I Heart Summer Notecard

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I've got a funky looking very geometric summery notecard for you all to see. I'm calling it "I Heart Summer"=

*the peachy pink flat base card with a matching envelope are from Darice

*the 4 hearts' cut-out is the surrounding packing of the sheet remainder--yes! The geometric set-up and the remaining border colors of the heart shaped stickers with that paneling looking background just had me thinking --recycle/upcycle this someday, somehow! 

*2 little planner stickers are layered over another sticker used as the sentiment. There are 2 more planner stickers in the lower middle bottom edge of the 4 heart cut-outs. Got to get more summery tropical elements on here!

*flamingo paper was 1 of 6 designs in a patterned paper pad discovered at Dollar Tree several years ago

*kraft paper in the background is for scanning purposes and is not part of the card.

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This notecard is being linked to:

1. Fab - N- Funky challenge blog; #554; summer colors; I've got bright pinks, greens, orange-yellows, etc. 

link= http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-554-summer-colours.html

2. Through The Craft Room Door challenge blog; anything goes

link= http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/06/blog-post.html

3. Just Us Girls challenge blog; photo inspiration for #638 of a tropical beach scene; 

link= http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/just-us-girls-challenge-638-photo.html

4. Mixed Media Creativity group ; black outlining, recycled/upcycled; stickers; 

5.  Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; sharing site

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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this notecard is NOT for a design team commitment

however if you are curious, my projects can be found/connected to:

*Heart's Quest challenge blog

*FarmQuest challenge blog

*Mix It Up challenge blog

*Merry Little Christmas challenge blog

*My Time To Craft challenge blog

*My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

24 June 2022 MTTCC #37 Theme is Christmas Carols

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I love singing and playing Christmas carols. I've also been a choir member of several churches through the years and singing cantatas as well as The Hallelujah Chorus were some special achievements. At 2 churches they owned handbells and it was a joy to be part of those groups. If you love caroling and singing holiday tunes then get excited because My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog's Theme #37 is Christmas Carols. 

June 24, 2022 to July 7, 2022 is the competition time period. There are hundreds of songs to choose from. You can pick 3. Crafters can submit 3 new projects for each theme challenge. Christmas carols/song choices might be: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Silver Bells, Little Drummer Boy, and so many more! A MTTCC blog link will be posted after my design team inspiration project. I chose to do "Away in a Manger" and "O Come All Ye Faithful".

Card #1= Away in a Manger no crib for a bed. The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the sky looked down from above....

Credits: white left-folded base card and golden harvest yellow music patterned cardstock are from Simple Stories card kit "Love Grows Here"; the angel print cardstock (music notes were added in) and the 3 stickers are from Echo Park's "Away in a Manger" collection; the teal glitter foam snowflakes started out as light blue (green marker applied to the top with a green glitter paint pen over that in order to get the teal color).

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MTTCC's #37 link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttcc-37-christmas-music-caroling-hymn.html

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Card #2: O Come Let Us Adore Him=

Credits: Red plaid and dots patterned papers are both from The Paper Studio; the focal card is from Echo Park's Away in a Manger collection; three green crystal gems and a red glitter bow packaging tie are the embellishments.

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for link-ups and sharing:

a. ABC Christmas challenge blog; since June 8th; L is for Little and/or M is for Music; both cards work for M/Music but I'll link Card #1

link= https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/abc-christmas-challenge-l-m-are-for.html

b. Christmas Cards All Year 'Round challenge blog; June 2022; Candy Cane and/or Red & White; MY card #2 has lots of reds and white 

link= https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-challenge-candy-cane-andor-red-and.html

c. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge; #599; it's almost expired; Anything Christmas Goes; card #2 linked 

link= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/chnc-challenge-599.html

d. C.R.A.F.T Challenge blog; Christmas or First Christmas theme; I'll link Card #1

link= https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-642-christmas-option-first.html

e. Christian Card Making Women's Fellowship group in FB; church Christmas/Advent hymns

f. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group in FB; church Christmas/Advent hymns

g. Bible Journaling and Faith Art group in FB; sharing; church Christmas/Advent hymns

h. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; sharing

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

design team member of MTTCC and its sister blog MTTC

also owner of Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs

HQCB also has a page option challenge 2 weeks per month for Valentines Day cards

and 

FQCB also has a page option challenge the other 2 weeks per month for Thanksgiving Harvest Appreciation cards

