Wednesday 11 January 2023

MTTCC Top 3 Picks for Theme #50 that ended on 5 Jan 2023

 MTTCC #50 ended on January 5, 2023.

The Top 3 Picks rotation turn was made by DT member Helen. 

Congratulations to Carrie Ann, Francesca, and Ann C!!!

Considering that the holiday season had just ended, we had 14 entries! Thanks to all the participants for sharing their outstanding creativity efforts! All cards were amazing!


In order of entry, here are some small peeks at the fabulous New Years themed cards:

#1 = Carrie Ann



#10 = Francesca



and #12 = Ann C


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Thanks to all who are continuing to support My Time To Craft Christmas has it starts its 3rd year as a spin-off from My Time To Craft!!!

If you haven't participated yet in MTTCC's Theme #51, please do so in the next 6-7 days. 

Here's the link= https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/01/mttcc-51-theme-is-favorite-technique.html


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Crafting Christmas all year long every other Friday,

MTTCC's design team


Friday 6 January 2023

MTTCC #51 Theme is Favorite Technique used on your Christmas card

Happy New Year from MTTCC's design team!

Welcome to Theme #51= use your Favorite Technique!

It must be a Christmas/winter holiday card and please indicate in your posting what the technique used is and why it's a favorite.

Techniques: creative folds for your base, ink splatters/smooshing, stenciling, painting, watercolor, stamping, paper-piecing, etc.

Competition runs from January 6-19, 2023  with start and end times set at 12:00am CT/Chicago or 6:00am UK. 

Bragging rights are possible for either a Top 3 or a Top 5 depending on the number of entries. My Time To Craft Christmas is looking for Christmas/winter holiday based cards using our selected theme. 

Main launch design inspiration from the team:

Mags B

I love using PATTERNED PAPERS, and I have used PAPER PIECING as a change from just making backgrounds.  Also, it's easy to make two-for-one!

Card 1


Card 2



Helen - digi stamp colored with Promarkers and using patterned papers because I find coloring relaxing and love putting designs together with different selections of patterned papers


Granmargaret
My favorite is to use pre-colored digi stamps and pattern papers with sketches

Becca
One of my favorite techniques is painting, especially trying different methods of painting. For this card, the lasered wood veneer was painted gray and then I brushed on 2 top layers--1 of silver glitter paint and the 2nd in gold glitter paint. The panel to which that was adhered was painted differently by smearing some gray acrylic paint for the base layer and then dabbing dots or lines of the gold glitter paint and silver glitter paint.



Meena Herale with a Christmas Tree Ornament
I love creating articles using chalk paints and here I have used gold gliding  and stripping technique which is one of my favorite technique and I love it coz it a awesome visual effect on items. 



Thanks ladies for keeping your creative talents flowing into the new year! 

Excellent variety!

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Use this Inlinkz tool address to submit your entry or entries for #51. Each participant may enter up to 3 new themed projects per challenge.

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/63ce515404354b4c967d0ceadbd483a5

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Season's Greetings all year long for 2023!

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog design team

  

Friday 23 December 2022

MTTCC #50 Theme is New Year's Day 2023

  Welcome to MTTCC's #50 Theme--

New Year's Day 2023 Greetings Cards!!!

Say goodbye to 2022 and greet your friends and loved ones with some special razzle-dazzle 2023 New Year Celebration cards!

Competition period is December 23, 2022 through January 5, 2023!

Start and end times for these dates are 6am UK and 12am CT/Chicago as 2 time references. Adjust accordingly wherever you are in the world.


Design Team Inspiration:

The marvelous worldwide design team has found time to craft these terrific New Year's cards:

Granmargaret

Mags B


Becca's Greetings '23 card


Meena Herale 

Helen



Thanks, ladies, for always providing tremendous diversity in artistic interpretation and products for our MTTCC readers! How festive!

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Now it's your turn to find time to craft and submit your 1-3 entries! Use the Inlinkz tool address to submit before 12:00am CST on January 5, 2023=

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/58ff287f627e40e18c509a8368b82ffe

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Season's Greetings all year long!

The design team of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

Blessings to all our talented craft artisan bloggers for a wonderful Christmas 2022 and a glorious New Year 2023! 


MTTCC #49 Top Picks for all 4 entries

 Announcement for Top Picks at MTTCC! Theme #49 was Candy Cane (Christmas) ending at 12:30am CST December 22 and with Christmas in just a few days, we were lucky to have 4 participants submit unique cards featuring candy canes! DT member Meena and I agreed to give all 4 the bragging rights. 

These cards are even different than DT makes! (Don't you love seeing products from different companies?!!!?!)

Our Top 3 Picks badge will be shared by these 4 steadfast supporters of My Time To Craft Christmas! Congrats to Aimeslee, Pamela, Jackie, and Marianne!!


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In reverse order of entry:

#4 = Aimeslee


#3 = Pamela D.


#2 = Jackie C. 


and #1 = Marianne


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So festive and making me want some peppermint! 


New theme #50 (yes #50) will begin in about 1 hour 20 minutes so make sure to look for that post! MTTCC and MTTC are keeping their regular schedules so if you find time to craft please join us at our blogs. MTTC is getting ready to start Week 2 of 2 with theme #497 (other December celebrations like Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and New Year's Eve). 

Let's keep festive cardmaking continuing through the holidays! If you're like me, I usually get 1 or 2 cards that are unexpected that I want to reciprocate. And then most Christmases, I get behind on getting cards mailed early enough for postal delivery before or on Christmas Eve. 

I probably should make that a new year resolution. 

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog design team


Celebrating Season's Greetings all year long!

Merry Christmas 2022 and Happy New Year 2023!!!


Friday 9 December 2022

MTTCC #49 Theme is Candy Canes

 Welcome! Season's Greetings! MTTCC's #49 Theme is Candy Canes!

Feature the iconic red and white striped candy cane(s) on your Christmas cards!

December 9-22, 2022

with start and end times on these dates at 6:00am UK or 12am CT/Chicago for 2 time references.

Cards can be Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or New Year's Eve/Day related. 

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Design Team Inspiration:

from our marvelous worldwide design team members, they've found time to craft these fabulous cards:

Mags B


Granmargaret


Becca S=

Meena Herale 






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Thanks ladies for always providing brilliant inspiration to MTTCC readers!

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Now it's your turn to find time to craft Candy Cane themed Christmas cards!

Use this Inlinkz tool address to submit your card's blog link=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/010da9429e074eabba4a0305eace5b3a


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Season's Greetings all year long!

The My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog Design Team

**Note: MTTCC and MTTC will continue to alternate on their regular schedules through December 2022 and into January 2023. If you have time to craft, we would love to see your projects at both blogs!

Merry Christmas 2022 and Happy New Year 2023!