My featured FQGG #9 odd aisles DT tags for 28 October 2024

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

purpose: This posting features my owner/DT contributions for FQGGCB #9 that focuses on odd aisles of #1, #3, #5, #7, and #9. I only did 2 samples instead of 5 and am featuring pumpkins for aisle #1 and jarred pickles for aisle #5. 

when: FQGGCB or FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges #9 starts October 28 and ends November 13, 2024

what: PROJECT #1 = odd aisle #1 fruit or vegetable produce of pumpkins

notes on #1:

1. white cardstock tag base = recycled packaging

2. pumpkins print cardstock panel = Heirloom Harvest from Recollections

3. yellow cardstock scrap trimmed w/ decorative scissors = old Pen + Gear

4. pumpkin and crow die-cuts = Faboolous ephemera by Simple Stories

5. 'pumpkins' alpha stickers = Jillibean Soup

6. cording (orange, lime green, navy blue) = stash

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what: PROJECT #2 = odd aisle #5 canned/jarred foods with pickles

notes on #2:

21. black glossy cardstock tag base = recycled packaging

22. green cardstock scrap = Neenah

23. black and white print paper scrap piece = recycled business envelope

24. yellow cardstock scrap = old Pen + Gear

25. jar food images (digital image printed on paper, punched, and spotlight coloring on the pickles)

26. 'in a pickle?' alpha stickers = Jillibean Soup

27. cording (black, green, yellow) = stash

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where: FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges #9 odd aisles (#1, #3, #5, #7, and/or #9) posting

link = https://farmquestgrocerygamechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/farmquest-grocery-game-challenges-aisle.html

badge =

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other places to share/link are:

a. pumpkins tag = Inkspirational Challenges; midway; Seasonal theme; MY season is fall/autumn for the pumpkins/fruit produce tag

link = https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-327-seasonal.html

badge = 

b. pumpkins tag = Cut It Up; current/Friday Oct 25th start; theme: die-cut(s) + add embellishments; MY pumpkins tag has a crow die-cut, a pumpkin die-cut plus cording for my embellishing

link = https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/cut-it-up-challenge-315-add.html

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c. pickles tag = CD Sunday Plus; started October 27th; must have something from CD/digital/usb; MY jarred pickles image is a digital clipart image 

link = https://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/cd-sunday-plus-challenge-145-hosted-by.html

d. pickles tag = The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone; started Oct 4th and still open; both projects are tags and the one that will be linked is 'in a pickle?' tag

link = https://theoutlawzchallenges-saturday.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-outlawz-anything-goes-in-card-free.html

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Craft questing in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*owner/DT = FQGGCB, FQHSKCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQCB, HQCB, HQFCB, and HQCOLCB

*co-owner/DT = AACB and Christmas or Not Bingo

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*DT member = HAOOCAYR

Focus on FarmQuest Country Christmas #5.5 Reminder Notice on 21 February 2024

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

purpose: this reminder notice is for the offset month-long competition for anything goes country Christmas topics for FQCCB or FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge blog

when: FQCCCB #5.5 reminder notice is published on February 21; #5 started on February 7 and will end on March 5, 2024

what: mini tags set=

notes:

1. 'oh what fun' frame tag, berries and pine needles die-cut, house die-cut = 

2. pinecone cardstock, plaid cardstock = Cozy Christmas paper pad by FPD

3. threads in brown, white, black, coral pink = stash

where: FQCCCB #5.5 reminder post link=

https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/fq-country-christmas-55-reminder.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. Sparkles Forum Monthly Challenges; current; theme is hearts and flowers; my tag set has a red flower and greenery on the cover tag and a heart on the house die-cut on the inside tag of the set

link= https://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/173-hearts-and-flowers.html

B. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; current/past midway; theme is Christmas + hearts; my tag set is for an outdoor rural country Christmas theme and one of the tags has a house die-cut that includes a little pink heart

link= https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-challenge-hearts.html

C. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; current/Feb 20 start; anything Christmas; my tag set is for an outdoor rural country Christmas theme

link= https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-156-anything-christmas-goes.html

D. Anything Goes in a Card-Free Zone; current/started Feb 2; can't be a greeting card; my posting features a set of country Christmas mini tags

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-saturday.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-outlawz-anything-goes-in-card-free.html

E. Cut It Up; almost expired; use a die-cut (option is music; die-cut tag does have the first 3 words to a Christmas song= Oh, what fun it is to ride in a 1 horse open sleigh); there are 2 other die-cuts (red flower with pine and berries and the house); the house die-cut does have a heart

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/cut-it-up-challenge-297-have-heart.html

F. Creative Fingers; expires in 2 days or less; anything goes

link= https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-271.html

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Still on a quest to creatively express country living,

Becca S

*Quest Families of Challenge Blogs=

FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGSCB, and FQCB

HQCB, HQFCB, and HQCOLCB

Featuring FQCB #44 Winter Sports theme PLUS collab with DTCB project for 14 Jan 2024

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

purpose: this posting features the new #44 theme at FarmQuest as we go with a wintertime country sports theme WITH collaboration Double Trouble Challenge Blog's to create an embossed or stenciled background

when: #44 launches on January 14, 2024 at 12 am central time/Chicago for 13 days

what: Bright and Festive Santa and his Sleigh card (dry embossing/texture rubbing of giant snowflake for snowy background)

notes:

1. green and white buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio

2. creamy ivory cardstock for the snowflake embossing panel = Neenah

3. 4 die-cuts (house, sleigh, Santa, and 'festive' mini banner) = Bella Blvd. (NEW)

4. giant snowflake stencil/embossing plate = ? have had for years

5. blue colored pencil, buffalo plaid fabric ribbon (used for heart) = stash

6. Dark Blue alcohol dual-tip marker = Arteza for edging

where: FQCB #44 main post launch link=

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/fqcb-44-winter-sports-theme-plus.html

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other places to share/link are=

A. Art Impressions; current for about 3 more days; anything goes

link= https://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2024/01/clean-slate-challenge-366-week-2.html

B. Time Out challenges; current for about 3 more days; theme is new; my card's new items are the die-cuts and the bright pink with white large dots print cardstock

link= https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-254-new-introducing-new.html

C. A Barrel of Monkeys; current; theme is a sled as the game/toy inspiration; my card uses a red sleigh instead of a sled; I've used the red and black plaid seen in the blog photo as a heart accent; and I have lots of reds with the other die-cuts 

link= https://barrelofmonkeyschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-barrel-of-monkeys-challenge-11.html

image: 

D. Cut It Up; current; theme is "A New Year"/use something new; my card's die-cuts are new; just received after Christmas (gift to myself!!)

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/cut-it-up-challenge-295-new-year-use.html

E. Allsorts Challenge; current; theme is Make Your Background; my card has the giant snowflake dry embossing texture rubbing panel

link= https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/week-763.html

F. Can You Handle The Pressure; current-started Jan 13; anything goes with dry embossing (not using the twist of snow people); my dry embossing/textured rubbing is snowflake for background for the house, Santa, his sled

link= https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/01/jan-13th-2024-anything-goes-with-twist.html

G. Double Trouble challenge blog; collaboration with FarmQuest; the dry embossing/textured rubbing giant snowflake background is for DTCB's theme; this is their home page link= 

link= https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/

H. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; current; theme is snowflakes; my card has Santa for Christmas time and a giant texture rubbed embossed snowflake background panel

link= https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-challenge-snowflakes.html

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Still on a quest to creatively and differently express country living,

from a small rural town of 1,400 people,

Becca S

*owner of these challenge blogs: FQCB, FQGSCB, FQCCCB, and the new FQHSKCB; also HQCB, HQFCB (previously as TFATU), and the new HQCOLCB

**co-owner of these 2= AACB and CBCB (changed in Jan 2024 to "C or not BCB")

***manager of these 2= MTTC and MTTCC

Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes for HQFCB the former TFATU #1 AGF challenge 6 Jan 2024

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

Purpose: this posting showcases my owner/DT inspiration creations for HQFCB or TFATU as it was known in 2023 and prior. Since February, 2022 I've been trying to build my niches into the paper-crafting challenge blogland. Acquiring the ownership control of TFATU (The Fairy and The Unicorn) on Nov 11, 2022 I've been thinking how to rename this.

