FQCB #74 Ranch and/or Cowboy Gear Theme starting 28 July 2025 + #73 barnraiser brags

Howdy! Welcome to FQCB #74 Ranch or Cowboy Gear related Theme!

Put your country charm spin on this, please. See the theme #74 badge for some suggestions. 

 July 28, 2025--> August 27, 2025 with start and end times at 12:00am CT/Chicago or 6:00am UK for time references.

submission limit per challenge: with the timeframe increased to a month, each participant can submit 5 themed projects per challenge!!! 

Bragging rights are possible. Skip to the bottom of the post for #73 results. Best Barnraiser is a new honor that is offered a Guest DT invite. Barnraisers Top 3 Picks are for 1-40 entries.  

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The design team crew has done their stash quests and prepared these terrific projects:

DT/owner Becca= 

project #1: cute cowboy on his horse in the Wild West

[FQCB #74 theme elements: cowboy on horse, hat, spurs, saddle, desert scene & wagon wheel]

and

project #2: old windmill and cacti

[#74 theme-related elements: windmill, cacti]

and

DT member Nana Connie= 

(on a six-month leave)

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Guest DT Invite Honoree: Julene M

from the #72 brag results

profile: Julene's an avid scrapbooker and card-maker from Australia! 

blog link = https://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/

#74 theme projects: first card has a more complex rural cowboy scene and the other is simpler with 1 cowboy boot! 

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                                             (your brag badge:)

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Terrific #74 theme inspiration projects!

Thanks Guest DT invite honoree Julene for giving  additional design projects for our FQCB readers!

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**SKIP over this next section for the #73 bragging results**

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PARTICIPATION for #74

Classic country interpretations for theme #74!

Future participants: use the following Inlinkz tool address to submit your 1-5 ranch and/or cowboy gear- themed projects for #74. Deadline is August 27, 2025 at 12:00am CT/Chicago. Bragging rights are possible. We have tiers of recognition based on volume of submissions: Top 3 for 1-40 entries, Top 5 for 41+ entries plus a new Best Barnraiser with Guest DT Invite honor. 

LINK= 

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/9b3ee4d3b2cf464dafd3ac39359bf03e

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See you later. Fare thee well. Come back often for more of our country charm!

FarmQuest design team: Nana Connie, owner Becca and 

Guest DT Invite Honoree Julene!

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AND

#73 BRAGGING RIGHTS ANNOUNCEMENT:

2 entries! Thanks to DJ and Jolanda!  

"Best Barnraiser" with a Guest DT invite

#73 theme Best Barnraiser w/GD invite is entry # by ! Congrats! (if accepting Guest DT invite for challenge #75 on August 28, 2025 ===> please email me/Becca at heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com)

NOTE: since there are less than 4 entries, this brag recognition will be skipped for #73. 

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Bragging rights for Barnraiser honorable mentions:

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The Barnraisers mentions were decided by owner Becca S.  

#1 by DJ = 

patriotic decorations could be inside or outside a farmhouse

AND

#2 by Jolanda J   =

 farm country blooms 

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Congrats to these wonderful artisans for creating these country charmers!

FARM-tastic!!! 

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**See ya soon at FarmQuest!**

Fare thee well. So long, pardner.

AND

***DT CALL ONGOING***:

DT Nana Connie will be taking a leave.  I need someone (or more than 1) to help for the next 2-3 months or into the future. DT members are given access to themes in advance and a private FB design team group is used to upload projects. 

Mention "FQCB design team" as the subject of your email to owner Becca =

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

or

questbybecca@gmail.com