MTTC theme to make it beachy focus starts 25 June 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My Time To Craft challenge blog has a great new theme challenge that got my artsy-crafty heart excited to try something a bit different. I wanted to do a framed paper-crafted home décor that will go in a glass photo frame very soon. I also wanted to do a paper peeling type layered collage so imagine a light filled airy sky that transitions to water, some grass, and some soil/sand. It's as if the flamingo is dancing on the beach...maybe even on her own island! :)

What: my design team project

Who/what: MTTC challenge blog #460

When : starts 6/25/2021 for 13-14 days

Why: new theme challenge 'make it beachy'

Have a flamingo summer! =

link to MTTC's new challenge theme=

Check to see what the other DT members have made for this theme and read the participation details:

link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-460-all-things-beachy.html

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Notes:

a. cardstocks are either manufactured by Neenah/Astrobrights or Pen + Gear

b. wooden die-cut palm trees were a brighter painted green; I applied green glitter paint pen on top of each tree

c. palm trees and stickers were found at Dollar Tree

d. the digital image "Flamingo Dance" is from Createful Heart Designs and colored with markers then somewhat fussy cut to make it appear like the flamingo is dancing on its own beach

link to purchase CHD digital images has been switched from Zibbet to Etsy; CHD owner and graphic artist Mary Smith was notified this week that Zibbet is shutting down July 1st, I believe. So use this Etsy link=

CHD digi Flamingo Dance

*note the company is based in Indiana, USA; I'm in Illinois but somehow on my computer the prices are coming up as British pounds...hopefully this is just me and doesn't affect where you are....

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other link-ups or sharing this post or décor photo(s) are:

1. Createful Heart Digis and Design group on Facebook

2. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; techniques of tearing cardstock papers; used glitter paint pen on wooden palm trees; most of the stickers have glitter; 

3. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group on Facebook; a sharing site

4. The Paper Shelter challenge blog; #475 Things with wings theme; about 4 days left to their deadline; I have 2 flamingos--1 is a layered sticker and the other is digital image from another company

link= https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-475-things-with-wings.html

5. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; #607 Walking on Sunshine--creations with sun or summer; I've got the yellow sunny bits of paper at the top of my horizon scene, flamingos, palm trees, pineapple, and surfboard for my summery elements

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-607-walking-on-sunshine.html

6. Craftartista/Craftlandia Challenge #7; theme is Sea; 

link= https://craftartista.blogspot.com/2021/06/craftlandia-challenge-7.html

Badges for #4-6 are=

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge no 12 theme is Use Favorite Christmas Stamp

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart got excited about this new theme challenge for MTTCC challenge blog! I don't have a lot of Christmas or wintery stamps but decided to use 2 new ones purchased about 8 months ago. (1) It's a mitten with a heart in the center of the outline shape! So adorable! (2) The perfect sentiment stamp "From the Heart".

Details:

What: My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog's theme is Use Favorite Christmas Stamp and tell why

Who: me, design team member of MTTCC

When: MTTCC #12 starts June 18

Why: DT inspiration card for #12; in the intro I shared my reason that these are newly purchased rubber stamps; also I've pondered that with my personal blog having the word heart in its title, the mitten's heart and the expression 'from the heart' are going to make these my new favorites! :)

Where: MTTCC #12 link=

Note: #12 is now available when I checked on 6/19 at 4:30 am CST. [we just got a dog on the evening of the 14th!!! A 9 year old small mixed breed male dog that was named Junior but he didn't really respond to so I'm calling him Mr. Bennett after the father in Pride and Prejudice!!! We're in the midst of severe thunderstorms and Bennett needed to go out at 4 am!!! He's drying while I'm checking on the status of the blog. Take care, folks. Check to see what are the favorite stamps for the rest of the crew= 

link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-12-favourite-christmas-stamp.html

MTTCC blog badge and DT badge=

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Design & vendor notes=

1. closed business Raisin Boat/Victorine Originals website for the rubber stamps

2. solid color cardstocks = Neenah/manufacturer

3. patterned cardstock are Side A and B of same sheet from the Away in the Manger collection from Echo Park

4. silver 'dazzles' are available from Paper Wishes website

5. card base is A2 or 4.25" x 5.5"

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layout for this card is using Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers blog and FB group's June 2021 sketch (#11) =

https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2021/06/byshc-sketch-challenge-11-more.html 

BYSHC blog title image and #11 sketch image =

My sketch interpretation was to move the circle shape up and also lower the horizontal strip because it fits the patterned gap between the rows of the Nativity Manger scenes. The sentiment rectangle was switched to vertical for 2 reasons: the stamp format and the fitting between the vertical space between Nativity Manger scenes. 

