Loving my HQCB #71 AG + theme choice of Easter with pink hearts DT card on 28 Feb 2025

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

why: In this posting I'm showcasing my newest HQCB or Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's design team inspiration project. This is my oldest challenge blog that I started and open until January, we'd been doing 2 themes per 30-31 days but now we're just offering one. Finishing our 3rd year!!! WOW!!! 

when: HQCB #71 Anything Goes with/+ Red and/or Pink Hearts for February 28 - March 27, 2025

what: Pink Hearts 

 

notes:

1. pink cardstock cut to 5.75" x 7" = Crafter's Square

2. pink felt heart sticker = Crafter's Square

3. stencil heart shape template was recycled Valentine candy box lid!!! 

4. Wild Thistle alcohol marker = Nuvo (very faint) 

5. print acrylic hearts (different sizes/shapes) = Heidi Swapp 2013 (bought last fall 2024 in a mystery clearance package from Peachy Cheap and was pleasantly surprised; it's been a wonderful addition)

6. pink, brown, gray paisley print paper = old scrap = The Paper Studio

7. pink 'stone' metal heart-shaped jewel sticker (from a package) = Crafter's Square

8. old Google Doc Scripture verse printed on pink copy paper; fussy cut with deckled-edge decorative scissors

9. "Easter" stenciled/traced using letters from other words on a stencil sheet = Crafter's Square

10. Red Umber colored pencil for felt heart outlining and stenciled/traced "Easter" - stash

11. cross sticker is an old Sunday School 3 design (lamb, cross, grave) set = very old stash

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where: Heart's Quest #71 blog posting

link= https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/hqcb-71-ag-theme-with-pink-and-or-red.html

theme badge:

personalized team badge=

other places to share/link are:

A. Just Us Girls; week 4/anything goes with stencil(s); MY Easter card has stenciled letter for "Easter" at the top right of the card; I also used a heart shape template to create the light tonal outline heart shape that I partially filled with the same "Lilac Thistle" alcohol marker for that faint look on pink cardstock 

link = https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/just-us-girls-764-anything-goes-stencil.html

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B. Cardz 4 Galz; started Thurs Feb 27; theme is embellishments; on this Easter card there is a cross sticker and a gem in 'gold' metal embossed heart shape; felt heart and some plastic/print hearts

link = https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2025/02/244-embellishments.html

C. Crafty Gals Corner; started Wed Feb 12 and still open; theme is Fill in the blank w/ pink; My project is Easter in Pinks

link = https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-264-fill-in-blank-pink.html

D. The Sisterhood of Crafters; started Wed Feb 12 and still open; theme is Red or Pink; My project is Easter in Pinks...lots of pinks!!!

link = https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/02/21225-red-or-pink.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB/TFATU, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB; also AA; also ConBC; also new after February 25, 2025 = CCC/Critter Crazy Challenges

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas; both owner by Shell S. 

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S; both owned by Deanne

Loving the HQCB Color Heart #9 BONUS project

 Heartfelt Greetings to my personal blog posting showcasing the current theme at Heart's Quest Challenge Blog!

Color Heart #9 theme requires at least 1 orange heart and 1 purple heart. 

This theme launched on October 28 and will end at 12:30am CT/Chicago on November 13th.

For a BONUS design inspiration I've created 2 page entries presented as 1 project from my Scripture Writing Journal. Continuing with the November list from Inscribe the Word shared with members of the Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship group.

The Scripture sticker has pink hearts but I have 1 purple and 1 orange within the 'gratitude' row as well as an orange and purple striped heart at the bottom of the R page.

Purple and orange have also been used as the accent colors for the Scripture writing. 

Take a look at the launched post at Heart's Quest=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/hqcb-color-heart-9-use-orange-heart-and.html

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other inspiration came from "Inspired By" current photo AND sketch=

https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/inspired-by-pinecones.html

I have pinecones on the left page and the left and right pages have reversibles of the sketch (or at least I'm thinking of them this way). 

With doing the Scripture writing journal entries, I thought the IB sketch design was perfect--some space for my handwriting and some space for printed cardstock(s). 

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I also want to connect to these Facebook groups:

Worship Jesus Through Bible Journaling, Bible Journaling and Faith Art, CCMWF, Scripturally Inspired Creativity

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and these challenge blogs:

A. Crafting Happiness Challenges; November 2022; Thanksgiving/Autumn all month long; I have acorns, pinecones, and autumn colors as well as words gratitude, grateful, 'give thanks'..

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/136-thanksgiving.html

B. The Most Magical Time of the Year challenge blog sponsored by All Dressed Up; #2; Shades of Fall (see color palette photo); MY autumn colored scripture journal has most of the colors shown

link= https://mostmagicaltimeoftheyear.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-2-most-magical-time-of-year.html

C. Creative Fingers challenge blog; Nov 4; anything goes; MY journal pages are dated Nov 1 & 2 but I didn't scanned until Nov 5 or blog/share until Nov 5

link= https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-242.html

D. The Outlawz Paper A La Mode; started October 28; Thankful theme on non-card entries; MY journal layout qualifies

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With a happy heart, 

Becca S

Color Me Beautiful in Orange and Purple Showcasing Heart's Quest Color Heart #9 Launch Inspiration Project

 Heartfelt Greetings to my personal blog showcasing design inspiration projects made for my 2 challenge blogs: Heart's Quest and FarmQuest.

This posting is for Heart's Quest Color Heart #9 theme:

*use at least 1 orange heart shape

AND

*use at least 1 purple heart shape

Sounds simple enough. Correct! Easy peasy! 

HQCB competition launched October 28th, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago and will end on November 13th, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago time (or 6:30am UK).

Here's my design inspiration layout:

Design notes and vendors:

a. checked gingham papers= Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

b. floral patterned cardstock--too old--in stash a very long time

c. half circle die-cut (I cut in half) from a Simple Stories card kit

d. "True Love" stamp = Sum More Fun/Raisin Boat

e. text strips of forgiveness and forgiven = Creative Devotion

f. the Matthew 26:26 verse with image photo = Scripture-images.com website

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Heart's Quest Challenge Blog launch/main post link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/hqcb-color-heart-9-use-orange-heart-and.html

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other acknowledgements of groups/blogs connected to the journal layout content:

1. Scripture guide from Inscribe The Word for October 2022 was shared in the FB group-- Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship; October's theme is forgiveness

2. TN Times with Lisa and Lori for part of October and early November 2022 for sketch design and prompt requirement to use at least 1 stamp (I've used a True Love stamp on L page and 3 flower stamps on R page.)

Lisa H's sketch and blog link

http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2022/10/tn-time-with-lisa-lori-october-edition.html

Lori S's prompt and blog link

https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/10/tn-time-with-lisa-lori-october-challenge.html

3. Creative Knockouts challenge blog; theme is anything but square; MY project is a rectangle TN/Scripture Writing Journal layout

link= http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2022/10/476-anything-but-square-leanns-world-101.html

4. Several Facebook groups including: BJFA, NRCST, MMC, PPPDTC, WJ, NCI, 

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With a very happy creative-filled heart,

Becca S, owner HQCB, FQCB, and this personal blog