2022 MTTC Feb 25 #476 Theme Technique of Embossing

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My creative spirit panicked with this theme! I didn't pick it. Someone else on the DT crew at MTTC did, so I've tried to do my best with it. And I have 2 different styles of dry embossing to show that also are for different occasions, birthday and Christmas. 

My Time To Craft challenge blog's #476 competition has the theme to do/use technique of embossing. There is dry embossing done by textural pressure either with an embossing folder or old-fashioned textural rubbing. The other technique involves wet/heat applying powders to make sentiments shine and add a teeny bit of height. The competition will last about 13 days: Feb 25-March 10. 

Card #1= Cute Mixed Media Feature Panel Birthday card=

A few design notes about Card #1:

1. light gray CS for base; purple CS for background with additional different sizes of scraps used for other panels (with the 2 pink and whites being from the Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio)

2. pink CS textured rubbed over a sheet of crystal heart-shaped gems using white, pink, blue, and purple colored pencils; bright deep pink glitter glue was applied in a random curved lines on top of the textural rubbings

3. sentiment stamp, black ink pad, stickers and acrylic disc are all from my stash

Card #2= Embossed Trees Christmas Greetings card=

 

full finished card #2=

A few design notes for Card #2:

1. upcycled commercial card sent by an organization desiring a donation that had embossed snow-covered trees; edges cut in irregular lines for interest and inked in metallic gold ink

2. textural specialty paper in light gray with French blue/periwinkle hues; received in a scraps/off-cuts bag

3. gray cardstock with an embossed vertical line was also from the same scraps/off-cuts bag; both were edged with metallic gold ink

4. black cardstock also used for off-setting/doubling the base; embellishments are from my stash

MTTC's #476 Embossing Theme posting link=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttc-476-embossing-theme-wet-or-dry.html

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups for Card #1=

A. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; Anything Goes; about 8 more days to post; 

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/02/c-176.html

B. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

C. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT calls group in FB; 

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups for Card #2=

A. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; has 8-9 days left to participate; Anything Christmas Goes

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/challenge-110-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of these 2 challenge blogs:

1. My Time To Craft

2. My Time To Craft Christmas

18 February 2022 MTTCC Blog #28 Nativity Christmas Theme Card for DT

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This posting is to share my design team inspiration card for the February 18, 2022 challenge #28 for My Time To Craft Christmas blog. The theme is Nativity. 

Echo Park's Away in the Manger collection gets the credit for this card. I've used many of its element stickers and the focal panel section from it's Nativity cardstock side A. Blue pearl gems, navy blue with silver trim ribbon are additional accents. Yellow and mid-blue cardstocks are from Pen + Gear. Black ink edges the yellow CS. The mid-blue is the oversized card base (folded 8.5" x 11" sheet). Damask patterned paper from The Paper Studio is just background filler to block out printer scanner light. 

Christ the Savior Is Born Christmas card= this flat card has a full manger scene minus some shepherds

MTTCC's #28 theme is Nativity; Christmas cards only

link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttcc-28-nativity-theme-christmas-cards.html

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other challenge blogs and FB groups where this posting will be linked or photo shared:

A. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; #109; Anything Christmas Goes

link: http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/challenge-109-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group in FB; small private group

C. Christian Card-Making ~ Women's Fellowship group in FB; private group

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CARD #2 for MTTCC (DT is a small group currently, so I made a 2nd card)= this one is simpler

Notes: 

1. red ink was applied only to the outer edge of the flat card base

2. taupe flat card and matching envelope (The Paper Source website)

3. cut-apart panel is from Echo Park's Away in the Manger collection; other elements of that collection were used for card 1

4. a small section of white glitter cardstock (Pen + Gear) used to outline the top left corner

5. the yellow-cream cardstock mat has been in stash several years; the yellow-green scrap is a newer purchase found within a package of scraps/off-cuts packaged by Crafter's Choice

6. red heart crystal gems, red heart sticker, and white glitter snowflake sticker (stash supply)

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2nd card photo will be linked to:

A. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Challenge; option with hearts

link= https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2022/02/challenge-85-anything-goes-christmas.html

B. CCMWF group in FB; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*MTTCC design team crew

*MTTC design team crew

2022 MTTC Feb 11 #475 Theme All You Need Is Love DT card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This post challenge will start before Valentine's Day however it needn't be a Valentine's card. Think anniversary, birthday, and friendship, too. So starting February 11 for 2 weeks #475, the theme challenge at My Time To Craft challenge blog is "all you need is love". 

MTTC's #475 challenge Design Team inspiration=

Pink, Red, Gray, and Green Love Card: (card 1)

Design notes:

A. pink cardstock base is left side fold and 1/2 sheet for dimensions 4.25" high and 5.5" wide (Pen + Gear)

B. the 2 designer patterned papers are from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) paper pad collection "mint berry' from 2016--!!! (I've been hoarding this! Out of 80 sheets sized at 4.5" x 6.5", I still have 63 full sheets AFTER making this card and only 3 scraps of different sizes!! :))

C. red ink edging on papers

D. embellishments are from stash; note the 2 white sheet ribbon pieces dangling from the silver duo glitter hearts

E. a die-cut heart in my stash served as the stencil to trace the designer paper heart

MTTC blog post #475= 

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttc-475-all-you-need-is-love-theme-for.html

MTTC blog ID=

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this will be shared are:

1. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; current for about 4-5 more days; 

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/02/be-my-love-valentine-640.html

2. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenges; February 2022; still 16-18 days left depending on your time zone and when I post; 

link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2022/02/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-february.html

3. Creative Inspirations challenge blog; Wednesday start/February; with love

link= http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2022/02/february-challenge-with-love.html

4. 100 Pattern Papers group (focus is to select 100 print papers from your stash to use in 1 year; this year, I'm going to focus on using the 'Mint Berry' paper pad mentioned up above in the design notes)

5. Mixed Media Creativity group

6. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group

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Wishes of Love Valentine card= (card 2 for MTTC)

A quick summary of steps and products: dimensions 6" square on navy blue cardstock; then Mint Berry pack from The Paper Studio's charcoal gray with white x cardstock; then light blue cardstock stenciled with blue ink (snowflakes/part of the stencil sheet was used); alphas are from 3 different vendors; silver doily, white foam heart sticker, blue glitter paint pen was used on the white foam heart, 6 total navy blue pearl gems and 2 white glitter foam snowflake stickers that were all stash supply items.

This is going to my mom. Her favorite color is blue.

Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Current design team member for:

a. My Time To Craft challenge blog

b. My Time to Craft Christmas challenge blog