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other challenge blogs and/or FB groups for linking/sharing this posting or card photo

a. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up challenge blog; June 2021 challenge month; not doing the option

link= https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2021/06/ch-78-opt-twistmerry-christmouse.html

b. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge; anything goes; only a day or two left once this posting is revealed on Friday morn, June 18

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-96-anything-christmas-goes.html

c. Merry Little Christmas challenge blog; June 2021 challenge month; anything Christmas goes

link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/mlccb-35-june-anything-christmas-goes.html

d. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group; 

e. Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship group; 

f. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

CHD challenge blog June 2021 monthly challenge starts Tuesday 15 June 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart had to make a card miracle tonight because we unexpectedly became pet parents tonight of "Junior"! A little nine year old dog that is a Dachshund and Poodle mix. This is on a trial basis. For us and him. In 25 years of marriage we've not been pet owners, so we will see how we adjust. 

Meanwhile, Createful Heart Designs or CHD challenge blog is an anything goes non-theme paper-crafting challenge. Find out details and how to 'earn' 1 or more CHD digital images from the link included further in my posting. For the #33 June 15th start date for this month's challenge, I selected Mary's "Floral Hugs" digi. It is versatile to fit many occasions. 

Floral Hugs get well occasion card= 

 

Mary's/CHD's Zibbet store link for "Floral Hugs" =

https://marketplace.zibbet.com/createful-heart-design/floral-hug-digital-stamp

CHD challenge blog ID badge=

CHD June blog posting link for #33=

*** link- https://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/2021/06/welcome-to-challenge-33.html

CHD challenge blog Design Team member badge for me =

more scanned & cropped views of the card=

Design and vendor notes:

1. sunflower doily - Dollar Tree

2. kraft cardstock and white cardstock - Neenah/manufacturer

3. black roller style pen for stitch marks

4. red and white striped border is from a multi patterned summer theme set bought a long time ago from Current, I think

5. olive green with micro dots is from an old card-making kit from Paper Wishes

6. wooden butterfly button was a recent gift from a CCMWF group member 

7. two blue gems and the total of 6 emerald green gems are from my stash

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups =

a. Createful Heart Designs & Digis group in Facebook; community type share when CHD images are used

b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; June--ends in a few days after this post is released; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/06/c-159.html

c. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; June 2021; anything goes (not doing option twist)

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-2021-challenge-6-anything-goes.html

d. The Crafter's Café Challenge blog; June 15-30; theme is insects and/or butterflies; MY card has the wooden butterfly button embellishment

link- https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/268-15-june-insectsbutterflies.html

e. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; not a lot of different mediums= besides patterned paper and cardstock, doily, black ink pen, colored pencils, wooden butterfly button, blue gems and green gems, and the micro think red and white vertical striped borders

f. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group in Facebook; a sharing site for DT members, blog owners, etc. 

Blog badges for B, C, & D=

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member for Createful Heart Designs challenge blog

MTTC theme of things in the sky focus starts 11 June 2021

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart was excited to mix some old and new stuff together for a 30th birthday card! It has an uplifting theme!! (pun) :)

Shell, the MTTC challenge blog owner, has designated the new June 11th two-week challenge with the focus theme of "things in the sky". For my DT commitment, I've got a hot air balloon on a scrap of old MME cardstock and a then a small HAB sticker that's new next to it. Not shown on the inside is a larger HAB sticker with the same colors along with a 'celebrate' expression sticker for an easy inside. There are several little planner stickers scattered around the front focal panel. The arrow stickers, sunglasses sticker, explore sticker, 30 sticker and cork 'ribbon' are new supplies, too. Plus the black cardstock for the base is new. 

Enjoy the journey birthday card:

Design notes:

*pink cardstock is 5.5" square

*black cardstock base is a full sheet folded in half in order to give some border on each side

 MTTC's DT blog badge is above

MTTC's link for #459 = http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-459-things-in-sky.html

MTTC's blog ID badge is below

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card will also be linked/shared=

a. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; new challenge started 6/10/21; anything birthday goes with option twist of nautical; MY card is just regular non-nautical birthday

link- http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2021/06/seize-birthday-216-nautical.html

b. Mix It Up challenge blog; challenge month started 6/1/21; anything goes with option twist of stamping; MY card is just AG this time with NO stamping {different uses of ink for edging, lettering, and slash marks; actual cork as the 'ribbon' border; use of different stickers inc. some with glitter and H & B that are puffy}

link- https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/miucb-50-anything-goes-stamping.html

c. Aud Sentiments challenge blog; challenge ends in about 3 days after I post/link up; Anything Goes + Sentiment; I've got lots of text on the front but I'm titling the card after the phrase on the sunglasses -- "Enjoy the journey"

link= https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/276-anything-goes-sentiment.html

BLOG BADGES FOR A, B, & C in mixed up order =

d. Paper, Paper, Paper, & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; sharing site 

e. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook; inked edges and ink slash marks, different types of stickers, actual cork cut like ribbon or washi tape, solid color in pink and black and also the hot air balloon scrap of patterned cardstock, kraft paper

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft challenge blog and also its sister blog My Time To Craft Christmas

APTS Challenge Blog June 2021 Anything Goes with Twist Option to Make Your Own Challenge

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart got overwhelmed with this card! This might be my only 2nd Z-fold type card. And when it is folded, the dimension fits the slimline criteria. 

Confession-- the mixed media panel was my big stumbling block. Hours were spent just on that section!!

