Make a Delivery For FQGS #4 Anything Farm & Country Goes Theme DT Project

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

This post focuses on the new month of AFCG theme at FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog.

WHEN?: May 7-June 5, 2023 

WHAT is AFCG? Anything Farm and Country Goes theme; my slimline card would be great on display for kitchen counter, office bulletin board, refrigerator, or on a piano top propped up

SHOW and TELL:

1. ewe stamp with sentiment = Stampin' Up 1996

2. buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio

3. the light blue frame and clouds die-cuts = Echo Park

4. you die-cut negative = Hot Off The Press

5. burlap scraps, staples, bronze star paperclip (NEW from Dollar Tree), early spring grass green paper, and yellow cardstock = stash items

6. the grass scene washi tape = recent gift to me from a fab crafter friend; trying to use items she sent

FQGS #4 main launch posting link:

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/fqgs-challenge-4-always-afcg-theme.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. Crafty Calendar Challenge; just started; Anything but square; MY slimline is thin vertical rectangle

link= http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/crafty-calendar-may-challenge-anything.html

B. The Outlawz Festive Fridays; just started May 5; I've picked their theme option of spring colors since I've got a creamy yellow, several light blues, an early spring grass green, 

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2023/05/festive-fridays-challenge-may-5-to-june.html

C. As You See It challenge blog; just started May 5; (the most recent addition to my craft stash is the bronze star paperclip bought on a quick dash into Dollar Tree...I went in for double-sided adhesive tape and came out with 10 more craft and office supplies to use in my creative efforts!!!) 

link= https://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2023/05/298.html

and FB groups: Slimline Card Obsessed, Mixed Media Creativity, PPPDTC, The Seasonal Cardmaker, and Use Those Scrap Papers

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Still loving country creative efforts,

Becca S 

(FQGS is my latest challenge blog to start on my own. I have 2 others I started FQCB and HQCB. Then I took over ownership of TFATU back in November 2022. I took over/agreed to co-owning AACB and then agreed to co-own the new CBCB. All within this past year too. I manage MTTC and MTTCC. And then I'm on the DTs for MIUCB, MLCCB, OUAT, and THICC. WOW!)

HQCB Reminder Card with Love for Stars Theme

 Welcome to the blog that showcases my design inspiration projects for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs!

This posting features the Love Theme #4 "love for stars" reminder card. 

Midway point for the competition is today. Deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago on June 27th.

The digi image on the white cardstock was created by me for this challenge. There is a larger image, too. Both are found on the main post for free. This doesn't have to be used but it does combine the 2 required elements into 1 image/element. 

Love Theme #4 requires:

*use of the word 'love'

AND

*use of at least 1 star shape image

LINK back to the main original post for Love Theme #4 at HQCB=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hqcb-love-theme-4-to-show-love-with.html

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other challenges to link and Facebook groups to share:

A. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; anything mixed media goes; MY CARD= paint, digi image, red glitter paint added to some of the stars on the digi image, staples,

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/05/wk-6-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html

B. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; June 2022; anything mixed media; same as above applies;

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-14-mixed-media-lovers.html

C. Crafting Happiness Challenges; June 2022; AG

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-mid-month-reminder-inspiration.html

D. Cards 4 Guyz Challenge blog; June 19; Father's Day theme; patriotic/love/chevron

link= http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/2022/06/298-fathers-day-june-19th-uk-us.html

E. Mixed Media Creativity group; see the descriptions on link A that applies for this group, too

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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With a happy heart,

Heart's Quest owner, Becca S

HQCB Bonus Card for Love Theme #4 love for stars with a mini slimline

 AWESTRUCK!!! AWESOME!! AWE!!

This blog is dedicated to showcase the inspiration projects I make for my challenge blogs, Heart's Quest and FarmQuest. This post's new bonus make is a mini slimline card for Heart's Quest Love Theme #4.

