reminder-anything-goes.html 

Challenge blogs' badges, which might be out of order, I'm linking to as a participant--

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Facebook groups for sharing=

a. Slimline Card Obsessed group

b. The Seasonal Cardmaker group

c. Mixed Media Creativity group 

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

MTTC no 462 DT card for no patterned paper usage theme challenge starting 23 July 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart wasn't too worried with this theme because I've made lots of cards recently with solid color cardstocks with either the images and/or use of washi tape providing colors and lines. This time I wanted to go on a bit different route and create a scene mixing soft waxy paint stick, stencil, some chipboard die-cut stick-ons, jumbo gem dots, vellum, and two alpha tile stickers. I'm actually combining 3 different blog challenges together with the focal panel, so continue reading the post to find out what the requirements are for the other 2. 

*My Time To Craft (MTTC) challenge blog, design team inspiration project

*#462

*theme= no patterned paper (also known as designer paper)

*starts morning of Friday, July 23, 2021 and lasts for 13 days

"One More Candle on the Cake" Birthday card=

 MTTC's #462 link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-462-no-patterned-papers.html

Design & vendor notes: 

a. solid color cardstocks are actually neon bright but due to printer's scanner light the hues are pastel and available for Pen + Gear

b. vellum strip, stencil for the 'sun', black marker for the tiny ladybug, gem dots, die-cut flowers and leaf with ladybug are from stash

c. "HB" alpha tiles are from Freckled Fawn

d. yellow wax and green wax are 2 colors along with 2 others available in a 'paint sticks' set from Art Skills; available at Dollar General stores

e. the 'sun' was stenciled first and then the stems and short grass lines; vellum was applied with clear glue tape on opposite side of the lettering in order to hide it as best that I could; die-cuts and alphas added next; jumbo gem dots for polka dot element for a challenge were added as other flower buds; and a 2nd ladybug needed for a 3rd challenge was made with black marker and tiny red glitter foam heart onto the leaf

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links and themes for 2 other challenge blogs with this card=

1. Make the Cards Challenge #25 has 3-2-1 theme started Wednesday, July 21, 2021; 3 die-cut flowers, 2 ladybugs (1 die-cut and 1 made from teeny red glitter foam heart), and 1 sunshine (stenciled)

link= https://makethecardschallenge.com/make-the-cards-challenge-25/

2. Paper Craft Crew #436 Tic-Tac-Toe theme started Wednesday, July 21, 2021; using center row across= polka dots (jumbo gem dots), vellum phrase, birthday (HB for happy birthday and reference to cake and candle on the vellum); the card focal also qualifies for the center column with die-cuts, vellum, and marker(s)...black used to make tiny ladybug!!!!

link= https://papercraftcrew.com/pcc436-tic-tac-toe-challenge/

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Facebook groups for either linking this posting or sharing card photo include:

aa. Mixed Media Creativity group

bb. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

cc. The Seasonal Cardmaker group

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog