Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity! This posting is for autumn season decorating with pumpkins and gourds produce for a Halloween card. For: Halloween Crafts All Year Round challenge blog When: March 15-April 15, 2023 What: Notes: 1. magazine photo shows 1 jack-o-lantern, another one next to it with a cut design, 4 pumpkins used to hold flowers, and 3 gourds cut to hold candles/tea lights. I trimmed the photo and then outlined the perimeter along with the 2 side pieces to make strong contrast definition to the kraft cardstock base 2. wood die-cut shapes (Art Skills) had Memento inks (LadyBug Red and Dandelion Yellow) applied first 3. black permanent marker to add a short word to each shape 4. Plaid's Folk Art Extreme Gold glitter acrylic paint was the final top layer for each shape Where: HCAYR link= https://halloweencraftsallyearround.blogspot.com/2023/03/mar-15-ap-14-challenge-2.html ------------------------------------------------------ other challeng...

  Greetings to this personal paper-crafting focused blog about my quest for love and country creativity! This particular post is for farm/country. FarmQuest Challenge Blog #25 theme has some options: Have at least 1 or more of these: *toad *frog *mushroom/toadstool Crafters can certainly use a duo, use all of them, etc.  Competition is March 28-April 13, 2023 with start and end times at 12:30am CST/Chicago.  ------------------------------ MY DT INSPIRATION= [FQCB theme #25 elements= 'fungi' pun; black background patterned cardstock and the border scene cardstock have lots of mushrooms/toadstools] Some of the vendors are: Freckled Fawn (alpha tile stickers); Craft Consortium's Into The Forest (patterned cardstocks and painted wood trail sign die-cut embellishment); The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby (A2 size left-fold kraft card); Memento Ink (brown); the celery green paper is a very old scrap from my stash ---------------------------------------- LINK to FarmQuest challenge blo...

  Greetings to one of my personal crafting blogs that is on a quest for love and country creativity! This post focuses on love--love/<3 for my momma! Heart's Quest Challenge Blog Theme #27= Mother's Day occasion with heart/love ---------------------------- Different countries celebrate Mother's Day at different times so we want every crafter worldwide to get involved in joining us for celebrate women in your life that have the role of mom, grandma, memaw, mimi, nana, momma, etc.  Heart's Quest #27 has 2 parts of its theme for requirements: *Mother's Day occasion (have at least 1 image or a sentiment that alludes to the role of motherhood...) AND *have at least 1 usage of heart shape OR the word "heart" or the word "love; you can have more than 1, of course; and for the words, it can be a form or language equivalent such as lovely, heartwarming, heartfelt, beloved, etc. March 28-April 13, 2023 with start and end times at 12:30am CST/Chicago. -------...

  Hello! On my quest for love and country creativity blog, today's posting shares my love for mixed media and junk journaling.  There's not a lot of junkiness to this mini journal but I do plan to add more embellishments as I come across in my stash boxes. I also need to look through more of my scraps and see if I've got the size used already for upcoming weeks' verses. Thanks to FB groups CCMWF (Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship) and JJGP (Junk Journaling Gals and Pals - Beginner's Welcome) for current events to try a different size and way to document Scripture writing. I've done TNs and index card kind of bullet journaling. I've got 3 photos to show what I got made on Tuesday evening: OCS Designs/2021/Oceanside, CA for notecard used as the mini journal cover old stencils used for the sun and the heart cluster 4 colors of cording tied without a knot so that more kraft paper pages can be added later permanent black marker used for stencils a...