*use the word 'love' (or it can be a form or other language equivalent)

AND

*use at least 1 star image

NOTE: use the link to the main challenge post and find the 2 freebie images I created that merge the 2 required components!!!

Deadline is June 27, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago.

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BONUS inspiration project:

The smallest freebie image was printed small on bright blue copy paper and then I used magenta, pink, and purple markers to fill in the stars not having the words of love. 

Pink cardstock base is about 3.25" x 6.25 or 6.5" for the mini slimline size. uneven scraps of 3 different purple hues were used along with a white glitter decorative tape and 2 strips from a variegated washi tape in blues, pinks, and lavenders.

2 silver corner dazzles from Paper Wishes website were accent elements. And old alpha stickers spelling "AWE" were used on the right side. 

This card could be for encouragement or congratulations/milestone. I might even use it for a couple's anniversary that is coming in a week or so. 

Heart's Quest Love Theme #4 link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hqcb-love-theme-4-to-show-love-with.html

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challenge themes at other blogs are "seeing stars", "purple, lavender, & pink", 

A. Country View Challenges; June 2022; "Seeing Stars" theme

http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-2022-seeing-stars.html

B. Paper Shelter; #516 theme; favorite colors ----mine are purple and pink

link= https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-516-favourite-colours.html

C. Cupcake Inspiration challenge blog; #486; use purple, lavender, and pink

link= https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2022/06/cupcake-inspirations-challenge-546.html

D. Slimline Card Obsessed group in Facebook

E. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; digital print love star image, markers to add 3 colors to the image, washi tapes, silver foil dazzles, black and white vinyl letter stickers

F. Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group in FB; sharing site

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With a happy heart because I got to be creative this evening,

Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB

HQCB Love Theme #4 love for stars cards showcased

 Heartfelt greetings to Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

This blog is to showcase cards/projects made for FarmQuest and Heart's Quest challenge blogs that I own. Since April, I've been trying to have 1 guest designer sharing a project per post if I'm able. If you're interested in being a GD this summer, please leave a comment or email me at heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com and I will get in touch. 

Today's feature has 2 cards made for Love Theme #4 "love for stars".

*use the word 'love' (or a form of it; other language equivalent, etc.)

AND

*at least 1 star image (there are 2 freebie images I made that you can download to use)

Acceptable formats are: scrapbook layouts, TN/journal/planner spreads, bookmarks, tags, ATCs, and/or cards. Both challenge blogs can have 3 new themed entries from each participant. With so many formats possible, your creative options are huge!

Here's what I made while I was in a mixed media mood:

The above card was just over a mini-slimline size at about 4"x6". The blue with white stars 'paper' is a hot dog thin paper liner sold in a set of 16 at Dollar Tree. When I saw them I wasn't thinking food, I was seeing them as graphic prints and how I could use them in sections. Star stencil sheet was used in a white cardstock panel then embellished with hearts, the word love, and that spectacular silver glitter foam star. 

This 2nd card uses one of the freebie images I made and printed on light blue cardstock. Navy blue paint was applied on the right side of the light green cardstock and then the diagonal striped pastel paper right side was torn to reveal the paint. Other colored cardstock scraps were color-blocked behind. A blue/teal print heart that is the same pattern used in HQCB's Color Heart #4 dark blue challenge (the previous theme). The freebie image is the new item and the rest is old stash stock items. 

HQCB's current theme:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hqcb-love-theme-4-to-show-love-with.html

other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for sharing and linking=

A. Card #1  linked to= Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-14-mixed-media-lovers.html

B. Card #1= Path of Positivity challenge blog; June 2022; anything positive goes (not the option of hero/admirer; yet I am a Flag Day baby and am very patriotic)

link= http://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/ch-102-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

C. Card #2= Get Creative Challenges blog; June 2022; Use 2 Patterned Papers

link= https://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/06/ch-112-at-least-two-patterned-papers.html

D. Card #2= Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge blog

link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/06/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-june.html

E. Mixed Media Creativity group

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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With a happy heart on the night of my #60 birthday,

--owner, Becca S

HQCB BONUS Color Heart in Dark Blue 2nd Nautical CAS Version Card

This is Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

This blog is to showcase cards I create for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs that I started earlier this year. Today's bonus card is to promote HQCB's Color Heart theme using dark/navy blue. Deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago June 13, 2022.

