Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!
why: this posting features my latest owner/DT contributions to FQGGCB or FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges blog! #20 continues with the theme "anything food goes". My projects show watermelon slice, cabbage, broccoli, maybe kohlrabi in the back row and possibly green bell pepper plant in the front row.
when: #20 starts on July 28, 2025 and stays open until August 27, 2025.
what: Project #1 = Keep Smiling! Eat Watermelon! card
how-to notes for #1 =
1. tiny dotted paper = Lawn Fawn (order freebie/extra-- Thanks!) = NEW
2. faded denim plaid paper for bottom layer of the focal = Lawn Fawn (order freebie/extra-- Thanks x 2!) = NEW
3. cording/twine was looped = Lawn Fawn (another order freebie/extra -- Thanks x 3!!!) = NEW
4. tan/sandy cardstock is recycled packaging!!!
5. white cardstock scrap panel = Georgia Pacific
6. ants, trails, watermelon slice clear stamps = Lawn Fawn (3 stamps out of 5 stamps) = NEW
7. "keep smiling" clear stamp = Lawn Fawn (another freebie/extra in order-- Thanks x 4!!!) = NEW
8. Condensed Milk (light sand ink) and Beach Blue (highlight the 'keep smiling') = Arteza alcohol markers
9. red and green colored pencils = stash
10. clear faceted tear drop accents = package of different sized teardrops by Hampton Arts; I used a black permanent marker to transform these into watermelon seeds!!!!
11. black dual-tip marker = Art Skills
where #1 will be linked =
1A. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; still open; theme to use 1 or more designer/patterned papers; 2nd entry today; my Project #1 card has a dotted print paper and has a bit of a faded blue plaid mounted behind the focal
link = https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-12-new-challengeblog.html
1B. Word Art Wednesday; still open; theme is anything goes family-friendly; 2nd entry today; my Project #1 card is an encouragement card with a picnic/food theme
link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/07/weeks-708-709-anything-goes.html
1C. Little Red Wagon; 21 hours or less left open!!!; theme is F is for food; my Project #1 has a watermelon slice and little faux seeds
link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-817-f-is-for-food.html
1D. I Love Promarkers; 1 weeks left open!; theme is anything goes using markers (not doing option of super heroes); my Project #1 see the underlining in the above notes section of black marker, alcohol markers
link = https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-587.html
1E. NBUS/never before used schtuff; still open for 2-3 days; theme is like the title= new stuff; in Project #1s notes I've marked lots of items as new
link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/07/nbus-challenge-76.html
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what: Project #2 = What I Did This Summer -- Gardening card
how-to notes for #2
=21. green cardstock cut to 3.75" deep x 7" long slimline = Pen + Gear
22. pale green and gray striped paper scraps = The Simple Life paper pad by Simple Stories 2022
photo image of cover =
23. vegetable gardening coloring page image (only partial page) = Bendon's Advanced/Adult Coloring Book "Home Grown"
photo image of cover =
24. "What I Did This Summer" paper strip = 1 1/8" deep x 6" wide = "Simply Summer" paper pad by Fancy Pants Designs 2019
25. celery color embroidery floss, 2 strands = Coats
26. three tones/shades of green colored pencils plus a brown = stash
27. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn
28. 'hello' speech bubble stamp = part of a llama theme stamp set by Crafter's Square
where #2 will be linked =
2A. The Sisterhood of Crafters; still open-midway; theme of stripes and/or dots; on Project #2 there are 2 small vertical stripe print paper scraps; there are lined stripes in very thin white on the text print paper and the speech bubble stamp has 2 little bubbles/dots
link = https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2025/07/7925-stripes-andor-dots.html
2B. Ellibelle's Garden Party; still open-midway; theme of anything from or in the garden; on Project #2 the colored image shows a vegetable garden (cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, and possibly bell pepper or chili pepper plants,
link= https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/07/ellibelles-garden-party-no-5-anything.html
2C. Cupcake Inspiration; new on Mon July 28 for 2 weeks; see pic prompt for green and white color theme; the majority of my card has green tones and white; also a bit of brown and black neutrals and some yellow that has white text print
link = https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2025/07/cupcake-inspirations-challenge-623.html
pic prompt =
2D. A Place To Start; almost to deadline/month of July; theme of anything goes (not- option of vellum); My Project #2 is a thinking of you/encouragement card showing a vegetable garden
link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html
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where to find FQGGCB #20 blog post link =
https://farmquestgrocerygamechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/fqggcb-20-anything-food-goes-theme.html
team badge =
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQGGCB, FQHSKCB, FQGS, FQCB, FQCCCB; HQCB, HQFCB at TFATU, HQCOLCB and HQFSCAT; also CCC; plus ConBC; and AA.
* manager/DT = MTTC and its sister blog MTTCChristmas (owned by Shell S.)
* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and PRS (owned by Deanne)
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