Loving my HQCOLCB #8 in 2025 DT projects on 3 August 2025

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

why: Creative opportunities to express love for birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and sympathies or BEWAS main themes are the core for HQCOLCB or Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenges blog. This post shares three inspiration projects that I made for #8 = two anniversary cards and a child's good luck & congrats card.  

when: #8 in 2025 for HQCOLCB starts August 3 and ends on August 31, 2025 

what: PROJECT #1 = BEWAS theme "A" is for Anniversary

CAS flat card "All Your Need Is Love"

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. white cardstock 4" x 6" = folded card cut apart; from pack; Art Skills

2. mint/sage green cardstock panel = Neenah

3. satin sheen paper panel = stash (came in a scrap pack from Crafter's Square)

4. bold pink glitter heart foam sticker = from a multi-pack = Crafter's Square

5. cut-a-part cards; these 2 kept together = very old maybe 2015 from Webster's Pages

6. medium brown retractable marker pen for outlining = Zebra Clickart

7. Aqua plaid paper panel = Recollections

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Love Those Pretty Papers; current; theme is similar to the blog title; MY "All Your Need Is Love" anniversary card (and it was also used for project #2) uses the Aqua Plaid paper by Recollections

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2025/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august.html

1B. Simply Clean and Simple; new on Fri Aug 1st; theme of anything goes CAS (not the option because this anniversary card has more open areas and also white space)

link = https://scscards.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-2025-cute-animals.html

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what: PROJECT #2 = BEWAS theme = A: Anniversary

CAS style card "Forever Love"

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. white cardstock (other half of a folded card used for Project #1) = from pack = Art Skills

22. mint/sage green cardstock cut just under 4" x 6" = Neenah

23. Aqua plaid paper cut to 3" x 5" panel = Recollections

24. satin sheen paper = stash/scrap pack from Crafter's Square

25. cut-a-part cards = very old 2015-era Webster's Pages

26. two dark red enamel hearts = Freckled Fawn

27. medium brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Girlz & The Art of Letters; week 2 of 2; theme is letter F; My project #2 anniversary card shows "Forever". 

link = https://girlzandtheartofletters.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-6-de-letter-van-f-van.html

2B. CAS on Friday; week 2 of 2; theme is CAS animals; My swan anniversary card has some white satin sheen paper empty space and then there is a lot of non-embellished space around the 'forever' small square card and 'swan' small square card...for me this is clean and simple :)

link = https://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-314-animal.html

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what: PROJECT #3 = #8/August 3rd optional event theme is International Youth Day

how-to & vendor notes for #3:

31. pink card panel cut to 5" square = Neenah

32. hedgehog, fox, acorn, maple leaf and oak leaf = old stamp set from

33. flowers/starbursts are combinations of stencil tracing and paint = old stencils in stash

34. stickers on 2 flower shapes = old stash; don't remember where or who made

35. "congrats" clear stamp = from mixed expressions stamp set package= Crafter's Square

36. wood letter tiles = Art Skills (package with at least 2 of each alphabet letter)

37. text stickers = Sweet Rush by Vicki Boutin 2021 sticker book

38. enamel dots in many colors/tones = from 2 different packs = Freckled Fawn

39. Narwhal mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn (used for Congrats and the perimeter of the pink panel)

40. lime green cardstock was 6" square; trimmed to 5.5" square = Art Skills

where #3 will be linked:

3A. Send A Smile For Kids; new on Aug 2nd; anything goes for a child; My card is intended for the International Youth Day in August and did a congrats- good luck card for a child in elementary school 

link = https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/sas4kids-anything-goes.html

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which other of my challenge blogs could any of these projects be shared if I wasn't owner? or DT member?

* anything goes with red and/or orange heart(s) theme = Heart's Quest Challenge Blog; #76; started July 28 and ends August 27, 2025

* romance is an optional theme for August at HAOOCAYR or Halloween and other occasions crafts all year round (owned by Deanne)

* the square shape of the International Youth Day card *congrats/good luck" could be shared at HQFSCAT #8; started August 2nd and ends on August 31, 2025. [Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags]

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HQCOLCB #8 blog post link =

https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/08/hqcolcb-8-bewas-themes-option.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and PRS