FQGS #33 DT projects for AFCG theme topics on 7 Oct 2025

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

why: The purpose of this posting is to showcase my #33/October owner/DT projects for FarmQuest General Store, a challenge blog. FQGS #33 theme is our monthly theme of Anything Farm and/or Country Goes which wants topics/activities related to rural and remote outdoors or inside of farmhouses, barns, garden sheds, campgrounds, etc. Anywhere around the world and any season of the year such as springtime farm baby animals to summertime catching fireflies to autumn raking leaves or picking apples or pumpkins to winter sledding on a snowy hill!!! 

when: #33 opened 3 hours late this morning, October 7 and will end on November 5 with the closing time changed to around 3 am central time Chicago. 

what: Project #1: "Hey there pumpkin!" card

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. Pen + Gear = butternut squash color cardstock cut to 5.25" x 5"

2. American Crafts' Farmstead Harvest = dual-sided leaves & plaid patterned papers

3. AC Farmstead Harvest ephemera = ticket sentiment and puffy pumpkin sticker

4. AC's Thickers/foam stickers "Fallish" set = single piece of pumpkin with leaves

5. Freckled Fawn enamel dots = different sizes and colors

6. Hero Arts black stamp pad = inking the edges on papers/cardstock

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Pin-spirational; started on October 1st; theme of pumpkins everywhere; both cards have pumpkins however the leaves and pumpkins card is the link-up; I was inspired by the harvest color tone leaves in the background and the pumpkins in the truck and by it.

link = https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/pinspirational-challenge-330-october.html

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1B. Art Nudge; started Oct 2nd; there are 4 image prompts and 4 sets of color palettes; My entry with the leaves and pumpkins uses the "1025B" pumpkin  image/icons and color tones

link = https://www.artnudge.com/2025/10/october-art-nudge-challenge-enter-here.html

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1C. Unicorn Challenge; new on Oct 7; theme of Autumn or Halloween; My 1st project on this post has autumn/harvest tones leaves and 2 sizes of pumpkins

link = https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-114-autumn-andor-halloween.html

1D. Cupcake Inspirations; new on Oct 6; theme of Fall Harvest; see image prompt; My 1st project has those beige and brown tones in the straw and cupcake; yellow-orange and orange tones of the leaf and pumpkin

link = https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2025/10/cupcake-inspirations-challenge-628.html

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what: Project #2: Pumpkins and a curious Cat 

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. Neenah = ivory cardstock cut into a simple pumpkin shape

22. Lawn Fawn mini stamp pad = Pumpkin Spice

23. American Crafts' Farmstead Harvest collection = leaves print paper strip, the little gray tag and floral on black tag; also the ticket sentiment

24. The Paper Studio's Mint Berry paper pad = (old) pale green with white plants print

25. Colorbok multicolor paper pack = orange for the small pumpkin shape

26. Zebra Clickart = dark brown retractable marker pen for cat paw prints

27. Crafter's Square = blue and black colored wood laser cut cat (3 different animals x 2 of each in package)

28. Crafter's Square = navy blue pearl gems and an orange plastic round gem (different packages)

where #2 will be linked:

2A. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; started Oct 1; Spooky Fun theme; on my pumpkin-shaped card, there's a blue-black cat--who wants this cat crossing their path? and then why are there pawprints? what's going on? Is the cat spookin' around for some mischievous fun?

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2025/10/cookie-challenge-209-october-spooky-fun.html

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2B. Let's Craft and Create; new on Oct 5; theme of Anything Goes or option of things with wings; my pumpkin-shaped card is for A.G. [2nd entry]

link = https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-224-ag-things-with-wings.html

2C. Girlz and The Art of Letters; new on Oct 4; theme is letter K (or C for language translation); cat/kitten for K letter item

link = https://girlzandtheartofletters.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-11-de-letter-van-k-van.html

2D. Try It On Tuesday; started Sept 30; in wk 2 of 2; theme of animals-real or imaginary; My pumpkin-shaped card has a blue-black cat

link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/09/animals-real-or-imaginary.html

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where to find FQGS #33 blog post link:

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/fqgs-33-with-afcg-theme-starts-7-oct.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**if I wasn't owner, where could these cards be currently linked to my other challenges blogs:

a. the cat and pumpkins shaped card = HQFSCAT (shaped cards accepted)

b. both cards = Ally's Angels (anything goes)

DT commitments:

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

* DT member only =  PRS (owned by friend Deanne)