Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity: Loving my HQCOLCB #9 in 2025 September DT projects

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

why: The purpose of this posting is to share my newest owner/DT contributions to HQCOLCB or Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog. There are 5 main loving occasion themes each month that are coded as BEWAS. Birthdays. Engagements. Weddings. Anniversaries. Sympathies. Each month there is an occasional event option and September's is Halloween or Harvest. I chose to do 3 projects: Anniversary, Birthday and Halloween.

when: #9 starts September 3rd and ends on Sept 30, 2025.

what: Project #1 = BEWAS = A for anniversary

how-to & vendor notes for #1 =

1. ivory folded card base (cut apart with one panel trimmed narrowly with deckle-edged scissors and that panel has dimensional foam tape under it) = Crafter's Square

2. rust with beige stripe patterned paper = Recollections; bought at least 3+ years ago

3. "LOVE" cut-a-part card panel = very old; I think it's Webster's Pages; probably 9+ years ago

4. orange enamel hearts = Recollections

5. fabric strip = 1 of 3 prints package = Crafter's Square; in stash for 2+ years

6. dark brown retractable marker = Zebra Clickart

7. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad/ink = Lawn Fawn

where #1 will be linked =

1A. The Neglected Stuff Challenge; new on Aug 31/Sept challenge; the theme is the title; My anniversary card has 3 products from my stash for 2, 3 and possibly 9+ years!!! Way overdue to get used!

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

1B. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge; new on Sept 1; anything goes

link = https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

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what: Project #2 = BEWAS = B for birthday

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. white card base with matching envelope = from pack = Crafter's Square

22. pink and white patterned paper = ?/received in a kindness friendship box

23. mauve and white small floral patterned paper = SU (also received in a kindness box)

24. let's celebrate/upper half of a mini card = old Heidi Swapp

25. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

26. darker mauve with tan/peachy leaves print = recycled tissue box

27. postage stamp/ticket shape punch = EZ Success tool

28. the postage stamp 5 cents w/ pink plant sticker = Everly Lane sticker book from Fancy Pants Designs

29. aqua enamel dots = Everly Lane collection from Fancy Pants Designs

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Creations in Pink; started Aug 15/just past midway; theme of anything goes with mostly pink color tones; My "Let's Celebrate" banner birthday card has lots of pink tones that range from a light pastel pink to muted mauve tones

link = https://creationsinpink1challenge.blogspot.com/2025/08/challenge-84-anything-goes-in-mainly.html

2B. Triple B; new on Sept 3; themes of 3 Bs: birds, butterflies &/or blooms; MY card has a plant postage stamp sticker with leaves print recycled cardstock and also a SU patterned paper with tiny flowers

link = https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-2025-challenge.html

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what: Project #3 = optional September theme of Halloween or Harvest

how-to & vendor notes for #3 =

31. black cardstock base = Darice

32. orange with tiny dot glossy cardstock panel = Halloween collection by Pixie Dust Designs

33. "boo to you" banner, "you give me chills" chipboard stickers + skeleton ephemera = FaBOOlous collection from Simple Stories...skeleton cut in 2 places to have it 'hinged' to lay on the side

where #3 will be linked =

3A. Two Old Bats, Halloween challenge; new on Sept 2; anything goes Halloween theme

link = https://twooldbatshalloweenchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-2025-anything-goes-halloween.html

3B. Try It On Tuesday; new on Sept 2; theme "All About the Children"; kids love Halloween

link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/09/its-all-about-children.html

3C. 4- Seasons challenge blog; new on Sept ; see moodboard prompt; My Halloween card has the spider web (faint gray) like what is seen in the upper sections; also colors of orange, black

link = https://4-seasonchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/challenge-96-moodboard.html

moodboard collage pic =