My favorite panel is the gorgeous tree with the butterflies and hearts floating above. And the marbled patterned cardstock behind has been a favorite (hoarded). Also used on side 2 of the shortest panel. 

So my sister-in-law's parents are getting ready to celebrate 50 years by the end of June. This card is for them. On the mixed media panel I stamped 4 hearts to symbolize their children. The larger stenciled gold glitter paint pen filled hearts represent the couple, Bill and Joanna. 

What/Who= A Place To Start challenge blog design team inspiration project 

When= June 7, 2021 until early July, 2021

Why= I decided to do the twist option: Card/slimline; Anniversary; Stencils & Sequins & Mixed Media

50 Years of Love Card=

Below: my favorite panel

Above: center panel with the mixed media focus= a recycled "Russell Stover" Valentine candy box heart-shaped packaging section was saved and used to stencil/trace the overlapping half hearts; a large plastic sheet of shapes stencils provided the heart shape for the gold glitter painted hearts.

Below: the "Where you go I go" cut-apart card section did not come with the color-filled triangles. I did those trying to match the colors from the fabulous marbleized patterned cardstock.

Above: the APTS June 2021 twist option choices [I did (1) card; (2) anniversary; and (3) mixed media & stencils & sequins]

Below: the blog badge for resident designers and the direct link for the challenge blog

Link= hopefully my card will get edited in; the June 2021 challenge month posting was released in the past hour=

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-2021-challenge-6-create-your-own.html

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Design notes and vendors:

a. Thanks for Webster Pages for floral printed tree sticker, green and pinkish-red butterflies, 2 overlapped hearts, the journal/cut-apart card panel "Where you go I go", the small lined label type sticker (this will get personalized before mailing), and the tan/white/orange print cardstock

b. Thanks to Freckled Fawn for the gold numbers 50

c. Thanks to Jillibean for the sequins

d. Thanks to Art Skills for the yellow paint stick (soft wax)

e. Thanks to Raisin Boat for the stamped images (Happy Anniversary; heart with small flower in the center; and the trio of hearts with a flourish on each side [purchased before Victorine Originals closed]

f. The medium gray cardstock used for the base is Astrobrights/Neenah; also creamy ivory cardstock panel (background panel for the floral printed tree sticker) and the light gray cardstock panel (mixed media)

g. anything else has been in my supplies for way too long

h. all cut cardstocks had their edges inked in dark gray

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for linking/sharing=

1. Crafty Sentiments challenge blog; ends in a few hours after I post/release; anything goes

link= http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/06/anything-goes-challenge.html

2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; June 6 start date; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/06/c-159.html

3. 613 Avenue Create challenge blog; a sister blog to APTS that I'm not part of the DT; anything goes; June 2021

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/06/june-2021-challenge-6-anything-goes.html

blog badges for #1-3=

4. Slimline Card Obsessed group in Facebook; sharing site for slimline size cards

5. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in Facebook; sharing site

6. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; mixed media= inked edges and stamping; yellow 'paint stick' soft wax; gold glitter paint pen; colored pencils in a variety of colors; small narrow tip calligraphy pen; sequins, amber shaped heart gems, a orange butterfly sticker and the layered die-cut stick-ons of LOVE tree and 2 birds and some other WP stickers

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member for A Place To Start challenge blog

My Time to Craft Christmas no 11 Theme is Santa starting 4 June 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart decided to use the recent sister blog MTTC theme of 'inchies' and then build the card design from there. More design notes will be found in this posting but let's get to the pertinent details for this post.

What: My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

Why: my design team commitment inspiration card 

When: June 4, 2021 until June 17, 2021

How: create a Santa theme Christmas card for #11 and link to the MTTCC link listed below

Presenting: Dogs Love Santa, too! Merry Christmas card

Where: Link for MTTCC= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2021/06/challenge-11-santa.html

blog ID badge 

More design notes: 

a. the inch-cut focal was created first; red and green paper, kraft paper, gold glitter alphas, the # sticker from Freckled Fawn, the gold Thickers berries are American Crafts, the gold sequins are Jillibean

b. the washi tape borders were added to the card base; I forget the maker but it was part of a multiple Christmas/winter theme pack; this particular one features Santa

c. white diamond cut glitter paper from Pen + Gear at Wal-Mart became snowballs for this Christmas card

d. Santa and the 2 dachshunds are from an old package of enamel type stickers

e. red and green faceted type gems were scattered around for more traditional color placement

f. small white glitter foam snowflake is another embellishment

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other link-ups at challenge blogs or Facebook groups=

1. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; 1 day left on the current challenge after I post; Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas themed papercrafting (cards, tags, boxes, scrapbook layouts, etc.)

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/05/challenge-95-anything-christmas-goes.html

2. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up challenge blog; #78; NOT doing the option; just anything goes Christmas card 

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2021/06/ch-78-opt-twistmerry-christmouse.html

3. The ABC Christmas Challenge blog; June 2021 theme L is for Letters or M is for Mistletoe-- my card has SANTA in gold glitter lettering for the focal

link= http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/06/abc-christmas-challenge-l-m-are-for.html

4. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in Facebook

5. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of My Time To Craft Christmas 

and also its sister blog, My Time To Craft