My Heart's Quest Challenges #88 AWAHG theme + optional theme DT projects

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!

who: I'm Becca S, a crafting blogger who lives in the USA Midwest! I've lived in the midwestern states of MO, IL and IN plus southern states of TN and TX. 

why: Heart's Quest Challenge Blog was the very first crafting challenge blog that I started about 4-5 years ago. And just recently I started my 14th!!!

when: HQCB #88 starts September 28 and ends on November 15, 2026. 

what: Project #1: Harvest Time Thinking of You card

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. kraft A2 card with matching envelope = pack = Crafter's Square

2. sun (w/ rays) stencil sheet (only inked the centers) = Simple Stories

3. Pumpkin Spice (orange) mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

4. Black stamp pad = Hero Arts

5. sunflower puffy/embossed specialty sticker = from a mixed floral pack = Crafter's Square

6. golden, yellow-orange puffy heart stickers = Hello Hobby/Walmart

7. text strip sticker = from The Simple Life sticker book by Simple Stories

8. inside: "here's to you" stamp from Hero Arts with a 'beautiful' strip text sticker for TSL sticker book by SS

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Girlz Creative Splash It With Color; new on Sept 25; color combo = orange and brown; My card has a kraft brown base and large brown center to the sunflower. Then the stenciling has orange circles plus orange in the sunflower. The two puffy hearts are a golden yellow-orange tone. 

link = https://girlscreativesplashitwithcolor.blogspot.com/2026/09/challenge-31-bruine-enof-oranje.html

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1B. Time Out Challenges; has a few days left after opening on Sept 17; theme is seasonal colors where you live; My card has harvest tones and farmers have started combining corn which was planted before the soybeans. Some of the maple and oak trees around town are starting to have color change. 

link = https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/09/challenge-322.html

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1C. Wednesday's Creative Inspiration; started 2 Sept 2026; theme is Hello Autumn; My project #1 card has harvest/autumn season tones

link = https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/09/september-challenge-hello-autumn.html

1D. Stencil Fun Challenges; started on Sept 1; theme of anything goes stenciling (not the option of mostly yellow); My project #1 card has stenciled dots (using Sunshine stencil sheet by Simple Stories) in Pumpkin Spice and Black against the kraft A2 card base

link = https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2026/09/stencil-fun-september-2026-challenge.html

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what: Project #2: optional theme to use lime green color heart(s) =

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

20. pastel green cardstock cut and folded to A2 size or 4.25" x 5.5" = Colorbok

21. black fine tip marker = Sharpie (for corner brackets)

22. happy birthday stamp = ?/unsure of vendor; separated from its original packaging

23. black ink stamp pad = Hero Arts

24. layered plastic butterfly stick-on = sold in set of 3 (mixed colors/all butterflies) = Crafter's Square

25. enamel hearts = Freckled Fawn

26. inside = yellow paper panel (Colorbok) w/ stenciled sentiment "Flutter Your Day Away"

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Dream Valley; new on Sept 21; theme of add a sentiment; My project #2 lime green butterfly focal has "happy birthday" stamped sentiment

link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/09/challenge-370-add-sentiment.html

2B. Path of Positivity; new on Sept 7; still open; Anything Goes Positive (not using the opt of 7, 8, 9); My birthday butterfly lime green card is for AGP. 

link = https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/09/ch-143-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

2C. CAS on Friday; still open for 24 or less hours!!!; theme is CAS style w/ autumn/fall; My project #2 card is clean and simple style with a colorful butterfly focal featuring lots of autumn color tones like yellow, red, orange, black, green

link = https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2026/09/challenge-343-autumnfall.html

2D. Triple B (birds, butterflies, blooms); still open until Sept 30; theme is the blog title; My birthday card has a layered butterfly focal 

link = https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2026/09/september-2026-tb-challenge.html

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where to find HQCB #88 blog post link =

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/09/hearts-quest-challenge-88-main-theme.html

theme/date badge for #88:

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQLQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT + new on Sept 15 HQPIPC; FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB and FQHCB; plus AA; CCC; and ConBC

*  DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne + restarting on October 1, 2026 = HCAYR or Halloween Crafts All Year Round!!!