Loving my HQFSCAT #1 projects on 2 January 2025

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

why: These projects shared in this posting are for the very first challenge/quest at the new HQFSCAT or Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags challenges blog. It will always be anything goes theme, family-friendly topics, on shaped cards and/or shaped tags. 

when: #1 challenge runs January 2-31, 2025 with start and end times at 12 am central time/Chicago.

what: Project #1 = thinking of you heart card -- Follow Your Dreams; having some fun with the horse running to his pig friend....

photo 2 closeup for iridescent glitter acrylic paint applied to wood hearts and white button =

notes on #1:

1. white and pink cardstock heart shape bases = Neenah

2. plaid print paper heart shape top layer = Dark Purple Plaid by Recollections

3. horse, pig, and text 'follow your dreams' strip stickers = Market Square sticker book by Maggie Holmes

4. iridescent glitter acrylic paint, wood buttons, purple netting, and cording = Crafter's Square

5. button = stash

6. Wild Thistle alcohol marker = Nuvo (used on wood hearts; looks pink)

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what: Project #2 = happy birthday oval tag

notes on #2:

21. light gray cardstock scrap = Neenah

22. turquoise cardstock scrap = Recollections

23. "Color Me" Ebony resist tag/label (part of card package) = Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes; came as white with the black heat-embossed design and text; 

24. Royal Blue alcohol marker = Arteza

25. blue sheer ribbon, twine, bling strands (strips cut from clear bling spool and from light blue spool) and also clear gems on the tag = all = Crafter's Square

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where: HQFSCAT #1 

link: https://heartsquestshapedcardsandtags.blogspot.com/2025/01/hqfscat-1-anything-goes-theme-on-shaped.html

badge: for my readers = the blog title banner image is very similar to this participant badge so keep that imprinted in your thoughts...put us in your cell phone calendar; write it in your notebook/planner; etc. 

and

my new personalized DT badge =

other places to share/link are:

a. heart card = Critter Crazy; new on Jan 1; anything goes with a critter; MY heart-shaped card has a horse sticker and a pig sticker; good friends

link = https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-94-anything-goes-with.html

b. heart card = Crafty Animals; new on Jan 1; anything goes with an animal; MY heart-shaped card has a horse sticker and a pig sticker; good friends

link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-90.html

c. heart card = 2 Sisters on the Blog; new on Jan 1; anything goes

link = https://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-93.html

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d. HB tag = Little Red Wagon; new on Jan 1; theme is New Beginnings; MY oval tag is for birthday-- a start of a new year in a person's life;

link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/01/788-new-beginnings.html

e. HB tag = Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges; new on Jan 1; anything goes

link = https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/01/pennys-challenge-587.html

f. HB tag = Word Art Wednesday; new on Jan 1; anything goes that is uplifting

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/01/anything-goes-681-682.html 

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Crafting in the USA heartland from cold north central Illinois, 

Becca S

* owner/DT = HQFSCAT, HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB; Ally's Angels; Christmas or not Bingo Challenges; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, and FQGGCB.

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR
* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas