Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting showcases my DT/owner commitment to Heart's Quest challenge blog which is now starting year #3!!! Woo-hoo!! when : #49 competition starts February 28 and ends March 13, 2024 what : closeup: zoom in to see some silver glitter acrylic paint applied to the flower on the cake, a bit on the cake stand, and a little on the flower of bow on the cake server notes: 1. wedding cake journal card = Wedding Bells by Echo Park 2. green cardstock scrap panel behind the journal card = D.T. 3. corrugated heart shape was cut from packaging received in a shipment (recycled/upcycled) 4. love with hearts stamped tag on cream cardstock = Neenah 5. love with hearts stamp = I think it's Studio G (been in my stash for at least 10 years) 6. silver metallic acrylic paint = dabbed on with pinky fingertip =  where : HQCB #49 make your own combo posting link=  https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/hearts-qu...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : my love for country creativity is from the majority of my years in small towns! I've had enough years in cities and suburbia to know that a quieter village or small town or farmhouse is the place to be when : FarmQuest Challenge Blog's #47 competition is February 28-March 13, 2024 what : #47 theme is things found in a country field; my DT card shows a tractor surrounded by sunflowers and daisies notes : 1. digital design was sized and printed on light yellow cardstock (Neenah); freebie from Sande W's group newsletter (Sande's Poema Community) 2. green cardstock = Neenah 3. blue tonal plaid cardstock section = Fancy Pants Designs from Lake Life collection 4. the 2 border strip stickers = (old) Current Cards Catalog 5. teal/aqua large dot sticker, light sandy threads tied in a large bow 6. black dual-tip marker = Art Skills 7. sentiment sticker from set = D.T. where : FQCB #47 main posting link= ...

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this reminder notice is for the offset month-long competition for anything goes country Christmas topics for FQCCB or FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge blog when : FQCCCB #5.5 reminder notice is published on February 21; #5 started on February 7 and will end on March 5, 2024 what : mini tags set= notes: 1. 'oh what fun' frame tag, berries and pine needles die-cut, house die-cut =  2. pinecone cardstock, plaid cardstock = Cozy Christmas paper pad by FPD 3. threads in brown, white, black, coral pink = stash where : FQCCCB #5.5 reminder post link= https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/fq-country-christmas-55-reminder.html ======================= other places to share/link are: A. Sparkles Forum Monthly Challenges; current; theme is hearts and flowers; my tag set has a red flower and greenery on the cover tag and a heart on the house die-cut on the inside tag of the set link...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting features my DT/owner commitment to FarmQuest General Store challenge blog that is 13 months old!! After starting a themed farm/country competition about 10 months prior, I wanted to have a competition that allowed for ' anything farm/country goes' ; so that's what FQGS is about. when : #13.5 reminder notice is published on Feb 21, 2024 and the competition started February 7 and will end on March 5, 2024 . what : in 2024, FQGS started partnering with QKR Stampede as an image sponsor, so for the reminder notice I've chosen to use the "Bighorn Sheep" again like I did for the Feb 7 post. closeup= I did lightly apply a mid-blue colored pencil to the sky but it's not showing in the scan, even in the closeup!!!! About the best spot where you can just get a hint of blue is under the Bighorn Sheep's belly! notes: 1. "Bighorn Sheep" digital image = QKR Stampede ...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting features my DT/owner contribution to Heart's Quest Fantasy challenge blog (was TFATU) when : Reminder notice for #2.5 is published on February 20, 2024; competition #2 runs from February 3-29, 2024 what : Project #1 = Merry Christmas with my Gnomie card; my choice for anything fantasy goes character/creature notes: 1. sentiment = top portion of a memo pad sheet (bought at Marshalls); a blue alcohol marker was applied to 'merry' in order to bring in some of the blue-gray of the painted wood gnome cut-out (Arteza) 2. wood gnome cut-out = D.T. 3. wood gnome painted with a mix of blue metallic acrylic paint and a gray/silver metallic acrylic paint 4. silver foil snowflakes 'dazzles'/stickers = Hot Off The Press 5. mushroom, mushroom 'house', and heart stickers = Enchanted Garden set by Fancy Pants Designs 6. green, pink, and gray cardstock scraps = Neenah 7. additional blue...

