Loving my HQCOLCB #3 in 2025 DT projects for 2 March 2025

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

why: This post shares my recent creative projects for HQCOLCB or Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenges blog. This blog started out focus on engagements, weddings and anniversaries that I dubbed as "EWA" themes. Then after a few months I decided to add in 2 more heartfelt occasions/events to the main themes with Birthdays and Sympathies. Those are now dubbed as "BEWAS". 

when: HQCOLCB #3 in 2025 starts March 2 until March 31, 2025.

what: Project #1: Thinking of You with love and hugs Sympathy card

notes for #1 =

1. Wild Blueberry 5" x 7" base panel = CutCardStock

2. Grape Purple Pop Tone 4" x 6" cardstock panel = CutCardStock

3. White conversation card panel = CutCardStock

4. Wild Thistle (pinkish-lavender) alcohol marker = Nuvo

5. Lilac Grey alcohol marker = Nuvo

6. square stencil mask to help define inked squares = my stash

7. striped print = recycled envelope liner paper

8. black ink stamp pad = Hero Arts

9. sentiments are from 21 piece clear stamp set = Crafter's Square (new to me; first time to use)

10. flower and bird clear stamps from 15 stamp set = Market Square by Maggie Holmes 2021 (recent new purchase/new to me; first time to use anything from this set)

and

what: Project #2: coming soon = will share in a separate post

notes for #2 = 

21. 

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where: HQCOLCB #3 blog posting

link = https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/hqcolcb-3-in-2025-main-bewas-themes.html

personalized DT badge =

other places to share/link are:

A. sympathy = Carlin's; started March 1; theme of flowers; MY sympathy card has a flower stamped in the focal panel

link = https://carlinskaartenparadijs.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-80-maart.html

B. sympathy = Loving the Crafting Challenge; new; theme is waiting for spring; MY sympathy card has a flower and bird, a mix of dark and lighter colors; sort of like how early spring weather is a mix of winter cold and spring mild

link = https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/aspettando-la-primavera-waiting-for.html

C. sympathy = Love To Scrap; started March 1; theme of anything goes/use scraps; MY sympathy card has a recycled envelope liner punched circle for accent and to tie some of the colors together. 

link = https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/ltscb-172-anything-goes-ltscb-171.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S