HQCB Theme #23 REMINDER that challenge ends 13 February 2023

 Heartfelt Greetings to Heart's Quest Challenge Blog!

Theme #23 Romantic Valentines with heart/love 

started January 28, 2023. 

It ends at 12:30am on February 13, 2023. 

Theme #23 requirements are these elements:

a. romantic Valentines = occasion; need at least 1 image/element (examples: lips, XOXO for hugs and kisses, Cupid, bow and arrow, image of couple kissing or holding hands, and so on)

AND

b. heart/love; need at least 1 image or word element; heart shape(s) or either word of heart or love (beloved, loving, loved, loves, amore, coeur, heartfelt, heartwarming, etc.)

additional design inspiration:

from owner Becca S

[theme #23 requirements= romantic Valentines elements are the colors, text print on the journaling card, the XOXO die-cuts; and the heart/love elements are 1 pink heart shape, 1 love in text die-cut, and then 4 'love' words in the journaling phrases]

Now it's your turn to do a stash quest and discover what you have to make a Romantic Valentines project. Each participant can enter 3 new themed projects. Check the blog sidebar for acceptable formats! We accept more than cards. 

LINK to the main launch post from January 28th=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/hqcb-theme-23-is-about-heartslove-and.html

The Inlinkz tool address for submitting your project's photo blog link can be found on the January 28th main launch posting. 

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With happy hearts,

owner Becca S

and the HQCB design team =Willa Jean and Diane

HQCB Theme #22 heart/love PLUS Valentine's for Parent OR Child Best 3 Arrows Announcement

 Heartfelt Greetings from Heart's Quest Challenge Blog!

Best 3 Arrows (Top 3 Picks) for Theme #22 are:

Mary S, Melanie H, and "Just me: cm"

Congrats to these talented artisans! 

There were 12 entries! Thank you so much to each participant! I appreciate that entry numbers are increasing and making decision-making difficult with so many fabulous projects! 

1 Child's Valentine's and 2 Parents' Valentine's were picked for the Best 3 Arrows:

in order by entry #:

#1 = Melanie H (for kids Valentine)

#2 = "Just me: cm" (for parents Valentine)

#6 = Mary S (for mom's honor Valentine bookmark)

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With happy hearts to be crafting and sharing in blogland,

HQCB design team and the owner Becca

HQCB Theme #22 REMINDER post which ends 27 January 2023

 Heartfelt Greetings! Unbelievably the midway point of competition for Theme #22 at Heart's Quest has arrived! It must be January 20th. 

Theme #22 requires 2 parts:

*at least 1 use of heart/love (heart shape, the word -love- or -heart-)

AND 

*Valentine's occasion for a parent/grandparent or child

Theme #22 competition started January 14th and will end on January 27th at 12:30am CST/Chicago.

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For additional design inspiration, I made 2 kid's Valentines:

*Card 1 is for my great nephew, who is 2 1/3 years old

[Theme #22 requirements: 8 heart shapes; silly dog stickers for kid appeal]

Styling-wise, I went old school days kind of Valentine's cards. Red doily is topped by a red foam die-cut heart and then a purple one is off-set lower. The purple is topped with 3 different foam heart stickers. An additional 2 hearts are in the lower corners. Some watercolor-looking purple paper was cut to be the background panel under the stack of hearts. Light blue 6" square cardstock was trimmed down to 5" square.

*Card 2 is for my great niece, who is 1 month old! 

{Theme #22 requirements: also 8 heart shapes; silly cat/kitten stickers for kid appeal...color-wise, this will fit her nursery room.]

HQCB Theme #22 main launch post link=

https://heartsquestchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/hqcb-theme-22-use-heartlove-and.html

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With happy hearts for treasure questing through craft supplies!

HQCB owner Becca S

*I'm also owner of FQCB and TFATU.

I'm co-owner and DT for AACB.

I'm manager and DT for MTTC and MTTCC.

And I'm DT for THICC, OUAT, MIUCB, MLCCB.