Yummy Cool and Colorful Birthday Cupcakes card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!! Shocker! This small flat card is not for a design team commitment! I wanted to mix together some current challenge themes to take advantage of their competition periods. And I even messed up on one that I had just received a notice about on Wednesday...at least I thought it was this Wednesday and not last week...crazy...

This fun card has mixed the elements for birthday, triangles, and bright summery colors. 

Yummy, cool, and colorful birthday cupcakes card=

Design notes and credits: the lavender paper is backdrop to block the printer scanner light; the mauve/mulled pink flat card base has a matching envelope (Darice); patterned paper, jumbo dots, and stickers were bargain finds at Dollar Tree; the green and yellow cardstock scraps are from Crafter's Choice or Art Skills, another bargain buy at Dollar General; and the purple cardstock scrap is from Neenah bought at Wal-Mart. A yellow marker was added to most of the white areas and white sprinkle dots in on the pink frosted cupcakes because it looked better to get yellow incorporated onto the paper. This is definitely packing some colors!

Challenges to link-up and Facebook groups to share:

A. Through The Craft Room Door; new Anything Goes challenge started June 21; 

link= http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/2022/06/blog-post.html

B. Seize The Birthday; Summer Activities is the topping/option; Anything Goes Birthday= My card with HB stickers and cupcake paper

link= http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2022/06/seize-birthday-241-summer-activities.html

C. Paper Craft Crew Challenge #475= Color/Sprinkles; Use 4 of the 5; OOPS/closed on June 21...sigh--I used green, purple, yellow, and pinks

link= https://papercraftcrew.com/pcc475-color-challenge/

D. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; #450; triangles= the "HB" sticker has triangle shaped banner/flags; the cupcake paper was cut in a triangle shape

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/06/450-triangles.html

E. Fab -n- Funky challenges blog; June 22; Summer Colors; MY card= pinks, green, yellow, and purple

link= http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-554-summer-colours.html

F. Mixed Media Creativity group; 3 little planner stickers, HB sticker, jumbo dots/gems, used yellow marker to fill in white areas on the cupcake print paper for the paper to show more of the yellow like the 1 cardstock scrap; white ink pad to edge; 

G. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group; sharing 

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Crafting in the USA heartland, 

Becca S

DT members for the following:

*Mix It Up

*Merry Little Christmas

*My Time To Craft

*My Time To Craft Christmas

Owner of 2 challenge blogs:

*FarmQuest

*Heart's Quest

Shades of Blue Scriptural Encouragement Card

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I was so happy to have some late night crafty fun about 9 hours and even more so to craft an extra that is not for a DT commitment. I've had 1 card started for several days and just need to get another crafting session in very soon to get that one done. Many more that I need to get started on as well. 

This featured card is on a flat denim blue colored cardstock base that has a matching envelope (Darice) with 2 scrap pieces and a printed Scripture card. I didn't check to see if it was the same size as a business name card or as an ATC. It was received as a gifted extra over a year ago. Three aqua pearl gems and a washi tape version flower petals clustered together for the accents. All chosen for having shades of blue. 

Guard Your Heart encouragement card=

Challenge blog links and Facebook group shares=

A. Make The Cards challenge #57; Shades of Blue; 

link= https://makethecardschallenge.com/make-the-cards-challenge-57/

B. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; Weeks #549-550; I'm using Scripture but not the verse WAW provided

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2022/06/weeks-549-550-anything-goes.html

C. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; Make It Count theme; use numbers= look closely at the end of the Bible verse for the given reference of Proverbs 4:23

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-659-make-it-count.html

D. Christian Card Maker Women's Fellowship group

E. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group

F. Bible Journaling and Faith Art group

G. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

this is not a design team commitment make but I'm on several plus owner of 2=

*Mix It Up

*Merry Little Christmas

*My Time To Craft

*My Time To Craft Christmas

**Heart's Quest challenge blog (owner)

**FarmQuest challenge blog (owner)

2022 June 17 MTTC #484 Theme of Fruit

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! Don't you just love supporting local farmers' markets and/or going to their farms/orchards? Maybe you've got fruit trees, grape vines or raspberry brambles, etc. at your home? This is a sweet theme for My Time To Craft challenge blog for #484. 

