My Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #5/May or #29 consecutive DT projects

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who: Hello, I'm Becca S and I'm so happy that you're visiting! I started HQCOL challenges blog 2.5 years ago! There were some key 'love' occasions that I thought could be bundled together to be the main themes each month. These are coded as BEWAS or birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and/or sympathies. 

where: HQCOLCB or Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenges blog [a provided blog link will be found at the bottom of the post]

when: #5/May 2026 or #29 consecutive session since beginning; May 3- May 31, 2026.

why: I picked S/sympathies main theme because as I'm getting older I'm needing more of these. [The May option event theme is school/college graduations.]

what: project #1: Sympathy in blues and greens

how shared by #1 & #2 =

1. base solid color CS (blue for #1 & pink for #2) = Colorbok pastel CS pad

2. green print washi tape = Farmstead Harvest washi tape set = American Crafts

3. patterned papers (different prints from the same pad) = Apothecary by Fancy Pants Designs

4. 'sending many prayers your way' clear stamp (blue has on front; pink has on inside) = CTMH mixed expressions stamp set (Close To My Heart)

5. 'thinking of you' clear stamp (blue has on inside; pink has on front) = Crafter's Square mixed expressions stamp set

6. paper punched circles = (aqua blue for blue's front; green for pink's inside) = multicolor paper pad = Hello Hobby/Walmart

how products just for #1:

1. flower sticker = Garden Party stickers by Maggie Holmes

2. Canary Yellow alcohol marker = Arteza (used for the center stamens on the sticker so that it matched yellow stamens of flowers on the patterned paper)

3. yellow rhinestone gems = Nicole Brand Crafts

4. gray colored pencil = Marvy Uchida/stash box

LINK-UPS for #1:

1A. Stamps + Fun = Creativity; closes in about 2 hours; theme is = stamps; Project #1 blues and greens sympathy card's front panel has stamped 'sending many prayers your way'

link = https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2026/04/494.html

1B. Love To Scrap Challenge; new on May 1-June 15; theme is anything goes; 

link = https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ltscb-179-anything-goes-ltscb-178.html

1C. Triple B-birds, butterflies and/or blooms; new on 3rd May; theme is in title; Both cards feature flowers. I'll be sharing the blues & greens flowers card 

link = https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-2026-tb-challenge.html

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what: Project #2: Sympathy in pinks, yellows & greens

how products just for #2: (I reversed the sentiments' locations from the blue/green sympathy card.)

1. bird sticker = Garden Party stickers by Maggie Holmes

2. pink linen thick specialty paper (punched using ticket shape) = from a mixed scrap pack by Crafter's Square (there's also a bright pink textured rectangle cut of specialty paper on the inside)

3. pale pink tiny rhinestone hearts for most of the flowers= Nicole Brand Crafts

4. pale green pearls = Nicole Brand Crafts

5. dark green colored pencil = Marvy Uchida/stash box

6. inside is the stamped sentiment: 'sending many prayers your way'

LINK-UPs for #2:

2A. Love Those Pretty Papers; new; theme is in the title (use at least 1 designer paper); My 2nd sympathy card has a pretty mix of florals that I scattered tiny pale pink rhinestone hearts on

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2026/05/atg-love-those-pretty-papers-may-2026.html

2B. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; new on May 3rd/Sun/for 2 weeks; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/05/277-may-3-polkadoodles.html

2C. 613 Avenue Create; new on Sun May 3rd; anything goes w/ opt of May flowers; Both sympathy cards feature floral print papers; I'll be sharing the pink-yellows-greens.

link = https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-2026-anything-goes-w-optional-twist.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

[HQCOLCB #29 or #5/May 2026 blog post link =

https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/hearts-quest-celebrations-of-love-5-for.html

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