Focusing on FQHSKCB #5 birthday cupcake card for 2 May 2024

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

purpose: this birthday card is my latest owner/DT contribution for FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen challenge blog; anything food goes theme which includes anything to prepare, serve, store, clean food/beverages; think kitchen, dining, pantry, produce market/garden/orchard, ....

when: #5 competition period is May 2-31, 2024

what: Star-Studded Sweet Treat Birthday Card

notes:

1. AFG theme elements: cupcake and cake plate

2. buffalo plaid cardstock scrap = The Paper Studio

3. lime green and bubblegum pink cardstocks = Art Skills (I free-hand sketched the cloud shape for the sentiment)

4. lighter orange watercolor-toned paper = also Art Skills

5. bright orange paper = Colorbok

6. star stickers = Tender Greetings

7. "HB" stamp = old Stampin' Up product

8. papers and cardstocks were inked/edged with either Lemon-Lime Twist or Tangerine Tango ink pads = Stampin' Up

9. cupcake and cake plate layered chipboard style stick-ons from a set = Crafter's Square

where: FQHSKCB #5 main post launched on May 2, 2024=

https://farmquesthomestylekitchenchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/fq-homestyle-kitchen-challenges-5-with.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. (PIN)spirational challenges; new May 1; theme is designer/patterned paper; my card has a watercolor tonal orange paper from a paper pad collection plus the buffalo plaid cardstock

link= https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/pinspirational-challenge-313-may.html

b. "YarSK"; new May 1; tell why this project is May/what it means; my project is a birthday card featuring the cupcake and cake plate; I chose a birthday occasion because May means my sister's birthday! She's under a year younger than me!!! 11 months 10 days give or take a few hours! :) Also her 3rd child, my niece, also has a birthday in May. One of them will get this card! :)

link= https://yar-sk.blogspot.com/2024/05/12-mesyatcev-05.html

badge: 

c. Mix It Up; new May 1 to June 15; anything goes mixed media; my birthday card has stamped sentiment, stickers, 2 layered die-cuts; inked edges of papers/cardstocks

link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/miucb-71-anything-goes-optional-inlaid.html

d. Love To Scrap; new May 1 to June 15; anything goes/scrappy; my card has scrap pink for the sentiment, scrap section of orange paper, a scrap section of the buffalo plaid, ....

link= https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/ltscb-167-anything-goes-ltscb-166.html

e. Shopping Our Stash; until May 6; theme is Mamma Mia (Mother's Day or for an important woman); my card is going to my sister or niece who have birthdays towards the end of May; I'm thinking it might go to my niece who has an art degree and also an associates culinary/pastry degree

link= https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2024/04/sos520-mamma-mia.html

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Still on a quest to unearth supply treasures from my stash boxes,

Becca S

--I love this card! The colors are bright and many! So cheerful! 

*owner/DT = FQHSKCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQCB, HQCB, HQFCB/TFATU, HQCOLCB

*co-owner/DT = AACB and CONBCB

*manager/DT = MTTCC and MTTC

*new DT member = H(OOO)CYAR/HCYAR

*occasional Guest DT = OUAT, IYGACAC, Pin-spirational