Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity!
why: This posting showcases the new theme and my owner/design team inspiration projects for FarmQuest #83 Fungi theme starting April 28th! Mushrooms and toadstools are the two most common fungi (fungus) that most of us know.
when: #83 starts April 28 and ends on May 27, 2026
what: Project #1: I have mush room for you in my heart
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
1. black paper and seeds handmade paper = from an old scraps pack by Crafter's Square (+ the peach/beige tone metallic fiber/bits specialty paper)
2. orange puffy heart sticker = Hello Hobby's rainbow color heart package by Walmart
3. enamel dots, postage mushroom sticker, lettering stickers and 2 mushroom stickers = Everly Lane collection by Fancy Pants Designs 2024
4. gray pencil = stash box for outlining
where #1 will be linked:
1A. Crafting Happiness; new on Tues April 28; anything goes
link = https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-211.html
1B. Crafty Catz; new on Apr 24; theme is anything goes
link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/craft-catz-challenge-712.html
1C. Creative Fingers; new on Apr 24; theme is anything goes
link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-321.html
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what: Project #2: "Blessed to know a fungi" (fun guy!!!) as a z-fold card
closed/scanned pic
how-to & vendor notes for #2:
1. yellow pastel CS for base (half of full sheet); folded in half then 1-half is folded in half to create 3 sections = Colorbok pastel CS pad
2. black glossy linen textured CS (cut to 3.75" x 3") to be the focal + adhered offset to act as a tab to help open and flatten out the z-folded card = Crafter's Square
3. multicolor puffy alpha stickers = Jen Hadfield's "Groovy Darlin'" set 2023
4. 'blessed' and gold metallic leaf puffy stickers = Farmstead Harvest sticker set from American Crafts
5. three little 'screws'/faux seeds puffy stickers = Crafter's Square (mixed set)
6. "HB" stamp = 2001 Stampin' UP
7. black stamp pad = Hero Arts
8. toadstools/fungi specimens fussy cut from a 6"x 8" mixed design paper pad = Crafter's Square; colored pencils added
9. two shades of blue, one gray, one yellow-green, one grass green colored pencils = Marvy Uchida from stash box
10. leaves print decorative tape = Farmstead Harvest tape set (several designs) from American Crafts
where #2 will be linked:
2A. Creative Creases; open through April 30th!!!--close call!; anything goes with fun fold card; My project #2 is a z-fold card with a focal panel acting as a tab to help open out/stretch out to flatten
link = https://secretstamper.com/2026/04/creative-creases-challenge-april-3rd-to-april-30th/#more-49065
2B. Krafty Chicks; new on April 23/week 4 w/ theme of masculine; word play on project #2 (blessed to know a fungi) = fun guy
link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/krafty-chicks-challenge-817-masculine.html
2C. Ellibelle's Garden Party; opened Apr 9th and ends May 11th; anything in or from a garden; if a garden/yard has moist conditions, mushrooms/toadstools will emerge; also if there is wet wood like logs, railroad ties, in the garden, fungus will grow
link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/04/ellibelles-garden-party-no-14-anything.html
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where to find FQCB #83 Fungi theme blog post link =
https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/farmquest-challenge-83-fungi-theme.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQCB; FQHCB, FQGS, FQCCCB and FQGGCB; plus HQCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT, HQLQCB and HQCOLCB; plus CCC; plus AA; plus ConBC
* DT member only = PRS and Pinspirational owned by Deanne; CIP owned by Marlene
