Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!
why: This post's purpose is to showcase my latest owner/design team inspiration projects for my FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog. The theme is the same every month: anything goes country Christmas which means exterior holiday decorations and the wintry outdoor animals, weather, snow-covered houses, etc. For these similar cards, I have a snowy & starry night sky and Nativity stickers for outdoor Christmas cards. And I did a quick make of snowflakes and poinsettias for a non-traditional Christmas color palette of white, brown, gold and red.
when: #29 starts February 7, 2026 and ends on March 5, 2026.
what: Project #1 and #2:
how-to & vendor notes for #1 & #2: nighttime starry sky scenes
1. base is black paper(s) = from a 100 sheet multicolor paper pad = Hello Hobby by Walmart
2. white CS panels/scrap = Georgia Pacific
3. the nighttime starry sky print CS = from Apothecary paper pad 2023 by Fancy Pants Designs
4. red and green plaid print paper scraps = I think it is either Bo Bunny or Fancy Pants Designs; several years old; scrap strips have been floating around my craft table for most of 2025!!!
5. ivory, light gray and black enamel accents (dots, hearts and/or stars) = same pack/neutral tones = Freckled Fawn
6. silver gel highlighter was applied around the perimeter of the white CS but the gel was crumbly/dried out so instead of trying to salvage or throw it away, I applied blue glitter!
7. Sapphire Blue super sheen glitter = Nuvo/Tonic Studio; used cotton-tip swabs to clean off as much glitter that didn't shake off into the trash can; still didn't get it all removed...or evenly applied either...sigh...
8. Nativity stickers = saved from solicited Christian organization mailer and finally used!!
where #1/#2 will be linked:
1A. Love Those Pretty Papers; new on Feb 7; theme is to focus on at least 1 designer pretty printed paper; My 'twin' Christmas cards have starry night sky patterned cardstock from FPD for the larger focal area plus each card has a short red plaid patterned paper, too.
link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2026/02/love-those-pretty-papers-february-2026.html
1B. Word Art Wednesday; new on Feb 4; theme of anything goes--family friendly, not contrary to Scripture; My starry night sky Christmas cards have Nativity scene stickers
link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/02/anything-goes-weeks-738-739.html
1C. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; new on Feb 1; theme is Christmas with letter C and/or D; One of the starry night sky has 3 wisemen on camels; the other has the "Christ Child" laying in the manger
link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-challenge-c-and-d.html
1D. Merry Little Christmas Challenge; closes on Feb 15; anything Christmas goes
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what: project #3 = "Snowflake Kisses. Christmas Wishes." simple yet festive
how-to & vendor notes #3 =
31. white CS for base; trimmed with rounded corners = Georgia Pacific
32. gold CS cut to 4" x 6" and then given rounded corners = Crafter's Square (from multicolor glitter CS pack)
33. snowflake (gift tags) die-cuts = from a multi-design pack = Crafter's Square
34. red pearls, iridescent crystal gems = different packs = Crafter's Square
35. dark brown marker = stash box
36. red dual-tip marker = Art Skills --> several Christmas holiday songs have been written using words of "Snowflake Kisses"
37. black gel tip pen = from a 4-color pack = Paper Mate's Ink Joy
38. poinsettias stickers = Snow Pine Lodge sticker book by Simple Stories
where #3 will be linked:
3A. The Outlawz Christmas Challenge; new on Jan 31/Feb 1; anything Christmas goes theme
link = https://tolchristmasonly.blogspot.com/2026/01/february-challenge.html
3B. The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; new/open ; anything Christmas goes theme
link = https://hollyandivychristmas.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-197-anything-christmas-goes.html
3C. Christmas Kickstart Challenge; new on Feb 3; theme of Christmas sing-a-long; my snowflake card has the handwritten expressions of Snowflake Kisses. Christmas Wishes. My Google search showed that several artists have either titled songs or song lyrics with the 2-word phrase "snowflake kisses" used.
link = https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-christmas-kickstart-challenge-107.html
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where to find FQCCCB #29 blog post link =
https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/02/farmquest-country-christmas-29.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQCCCB; FQGS, FQCB, FQHCB, FQGGCB; plus HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB (NEW); plus ConBC; CCC; and AA.
* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational
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