HQFCB at the old TFATU #11 AGF theme w focus option Yeti or Abominable Snowman + #10 Legends 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)

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

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

November's fantasy focus option is Yeti/Bigfoot/Sasquatch or Abominable Snowman! (Different regions around the world use various names.) 

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design inspiration showcase from the DT members

Granmargaret, Claire, Wendy R, Vannessa H and Becca!

DT member Granmargaret = November's focus: Abominable Snow Couple

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DT member Claire  = November's focus option: Snowman

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DT member Wendy R = November's focus option = Yeti

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DT member Vannessa= November's focus option = abominable snowman

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DT member/owner Becca S = Project #1 = focus option= Bigfoot

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Project #2= AGF choice = Gnome & Pumpkin House

Marvelous makes of yetis, abominable snowmen, gnome and pumpkin house!! Thanks DT members!

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August's 2025's Legendary Best (Overall) Winner invited to be Guest DT for November --, 2025 not accepted!!!

blog = 

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Thanks gals for creating amazing mythical cards for November!

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===>> for #10 in 2025 BRAGGING RIGHTS, SKIP OVER THE NEXT SECTION

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#11 November 2025 Participants:

1. There is a page with free clipart images to use for your submissions on the blog, including Yeti/Abominable Snowman images that are free for personal use.

2. Bragging rights post for October 2025 participants' brags will be found within this November 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 Yeti/Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Abominable Snowman  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/2a511765b9dd428dbfcd02e371265a09

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BRAGGING RIGHTS #10 October 2025: 

#10 challenge had 9 entries with 5 honors going to these artisans: 

Fantasy creatures presented by them were: Maryann, Deanne, Yvonne, Trinjtje & Jose!

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*Overall Winner/Legendary Best for October 2025 with a Guest DT invite for December 2025 is: Entry #2  made by Maryann Scrapbooking!

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

beccasheartland@gmail.com)

Legendary Best Winner is Maryann Scrapbooking with entry #2: 

The background inks and stenciling make a delightful setting for the fairy!

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Best Phoenix focus option winner for October 2025 =

Entry #1 made by Deanne used a baby phoenix!

Best Phoenix focus option winner is entry #1 by Deanne:

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

Entry#4 made by Yvonne:  

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Entry#7 made by Trinjtje : 

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Entry#9 made by Jose  :  

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your Top 3 Picks badge: \/

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

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Thanks to all artisans who participated in  #10/October in 2025 for Heart's Quest Fantasy at TFATU!

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

Heart's Quest Fantasy Design Team:

 Granmargaret, Claire, Wendy R, Vannessa 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 an notable month of November 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 former TFATU) #10.5 REMINDER AGF theme plus focus option Griffin on 20 October 2024

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

It's close to the midway point of the 10th competition ending on October 31st so DT Granmargaret and I are bringing some more magical inspiration! 

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

DT Granmargaret's card = 

October 2024 fantasy focus option of Griffin:

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DT/owner Becca's  card= 

Project #1 = October 2024 anything goes fantasy choice of fairies

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Project #2 = my October fantasy focus option of Griffin baby

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Participants:

*#10 anything fantasy goes with focus option (Griffin) competition runs October 5-31, 2024

*October 5, 2024 competition link for Heart's Quest Fantasy (TFATU) challenge blog=

LINK= https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/hqfcb-or-former-tfatu-10-in-2024-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 griffin project to be considered).

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Crafting happily forevermore,

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog 2024 design team

Claire, Granmargaret, Vannessa H and Becca

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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) #8.5 Midway Notice for deadline on 31 August 2024

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

It's close to the midway point of the 8th competition ending on August 31st 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. Starting in 2023, the winner will be offered an invite to be a Guest Designer in the following month's competition. And then there are a minimum of Top 3. If there are 41+ entries, there will be a Top 5 which gives a couple of more crafters a chance at bragging rights. 

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

DT Granmargaret's card = 

August 2024 fantasy focus option of elves :

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DT/owner Becca's  card= 

Project #1 = August 2024 anything goes fantasy choice of Pegasus

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Project #2 = my August fantasy focus option of elves

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Participants:

*#8 anything fantasy goes with focus option competition runs August 3-31, 2024

*August 3, 2024 competition link for Heart's Quest Fantasy (TFATU) challenge blog=

LINK= https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/hqfcb-8-in-2024-agf-main-theme-plus.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 elf/elves 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

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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) #5 for May 2024 Anything Goes Fantasy with focus option of unicorn

Best Wishes and Sweet Dreams at 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog!

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

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

still starting on the 1st Saturday of each month

May 4-31, 2024

May's fantasy focus option is Unicorn!!

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March 2024's Overall Winner declined to be Guest DT for May. We shall see if the new April 2024 Overall Winner will join us in June.

May's outstanding design inspiration showcase from the DT members

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

DT member Ilonka= dragon (AGF)

She's staying to share her talents here at HQFCB!  

in addition -- grateful adoration for the faithful support of the other DT members:

DT member Granmargaret= (May fantasy focus of unicorn)

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DT member Claire= (May fantasy focus of unicorn)

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DT member Vannessa= (May fantasy focus option of unicorn)

and

DT/owner Becca= (May fantasy focus option of unicorn)

and

Project #2 dragon (AGF)

Thanks gals for continuing 2024 with amazing imaginative creations!

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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 May 2024's fantasy focus option of unicorn there are 2 images on that page.

3. Bragging rights post for May will be published after the competition ends on May 31 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 unicorn 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/16bdeea528e34a4baa89038a43d7b07f

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

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

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Previews of fantasy focus options for June is 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.