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A Place to Note my Happy Challenge Achievements 😊


Mar 2024 I Spy With My Little Eye ... challenge 12 for this Have A Tweet Day
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Mar 2024 Creative Creases #77 ATG with fun fold for this Square Column card
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Feb 2024 Color Hues #81 Lilac & Mint for this Uniko Geometric Blocks
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Feb 2024 Krafty Chicks #701 Stamps for this Uniko Floral Butterfly
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Nov 2023 Halloween Crafts All Year Round #9 for this Wobbler Halloween Spooky House
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Nov 2023 FarmQuest Country Christmas #1 ATG for this Card-io Catching Bubbles
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Oct 2023 Crafty Catz #656 ATG opt twist 'any 4 legged critter' for this Card-io Catching Bubbles
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Sept 2023 Stamping Sensations Sept Garden theme for this 100 Birthday Wishes
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Sept 2023 Crafter's Cafe #300 Garden Colours for this 100 Birthday Wishes
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Aug 2023 Sunday Stamps #SSC315 colour challenge for this GD Challenge card
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Jun 2023 Try it on Tuesday Birds &/or Feathers for this Criss Cross Lattice
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Jun 2023 Make My Monday #203 On the Water for this Criss Cross Lattice
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Jun 2023 CAS on Friday #238 Embossing for this We Love Stamping GD card
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Jun 2023 Little Red Wagon #707 Getting Warmer for this We Love Stamping GD card
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May 2023 Stencil Fun ATG for this Ship in a Bottle
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Apr 2023 We Love Stamping anything stamped/opt real birds/animals for this Card-io Spring Raindrop
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Mar 2023 Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday ATG for this Stencil Masking
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Feb 2023 Snippets Playground #446 ATG for this Alphabet Birthday
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Nov 2022 Peace on Earth Christmas #26 ATG for my Woodware Bubble Bauble card
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Oct 2022 Cardz 4 Galz #183 Breast/other Cancer/or other Awareness Cause &
Time Out #224 Cancer Awareness/Friendship/Encouragement
for my Funkly Fossil - Sending Love & Strength card
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Jul/Aug 2022 Merry Little Christmas #45 ATG & The 12 Months of Christmas #90 ATG for my Christmas Joy card
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Aug 2022 Cardz 4 Guyz #302 Get A Little Dirty (Distress + Grunge) for my Embossing Puddles Background card
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Jul 2022 Simply Cards & Papercraft Issue 233 for my Julie Hickey Floral Buttons card entered in CraftWorld's female birthday challenge for a feature in the magazine
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Jul 2022 Little Red Wagon #662 Make Me Laugh for my Funky Fossil - On the Beach card
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Apr 2022 Ellibelle's Crafty Wed Challenge - Animals for my Hello, Friend card
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Mar 2022 Use Your Stuff #443 Masculine for my Wordle Birthday card
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Feb 2022 Little Red Wagon #640 Be My Love - Valentine for my Rainbow Love Ewe card 
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Dec 2021 Peace on Earth Christmas #5 ATG for my Sanntangle Bauble card
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Oct 2021 Seize the Birthday # 224-Cakes/ATG for my Lady Meerkat's Summer Birthday card
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Aug 2021 Ellibelle's Crafty Wed Challenge - For Men & Boys for my Forest Friends Birthday card
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Apr 2021 CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Rainbow for my Rainbow Festive Wishes card
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Apr 2021 Freshly Made Sketches #480 for my Happy Bee-day card
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Feb 2021 Butterfly Challenge #151 Herringbone for my CAS Be Happy Butterfly card
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Jan 2021 Make My Monday #139 Something New in your Stash for my Let's Party Meerkat 60th card
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Nov 2020 Watercooler Wednesday - WWC299 - Heidi's Challenge: All About Occasions
for my Butterfly Birthday card
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Oct 2020 CAS Mix Up Card Challenge - Stencil Tone on Tone for my Christmas Star card
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Oct 2020 CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Christmas Birds for my Quirky Christmas Bird card
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for my CAS Christmas Tree card
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Sept 2020 Seize the Birthday #198-Add Gold for my Julie Hickey Floral Frames card
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July 2020 CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Nativity for my CAS Nativity Baubles card
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