Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!
why: I'm loving these Harvest and Halloween colors for rural country living seasonal projects! (Remember they can be used for any topic/occasion/season.) HQCB is code for Heart's Quest Challenge Blog. This was the very first challenge blog that I created on my own. 3.5 years ago??? HQCB used to do two offset monthly themes every 30-31 days until 2025 then we switched to 1 offset month-long theme challenge. Themes are anything goes with 1 or 2 colors of hearts. #78 it is AG theme + orange and/or black heart(s).
when: HQCB #78 starts September 28 and ends on October 27, 2025
what: project #1 = Halloween card with inked orange and black fussy cut hearts
how-to & vendor notes for #1=
1. black cardstock base = Darice
2. orange wood tone glossy cardstock = Maker Forte (set of different wood/barn siding prints)
3. orange with tiny black dots glossy paper = Halloween pack by Pixie Dust Designs
4. white cardstock scrap by Neenah (inked and fussy cut for hearts)
5. Tangerine Tango stamp pad ink = SU
6. black stamp pad ink = Hero Arts
7. bat and banner ephemera = FaBOOlous collection by Simple Stories
8. layered/dimensional hedgehog stick-on = multi animal set = Crafter's Square
9. dual-tip black marker for outlining = Art Skills
where #1 will be linked =
1A. Art Nudge; current; #925 A in the upper left corner of their image prompts has bats and several of the color suggestions seen in this hedgehog FaBOOlous card.
link = https://www.artnudge.com/2025/09/september-art-nudge-challenge-enter-here.html
image =
1B. Crafty Catz; opened on Friday Sept 26; theme of anything goes with option of autumn/harvest; My hedgehog card is full of harvest color tones
link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/crafty-catz-challenge-701.html
1C. Alphabet Challenge; opened on Sept 16/week 2 of 2; theme is letter L for love letters with hearts; both my cards have hearts ---> I'm showing card 1 on my post with the hedgehog
link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/l-is-for-love-letters-with-hearts.html
===================================
and
what: project #2 = Autumn Season Thinking of You card
how-to & vendor notes for #2 =
21. Pen + Gear = red cardstock base cut to 3.75" wide x 6" high
22. Colorbok = black cardstock scrap
23. Recollections = Camping plaid paper panel cut to 3.5" x 5"
24. Zebra Clickart = dark brown retractable marker pen for outlining the plaid paper
25. Georgia Pacific = white cardstock scrap for stamped hearts and sentiment
26. Lawn Fawn = Front Porch collection of mini stamp pads using 2 of the 4 colors: Pumpkin Spice and Guava
27. Hero Arts = black stamp pad for stamping the hearts and sentiment plus dabbing a few times within the 2 open heart shapes
28. American Crafts = from Farmstead Harvest puffy stickers: "loved" and from the Farmstead Harvest washi tape collection: multicolor leaves on black
where #2 will be linked =
2A. Make My Monday; started Sept 22; theme of autumnal fall; both cards have harvest/autumn season colors but I'll be sharing the thinking of you card with MMM
link = https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/261-autumnal-festivalautumnal-fall.html
2B. The Paper Funday; current; theme of anything goes with option of changing seasons; MY thinking of you card is full of harvest color tones
link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/09/sep-2025-challenge-80-anything-goes.html
2C. Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers; open until Oct 3rd; theme of finally fall; My thinking of you card is full of harvest color tones and has 2 stamped/overlapped hearts and 1 stamped sentiment phrase.
link = https://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/2025/09/soss-266-f-is-for-finally-fall.html
======================
where to find HQCB #78 blog post link =
https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/hqcb-78-theme-of-ag-with-orange-and-or.html
theme badge =
=======================
Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = HQCB; also HQFCB at TFATU; HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB, FQGGCB; also CCC, ConBC and AA.
* DT member only = PRS owned by friend Deanne
Beautiful card with lovely autumn colors and a cute little creature.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your card with us at Make My Monday
Awesome card. So glad you shared over at Alphabet challenge, Crafty Catz, Make my Monday
ReplyDeletePretty card and a lovely way to use up those patterned paper snippets. Thanks for playing along at The Paper Funday Challenge and Best of Luck in the Draw!
ReplyDeleteDonna xx
Paper Funday Challenge
Inspiration Station Challenge
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge
Classic Design Challenge
Awhh! What a sweetie this is! LOve your colours and design.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining us at Crafty Catz.
Chrissyxx