Victorian botanical Valentine card non DT project on 18 Jan 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: this is a non-design team commitment project for me primarily to meet the qualifications for a FB group's color challenge; there is a gift card possibility if more than 2 group members enter it. So far, I'm the first entry!

when: made on January 17 and blogged/shared on January 18, 2025

what: PROJECT: Victorian Botanical Valentine card

closeup on the Ice Gold paper (deckled-edged under the Pop-tone Grape Jelly)

Can you see a bit of sheen on the paper?

notes:

photos of un-boxing the CutCardStock products received on 17 Jan 2025; 1st order placed! 

* Wild Blueberry (base)

* Sandcastle (next layer up; did decorative edging); Martha Stewart/Darice

* Sea Foam Green (next layer up)

* Ice Gold paper (next layer up; did decorative edging)

* Grape Jelly; Pop Tone CutCardStock (next layer up as center focal)

* White; Conversation Flat Cards (used for bases on stickers)

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also

1. from Fancy Pants Designs' 2024 Everly Lane collection: 3 doilies ephemera, 5 stickers placed on the White/Conversation Flat Card then fussy cut and 5 enamel dots

2. from Fancy Pants Designs' 2023 Pink Meadows collection: 4 die-cut ephemera of 3 flowers and 1 butterfly

3. Crafter's Square = wood laser cut "LOVE" was bare balsa wood; applied ink

4. Nuvo = alcohol marker in 'Lilac Grey'

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where/shares and/or links:

a. FB group Create with CutCardStock; has a January Color Challenge

b. Just Add Ink; new Jan 17; theme of Just Add Something New; all products seen in this card are new/new-to-me; papers/cardstocks received in order on Jan 17 and the stickers/ephemera/enamel dots were received the week prior from a placed order; even the wood laser cut was bought at a local store within the past 2 weeks. 

link = https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2025/01/just-add-ink-734something-new-blog-hop.html

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c. Creative Fingers; started Jan 10/week 2 of 2; theme of anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-292.html

d. The Outlawz Festive Friday Challenges; started Jan 3; using theme of something new; see info above that all items seen on this card have been purchased online or in-store within the past 2 weeks; stash stockpile was needing a refresh

link = https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2025/01/festive-friday-challenge-3-january-2025.html

e. As You Like It; started Jan 9; theme of favourite paper brand; on this card there are 5 cardstocks and 1 paper purchased as my first order for a company new-to-me that will become my new favorite brand ---> (1) because the company's based not too far from me in neighboring Indiana! probably less than a 2 hour drive away! I could have saved on shipping maybe!!! Up to now, most of go-to for cardstocks are Neenah, Pen + Gear and Recollections and the print/patterned papers are Echo Park, Fancy Pants Designs, Simply Simple, and a few others; (2) supporting several artisan friends who are on the new Design Team, too; 

link = https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/favourite-paperbrand.html 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

note: this is a non-DT project; so no commitment to any specific challenge blog that I own or manage or part of a design team.

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB and HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB; also AA and ConBC

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT members = HAOOCAYR and PRSCB