HQCB Theme #22 use heart/love AND Valentine's for Parent or Child starting 14 January 2023

 Heartfelt Greetings to Heart's Quest Theme #22!

Theme #22 requires:

*use of heart/love (at least 1 heart shape, the word 'heart' or 'love')

AND

*occasion of Valentine's Day for Parent or Child (at least 1 image or sentiment making a reference)

Acceptable formats are: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, small spreads for planners/journals/TNs, and/or larger layouts for scrapbooks. Each participant may enter up to 3 new themed projects. 

Competition start and end times are 12:30am CST/Chicago or 6:30am UK for January 14th and January 27, 2023.

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Design Team Inspiration

Welcome new DT member Diane A!!!

Diane

About me:: I am retired and have been married for 47 years.   I started card making about thirteen years ago.   My passion is coloring animals for cards so expect to see lots of them!  I work mainly in Copics, pencils and pastels.  I am going to try to learn water coloring.  I also enjoy quilting, counted cross stitch, and cooking.

[Theme #22 requirements= 3 red hearts; sentiment expresses for 'mom' + cute pigs with hearts = love/Valentines]

What a cute little grassy scene for this mom's Valentine's card!!! I didn't ask Diane if the recipient has 3 children but that would be sweet if it was uniquely personalized. 

The coloring of the pigs and clouds are perfect! Diane's created a charming parent's Valentine's card!

DT member Willa Jean=

https://www.instagram.com/bandwjc/

[Theme #22 requirements= 8 full heart shapes; colors, envelopes, puppy holding an envelope are elements that make me think Valentine's Day]

Isn't this a darling Valentine's card for a school-age child?!!! That notebook paper lined cardstock plus the patterned paper full of envelopes and hearts reminds me so much of the little love notes I carried back and forth across the school playground for my classmates!!! Do you like me? yes or no

The colors are cheerful and that little dog is a charmer on Willa Jean's child's Valentine's card!

DT and owner Becca S=

Parent (my mom's Valentine's was made for another blog, so this love bird is going to my last blood related Great Aunt, my maternal grandmother's last living sibling, who is 91+)

[Theme #22 requirements = 3 hearts, phrase 'true love'; colors, hearts, & flowers allude to Valentine's; my great aunt loves having indoor plants and has some bird feeders near her front door and also next to her bedroom window.]

AND

Child (honorary granddaughter's 1st Valentine's; she's 9 1/2 months old!)

[Theme #22 requirements = 1 heart, letter charms spell 'love'; colors, heart, and flowers allude to Valentine's & 'your 1st' indicating a baby, also the large gold pin looks like the diaper pins used years ago for cloth diapers (for a very young child)]

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Thanks gals for amazing creative talents shared here for Heart's Quest!

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Now, readers! It's your turn to start your stash quest and find Theme #22 elements!

Use the Inlinkz tool address to submit your entries;

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/b780c18b5efa4f4f9aa20ce67678f00d

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With happy hearts crafting all year long,

Heart's Quest Challenge Blog's design team and owner

(Diane, Willa Jean, and Becca)

HQCB Valentines Day Cards Theme #1 Top 1 Announcement

HQCB's page option Valentines Day Cards Challenge Theme #1 has ended.

Theme #1 was to use heart/love AND a doily. 

 My efforts to get a Valentine's Day Cards challenge as a page option brought in 1 entry!

I'm giving thanks for this 1. Drum roll......

Steffi H

gets bragging rights and the opportunity to copy and paste this badge for her efforts. She has this awesome lacy doily heart punch that made her card have wonderful hearts! Super idea for this theme #1!

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Challenge Theme #2 will return on May 28 to June 13, 2022.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Becca S, owner of HQCB and FQCB (FarmQuest)

HQCB has Love Theme Challenge #3 starting May 14, 2022.

FQCB has Theme #4 AND its new page option Thanksgiving Harvest Appreciation Cards challenge also starting May 14, 2022.

These challenges will all end on May 27, 2022.