Loving My HQCB #72 AG theme with orange and green hearts on 28 Mar 2025

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

post's purpose...the why: This is written for Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's #72 challenge. The #72 theme is Anything Goes with green and/or orange heart(s). Because of my inking and floral ephemera, I went with 3 orange tones and 2 green tones for the enamel heart stickers. 

when: #72 starts March 28, 2025 and ends on April 27, 2025. 

what: Happy Birthday Spring Garden Card

notes:

1. A2 white cardstock folded card was solid front before I started! = Recollections (card pack)

2. different depths of cuts using 2.25" circle punch = EK Success toolss

3. inks/stamp pads used were from SU = Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi and Tranquil Tide

4. floral ephemera = Prairie Rose by Fancy Pants Designs 2023

5. enamel heart stickers from 3 different color-range packs = Fancy Pants Designs 2024

6. Walnut/brown stamp pad for the "HB" = Lawn Fawn

7. "HB" thin font clear stamp = unknown; have had for a long time; cut and separated from original set

8. front 'cover' was sealed to the orange inked back half with about 50% dual-sided adhesive tape and 50% glue to go around the curves

where: HQCB #72 blog posting

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theme badge - above

personalized DT badge = above

other places to share/link are:

A. Beautiful Blossoms; started March 15th/current; anything featuring florals; My card has 1 large die-cut and 2 med/small die-cuts of mixed flowers

link = https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

B. Girlz Creative Crafts; started March 15th/current; theme is Layer It Up; MY card has an unusual design because I used the side-folded card base as if the cover/front was a separate piece of paper or cardstock to punch the holes; the front is adhered on the inside; then the floral die-cuts/ephemera are on top along with the little enamel hearts

link = https://girlzcreativecrafts.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-54-layer-it-up-dt-call.html

C. Classic Design Challenge; started March 15th/current; anything goes with option of bunnies, blooms or butterflies; MY card has blooms

link = https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/classic-design-challenge-03-2025-marapr.html

D. The Creative Crafters'; started March 15th/current; anything goes

link = https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-86.html

E. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog; started March 15/current; anything goes; option is CAS style; my punched hole areas offer unused 'pockets' on the card with the 'orange' being ink. 

link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/317-march-anything-goes-optional-clean.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

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

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~~ crazy weather facts for March 2025: 

Friday March 14: rain, thunder, lightning, tornadoes within 15-20 miles of us; more rain; cold front

Sunday March 16: over an inch of snow!!!

Wednesday March 19- Thursday March 20: rain, thunder, lightning, tornadoes again in the same area S/SW going on a slight E/NE angle missing us by 15-16 miles; cold front quickly moved in and by 4am Thursday we had about 1" snow!!!!!!! 

WEIRD....

meanwhile, my daffodils, tulips and hyacinths are up with 4-7" growth above the ground