#484 starts June 17th and ends June 30th. 

inspiration project #1:

SWEET--the sweet life slimline card=

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A few design and vendor notes for SWEET=

a. Several pieces to make this card were from a kit I put together based on the recipe from The Great Stash Bash challenge blog. (green cardstock base, the market scene journaling card, the alphas, the red foil heart)

b. 2 decorative tapes from different vendors were layered under the lettering

c. the little sweet life text die-cut and the green delicious apple came from Simple Stories Card Kit "Love Grows Here"

d. the market scene journaling card is from Webster Pages; so is the button and twine (different collection)

e. slimline style sizing

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Inspiration project #2= Have a Sweet Summer thinking of you card

The summertime acetate outer frame with an insert panel section left intact are from an old frame and journaling panels set from KI Memories. There's a light pinkish/peach cardstock underneath and a smaller yellow paper panel that had the sentiment printed on it as a Google Doc. The wood die-cuts were bought at Dollar Tree. The pineapple came in that dynamite gold metallic glitter. The watermelon and orange slices were light wood. Marker colors were applied first and then glitter paint pens applied on top. The orange one got a bit thick and looks better in person, especially when you tip the card in different directions and catch the light. Have a sweet summer, crafty friends!!!

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MTTC #484 challenge link= http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttc-484-theme-is-fruit.html 

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

1. Little Red Wagon challenge blog; use a digital element; CARD #2 has digital/computer Google Doc created sentiment

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-658-digi-do.html

2. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge blog; June 2022; CARD #1

link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/06/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-june.html

3. The Great Stash Bash April 2022; parts of the kit I put together were used for the SWEET card: the green cardstock flat base, the market theme journaling card; the alpha stickers; 2 scrapbooking/paper-crafter friends, Lisa and Lori, created this challenge blog about 2+ years ago; this next provided link is Lori's [card #1]

TGSB link= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-april-kit.html

TGSB link for June = https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/06/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-june-kit.html

4. A Place To Start challenge blog; June 2022; AG (not the option of "Down the Aisle"); CARD #2

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-062022-down-aisle-anything.html

5. Slimline Obsessed group in FB; this card is 8.5" wide and 4" high [card #1]

6.Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 2 decorative tapes layered on top of each other; gems; die-cuts from card #1; Card #2 has a plastic overlay; a digital Google Doc printed sentiment behind the plastic; wood die-cuts with me painting and glittering the watermelon slice and the orange slice; the gold glitter pineapple was bought that way; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT member of My Time to Craft and its sister blog My Time To Craft Christmas

and owner of these 2 challenge blogs:

FarmQuest and Heart's Quest

10 June 2022 MTTCC #36 Theme is Candles and or Lanterns DT cards

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! The last few years I've really enjoyed creating Christmas cards throughout the year! Getting them ready for mailing is a whole other ballgame!!! Does anyone else experience that? 

This posting features candle or lantern-themed Christmas cards for My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog. I'm on the design team and these cards are also shown on MTTCC posting (link will be included below). Challenge #36 competition starts June 10 and goes to June 23, 2022. Make sure to check the challenges every 2 weeks for a new topic. We try to provide different wintery and festive themes to help you create a variety of holiday cards. 

Card #1 was crafted to sort of look like the outer view of the front door of a house or cabin. With lanterns on each side and a greenery arrangement in the center. Both patterned cardstocks and ephemera are from the Cottage Christmas collection by Fancy Pants Designs (2018). 

