Guest Designer {Pin}spirational during February 2023

Welcome to a special posting at Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

I'm honored to be a Guest Designer for {Pin}spirational Challenge Blog during February 2023! I wanted to combine Valentine colors, wintery elements, and some birthday elements into 1 birthday with hearts card! :

Birthday + Hearts

 [February 2023 theme requirements: stack of gifts, cupcake with a candle, HB stamp for birthday elements + red cardstock panel embossed with hearts for the hearts element part]

Vendor notes:

a. Cuttlebug cupcake 'stamp' embossing folder; hearts panel embossing folder

b. checked gingham scraps and snowflake stickers/dazzles = Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

c. die-cuts: hidden person with gift stack and circle tag = Simple Stories' Holly Days

d. other items from stash

{PIN}spirational Feb 2023 prompt for theme badge=

**make it birthday occasion with hearts**

and

{PIN}spirational Challenge Blog Feb 2023 link=

https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/pinspirational-challenge-271-february.html

and

Guest Designer badge=

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NOTE: due to husband being at the ER for 23-24 hours from Jan 31-Feb 1, I wasn't able to get this blog published until early on the Feb 2. Joe had a TIA and is lucky that he's not showing any symptoms or lingering effects other than being tired. He's 12-13 years older than me, so he's 73 and does have extensive cardiac history. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

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other challenge blogs to share and link are:

A. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; has about 22 days yet to go; Mixed Media theme; my card has lots of doilies, embossing, stamping, inked edges, metallic foil snowflakes, die-cuts

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

B. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; just started on Jan 30; Mixed Media theme; see the same comments added just above

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

C. Crafty Gals Corner challenge blog; about 5+/- days left; Winter fun theme; MY card has wintery February birthday elements, the wintery parts are the metallic foil snowflakes, the hidden gal holding gifts with her stocking cap and mittens, white doilies give a sense of white fluffy swirls like snow,

link= http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-239-winter-fun.html

D. Colorful Options challenge blog; Main theme color is PINK or you can do rainbow; MY card has quite a few pinks scattered around the card with half of the doilies, in the die-cuts, scrap cardstock used for the embossed cupcake, and the scrap checked gingham seen at the bottom of the card

link= https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2022/04/welcome-back-crafters-we-bring-to-you.html 

E. Double D Challenges blog; February theme = Hearts; my birthday card has the red varied hearts embossed panel

link= https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/02/hearts-challenge.html

mood board for Double D = 

and Facebook groups to share are:

1. Mixed Media Creativity

2. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

3. Use Those Scrap Papers

4. Homemade card making for Beginners

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With a happy heart that is crafting away in rural Illinois heartland of the USA,

Becca S

*I'm honored to be February's Guest Designer for {PIN}spirational and If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge blogs owned by Deanne S