Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes from HQFCB former TFATU #2 Valentine Inspired Fantasy 3 Feb 2024

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

Purpose: this posting showcases my creative love for fanciful fantasy through Heart's Quest Fantasy's February #2 competition

When: February 3-29, 2024; HQFCB or the former TFATU always starts on the 1st Saturday of each month

What: Queen of Hearts mixed media collage Project #1

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Notes:

1. Queen of Hearts cut-apart card and trimmed down mini card "you are magical" = Webster's Pages (old; maybe 2013?)

2. background garden cardstock (altered with "Condensed Milk" alcohol marker), 7 die-cuts, 2 stickers, and enamel dots = Enchanted Garden collection by Fancy Pants Designs

3. 2.25" circle punch= EK Tool

4. three circles from recycled tissue box cardstock

5. punched cardstock circles enhanced with alcohol markers in Poppy Red, Pea Green, and Canary Yellow = Arteza Everblend Art Markers

6. base yellow cardstock is a recycled mailer and the kraft base cardstock is part of a recycled notepad backing/base

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PROJECT #2 February's Fantasy Focus Option of Cupid

What: Cupid is busy card

Notes:

1. navy blue cardstock scrap for base = D.T.

2. floral print cardstock scrap panel = Bella Blvd.

3. the key print paper scrap panel and the alpha stickers of "I" and "U" = The Simple Life sticker book from Simple Stories

4. the lime green heart sticker = Main Street Wall Creations (from a set of wall stickers of hearts, rainbows and clouds)

5. pink glitter foam heart sticker, colored pencils for the Cupid clipart = stash

6. Cupid clipart image = ClipArt Library website

Where: https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/hqfcb-is-formerly-known-tfatu-2-agf.html

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other places:

A. (Queen of Hearts) - A Perfect Time To Craft; current; open challenge/anything goes

link= https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

B. (Queen of Hearts) - Crafts Galore Encore; current; anything goes

link= https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html

C. (Queen of Hearts) - Friendship Challenges; current; anything goes; this is my 2nd/final entry for February 2024

link= https://friendship-challenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/96-alles-geht.html

D. (Cupid) - Creative Knockouts; current; Love/Valentine's Day/anniversaries; my Cupid card is for Valentine's Day

link= https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/02/514-lovevalentines-dayanniversary.html

E. (Cupid) - Double Trouble; current; Love Is In The Air theme; my Cupid is my 'air' thing; Cupid's skin tone and the yellow tone in the background paper don't qualify for the collaboration partner however

link= https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/Challenge-159.html

F. (Cupid) - Moving Along with the Times; current; Feb LOVE/Hearts theme; my card's focal clipart has a black heart behind Cupid and then a lime green heart and pink glitter heart are in the expression phrase

link= https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2024/02/feb-challenge-163-love-hearts.html

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Still on a quest for my creative loves,

Becca S

*owner/DT for these family of blogs:

Heart's Quest family= Heart's Quest, Heart's Quest Fantasy, and Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love

and

FarmQuest family= FarmQuest, FarmQuest General Store, and FarmQuest Country Christmas

 

HQCB Reminder Cards for Love Theme #6 Showcased

 I HEART YOU!!

I love having you visit this posting about Heart's Quest's current Love Theme #6! 

The requirements are to use the word 'love' along with an image of Cupid or an angel (or it can be more than 1). 

Competition ends August 27 at 12:30am Central Time/Chicago or 6:30am UK.

Inspiration projects for the midway reminder posting were made by yours truly!

I've got 2 cards for different occasions for my hubby made with a Cupid stamp from my stamp box. This stamp and the 'gotcha' stamp were purchased from Sum More Fun. 

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my love was handwritten in; papers' edges are inked; decorative tape and clear gems are the only embellishments; chevron cardstock is from the Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio

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lots of scraps used; "HB" stamp is from Stampin' Up; 'to'. 'my' 'love' were handwritten

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LINK to the Reminder post published earlier today, August 20th=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/hqcb-reminder-post-love-theme-6-with.html

LINK to the Main post from August 14th= 

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/hqcb-love-theme-6-with-cupid-or-angel.html

Participants may enter 3 new themed projects per challenge to possibly be considered for Top 3 Pursuit Achievers badge. 

