HQCB Love Theme #4 Love for Stars Top 3 Announcement

 Heartfelt greetings! It's with great joy I announce the Top 3 for HQCB Love Theme #4!

Love Theme #4 required this pair of elements:

*the word 'love' (or a variation or language equivalent or a heart)

AND

*at least 1 star shape image

There were 4 entries coming from 2 crafters! I'll take time to share their project photos so you can see the variety of theme interpretations from these 2 very talented artists:

Entry #1 posted by Granmargaret:

Entries #2, 3, & 4 posted by Deanne Saunders:

Thank you so very much Margaret Ashby and Deanne Saunders for sharing your awesome theme Love Stars interpretations with us at HQCB!

HQCB will switch back to a color heart challenge so make sure to look for that posting at 12:30am June 28th (CT/Chicago time), about 3 hours and 45 minutes from when this publishes! :)

HQCB owner Becca S.

HQCB REMINDER post for Love Theme #4 to show love for stars

 Let's make some people get excited to have some happy mail with this "Love for Stars" theme! It's great for encouragement cards, anniversaries, getting ready for next Valentine's Day, etc. It could even be used for wintery New Year's Day cards. 

HQCB's Love Theme #4 REMINDER 

that competition closes at 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK on June 27th. 

Love Theme #4 has 2 required elements:

*use the word love

 (can be another language equivalent; in a phrase; or a tense form like loving or loved)

AND

*star(s) --not celebrity stars...the shape symbolizing those in outer space

Inspiration project for the REMINDER posting by HQCB owner Becca S:

using the small size freebie image shared in the original posting; I've been in a mixed media mood lately, so I painted a very quick random zig-zag/chevron blue in 2 rows onto red cardstock that was backed by black cardstock. The small freebie image was printed on white cardstock and had the smallest stars filled with red glitter paint pen. A mid-blue cardstock heart adds another accent with an additional 'love' phrase and doodled border= 

Participation submissions can be made on the original/main posting. There are 2 sizes of "Love Stars" freebie images for you to download and use if you want. It's not required but I think the images turned out really well. Use this link to take you there:

LINK to Love Theme #4

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hqcb-love-theme-4-to-show-love-with.html

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With heartfelt gratitude,

Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB

and now there are page options at each challenge blog--

HQCB has a Valentines Day card challenge offered from the 28th- to the next month's 13th

and 

FQCB has a Thanksgiving Holiday card challenge offered from the 14th to the 27th.

HQCB PAST DUE REMINDER POST for Color Heart #4 using dark blue challenge SEE GD card

 Failed REMINDER post for HQCB's Color Heart #4 challenge using dark blue

Competition ended early on June 13, 2022. I failed to post this on June 6th. 

Theme requirements are:

*use at least 1 dark blue heart shape (sometimes called navy blue or midnight blue)

AND

*use 60-99% of mid-dark blues on the rest of the project

To inspire you to create your own Color Heart #4 projects is this LOVEly card made by Guest Designer Kelly Sullins-Joehrs. Kelly's been an online crafting friend for many years and I'm so heart happy to have her support with HQCB (and FQCB, too)!

Didn't I say it was LOVEly??!!!!

Kelly's a professional real estate broker in Florida and her cards can be seen regularly in lots of groups. Thanks Kelly for this awesome dark blue heart/love card! Isn't that patterned cardstock perfect?!!!

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HQCB owner Becca's inspiration project for the reminder posting=

This is my inspiration project #2-- navy blue tag=

The blue border oval tag's middle 'white' line was changed to dark blue with a marker. Same thing with the black and white cording that came with the tags (multi-color edged tags from Hampton Arts). A blue ink pad was used to ink the outside edge of the tag and the cardstocks.  The large heart started out as red and has had 2 different dark blue markers applied to it along with a mid-blue glitter paint pen. The navy blue gingham scrap comes in 6" squares in a 2 different color sets by Hot Off The Press (available from Paper Wishes website). A messy project for the cording and the foam heart makeover but for a small tag, it will look cute hanging from an upper cabinet door knob. 

Did you see the V3 or <3 to make a sideways heart?

Please note: I failed to get this posted on June 6th. I did a personal post about my tag, but failed to show Kelly's card. This my fault. My humblest apologies to Kelly. 

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 See your projects (can do up to 3 new projects) on HQCB very soon!