Card #1 Lighting Your Way Home For Christmas card=

Red ink was applied to all cardstock edges except for the light kraft flat card base (from The Paper Source website). The red metallic foil dazzles (MC) are from Paper Wishes website.

Card #2= Blessed Advent--Tis the Season To Rejoice Christmas card=

A few design and vendor notes: the light kraft flat card base with matching envelope are from The Paper Source website; the solid and patterned papers are scraps; the 2 die-cuts/ephemera are from Echo Park's Away in a Manger collection; the sheer ribbon was white and was altered with a green glitter paint pen; top background papers' edges were inked in blue

Didn't both cards turn out to be lovely? Festive without being too fussy. 

MTTCC #36 link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttcc-36-theme-is-candle-and-or-lantern.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where these cards will be shared--

A. Crafty Hazelnut Christmas Challenge; current theme of Anything Christmas Goes with option of non-traditional colors; my cards have too much traditional colors so ACG; card #1 will be linked

linked= http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/chnc-challenge-597.html

B. Peace On Earth Christmas challenge blog; about 7 days left to the current competition; Anything Goes Christmas themed; card #1 will be linked

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2022/06/peace-on-earth-challenge-17.html

C. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; anything goes; only about 1-2 days left for the current; card #1 will be linked

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-117-anything-christmas-goes.html

D. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; anything goes; card #2 linked

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2022/06/weeks-547-548-anything-goes.html

E. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; sharing site for craft bloggers

F. CCMWF group in FB; with card #2

G. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group in FB; with card #2

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT member of My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

and owner of Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs; which each have an extra page challenge option each month for 2 weeks; 

HQCB's Valentine's Day Cards Challenge page has new themes from the 28th to the following 13th of each month starting on April 28, 2022.

FQCB's Thanksgiving Holiday Cards Challenge page has new themes from the 14th to the following 27th of each month starting on May 14, 2022. 

Come check out the themed challenges at Heart's Quest and FarmQuest, new approaches to paper-crafting themes!

ATCs made for May 2022 event commitments

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! It's really good for my mind and soul to venture into other paper-crafting and mixed media kinds of creativity! Case in point--the May 2022 events for a greeting card or ATC only club. "For The Love of Cards" is a Facebook group that merged out of a similar group that had closed a couple months ago. Two of the members wanted to continue the format with a new name and they desire to keep it a small group. About 14 members currently with a limit of 25 is the roster. The 2 administrators created 13 events for May and I signed up for three. Since items were for swapping, I couldn't reveal until recipients had received. 1 of the 3 was delayed somewhere for 2-3 weeks!!!! So that's why this is getting posted in early June.

The 3 events are: Alphabet--Letter A; Road Trip; and Pastels with all three of these being ATCs. With lots of DT and blog owner commitments, too, plus several family birthdays and Mother's Day, I've decided to just send the 1 required ATC to my swapees. 

Group pic:

Event #8 is Alphabet Letter "A": I have this really old apple stamp so the upper half was pressed onto green ink and the bottom half onto red ink pad and then stamped onto the apple green paper. Because the green on green doesn't show well, I used an extra fine detail black pen to outline the stamp. Underneath, an acorn stamp was applied with black ink onto the white cardstock which due to the size of the apple stamp and the requirement parameters of ATCS, there are just bits of acorns showing. I wrote the repeating sentences to give it that school flashcard look. 

Event #2 for May 2022 is called "Road Trip"= I happened to have the perfect sticker and the black and white striped washi tape makes a good faux road. Writing in the classic kid travel question was a must! :)

Event #3 for May 2022 was Pastels; an old scrap of pastel looking frosting sprinkles was placed in the middle; the washi tape is part of "The Keepsake Kitchen Diary" collection by Lily and Val for Hampton Arts (2018); the alpha tiles are from Freckled Fawn; the wood pineapple was bare and I used a yellow marker on it however it is looking pretty intense when scanned. 

That's it! All three are very different approaches to the 2.5" x 3.5" size restrictions yet they are good interpretations of the themes. It will be very interesting to see what creative twists and spins have been done by the crafters who have my name as their partner. 

