July 2020 Week 4 Technique of Sewing for no 28 at 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart would be happier if I had one of my sewing machines set up but in a tiny house I just haven't found a spot, so I'm content to use some faux sewing techniques for Challenge no 28 at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

*lacing with the silver ribbon
*faux stitches with the staples
*dotted impressions in a bordering line highlighted by silver paint pen and green soft paint/wax type of crayon in pine needle patterning to look like sewing machine needle hole punching or a tracing wheel

Plan a Date for Friday, the 25th Christmas card=

Link to 52 CCT's #28-20 posting= https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-technique-challenge.html
Note: the hostess is allowing any sewing/stitching/embroidery techniques and even faux stitching techniques; the DT crew has a mix of techniques to inspire you

Some design and supplier notes:
a. the 2 brads are from the "Oh What Fun" collection
b. the journaling card is from Webster Pages
c. the 5 planner stickers are from Pen + Gear 2018 Sticker Book
d. oatmeal beige 5" x 7" flat layer card base is from The Paper Source
e. the dark pine and mint green cardstock mats
f. "Merry Christmas" is a dazzle sticker from Paper Wishes company website
g. the green floral woods patterned cardstock scraps are from a Christmas paper collection

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Besides 52 CCT blog, this card's photo or this blog posting will be linked to=

a. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; July Anything Goes with optional twist of sentiment as the focal; mine I think would qualify was the 25 and Friday circled on the journal card are part of this year's Christmas date
link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-235-july-2020-anything-goes.html

b. Not Just Cards challenge blog; July Anything Goes;
link= http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-challenge-please-leave-in-draft.html

c. Jingle Belles; Colorful Christmas with photo prompt;
link= http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2020/07/colorful-christmas-redux.html

d. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; a closed group of artists and crafters; mixed mediums include patterned papers/cardstocks and solid color ones; journal card; gems; silver metallic micro thin ribbon; staples; brads; planner stickers; metallic foil 'dazzle';

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team member for these 3:
1. 52 CCT
2. A Place To Start
3. My Time To Craft

Past DT member for these 4:
1. The Crafter's Cafe Challenges
2. Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
3. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges
4. Hiding In My Craft Room

MTTC Blog Challenge no 437 Summer Wedding Theme

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Short and simple...I've had extra appointments and stuff this week so little time to work on a draft for this fortnight challenge for My Time To Craft challenge blog. Our theme is Summer Wedding, however I'm overdue for an anniversary card so I did just a general love and heart with the sentiment of "better together".

My wedding/anniversary elements include the swans, heart, having 2 butterflies, having 2 sets of 2 hearts, and the sentiment "better together".

#437 Better Together for Wedding (or Anniversary) card=

MTTC's #437 Summer Wedding post link=
link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-437-summer-wedding.html


And more scanned cropped photos:

Some notes about making the card and vendors:
a. the swan cardstock and cut-apart "better together" square = Webster Pages
b. mint green cardstock for the card base & pink cardstock used as mat = Neenah
c. the teal and green washi tapes = Pen + Gear
d. puffy stickers = Close To My Heart
e. the other embellishments (white glitter decorative tape, butterfly stick-ons, and flower stickers) have been in my stash for several years
f. the dotted 'sand' patterned paper is from a paper pad I've been trying to bash since mid-May; it was bought at Dollar Tree and is 1 of 3 designs in the 5" x 7" size collection
Photo:

g. the puzzle heart is a freebie clip art image I found online a few years ago

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Other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I'll either linked this post or share a card photo=

a. 613 Avenue to Create; anything goes in July w/ option of sentiment as focal [my wedding/anniversary card fits this]
link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-235-july-2020-anything-goes.html

b. Not Just Cards challenge blog:
link= http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-challenge-please-leave-in-draft.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; mixed mediums include patterned paper and cardstock as well as the cut-apart card from a different sheet; plain color cardstock and the puzzle heart was printed on kraft paper; cardstock butterfly layered stick-ons; 2 washi tapes and a glitter decorative tape; plastic puffy stickers; digital printed puzzle heart image; flower stickers; teal marker used to ink edges of all papers

d. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group on Facebook

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design Team member for these three:
1.  My Time To Craft
2. A Place to Start
3. 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

July 2020 Week 3 Theme of Santa Challenge no 27 for 52 CCT

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart and soul have enjoyed a bit of cooler summer temps these past few days--low 80s! Before this blog is revealed we are suppose to be back into scorching temps and heat indexes!!! Ugh! So internally cool down by thinking about Christmas and specifically about Santa.

That's our theme for Challenge #27-20 at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge blog! I've made 2 cards yet only sharing 1 at 52 CCT. The 2nd card is made with several of the same supplies and a layout variation but it is a humorous version that I intend to give to my husband for Christmas--he's MY Santa! :)

Card #1: Hi! Santa

Card #2: I [heart/love] Santa

Supplies:
a. The tri-dotted patterned paper and the strip of black and white checked patterned paper = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby
b. Red ribbon and white card bases (w/ matching envelopes) = Crafter's Choice
c. the rest of the embellishments, red ink pad, red glitter paint pen = in my stash for awhile
d. and if you haven't figured it out yet, the Santa image is an upcycled gift tag that is overlapped a bit on top of it's back piece that I reversed to use the dark pine green rather than the white...a set of 6 or 8 designs were what came in the tag packaging...I thought they had some good graphic designs. This one was perfect for our Santa theme!

More cropped and scanned views of each card and blog badges from 52 CCT=

#27-20 Santa theme challenge blog posting from 52 CCT=
link= https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-theme-challenge.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where at least 1 of these cards or this personal blog will be posted are=

a. Christmas 24 challenge blog; #14 Use ribbon and/or button(s) [I've used red satin ribbon on both cards]
link= https://christmas24challenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/challenge-01.html



b. Christmas Kickstart Challenge #33: Hatty Christmas theme [the Santa image has him wearing his stocking hat]
link= https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/christmas-kickstart-challenge-33-hatty.html




c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; papers and cardstocks including the Santa upcycled gift tags and alphas, stickers, gem dots, glitter foam heart, red ribbon, red stamp pad, etc.

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site for crafting bloggers

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

design team member as of July 2020=

1. 52 CCT
2. A Place to Start
3. My Time To Craft