FQCB Theme #23 Galvanized Tin or Wooden Items such as troughs, crates, or buckets etc. starts 28 Feb 2023

 Howdy! Welcome to the farm--FarmQuest Challenge Blog!

Theme #23 requires something tin/galvanized or wooden

i.e. buckets, troughs, crates/boxes, etc.

Competition starts at 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK on February 28, 2023 and will end at those same times on March 13, 2023.

Bragging rights are possible. Each participant may enter up to 3 new themed projects. 

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Take a look at the design team's inspiration projects:

Diane A=

[theme #23 requirements = wood crate]

What a charming farming gnome taking an apple break under the shade of his sunflower!!! From his denim, boots, checked paper, apples, crate, and sunflower...oh, also the dirt...Diane's packed lots of country touches to her card! Wonderful!

Dottie S= 

[Theme #23 requirement = galvanized/metal pot]

What a lovely farmhouse inspired color and pattern/print mix that Dottie's chosen! I love her selected sentiment, too! The metal pot container looks like it's from the sewing/craft space. Such a charming encouragement card!

NanaConnie =

[Theme #23 requirements= 1 wooden trough]

Look at this marvelous watercolored image! Food trough, muck, and a hungry pig in this image make us think of farm life. And it's paired with the perfect message! Thanks, NanaConnie, for a cute birthday card!

owner Becca S=

[theme #23 requirements= wood crates and tin silverware]

Whether farm to table or making a middle stop at a farmer's market stand, these combination of die-cuts are giving a rural country vibe. Perfect for a birthday or thinking of you card, which I haven't decided yet. 

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Now it's time for our readers to go on their own stash and/or computer quests to find elements of tin or wood farm/country items like buckets, troughs, and crates. 

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/0a8adec713cf45d3ae4077718101c2ee

Competition runs from February 28 to March 13, 2023 with start and end times at 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK. Bragging rights are possible for a Top 3 (1-40 submissions). 

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So long. Farewell. See you soon at the farm!

FarmQuest Challenge Blog's Design Team

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**Remember that the new FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog with its anything farm country goes theme for February is open until March 5th. And then the March AFCG theme month will start March 7th. 

Both of these overlap for FQCB so make sure to double-dip! Take advantage of that. hint-hint!!**

FarmQuest Theme #22 Top 3 Barnraisers Announcement

 Howdy! Yippee!! Theme #22 of Mason jars/canning jars at FarmQuest challenge blog had 6 entries!! 

Such a difficult decision for the Barnraisers bragging rights badge.

Congrats to these Top 3 very talented craft artisans:

Granmargaret, Brenda, and Deanne!!

In order by entry #:

#1 = Deanne

#3 = Brenda

#4 = Granmargaret

Awesome cards!! Such lovely floral choices to accompany their canning jars!

We appreciate these 3 artisans and the other fabulous participants! Keep supporting FQCB. New themes are published on the 14th and 28th of each month at 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK for time references. So stay tuned for Theme #23.

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**Note: a spin-off challenge blog started February 7th called FarmQuest General Store challenge blog (FQGS) and it's first competition is still open until early on March 5th. The theme is AFCG = anything farm country goes. 

Same acceptable formats and # of entries per participant as FQCB. However, you have a whole month so that you can use FQCB themes (or not) for your entries. Take a look. On this blog's sidebar there's a link to FQGS and there are 2 posts already; the main launch from February 7th and a reminder post from February 21st. Hope to see you at the country store real soon! 

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So long. Farewell. See you soon at the farm! 

FarmQuest's Theme #23 will start early on February 28, 2023.

--owner Becca S

FQCB Theme #22 REMINDER on mason jars will end on 27 February 2023

 Yee-Haw! Just a few days left for FarmQuest's Theme #22!

Mason Jar(s)

(can be Ball canning jar; just a glass jar with lid; in the USA, Ball brand jars are blue glass and Mason brand jars are clear glass)

They can be empty, filled with items, etc. 

Competition started February 14 and ends at 12:30am CST/Chicago on February 27.

for more design inspiration 

I made an ATC:

[Theme #22 requirement element: stamped mason jar filled with hearts]

Artist Trading Cards are 2.5" x 3.5" for size. The die-cut tag is from Echo Park's Farmers Market collection. The mason filled jar stamp was part of set bought at Dollar Tree!!! Yes! This is perfect to prop in a tiered tray for my kitchen counter!

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Use this link to take you back to the February 14 main launch post for Theme #22=

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/fqcb-theme-22-is-mason-jars-starts-14.html

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So long. Farewell. See you soon at the farm!

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

AND

check out FarmQuest General Store challenge blog which is brand new! It started February 7 and it's 1st competition will end on March 5 at 1am CST/Chicago. Anything Farm Country Goes is the theme. Always.

It's okay to double-dip. Enter at FQCB and then go over to FQGS. You can enter 3 times at each blog.

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--Becca/owner

 

FQCB Theme #22 is Mason Jars starts 14 February 2023

Howdy! Welcome to the farm--FarmQuest Challenge Blog! 

Theme #22 requires at least 1 Mason or Ball jar image!

