Loving my CCC #102 DT anything goes featured critter card on 1 Sept 2025

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!

why: CCC is short for Critter Crazy Challenges, a crafting blog, with its monthly theme of anything goes with featured critter. I took over the ownership and management tasks in February 2025. This dalmatian is my latest owner/DT contribution for the #102 challenge month. 

when: #102 starts September 1 and ends on Sept. 25, 2025 which allows the worldwide design team members with varying time zone differences have time to get ready for #103. 

what: Project #1 = Spotted Birthday

how-to & vendor notes for #1 = Dalmatian for featured critter

1. black cardstock base started as 6" square and trimmed to 5.5" square = Art Skills

2. red leather embossed specialty paper scrap = came from a scrap pack by Crafter's Square

3. light blue cardstock scraps cut into 2 different size clouds = Neenah

4. blue mini ink pad = Lawn Fawn

5. black ink pad = Hero Arts

6. "HB" old wood stamp = SU 2001

7. red crystal heart gem = from a pack = Crafter's Square

8. white paper scrap used behind the Dalmatian image = stash

9. gray retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart (used to outline dog)

10. dalmatian image = upcycled, fussy cut = 2018 Dogs 16-month calendar; distributed by Dolgencorp, LLC (Dollar General stores); made in China

where #1 will be linked =

1A. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; open until Sept 6; anything goes; this is my 2nd linked entry

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/08/260-polkadoodles.html

1B. The Neglected Stuff Challenge; new Mon/Sept 1; theme is the blog title; I've used old recycled calendar image of the Dalmatian that I fussy cut; the "HB" stamp from SU is from 2001--still a goody!!!

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/08/neglected-stuff-september-2025-challenge.html

1C. Crafty Animals; new Mon/Sept 1; theme is anything goes with included animal; MY card showcases a Dalmatian dog

link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/09/challenge-98.html

1D. Love to Scrap Challenges Blog; new Mon/Sept 1 and open until Oct 15; anything goes; My card used a small scrap of light blue cardstock for the cloud w/ sentiment and then I tore the red leather textured specialty paper and have the other half of it to use on a future project. 

link = https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/ltscb-175-anything-goes-ltscb-174.html

where to find CCC #102 blog post =

link = https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/09/ccc-102-anything-goes-with-featured.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and PRS

My new CCC #99 DT AGFC theme red white blue butterfly card for 1 June 2025

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity blog!

why: This is my next DT/owner inspiration critter card for CCC or Critter Crazy Challenges blog! #99 starts June 1 and ends on June 25th. Then #100 will be a special birthday bash time, so be planning for that! 

when: #99 Anything Goes Featuring Critter theme June 1-25, 2025.

what: Red-White-Blue Butterfly XOXO card =

notes:

1. Wild Blueberry cardstock 5" x 7" panel = CutCardStock

2. star print and plaid print papers = Simply Summer paper pad by Fancy Pants Designs 2019

3. layered printed plastic butterfly stick-on = Dollar Tree purchase/not sure of manufacturer; 3 come in set; 

4. gems and pearls from different packages = Crafter's Square/Dollar Tree

5. also wood laser cut XOXO which came in red or plain in package = Crafter's Square/Dollar Tree; I did add thin lines of red glitter paint pen across/around each letter

6. plaid and star print papers were edged in black ink/stamp pad = Hero Arts

where: CCC #91 blog posting =

link = https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/06/ccc-99-on-1-june-2025-with-anything.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. Creative Fingers; new on Fri May 30; anything goes

link =  https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-302.html

B. Crafty Catz; new on Fri May 30; anything goes

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/crafty-catz-challenge-694.html

C. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; new on May 25; use at least 1 designer paper; this butterfly has a tiny red star print and a plaid print

link = https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-10.html

D. Time Out Challenges; ends on June 4th; theme is your favorite winged things; MY card features a large butterfly, which is not only my favorite winged thing but also my very favorite creature...I use butterfly embellishments in lots of my cards and tags. I also have butterfly brooches, earrings. 

link = https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-289-your-favorite-winged-thing.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

 

My featured FQGS #26 DT anything farm or country goes choice OWL for 7 March 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! --from rural north central Illinois!! YES! the American heartland!

Post purpose: this posting is for the newest offset monthly challenge for FarmQuest General Store challenges blog! #26. Always anything farm and/or country goes. Owl and feathers certainly fit into farm country rural settings, woods & forests. 

when: #26 starts March 7 and ends April 5, 2025.

what: PROJECT #1= Under the Harvest Moon

notes for Project #1:

1. the peach looking cardstock base is actually neon orange; scanner light fades it to peach = Astrobrights neon pack; Neenah

2. yellow copy paper; torn and inked = Pen + Gear

3. owl and feathers came from 1 sheet; part of a mixed forest animals paper pad = Crafter's Square

4. orange and yellow watercolor triangle print paper = Art Skills

5. 2" circle punch = EK Success tool

6. black gel marker pen = Zebra (for the barbed wire looking doodling) 

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what: PROJECT #2 = Greenhouse lavishness!

notes for #2:

21. pink cardstock 6" square = Art Skills

22. the yellow with roses patterned paper cut into strips = very old hoarded paper by ?/ I believe it's My Mind's Eye

23. two little heart/love striped cut-a-part cards = very old patterned paper from Webster Pages

24. the rubber tree clipart image was black and white free download = ClipArt Library website; free for personal usage

25. two green tone colored pencils and a cappuccino tone colored pencil to fill in the rubber plant and its planter pot = stash items

26. black outlining of the clipart image = dual tip black marker = Art Skills

27. coppery gold-brown gel marker pen used to cross-hatch fill the heart with green and white stripes little card and to write "Bloom" = Zebra gel marker pen (4 pack set with 3 colors of ink: coppery gold, black and silver)

28. the beige and green plant textured stickers = Crafter's Square 

where: FarmQuest General Store

link = https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/fqgs-26-afcg-or-anything-farm-and-or.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. owl = Crafty Catz = new on Fri March 7; anything goes

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/crafty-catz-challenge-689.html

B. owl = Crafty Animals = started March 1; anything goes including an animal, insect; MY first shown project has an owl

link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-92.html

C. owl = Word Art Wednesday = this is week 2 of 2; anything goes that is uplifting and encouraging; The owl card doesn't have a sentiment but will be used for happy mail, an encouragement card

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/02/anything-goes-weeks-689-690.html

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D. plants = TGIF; new on March 7; color challenge; MY card contains these 3 colors

link = https://tgifchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/tgifc515-color-challenge.html

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E. plants = Triple B; new on March 3; theme on 3Bs: birds, butterflies, blooms; MY greenhouse card has plants and there are flowers in the scrap strips border

link= https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-challenge.html

F. plants = As You Like It Challenge; new on March 6; Which one?: monochrome or colorful? My answer is colorful, definitely color!!! As a left-handed creative sort with favorite colors of purple and pink, I've always been attracted to vibrant colors. 

link = https://asyoulikeitchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/favourite-monochrome-or-colourful-and.html

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~~ special notes: FarmQuest #69 theme is currently open until March 27 and it's about nocturnal animals (night-time active critters) which OWLS are. 

Also: I'm now the new owner of Critter Crazy with its monthly theme of anything goes with a featured critter (AGFC). I can't submit, but my reader visitors can. 

And remember: as long as themes are applied within your project, artisans can submit to 1 or more of the challenge blogs that I own. <3

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

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