Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity

Howdy! Yippee! In between crockpot meals, helping my mom, babysitting our honorary granddaughter 2 afternoons in a row, I've gotten some paper-crafting completed! YES! Welcome to Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! The purpose of this blog is to showcase the design projects that I make for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs. I also occasionally make bonus inspirations to be able to network and make more social connections to other challenge blogs and Facebook groups through linking.  This post features FarmQuest's new theme #7: *at least 1 barrel image AND *at least 1 of these choices= bucket, pitcher, or watering can Deadline is 12:30am July 13, 2022. (CT/Chicago time) _______________________ For this bonus inspiration card I decided to do something different than what I showed on the main post published on June 28th. That card had a full barrel and a watering can.  This card has a half barrel full of apples , a wood bucket with handle , and 2 dif

 Hello!!! Welcome to Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity! This blog's purpose is to showcase the inspiration projects I make to support the challenges at my two competition blogs--Heart's Quest and FarmQuest.  This is a BONUS card for HQCB's Color Heart Theme #5 using red.  Requirements are: *at least 1 red heart shape image AND *a majority of red in the rest of the project Deadline is July 13, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago. "Winging our love to you" LINK to Heart's Quest Color Heart Theme #5= https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hqcb-color-heart-theme-5-use-red-heart.html **************************** other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to link and share are: A. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; plants/flowers; MY card has 2 red glitter with pearl center flowers link=  http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2022/06/451-plants-flowers.html B. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog;  link=  https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/06/202206-june-2022-any

  Howdy! Yippee! At Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog the projects crafted for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs are featured.  This post focuses on FarmQuest's Theme #7 required elements: *use of at least 1 barrel AND *use of at least 1 image of a watering can or pitcher or bucket This is my Theme #7 interpretation: I've used a combination of elements from a card kit by Simple Stories mixed with items from my stash (floral spray layered stick-on, light blue with tiny white dots ribbon tape, the gray/white checked paper, little blue butterfly with tiny white pearl, and the stamp for "HB"). I'm trying my best to keep a rural country look and vibe for my FarmQuest projects. Use the provided link to see who the Guest Designer is and her theme project. FQCB's Theme #7 main posting link= https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/fqcb-theme-7-barrel-and-watering-can-or.html ___________________________ xx//\\/\/\/\/**xxX*//\\\\///\/

  Heartfelt greetings! Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog has its focus on the inspiration projects I create for my 2 challenge blogs--Heart's Quest and FarmQuest.  This posting focuses on HQCB's new Color Heart Theme #5 which requires: *at least 1 red heart shape AND *usage of red as the dominant color in the project (about 60+% or more) lots of details! With a spring clearance mystery box purchase about 2 months ago from the Peachy Cheap website, it included 2 TNs (Traveler's Notebooks). I decided to use one for Scripture writing type journaling. Hopefully I can discipline myself better to do this on a consistent basis.  If you like TN and journal spreads, you really need to check out TN Times created by Lisa Hidy and Lori Stroup. Lisa provides the sketch and Lori provides a prompt for something that needs to be used (May 2022 it was washi tape and dots).  Together they also do The Great Stash Bash as a monthly kit challenge with their formula to use t

  Howdy! Have you seen anything about FarmQuest challenge blog yet? Or what about its Appreciation Cards extra challenge ? This posting features the reminder midway point in the competition already for Theme #2. The appreciation cards challenge uses Thanksgiving expressions and Harvest topic images that are paired up for the themes.  Theme #2 requires: *use the Thanksgiving word 'thankful'; it can be used by itself or in a phrase or sentence AND *use at least 1 Harvest image of wheat or cornstalk(s) My reminder card went with  bakery and flour die-cuts to support the wheat clipart image that I printed on yellow cardstock= This link will take you to the reminder posting and it has a link to the main challenge. You can skip that and just go search for FarmQuest Challenge Blog. The appreciation challenges can be found in the right sidebar in the page options category. Deadline is 12:30am CT zone on June 27th. link=  https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/p/fqcb-thanksgiving-har