*use a dark blue heart

(mine's not very obvious--look in the top 'opening' of the anchor)

AND

*use lots of dark blues in the rest of the project

With this bonus card that will also be linked to 2 CAS style challenges, I used dark blue in my stamped banners/flags, tracing the anchor stencil, and applying 2 different blue ink pads via sponges. 

The kraft paper is blocking the scanner light of my printer. Diamond cut white glitter paper is the base. The featured panel is plain white cardstock. 3 white glitter dots were cut out additional white glitter cardstock. And then there are 3 light blue with white dot 'spots' hole-punched from a ribbon type decorative tape but these are hard to find in the photos, even the cropped closeup one. Overall dimension is 5" wide x 7" high. 

This is the cropped focal portion of the card made last night so you can contrast. I used less background stamping, no glitter dots, no red, no colored pencil for the ribbon part of the stencil, and changed proportions a bit for Sunday night's card seen up above.

Besides the HQCB dark blue heart and lots of dark blue, the themes from 4 other challenge blogs are: CAS-dots, Seashore/inc. a stamp, World Ocean Day (June 8) with a stamp, and By the Sea.

I've got the 'water', faux boat/ship banner/flags and an anchor for the sea/ocean elements. 

There are dots in some of the banners/flags.

Stamps used were the banners/flags one and the 'thinking of you' applied under the anchor traced stencil. Both of these are very old stamps that I've had for many years.

Heart's Quest:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/hqcb-color-heart-challenge-4-using-dark.html

Your Next Stamp:

https://blog.yournextstamp.com/challenge-186-seashore-comment-to-win/

Addicted to CAS:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-222-dots.html

[by the way---#222 was my college dorm room number!!!!]

Stay Crafty With a Blog Named Hero: By the Sea

https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-a-blog-named-hero-june-challenge

CCEE Stampers:

https://cceestampers.blogspot.com/2022/06/ccee2222-world-oceans-day.html

FB groups:

Mixed Media Creativity group

Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

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With a happy heart because I got to have some messy creative time tonight!

Becca S

 

HQCB BONUS project 2 Inspired by Color Heart Using Dark Blue challenge

This is Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

This blog is to showcase cards I create for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs that I started earlier this year. Today's bonus card is to promote HQCB's Color Heart theme using dark/navy blue. Deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago June 13, 2022.

*use a dark blue heart

(mine's not very obvious--look in the top 'opening' of the anchor)

AND

*use lots of dark blues in the rest of the project

With this bonus card that will also be linked to 2 CAS style challenges, I used dark blue in my stamped banners/flags, tracing the anchor stencil, applying 2 different blue ink pads via sponges, applying dark blue colored pencil to the ribbon portion of the anchor stencil over the inking and then applying 3 dark blue glitter dots that were hole punched from decorative tape. 

The lavender paper is blocking the scanner light of my printer. Diamond cut white glitter paper is the base. The featured panel is plain white cardstock. 3 white glitter dots were cut out additional white glitter cardstock. And then there are 3 light blue with white dot 'spots' hole-punched from a ribbon type decorative tape but these are hard to find in the photos, even the cropped closeup one. Overall dimension is 5" wide x 7" high. 

Besides the HQCB dark blue heart and lots of dark blue, the themes from 4 other challenge blogs are: CAS-dots, Red-White-Blue, Seashore/inc. a stamp, and By the Sea.

I've got the 'water', faux bubbles, faux boat/ship banner/flags and an anchor for the sea/ocean elements. A bit of red ink applied too for highlighting the banners/flags. 

