My Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags #3 (or #15) DT projects on 2 March 2026

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why: This is my personal post for 1 new shaped creation for Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags #3 for 2026 (or #15 since we started). HQFSCAT is anything goes on shaped cards and/or shaped tags with the only shape not allowed being a standard rectangle. Variations on rectangles are accepted such as rounded corners, a wider diagonal cut that changes the degrees to something less than 90*; scallop-topped; dog-ear topped; border punch used across the bottom 2 corners; etc. 

I only had time to create 1 project this time for HQFSCAT! Thankfully a couple of other team members did 2 projects this time plus we had Guest DTs to help us have lots of inspirational samples. My personal life and husband's have been crazy. I had a head cold last week for 5-6 days but then discovered some weird swelling in my lower right leg on Saturday afternoon. So hubby took me to a small hospital ER only 25 miles from us. Unfortunately, a radiology tech wasn't on call but would be on Sunday, so I had to go back to find out that I have a Baker's cyst on the back of my knee. Luckily it's not a clot but an aggravation until my body absorbs the leaking lubricating fluid from my knee into other parts of my leg/body. Another lucky thing was that the same ER doc was still working Sun morning so that was reassuring that he was familiar with my case. But that took away from my weekend time to craft and be on the computer. Hubby failed his treadmill stress test last Tuesday and has to undergo a heart catherization/angiogram procedure in the morn/Wed/March 4. He is to expect stenting but we don't know what to expect until the cardiology interventionist gets going. He's first on the schedule. This is a different hospital but is the largest in the region and part of the same hospital system. This interventionist took care of Joe 6.5 years ago so he's familiar with Joe's extensive cardiac history. He's a walking miracle!! Keep us in your thoughts and prayers please. Lots of risks for Joe but his regular cardiologist says he needs to do it to get blood flow back into a section of his heart. 

when: #3 for 2026 (or #15 since HQFSCAT started) goes from March 2 to March 31, 2026.

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what: Project #1: round Christmas "Jolly & Holly" decoration tag

how-to & vendor notes for #1: Lots of new goodies to play with!!!

1. black chalkboard type round tag with beige/off-white cording = from a pack= Crafter's Square

2. Gingerbreads = "Iced Cookies" from Dress It Up Holiday collection embellishments; bought through Office Supply.com [NEW to me}

3. Holly leaves = "Glitter Holly" from Dress It Up Holiday collection...also bought through Office Supply [NEW to me]

4. puffy lettering stickers = Cedar House set by American Crafts [NEW to me]

5. Red Berry crystal drops = Nuvo by Tonic Studios [NEW to me]

6. red and white cording = come as part of 3 color cord spool pack = Crafter's Square

where #1 will be linked:

1A. NBUS/Never Before Used Schtuff; new on March 1; theme is the blog title; My tag has lots of new goodies that I purchased recently with my first purchase from Office Supply.com!!! I stumbled across this info shared in a FB group and wanted to check it out! 

link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2026/03/nbus-challenge-84.html

1B. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; new for March; theme is the blog title; My project is a Christmas theme tag

link = https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-march.html

1C. The Outlawz Christmas; new for March; theme is anything goes Christmas ---->> sharing my Jolly & Holly Christmas tag

link = https://tolchristmasonly.blogspot.com/2026/02/march-challenge.html

1D. Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog; new on March 1-Apr 15; theme is anything Christmas goes ===>> sharing my Jolly & Holly Christmas tag

link = https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/mlccb-67-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

1E. Peace on Earth; new on Sunday March 1; theme of anything goes Christmas; sharing my Jolly & Holly Christmas tag

link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-peace-on-earth-challenge-107.html

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where to find HQFSCAT #3/March 2026 blog post link =

https://heartsquestshapedcardsandtags.blogspot.com/2026/03/hearts-quest-for-shaped-cards-and-tags.html

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Becca S

* owner/DT = HQFSCAT; also HQLQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFCB and HQCB; plus FQCB. FQGS. FQCCCB. FQHCB and FQGGCB; plus AA; ConBC; CCC.

* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational

  

My Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #3 for March 2026 design team projects

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

why: The purpose of this posting is to feature two new design team inspiration projects for Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges blog or HQCOLCB. There are 5 main themes every month coded as "BEWAS" and the March optional event themes will be St. Patrick's Day and Easter. Easter comes early in April, April 5, which would be just 2 days after our April challenge is planned. [BEWAS = birthday, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and/or sympathies]

I decided to do an A is for Anniversary card, option occasion St. Patrick's Day lucky charm card and option occasion Easter bookmark for my Bible. 

when: #3 for 2026 starts March 3 through March 31, 2026.

what: Project #1: palm leaf stamping in cross pattern Easter bookmark

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. layered winged butterfly sticker = from a pack of multicolor butterflies = Crafter's Square

2. striped fabric ribbon = Crafter's Square

3. yellow butterfly sticker = from Antique Garden sticker book by K & Company

4. rosy with metallic bit specialty paper = part of a scraps pack = Crafter's Square

5. palm leaf (might be a fern) stamp = part of a set of floral/foliage clear rubber stamps = Crafter's Square [NEW Stamp Pack and the FIRST stamp to be used from it!!]

6. orange marker = stash box (ink edging for both white cardstock panels)

7. white cardstock scraps/panels = Georgia Pacific

8. John 14: 6 verse sticker = from a very old set of Bible stickers = not sure/?; maybe Standard Publishing; maybe Current Catalog; ????

where #1 will be linked:

1A. A Place To Start; new on Monday March 2nd; theme of anything goes w/ opt of nothing square; My Easter tag/bookmark has 4 rectangle shapes with palm leaves and 2 butterflies (option)

link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-202603-march-2026-anything.html

1B. NBUS or Never Before Used Schtuff; new on March 1; theme is the blog title; My Easter tag/bookmark has fern/palm leaf stamp and this is a new stamp pack and this is the first stamp used out of the different florals and foliage in the set

link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2026/03/nbus-challenge-84.html

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what: Project #2: A is for Anniversary

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. white cardstock base cut to 4" x 6" = Georgia Pacific

22. red paper cut to 3.5" x 5" = old stash item

23. red floral print paper = Fancy Pants Designs paper pad 

24. "Dreams Come True" cut from a collage style 12" square paper = old The Paper Studio

25. the two little arrow style stickers = (the sheet was pulled from the plastic pouch/sleeve and I don't remember exactly who gets the credit; these were from the blue sheet; there was a yellow sheet, etc.)

26. blue crystal gems = from a large pack = Crafter's Square

27. fine point black marker = Sharpie for the outlining

28. blue dual-tip marker used for small and mid-size dots on the floral paper = Art Skills

29. extra fine tip point black marker = Sharpie (for outlining the heart and arrow stickers)

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Dream Valley; new/fortnightly; theme of 2 or more papers; My anniversary card has red paper, red and white floral print paper and white cardstock

link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-356-2-or-more-papers.html

2B. Path of Positivity; new on March 2; theme of anything goes positive w/ opt of 3 gems; My anniversary 'dreams come true' card has 3 blue crystal gems

link = https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/ch-139-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

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what: Project #3 =

how-to & vendor notes for #3:

31. gold glitter cardstock = part of a mixed color 12" square sheets pack = Crafter's Square; this was cut to 4" x 6"

32. green glitter paper = part of a mixed color 8.5" x 11" glitter paper pad = Art Skills, I believe; bought at Dollar General store

33. rosy metallic bits specialty paper = part of a scraps pack = Crafter's Square

34. gold puffy lettering 'lucky charm' stickers = from Flags and Frills pack = American Crafts

35. four enamel hearts in diff orange tones & two sizes = Fancy Pants Designs

36. layered dimensional cloud sticker = part of whimsical set = Crafter's Square

37. green linen fabric with gold metallic thread edging ribbon = Crafter's Square

where #3 will be linked:

3A. Inspiration Station; new on Monday, March 2; theme of shamrocks/St. Patrick's Day = see the image photo

link = https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/inspiration-station-challenge-march.html

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 3B. Aud Sentiments; new on March 2; theme of glitter/bling and/or St Pat's green with a sentiment message; MY shamrock/clover card has green glitter and gold glitter plus 4 enamel hearts with 'lucky charm' message

link = https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-335-glitterbling-andor-st.html

3C. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; new on March 1; theme of clovers are green; see image pic prompt; MY shamrock focal is traced and cut from green glitter paper

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2026/03/cookie-challenge-214-march-clovers-are.html

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where to find HQCOLCB #3 for 2026/March blog post link =

https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/hearts-quest-celebrations-of-love-3-in.html

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* owner/DT = HQCOLCB; plus HQCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB; plus AA; ConBC; and CCC.

* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational (both owned by Deanne)

My FarmQuest Challenge #81 Baby Forest or Farm Animals theme starts 28 Feb 2026

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

why: This posting showcases my newest owner/design team inspiration projects for FarmQuest Challenge Blog. Our challenge sessions are offset to give folks farm and/or country set themes that are open during the last few days of a month and through the mid-month. FQCB's #81 theme is Baby Farm or Forest Animals!!! We're getting an early spring start for these nature cuties.

when: #81 starts February 28, 2026 and goes until March 27, 2026

what: Project #1: baby lambs and kids/goats = 

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. white cardstock base (can't see; same size as background) = Jot

2. background marbled print = recycled packaging cardstock!!!

3. 'smile' sticker = Market Square by Maggie Holmes sticker book = American Crafts 2021

4. farm meadow scene with 3 baby lambs and 2 kids/goats = Ai-generated using Microsoft Designer sized for square; printed for 3.5"; 

5. enamel dots in several colors = Freckled Fawn

6. layered daffodil sticker = from a pack of daffodils and jonquil stickers = Crafter's Square

7. brown colored pencil = Marvy Uchida (outlines the farm meadow image)

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Ellibelle's Garden Party; still open; theme of anything from or in the garden; MY lambs and kid goats have some daffodils at the edge of their meadow

link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/02/garden-party-no-12-anything-in-or-from.html

1B. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog; opened on Feb 15; theme of 'for the girls' or option of anything goes; I think girls of all ages will like these cute baby forest/woodland animals featured on card #2

link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/327-for-girls-optional-anything-goes.html

1C. Creative Fingers Challenge Blog; new on Fri Feb 27; anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-317.html

1D. The Paper Funday Challenge; almost closed; anything goes (not option); this baby lambs and kids/goats card will be my 4th linked entry

link  = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-2026-challenge-84-anything.html

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what: Project #2: Itsy Bitsy Rural Friends card: bunny, baby mouse & young squirrel

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. black glossy cardstock cut 4" x 6" panel = Crafter's Square

22. brown and ivory woodland wildflowers print CS = Memory Lane collection by Fancy Pants Designs

23. red foil lettering stickers = Sticko

24. three reddish & brown specialty papers with metallic threads = cut into circles = from scrap pack = Crafter's Square

25. bunny, mouse and squirrel ephemera = Bloom and Grow ephemera pack by Fancy Pants Designs (didn't find a date on on the package)

26. red marker = stash box (used to outline the circle backdrops for the baby woodland animals and to edge the perimeter of the brown and ivory print CS)

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Lil Red Wagon; new/open; theme is L for Leftovers; my card #2 has scraps that had circles traced on them and cut out to be little mats/backdrops for the baby forest/woodland animals

link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-847-l-is-for-leftovers.html

2B. Crafty Catz Challenge Blog; new on Fri Feb 27; anything goes

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/crafty-catz-challenge-708.html

2C. Word Art Wednesday; in its 2nd of 2 weeks; anything goes that is uplifting and not contrary to God's Word; both of my cards have baby animals--God's creations

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/02/anything-goes-weeks-740-741.html

2D. Try It on Tuesday; opened for 3 more days; theme of Countdown 3, 2, 1; My itsy bitsy forest baby animals cards has = 3 animals/circles, 2 words of 'itsy' & 'bitsy' and it has 1 patterned/print paper

link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2026/02/countdown-3-2-1.html

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where to find FQCB #81 blog post link =

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/farmquest-challenge-81-theme-of-baby.html

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Becca S

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* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational

My Heart's Quest #83 awahg theme + opt orange or green hearts on 28 Feb 2026

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

why: this posting showcases my newest design team inspiration projects for Heart's Quest Challenge Blog or HQCB. The main theme is "AWAHG" or Anything With A Heart Goes. And there are usually 2 specific colors of heart(s) that can be the twist or option for each session too. 