  Howdy! It must be midway day to the FarmQuest current theme project! This blog has been created to feature projects made for FarmQuest and Heart's Quest challenge blogs that I own and started in 2022. FarmQuest's Theme #6 is different than the one back for #3 which required a basket. This time you can have berries or cherries and some type of vessel container that is different than a basket (jar, pan, plate, or bowl). Deadline for Theme #6 is 12:30am CT zone on June 27th.  My card is 'the jam!'...haha!!!The dark purple and bright blue help make the other elements really get noticed, I think.   Credits: old cardstock scraps and 3 red heart gems; die-cuts ephemera are from 2 different sets from Echo Park; washi tape is from Pen + Gear;  FarmQuest Challenge Blog main original posting for Theme #6 link= https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/fqcb-theme-6-berries-or-cherries-and.html ****************************** other challenge blogs to link up and Facebook grou

  Welcome to the blog that showcases my design inspiration projects for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs! This posting features the Love Theme #4 "love for stars" reminder card.  Midway point for the competition is today. Deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago on June 27th. The digi image on the white cardstock was created by me for this challenge. There is a larger image, too. Both are found on the main post for free. This doesn't have to be used but it does combine the 2 required elements into 1 image/element.  Love Theme #4 requires: *use of the word 'love' AND *use of at least 1 star shape image LINK back to the main original post for Love Theme #4 at HQCB= https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hqcb-love-theme-4-to-show-love-with.html ***************************************************** other challenges to link and Facebook groups to share: A. We Love 2 Create challenge blog; anything mixed media goes; MY CARD= paint, digi image, red glitt

 AWESTRUCK!!! AWESOME!! AWE!! This blog is dedicated to showcase the inspiration projects I make for my challenge blogs, Heart's Quest and FarmQuest. This post's new bonus make is a mini slimline card for Heart's Quest Love Theme #4 . *use the word 'love' (or it can be a form or other language equivalent) AND *use at least 1 star image NOTE: use the link to the main challenge post and find the 2 freebie images I created that merge the 2 required components!!! Deadline is June 27, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago . **************** BONUS inspiration project: The smallest freebie image was printed small on bright blue copy paper and then I used magenta, pink, and purple markers to fill in the stars not having the words of love.  Pink cardstock base is about 3.25" x 6.25 or 6.5" for the mini slimline size. uneven scraps of 3 different purple hues were used along with a white glitter decorative tape and 2 strips from a variegated washi tape in blues, pinks, and lave

  Howdy! Glad you came to the farm--FarmQuest Challenge Blog Theme #2 Appreciation Cards Showcase Post! Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity was made to highlight the inspiration projects made for my 2 new challenge blogs, FarmQuest and Heart's Quest. These were started in late March and late February of 2022.  Both challenge blogs are starting to grow slowly. FarmQuest was created to have themes for the relaxed country, rural living enthusiasts. If you love topics related to lake/pond life, camping, farming/ranching, gardening, hiking, etc. then you want to keep track of the 2 week competitions at FQCB. Appreciation Cards is an extra challenge page option right now that I offered last month for about 14 days and this is the 2nd offering from June 14-27, 2022.  Theme #2 requirements are: *harvest topic image= wheat or cornstalk AND *Thanksgiving sentiment expression= 'thankful'; this can be used alone or in a phrase We can all use appreciation cards throu

  Howdy! Welcome to the farm--FarmQuest Challenge Blog that is for this posting's featured inspiration project from the new Theme #6. Required elements are cooking/baking related: *use berries and/or cherries AND *use a container that is not a basket (which was used for Theme #3)--so jar, pan, plate, or bowl This is the card I made for Theme #6 at FarmQuest= Some brief product credits: blue plaid paper is from the Lake Life paper pad; the tags and frame are from Echo Park collections; the paper washi tape is Pen + Gear. FQCB Theme #6 competition started June 14 and ends on June 27th.  link=  https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/fqcb-theme-6-berries-or-cherries-and.html and the Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs Fan group in Facebook __________________________________________ xx***\\///\/\/\/XXX\\///\/\/\/xx*** other challenge blogs and a few Facebook groups for sharing and linking= A. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; June 2022; anything goes (not the op

  Heartfelt greetings to Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! This blog is to showcase cards/projects made for FarmQuest and Heart's Quest challenge blogs that I own. Since April, I've been trying to have 1 guest designer sharing a project per post if I'm able. If you're interested in being a GD this summer, please leave a comment or email me at heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com and I will get in touch.  Today's feature has 2 cards made for Love Theme #4 "love for stars". *use the word 'love' (or a form of it; other language equivalent, etc.) AND *at least 1 star image (there are 2 freebie images I made that you can download to use) Acceptable formats are: scrapbook layouts, TN/journal/planner spreads, bookmarks, tags, ATCs, and/or cards. Both challenge blogs can have 3 new themed entries from each participant. With so many formats possible, your creative options are huge! Here's what I made while I was in a mixed media mood

