MTTCC #49 Candy Canes Theme starts 9 December 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart's excited that 2 techniques that I've not really done too much before seemed to have worked for this card. Yea! I'm pleased with the results. 

For me this is my clean and simple style! It's not overloaded with a mix of patterns or colors or embellishments. It does have some sheen and sparkle within the red, white, and black hued palette. 

This candy cane Christmas card is my inspiration project for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog. We're getting close to ending our 2nd year as a sister, spin-off from MTTC, a general occasion mix of themes. Theme #49 is about candy canes, so include that iconic letter J/shepherd's hook red and white striped shape on your winter holiday cards before December 22.

Candy Cane Christmas card=

Technique #1: enamel/pearl finish red dots are arranged in a curved wave instead of straight line.

Technique #2: red glitter glue was applied around each candy cane cutout (The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby for the patterned paper). I used an alphabet stencil "J" on the back side of the paper with 2 going one direction and 1 going the opposite. Then I enlarged each one by 1/8" or so around the outside of the traced stencil to make them a bit larger. Cut them out. Inked edges in red. Glued in place and then carefully piped the red glitter glue around each one. Allowed the glue to dry for about 5-6 hours before scanning on my computer printer.

Other supply vendors:

a. the red, pink, and white floral cardstock is from the Mint Berry paper pad (The Paper Studio); it's my 2022 goal for the FB group 100 Patterned Papers challenge to get bashed this year

b. the "MC" red metallic foil dazzles/stickers are from Paper Wishes website; so is the little white and silver snowflake

c. the reddish orange glitter specialty cardstock and the black textured cardstock are from my stash; I've had several pieces of both for 1-2 years

MTTCC #49 link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/12/mttcc-49-theme-is-candy-canes.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to share/link-up are=

1. The Paper Funday Challenges blog; started Dec 7; Anything Goes with option of Holiday Time; my card is about candy cane Christmas

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/december-2022-challenge-48-anything.html

2. Sisterhood of Crafters challenge blog; since late November/about 3 days left; Anything Christmas or Winter

link= https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2022/11/anything-christmas-or-winter.html

3. Krafty Chicks challenge blog; Week 2 of December starting Thu Dec 8; Christmas; 

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/krafty-chicks-challenge-641-week-2.html

4. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

5. Mixed Media Creativity group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**I'm on the design team for MTTCC and MTTC as well as 5 others: OUAT, THICC, AACB, MLCCB, MIUCB.

***And I own 3 challenge blogs: FarmQuest and Heart's Quest and less than a month ago I took over the ownership of The Fairy and The Unicorn Challenge blog. 

 

MTTC #496 DT notecard for Anything Related to Sheep theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This is going to be super short posting for me! --really! Too much going on this week. 

My Time To Craft's new theme #496 is "Anything Related To Sheep". At the time, I was thinking winter sweaters, sheep and shepherds for Nativity Christmas cards but this can be so much more in a broader sense. Think of the nursery rhyme Mary Had A Little Lamb for a baby congratulations card or a 1st birthday card for a little girl. A birthday card for a cat lover that shows a ball of yarn. Or even a crocheting or knitting image. Barnyard scene with farm animals including a sheep or lamb. Etc. December 2-15, 2022.

I decided to do a religious thinking of you encouragement notecard=

I've had the Sunday School lamb stickers and the vellum "The Good Shepherd" for probably 10-20+ years!!! The animal print patterned paper, striped patterned paper and plaid cardstock scraps (Fancy Pants Designs) are newer. Also the blue-gray flat base notecard is newer stash item (Darice). The Stampin' Up "Thinking of You" is another old item. 

MTTC's #496 link=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/mttc-496-anything-related-to-sheep-lamb.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are=

A. Krafty Chicks Challenges blog; Thursday Dec 1 start; Stamp Act theme week; MY card has "thinking of you"

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/12/krafty-chicks-challenge-640-week-1.html

B. Critter Crazy challenge blog; Thursday Dec 1 start; Anything with a Critter has the focus; MY card has several little lamb picture stickers above the main sentiment for the focal

link= https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-69-anything-goes-with.html

C. The Cutie Pie Challenges blog; started Nov 17; Four Legged Friends; MY card has 3 little lamb picture stickers

link= http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-no-177-theme-four-legged.html

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Facebook groups to share/link are= 

1. Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship group

2. Bible Journaling and Faith Art group

3. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group

4. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland (with maternal grandparents who had sheep on the farm for many years),

Becca S

**Note= you can find me all over the paper-crafting blog world 

DT member for these 7: MTTC, MTTCC, MIUCB, MLCCB, THICC, OUAT, AACB

and owner of these 3 challenge blogs this year: FarmQuest, Heart's Quest, and The Fairy and The Unicorn Challenge

Once Upon A Time DT project for December 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart flip flops with some indecision, nerves, and excitement about creating for Once Upon A Time challenge blog. The owner, Deanne, picks a children's book to feature for each month. This blog is fairly new starting in August this year. A couple of times I've tried to replicate the cover as closely to the original and sometimes like this month, I'm just incorporating a few 'nods' to the book cover artwork.

December 2022 book is "The Legend of the Poinsettia" by Tomie dePaola (retold by and illustrated by)

Here's my interpretation--Presenting Gifts Christmas card=

From the book cover, to me it looked like the young girl is providing or presenting candlelight for her family and/or neighbors. I thought these cute woodland animal stickers with gift packages (The Paper Studio) could replace the candles (or what is being presented/provided).  Due to the size of the felt poinsettia, I've only included the one and then a cluster of paper scraps (green and white is The Paper Studio and wood & green tree cardstock scraps are Fancy Pants Designs) and a die-cut snowflake for color and winter seasonal accents. 

The blue and green chosen for the buffalo plaid cardstocks (The Paper Studio) are nods to the hills and leaves on the right side of the book cover. 

Here's the book cover=

OUAT December 2022 blog post link=

https://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-5-legend-of-poinsettia.html

(Deanne includes a video link of the book being read, so this could be shared in a classroom, with your children or grandchildren, etc.)

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other challenge blogs

A. Paper Minutes challenge blog; started Nov 29, 2022; Anything Christmas, winter, moody; MY card has the present-bearing forest animals, a poinsettia, some pine trees on a scrap, "MC" stamped

link= https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2022/11/paperminutes-772-winter-weihnachten.html

B. Unicorn challenge blog; Christmas Is Coming theme; MY card is full of Christmas-y elements

link= http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-82-christmas-is-coming.html

C. The Cutie Pie challenge blog; started Nov 14th; Four Legged Friends; MY card has 3 forest animals with 2 having 4 legs (raccoon and fox) and it's really cute Christmas card! 

link= http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-no-177-theme-four-legged.html

D. Critter Crazy Challenge blog; starting Dec 1; Anything with a critter; My card has 3 forest animals: owl, raccoon, and fox

link= https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/12/challenge-69-anything-goes-with.html

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Facebook group for sharing either the photo or this blog link are=

1. Mixed Media Creativity group

2. The Crafty Addicts

3. Paper Crafting For Everyone 

4. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm a DT member of OUAT as well as these 6 others= MTTC, MTTCC, MIUCB, MLCCB, AACB, THICC

and owner of these 3 challenge blogs= TFATU, HQCB, FQCB= 

The Fairy and The Unicorn (anything fantasy, mythical, mystical such as gnomes, elves, angels, dragons, mermaids, etc.)

Heart's Quest (alternating themes using required colors of hearts shapes or using the word 'love')

FarmQuest (farm or rural country theme topics)