Acceptable formats are ATCs, cards, tags, bookmarks, TN/journal/planner spreads, and/or scrapbook layouts. 

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to share and link either of these cards=

1. If You Give a Crafter a Cookie challenge blog; August 2022; Tropical colors; my card 2 has lots of the tropical colors scattered throughout

link= https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2022/08/cookie-challenge-171-august.html

2. 613 Avenue To Create challenge blog; August 2022; anything goes

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/08/202208-august-2022-anything-goes.html

3. We Love To/2 Create Mixed Media challenge blog; 

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/07/wk-8-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html 

4. Stamping Sensations challenge blog; August 2022; Theme is Magical Creatures; my cards have Cupid (I'll show card 1)

link- http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/august-challenge.html

5. No Rules Creations Scrap and Tell group; sharing card 1

6. Mixed Media Creativity group; (inked paper edges, stamping, handwritten wording, embellishments, staples, 

7. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

8. Heart's Quest and FarmQuest Challenge Blogs' Fans Group

9. 100 Patterned Paper Challenge group 

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With a happy heart to be crafting, 

Becca S

owner of Heart's Quest Challenge Blog and this personal blog

(also FarmQuest Challenge blog)

HQCB EXTRA Love Theme #6 card to showcase

 Welcome! For Heart's Quest Love theme #6, the theme requires "love" and cupid or an angel. 

Before August 27th when this theme ends, I'll be sharing 3 cards each showing a cupid stamp that I have from my stamps box.

 Design Team duo Dottie S and Lori S have their projects with angels shown in the HQCB posting from August 14, so make sure to use the link I'll share later in this post. 

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog alternates themes of heart shapes (using different colors or combos of colors) and expressing love with different topics of images. 

Cupid love or angel love is the theme for Love Theme #6. 

The word 'love' can be a verb form of the word, another language equivalent like amore or agape, and can be part of a phrase, sentence/quote, etc. 

Acceptable formats of paper-crafting to submit to Heart's Quest are: scrapbook layouts, bookmarks, tags, ATCs, cards, and TN/journal/planner spreads. That's quite a variety plus each participant can submit 3 themed projects per challenge!!! 

Here's an extra cupid card/ATC size that I had made for this theme:

a. kraft cardstock ATC size base (2.5" x 3.5")

b. mirrored foil

c. small red textured scrap that the cupid stamp was applied on

d. bracket sticker (Webster Pages)

e. misc. silver and red glitter hearts plus 'love'  from stash

f. easy peasy to make!!! and very charming!

Heart's Quest Love Theme #6 link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/hqcb-love-theme-6-with-cupid-or-angel.html

Use this link to participate, too! Also if you have time, leave some feedback love notes for Dottie and Lori!!! 

Next love cupid card will be shown on August 20th midway/reminder post. Stay tuned!

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to share and link this ATC=

A. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog; August 16th ends current; Anything Goes

link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2022/08/pennys-challenge-527.html

B. 613 Avenue To Create challenge blog; August 2022; Anything Goes

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/08/202208-august-2022-anything-goes.html

C. We Love To Create challenge blog; Week 8; Anything Mixed Media Goes

link= http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2022/07/wk-8-craft-card-making-scrapbooking.html

D. Stamping Sensations challenge blog; August 7th theme of Make it Magical started; Cupid is Magical/Mystical creature

link= http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/august-challenge.html

E. Mixed Media Creativity group (mirrored foil, glitter foam stickers, bracket sticker, stamping, ....)

F. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

G. No Rules Creations Scrap and Tell (Show and Tell) group

H. Heart's Quest and FarmQuest Challenge Blogs' Fans group

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With a happy heart quest completed,

Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB