My featured FQGGCB #14 AFG themed DT projects on 28 January 2025

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

why: These foodie-inspired DT projects are for FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges blog. (1) Who doesn't like liquid warmth on a cold snowy winter day? This is a digital paper and ephemera coordinated freebies from a different source than #3. Hot cocoa covered in whipped topping and 2 candy canes!

(2) I've decided to do a Valentine card featuring jarred strawberries as the spotlight punched focal. 

(3) For this one, I switched holidays to Christmas and printed this freebie digital that had been saved for awhile. Who doesn't love Christmas cookies? 

when: #14 challenge (anything food-related goes theme) runs from January 28 to Feb 27, 2025

what: Project #1 : Hugs in a mug card

notes for #1:

1. base is bright pink (folded) cardstock = Recollections

2. white conversation card trimmed 1/4" = CutCardStock

3. mugs print digital paper sized and the coordinating mug 'sticker'/ephemera = freebie through sign up in Sande's Poema .../Sande W.

4. black dual-tip marker = Art Skills

5. stencil-traced hearts 

6. rose red glitter decorative tape = Crafter's Square

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what: Project #2: Strawberry Valentine

notes for #2= strawberries

21. white card base (altered; cut in half with one half getting deckled-edge cut then lifted up with foam tape); also outlined with pink colored pencil

22. bright pink cardstock panel = Recollections; also deckled-edge cut

23. coloring book image punched = Bendon publishing; "Adult Coloring Book: Home Grown Foods"; 

24. layered die-cut stick-on = old; K and Company

and

what: PROJECT #3 = Christmas Cookies Plate card

plus a closeup scan/crop pic

notes for #3: cookies, candy canes, peppermint pieces 

31. ivory A2 base/folded but cut in half; one panel used for the base; the other was trimmed about 1/2" around, had red faux stitching border and lifted up with foam tape

32. candy cane print paper = Bella Blvd

33. very light green grid print paper = Simple Stories (Vintage Christmas Lodge)

34. small dark green and white floral trellis print paper = SU

35. red cardstock scrap = Pen + Gear

36. jumbo green dot and green glitter peppermint foam sticker (cut in half) = Crafter's Square

37. text strips and "HSH" clip stickers = Simple Stories (Simple Life sticker book)

38. digital freebie through group membership = Blessed Crafters (FB group)

39. digital freebie inked/colored mostly with alcohol markers; also a dark brown watercolor marker; a brown sugar brown colored pencil 

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where: FQGGCB #14 blog post

link = https://farmquestgrocerygamechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/01/fqggcb-14-anything-food-goes-theme.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. mug = Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; started Jan 25; This card has tiny mugs lined up to make a fun digital paper

link= https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-6.html

B. mug = POP/Path of Positivity; month-long; anything goes positive (option on unexpected events); This first card on my posting is a love/Valentine with lots of pinks, reds, hearts & a cute sentiment of 'hugs in a mug'...delicious liquid warmth!

link = https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/ch-127-anything-goes-positive-with-opt_030340909.html

C.  mug = Love Those Pretty Papers; only 3 days left; use a pretty designer/digital paper; This first card on my posting has a digital paper that I sized to fit a A2 card

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/01/atg-using-pretty-patterned-paper.html

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D. strawberries = Dream Valley; started Jan 27; use red and/or pink; lots of both on this love/Valentine with jarred strawberries!

link = https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-329-use-pink-or-red.html

E. strawberries = 613 Avenue Create; only 3 days left; anything goes theme with twist of monotone; this is almost monotone of pinks and reds with white and black neutrals...just some bits of green for leaves on the strawberries

link = https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

F. strawberries = Simply Clean & Simple; just 3 hours left; clean and simple is always the main theme; Lots of white space/margins on both white layers and a big pink empty space below the die-cut layered sentiment and punched coloring book image

link = https://scscards.blogspot.com/2025/01/simply-clean-simple-january-2025.html

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G. cookies = Rudolph Days Challenge; started 25th of Jan; must be anything goes Christmas; This 3rd project on the post is full of traditional Christmas colors, candies and a plate of decorated Christmas cookies!!!

link = https://rudolphdayschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/01/rudolph-days-january-challenge.html

H. cookies = Shopping Our Stash; Tues Jan 28 start; theme is Crafty Remnants; This cookie card's papers were all from a plastic box that is on the kitchen table...yep...stuffed with some full sheets but mostly different scrap sizes of items used recently; all four papers/cardstocks came from that bin; even the sticker book! 

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/01/sos540-crafty-remnants.html

I. cookies = The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; started Tues Jan 28; anything Christmas goes; Christmas cookies and candies on this 3rd project on the post

link = https://thehollyandivychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/anything-christmas-goes-challenge-176.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland from a small 1,400 rural community, 

Becca S

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~~favorite food moment in January 2025 = I made a ravioli lasagna! Start with thawing your choice of raviolis and prepare meat(s) if you want to include. I used sausage and diced frozen/thawed meatballs. I have several different frozen ravioli fillings currently but chose cheese. 

Put 1/2 your pasta sauce (I used tomato sauce with added garlic/herb seasoning blend plus some salsa for some flavor kick) in the base of the casserole dish. 

Then lay the raviolis in first. I had 4 rows of 6 for the glass dish I was using. Add meat(s). Add any extra cheeses (I used mild cheddar and mozzarella). Top with remaining sauce. When about 5-7 minutes are left in baking, remove briefly so you can add more cheese! 

Total bake time is 35-40 minutes at 375*F.