Loving my HQFSCAT #3 shaped card and shaped tag projects on 2 March 2025

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

why: This posting showcases new design team/owner inspiration paper-crafted projects for HQFSCAT or Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags challenges blog. I started this blog on January 2, 2025 to fill a specialty niche within crafting challenge blogs in 'blogland'. I've created both a shaped card and a shaped tag. 

when: #3 for HQFSCAT starts March 2 and ends on March 31, 2025

what: PROJECT #1 = shaped card

notes for #1: cup and saucer shaped card; top fold

1. base cardstock/folded across the top of the cup = Sandcastle Tan by Martha Stewart and sold by CutCardStock

2. cocoa brown ink stamp pad for edging = Lawn Fawn

3. cup and saucer shape was made using a large silhouette black and white clipart image; retrieved in January; free for personal use = ClipArt Library website

4. flower-arranged crystals and pearls bling border sticker = Crafter's Square

5. hot cocoa 'thicker' sticker = Autumn Lanes by Fancy Pants Designs 

6. hot cocoa was inked/colored with Aqua Blue alcohol marker = Arteza

7. at the time of writing the draft, I hadn't added anything to the inside; not sure who or when this will be used...

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what: PROJECT #2= shaped tag

notes for #2: dog-ear topped tag

21. sheer ribbon and cording = both Crafter's Square products

22. tag = Heidi Swapp multi-design pack of 8 pieces (2014)

23. thick foam stickers of 3 round sunburst flowers and 1 flower with leaves = Amber Autumn by Fancy Pants Designs

24. "lovin' every moment" expression stickers = Everly Lane sticker book by Fancy Pants Designs 2024

25. yellow and blue heart die-cuts/ephemera = Beautiful Memories page pieces by Simple Stories 2021

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where: Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags challenges blog #3

link= https://heartsquestshapedcardsandtags.blogspot.com/2025/03/hqfscat-3-anything-goes-on-shaped-card.html

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other places to share/link are:

a. cup & saucer = Crafts Galore Encore; new on March 1; anything goes

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-crafts-galore-encore.html

b. cup & saucer = A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge; new on March 1; anything goes

link = https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

c. cup & saucer = Inkspirational; new on Saturday/March 1; CAS w/ option of stickers, rub-ons, embellishments; MY shaped top-folded card has the focus on the thick foam sentiment and then some beaded looking border 'sticker' bling 

link = https://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/inkspirational-challenge-336-cas.html

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d. tag = Pearly Sparkles; new on March 1; anything but a card theme; MY dog-ear topped tag is full of pastel spring season pretties (1st entry)

link = https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-105-anything-but-card.html

e. tag = The Four Seasons; new on March 1; March/spring season; MY dog-ear topped tag is full of pastel spring season pretties (might be my 2nd or 3rd entry during March 1-2, 2025)

link = https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/spring-season-march-2025.html

f. tag = Pin-spirational; new on March 1; theme is Spring Green; My dog-ear topped tag has lime green cording, some greens and teals scattered throughout the embellishments (2nd entry)

link = https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/03/pinspirational-challenge-323-march.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland, 

from a small Illinois rural community, 

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and PRSCB; new on Feb 2; Paper-Rock-Scissors (both of these by Deanne)

--fun fact from January 2025 == on the 27th, my husband and I celebrated our survival of life and marriage of 29 years!!!! :)

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