HQCB #31 Father's Day or Masculine occasion with heart/love included starting 28 May 2023

 Heartwarming Greetings to Heart's Quest Challenge Blog!

Theme #31 required elements are:

*Father's Day/masculine element(s)/image and/or sentiment

AND

*1 usage of heart shape or the word "heart" or the word "love'

(any variation or language equivalent is permitted such as loving, beloved, heartfelt, etc.)

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Competition runs from May 28-June 13, 2023 with start and end time references of 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK. Bragging rights are called "Best Arrows" with 3 selected projects for entries 1-40 and 5 picks for entries 41-80.

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Our design team has crafted works of heart for Theme #31:

(on the blog's sidebar, there are DT member blog link for Becca and an Instagram link for Willa Jean, so make sure to visit and give us some commenting love!)

Our DT member Diane has stepped down. She's putting family first and we honor her decision. We're going to miss her outstanding cards!

DT member Willa Jean

[Theme #31 required elements: masculine/sports--baseball plus 3 small red enamel hearts ]

Willa Jean has made this for her brother! Lucky guy! Such a great masculine card to go with a favorite sport. Willa Jean's got a terrific supply stash to create her awesome layouts and cards! Thanks, dear!

and

DT/owner Becca

[HQCB Theme #31 required elements: truck images, squirrel, barn siding for masculine; heart shape opening in the barn wood scrap sentiment accent ]

This card started with wanting to use this old pickup truck fabric strip, developing a gray, green, and yellow mostly color palette....and then it struck me that with the heart 'carved on a tree' looking piece that a perfect sentiment would be "You are driving me nuts!" I happened to have a gray felt squirrel to express the craziness! :)

Both of us opted for masculine cards this time.

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Now it's your turn readers to take time to stash quest and create Father's Day/masculine cards, tags, scrapbook layouts, etc. We accept several other formats, too.

Whether past or present, we all know cherished family and friends who have had an educational milestone worthy of recognition. 

Use the Inlinkz tool address to submit your 1-3 themed #31 projects:

LINK:

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/c762ea73470e43279234af23a0e9a224

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With heartfelt appreciation,

Heart's Quest Design Team: Willa Jean and Becca S (owner)

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 DT Call= 

Wanted: 2 passionate artisan bloggers or IG enthusiasts

 If you're interested in becoming part of Heart's Quest design team, experienced or not, please send an email message about your interest, blog link/IG account, etc. to Becca at

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

 

HQCB #30 Best Arrows Announcement for 3 artisans

Heart's Quest Theme #30 

Birthday occasion with heart/love was the theme for #30 ending on May 27, 2023.

With my heart overflowing in gratitude to the 3 awesome craft artisans with a total of 4 submissions for their outstanding birthday cards that include hearts/love!!!

Owner Becca has awarded all 3 artisans for recognition=

entry #4 Jolanda= 

entry #3 by Gail = 

entry #1 (shown; #2 not shown) by Deanne = 

Thank you for supporting our creative vision and purpose, Gail, Deanne, and Jolanda!!!

Their usage and placement of tiny hearts are fantastic! 

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Theme #31 will be launched very soon, about 3 hours from now. 12:30am CT/Chicago on May 28, 2023.

on behalf of Heart's Quest challenge blogs design team members Willa Jean and owner Becca S.

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***on-going DT CALL***

if interested in being part of HQCB occasion themes with inclusion of heart/love image or sentiment element on the 14th and 28th of each month,

email an message of interest to owner Becca Sadler

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

  

HQCB #30 Birthday occasion REMINDER post

                          Quick Post Reminder for HQCB #30

The midway point for Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's #30 theme has arrived.

Theme #30 is Birthday with heart/love==>

2 parts:

1. birthday occasion = sentiment and/or related image

AND

2. at least 1 of these: heart shape, the word 'heart', and/or the word 'love'

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more design inspiration from owner Becca:

Bee Happy--Happy Birthday card=

[required #30 theme elements:

birthday= stamped 'happy birthday'

AND

heart/love= 1 heart shape gem]

When I came across this old print cardstock on my craft table, I decided to use it as my inspiration for this reminder card. A bee print burlap scrap, adding a bee trail of dots, and adding the word 'bee' to the happy birthday stamp sentiment were ways to include more bee elements.

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Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #30 main post link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/hqcb-30-birthday-occasion-with.html

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With a happy heart getting to craft for Heart's Quest,

owner Becca

*please take time to see what DT members Willa Jean and Diane created for the main posting from May 14, 2023!!!

HQCB #30 Birthday occasion with heart/love theme with ongoing DT CALL starts 14 May 2023

Heartwarming Greetings to Heart's Quest Challenge Blog!

Theme #30 required elements are:

*Birthday occasion (image or sentiment)

AND

*1 usage of heart shape or the word "heart" or the word "love'

(any variation or language equivalent is permitted such as loving, beloved, heartfelt, etc.)

