FQCB Theme #11 Anything Farm Country Goes Challenge

 Howdy! Welcome to the farm--farm and rural country life topics are the creativity themes for FarmQuest Challenge Blog! 

Theme #11 for August 28-September 13, 2022

is a new theme type for us to try since FQCB started in late March 2022. I'm thinking to put this in the schedule once every 3 months. If you would like this to be offered every 2 weeks, comment on this posting or place a note in your FQCB listing in your blog post for me to read. 

I'm calling it Anything Farm Country Goes.

Your project(s) must reflect farm/rural country topics. Possible categories are: farming/ranching, farmers markets/produce stands, orchards, gardens, camping, hiking, dirt or gravel roads, pond/lake life, fishing, covered bridges, quaint country church scenes, hayrides, sleigh rides, hay baling or other planting or harvesting farm topics, clothing/fabric/patterns like denim, plaid, gingham, straw hats, jeans, overalls, etc. 

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FQCB owner Becca S has a denim with faux straw/mesh card project:

Peachy tan specialty paper 6" square base with a 5" x 7" kraft patterned cardstock background with a 4" x 6" denim patterned paper on top. Straw-looking mesh, a sentiment tag, some amber heart gems, 2 layered leaf die-cut stickers, and 1 sunflower textured sticker are the embellishments. Most of those have an autumn season connection. 

 also has 2 Garden Harvest topic card projects to share:

Card base is the light yellow topped with kraft brown. I love the striped ribbon that I purchased several years ago! The textured foil leaves add shine. The wood laser die-cut came painted orange, so I just handwrote "Grateful" onto it. 3 amber gold crystal gems are the last embellishments.

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Card base is the aqua topped with the dark brown wood siding cardstock by Fancy Pants Designs' Lake Life paper pad. A pumpkin shaped doily becomes the large backdrop focal. 2 die-cut ephemera from Simple Stories (flower trio and scooter), along with a orange glitter wood laser die-cut pumpkin and a sentiment posy complete this country harvest card.

(for card #2: I only had a scooter die-cut to use but would have enjoyed showing a golf cart. My hubs and I are able to share my mom's and it's a nice way to ride out around her farm or for us to bring to our little 1400 people community!!! We've got 2 town friends that live about 2 blocks away that stop by on their wheelchair-type motorized scooters. Another 2 town friends living about 3 blocks north of us ride their bikes by quite a bit in the spring and fall.)

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Now it's your turn to take a quest through your supplies and create 1-3 "Anything Farm Country Goes" projects to enter. Acceptable formats are: cards, ATCs, bookmarks, tags, TN/journal/planner spreads, and/or scrapbook layouts. 

Competition period is August 28-September 13, 2022. 

The challenge end time will be 12:30am on September 13th. 

Use this INLINKZ tool address to connect for entry submission=

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/f9543d96e43d4efcb4d589e18988bfeb

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So long and farewell. See you real soon at the farm!

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

with owner Becca S

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PS= DT CALL= I would love to have 3-4 craft artisans that love rural country topics to be part of a small DT crew for FarmQuest Challenge Blog. You would share 1 project for the main posting theme reveals on the 14th and 28th of each month. Pretty easy. As submissions grows, DT members will be asked to help out with commenting on the submissions. However entry numbers have been low. Our highest number of entries has been 10. 

If interested, send an email with craft and blog history along with your craft blog address to:

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

FQCB Announcement for Top 3 Barnraisers for Theme #10 Pond or Duck and or Goose

 Howdy! FarmQuest Challenge Blog is thrilled to have had 3 entries for Theme #10

to share Top 3 Barnraisers badge for recognition!

Theme #10 elements were to use at least 1 or more of these elements:

*pond

*duck(s)

*goose/geese

The 3 entrants who searched and crafted excellent theme #10 interpretations were:

by order of entry=

#1= Lynn McA.

#2= Deanne

#3= Granmargaret

Thanks so much to these 3 wonderfully brilliant craft artisans for doing their stash quests to create 3 marvelous interpretations for Theme #10! 

FarmQuest's next theme might be posted a bit after the regular posting time of 12:30am. But it will be posted hopefully by 1am or so Central Time August 28th. 

So long and farewell from farm country,

Becca S, owner of FQCB

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P.S. = DT CALL= I need 2-3 more craft artisans to join the FarmQuest Challenge Blog to stash quest and create for the main postings for new themes revealed on the 28th and 14th of each month. 

If interested send an email stating your craft and blogging history as well as your blog address to:

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

FQCB REMINDER Theme #10 Pond or Duck or Goose ends 27 August 2022

 Howdy! Yee-haw!! Welcome back to the farm! I hope you stay long enough to create 1-3 projects for Theme #10. 

