Guest Cookie Artist Designer for IYGACAC April 2023

 Greetings! On this personal blog that's generally focused on either heart/love or farm country topics, this posting is for a GD spot with If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge blog.

What: Guest Cookie Artist Designer inspiration card

When: starts April 1, 2023

For whom: If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge blog

Theme: majority color usage must be green

Upon A Star--Wish birthday or encouragement card= (this is going to my niece with her 21st birthday on Monday!!!)

several different shades and tones of greens, textures, and minimal neutrals, a smidge of yellow showing on the mottled green scrap and a bit of blue on the paisley panel to keep this card as majority green

Notes about design process and vendors:

1. Allison Kreft Designs for the Hello World Star overlay (cut to the same size as tag

2. Bohemia (paisley print) cardstock

3. sheer ribbon started as a soft yellow/ivory and a 'tie-dyed' it with a dark green marker

4. green cardstock base dimensions 5" wide x 6.25" tall

5. remaining items from stash

Where: IYGACAC blog post link=

March 2023 posting = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2023/03/cookie-challenge-178-march-yellow.html

April 2023 posting= https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2023/04/cookie-challenge-179-april-green.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Crafty Calendar challenge blog; started Apr 1; die-cuts; MY card's tag is a die-cut and then I fussy cut the acrylic overlay to match the size of the oval tag

link= http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-challenge-die-cuts.html

B. Cut It Up challenge blog; started Mar 23; die-cuts with added embellishments; MY card's tag is a die-cut and then the embellishments would be the acrylic overlay, ribbon, cording, and green glitter decorative tap

link= http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/cut-it-up-challenge-274-add.html

C. Creative Friday challenge blog; started March 31; based on Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night painting; I don't have his colors or distinctive swirls in the sky however I do have stars and an interesting background patterned cardstock with swirls, curved lines

link- https://creativefriday.blogspot.com/2023/03/creative-friday-330-sternennacht.html

D. TGIF challenges blog; current; Use scraps; MY card's cardstocks are scraps

link- http://tgifchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/tgifc414-technique-challenge.html

E. Time Out challenge blog; started March 30; see photo prompt; I love the grass greens from the photo--they jumped out for me. One of my cardstocks just under the tag has bits of yellow to give it a mottled look, paintery look

link= http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-235-photo-inspiration.html

and Facebook groups to share/link are: MMC, PPPDTC, UTSP, TCA, 

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Loving country living and creative crafting time,

Becca S

Recap of GCAD cards in 2023 for IYGACAC

March 2023= yellow

February 2023 = orange