Competition runs from May 14-27, 2023 with start and end time references of 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK.

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Bragging rights are called "Best Arrows" with 3 selected projects for entries 1-40 and 5 picks for entries 41+.

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Our design team has crafted works of heart for Theme #30:

(on the blog's sidebar, there are DT member blog links for Becca and Diane and an Instagram link for Willa Jean, so make sure to visit and give them some commenting love!)

DT member Diane=

blog for Diane

[theme #30 required elements: 

for birthday= cake and candles; 'happy' and 'wishing' in the sentiment; and

for heart/love= 2 peach textured heart shapes]

Diane always has the sweetest images! This little chef is another prime example of delightfully wonderful coloring skills exhibited by Diane! The whimsy charm of 8 layers of cake would be a dream come true for many foodies! Having the hearts match the frosting and the slimline base cardstock is a terrific way to create a superb birthday card!

DT member/owner Becca S=

blog for Becca S

[theme #30 required elements:

for birthday occasion= cupcakes; sentiment "HB2U"; and

for heart/love= the cupcake paper has little red hearts; love stenciled 3 times]

I've kept the card fairly easy to make once I triple offset stenciled the 'love'. 2 layers are ink and the top/last layer applied was the bold purple acrylic paint. A bit messy but a different way to present how 'love' can be used in a project. Also the lettering and number stickers for the birthday sentiment could have been lost below the stenciling. Outlining the gold glitter stickers with black marker helps define those. The pink with white dot print repeats the sprinkle dots on the cupcakes. Simple yet effective ways to make a cute birthday card!

and

DT member Willa Jean

Instagram: Willa Jean's account link

[theme #30 required elements: 

for birthday= stamped sentiment

for heart/love = 7 little enamel heart shapes]

Willa's crafted a wonderful springtime birthday card! She's coordinated this very well because the enamel heart shapes echo the floral print colors, and the scrap strip panel's color is the deepest orange tone from the floral print. Well done! 

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Now it's your turn readers to take time to stash quest and create birthday cards, tags, scrapbook layouts, etc. We accept several other formats, too.

Whether past or present, we all know cherished family and friends who have had a birthday milestone worthy of recognition. 

Use the Inlinkz tool address to submit your 1-3 themed #30 projects:

LINK:

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/b5bb3e7ff20b4953b3efe66622ce5766

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With heartfelt appreciation,

Heart's Quest Design Team: Diane, Willa Jean and Becca S (owner)

[P.S. DT Call= If you're interested in becoming part of Heart's Quest design team, experienced or not, please send an email message about your interest to Becca at

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

 

HQCB #29 Best Arrows Announcement

Heart's Quest Theme #29 

Mother Goose nursery rhyme with heart/love was a collaboration with Double Trouble Challenge Blog. Thanks to their DT crew and owner Suzanne Reynolds for the invite! 

With my heart overflowing in gratitude to the 15 awesome craft artisans for this homage to Mother Goose Day celebrated on May 1st!!!

DT member Dianne has selected these three for recognition=

entry #2 by Alyson M= "three little pigs"

entry #10 by Granmargaret A = "there was a little girl with a curl"

entry #14 by Lisa B = "there was a little flower"

Thank you for supporting our creative vision and purpose, Alyson, Granmargaret, and Lisa B!

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Theme #30 will be launched very soon, about 2 hours from now. 12:30am CT/Chicago on May 14, 2023.

on behalf of Heart's Quest challenge blogs design team members Willa Jean and Diane, 

owner Becca S.

***********************************************

***on-going DT CALL***

if interested in being part of HQCB occasion themes with inclusion of heart/love image or sentiment element on the 14th and 28th of each month,

email an message of interest to owner Becca Sadler

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

 

HQCB #29 REMINDER of Nursery Rhyme Collab with Double Trouble

 Heartfelt Greetings to Heart's Quest #29 Mother Goose Day Theme

in collaboration with Double Trouble Challenge Blog

April 28-May 13, 2023

ending at 12:30am 

an extra DT inspiration project/card from DT Diane with 

Jack and Jill fell down a hill

an extra DT/owner inspiration project/tag

w/ Mary Had a Little Lamb or Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep=

[HQCB #29: 6 little heart shapes floating in the air; DTCB #137: ewe/sheep image and stamped phrase]

HQCB #29 blog link from main launch post on April 28:

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/hqcb-29-theme-is-mother-goose-day-with.html

Double Trouble blog post link from April 28:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/Challenge-137.html

Note: HQCB challenge # is 29 instead of 31.

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With happy hearts to be able to share with our readers,

HQCB DT members Diane, Willa Jean, and Becca (owner)

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on-going DT CALL: if interested in joining our team with new occasion themes on the 14th and 28th of each month, 

send a message stating interest and/or questions to

Becca S

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com