HQFCB #7 at TFATU for July 2025 Anything Goes Fantasy Theme with focus option of ELF or ELVES + #6 Legendary Brags

Best Wishes and Sweet Dreams for 2025 at 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog!

(formerly known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn)

#7 challenge for 2025 is always AGF= anything goes fantasy

still starting on 1st Saturday of each month ===> July 5-31, 2025

July's fantasy focus option is ELF or ELVES! Can be Santa's helper or a woodland type of ELF. 

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design inspiration showcase from the DT members: & a Guest DT

Vannessa, Granmargaret, Claire, Wendy R and Becca plus GDT ___!

DT member Granmargaret = July's focus option: girl elf

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DT member Claire  = July's focus option: Elves/Santa's helpers

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DT member Wendy R = July's focus option = Elf/Santa's helper 

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DT member Vannessa= July's AGF theme choice: fairy 

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DT member/owner Becca S = Project #1 = July's option = Elf/workshop helper

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Project #2= July's focus option = Elf/woodland

Marvelous makes of elves and a fairy!! Thanks DT members!

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May 2025's Legendary Best (Overall) Winner was invited to be Guest DT for July ___th and not accepted!!! = 

profile = 

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Thanks gals for creating amazing imaginative cards for July!

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===>> for #6 in 2025 BRAGGING RIGHTS, SKIP OVER THE NEXT SECTION

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#7 July 2025 Participants:

1. There is a page with free clipart images to use for your submissions on the blog.

2. Bragging rights post for June 2025 participants' brags will be found within this July 2025 main post.

4. In order to be eligible for the bragging rights about the month's focus, you will have to create at least 1 ELF/ELVES project. 

5. In order to be eligible for at-large overall winner or Top 3/Top 5, you have to submit at least 1 of any fantasy creature/character project. 

6. Have fun all month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog (previously known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn). We accept more than fairies or unicorns, so think about Cupid, angels, gnomes, mermaids, dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Genies, Phoenix, Yeti and others.

7. AND brand new since July 2024, we've expanded the formatting to more than cards such as home decorations, journals, tags, gift bags, etc.

LINK tool =

NOTE: due to 4th of July holiday in the USA, I got sidetracked and will be publishing the full blog post with link tool 2.5 hours late, so the deadline time has been adjusted & given an extra 30 minutes. 

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/5e0be1567f79467d9ef9c1e8d1c4a050

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BRAGGING RIGHTS #6 June 2025: presented by DT Becca 

#6 challenge had 14 entries with 5 honors going to these artisans: Silke, Tinyworks/Maria, Zowie, Chris and Gale!! 

Fantasy creatures presented by them were: unicorn, fairy and mermaids!

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*Overall Winner/Legendary Best for June 2025 with a Guest DT invite for August 2025 is: Entry #9  made by Silke!

(email owner/DT Becca S if you want to be the Guest DT =

beccasheartland@gmail.com)

Legendary Best Winner is SILKE  with entry #9: unicorn

Those clouds are dreamy! The unicorn is in his happy place! 

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Best Fairy focus option winner for June 2025 =

Entry #4 made by Tinyworks/Maria N  with fairy !

your badge \/

Loving the flowery wings on this sweet fairy!!

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*Legend's Top 3 Picks/artists selected from the remaining participants: in mixed order

Entry #2 made by Chris : mermaid 

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Entry #1 made by Zowie  : mermaid   

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Entry #7 made by Gale  : mermaid 

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your Top 3 Picks badge: \/

Congrats to all 5 of June 2025 Honorees' amazing creations!

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Thanks to all artisans who participated in  #6/June in 2025 for Heart's Quest Fantasy at TFATU!

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

Heart's Quest Fantasy Design Team:

 Vannessa,  Granmargaret, Claire, Wendy R and Becca

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Leave some comment love on this post and/or on the DT members' blogs=

see our DT members' link list category in the homepage sidebar

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Have a jubilant month of July 2025! 

Heart's Quest Fantasy at TFATU #6 in 2025 with AGF theme + #6 option focus FAIRY + #5 Brags

Best Wishes and Sweet Dreams for 2025 at 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog!

(formerly known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn)

#6 challenge for 2025 is always AGF= anything goes fantasy

still starting on 1st Saturday of each month ===> June 7-30, 2025

June's fantasy focus option is FAIRY!!

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design inspiration showcase from the DT members: & a Guest DT

Vannessa, Granmargaret, Claire, new DT member Wendy R and Becca plus GDT Jose!

DT member Vannessa= June's focus option: fairy 

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DT member Granmargaret = June's focus option: fairy

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DT member Claire  = June's focus option: fairy

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NEW DT member Wendy R = June's focus option = fairy 

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DT member/owner Becca = Project #1 = AGF choice of unicorn

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Project #2= June's focus option = fairy

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April 2025's Legendary Best (Overall) Winner was invited to be Guest DT for June 7th and accepted!!! = 

profile = This is my card as Guest Designer for June .

My name is Jose and I live in the Netherlands in a city with 75.000 other inhabitants.

I have been making cards for 30 years, but I also like to color, draw and crochet. 

Other hobbies are cooking and baking.

You can see my cards on my blog  https://josevoorbeeldkaarten.blogspot.com/ 

and on instagram  you wil find me under josevoorbeeldkaarten.

My drawings can be seen on instagram under : coloringbyjose. 

It was fun to be a gastdesigner on this nice blog.      

Everyone have fun crafting.     Greetings Jose. 

Fantastic Guest DT project with the June focus option of FAIRY/Fairies, Jose! Thanks for creating this fabulous shaped card filled with whimsy and delight!

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Thanks gals for creating amazing imaginative cards!

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===>> for #5 in 2025 BRAGGING RIGHTS, SKIP OVER THE NEXT SECTION

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#6 June 2025 Participants:

1. There is a page with free clipart images to use for some of the more uncommon fantasy creatures that we don't see normally on the blog.

2. Bragging rights post for April 2025 participants' brags will be found within this May 2025 main post.

4. In order to be eligible for the bragging rights about the month's focus, you will have to create at least 1 FAIRY project. 

5. In order to be eligible for at-large overall winner or Top 3/Top 5, you have to submit at least 1 of any fantasy creature/character project. 

6. Have fun all month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog (previously known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn). We accept more than fairies or unicorns, so think about Cupid, angels, gnomes, mermaids, dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Genies, Phoenix, Yeti and others.

7. AND brand new since July 2024, we've expanded the formatting to more than cards such as home decorations, journals, tags, gift bags, etc.

LINK tool =

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/5dbaeeb53c0d46a382f9a17278d7ecd3

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BRAGGING RIGHTS #5 May 2025: presented by DT member 

#5 challenge had 7 entries with 5 honors going to these artisans: Pauline, Jenn B, Silke, Deanne and Zowie!! 

Fantasy creatures presented by them were: fairies, mermaids and dragon!

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*Overall Winner/Legendary Best for May 2025 with a Guest DT invite for July 2025 is: Entry #5  made by Pauline C!

(email owner/DT Becca S if you want to be the Guest DT =

beccasheartland@gmail.com)

Legendary Best Winner is Pauline C  with entry #5: 

Just dreamy!

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Best Mermaid focus option winner for May 2025 =

Entry #1 made by Jenn B !

your badge /\

Having a delightful adventure? Cute! 

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*Top 3 Picks/artists selected from the remaining participants:

Entry #2 made by Silke : dragon 

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Entry #3 made by Deanne : mermaid  

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Entry #7 made by Zowie : fairy 

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your Top 3 Picks badge: \/

Congrats to all 5 of May 2025 Honorees' amazing creations!

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Thanks to all artisans who participated in  #5/May in 2025 for Heart's Quest Fantasy at TFATU!

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

Heart's Quest Fantasy Design Team:

 Vannessa,  Granmargaret, Claire, new member Wendy R and Becca

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Leave some comment love on this post and/or on the DT members' blogs=

see our DT members' link list category in the homepage sidebar

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Have a jubilant month of June 2025!

 

HQFCB or was TFATU Bragging Rights Announcement for #6 June 2024 competition

June 2024 Overall Winner, Focus Winner and Top 3 Picks Announcement for #6 on July 5 =

from Heart's Quest Fantasy challenge blog 

(formerly known as The Fairy and The Unicorn challenge blog)

Congrats to these awesome entries/artisans out of 20 submissions:

Bec Ann, Judy V, Maryann, Annie, and Ans G!!!!

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Bragging rights rotation for June 2024 was done by owner Becca.

June 2024 #6 Overall Winner 

Also #7 gets an invite to be our Guest Designer for August 2024 #8 Competition. If you'd like to do this, please contact Becca S =

beccasheartland@gmail.com 

or

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

#7 by Bec Ann (Rebecca F)!!

Fairies at their mushroom house=

Congratulations on this magnificent  card!

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Best June 2024 fantasy focus option winner (Fairy) goes to #8 ! Congrats to Judy V!

 

#8 by Judy V = mixed media with fairy focal

your bragging rights badge for fantasy focus option winner :

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Bragging rights for Top 3 Picks from all submissions:

#6 by Maryann = baby dragon

 

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#11 by Annie H = fairy on a swing

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#18 by Ans G = gnome house ready for Christmas

Top 3 Picks badge:

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Excellent variety of top pick selections from June 2024/#6 submissions!!

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Congratulations to these marvelous 5 artisans! 

And we appreciate all who participated in our AGF Theme with focus option of fairy #6 competition.

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HQFCB 2024 #7 competition will start on July 6th, the 1st Saturday of the month!!!

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Sweet dreams and best wishes!

HQFCB (TFATU) design team members Granmargaret, Ilonka, Vannessa, owner Becca S and Claire

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Competition #7 will start soon on Saturday, July 6, 2024!

The fantasy focus option for July is Mermaid!

  

HQFCB #6.5 Reminder Notice of AGF theme plus focus option of fairy for midway 20 June 2024

We at HQFCB/TFATU are hoping your dreams and wishes come true!  

It's close to the midway point of the 6th competition ending on June 3oth so DT Granmargaret and I are bringing some more magical inspiration to tantalize your creative mojo! 

Come and join our 'always anything fantasy goes' theme competition. Bragging rights are possible.  

In 2024,we're also starting a new monthly fantasy focus option and will have a best pick of those as an additional winner. June's fantasy focus is fairy. There is a separate bragging rights badge possible for this focus so make sure to have at least 1 June focus entry to be considered. 

DT Granmargaret's card = 

June 2024 fantasy focus option of fairy:

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DT/owner Becca's  card= 

Project #1 = June 2024 fantasy focus option of fairy

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Project #2 = my anything goes fantasy choice of gnome & toadstool house

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Thanks Granmargaret for joining me in offering more inspiration to the HQFCB/TFATU readers! And check the sidebar of the blog for each design team member's links to their personal blogs.

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Participants:

*#6 anything fantasy goes with focus option competition runs June 1-30, 2024

*June 1, 2024 competition link for Heart's Quest Fantasy (TFATU) challenge blog=

LINK= 

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/hqfcb-was-tfatu-6-for-june-with-agf.html

*The main launch posting has the Inlinkz tool address that you need to use to submit your 1-5 fantasy themed cards and remember that we're offering a new monthly fantasy option with its own honoree badge (you've got to submit at least 1 fairy project to be considered).

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Crafting happily forevermore,

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog 2024 design team

Claire, Granmargaret, Vannessa H, Ilonka and Becca

NOTE:

Back in January 2024, "TFATU" was renamed since I made it part of my Heart's Quest family of challenge blogs. It's new name is "Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog". 

The blog address will remain the same for 2024. We hope that you will continue to support our unique niche in the paper-crafting/cardmaking blog world.

  

HQFCB (was TFATU) #6 for June with AGF theme and fantasy focus option Fairy

 Best Wishes and Sweet Dreams at 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog!

(formerly known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn)

#6 challenge for 2024 is always AGF= anything goes fantasy

still starting on the 1st Saturday of each month

June 1-30, 2024

June's fantasy focus option is Fairy!!

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April 2024's Overall Winner joins us as Guest Designer for June 2024!!!

Congratulations, again to Paperesse! We're thrilled that you accepted the invite and created this magnificent unique Christmas Fairy card! 

GUEST DESIGNER= Paperesse (Shani T)

personal blog home page =

 https://www.paperesse.com/2024/06/all-dressed-up-digital-stamps-christmas.html

Guest DT project= Christmas Fairy

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Design Team for 2024 are: Claire, Granmargaret, Ilonka, Vannessa and Becca!!!

DT member Granmargaret:

June fantasy focus option of fairy

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DT member Claire:

fantasy focus option of fairy 

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DT member Vannessa:

June fantasy focus option of fairy

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DT member Ilonka:

June fantasy focus option of fairy

and

DT/owner Becca:

June anything goes choice of unicorn =

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Project #2: June fantasy focus option fairy

Thanks gals for continuing 2024 with amazing imaginative creations!

Leave some comment love on this post and/or on the DT members' blogs=

Vannessa H 

https://saffiresstamping.blogspot.com/

 Ilonka http://meandmyscrapworld.blogspot.com/

 Granmargaret https://granmargaret.blogspot.com

 Claire http://claires-crafty-corner.blogspot.co.uk/

 Becca S https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

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Participants:

1. There is a page with free clipart images to use for some of the more uncommon fantasy creatures that we don't see normally on the blog. 

2. For June 2024's option focus, there are no Fairy clipart images on that page since they tend to be the favorite fantasy creature.

3. Bragging rights post for June will be published after the competition ends on June 30 at 12am central time/Chicago.

4. In order to be eligible for the new bragging rights about the month's focus, you will have to create at least 1 Fairy creature project. 

5. In order to be eligible for at-large overall winner or Top 3/Top 5, you have to submit at least 1 fantasy creature project. 

6. Have fun all month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog (previously known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn). We accept more than fairies or unicorns, so think about Cupid, angels, gnomes, mermaids, dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, and others. 

LINK tool =

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/b4d86da0fd7f4d6ab830c1cdd8840283

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

Heart's Quest Fantasy Design Team: Becca, Ilonka, Granmargaret, Claire, and Vannessa

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Previews of fantasy focus options for July -August are shown on the sidebar of our blog home page. So if you want a chance to be planning ahead this is a terrific opportunity to do so.

AND

New Page Addition to read:

Fantasy Craft Artisan Profile #1

shares information and photos about a Michigan craft artisan who is sharing 2 of her successful gnome craft creation products with HQFCB readers!!!

Super cool!