There are dots in some of the banners/flags, the spots/dots, and the 3 light blue spots have at least 1 teeny white dot in them!

Stamps used were the banners/flags one and the 'thinking of you' applied over the anchor traced stencil. Both of these are very old stamps that I've had for many years.

Heart's Quest:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/hqcb-color-heart-challenge-4-using-dark.html

Your Next Stamp:

https://blog.yournextstamp.com/challenge-186-seashore-comment-to-win/

Addicted to CAS:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-222-dots.html

[by the way---#222 was my college dorm room number!!!!]

Taylor Made Cards 4 U=

https://taylormadecards4u.blogspot.com/2022/06/june-2022-challenge-red-white-blue.html

Stay Crafty With a Blog Named Hero:

https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-a-blog-named-hero-june-challenge

FB groups:

Clean and Simple Card Making group

Mixed Media Creativity group

Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group

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With a happy heart because I got to have some messy creative time tonight!

Becca S

HQCB BONUS Project inspired by Color Heart #4 dark blue with an art journal page

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

Sorry for the long title! I'm still thinking about how to re-word this. My personal crafting blog using "Becca Morris Sadler" is called Becca's Heart for Creativity. Then as "Becca Sadler" I started Heart's Quest Challenge Blog and FarmQuest Challenge Blog. With the 2 challenge blogs, I wanted to have a personal blog to showcase the inspiration projects that I make for the different themes. So that's how I came up with BHQFLACC!!!

Back to the reason for this post: HQCB's current Color Heart Theme #4 using at least 1 dark blue heart and at least 60+% of dark blue in the rest of the project has had 0 entries so far. 

I haven't done any art/mixed media journal pages recently so I thought I'd have some messy strategizing fun on this sheet of watercolor sketch paper.

"Be Mine" done on June 5, 2022=

a few credits to mention: the 'be mine' stamp and the layered dotted heart stamp are from different Raisin Boat stamp sets; the micro-thin border strip sections is from a sheet of them bought ages ago from Current Catalog; the dark blue and white damask print hearts are from scraps of a peel-n-stick wallpaper 'panel' bought recently at Dollar Tree.

the rectangle stencil, other hearts stenciled around, and the stenciled letters for 'be mine' are from my stash

most of the inking in 2 shades of blue and 1 of purple were dabbed with some wadded up gauze and then in the center boxes, the dark blue was dabbed on with the end of a makeup sponge

some stitch line doodles

some little dark blue glitter spots were made by hole punching a section of decorative tape!!!!

I think that just about covers everything. I signed and dated it after scanning. 

Use this link to take you to the posting at HQCB:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/hqcb-color-heart-challenge-4-using-dark.html

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this mixed media art journal page will be link or shared:

a. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog;

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/06/challenge-14-mixed-media-lovers.html

b. Mixed Media Creativity group in Facebook; private; 

c. Mix It Up challenge blog; started May 1st and ends June 15th; 1st entry that shows inking, stamping, doodling, tracing/stenciling, and some sticker embellishments

link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/miucb-59-anything-goes-optional-3-d.html

d. Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog; for June 2022; 1st entry that shows inking, stamping, doodling, tracing/stenciling, and some sticker embellishments

link= https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2022/06/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge-83.html

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With a happy heart and inked fingers, 

Becca S

owner of Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs

HQCB Color Heart #4 using a dark blue heart

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

For this issue I'm showcasing Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's Color Heart Theme #4.

It uses a dark blue heart and has a lot of dark shades of blue=

a few credits: 2001 Stampin' Up stamp; a scrap of a white and black plaid patterned paper from The Paper Studio was altered with a navy blue marker applied to the white blocks; the other floral themed print paper is an oldie from my stash. Navy pearl gems for embellishment. The dark blue background cardstock is 6" square and then it was backed with black to help the dark blues stand out. 

