Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!
who: Hello! I'm Becca S, a certified teacher in ECE up to grade 3 as well as Family and Consumer Sciences for grades 6-12. I'm not officially retired but stopped teaching about 4-5 years ago to care for my mom as her needs increased at that time and until her death in mid 2024. Before that and after that I've been very active in paper-crafting and challenge blogs.
why: This posting focuses on my owner/design team inspiration creation for FQCCCB or FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog. The theme is anything goes country Christmas (aka wintry, outdoors, nature, exterior holiday decorations).
when: #33 was supposed to be published on June 7th but my wifi router went bad on June 6th. My internet provider mailed a new router that arrived on Wed, June 10th. Around 6:30pm on June 10th the #33 FQCCCB post was published.
The session time has been expanded to July 25, 2026.
what: Project #1: Ice Skating on a Frozen Pond Christmas card
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
1. pastel lavender cardstock is half of a folded sheet of CS; left side fold = Colorbok pastel CS pad
2. lilac and aqua plaid paper = Recollections
3. snowflake stickers = sticker book of Snow Pine Lodge by Simple Stories
4. the 'merry Christmas' and winter gear ephemera = Snow Pine Lodge by Simple Stories
5. icicles made with gold glitter acrylic paint onto white scrap cardstock = Folk Art acrylic paint by Plaid ; cardstock by Jot
6. gold crystal round gems = Nicole Brand Crafts
7. Fish Tank/blue mini stamp pad to ink paper/CS edges = Lawn Fawn
8. image of children ice skating on frozen pond was Ai-generated with Microsoft Designer; I used the same image about 4+ months ago for my sister Quest challenge blog FarmQuest Challenge Blog when it had a snow/ice winter sports/activities theme.
where #1 will be linked:
1A. Little Red Wagon; new on June 10; theme of O for Outdoors; My Christmas card has a scene of children ice skating on a frozen pond...outdoors during winter
link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-862-o-is-for-outdoor.html
1B. Crafty Gals Corner; new on June 10; anything goes (or opt of sweet treats for dad); My Christmas card has a scene of children ice skating on a frozen pond = this is for A.G.
link = https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-278-anything-goes-woptional.html
1C. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; new on June 2nd & still open for a couple more days; anything goes Christmas; My Christmas card features snowflakes and icicles with scene of children ice skating on a frozen pond
link = https://hollyandivychristmas.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-206-anything-christmas-goes.html
1D. The Christmas Kickstart Challenge; #111 started June 2nd; theme of Snow day (see badge); My Christmas card has snowflakes, icicles, and the Ai image has snow on the house roof, on some of the pine tree branches and on the surrounding snow banks/ground around the frozen pond
link = https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-christmas-kickstart-challenge-111.html
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1E. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; new on June 1; theme Christmas letters are K and/or L; I'm using K for kids; also L for lights on the house and tree; more light strings in the background; also L for lantern (on right bottom corner of the image); also L for linked hands of the skating kids;
link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-challenge-k-and-l.html
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from:
Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQCCCB, FQCB, FQGGCB, FQGS and FQHCB; plus HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQLQCB, HQFSCAT and HQFCB; plus ConBC; plus AA; plus CCC.
* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; also CIP owned by Marlene
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