My featured FQCB #75 DT camping theme card for 28 August 2025

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

why: this posting features FQCB or FarmQuest Challenge Blog #75 design team inspiration project. At FQCB there are selected themes with rural country, outdoors, farm or ranch, etc. topics. #75's theme is camping. It can be day camp, summer camp, camping as a family in a tent or camper or RV, camping in the backyard, etc. 

when: #75 starts August 28, 2025 and ends early on September 27, 2025.

what: project #1 = BBQ and Bonfire card

how-to & vendor notes for #1 = items/activities involved in camping

1. rusty brown flat card with matching envelope A2 size = Darice

2. striped cardstock triangle cut panels = Beachside Boardwalk paper pad from 

3. the BBQ and Bonfire cut-a-part cards = Summer paper pack = Riley & Co. 

4. alpha stickers = (old) Crafter's Square

5. walnut/brown mini stamp pad ink for perimeters of all papers = Lawn Fawn

6. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Word Art Wednesday; new on Aug 27; theme of anything goes; family friendly; My first project on this post has 2 common items for camping: BBQ/grilling and bonfire/campfire

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/08/anything-goes-weeks-714-715.html

1B. Wednesday's Creative Inspirations; almost over; anything goes; 

link = https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2025/08/august-challenge-anything-goes.html

1C. Word Power; open for a few more hours; theme is the blog title; focus on text; My 1st project on this post has multi-colored lettering that was outlined and takes up almost 1/2 card

link = https://wordpowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/word-power-august-2025-challenge.html

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what: project #2 = 

how-to & vendor notes for #2 = cabin in the woods for camping setting

21. ivory cardstock base; edges distressed with scissors' blade = pack with envelopes = Crafter's Square

22. lime green cardstock panel = Recollections

23. cabins in woods print paper = Crafter's Consortium; Into the Forest paper pad = had for 3 or 4 years

24. Camping Plaid print paper = Recollections

25. wood floor/barn glossy paper = Maker Forte (from a mixed color/print wood/siding)= had for 2 years

26. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad ink for paper edges = Lawn Fawn

27. kraft tag cut short = from pack; Crafter's Square = this was the first to use out of the pack; bought 1 year ago

28. orange mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Little Red Wagon; new on Aug 27; theme of G for Gentlemen; my cabin in the woods with plaid papers and wood paper appeals to most men

link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-822-g-is-for-gentleman.html

2B. The Neglected Stuff Challenge; still open; theme is the title; for the 2nd card see the notes that have underlined text; there are 3 out of 8 notes

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/08/neglected-stuff-825-challenge.html

2C. Krafty Chicks; new on Thu Aug 28; week 4 theme masculine; My 2nd card features cabins in the woods, forest animals, plaids and wood prints for rustic look which appeals to most men

link= https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/krafty-chicks-challenge-783-masculine.html

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where to find #75 FQCB blog post link =  https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/fqcb-75-theme-of-camping-starting-28.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* DT member only = PRS

(managing/DT duties ended on August 14 for MTTCC and August 21 for MTTC; and DT duties for HAOOCAYR will end on August 31.)