Featuring my FQGS #14.5 Reminder Notice for 21 March 2024

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

purpose: this posting focuses on reminder projects for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog that I own.

when: #14.5 is the reminder/midway posting on March 21, 2024; competition for #14 started on March 7 and will end on April 5.

what: 

PROJECT #1: using QKR Stampede's "Baby Paint Pony" digital image which is 1 of 3 offered as a random-picked prize to a FQGS #14 participant

'Paint Pony Spending Christmas in the Woodlands'

closeup to try to show the lettering is green foil

notes: no bling; only faux snow and foil sentiment to create that wintery outdoor Christmas high mountain setting to appeal to guys

1. both cardstock panels (base and background) are reverse sides of each other = Fancy Pants Designs' Frosted Forest

2. "MC" in green foil dazzle/sticker = Hot Off The Press

3. white paint pen marker for snow dots/snow accumulation on ground and black permanent dual-tip marker for edging = Art Skills

4. QKR Stampede's "Baby Paint Pony" digital image

5. "Cappuccino" colored pencil for patches and mane on the pony; "Warmer Grey" colored pencil lightly applied to the pony's hide = stash

and

PROJECT #2 using 2nd of 3 digi images- QKRS' "Baby Donkey" = "Have a blessed Easter with John 14:6"

notes: this is my kind of clean and simple layout design! 

1. pale blue cardstock base and also the brighter blue panel = Neenah

2. confetti paper = part of a 3 design print pad bought at D.T.

3. the title sentiment was printed on white cardstock = Neenah

4. 'Canary Yellow' alcohol marker = Arteza

5. scripture sticker is a very old (pink tones and spring flowers) = might be Standard Press Publishing;

6. the ivory cardstock for the donkey digi = also Neenah

7. QKR Stampede's "Baby Donkey" digital image (2nd of 3 being featured at FarmQuest General Store)

8. the digi image colored with "Gray Mist" on his hide, "Warmer Grey" on his mane, and "Warm Cocoa" colored pencil assortment = stash

9. black permanent dual-tip marker = Art Skills 

and

PROJECT #3: using QKRS' digi "Cottage" = 3rd of 3 digital images available in March 2024

notes:

10. QKR Stampede's "Cottage" digital image printed on ivory/cream cardstock (3rd of 3 images being offered at FQGS #14 to a random-picked participant)

11. star stencil, rows of circles/dots and the floral stems are 3 different stencils = two bought at D.T. and 1 bought through American Crafts

12. coloring is with colored pencils and some markers for stems, leaves, and stars with some glitter paint pen highlights to the stars (blue), the darker green leaves have a kelly green while the others have a neon lime green, and the little berry flowers have 2 red dots (and there is a neon orange dot on each one that doesn't show by scanning) = stash items

13. ink edging with 'Whale Blue' alcohol marker = Arteza

14. torn floral paper = Stampin' Up

15. the 2 text label stickers = Simple Stories' Simple Life sticker book

16. cream cardstock and pale green cardstock = Neenah

17. purple cardstock = Art Skills/Crafter's Closet

where: FQGS #14.5 reminder posting link=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/fqgs-145-reminder-notice-for-afcg-theme.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. pony/Christmas= Christmas Craft Creations; current/midway; theme is designer paper; MY card's background panel and base are from same sheet (reverse sides of each other) from the Frosted Forest collection from FPD

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2024/03/march-challenge-designer-paper.html

badge= 

 b. pony/masculine/boys and men= Unicorn Challenge; current; theme is for boys/men; MY Christmas card has a mountain/woods/ranch kind of masculine appeal

link= https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-96-for-boysmen.html

c. pony/faux snow for Christmas= ABC Christmas; current; theme is E/F/G= embossing, faux, and/or gingerbread; MY card has faux snow using a white paint marker to create different size snow clumps/drops coming down and then added white to the base of the tree cardstock panel and then some on the 'road' area around the paint pony's hooves

link= https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/abc-christmas-challenge-e-f-g-are-for.html

d. donkey/Easter = Fab n Funky challenges; current/midway; theme is spring; MY card has Easter expression, Scripture verse used on Easter Sunday, and donkey

link= https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-591-spring.html

e. donkey/pastel colors= Paper Minutes challenges; started yesterday; theme is pastel colors; MY card has the yellow-orange, pinks, lavenders, pale blues, yellows

link= https://paperminutes.blogspot.com/2024/03/paperminutes-838-pastellfarben-pastel.html

f. donkey/spring/Easter= Night Owl Create Beautiful; current; theme is Hello Spring; MY card has the donkey which was the animal that Jesus rode on Palm Sunday and have a verse and expression for Easter

link= https://nightshiftstamping.blogspot.com/2024/03/20032024-challenge-35-hallo-fruhling.html 

g. cottage/spring florals = Little Red Wagon challenges; current; theme is florals; MY card has a mauve/lavender floral paper and also stenciled flowers and leaves

link= https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-748-florals.html 

h. cottage/markers= I Love Promarkers; current/new; theme is to use markers; MY cottage card has 2 different green markers used on the leaves, blue marker on the stars, 

link= https://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-555.html

i. cottage/stenciling= Try It On Tuesday; current/new yesterday; theme is use a stencil; the floral stems and leaves were 1 section of a stencil moved around to create a halo/wreath effect; the stars were from another stencil;  and the sets of 3 circles/dots on each side are from a 3rd stencil

link= https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2024/03/use-stencil.html

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Still on a quest to convey country living creativity,

Becca S

*Quest families of challenge blogs:

FQGS, FQCB, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB

HQCB, HQFCB, and HQCOLCB

**I'm also connected and committed to AACB, C or not Christmas Bingo, MTTC, and MTTCC.