HQCB #72 AG theme + green and/or orange heart(s) starts 28 March 2025

Heartfelt Greetings to HQCB #72 

     Heart's Quest Challenge Blog

            Theme #72 is Anything Goes with included green &/or orange heart(s). Should have at least 1 of these colors on a heart.       

                    Competition #72 runs from March 28, 2025 - April 27, 2025 with start and end times of 12am CT/Chicago or 6am UK for 2 time references.

(new project limit)

Each participant can enter 5 themed projects per competition. 

Bragging rights are possible. There is a new bragging honor added recently. **Skip to the bottom to see #71 brags.

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HQCB Design Team Inspiration Projects for #72 =

DT member Pamela:

#72 theme choice of green leafy wreath shaped heart

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DT member Willa Jean:

#72 theme choice of different size green hearts:

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DT/owner Becca:

#72 theme choice of birthday with green and orange hearts

PLUS

Guest DT Invite honoree from challenge #70 = will share during #73  

THANKS!!

These are amazing heartwarming inspiration interpretations of #72!!!

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JUST ADDED on April 18th from owner/DT Becca S; I spent a few minutes generating some ideas for different challenge blogs and themes. These are free for personal use and can be used for entries for the remaining days for HQCB #72 or wherever you wish:

Cool!!!

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FOR: #71 Bragging Rights Recognitions, SKIP the participation section.

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#72 theme badge:

Welcome!

Participants

 for #72: use this Inlinkz tool address link to access for submitting your blog linked photos (or Instagram). Deadline is 12am CT/Chicago time on April 27, 2025!!!

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/6ae9d86c3a524e818859c72e3f460be5

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Heartfelt wishes, 

HQCB Design Team-- Pamela, Willa Jean and Becca

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BRAGGING RIGHTS #71

There were 9 submissions! 

Cupid's Very Best Arrow Honor for #71

with a Guest DT invite for #73

Our entry selection is #7 by Cheryl! Congrats! (if you'd like to accept the GDT invite for April 28, 2025 then send a message to Becca's email = heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

#7/Cheryl's  photo:

having fun at Sunday School layout spread! Cheryl used both pinks and reds plus the hearts are different shapes (heart-shape balloons and some double color line hearts)! 

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plus

Top 3/Best 3 Arrows mentions

go to Pauline, Deanne and Jolanda!

Entry #1 by = Pauline 

used pink heart(s) on ATCs quartet!

and

Entry  #8 by  = Deanne

used a red beaded heart on the green ribbon of her Christmas card!

and

Entry #9 by = Jolanda J  

used double pink heart-shaped die-cut on her Easter card!

These projects are excellent interpretations using the #71 badge.

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reminders:

Join us for Heart's Quest #72 anything goes with green &/or orange hearts theme!

and

     ***remember: new time length for Heart's Quest challenges in 2025

plus

new participant's project limit upped to 5 new themed projects for each offset month-long challenge 

and

 if you'd like to join the Design Team, send an inquiry email to Becca S

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

and

I've got openings on other challenge blogs if interested:

FarmQuest Challenge Blog (need 2 or more) with set farm country themes 

FarmQuest General Store Challenges Blog (need 2 or more) for anything goes farm and/or country theme

FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges Blog (need 2 or more) for anything food goes theme

FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen Challenges Blog (need 1 or more) for anything kitchen or dining goes theme

FarmQuest Country Christmas (need 1 or more) for anything goes country Christmas theme (anything outside/exterior decorations, snowy weather, nature, etc.

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges (need 1 or more) for BEWAS main themes and/or monthly pre-determined optional event theme; BEWAS are birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, sympathies.

Heart's Quest For Shaped Cards and Tags (needs 1 or more) for anything goes on shaped cards and/or shaped tags

Ally's Angels (need 1) for anything goes theme

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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 14 March 2022 Love and What Challenge #1 is Bunny Love featuring image freebie

Love + Bunny

March 14-March 27, 2022 

Maybe my word of the year should be love. Are you on a quest to find "hoppiness"? Is hoppiness love? Trying not to get philosophical here. Have some fun with this. Heartfelt greetings to Heart's Quest Challenge Blog for our first Love and What? challenge. The what is Bunny. Love + bunny. Show the word "love" and a bunny to be considered for Top 3 bragging rights. You get to choose the colors, sentiment/occasion, and paper-crafting format type. It must be paper-crafted (card, tag, treat bag, bookmark, junk journal entry, TN entry, etc.) 

Join me on this quest:

Love and What? (bunny) challenge:

*must have the word 'love' (other languages accepted...i.e. amore, 

*must have a bunny/rabbit

*your choices for colors, occasion/sentiment, and paper-crafting format

The image I'm using for inspiration card #1 is a freebie for HQCB followers (and hopefully a participant). Feel free to use it on your participation project or not. Flat card base is the chocolate brown and is 6" square. The pink striped background paper, the cream with pink spots, the pink floral, and pink and white stripes are all from The Paper Studio. The 2nd paper on the right panel is a Jen Wilson's 29th Street Market cardstock from a few years back. Gold cardstock and embellishments are from stash.

Aren't the amber heart crystal gems fab?

lots and lots of hearts for this bunny!

Hoppiness is Love image freebie= 

Inspiration Card #2= My Mind's Eye Bohemia cardstock is used for the 6.5" square base and the 2 hearts. I've been hoarding this for over 2 years now! The muted blue/green/gray with cream floral cardstock is a 6" square and has been in my stash for probably 10-12 years...another hoard in my stash. A Pen + Gear planner stencil sheet provided the word celebrate that was made with 3 different powders. A white stamp pad was used to edge the cardstocks. Crystal gems are the only embellishments. And the image is the freebie at reduced size. It's unnatural to see lavender hued rabbits in nature but I wanted the bunnies' colors to coordinate more with the Bohemia cardstock. :) 

Challenge runs from 12:30 AM/CST time on Monday, March 14, 2022 until ending on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 12:30 AM/CST. Make sure to read the rules in the sidebar and make sure to become a HQCB follower, please. There's also a H.Q.C.B. Fans group in Facebook to join.

Use the following Inlinkz address below to participate. At the end of the competition the Top 3 will be selected for bragging rights. A separate announcement post will be made for this. 

And don't forget to mention HQCB and the Love & What? Challenge #1 in your own blog posting.

link to participate=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/44e8bc4a34634c4c85b3b139b575bc1a

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What calls to your heart and soul when you think of Bunny Love? Search through your stashes and come back to show me your interpretation!

<3 Becca