Loving HQCB #23 Romantic Valentines REMINDER DT card with deadline 13 February 2023

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

This is 1 of 2 personal paper-crafting blogs to help me divide and organize my 10 DT commitments each 4-6 weeks. The commitments vary in length, start dates, and topics. Gradually in 2022 these commitments went from 2 to the 10 so thankfully I've had bits of time to work ahead for some and try to have a weekly rhythm of craft and computer time. 

This posting is for the LOVE at Heart's Quest challenge blog. I started it almost a year ago...or at least launched the first challenge on February 28th. 

Now it's time for Theme #23's midway reminder post! Requirements are:

a. Romantic Valentines = occasion

AND

b. must have at least 1 usage of heart shape/word or 'love' word (after all, I did have a reason for titling this as Heart's Quest)

my additional design inspiration card

[theme #23 requirements: romantic (colors, XOXO for hugs and kisses); and a pink heart shape, love text die-cut, and 'love' mentioned in the journaling card 4 times! for the heart/love element(s)]

Vendors:

1. kraft cardstock = Colorbok

2. peach/pink cardstock = Neenah

3. journaling card = Wild + Free Journaling Cards set 2016 Prima Marketing

4. XOXO and love die-cuts = Jen Hadfield designs

5. washi tapes --2 = Pen + Gear

What a lovely mix this turned out to be! The journaling card was just received this week in a 'mystery clearance' purchase from Peachy Cheap website! The other items have been in my stash for at least 1 year or more.

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If you haven't done a stash quest of the heart elements yet for Heart's Quest challenge blog, you have until 12:30am CST/Chicago time on February 13, 2023. On February 14th, the topic changes with Theme #24.

Each participant can enter 3 new themed Romantic Valentines projects! Acceptable formats besides cards are: ATCs, tags, bookmarks, small spreads for journals/TNs/planners/calendars, and larger layouts for scrapbook albums!

Lots of creative possibilities!

LINK to HQCB Theme #23=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/hqcb-theme-23-reminder-that-challenge.html

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other challenge blogs to share the photo and link are:

A. Archi-scraps challenge blog; use pink & heart

link= https://archiscraps.blogspot.com/2023/01/february-challenge.html

B. Colorful Options challenge blog; use pink

link= https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2022/04/welcome-back-crafters-we-bring-to-you.html

C. Crafty Friends challenge blog; Feb; love/romance (see their badge); MY card has lots of pink, a pink heart shape, 5 uses of love in print, plus the XOXO die-cuts; and the awesome phrases repeated on the journaling card

link= http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-164-for-february.html

D. Creatalicious Challenges blog; Jan 31 start date; Anything Goes with option of Love and/or Heart; I've got both of the options

link= https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-252-anything-goes-with.html

E. Die Cut Divas challenge blog; Feb 1 start date; must include a die-cut and GOLD; MY card has XOXO die-cuts and the love text die-cut; for GOLD the XOXOs are pink and gold, the love text die-cut is gold foil with white lettering, the thinner washi tape has gold dot patterned and the journaling card has a golden color in some of the triangle sections

link= https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2023/02/hero-arts-and-february.html

F. Cut It Up challenge blog; started Jan 27; must include a die-cut and LOVE; MY card has pink and gold foil XOXO die-cuts and the love gold foil text die-cut; within the tiny text of the journaling card, the word 'love' is mentioned 4 times

link= http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/cut-it-up-challenge-270-love.html

G. Crafting Happiness Challenges blog; started Feb 1; theme is LOVE; 

link= https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-139-love.html

and Facebook groups for sharing are:

Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

The Crafty Addicts

The Seasonal Cardmaker

Homemade Card Making for Beginners

Need Crafty Inspiration?

Heart's Quest and FarmQuest Challenge Blog's Fans

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With a happy heart in mixed up weather Midwest USA,

Becca S