Whether yours has flowers in it, jam, a candle, lemonade, or just empty, country folk have used glass canning jars for more than food! I've got one on my kitchen counter holding large kitchen tools like a whisk, long handled wooden spoon, and a few others. It will be fun to see what your stash quests reveal!

Competition runs February 14-27, 2023 starting and ending times of 12:30am CT/Chicago or 6:30am UK.

Each participant may submit up to 3 entries per challenge. On the blog's sidebar, there is a list of acceptable formats. Yes! We accept more than cards!

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Design Inspiration

from DT member Diane A=

[theme #22 element= mason jar filled with flowers]

This card has great country vibes with the barn wood siding background and the different flowers in the mason jar! Diane's chosen to have her card for get well wishes! It will lift someone's spirits with its cheerful colors and great design! Awesome!

from DT member NanaConnie=

https://mygrammysattic.blogspot.com/2023/02/empty-without-you.html

[Theme #22 requirement= empty Mason jar]

NanaConnie's tag sentiment is perfect for the Mason jar! Having those 3 little hearts reminds the receiver that they are loved.

Such a cleverly designed card for Theme #22!!

from DT member Dottie S=

[Theme #22 requirement = vellum Mason jar filled with strawberries]

When I received Dottie's card by email, I responded that seeing this made me hungry for strawberries! 11pm at night and I don't have any strawberries in my refrigerator! It's also winter in Illinois! :)

Dottie's got the perfect tag wrapped around the neck of the jar, too! Her card is just too yummy! Super sweet to look at!

from owner Becca S=

[Theme #22 requirement mason jars are not quite clear embossed mason jar stickers.]

Since this theme is launching on Valentine's Day, I decided to go with a romantic garden tea party kind of shabby chic look. Doilies, butterflies, flowers, and soft pastel colors are combined to give a romantic look. We're having some unexpected cool day temps in the 40s this week which make me want to eat lunch outside but it's still too cool to do that. I'd only be able to sit out on the deck for 5 minutes or so! Maybe in 6 weeks or so....sigh...

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Now it's your turn. 

Use the Inlinkz tool address share next to submit your entry/entries for FarmQuest. The deadline is 12:30am CT/Chicago on February 27, 2023. 

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https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/535b95132ccc43b3b58bc1fc52a4940c

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So long. Farewell. See you at the farm soon. FarmQuest Challenge Blog

--Becca S

(owner of FQCB and HQCB)

and the new FQGS!!!

FQCB Theme #21 Hay/Straw Barnraisers Announcement

 Announcement: FarmQuest Theme #21 had just 2 

entries. In the midst of Valentine's Day preparations, going country with hay/straw wasn't a popular topic option. 

But thanks to 2 very loyal supportive talented artisans for tackling Theme #21! 

Congrats to Granmargaret and Katrina B (Scrappyhorses)!!

Here's some small peeks at their hay/straw interpretations:

#2 entry = Katrina B

#1 entry = Granmargaret

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These are fantastic farm country interpretations for hay/straw!! They are outstanding! I'm so glad they participated. Thank you both!

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Theme #22 will be launched in about 3.5 hours from when this will be published. So make sure to look for it on Tuesday February 14th!

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Also if you haven't seen any FB postings this week, I started a spin-off blog called FarmQuest General Store blog. It is a month-long anything farm country goes theme competition that started Theme #1 on February 7th. It will be open until March 5th. So there's plenty of time to enter. Lots of topic suggestions are given in #1 post and on the sidebar of the blog. There's a link on the blog sidebar of FQCB to get there quickly. We'd love to have you. And you're allowed to double-dip--participate in the themed FQCB topic then come over to FQGS. You may participate at both blogs for 3 times per challenge. FQGS accepts the same formats as FQCB and HQCB. 

Hope to see you at the farm! 

FarmQuest Challenge Blog

and the new FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

--owner Becca

FQCB Reminder Theme #21 Hay or Straw that ends on 13 February 2023

 Howdy! Welcome back to the farm--FarmQuest Challenge Blog's midway reminder post for Theme #21!

Theme #21 requirement is to use 1 of these (or a combo)

*hay/straw bales; loose hay

*haymows/haylofts, haystacks, hayride

Competition started January 28, 2023 and will end on February 13, 2023. 

End time is 12:30am CT/Chicago or 6:30am UK. 

Each participant may enter up to 3 new themed projects per challenge.

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Design Inspiration

from FQCB owner Becca S=

2 versions of the same hayride clipart image:

Card #1 notecard

and

Card #2 flat card (approx. 4" deep x 6.75" wide)

[theme #21 requirement(s) = loose hay for hayride image sized 2 ways= smaller for Card #1 and larger for Card #2]

Colored pencils were used for the images trying to give a sunset look to the sky background and to have the horses and wagon straddling between dirt and grass.

Go back and take a look at the launch post from January 28th to see what the DT created! Some great interpretations for #21!

FarmQuest Theme #21 blog post launch link=

https://farmquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/fqcb-theme-21-is-haystraw-bales-or.html

Deadline is 12:30am CST/Chicago on February 13, 2023. Each participant can enter up to 3 new themed projects per challenge. There are variety of formats acceptable. Check the blog's side bar for those.

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So long. Farewell. See you real soon at the farm!

for the FarmQuest design team,

owner Becca S