With heartfelt gratitude, Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB

HQCB Love Theme #4 to show love with stars starting 14 June 2022

 With heartfelt greetings to my HQCB followers, FB fans, and participants!

HQCB Love Theme #4= show love with star(s

Show love AND star(s) on your project.

June 14-June 27, 2022

Competition start and end times are on each date at: 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK.

For project inspiration=

Surprise! The very blessed talented artisan Karen Letchworth is HQCB Guest Designer for Love Theme #4!!!

My name is Karen Letchworth of My Cup Runneth Over.  I'm a retired wife, mom, and grandma who spends the majority of her spare time in the craft room.  I was excited when Becca invited me to be a Guest Designer here at Heart's Quest Challenge Blog because I know the hard work it takes to start and run a challenge blog.  I want to see Heart's Quest Challenge Blog grow so that everyone can share their creations here.  The theme of LOVE is always inspiring, so we hope you'll be inspired to gather up your supplies and play along with us.

Our cup is running over with blessings with Karen's guest designing!

GD Karen's wonderful interpretation of the theme project=

Karen's cards are always cheerful and encouraging! This Love Star card is adorably sweet and endearing and will certainly bring brightness into someone's life. Thanks, Karen!

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Inspiration Project #1 by HQCB owner, Becca S:

Just a bit wider of the most common slimline sized cards I placed a star stencil on white cardstock and stamped with red and blue ink pads then the panel was edged with more red ink. The USA flag's stars were cut from hot dog paper holders found at Dollar Tree!!! YES!! Can you believe that?! The mid-blue tone cardstock is the base 4" x 6". My 2nd card further down the posting uses the large size Love Stars freebie image------->

Two freebie images I created several weeks after selecting this theme which you may download and save in 2 sizes:

"Love Stars Fill the Sky" 

I hope you love these as much as I do.

Inspiration project #2 uses the larger Love Stars freebie image=

 

Participation submissions: please use the Inlinkz address tool provided below. Remember competition ends on June 27, 2022 at 12:30am CST/Chicago time zone or 6:30am UK. Each crafter may submit up to 3 new themed projects per challenge! See the sidebar rules section for the acceptable project formats you may do.

LINK-up here:

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/7cbfe7d0d1764f3b9c680e5744a02bcc

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With heartfelt gratitude, Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB

also

FQCB's Appreciation Cards Challenge page option (with a Thanksgiving sentiment provided plus a harvest topic requirement)

HQCB Color Heart #4 with dark blue Top 1 instead of 3 Announcement

Quick post of congratulations to 1 crafter who participated in the dark blue heart challenge!

Top 1 for Color Heart Theme #4=

gets to post the Color Heart Theme Pursuit Achievers badge on her blog.

Congrats to:

#1= Leslie Turner with a multi-fold inky navy blue love card

Her beautiful card brought a lot of color to my days! Thank you so very much for your support of HQCB and I truly hope to see more of your projects in upcoming challenges!

 

This is Leslie T's amazing card:

Heart's Quest next challenge alternates back to a Love Theme which means you need to have the word 'love' or a form of it/in a phrase/in a sentence/another language equivalent along with the theme topic. Acceptable formats are: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, TN/journal/planner spreads, and/or scrapbook layouts. Each craft blogger can enter up to 3 new themed projects per challenge. So this gives each artisan lots of creative possibilities!!!

The new HQCB challenge will be published at 12:30 am June 14th.

-----------------Becca S, owner

(P.S. no entries in the extra page option challenge for Valentines Day cards)

 

HQCB REMINDER post Color Heart #4 using dark blues

REMINDER Post

Heart's Quest Color Heart Theme #4 using dark blue

*must have 1 dark blue heart (minimum)

AND

*have 60+% of dark blues on the rest of the project

Acceptable formats are: scrapbook layouts, TN spreads, planners, journals, ATCs, cards, bookmarks, and tags.

Look for a bonus inspiration project I posted yesterday of an art journal mixed media page mostly done in navy blues! I did stamping, ink smooshing and dabbing, tracing/stenciling, doodling, and a few stickers (a micro-thin border sections, blue glitter dots hole-punched from decorative tape, and 2 peel-n-stick blue and white hearts cut from vinyl wallpaper scraps)!!!

and also made a tag for your design inspiration:

 navy blue tag=

The blue border oval tag's middle 'white' line was changed to dark blue with a marker. Same thing with the black and white cording that came with the tags (multi-color edged tags from Hampton Arts). A blue ink pad was used to ink the outside edge of the tag and the cardstocks.  The large heart started out as red and has had 2 different dark blue markers applied to it along with a mid-blue glitter paint pen. The navy blue gingham scrap comes in 6" squares in a 2 different color sets by Hot Off The Press (available from Paper Wishes website). A messy project for the cording and the foam heart makeover but for a small tag, it will look cute hanging from an upper cabinet door knob. 

