Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!
why: this is a personal blog posting for 2 new design team projects for FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge blog that emphasizes outdoors wintry landscapes, winter weather and sport activities plus exterior holiday decorations. Project #1 has a fun and festive holiday decorated deer head with holly. Project #2 has a watercolor washed Northern Lights and pine trees setting. The theme is coded as AGCC or anything goes country Christmas.
when: FQCCCB #30 starts March 7 and ends on April 5, 2026.
what: Project #1: Fun & Festive Deer Christmas card
how-to & vendor notes for #1:
1. pink neon (scanner light faded to bubblegum pink) cardstock cut to 4" x 6" panel = Art Skills
2. pink paper cut to 3.5" x 5" = multicolor paper pad by Hello Hobby/Walmart
3. green glitter paper (punched) = Art Skills
4. ticket shape punch tool = EK Success
5. black fine tip marker for outlining pink focal paper & extra fine tip marker for outlining the stickers= Sharpie
6. holly stickers, deer sticker & "MC" sticker = all from the sticker book = Snow Pine Lodge by Simple Stories
where #1 will be linked:
1A. Little/Lil Red Wagon; still open; theme = include an animal; This fun and festive holiday card has a deer head
link = https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-848-include-animal.html
1B. Crafty Animals; new on March 1/open; theme = include an animal; This fun and festive holiday card has a deer head
link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-103.html
1C. Merry Little Christmas Challenge; new on March 1/open; theme of Anything Christmas Goes; My pink and green card says "MC" + festive deer head + holly
1D. Creations in Pink; Feb 15/still open for a few more days; theme = mainly pink; My project 1 has 2 pink papers/CS + pink message sticker with "MC" + pink and red deer head sticker
link = https://creationsinmostlypink.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-90-anything-goes-in-mainly.html
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what: Project #2:
closeup cropped scanned pic; still hard to see the white glitter on those corner accents
how-to & vendor notes for #2:
21. green neon cardstock cut to almost a 6" square panel = Art Skills
22. handmade specialty paper = from a scrap pack = Crafter's Square (gray/taupe color with flecks)
23. two purple markers + 3 blue tones markers (watercolor type) = stash box
24. paint brush set = Crayola
25. white glitter cardstock = from a multipack glitter CS = Crafter's Square
26. lodge truck with trees chipboard sticker + 'holly jolly' chipboard sticker = Snow Pine Lodge collection = Simple Stories
27. black extra fine tip marker pen = Sharpie (added the thin black lettering on the 'holly jolly' so it would have more impact)
28. Northern Lights, pine trees (evergreens) and grass = watercolor markers were added in the order given; painted with water for ink dyes of markers to 'wash out'; dabbed with paper towels to remove excess water (chromatography)
where #2 will be linked:
2A. Christmas Crafts All Year Round; new on March 1; theme letters are E and/or F with Christmas; Project 2 has Evergreens or pine trees
link = https://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-challenge-e-and-f.html
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2B. Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge; halfway/open; anything goes Christmas (moodboard has green holiday items); My project 2 has Northern Lights + pine trees/evergreens + grass watercolor ink/wash scene with lodge truck carrying 3 cut trees
link = https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-peace-on-earth-challenge-107.html
2C. Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge; new on Tues Mar 3; Anything Goes Christmas; My project 2 has Northern Lights + pine trees/evergreens + grass watercolor ink/wash scene with lodge truck carrying 3 cut trees
link = https://hollyandivychristmas.blogspot.com/2026/02/holly-and-ivy-christmas-challenge-199.html
2D. The Outlawz Christmas Challenge; new on Feb 28/Mar 1; anything goes Christmas; My project 2 has Northern Lights + pine trees/evergreens + grass watercolor ink/wash scene with lodge truck carrying 3 cut trees
link = https://tolchristmasonly.blogspot.com/2026/02/march-challenge.html
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where to find FQCCCB #30 blog post link =
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQCCCB; FQGS, FQCB, FQHCB, and FQGGCB; plus HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB; plus AA; plus ConBC; plus CCC.
* DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational
**NOTE = other recent watercolor marker chromatography projects = for Christmas or not Bingo Challenges #18 (March 1 - April 15, 2026)
Lovely pink Christmas card and pink Deer..
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining in with our challenge at Little Red Wagon, hope you will play again..
Luv CHRISSYxx