What do you have in your stash? or in your digital files? Go on a quest, take some time to create and then go to Heart's Quest Challenge Blog to participate! 

Link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/hqcb-color-heart-challenge-4-using-dark.html

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Challenge blogs and FB groups where this will be shared:

a. HQCB Color Heart #4

b. Handmade Card Making for Beginners group in FB

c. Get Creative challenge blog; theme= use flowers; 

link= https://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/ch-111-use-flowers.html?fbclid=IwAR0E834-ZElftpcJEUh7tf3nKT3l8OHyaSUO2PHvuj5Y2qlDcWfUPpBhk6U

d. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges blog; May 2022; [I've got 2 on this simple card.]

link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html

e. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started May 15th; AG 

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/05/182-leanns-world-101.html

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With a happy heart,

Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB

FQCB Theme #4 REMINDER posting featured inspiration card

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

I've got 2 fairly new challenges called Heart's Quest and FarmQuest. 

So in the blog name the country refers to rural living. The current theme #4 at FQCB pairs poultry and wire/metal as the requirements. 

For the REMINDER posting, my inspiration project has a small rooster image and some metal "ribbon" sections that I thought looked leafy. Color-wise I tried to brighten things up and to use scraps I had placed in my April kit for The Great Stash Bash challenge with Lisa H and Lori S. 

Link-ups=

FQCB Theme #4 REMINDER posting

link=https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/fqcb-reminder-post-for-theme-4-poultry.html 

a. The Great Stash Bash challenge; currently is in its May 10-June 9 but will show

both Lisa H and Lori S have their kits and challenge postings at each of their blogs; I'm linking to Lori's=

link= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/05/lisa-and-loris-great-stash-bash-may-kit.html 

b. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

c. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenges; May 2022; this card has the flower/power cardstock, the yellow checked gingham paper, and the light sage green/gray with peach floral paper

link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html 

d. Cut It Up challenge blog; May 2022; out in the country theme [the rooster; flowers and the die-cuts/ephemera are the rooster circle image and the bushel basket with flowers focal piece]

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-252-out-in-country.html  

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With a happy heart,

Becca S

FQCB Theme #4 Project

 Welcome to the 2nd posting at Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! This blog has been created to showcase the projects I craft for my challenge blogs, FQCB and HQCB. For this 2nd post I'm featuring FarmQuest's Theme #4 topics elements of poultry and wire/metal. 

This 2 required combo is a terrific farm/rural living theme. Even in most small towns across America, folks can have chickens in their backyard. Maybe I should do this???? Or maybe at my mom's farmhouse??? Okay I got sidetracked. However I do have a uncle and his wife/aunt by marriage who have some chickens, calves, and pigs, just a few of each, at their farmhouse about 10 miles from where we live. The Aunt "E" has a mid-May birthday and I thought she would love this card=

Credits go to lots of different vendors: My Mind's Eye for the light beige and white chevron cardstock; red and white checked buffalo plaid paper from The Paper Studio; chicken wire cardstock, small text strip, and poultry die-cut come from Simple Stories "Love Grows Here"; straw-colored mesh, silver metal 'ribbon' and lettering [NBUS] were found at Dollar Tree stores.

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Link-ups=

A. FarmQuest Challenge Blog; Theme #4; started May 14, 2022

link= https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/fqcb-theme-4-poultry-and-wire-or-metal.html

B. NBUS challenge; #38; [Never Before Used Stuff=for me, this card is the first one that I've used the straw-colored mesh, metal ribbon, and the red/gray/black industrial lettering]

link= https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2022/05/nbus-challenge-38.html

C. Mixed Media Lovers challenge blog; #13; [I've used inking, mesh, metal ribbon, staples, vinyl lettering]

link= https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-13-mixed-media-lovers.html

D. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB

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Continuing on my quest for love and country creativity,

Becca S

owner of FQCB and HQCB