LINK to the main/original posting for Color Heart #4=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/hqcb-color-heart-challenge-4-using-dark.html

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With a happy heart,

Becca S, owner of HQCB

 

HQCB Color Heart Challenge #4 using a Dark Blue Heart and lots of dark blue on project

 Heartfelt greetings, crafters! Welcome to the HQCB Color Heart Challenge #4!

Join me on this quest to see a dark blue heart on your entry PLUS it needs to have a lot of dark blue color shades used in it, too. (keep the percentage to 60-99% dark blue)

This challenge runs from 12:30am Central time/Chicago or 6:30am UK on May 28, 2022 and will end at the same time stated on June 13, 2022. 

Color Heart Challenge #4:

*have a dark blue heart shape 

AND 

*use lots of dark blue shades of color on the project

The Color Heart Challenges since #2 have changed slightly from # 1 and #2 and I hope they are changes for the better and make it easier for a wide range of craft formats and skill levels. There are rules to review in the sidebar.

I've also created a Facebook group for HQCB and FQCB fans called:

Heart's Quest and FarmQuest Challenge Blogs Fans Group. 

And if that isn't enough, there is a page option for a new HQCB Valentine's Day Cards Challenge Theme. Look in the sidebar to access that. Won't that be fun to get at least one Valentine's card made each month to get completed ahead of the special day!!!

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Welcome, Guest Designer Deanne Clarke-Saunders!!!! She's creatively brilliant and always has such fabulous projects! She's supported both HQCB and FQCB from day 1 which means a lot to me. Let's read what has made her heart happy:

My name is Deanne Saunders. My hubby and I live in Paradise,
Newfoundland Canada. I was an elementary teacher for 23 years but retired early. I am now an Early Childhood Educator (couldn’t stay away from the kiddies!!). I have always enjoyed playing with paper, scissors, glue, and ESPECIALLY crayons and pencil crayons, ever since I’ve been a small child. I just couldn’t stop playing, so I continued by scrapbooking and card-making! I love it!!! My hubby calls me a paper hoarder. He just MAY be right, but I’d never tell him that!!! A man doesn’t need to know he’s right!!! Haha!

Links to my blogs:

http://littlebitopaper.blogspot.com/ A LITTLE BIT O' PAPER

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/ {PIN}SPIRATIONAL CHALLENGE
http://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.ca/ IF YOU GIVE A CRAFTER A COOKIE...CHALLENGE
http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.ca/ CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND

Deanne's amazing card:

What a terrific card for a rock-n-roll enthusiast!!! Indeed! Let's all rock on and look for dark blues in our stash supplies that will help you put your creative spin interpretation on Color Heart #4 challenge using dark blue color tones. 

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Inspiration project #1 from HQCB owner, Becca S--dark blues birthday card=

A scrap of a white and black buffalo plaid patterned paper from The Paper Studio was altered with a dark blue marker to fill color over the solid white parts. Navy blue pearls accent the plaid and 1 on the heart. A 2001 Stampin' Up birthday stamp for the simple sentiment. An old patterned paper scrap with a teal background and 2 dark blue 'flowers' was selected to cut out the heart. The blue background paper and black cardstock base are also old scraps. Simply sweet.

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Use this Inlinkz tool address to participate (shown below). At the end of the competition, Top 3 will be selected for bragging rights. There is a Top 3 Color Pursuit Achievers badge located at the very bottom of the blog page whenever your entry gets picked. 

For a few of the early challenges to get blog recognition and participation built, I will be offering a heart theme supply incentive prize to entry #10. 

Each artisan may enter 3 unique entries and there are lots of acceptable formats to attract a wide range of creative styles!

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/c7365a7957e044a0ac91e0f66b9c12ec

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May your creative heart prompt you to search...to go on that quest to find dark blue color items in your stash.

Thank you so much for being part of the HQCB artisan endeavor!

--owner, Becca S