Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!
why: This posting showcases my latest owner/design team inspiration projects for 1 of my 13 challenge blogs-- Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenges blog. HQCOLCB has 5 main themes coded as BEWAS: birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and sympathies. Those are 5 key celebrations of love that most folks express their devotion, affection and adoration towards friends and family. The optional event theme for June-July is 'masculine'...this can be Father's Day, a man's birthday, a boy's get well card, a male teen's graduation card, etc.
when: #30 opens on June 3rd and will now stay open until July 20th with its new expanded session length!!! YES!! Most of my challenge blogs are switching to being open about 7 weeks instead of 4!! That's to help me and my husband enjoy a better retirement schedule, especially after getting most of my mom's estate settled and after several years of being her primary caregiver. It's time for us to transition and start a new chapter of our 30.5 year story.
what: Project #1: BEWAS = B for birthday;
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
1. left-side fold 5" x 7" white card base w/ envelope = Tonic Studios
2. yellow checked gingham print paper and blue-yellow-pink floral print paper (these 2 prints are reverse sides for each other in the paper pad) = Front Porch collection = Simple Stories [plus the 2 cut-out tags are from 1 of the sheets in the paper pad]
3. also the blue with flower & silver metal rim/base brad, adhesive style = from a set of brads and chipboard stickers = Front Porch collection by Simple Stories
4. Fish Tank/blue mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn (to ink the edges of the floral, gingham and tag papers) plus use for the 'birthday' stamp inking
5. navy blue dual-tip permanent marker = Art Skills (on the mat under the triangle cut, I used a ruler to repeat the X and applied the navy blue marker over the X lines in case the cut triangles didn't get closely aligned)
6. 'have a happy birthday' clear stamp = one of the many birthday theme choices in stamp package = Crafter's Square
7. yellow/gold crystal gems = Nicole Brand Crafts
8. thin white cardstock/4" x 6" index card = backing layer for the triangle cuts of printed papers = Jot
where #1 will be linked:
1A. Unicorn Challenge Blog; new on June 2nd; theme of flowers; My birthday card has split of a blue-yellow-pink floral print paper; I used 1 of the mini tags in the paper pad to cut-out that features flowers; + the adhesive brad has a floral stem/plant
link = https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-121-flowers.html
1B. Beautiful Blossoms; started on May 15th & still open; anything floral goes; must have flower-focused project; I've got flowers in half of the triangles + in 1 tag + in the brad
link = https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html
1C. Everybody Art Challenge; new on May 26 & still open; theme is to use 'brads'; My card has a muted blue with white outlined flower brad that has a silver rim/base. It came with adhesive rather than having metal prongs to puncture the paper for fastening.
link = https://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/601.html
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what: Project #2: Graduation card for a young man/masculine optional theme (1st cousin 1x removed)
how-to & vendor notes for #2:
21. navy card base, the three colors of papers (punched circles), the star printed acrylic (fussy cut for a smaller circle than the punched solid color papers) = very old, about 14-15 years ago = Card of the Month Kit
22. 'congrats' clear stamp = from a mixed sentiments stamp set = Crafter's Square
23. black stamp pad = Hero Arts
24. navy blue permanent marker dual-tip = Art Skills (used the broad tip to ink the edges of all cardstocks, papers, acrylic
25. gold star stickers = American Greeting Card Co.
where #2 will be linked:
2A. Crafting Happiness; new on Tues/June 2nd; theme of summer or anything goes; My project #2 is a masculine styled graduation card; my cousin's son graduated last week so his was a late spring season event; this will be A.G. entry
link = https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-summer-or-anything-goes.html
2B. Creative Moments; opened on May 15 & still open; theme of 'make it masculine'; I've done a basic congrats for high school graduation card for one of my cousin's sons. There is nothing fussy or frilly. Solid colors. Stars. Thin layers.
link = https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-282-make-it-masculine.html
2C. Classic Design Challenge; opened on May 15 & still open; theme of anything goes (opt twist of anniversary or birthday); I'm linking a graduation card for a young man= A.G.
link = https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2026-mayjun.html
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where to find HQCOLCB #30 blog post link =
date/theme badge for #30 =
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT member = HQCOLCB; also HQCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB and FQHCB; plus CCC; ConBC; AA.
* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; also CIP owned by Deanne
A charming card. I really like the idea of dividing the card base into four sections and decorating them with beautiful papers. I absolutely love the stunning blue and red roses. The checkered paper creates a wonderful contrast to them. The arrangement with the two tags in the center looks great, and the brad serves its purpose perfectly.
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in the "Everybody Art Challenge."
Hugs, Uschi
Two great cards! I like your color combo for the graduation card; unexpected, but they work well together and the stars are a great addition! Thanks for playing with Creative Moments Challenge.
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