Featuring my FQ Country Christmas DT reminder #10.5 project on 21 July 2024

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

purpose: this post features my latest owner/DT contribution for FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenges blog or FQCCCB. The main monthly theme is always Anything Goes Country Christmas which means exterior, outdoor holiday decorations, winter weather, nature, landscapes...but has to be outside the house like door decorations, on the porch, mailbox, on a gazebo, pickup truck, barn, frozen ponds, deer in the snow, etc. 

when: #10.5 is the reminder post on July 21, 2024

what: Holly Jolly Days 

notes:

1. pink cardstock panel base = stash

2. Santa and packages cardstock plus the pink house and the pink snowflake die-cuts = Bella Blvd

3. the jumbo size Holly Jolly die-cut and the 2 small holly die-cuts = Simple Stories (the black line marks added to "HJ" and some extra white margin was trimmed away so that more of the background print would show)

4. green dual-tip permanent marker to outline the Santa/packages cardstock = Art Skills

5. the iridescent glitter acrylic paint used to make icicles across the top edge = Art Skills

6. a pink pearl gem added to the roof of the pink house die-cut

where: FQCCCB #10.5 reminder notice post link =

https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/fqcccb-10-anything-goes-outdoors.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. Cut It Up; started 1 week ago; use a die-cut + Christmas in July; MY mix of Santa, presents, and outdoor holly and a decorated house oversized card with 2 small and 2 large holly die-cuts, a pink snowflake die-cut, a giant "holly jolly" die-cut, and a 2-tone pink house die-cut

link= https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/07/cut-it-up-challenge-308-christmas-in.html

b. Creative Artiste; current; mixed media anything goes; MY oversized card has iridescent acrylic paint along the top edge to mimic icicles; green marker outlining of background print cardstock panel; pearl gem on the roof of the house die-cut; I added black lines to the 'holly' letters to mimic the lines on the holly leaves die-cuts

link= https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2024/07/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge.html

c. Simply Create Too challenge blog; current; theme is Christmas in July; my oversized card is overloaded in Christmas details --holly leaves and berries, Santa, presents, decorated house, snowflake, faux icicles, 

link= https://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/2024/07/202-chistmas-in-july.html

d. Creative Knockouts; new on July 18; theme is Christmas in July; MY oversized card is overloaded with Christmas details

link= https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2024/07/526-christmas-in-july-polkadoodles.html

e. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Challenges; midway; theme is anything goes Christmas; MY oversized card is Christmas packed

link= https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2024/07/challenge-112-midway-anything-goes.html

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Still on a quest to creatively express country living all year long,

Becca S

*owner/DT = FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, FQGGCB, FQGS, and FQCB; also HQCB, HQFCB, and HQCOLCB

*co-owner/DT = AACB and C or not Bingo Challenges

*manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCC

*DT member = HCAYR/HAOOCAYR