FQHCB #2 anything home goes theme DT projects start 2 October 2025

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

why: Wow! We've made it to introduce a 2nd challenge time period for FQHCB or the new FarmQuest Home Challenges Blog! The theme will always be 'anything HOME goes' topics. It can be anything typically found inside or outside of a house...even views of the exterior of a house. Think of paintings, mirrors, candles/lanterns, shelving, tiered trays, coffee tables, lamps, quilts/throws, curtains, porch/deck furniture, mailbox, birdhouse/feeders, doghouse, treehouse, lawnmower, etc. 

when: #2 starts October 2 and ends on October 31, 2025

what: Project #1: interior of home ---> woman's bedroom collage scene

how-to & vendor notes for #1: friendship card

1. Neenah = pink cardstock cut as round circle minus a 3" straight edge for display

2. Art Skills = bright pink copy paper traced saucer/dessert plate for size and shape (the base was enlarged by 1/2" all around and then the straight edge section was cut)

3. Fancy Pants Designs' Unique ephemera pack = sentiment strip, lady, peacock feather, frame with silhouette and vintage camera on tripod

4. Studio G by Hampton Arts bright pink gems pack = three different sizes used with 5 total used

5. The Paper Studio's Mint Berry paper pad (old) = red and pink floral paper scrap (to mimic wallpaper)

6. Stash = white doily edges

7. Simple Stories' Flea Market's "All The Things" cardstock = cut out the C for chaise piece from the sheet (NEW for me; first cuts)

8. Hero Arts = black ink stamp pad (used to ink edge all the papers, even the doily pieces)

9. Zebra Clickart = gray retractable marker pen to do the stitched lines in a varying distance going clockwise around starting above the chaise image

where #1 will be linked:

1A. NBUS or Never Before Used Schtuff; new on Oct 1st; theme to share new items or new to you; never before used; On this friendship round card, the chaise image is new to me; just purchased the SS' Flea Market 12" square cardstock "All The Things" and plan to use it as a cut-a-part 

link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/10/nbus-challenge-79.html

1B. Creations in Pink; new on Sept 15/midway; must have majority of pink; on this round friendship card, I believe it's mostly pink with the background, base and gems are all solid pinks; also pink on the camera, frame silhouette, peacock feather, floral print scrap, lettering on the sentiment strip and the Cc on the chaise image piece

link = https://creationsinpink1challenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/challenge-85-anything-goes-in-mainly.html

1C. Creatalious; new on Sept 15/midway; anything goes with opt of trees/leaves; My round friendship card is for A.G. theme

link = https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2025/09/challenge-293-anything-goes-with.html

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what: Project #2: exterior of home ----> wintry snow-covered home on Christmas night

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. Pen + Gear = green cardstock base cut into a house shape

22. Recollections = Camping Plaid paper panel

23. Pen + Gear = red cardstock scrap for mount behind the clipart image

24. The ClipArt Library website = snow-covered wintry house night image; trimmed and outlined with dark brown ink

25. Zebra Clickart = dark brown retractable marker pen = used for lettering and outlining edges

26. Recollections = gold stars (plastic) from a two-style set pack; three used

27. American Crafts' Farmstead Harvest puffy stickers = gold with white lettering 'gather' sticker

28. Art Skills = detail fine tip black pen to add accent lines to some of the hand-written cursive sentiment

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog; opened on Sept 1 and closes Oct 15; anything Christmas goes theme; My card "home for the holidays" has a night scene with a snow-covered house for a shaped Christmas card; this is my 3rd linked entry

link = https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/mlccb-64-anything-christmas-goes-mlccb.html

2B. The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge; open for 4 more days; anything goes; My house-shaped Christmas card has 2 greetings: "home for the holidays" and "gather"

link = https://theoutlawzchallenges-monday.blogspot.com/2025/09/september-1st-monday-greetings-challenge.html

2C. PoP or Path of Positivity; #133 is open for a few more days; theme is anything goes that is positive; My house-shaped Christmas card represents being home for the holidays (Christmas night) in this snow-covered house

link = https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/09/ch-133-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

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where to find FQHCB #2 blog post link:

https://farmquesthomechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/fqhcb-2-anything-home-goes-theme-on-2.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* owner/DT = FQHCB, FQGGCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQCB; also HQCB, HQFCB at TFATU, HQCOLCB and HQFSCAT; [both cards could have been linked to HQFSCAT for being shaped cards if I wasn't the owner]; plus AA, ConBC and CC. 

*  DT member only = PRS owned by friend Deanne