Loving my HQCOLCB #2 for 2025 DT projects on 2 February 2025

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

why: Celebrations of Love is now in year two which is exciting! These featured projects are for the February/#2 in 2025 challenge month. HQCOLCB is since August 2024 is doing 5 main themes that I coded as the BEWAS and then each month has a seasonal/occasion event option. January's looked forward to Valentine's Day so February's looking forward to St. Patrick's Day that is March 17. 

when: #2 in 2025 starts February 2nd and ends on February 28th, the last day of the month. 

what: PROJECT #1 = BEWAS theme of W/wedding

notes for #1: Modern Contemporary Seaside Colors Wedding Card

1. darker teal cardstock base = Recollections

2. sea foam green cardstock 4"x6" = CutCardStock

3. five small rectangle print papers = "Set Sail" paper pad by Heidi Swapp 2022

4. ivory cardstock scrap = Neenah

5. large Love script plus hearts stamp = ?/I stamped this a long time ago and it's been floating around in different stash piles!

6. the label/sentiment sticker = part of a mix of wedding/congrats theme stickers = Recollections

7. key metal art = K & Company 2012; this is actually a fairly new stash item received in a mystery clearance sale package through Peachy Cheap website/newsletter

8. aqua with white dot thin foam heart stickers = part of a multicolor and multi-design package = Crafter's Square

9. white with silver threading ribbon = also Crafter's Square

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what: PROJECT #2 = BEWAS theme of A/anniversary =

notes for #2: Celebration Anniversary Card

21. Sandcastle tan cardstock base cut to 5" x 7" = CutCardStock

22. Sea Foam Green cardstock came cut at 4" x 6" = CutCardStock

23. the confetti glossy cardstock was 6" square; cut to create corner accent piece and then a heart-shaped piece was cut to be glued behind the wood heart = Confetti is part of a bold print multicolor/multi-pattern design pack by Crafter's Square

24. the large wood laser hearts within the heart was bought bare in a set pack = Crafter's Square

25. Aqua Blue alcohol marker = Arteza

26. the little wood heart 'button' is part of a multipack = either Art Skills or Crafter's Square; started also as bare wood and inked with the same Aqua Blue

27. blue gems = Crafter's Square; from a multipack

28. yellow label sticker = Brighton sticker book by Bo Bunny 2022

29. two little text strip stickers plus the yellow ribbon sticker next to the key= Garden Party by Maggie Holmes sticker book 2020

30. key metal art = K & Company 2012; as mentioned up above that I just received these recently in a clearance mystery package 

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what: PROJECT #3 = optional event theme of St. Patrick's Day

"You're my lucky clover!"

notes for #3: this is a cute way to emphasize the heart-shaped clover leaves for St Patty's!!

31. green cardstock = Pen + Gear

32. both print papers = SU (old pattern designs)

33. large clover outline was made enlarging off of a heart shape template used 4 times to create a 4-leaf clover; then the same heart was traced 4x onto the shaped base and then used to trace the hearts/prints

34. black dual-tip marker = Art Skills for edging and doodles

35. green heart gem = from pack = Crafter's Square

36. Google Doc for the sentiment

37. white cardstock used to print Google Doc that I made with lots of Valentine, St. Pats and Easter expressions = Pen + Gear

38. Pea Green alcohol marker = Arteza

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where: HQCOLCB/ Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #2

link = https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/hqcolcb-2-in-2025-with-bewas-themes-and.html

my DT badge =

**note: I can't link this up to HQFSCAT because I'm the owner, but if you create a shaped card or a shaped tag, then you can submit over there.

other places to share/link are:

a. wedding = Allsorts Challenge; new; theme of Anything Goes with option of Romance/Music; This wedding card has "Love" and hearts stamped in the center panel  along with aqua/white dots heart stickers; metal key and silver foil "Today I married my Best Friend" sticker add more romantic elements

link = https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-816.html

b. wedding = {Pin}inspirational ; new; theme of Quilt of Hearts; see badge; the different rectangles are arranged in an unusual wraparound format similar to quilts sewn with a larger center focal area and surrounded by strips or print blocks

link = https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/pinspirational-challenge-322-february.html

image = 

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c. anniversary = Crafty Calendar; new; theme of hearts; This anniversary card's large wood laser heart has other smaller hearts cut inside the design plus a little additional wood laser heart

link= https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/crafty-calendar-february-challenge-2025.html

d. anniversary = If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; new; theme of Hearts Galore; This anniversary card's large wood laser heart has other smaller hearts cut inside the design plus a little additional wood laser heart

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2025/02/cookie-challenge-201-february-hearts.html

badge  = 

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e. clover shape= As You See It Challenge; current for a few more days; theme of Pesky Resolutions; this year my crafting resolution is to create more shaped cards and shaped tags to support my newest challenge blog HQFSCAT or Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags; I could show this in the design inspiration section but will just use it to direct all my blog readers to go over there and check it out for themselves

link= https://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com/2025/01/340.html

badge =

f. clover shape= Crafts Galore Encore; new; anything goes theme; this is my 2nd entry

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025crafts-galore-encore.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland whether from the farm or town,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and its sister blog MTTCChristmas

* DT member only for two owned by Deanne = HAOOCAYR and her brand new PRS or Paper-Rock-Scissors starting today Feb 2, 2025

~~ fact from January 2025 = 

about 5 days before publishing this post, my hubby and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary!!! Celebrations were very low-key. We ate lunch out at a little country diner in a village of less than 250 people about 20 miles away from our small town; and then this afternoon on Feb 2nd, we planning on traveling about 45 minutes away to a large city for a steak dinner! :)

If we make it to #30, we will try to plan something a bit more spectacular!