Kleuren met Potloden Challenge Guest DT for 25 December 2025 reminder post

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: The purpose of this posting is to share a Guest DT invite honor from KMP or Kleuren met Potloden or Coloring with Pencils challenge blog. I'm delighted! Most of my participant entries have been my MMMJP entries that are geometric designs in my journaling notebook that are influenced by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. This GDT opportunity with KMP' sponsor RAM Stamps provided me with this sweet "Girl With Balloon" digital image. Per the title, images submitted are to be primarily colored with pencils. I've added sun, sky and ground to help give an outdoor setting. Reddish hair, clothes in blue, green and pink, the little girl is adorable! She's holding her cat blanket and balloon. 

when: KMP reminder post launches on 25 December 2025. 

what: Project #1 = Girl With Balloon encouragement card

how-to & vendor notes for #1 =

1. white CS was trimmed to arch shape after printing and coloring = Georgia Pacific

2. RAM Stamps digital image emailed to me by KMP to use for this reminder post Guest DT

3. star print paper = Lawn Fawn; freebie with order (I believe or maybe Scrapbook.com)

4. bright blue CS cut to 3.75" wide x 6.75" = Astrobrights/Neenah

5. enamel stars, heart, and dots = same pack by Freckled Fawn

6. sentiment banner sticker = Garden Party sticker book by Maggie Holmes/American Crafts

7. colored pencils = different vendors in my storage box; I added a blue sky (not rain), some yellow sun, little bit of brown tones for ground/road

a. if you look closely at the girl's face, you might see some pink to give her rosy cheeks; to me the cat face/body looked like it was a blankie and not an actual cat or kitten, so I chose pink ears and peach body/fur; her hair has orange, red, and yellow layers to get a tone that would go well with the star print paper....

8. black fine tip marker = Sharpie (for the outlining of the edges for the image and star paper)

9. Guava mini stamp pad = inked edges for the focal and star paper = Lawn Fawn

where #1 will be linked =

1A. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; new on Dec 25; theme/use at least 1 designer/patterned paper; My card's background for the colored image is a tonal star print paper that has its edges outlined in black

link = https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2025/12/challenge-17.html

1B. Word Art Wednesday; new on Dec 17 and open for 3 weeks instead of 2; theme of anything goes that is God-honoring; My card has a sweet little girl holding her blankie and balloon; card says 'you are so loved'

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/12/annual-christmas-blog-hop-weeks-730-733.html

1C. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays; started on Dec 3 and open for a few more days; Anything Goes theme; my third entry

link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/12/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-december.html

1D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; open; Anything Goes; my first entry

link= https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/12/268-december-21-polkadoodles.html

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where to find KMP or Kleuren met Potloden blog post (reminder) link =

https://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.com/2025/12/gastdesignerdag-reminder-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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