Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity, a personal crafting focused blog!
who: I'm Becca S and I currently own and manage 13 crafting based challenge blogs!! YES! The majority of them have themes ranging from fantasy, critters, farm and/or country, anything with a heart goes, home (inside or out), food and/or drink, etc. This posting is about food and/or drink.
From a very young age, about 4-5 years old, I stood or knelt on a chair to rinse dishes and place them in the drain rack! I also got tasked with counting out silverware and napkins! About 5 to 6 years old, mom started letting me try cracking eggs for her to put in cookie or cake batters. At age 9, I enrolled in 4-H Club with Introduction to Cooking. Grating carrots. Slicing carrots. Peeling potatoes and apples. Making rice cereal w marshmallows & butter treats. Simple beginning tasks. Then came Introduction to Baking with foods such as brownies, meatloaf, baked potatoes, apple crisp and peach crisp!
why: As a child of parents who farmed on and off, grandparents and most of their parents who farmed, preparing basic comfort foods has always been a constant. How to use foods/drinks in creative endeavors makes for interesting mental challenges. Generally I like to do funny puns. FQGGCB started about 2.5 years ago to provide a specialty niche in crafting challenge blogs available in blog world. The theme wording has been tweaked to include 'drink'. To me anything food goes included beverages but maybe some folks don't.
when: FQGGCB #29 starts on April 27 and ends on May 26, 2026.
where: FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges (link will be shared after my closing) with its 'anything food and/or drink goes' theme
what: Project #1 = Cookbook Page Marker
and closeup on the food and drink images on the washi tape
how for project #1: cookbook page marker
1. neon orange (scanner light on printer washes it out) CS for base; cut to about 3.5" wide and 7.5" tall = Astrobrights/Neenah
2. washi tape with food and drink images = 1 of 3 design print pack = Crafter's Square
3. lowercase alphabet stencil = very old Tupperware stencil template product (I also have an uppercase stencil but it's stored away right now)
4. fine tip olive green, brown and orange markers = stash box
5. orange and white checked gingham ribbon plus orange cording & yellow cording = sold separately = Crafter's Square
LINK-UPs for #1:
1A. Double D Challenge; new on April 15/week 2 of 2 now; theme of tea or coffee; My tag's washi tape images includes a coffee cup with a spiral of steam above it
link = https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2026/04/dd-426-tea-or-coffee-challenge.html
1B. Just Us Girls; new/week for anything stencil goes; My cookbook page marker has stenciled lettering
link = https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/just-us-girls-challenge-820-stencil-week.html
1C. Little Red Wagon; only 1 more day left in current session; theme of Happy Earth Day== recycle, re-use; My 'food & drink' cookbook page marker's white CS is recycled packaging from snack size candy bar 'tray'; the sides were removed, scissor blade distressing for all sides before adhering the washi tape strips, etc.
link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-855-happy-earth-day.html
1D. Stencil Fun (Crazy is our fame....); still open; stenciling w/ opt of rainbow colors (My project #1 is for anything goes stenciling)
link = https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-stencil-fun-challenge.html
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what: Project #2 =HELLO, Sunshine! -- wishing you a bright future in your life
how for project #2:
1. pastel green CS = Colorbok pastel CS paper pad
2. neon orange (scanned to peach) CS in sentiment strip & background for washi tape rows = Astrobrights/Neenah
3. lemon plastic embossed embellishment = from a pack "Lemons" by Dress It Up
4. oranges and lemons washi tape (1 of 3 designs pack) = Crafter's Square
5. 'hello' and 'sunshine' are 2 different clear stamps = mixed expressions stamp package = Crafter's Square
6. yellow pearl (inside the 'o' on hello) = Nicole Brand Crafts
7. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn
8. brown non-smudge retractable marker = Zebra Clickart
9. (not shown: inside = yellow paper punched circle with stamped sentiment "Wishing you a bright future in your life")
LINK-UPs for #2:
2A. Ellibelle's Garden Party; open until May 11th; anything in or from a garden; folks that live in year round warm climates can have orange trees and lemon trees in or edging their gardens.
link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/04/ellibelles-garden-party-no-14-anything.html
2B. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; week 2 of 2; anything goes
link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/04/276-april-19-star-stampz.html
2C. Word Art Wednesday; week 2 of 2; anything goes that's uplifting; God-honoring; My project #2 features lemons and oranges w/ "Hello Sunshine" message
link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/04/anything-goes-weeks-748-749.html
2D. Try it on Tuesday; about 15 hours left!!!!!; theme of Make your own background; for My Project #2 the focal background started with neon orange cardstock covered with strips of washi tape that is printed with oranges and lemons and then the panel was embellished with the plastic lemon and tiny lemon slice
link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2026/04/make-your-own-background.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQGGCB; FQGS, FQCB, FQCCCB, FQHCB; plus HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQLQCB, HQFCB and HQFSCAT; plus AA; plus CCC; plus ConBC.
*DT member only = CIP; plus PRS and Pin-spirational
