Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity!
who: I'm Becca S, a daughter and granddaughter (and most of my greats) of farmers, both crops and animals. The farm where my dad grew up had this huge square concrete water holding 'tank', different than a trough, for the horses that were once used to do the farming. It was always a thrill when we were 'old enough' to run down there and check it out. My paternal grandpa died before my parents met when my dad was 21 so I only have photos and stories about him. Today's theme is fruit produce. My dad's homeplace had several apple trees and two peach trees. Grandma Sadie also had rhubarb, blackberries & raspberries. When my siblings and I were school-age, we usually spent a few school day afternoons helping Grandma pick the apples. She went back to teaching when she became widowed and needed the help from her children and grandchildren. Sweet memories.
why: This personal post is for 1 of 13 challenge blogs I own/manage called FarmQuest Challenge Blog. FQCB was the 2nd challenge blog that I created. For the first few years, there were 2 offset sessions per month. About 2 years ago, I switched to just 1 offset session per 'month', starting on the 28th day of a month and finishing on the 27th for the following month. Now I'm extending the session length to 7+ weeks! Themes are connected to farm rural country outdoors (or farmhouse/ranch house) topics.
when: #84 Fruit produce/orchard theme starts May 28 and ends July 15, 2026.
what: Project #1: Strawberries & Jam jar friendship card
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
1. pastel green cardstock folded on left side (dimensions are almost 5.25" x 5.5") = Colorbok pastel cardstock pad
2. the homemade linen specialty paper was trimmed to 5" square approx. = part of a scrap pack = Crafter's Square
3. Guava (coral/ pinkish-red) mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn; applied for the top 2.5"+ with a wadded paper towel piece
4. Violet Breeze (pinkish-lavender) alcohol ink was applied with broad tip from left to right for 1.5-2" = Nuvo
5. Granny Smith alcohol ink was applied for with broad tip from left to right for 2-2.25" = Arteza
6. all stickers = Market Square sticker book by Maggie Holmes
7. brown marker, old washi tape roll for small circle tracing/stenciling, mechanical pencil = stash items
8. alphabet stencil 'ruler' (3 rows) = unknown; about 30 years old; discovered in my mom's home and brought to my place
9. green print washi tape = Farmstead Harvest washi tape set by American Crafts
10. red and white cording = Crafter's Square (small spools sold in 3 color set packs)
where #1 will be linked:
1A. All About Papercraft Challenge; still open; theme is All About Food or Drink; My project #1 on this post shows strawberries and a jam jar!!!
link = https://allaboutcraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-about-challenge-5.html
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1B. Allsorts Challenge; still open/midway; theme is anything goes; I'm sharing project 1 with strawberries and jam jar.
link = https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-850.html
1C. Ellibelle's Garden Party; still open; theme is anything in or from a garden; My project #1 features strawberries and a jam jar.
link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/05/ellibelles-garden-party-no-15-anything.html
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what: Project #2: Some blueberries 'simple things' anniversary card
how-to & vendor notes for #2:
21. base is top-folded bright blue cardstock w dimensions 4.25" x 5.5" = Astrobrights/Neenah
22. Aqua plaid paper = Recollections
23. two collage print paper pieces + 2 tags = Front Porch paper pad (2024) by Simple Stories
24. blueberries stickers = Market Square sticker book by Maggie Holmes; American Crafts
25. blue oval puffy stickers = Spotted Canary
26. all paper edges inked with dark blue alcohol ink marker = Arteza
27. all top applied papers were also outlined with blue gel pen = Paper Mate's Ink Joy gel pen set (1 of 4 colors)
28. on the inside = stenciled 'Happy Anniversary'
where #2 will be linked:
2A. Craft Rocket Challenges; ends on May 29!!!; theme is 'not a square'; My blueberries 'together' card for anniversary is rectangular shaped
link = https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-136-not-square.html
2B. Word Art Wednesday; new yesterday on May 27th; theme is anything goes; uplifting and God-honoring; My blueberries featured card also has tag 'together'; on the inside I've stenciled 'happy anniversary'.
link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/05/anything-goes-weeks-754-755.html
2C. The Paper Funday Challenge; still open; main theme is anything goes (not doing option of mountains or coast); my card is wedding anniversary featuring blueberries
link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-2026-challenge-87-anything-goes.html
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where to find FQCB #84 blog post link =
https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/farmquest-challenge-84-theme-is-fruit.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQCB; FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB and FQHCB; also HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT, HQFCB and HQLQCB; plus ConBC, CCC, and AA.
* DT member only = Pin-spirational and PRS owned by Deanne; also CIP owned by Marlene
**note: FarmQuest #84 session starts May 28 and ends on July 15, 2026!!!
***note: FarmQuest #85 session will start on July 28 and end on September 15, 2026!!!
