Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!
why: this posting showcases my newest design team inspiration projects for Heart's Quest Challenge Blog or HQCB. The main theme is "AWAHG" or Anything With A Heart Goes. And there are usually 2 specific colors of heart(s) that can be the twist or option for each session too.
For my AWAHG theme choice I had these elements together in a scrap card kit many months ago, maybe summer months, and thought this would be good for late Valentines or early spring season kind of refreshing card. There were more scrap cuts in the bag that were weeded out and this is my layered pink hearts creation.
For my optional orange &/or green hearts, I've gone for St. Patrick's Day vibe and have a green foil and a larger gold foil hearts together on watercolor swirl print CS.
when: #83 challenge session starts February 28 and ends on March 27, 2026.
what: Project #1: awahg choice of pink layered hearts
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
1. ivory A2 folded card with envelope = from a pack = Crafter's Square; the folded card was cut to make 2 panels and then Fiskars deckle-edged scissors were used to trim one panel to be slightly smaller
2. foam adhesive squares are used to lift the deckle-edged background/focal panel up
3. pink CS panel scrap cut = Recollections
4. pink stripes and glitter scrap = not sure; very old stash item
5. the varied pink with the white veining paper scrap = Art Skills
6. the crown mini card/cut-a-part panel = very old stash item; maybe Webster's Pages or The Paper Studio...
7. gray retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart
8. Guava mini stamp pad for inking focal and base panels perimeters = Lawn Fawn
9. pale pink pearls = from large pack = Crafter's Square
where #1 will be linked:
1A. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog; started Feb 15/still open; theme of "for the girls" or Anything Goes; MY pink hearts with crown card is perfect for girls of any age!
link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/327-for-girls-optional-anything-goes.html
1B. Lil Red Wagon; open; theme of letter L is for Leftovers; as stated at the top, this card's parts were in a bag of scraps/leftovers I put together many months ago
link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-847-l-is-for-leftovers.html
1C. Tic-Tac-Toe; open; theme of TTT board image; I've used the middle horizontal row elements= layers, encouragement, enamel dots/pearls
link = https://tictactoechallenge.com/tttcxxx-featured-designer-4/
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1D. Alphabet Challenge; new on Feb 20th; theme of V for Volume/raise a section for dimension; MY pink hearts are layered with foam between them and there is foam squares between the base ivory layer and the deckle-edge trimmed background layer
link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/v-is-for-volume-dimension.html
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what: Project #2: (sorry: I did try to wipe off the lint on the foil hearts in between scanning....)
and small green heart is in front with a larger gold foil heart behind; it's hard to tell the difference with scanner light of my printer....
and not angled (sorry for the lint on the foil hearts)
and a photo taken with cellphone =
how-to & vendor notes for #2:
1. green and yellow/gold watercolor swirl print CS started as six inch square; trimmed on one side to 5.5" = from a multicolor, multi-print CS pack = Crafter's Square
2. green foil and gold foil hearts cut from sheets = multicolor foil paper pack = Crafter's Square
3. four-square stencil shapes used for corner accents = plastic stencil sheet of birthday images = Crafter's Square; also 'oh happy day' expression is on the same sheet
4. green dual-tip marker pen = Art Skills
5. black fine tip marker pen = Sharpie (used for the expression and around the perimeters of the hearts)
6. black stamp pad to ink the perimeter = Hero Arts
where #2 will be linked:
2A. Shopping Our Stash; open; theme of Golden Years/use gold; my card has a large gold foil heart along with golden yellow color tones swirled amongst the green and black
link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/02/sos568-golden-years.html
2B. Crafty Catz; new on Friday Feb 27; theme of anything goes
link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/crafty-catz-challenge-708.html
2C. Creative Fingers; new on Friday Feb 27; theme of anything goes
link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-317.html
2D. Just Add Ink Challenges; new on Friday Feb 27; theme of stencils or dies or both; My card #2 has ink stenciled 4 squares stacked for corner accents and ink stenciled 'oh happy day' for sentiment
link = https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2026/02/just-add-ink-780stencils-dies.html
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where to find HQCB #83 blog post link =
https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/hearts-quest-challenge-83-awahg-main.html
theme badge #83 = below
and
team badge = above
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
*owner/DT = HQCB; HQFCB, HQFSCAT, HQCOLCB and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB; AA; ConBC; and CCC.
* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational
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