  Welcome to Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! Wow! I'm having a hard time trying to shorten this blog title.  HQCB has love and heart based themes while FQCB has country/rural living topics. I'm going to have to keep pondering on this. Meanwhile, I came across a new to me challenge blog that was linked to a participant's blog posting for another blog that I'm on the design team for. I was curious when it showed in her blog archive a listing for CCEE Stamper Country Cooking Month!  What???? So that was 5-6 hours ago. After a supper break and an unexpected visit from our honorary daughter and granddaughter who were out for a stroller walk, I decided to quickly get busy coming up with a small card.  This honors a couple of gardening/orchard/farmers market topics we've had thus far for FarmQuest. So there is no current challenge that this supports but I will give the most current posting link for FQCB.  A Mini Slimline Country Cooking Encou

This is Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! This blog is to showcase cards I create for  Heart's Quest  and FarmQuest challenge blogs that I started earlier this year. Today's bonus card is to promote  HQCB's  Color Heart theme using dark/navy blue. Deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago June 13, 2022. *use a dark blue heart (mine's not very obvious--look in the top 'opening' of the anchor) AND *use lots of dark blues in the rest of the project With this bonus card that will also be linked to 2 CAS style challenges, I used dark blue in my stamped banners/flags, tracing the anchor stencil, and applying 2 different blue ink pads via sponges.  The kraft paper is blocking the scanner light of my printer. Diamond cut white glitter paper is the base. The featured panel is plain white cardstock. 3 white glitter dots were cut out additional white glitter cardstock. And then there are 3 light blue with white dot 'spots' hole-punched from a ribbo

This is Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! This blog is to showcase cards I create for Heart's Quest and FarmQuest challenge blogs that I started earlier this year. Today's bonus card is to promote HQCB's Color Heart theme using dark/navy blue. Deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago June 13, 2022. *use a dark blue heart (mine's not very obvious--look in the top 'opening' of the anchor) AND *use lots of dark blues in the rest of the project With this bonus card that will also be linked to 2 CAS style challenges, I used dark blue in my stamped banners/flags, tracing the anchor stencil, applying 2 different blue ink pads via sponges, applying dark blue colored pencil to the ribbon portion of the anchor stencil over the inking and then applying 3 dark blue glitter dots that were hole punched from decorative tape.  The lavender paper is blocking the scanner light of my printer. Diamond cut white glitter paper is the base. The featured panel is pl

Howdy! Yee-haw! This is a bonus project inspired by FarmQuest Challenge Blog's Theme #5. Theme #5 requires: *use herbs or foliage (leafy stem) AND *clay pot or vase Competition ends at 12:30am CT/Chicago time on June 13, 2022.  It's a personal creative struggle--a real challenge--to keep it clean and simple.  But here's my first attempt at CAS style in about 5 months: With using the computer printer scanner, it is hard to distinguish between the white cardstock used to block the light and the white cardstock used for the base.  A little bit of light green stenciling for the leafy-looking rays; leafy washi tape, a little stamp, 2 small rub-on transfers for the foliage and pot; and one lone green gem. That's it.  Use this link to take you to (my challenge blog) FarmQuest's original posting for Theme #5 and see the fuller inspiration card I made =  LINK to FQCB=  https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/fqcb-theme-5-herbs-or-foliage-and-clay.html   ************

  Welcome to Becca's Heart Quest for Love and Country Creativity!  Sorry for the long title! I'm still thinking about how to re-word this. My personal crafting blog using "Becca Morris Sadler" is called Becca's Heart for Creativity. Then as "Becca Sadler" I started Heart's Quest Challenge Blog and FarmQuest Challenge Blog. With the 2 challenge blogs, I wanted to have a personal blog to showcase the inspiration projects that I make for the different themes. So that's how I came up with BHQFLACC!!! Back to the reason for this post: HQCB's current Color Heart Theme #4 using at least 1 dark blue heart and at least 60+% of dark blue in the rest of the project has had 0 entries so far.  I haven't done any art/mixed media journal pages recently so I thought I'd have some messy strategizing fun on this sheet of watercolor sketch paper. "Be Mine" done on June 5, 2022= a few credits to mention: the 'be mine' stamp and the lay