Guest Cookie Artist Designer for IYGACAC February 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! My creative heart's been a bit stressed doing stash quests for 'orange'. Yes! That's the color designated by Deanne for February 2023 at her If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge blog!

I needed some sympathy cards so I thought I'd use some peach, coral, and rust tones/shades of orange for the one picked for IYGACAC:

With Sympathy greeting card=

1. left-side fold kraft card base = The Paper Studio

2. plaid paper panel and the die-cuts are from different card kits = Simple Stories

3. washi/decorative tape = ? poss. My Mind's Eye

4. sentiment and gingko stamp = Hero Arts

This is the IYGACAC February 2023 color inspiration photo for ORANGE=

This is the IYGACAC guest designer badge=

February 1, 2023 blog posting link=

https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2023/02/cookie-challenge-177-february-orange.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are =

A. Stamps & Fun = Creativity challenge blog; new theme of flowers started Jan 30; my card has stamped gingko leaves plus die-cuts of flowers, hearts, banner sentiment, house, ...

link= https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2023/01/425.html

B. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; Mixed Media theme started Jan 30th; my card has stamping, decorative tape, inked edges, die-cuts

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2023/01/476-mixed-media.html

C. Path Of Positivity challenge blog; started Jan 30th; theme of Anything Goes (not the option)

link= http://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/winners-design-team-delights-for_01465887150.html

D. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; end of Jan through Feb 24; Mixed Media; MY card has a sentiment and gingko leaves stamped; inked cardstock edges; die-cuts; decorative tape; 

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-1-craft-card-making.html

and Facebook groups to share are =

1. Need Crafty Inspiration?

2. Mixed Media Creativity

3. The Crafty Addicts

4. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*This post is my guest designer opportunity for If You Give A Crafter A Cookie.

otherwise, my work can be found here or at Becca's Heart for Creativity for these blogs=

1. owner/DT = The Fairy and The Unicorn Challenge, FarmQuest, and Heart's Quest

2. co-owner/DT = Ally's Angels

3. manager/DT = My Time to Craft and My Time To Craft Christmas

4. DT= The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge, Once Upon A Time, Mix It Up, and Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Color Me Beautiful in Orange and Purple Showcasing Heart's Quest Color Heart #9 Launch Inspiration Project

 Heartfelt Greetings to my personal blog showcasing design inspiration projects made for my 2 challenge blogs: Heart's Quest and FarmQuest.

This posting is for Heart's Quest Color Heart #9 theme:

*use at least 1 orange heart shape

AND

*use at least 1 purple heart shape

Sounds simple enough. Correct! Easy peasy! 

HQCB competition launched October 28th, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago and will end on November 13th, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago time (or 6:30am UK).

Here's my design inspiration layout:

Design notes and vendors:

a. checked gingham papers= Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

b. floral patterned cardstock--too old--in stash a very long time

c. half circle die-cut (I cut in half) from a Simple Stories card kit

d. "True Love" stamp = Sum More Fun/Raisin Boat

e. text strips of forgiveness and forgiven = Creative Devotion

f. the Matthew 26:26 verse with image photo = Scripture-images.com website

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Heart's Quest Challenge Blog launch/main post link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/hqcb-color-heart-9-use-orange-heart-and.html

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other acknowledgements of groups/blogs connected to the journal layout content:

1. Scripture guide from Inscribe The Word for October 2022 was shared in the FB group-- Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship; October's theme is forgiveness

2. TN Times with Lisa and Lori for part of October and early November 2022 for sketch design and prompt requirement to use at least 1 stamp (I've used a True Love stamp on L page and 3 flower stamps on R page.)

Lisa H's sketch and blog link

http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2022/10/tn-time-with-lisa-lori-october-edition.html

Lori S's prompt and blog link

https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/10/tn-time-with-lisa-lori-october-challenge.html

3. Creative Knockouts challenge blog; theme is anything but square; MY project is a rectangle TN/Scripture Writing Journal layout

link= http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2022/10/476-anything-but-square-leanns-world-101.html

4. Several Facebook groups including: BJFA, NRCST, MMC, PPPDTC, WJ, NCI, 

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With a very happy creative-filled heart,

Becca S, owner HQCB, FQCB, and this personal blog