Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this post features my latest owner/DT contribution for FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenges blog or FQCCCB. The main monthly theme is always Anything Goes Country Christmas which means exterior, outdoor holiday decorations, winter weather, nature, landscapes...but has to be outside the house like door decorations, on the porch, mailbox, on a gazebo, pickup truck, barn, frozen ponds, deer in the snow, etc.  when : #10.5 is the reminder post on July 21, 2024 what: Holly Jolly Days  notes : 1. pink cardstock panel base = stash 2. Santa and packages cardstock plus the pink house and the pink snowflake die-cuts = Bella Blvd 3. the jumbo size Holly Jolly die-cut and the 2 small holly die-cuts = Simple Stories (the black line marks added to "HJ" and some extra white margin was trimmed away so that more of the background print would show) 4. green dual-tip permanent marker to outline the Santa/packages car

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity Blog! purpose : this posting showcases my love for using the word love or a variation with or without heart shapes for special occasion cards. HQCOLCB is the acronym for Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog.  when : HQCOLCB #7 competition started July 2, 2024. This reminder project for the midway post is released on July 15. Competition #7 ends on July 31, 2024. what :  PROJECT #1 EWA choice of Anniversary Wishes for a couple that built a life they love = notes : 1. base paper is a beige/taupe color cardstock with a rose coppery metallic foil embossed floral print!!! It is so pretty when it's angled and light hits the foil = not sure of the vendor; came in a kindness box 2. love card panel; cut-a-part; = Webster's Pages (old) 3. creamy beige flower foam sticker = Frosted Forest collection by Fancy Pants Designs 4. text strip stickers = The Simple Life sticker book by Simple Stories; attempted to

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting features my newest owner/DT contribution to FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen Challenges blog with its anything food-related goes theme each month when : #7.5 reminder is published on July 15, 2024; deadline to participate is early on July 31, 2024 what : PROJECT #1 =Christmas Cookies and Candy Canes Wreath card notes : card base is 6" square 1. silver doily (from package) = Crafter's Square 2. poinsettias, cookies, candy canes and most of the holly + 2 text strip stickers on the green center focal = Busy Sidewalks sticker book = Crate Paper 3. pinecones and 1 of the holly stickers = Vintage Lodge = Simple Stories (also the green print cardstock, foam 'cookie time' and green heart stickers) 4. white, light blue and silver foil snowflake sticker = old/possibly Hallmark or ? 5. "sweet treats" and "cookies for Santa" text strip stickers = Vintage Lodge = Simple Stori

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this post focuses on my latest 'love' contribution to FarmQuest Challenge Blog; the theme for #56 is 'things found in a desert or dry land'  when : FQCB #56 starts July 14 and ends July 27, 2024 what : Setting Sun Behind Cacti slimline card notes : 1. dimensions of yellow cardstock base are approx. 4.5" x 7.5" = Neenah; and same cardstock used for setting sun 2. brown cardstock panel approx. 4" x 6.5" = Recollections 3. rust cardstock panel approx. 3.25" x 6.125" = Recollections 4. cacti clipart, colored; printed on white copy paper = image from The Clipart Library website and is free to print/use for personal usage 5. 'white space' around cacti was colored lightly with red colored pencil and a detail tip black pen was used to add little grass stem marks 6. gold glitter acrylic paint = Art Skills 7. 'take good care' stamp = ? either Hampton Arts o

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting shares my love for a variety of rural outdoor settings including deserts; I haven't been to the USA Southwest of Arizona and New Mexico since I was 7 years old but thanks to my mom taking lots of snapshots with her Kodak camera, I've remembered many of the tourist stops and national landmarks that we visited like the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, 4 Corners, etc.  Later in my mid-twenties, I spent 2 years living in the D-FW metro area in Texas and got to do some traveling throughout the state to Waco, Tyler, Abilene, and even Glen Rose (dinosaur prints) and also through eastern Oklahoma.  when : #58 list badge competition at Heart's Quest Challenge Blog (HQCB) starts July 14 and ends on July 27, 2024 what : Terracotta Birthday Wishes card notes : 1. brown cardstock base is approx. 5.25-5.5" deep x 6.25" wide = Recollections 2. terracotta/rust cardstock panel is approx. 5" dee

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity Blog! purpose : this blog posting focuses on my newest owner/DT inspiration project for FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog (or FQGS). This was the third challenge blog that I started 1.5 years ago!  when : FQGS #18 starts July 7 and ends early on August 5, 2024 what : AF/CG theme choice = By the Garden Wall Bookmark notes : 1. peach and orange floral print cardstock base = Enchanted Garden collection by Fancy Pants Designs 2. brick wall print paper = Hot Off The Press 3. blue butterfly = fussy cut from a napkin 4. gold glitter butterfly and posy = cake/cupcake toppers from Crafter's Square 5. plant stickers and text sticker = The Simple Life sticker book from Simple Stories 6. twine and cording in 4 colors = stash items where : FarmQuest General Store #18 main blog posting link=  https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/fqgs-18-theme-of-afcg-competition-plus.html ================= other places to