Farm Yard Animals Theme no 427 new challenge for My Time To Craft blog

I'm living, teaching, and crafting in the heart of USA's farm country yet I don't really have much in my supply storage that is blatant farming theme. So while searching I came across this owl and thought about barn owls (and the baby owl that came down our fireplace chimney when I was high school age!!)

In my scraps, I had some of this barn siding patterned paper (from The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby) and instantly knew that had to be incorporated into this design team card for MTTC! Kraft browns and the double brown cording were also good selections to mix in:

#427 farm yard animals (Shell says dogs and cats can be included in this theme.)
link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/challenge-427-farmyard-animals.html

Make sure to read the MTTC posting to get the details on how to participate and see the marvelous creative efforts of the other members of the design team squad!

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some more cropped views=

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to find this posting and/or card photo=
a. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge; March 2-16 hand-coloured images [I've used colored pencils for most of the image and then a brown marker for the oval outlining.]
link= https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2020/03/march-2-16-hand-coloured-images.html

b. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; Anything Goes w/ optional twist of smooshing; [I'm just participating as an anything goes card.--mixed mediums include colored pencils, marker, gold metallic pen, patterned paper, cardstocks, digital image, cording]
link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/miucb-35-anything-goes-smooshing.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; a private sharing group of artists and crafters who love to "mix it up"

d. Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers to share their new reveals

e. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges Blog; #466; Anything Goes;
link= https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/03/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-466.html


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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S for Becca's Heart for Creativity blog

a design team member of MTTC blog and these 4 others:
Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
The Crafter's Café Challenge
52 Christmas Card Throwdown
A Place To Start

Use a household product theme for the March 2020 challenge at APTS blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog with a post that revolves around creative resourcefulness! What can you upcycle from something found in your house? Maybe it's not upcycling. Maybe it's repurposing. Whatever sparks your creativity in this, it might be difficult to outdo the rest of the design team crew of APTS blog!

For my resident designer (DT crew) inspiration project(s), I got the brainstorm about using the word "ultrabrite"/ultrabright for adjectives to make a friendship card and an encouragement/sympathy card=

Card #1= larger font size brand name from toothpaste packaging

Card #2= medium font size brand name from the same toothpaste packaging

APTS blog link for the new monthly challenge released Monday, March 2, 2020=

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2020/03/march-2020-challenge-unconventional.html

And my ID badge for A Place to Start:

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more scans that have been cropped of both cards to give close-ups:

Supply and/or vendor notes:
a. Card #2's Scripture Stickers are from Creative Devotion purchased at Family Dollar (I found 3 different sets. All the clear-view ones shown are from the same sticker set.)

b. lots of scraps used today!--both of cardstock and patterned papers--win-win

c. "Ultrabrite" TM panels cut from 1 box that a tube of toothpaste came in.

d. My Mind's Eye is the product line for the patterned cardstock scraps found on both cards (minty blue with white dot and it's reverse side that looks like notebook paper)

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other blogs and groups where this post will be linked=
a. Alphabet Challenge Blog; X is for X-tra Embellishments (card 2 has lots of the clear-view vinyl Scripture stickers and card 1 has 3 butterfly stick-ons)
link= https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/x-is-for-x-tra-embellishments.html

b. Shopping Our Stash challenge blog; The Great Outdoors or nature theme; {Card #1: butterflies; or Card #2: 2 patterned papers with flowers}

c. Christian Card-Makers Women's Fellowship group on Facebook specifically for card #2

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

e. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook {my 2 cards have the repurposed packaging, papers & CS, clear-view vinyl stickers, stamp and hand-written sentiment, washi tape, butterfly stick-ons, etc.}

f. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group on Facebook {specific group for Christians to share their Bible-based creative worship whether for Sunday School lessons, church wall murals, altar decorations, Bible journaling, etc.}; my Card #2 has topical words featured often throughout the Bible

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

besides being a resident designer for A Place to Start blog, I'm also on the squads for=
52 Christmas Card Throwdown
My Time to Craft
Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
The Crafter's Café Challenge 

Anything Goes theme no 237 for TCCC blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm Becca S who loves crafting for the artistry aspects and also the joy and de-stressing it allows me. If a week goes by without a little bit of creativity, I get a bit cranky!

The first of the month NEW challenge #237 for The Crafter's Café Challenge blog has an anything goes theme. So come on and get involved in your makerspace!!! Here's my adorable "pre-spring" card=

The mint/sage green is the card base. The tile-looking patterned paper is an oldie and I've just about used it all during the past year. The chevron stripe is a product of The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby. The mint green, soft yellow, and mid-gray cardstocks are all Astrobrights line by Neenah.

The prize sponsors for TCCC's #237 challenge are Scribbles Design (I'm using their flowerpot digi) and Dr. Digi's.

TCCC's link for #237= https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/03/237-anything-goes.html

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Then some cell phone camera pics taken close-up to capture the sparkly glitter paint pens used to color the sweet digi=

Don't you think all the glitter makes the card extra special???!!!! It just looks so fabulous from different angles! I had to be very careful (especially being left-handed) to make sure I didn't smear any glitter paint pens or metallic pens. Something else that helped this card and digi image have pizazz was the yellow cardstock. Instead of using white the yellow just adds a sunshine-y ray of springtime to this card.

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other challenge blogs and groups:
a. Scribbles Designs Digital Stamps site on Facebook
link= https://www.facebook.com/ScribblesDesignsDigitalImages/

b. Alphabet Challenge Blog; X is for X-tra Embellishments {lots of green gems going down the left side} link= https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/x-is-for-x-tra-embellishments.html

c. Crafty Sentiments Design Blog; anything goes theme; expires in 2 days or less
link= https://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2020/02/anything-goes-challenge_25.html

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

e. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook {white paint pen; glitter paint pens in green, red, silver, and gold; alpha stickers; green gems; CS; black ink; etc.}

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S for Becca's Heart for Creativity blog

happy DT member of TCCC blog and the 4 others--
Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
My Time to Craft
A Place to Start
52 Christmas Card Throwdown