When: January 6, 2024; 1st Saturdays of each month is when competitions are started

What: Gnomes Gnoel Greetings hiding in plain sight Christmas card

*this is a fun twist on building a scene

Notes:

1. 4" x 6" white top-folded card; unknown; Amazon purchase

2. short pine tree stamp and leafy stem stamp = unknown; Amazon purchase NEW for me

3. base cardstock, squirrel + small plant + snowy white owl die-cuts = Frosted Friends collection from Fancy Pants Design= NEW for me

4. trail sign, 3 gnomes, and 'gnoel' stamps = Pixi Dust Designs

5. rich cocoa brown ink pad = Memento; used for all the inking and stamping; I added lots of smudging near each stamp placement to make it looked placed on the printed cardstock for a snowy landscape scene

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PROJECT #2: new in 2024 TFATU/HQFCB will be having a monthly fantasy focus option and participants who make the focus option will be eligible for an additional bragging rights badge! January's focus is the Yeti/Abominable Snowman/Sasquatch creature.

Notes:

1. image was found at Clipart Library website and is shared on a page at the blog

2. gray and white buffalo plaid = The Paper Studio

3. washi/decorative tapes (3) = different unknown vendors

4. white/silver and/or hologram snowflake dazzles/stickers = Hot Off The Press via Paper Wishes website

5. bright turquoise thick linen textures specialty paper= old stash item

6. enamel dots = Fancy Pants Designs (from Frosted Forest)

7. white cardstock that clipart image was printed = Neenah

8. navy blue alcohol marker = Arteza

Where: HQFCB #1 Anything Goes Fantasy challenge for 2024 (formerly known as TFATU) link to the home page=

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/

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other places:

A. Cut It Up; current; anything goes with a die-cut; my GNOEL GNOMES card has 3 die-cuts (squirrel, leafy plant and snowy owl) in Project #1 

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/12/cut-it-up-challenge-294-anything-goes.html

B. The Outlawz Festive Friday; current; I'm choosing the theme 'fun in the snow' using Project #2 Abominable Snowman fellow

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-friday.blogspot.com/2024/01/festive-friday-challenge-jan-5-to-feb-1.html

C. Krafty Chicks; current; 1st week is stamps theme; my Project #1 has several stamps used: 'gnoel, happy holidays trail sign, 3 gnomes, leafy stems, little squatty pine trees

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/krafty-chicks-challenge-697-stamps.html

D. Moving Along With The Times; current; theme is new craft item; the snowy field scene cardstock and die-cuts are new for me; purchased 1-2 months ago; also the squatty pine tree stamp and the leafy stem stamps for new too and first time to use (Project #1)

link= https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-162-january-new-craft-item.html

E. Creative Crafting Uncles; mid-challenge; theme is Christmas or New Year & must be masculine; My Project #2 features the snowy wood scene with the Abominable Snowman and a welcome 2024 message

link= https://creativecraftinguncles.blogspot.com/2023/12/48-christmas-and-or-happy-new-year.html

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Still on a quest to resource current stash supplies for fantasy elements and be on the lookout for new or recycled finds,

Becca S

owner/DT of these challenge blogs:

*HQ family of blogs: Heart's Quest Fantasy, Heart's Quest, and Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love (NEW)

and

*FQ family of blogs: FarmQuest, FarmQuest General Store, FarmQuest Country Christmas (new in October 2023), and brand new on January 2 = FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen challenges blog