Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!
why: FarmQuest was the 2nd challenge blog that I started on my own. Having grown up with parents who farmed as well as grandparents and greats, providing blogland with a farm country devoted challenge seemed the right thing to do.
when: #69 nocturnal animals theme starts February 28- March 27, 2025.
what: From under the stars, happy wishes from Ricky Raccoon
notes:
1. base cut to 5" x 7" Sandcastle Tan cardstock = CutCardStock
2. yellow checked paper = Simply Summer paper pad by Fancy Pants Designs
3. star print paper (stars were white) = Summer Theme paper pack by Riley & Co.
4. 'happy' & 'wishes' stencils were part of a sheet = Crafter's Square
5. several colored pencils and red-brown marker for faux stitch border doodling and tree branch sketching = stash
6. raccoon fussy cut from paper/design from a small pad = Crafter's Square; I added pencil perimeter edging around all parts/sections of the raccoon to give it touches of artist sketching;
7. raccoon was mounted and then fussy cut again on taupe paper = from a scrap pack by Crafter's Square
8. Dusk Blue alcohol marker for the navy blue filled-in stars = Arteza
9. blue glitter paint pen = Inc./part of a set
where: FQCB or FarmQuest Challenge Blog #69 theme post
link = https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/fqcb-69-theme-is-nocturnal-animals.html
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other places to share/link are:
a. Just Us Girls; week 4/anything goes with a stencil; on this raccoon card, I stenciled "happy wishes"
link = https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/just-us-girls-764-anything-goes-stencil.html
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b. Inspired By; IB #325 is Gingham; see the badge; I like to use gingham and/or plaid (or woodgrain) for lots of my farm country creative projects. Gingham fabric was a classic in the 1940s-current and readily available in the dry goods sections of small town mercantiles. It was used for kitchen curtains, aprons, tablecloths/fabric napkins and often for shirts.
link = https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/inspired-by-gingham.html
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c. Krafty Chicks; week 4/masculine; see the badge; on my card, the raccoon and outside night scene would appeal to guys, even young boys; most of the colors are neutrals with some blue for starry sky and there is a lack of bling which most guys appreciate
link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/krafty-chicks-challenge-757-masculine.html
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d. Seize The Birthday; started Feb 27; theme topping/option is no stamping and must be birthday; MY card's expression is 'happy wishes' and will go to one of my male cousins for their birthday (about every other year I try to get birthday cards mailed to each of my first cousins: I have 9 remaining paternal cousins and 10 remaining maternal cousins and there are 9 guy cousins of those surviving; I've lost 3 male paternal cousins and 1 female maternal cousin already....) Then I have 4 nieces, 2 nephews, 1 niece-in-law, 1 nephew-in-law, 1 great nephew and 1 great niece so far! ) ...my card has stenciled 'happy wishes'... no stamping; sketched tree branches...again, no stamping
link = https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2025/02/seize-birthday-300-no-stamping.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB and FQGGCB; also HQCB, HQFCB (old TFATU), HQCOLCB, and HQFSCAT; also AA; ConBC; and new for me on March 1 = Critter Crazy Challenges
* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas
* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and new P-R-S (started Feb 2)
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