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this post is another paper love country living project and it's for the new FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen Challenges blog when : #2.5 is the reminder notice post published on February 15, 2024 for the AFG theme competition period is February 2-29, 2024. what : Mini tags set of Christmas desserts (gingerbread cookie, candy canes, and mug) below: tags are spread out in order to see some of the stamping and cardstock colors *sandy beige is stamped: 'let's celebrate' *ivory is stamped: "I love you always" *butterscotch is stamped: "Merry Christmas" There is a country farmhouse vibe because of the plaid and cording used. notes: 1. red with candy cane cardstock cut to tag shape = Bella Blvd. 2. plaid cardstock strip = from Cozy Christmas by Fancy Pants Designs 3. "Merry Christmas" with candy cane stamp = Bo Bunny 4. 'let's celebrate' stamp and 'I love you...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! Purpose : this posting is promote my owner/DT work for my newest challenge blog= Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love When : #2.5 midway posting was published February 15, 2024; competition #2 started on February 2nd and will end on February 29th. Competition #3 will start on March 2, 2024. What : HQCOLCB's monthly themes are always Engagements, Weddings, and Anniversaries with the optional celebration theme for February being Valentine's Day This project #1 is for the optional celebration theme of Valentine's Day= and a closeup to try to see the gold glitter acrylic paint on the heart and the patterned paper around the laser-cut heart shape Notes: 1. jumbo dots, laser heart shape= Crafter's Square 2. "loving" foam sticker = Frosted Forest collection by Fancy Pants Design 3. colorful patterned paper = Stampin' Up 4. purple cardstock base cut to 4" x 6" = Art Skills 5. patterned ...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting showcases my DT/owner commitment to FQCB for almost 2 years!!! Woo-hoo!! when : #46 takes a different farm/country theme approach by getting inspired by a quote from Martha Washington, the USA's very first First Lady during February 14-27, 2024 what : I chose to focus on the part "busy as bees". This garden/field scene was printed as black on the ivory background and had 2 little bees and 2 butterflies surrounding the wildflowers. From 2 different companies' ephemera, I found 3 more bee die-cuts to add a very close-up to see glitter =  a close-up =    notes: 1.The Simple Life by Simple Stories = full page of the 'picture frame's wildflower scene had no color, just the tan of the 'frame' 2. Hero Arts black ink pad = inked edging 3. a combination of watercolor markers, alcohol markers, colored pencils supplied the color; additionally the butterflies were given a top...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this posting showcases my owner/DT project for Heart's Quest challenge blog when : #48 theme competition starts February 14 and ends February 28, 2024 what:   Our hearts are stitched together card; refer to the #48 list badge for the options on each side to put together your own combination notes: 1. beige cardstock base = Crafter's Closet 2. creamy ivory cardstock used for Google Doc sentiment = Neenah 3. triangle quilt-look print journaling card (ends trimmed) = Prima Marketing 4. stitch marks added to the journaling card and sentiment 5. three threads were coiled and tucked behind the sentiment panel = stash; also pink glitter foam heart stickers 6. black dual-tip marker = Art. Skills 7. cocoa brown ink pad = Memento where :  https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/hqcb-48-make-your-combo-theme-for-14.html HQCB #48 theme badge for make your own combo *I've used some extras from the lef...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! Purpose : this posting features my owner DT contribution for FarmQuest Country Christmas challenges blog When : competition #5 starts February 7 and ends on March 5, 2024 What : Project 1= Tree themed Gift Tag!!! Notes: 1. white with black snowflakes tag base = Heidi Swapp 2. middle tree panel is cut/trimmed from a box card; threads in white, black, brown = stash 3. cardinal tag with a 'holiday' sticker applied to it = tag is from Jingle All The Way ephemera from  4. the two tree die-cuts = Bella Blvd and Project 2= A Snowman and Penguins Sandwich Christmas Wishes card!!! Notes: 1. black cardstock base= Neenah 2. red and white plus navy blue and white buffalo plaid cardstock panels= The Paper Studio 3. penguins and snowman were upcycled gift tags bought at = Dollar General 4. two snowflake die-cuts and 3 tree die-cuts = Bella Blvd.  5. mini dots, star stickers, and teal pearls = stash 6. two silver foil dazzles/...

  Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! purpose : this post is to showcase FarmQuest General Store's newest competition of anything farm/country goes topics and image sponsor QKR Stampede when : #13 starts February 7 and ends March 5, 2024 with start and end times of 12am central time/Chicago what : Project #1 uses QKR Stampede's "Bighorn Sheep" digital image notes : 1. image is from QKR Stampede, prize sponsor at FQGS, this is 1 of 3 featured digital images for FQGS #13; a random-picked participant will win all 3 digital images featured in #13. 2. a combination of alcohol markers (Arteza) and colored pencils used for the image; and 2 alcohol markers used on the buffalo plaid cardstock 3. washi tape = Craft Consortium 4. navy blue and white buffalo plaid cardstock = The Paper Studio 5. charcoal gray and black linen paper behind the image = stash 6. no embellishments since this is a birthday card for my adult nephew and Project #2 : mini ca...

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog! Purpose : this posting showcases my creative love for fanciful fantasy through Heart's Quest Fantasy's February #2 competition When : February 3-29, 2024; HQFCB or the former TFATU always starts on the 1st Saturday of each month What : Queen of Hearts mixed media collage Project #1 closeup= Notes: 1. Queen of Hearts cut-apart card and trimmed down mini card "you are magical" = Webster's Pages (old; maybe 2013?) 2. background garden cardstock (altered with "Condensed Milk" alcohol marker), 7 die-cuts, 2 stickers, and enamel dots = Enchanted Garden collection by Fancy Pants Designs 3. 2.25" circle punch= EK Tool 4. three circles from recycled tissue box cardstock 5. punched cardstock circles enhanced with alcohol markers in Poppy Red, Pea Green, and Canary Yellow = Arteza Everblend Art Markers 6. base yellow cardstock is a recycled mailer and the kraft base cardstock is part of a recy...