TFATU January 2023 REMINDER card PLUS Collaboration with Double Trouble

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! It's a wonderful opportunity for The Fairy and The Unicorn challenge blog to collaborate with Double Trouble! D.T.C.B. has such an unique way to approach challenge themes and to do it in a way that supports another challenge blog! 

Our usual time table schedules are a bit offset but starting today, January 20 through the 31st, you can continue to link up Anything Fantasy Goes cards with us AND/OR add some type of stitching detail to your card to also qualify for Double Trouble. Your chances for prizes and recognition at Double Trouble increase if you do ours, too. 

This is for my reminder/special collaboration announcement post extra inspiration project is --

Design notes:

1. Pixie Dust Designs = 2 gnomes, gnome house, and the sentiment stamp

2. Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website = the checked gingham scraps in different colors

3. My Mind's Eye = cardstock scrap between the kraft paper and blue specialty textured paper

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Double Trouble blog link for January 20-February 5th =

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/Challenge-130.html

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TFATU/The Fairy and The Unicorn challenge blog; January 2023 link reminder =

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/tfatu-january-2023-reminder-and-special.html

**TFATU will end on January 31st. The next competition will start February 4th (on the 1st Saturday of the month).

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other challenge blogs to share this card/post link are:

A. As You Like It challenge blog; still days remaining; Theme = favorite reason to send a card and why; MY cards--whatever the occasion such as get well, birthday, anniversary, etc. I like to add personalized touches whether it's their favorite color, favorite flower, something related to a hobby or their job, etc. For this gnome theme Christmas card, it was made for my 91 year old great aunt who has a huge collection of gnomes for both her yard and in her apartment. 

link= http://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/favourite-reason-to-send-card-and-why.html

B. Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog; Jan 2023; Theme = Snippets; MY card has scraps for the cluster in the top left corner, the kraft paper, and the paisley cardstock behind the kraft paper

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-challenge-snippets.html

C. Sparkles Christmas Challenge blog; Theme= Sparkle/Glitter Accents; MY card has "love" and 2 little hearts in red glitter

link= https://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/144-sparkleglitter-accents.html

D. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up challenge blog; Jan 2023; Anything Christmas Goes; option something old/something new; MY card has all old items with the newest being the Pixie Dust Designs stamps

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-96-anything-goes-christmas.html 

and Facebook groups to share are:

1. Mixed Media Creativity

2. The Crafty Addicts

3. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

4. Paper Crafting For Everyone

5. Pixie Dust Designs VIP group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm the new owner of TFATU. I also own FarmQuest and Heart's Quest challenge blogs.

*I'm the co-owner/DT of Ally's Angels. 

*I'm a DT member of My Time To Craft, My Time To Craft Christmas, The Holly and The Ivy Christmas, Merry Little Christmas, Mix It Up, and Once Upon A Time.

MTTCC #52 DT inspiration card for 20 January 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

This is one of two personal paper-crafting blogs to showcase mostly my design team commitment projects for 8 blogs!! YES! I own 1 of these, co-own another, and manage 2 more out of the 8. So lot's to share every week. 

Luckily schedules do vary and only about 2x or 3x per year do I get whammied. 

This post is for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog's #52 theme that runs from January 20, 2023-February 2, 2023.

The theme is patterned papers Christmas/winter holidays. 

I decided to go with an ornament theme patterned cardstock with a bit of green and white checked gingham paper for a 2nd print. 

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Vendor notes:

*ornament patterned cardstock, the 3 ornament die-cuts, and 'falalalala' die-cut = Cottage Christmas collection by Fancy Pants Designs

*red glitter ornament sticker = The Paper Studio

*the checked gingham print paper and dark green foil "MC" dazzles/stickers = Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

*taupe flat cardstock base 5"x7" with envelope = The Paper Source's website

MTTCC's #52 blog posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/01/mttcc-52-theme-of-patterned-paper-usage.html

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other challenge blogs for sharing/linking are:

A. Sparkles Christmas Challenge blog; Jan 2023; Sparkles/Glitter accents; MY card has red glitter ornament sticker and the shine from the green foil "Merry Christmas" dazzles/stickers

link= https://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/144-sparkleglitter-accents.html

B. The 12 Months of Christmas challenge blog; Jan 2023; Anything Christmas Goes with option of something old vs new; MY card's only new item is the red glitter ornament sticker with the rest of the items at 1-3 years old

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-96-anything-goes-christmas.html

C. Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog; started Jan 11th with many days yet; Snippets theme; MY card has a scrap of green checked gingham used for a bottom panel/portion

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-challenge-snippets.html

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D. ABC Christmas challenge blog; Jan 2023; A is for Anything Christmas or B for Bear; MY card is for A=anything Christmas

link= https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/abc-christmas-challenge-b-are-for.html

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Facebook groups for sharing/linking are:

1. The Seasonal Cardmaker

2. The Crafty Addicts 

 3. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*MTTCC and its sister blog MTTC= manager and DT

*AACB = co-owner and DT

*TFATU, FQCB, and HQCB = owner and DT

*OUAT, THICC, MIUCB, MLCCB = DT 

Krafty Chicks #647 GD inspiration project for Week 3 January 2023 with CAS theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

My heart is happy to be able to share my 3rd Guest Chick/Designer opportunity with Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog!

Krafty Chicks #647 has a CAS or Clean and Simple theme

for Week 3 of January 2023. 

(January 19-25th)

It is SO DIFFICULT for my left-handed, right brain to minimize for a card. Towards the end of 2022 I've been less panicked about doing a CAS style but I still have some nerves and doubt. 

Even with this one for KCCB! I worried and stewed over every little decision. 

The wood heart with gold foil dots was my biggest stressor--do I include it or not?

My best friend since about 1st grade really likes neutrals for both her home and her clothes. So this was pieced together for her for Valentine's Day. 

Vendor notes:

a. the floral die-cut, 3 scraps, A2 white card base and the sentiment 'label' are from Simple Stories card kit

b. the wood heart, I think, is an American Craft company/division

c. the tan cardstock background panel is from stash

Easy peasy for the front. Clean and Simple style-wise, the upper right corner was kept open and the lower left corner has some curved space around the heart. Embellishments are restricted to the wood heart and the little accent cluster at the top left. That's it. Even the color palette is kept to almost all neutrals. 

Krafty Chick challenge blog #647 Clean and Simple theme link=

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/krafty-chicks-challenge-647-cas.html

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other challenge blogs to compete in are=

A. Everybody Art Challenge blog; started Jan 10 with about 4 days left to #527; Anything Goes

link= http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/527.html

B. The Paper Funday challenge blog; ends Jan 29; Anything Goes (not the option)

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-2023-challenge-49-anything-goes.html

C. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays challenge; still open; Anything Goes

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2023/01/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-january.html

D. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; just started Jan 18 for 2 weeks; Anything Goes/uplifting

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/01/anything-goes-weeks-579-580.html

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Facebook groups for sharing are:

1. The Crafty Addicts

2. Mixed Media Creativity; not much with the card= handwritten sub-title, floral die-cut ephemera, wood heart with gold foil dots

3. Paper Crafting For Everyone

4. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**For this posting, I'm a GD or Guest Chick for Krafty Chicks.

otherwise, my other DT commitments are for these other challenge blogs: MIUCB, MLCCB, THICC, OUAT, MTTC, and MTTCC

and I'm co-owner and DT for AACB; and then

I'm owner and DT for TFATU, HQCB, and FQCB!