    Hello! On this blog dedicated to love and country creativity, this posting is for country creativity! I've made a delivery at FarmQuest General Store challenge blog for its 2nd challenge's reminder post. Theme is always AFCG= anything farm country goes. Competition is March 7-April 5, 2023 with start and end times set at 1am CST/Chicago or 7am UK for some references. Rural Country Mountains Across The Miles card = [Challenge #2 AFCG theme element= mountain photo from calendar's back cover] All items are old stash items except for the little text strip sticker at the bottom which is a recent purchase (Maggie Holmes). The vellum quote and a bunch of similar motivational sayings have been in my stash for 15+ years. I only use 1 or 2 per year! The mountain pic is from a leftover calendar found at my mom's house, still unopened. I gladly brought it to my house and added it to my stash.  :) --------------------------------- FQGS main launch post from March 4th= https://fa...

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!  For this posting I'm expanding out my theme to fantasy for another challenge blog I own called  The Fairy and The Unicorn   Challenge  (TAFTU) blog. I took over ownership in mid-November 2022. I decided to pair up heavenly angels with stars and clouds Christmas card for my DT reminder project. March 2023 Anything Goes Fantasy theme March 4-30, 2023 with start and end times at 2am CST/Chicago or 8am UK. On the TFATU Reminder posting, take a look at that because DT member Granmargaret has joined me and she has a super cute unicorn birthday card. If you go back and look at the main launch post from March 4 you will see more wonderful DT makes that include fairies, dragons, and more. GLORIA Christmas card by me/Becca S= [March AGF element=- angels] some design and vendor notes: 1. base is light gold sheen flat card 5" x 7" = The Paper Source website 2. angels cardstock = Echo Park's Away in a Manger ...

  Howdy! Yee-haw! Midway day in competition #24 has arrived for the farmer's market-- or at least that's my DT inspiration reminder card's take for Anything Farm Country Goes elements! FarmQuest Challenge Blog offers theme topics that are rural country vibes on the 14th and 28th of each month. Theme #24 started on the 14th and ends March 28th at 12:30am CST/Chicago.  ---------------------------- Farmer's Market Destination card  [theme #24 is AFCG or anything farm country goes; my card's image is a farm truck headed to market; buffalo plaid; sunflower fabric and embossed die-cut; and chicken sticker] Some design notes and vendors: 1. buffalo plaid scrap cardstock = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby 2. sunflower fabric scrap, sunflower embossed die-cut, light blue/aqua paper = Dollar Tree 3. chicken sticker and farm truck image/card front = from note card set by OCS Designs/Oceanside, CA with illustration by Olivia Gibbs 2021 4. yellow cardstock = Art Skills -------------...

  Happy heartfelt Monday greetings!  It's March 20, 2023 and that means it's midway through the #26 theme challenge at Heart's Quest. Theme #26 requires two parts: Easter occasion/sentiment AND heart/love. For this additional inspiration project for the reminder post, I've made a religious Easter card with 2 heart shapes.  The Good News Easter Greeting Card: [theme #26 required elements: for EASTER= cross symbol, "Good News", "John 14:1-6", and the circular shape to symbolize the tomb opening; for HEART/LOVE= 2 heart shape stickers] I used most of the pieces of a card from the Jan-April Close To My Heart card kit that I was gifted from a lovely crafter friend. Those pieces are the printed background/base left-folded card, the 2 butterfly die-cuts, the little light pink tab, and the white with black edged frame die-cut.  The cross, circular green/faux rolled stone, grid arrow, 2 hearts, and the little pink dot/blog marks are from Creative Devotions. ...

  Welcome! On this personal blog showcasing my love and country creativity projects, this posting is focused on the country with FarmQuest Theme #24 ! What: FarmQuest Challenge Blog's theme #24 Anything Farm Country Goes When: March 14-27, 2023 Why: since I'm owner of this challenge blog; also FQCB has new themes published on the 14th and 28th of each month Kiss The Cook Farmhouse Kitchen friendship card = How: some design and vendor notes= 1. navy blue and white buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio/Hobby Lobby 2. barn siding patterned paper = Hot Off The Press 3. the lime green hexagon/chicken wire patterned paper = Art Skills 4. the fabric scrap = Dollar Tree (3 prints' strips for $1.25 plus tax) 5. die-cuts = Echo Park's Farmhouse Kitchen Ephemera; the Kiss the Cook oven mitt die-cut had yellow marker applied over the mitt to get some more yellow/orange tone on the card 6. stencils for the apron and oven mitts = sheet has a lot more kitchen tools on it= $1.25 ...

