Wintery Wonderland Charm at FQCCCB #3.5 midway reminder 21 Dec 2023

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

Purpose: this posting showcases my owner/DT contributions for extra inspiration at midway competition time for FarmQuest Country Christmas (anything goes country Christmas)

When: #3.5 reminder posting publishes on December 21, 2023; #3 started December 7, 2023 and will end on January 5, 2024

What:


Notes:

1. buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio

2. cardstock enhanced with colors/inks= from Arteza and Nuvo

3. tree was fussy cut from old gift wrap; it was outlined with a silver metallic paint pen from Crafter's Closet

4. white snow dots and a bit of snowy ground on each side of the deer = white paint pen from Crafter's Closet

5. foam sticker 'winter' and the star and the deer sticker= from Frosted Forest by ; (the foam stickers were enhanced with marker colors and white paint pen to unify the color palette)


Where: FQCCCB #3.5 reminder info & link= 

Theme will always be AGCC:

Anything Goes Country Christmas

*snowy/icy winter landscape scenes

*snowy/icy winter elements

*Christmas decorated outdoor buildings and elements

*country = rural, outdoors

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Make sure to use this link to go back to the main posting to see what was created by our Guest Designer  and the Design Team (Deanne, Nana Connie, Mary and I).

Formats are: cards, gift tags, gift card/money holders, and/or package toppers (think of jam jars, cocoa mix jars, cookie tins, candy bags, etc.)

Each participant can enter 5 times during the offset month-long competition.
#3 started December 7, 2023 and will end January 5, 2024.

LINK=

https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/12/fq-country-christmas-3-agcc-theme.html


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other places:

A. Sparkles Christmas Challenges; current; Christmas animals and/or birds; my Christmas/winter card has a fawn/deer

link= https://sparklesforumchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/155-christmas-animals-or-birds.html

B. Once Upon A Time; December 2023; Choose your own book adventure; my Christmas/winter card reflects a children's classic, Bambi

linkhttps://onceuponatimechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-challenge-17-choose-your-own.html

book cover image= 


C. Cutie Pie Challenge; current; theme is Cute and Cuddly Christmas; a curled up fawn is cute and the wintery tree and night sky for a snowy Christmas card

link= https://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-no-189-theme-cute-cuddly.html

D. Christmas with the Cuties; current; theme is Something Cute and Christmassy; 

link= https://christmaswiththecuties.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-no-11-something-cute-and.html

E. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenges; current; theme is always anything Christmas goes;

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/12/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-54.html

F. Crafty Calendar Challenges; current; theme is Christmas

link= https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-challenge-christmas-themed.html

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Still on a quest to find new ways to express Christmas country charm,

Becca S


*owner/DT=

a. FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog

b. FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

c. FarmQuest Challenge Blog

d. Heart's Quest Challenge Blog

e. TFATU  (The Fairy and The Unicorn) will be renamed to Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog effective Jan 2024

*co-owner/DT=

a. AACB

b. CBCB

*manager/DT=

a. MTTC

b. MTTCC

Comments

  1. LizDecember 21, 2023 at 4:37 PM

    Lovely Christmas card, great design. Thank you for joining in the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month. xx

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  2. HeatherDecember 22, 2023 at 1:00 PM

    So sweet, Becca, love your little fawn snoozing away! Fabulous tree, too - such great colors! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

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  3. Deanne SaundersDecember 22, 2023 at 3:36 PM

    So cute!!!! Thanks so much for participating in my ONCE UPON A TIME challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

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  4. Becca Sadler, owner and manager of HQCB and FQCBDecember 22, 2023 at 6:34 PM

    I know!!! I loved how it came together!

    ReplyDelete
  5. CazroDecember 30, 2023 at 1:34 PM

    A lovely cute card. Thank you so much for sharing in our challenge at Sparkles Christmas. Caz. DT.

    ReplyDelete

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