Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! -- from America's heartland!
why: This posting shares another round of design team inspiration projects for Paper-Rocks-Scissors challenge blog.
when: #3 paper and scissors anything goes theme challenge starts April 2nd and lasts the whole month
what: Project #1: Elephant birthday card
notes for #1:
1. base is purple glitter specialty paper cut to 4.25" square = Crafter's Square (from a scrap pack)
2. black and white geometric glossy print cardstock was trimmed from 6" square to a 4" square = Crafter's Square (from a multi-design print pack)
3. yellow and white geometric print paper scrap = SU
4. wood laser elephant cut-out = Crafter's Square (from a 3 design pack)
5. "HB" stamp = old 2001 SU
6. three colors of cording (yellow, black, and purple) tied together = Crafter's Square (3 colors per pack); scissors cut for each length of cording from their rolls
7. not shown = dual-sided adhesive tape strips used to adhere geometric cardstock to the purple glitter specialty paper (strips cut from the roll)
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what: Project #2: Christmas tree shaped display card -- final version
below: this was version 1: simple; I could have shown it staged because that's how I planned to use it with little fake pine tree, church or deer, etc.
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the reverse side has inking and a sentiment sticker
notes for #2:
21. plaid paper = Recollections
22. kraft cardstock = Colorbok
23. sticker from a mix design package = Hallmark
24. Wild Wasabi stamp pad (cotton ball pouncing) = SU
25. Walnut (brown) stamp pad = Lawn Fawn
26. a variety of pearls and gems; also red, green and brown markers = stash
27. scissors used to cut/fussy cut the tree base and then after lightly gluing the surface of the cardstock applying the plaid paper, smoothing it out then fussy cutting the plaid; gems and pearls were cut away from extra adhesive on their packaging sheet
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where: PRS is Paper-Rocks-Scissors #3 blog posting
link: https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-3-challenge.html
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other places to share/link are:
A. elephant birthday = Crafts Galore Encore; new on April 1; anything goes; 2nd entry;
link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-crafts-galore-encore.html
B. elephant birthday = Crafty Animals; new on April 1; anything goes including an animal; My birthday card has an elephant.
link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-93.html
C. elephant birthday = Park Hopping My Happy Place; new on April 1; theme parks + animal; My birthday card has an elephant -- St. Louis Zoo would be my happy place; My parents took us there when I was a child and then when I lived in the St. Louis metro area, we went several times with my husband's great nephews.
link = https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/2025/04/01/april-2025/
**for PHMHP link-up = STL Zoo = this zoo is dedicated to Asian elephants and has a multigenerational family of them plus a baby born only 4+ months ago through artificial insemination procedure.
link = https://stlzoo.org/news/elephant-calf-jet
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D. Christmas tree = Girlz Creative Christmas; started Sunday March 30; anything goes Christmas theme
E. Christmas tree = Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge; finishes in 2 or less days; anything goes Christmas (moodboard given)
link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/03/peace-on-earth-challenge-84.html
F. Christmas tree = CCAYR; new on April 1st; theme song of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"; my project to share is a large tree shaped Christmas card/display card = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-challenge-rockin-around-christmas.html
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**projects #1 & #2 would work for my HQFSCAT challenge blog; Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags; new challenge months start on the 2nd days; square shaped cards are accepted and so are tree-shaped cards!!
**project #1 would work at HQCOLCB; Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog; new challenge months starts on the 2nd days; the main themes are coded as BEWAS with B for birthdays
**project #2 would work at FQCCCB; FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenges Blog; new challenge months start on the 7th day; anything goes country Christmas (outdoors; wintery; exterior holiday decorations)
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
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