  Welcome! This personal blog showcases my love and country creativity projects done for HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, and some other challenge blogs. On this post I'm highlighting Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's Theme #26 inspiration project. What: Theme #26 requires Easter holiday AND heart/love When: March 14-27, 2023 Why: I'm owner of HQCB! :) HQCB has new themes published each month on the 14th and 28th. Happy Heart (<3) Easter card = How was this made: 1. harvest gold base cardstock is about 5" wide x 6.26" tall 2. peeling painted wood paper and the barn siding paper from set; also 'happy' die = Hot Off The Press 3. lettering, number, and < tile stickers = Freckled Fawn 4. grass washi tape= gifted from a sweet craft artisan blogger friend 5. orange with triangle print paper = Art Skills 6. wood lasered cut chicks = yellow-orange marker with gold glitter acrylic paint for the chick on the left; the chick on the right has a mixture of the yellow-orange ma...

  Hello! On this blog dedicated to love and country creativity, this posting is for country creativity! I've made a deliver at FarmQuest General Store challenge blog for its 2nd challenge month! Theme is always AFCG= anything farm country goes. Competition is March 7-April 5, 2023 with start and end times set at 1am CST/Chicago or 7am UK for some references. Bragging rights called "Top Shelf Picks" or "Tip-Top Shelf Picks" are possible. Each participant/customer/vendor can make 3 deliveries/submissions.  The FQGS blog's sidebar has some suggested rural country topics for you to ponder. You can also visit the 'parent' blog, FarmQuest Challenge Blog that started almost a year ago and see what theme topics have been done there twice per month. My Design Team inspiration project: Campfire Daydreaming [AFCG theme elements: campfire, log, sticks, buffalo plaid print cardstock] Some vendor notes: a. Campfire digital image was won = from LeAnn's World 10...

Hello! Welcome to my quest for love and country creativity! This posting is for country.   Specifically for FarmQuest Challenge Blog's theme #23. It's already midway point of the competition!  (February 28-March 13, 2023) Theme #23 requires galvanized tin or wooden item(s).   For this card amongst my stash, I'm pairing both along with some new cork accents!   [theme #23 required elements: tin looking welcome sign, tin milk can/bucket with wood grip on the metal/wire handle, herringbone wood laid pattern flooring/siding] Some design and vendor notes: a. black card base approx. 5" deep x 5.5" wide; deep orange textured specialty paper & kraft cardstock are old stash items b. herringbone wood panel (recycled tissues box cardstock packaging!!!) c. orange and blue Memento ink pads ( gifted from a crafter friend) d. cork butterfly and cork birdie = new to me = Prima Marketing 2014 = were put together into a kit on Peachy Cheap website e. welcome sign and bucket/...

  Hello! Welcome to my quest for love and country creativity blog! This posting is for love. Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's Theme #25 requires heart/love AND anniversary occasion (sentiment or image) Competition has been opened since February 28 and will end on March 13, 2023 at 12:30am CST/Chicago. -------------------------- for my reminder posting DT/owner inspiration: wedding anniversary card for friends in June or another couple in July= [ theme #25 required elements : for heart/love = 2 large heart shapes, 4 little gold heart stickers, heart shape in the sentiment stamp, love in the puffy banner sticker, and little silver metal heart scatter in both puffy stickers; AND for anniversary = happy anniversary stamp sentiment; bottom circular puffy sticker has 'you & me' and also an image of 2 wedding rings] WOW! <3  **  <3  **  <3 Design vendor notes: a. floral cardstock with gold foil accents = 2017 Prima Marketing ( new to me; just received in o...