Challenge blogs and FB groups where these will be shared:

A. For The Love Of Cards group/club in FB; there are still spots available if you're interested; there are 2-3 card events/swaps each month and then about 8 or so ATC event/swaps, too.

B. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; #449; Anything Goes; linking #3 Pastels ATC

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/05/449-anything-goes.html

C. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; just started 2 days ago; I'll link #1 letter A theme ATC

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-14-mixed-media-lovers.html

D. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB

E. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group in FB

F. Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge blog; June; anything mixed media goes; I'll link #1 letter A ATC which has 2 different stamps, handwritten sentiment sentences, and outlining of the focal stamp. 

link= https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2022/06/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge-83.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

of

Becca's Heart for Creativity blog

also

Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog (planning on changing the title....)

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

and design team member of

My Time To Craft challenge blog

My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blog

and soon to be DT member as of July 1, 2022 of

Merry Little Christmas challenge blog and

Mix It Up challenge blog

:)

2022 June 3 MTTC #483 Theme Bird/s WITH birdhouse or nest

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! What a delightful spring season theme to find crafty time making adorable birdie cards! My heart and soul got so excited anticipating this topic!

My Time To Craft challenge blog's #483 theme is Bird(s) WITH birdhouse or nest. Easy? Should be! While looking for a border option on another card, I noticed the very light pastel toned circle 'sheet' from Webster Pages that had the sentiment in the very center. Please use the cropped scanned closeup photo to see the "New Beginnings" bunting and nest image better. 

My DT inspiration commitment project for MTTC:

New Beginnings Birdies card:

Some design notes:

a. the cardstock platform for the wood laser die-cut birdies was put on thick adhesive foam tape in order to wrap the cording and help elevate these birdies even more; it also helps this recycled packaging yellow cardstock contrast with the soft yellow cardstock background layer.

b. sage green flat cardstock base dimensions: 4.25" high x 5.5" wide

c. Webster Pages for the New Beginnings sticker

d. 2 partial pieces of border stickers (oldies from Current catalog); the floral piece was placed on top of a bright pink cardstock scrap

e. birdies/chicks were plain wood to start with; 1 colored with yellow marker and the other with a yellow-orange marker; then a yellow-green glitter paint pen was applied over both

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MTTC #483 link=  https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/mttc-483-theme-is-birds-with-birdhouse.html

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MTTC DT inspiration project #2:

Tweet--the bird is out of its cage card!

A few design and vendor notes for card #2: the yellow cardstock flat base is about 6.5" x 7"; the teal chevron stripe over old newspaper text print paper is from The Paper Studio; the pink gingham is a full sheet that's about 6" square from Hot Off The Press available through Paper Wishes website; the teal and white paper masking tape is Scotch Brands; the bird cage journaling card is from Webster Pages; the alphas are from Freckled Fawn; and the assortment of clear stamps are from Bo Bunny's Flower Garden Stamp Set. 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where you will see a card photo/blog link are=

1. A Place To Start challenge blog; anything goes---not the option showing card #1 photo

link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-052022-anything-goes.html

2. Critter Crazy Challenge Blog; Anything Goes with a featured critter; [card #1 photo will be the link due to the wood bird die-cuts plus more birds in the nest

link= https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-63-anything-goes-with.html

3. The Great Stash Bash April 2022; Card 2 is made from items I pulled to use in my kit; 

link- https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-april-kit.html 

**note= TGSB can be linked at Lori's posting or at Lisa's posting (Lori's got a link within her post to help if you're unfamiliar with )

4. The Seasonal Cardmaker group in FB; both are spring topics, pastel colors, birdies, 

5. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; stamping, decorative tapes, cording, wood laser cut shapes, glitter paint pens; ....

6. Passionate Paper Creations and Friends group on FB; share Card #2 photo

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of : My Time To Craft and My Time To Craft Christmas challenge blogs

and

owner/lead designer of: Heart's Quest and FarmQuest Challenge Blogs