My One Layer Christmas Card non DT project on 30 March 2025

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

post's purpose...the why: about 2 days ago when I was looking for challenge themes at others'-owned blogs, I saw that Stef and Lauren at Jingle Belles had a new theme to create 1 layer Christmas cards. I've been wanting to work on my stenciling, stamping, inking and/or coloring skills, especially to create scenes and wanted to give this a go. 

the when: the card was created on March 29 and blog post was written and shared on March 30, 2025.

the what: May Your Days Be Merry and Bright one-layer Christmas card

notes:

1. white cardstock base; dimension approx. 4" wide x 8" high = Georgia Pacific

2. jumbo size sentiment stamp = Recollections

3. foliage stencil used at top and bottom = Simple Stories

4. stems/leaves in light brown and dark brown marker pen = from a set of 4 colors by Zebra Clickart

5. several colors of colored pencils = Crayola and Crazy Art

6. "Beach Blue" alcohol marker = Arteza (banner + and parts of sentiment)

7. "Classic Red" alcohol marker = Arteza ("Merry" and ribbon swirls)

8. "Goldfish" and "Pea Green" alcohol markers = Arteza ("Bright")

9. "Dusk Blue" alcohol marker = Arteza (dark blue dots; to be snow)

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where to share for the main inspiration was:

A. Jingle Belles; started a few days ago; theme is Flat Feliz Navidad; MY card is flat; stenciling, stamping and coloring on 1 piece of white cardstock

link = https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2025/03/flat-feliz-navidad.html

other places to share/link are:

B. Rudolph Days Challenges; starts on the 25th of each month and closes on the last day of the month; theme is anything goes Christmas

link = https://rudolphdayschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/rudolph-days-march-challenge.html

C. Kleuren met Potloden or Coloring with Pencils; is open for about 1 more week; anything using colored pencils; My 1 layer Christmas card has several tones of reds, greens and blues in colored pencils

link = https://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.com/2025/03/gastdesignerdag-reminder-challenge-maart.html

D. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenges; started March 16th and open for a few more days; anything Christmas goes (there is an inspo image); MY Christmas card is one layer. 

link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2025/03/peace-on-earth-challenge-84.html

E. We Love Stamping; just a couple of days left; I'm using the option of anything goes stamping; MY one layer Christmas card's jumbo sentiment in the middle was stamped. 

link= https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2025/03/march-challenge.html

F. Girls Creative Christmas; new on Sunday Dec 30; anything goes Christmas

link = https://girlzcreativechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge118-alles-meg-kerst-anything.html 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

~~this is non-DT work

my DT commitments are:

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

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