Welcome to Becca's Quest For Love and Country Creativity!
why: This post features a non-design team card made for a couple who had their first child, a boy, back in May. I'm seeing the new mom today and wanted to bring her a handmade card celebrating their new little son.
when: Tuesday September 23, 2025
what: Project #1 = Welcome to the world little one is what the bees are buzzing about = card
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
a. bright blue cardstock base cut to 5" x 7" = Pen + Gear
b. ivory cardstock cut just over 4" x 6" = Neenah
c. leaf print is recycled tissues box packaging!
d. wood leaf laser icons = Crafter's Square (from a 3 design package)
e. two bees and 1 hive = Little Birdie Handmade Embellishments
f. 'welcome to the world' clear stamp = from a clear package unmarked/unbranded with mix of expressions
g. three colors of ink (fish tank, narwhal & pumpkin spice) were used on the wood leaves = from the Front Porch set of mini stamp pads by Lawn Fawn; the blue/fish tank was used for the sentiment stamping and all the cardstocks' edges
h. puffy embossed hedgehog = from a mixed objects package by Amy Tangerine 2018; distributed by American Crafts
i. bees and words border sticker cut to fit the width of the ivory panel = The Simple Life sticker book by Simple Stories
where #1 will be linked:
1A. Sunday Stamps; current; must stamp and use color palette w/ theme "Into the Earth"; on my baby congrats card = the sentiment is stamped and with the leaves, hedgehog and bees, there is a earthiness/nature.
link = https://sundaystamps.blogspot.com/2025/09/ssc369-into-earth.html
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1B. Allsorts; current; theme of trees/leaves/plants or anything goes; there are leaves on the blue tonal cardstock and also 2 wood laser cut leaves
link = https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/challenge-832.html
1C. Night Owl; new on Sept 20; for boys/men; I chose lots of blues for this "welcome to the world" card because a special couple's first child born in May 2025 is a boy
link = https://nightshiftstamping.blogspot.com/2025/09/20092025-challenge-53-fur-jungsmanner.html
1D. A Place To Start; current for month/Sept; anything goes w/ option of leaves and circles; My card has leaves on the blue tonal cardstock and also wood laser cut leaves
link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
**this is a non- DT/design team commitment project**
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* owner/DT = FQHCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQGGCB, FQCB; HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; also CCC; ConBC; AA
* DT member only = PRS
That´s a beautiful project.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at Nachteulen Challenge.
Good luck and happy crafting!
Ilse (thera)