Theme #10 required elements are:

*pond

or

*duck (can be more than 1)

* or goose (can be more than 1)

What a cute pairing for projects with a country rural living vibe!!! 

The deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago or 6:30am UK for time references on August 27, 2022. 

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FQCB owner Becca's inspiration project involves some mixed media=

Some credits: background panel and duck die-cut = Simple Stories card kit "Wish You Were Here"; lettering tiles = Freckled Fawn; 2 different washi tapes (1 pattern is used twice) are from a set sold by Pen + Gear; rub-on transfers of the leafy foliage are part of a larger set with outdoor garden/farm silhouettes = Dollar Tree (YES!).

Blue ink was dabbed and horizontally smeared using a sponge in the center light blue with teeny white spots section of the background panel to give the effect of a pond.

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Now to take you back to the main original Theme #10 posting, use this provided link--->

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https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/08/fqcb-theme-10-pond-or-duck-or-goose.html

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So long. Farewell. See you soon here at the farm--

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

with 

owner Becca S

FQCB Theme #10 pond or duck or goose starting 14 August 2022

 Howdy! Yee-haw! It's time to play Duck Duck Goose!

Welcome to FarmQuest Challenge #10!

Theme #10 starts August 14, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago

and ends August 27, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago

Required elements are:

*a pond

or

*a duck or goose ( you can show more)

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FQCB owner Becca S inspiration card:

I've included a pond scene and the ephemera of the 'silly goose' for the get well card. 

Credits:

1. the star print and pinecone print are reverse sides of each other = Lake Life paper pad

2. the aqua frame and silly goose ephemera are from Carta Bella's Farm to Table frames and tags

3. wishing you well stamp = Hampton Arts

4. pond scene was made using cork 'ribbon' for a sand/dirt side; light blue cardstock scrap inked for the pond water, cattails and grass were drawn in

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Participation: Use the Inlinkz tool address provided next. Remember that your project must have 1 of the required elements and be a new project. Acceptable project formats are: cards, ATCs, bookmarks, tags, TN/journal/planner spreads, and/or scrapbook layouts. 

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/ed32ee751f034c1aa77c57bad8f69039

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So long. Farewell. See you back here at the farm. 

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

owner Becca S

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P.S. Design Team Call= I need 2 or 3 individuals to create inspiration projects for the main challenge reveals on the 14th and 28th of each month. I will be providing inspiration project or two for the midway reminder postings on the 20th and the 6th. 

Email me of your interest and share your blog link if you're interested. I would like the DT to start for August 28th (project emailed to me by the 26th, please). 

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

FQCB Top 5 Picks Announcement about Theme #9

 Howdy! FarmQuest Theme #9 had element options of barn, windmill, and/or weathervane. 

TOP 5 Barnraisers Announcement=

There were 5 entries and all 5 were farm-tastic interpretations of Theme #9!!! 

All 5 get to share bragging rights with this new badge:

In order of entry, I want to share photos of their submitted works:

#1 Julene =

#2 Granmargaret=

#3 Chrissy=

#4 Katrina=

and #5 Brenda B=

Congrats to all five marvelous craft artisans! Thanks for your support of FarmQuest Challenge Blog!

--owner, Becca S

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P.S. Theme #10 will be released in just about 25 minutes after this is published. Make sure to look for the new theme!

FQCB REMINDER Theme #9 weathervane or windmill AND barn AND DT Call

 Hey! It must be past hay baling time! No! I mean the midway point for 

Theme #9 at FarmQuest Challenge Blog!

deadline is August 13, 2022 at 12:30am CT/Chicago

that's 6:30am UK

Required elements are:

*a weathervane OR windmill

and/or a barn

See the home page right sidebar for acceptable formats.

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from FQCB owner Becca S, more theme #9 inspiration

I happened to have this tag showing a barn with a rooster weather vane on top for 2 of the 3 Theme #9 elements. 

Credits:

French Country floral cardstock is from Lake Life paper pad

Life Is Better In The Country tag is from Echo Park's Farmers Market frames and tags

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For participation in this challenge theme, please use this link to take you back to the original main post from July 28th. 

LINK back to #9's first post=

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/07/fqcb-theme-9-weathervane-or-windmill.html

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So long. Farewell. See you soon back here at the farm.

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

owner Becca S

{Small Design Team Call Invite: I want 2-3 crafters to provide themed projects for the challenges main posts that change on the 14th and 28th of each month for FarmQuest Challenge Blog. If you're interested in farm/country/rural topics, please send me a short email message of interest for the team and a blog link for me to look at by August 13th. I would like the new DT to start on 28th. Project photos would need to be emailed to me before the 27th and then the next theme's by the 12th. Send to: heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com}