For my AWAHG theme choice I had these elements together in a scrap card kit many months ago, maybe summer months, and thought this would be good for late Valentines or early spring season kind of refreshing card. There were more scrap cuts in the bag that were weeded out and this is my layered pink hearts creation. 

For my optional orange &/or green hearts, I've gone for St. Patrick's Day vibe and have a green foil and a larger gold foil hearts together on watercolor swirl print CS.

when: #83 challenge session starts February 28 and ends on March 27, 2026.

what: Project #1: awahg choice of pink layered hearts

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. ivory A2 folded card with envelope = from a pack = Crafter's Square; the folded card was cut to make 2 panels and then Fiskars deckle-edged scissors were used to trim one panel to be slightly smaller

2. foam adhesive squares are used to lift the deckle-edged background/focal panel up

3. pink CS panel scrap cut = Recollections

4. pink stripes and glitter scrap = not sure; very old stash item

5. the varied pink with the white veining paper scrap = Art Skills

6. the crown mini card/cut-a-part panel = very old stash item; maybe Webster's Pages or The Paper Studio...

7. gray retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

8. Guava mini stamp pad for inking focal and base panels perimeters = Lawn Fawn

9. pale pink pearls = from large pack = Crafter's Square

where #1 will be linked:

1A. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog; started Feb 15/still open; theme of "for the girls" or Anything Goes; MY pink hearts with crown card is perfect for girls of any age!

link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/327-for-girls-optional-anything-goes.html

1B. Lil Red Wagon; open; theme of letter L is for Leftovers; as stated at the top, this card's parts were in a bag of scraps/leftovers I put together many months ago

link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-847-l-is-for-leftovers.html

 1C. Tic-Tac-Toe; open; theme of TTT board image; I've used the middle horizontal row elements= layers, encouragement, enamel dots/pearls

link = https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttcxxx-featured-designer-4/

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1D. Alphabet Challenge; new on Feb 20th; theme of V for Volume/raise a section for dimension; MY pink hearts are layered with foam between them and there is foam squares between the base ivory layer and the deckle-edge trimmed background layer

link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/v-is-for-volume-dimension.html

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what: Project #2: (sorry: I did try to wipe off the lint on the foil hearts in between scanning....)

and small green heart is in front with a larger gold foil heart behind; it's hard to tell the difference with scanner light of my printer....

and not angled (sorry for the lint on the foil hearts)

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how-to & vendor notes for #2:

1. green and yellow/gold watercolor swirl print CS started as six inch square; trimmed on one side to 5.5" = from a multicolor, multi-print CS pack = Crafter's Square

2. green foil and gold foil hearts cut from sheets = multicolor foil paper pack = Crafter's Square

3. four-square stencil shapes used for corner accents = plastic stencil sheet of birthday images = Crafter's Square; also 'oh happy day' expression is on the same sheet

4. green dual-tip marker pen = Art Skills

5. black fine tip marker pen = Sharpie (used for the expression and around the perimeters of the hearts)

6. black stamp pad to ink the perimeter = Hero Arts

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Shopping Our Stash; open; theme of Golden Years/use gold; my card has a large gold foil heart along with golden yellow color tones swirled amongst the green and black

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/02/sos568-golden-years.html

2B. Crafty Catz; new on Friday Feb 27; theme of anything goes

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/crafty-catz-challenge-708.html

2C. Creative Fingers; new on Friday Feb 27; theme of anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-317.html

2D. Just Add Ink Challenges; new on Friday Feb 27; theme of stencils or dies or both; My card #2 has ink stenciled 4 squares stacked for corner accents and ink stenciled 'oh happy day' for sentiment

link = https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2026/02/just-add-ink-780stencils-dies.html

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where to find HQCB #83 blog post link =

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/hearts-quest-challenge-83-awahg-main.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*owner/DT = HQCB; HQFCB, HQFSCAT, HQCOLCB and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB; AA; ConBC; and CCC. 

* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational