FQGS #23 with AFCG theme and QKRS sponsored images plus #22 Top Shelf Picks honorees on 7 Dec 2024

 Welcome to the country store of crafting called 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog!!!

December 7- January 5, 2025 is competition #23. 

Theme is always Anything Farm and/or Country Goes. 

Topics, activities, seasons and formats are indicated on the FQGS homepage sidebar. If questions, comment on post and/or email the owner Becca.

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Scroll down towards the end of the post to see the #22 bragging rights Top Shelf Winner Picks (3), and a random-picked Winner for the November's QKRS digital images that were featured!!!

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NEW in 2024 for FQGS in the FarmQuest family of challenge blogs=

A random participant winner will receive the 3 monthly featured images from QKR Stampede. 

Note: Stamp On It currently has QKR Stampede and several other stamp/digital image lines/companies for sale. Here is that company website with the announcement:

https://stamponit.net/pages/about-our-brands

And the QKR Stampede blog site to look at the archives with last posting on June 15, 2023:

https://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2023/06/qkr-stampede-challenge-467.html

FQGS DT member Nana Connie is coordinating this and has worked with them for many years.

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INSPIRATION section:

  QKR Stampede has allowed the DT to use 3 images per month.

December's selections featured by FQGS Design Team are: 

DT member Becca = 

using "Jogger" digital image from QKRS

[FQGS #23 AF/CG elements: bib overalls, fake road, fake trees, rabbit]

and

DT member Bec Ann = 

using "Important Message Chicken" digital image from QKRS

{FQGS #23 AF/CG elements: farmhouse/homespun gingham, button; chicken feed, chicken }

and

DT member NanaConnie  = card

using "Hear Ye! Hear Ye! town crier" digital image from QKRS

{FQGS #23 AF/CG elements: outdoors image; holly leaves; farmhouse kitchen cookies }

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and more inspiration: 

DT/owner Becca 

AF/CG choice of harvest color tones, wheat, etc.

also

DT LeeAnn = 

(time off)

 PLUS

GUEST DT Invite honoree: Indy (aka Debbie)

 I am so excited to be guest designing at Farm Quest General Store!

Here's the link to my blog post:  https://indysdesigns.blogspot.com/2024/12/farm-quest-general-store-designer.html 

Quick Bio:  

Hi, my name is Debbie, aka Indy.  I grew up in a farmer family in central Indiana, which is why my husband calls me Indy.  (I was the first Hoosier he had ever met!) While living in Utah with all the scrapbooking shops, I began my journey into the paper crafting world.  I started off with scrapbooks, but when I took a holiday class for making cards, I veered into the card making world and haven't turned back.  The advent of the Internet and blogging opened the world to sharing and being inspired by others.  When I discovered the FarmQuest challenges, I was super excited to participate since it reminds me of my childhood--feeding the calves, playing in the barns, bailing hay, riding the tractors, and finding the new batch of kittens! Thanks to Becca and FQGS for the opportunity to be a guest designer!

Awesome! Festive! Fun!

A great mix of nature, farm and country outdoor scenes!

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NOTE = skip over the brags for the link-up section to participate

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PLUS

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BRAGGING RIGHTS Announcement for #22 from Nov 7-Dec 5, 2024

 We're loving the variety and thrilled our 8 FQGS participants are embracing the broadness of rural topics we want to see! Thank you to all the wonderfully talented artisans who took time to create and deliver projects to the store!

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Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Katrina, Deanne and Arlene!!!

In mixed up order of entry:

#2 by Katrina = 

and

#7 by Deanne  = 

 and

#5 by Arlene  = 

 

These are great backyard, farm/ranch and mountain themed projects! Farm-tastic!

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RANDOM-picked winner of the 3 featured QKR Stampede digital images from November 2024 competition PLUS  a Guest DT invite for January 5th/7th, 2025 ==>  Jackie C!!

from 8 submissions :

#6  was the number selected by my hubby at 9:30pm central time on December 6th! Woo-hoo! #6 entry is Jackie C!!!

Congratulations! please email DT member NanaConnie to make arrangements to receive the 3 featured QKR Stampede images!!!

qkrstampedenc@gmail.com

and

then email owner/DT Becca S if you'd like to accept the Guest DT invite

questbybecca@gmail.com

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

FQGSCB design team members: NanaConnie, Bec Ann, LeeAnn, and Becca S (owner)

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Participation for FQGS #23 for December 7- Jan 5, 2025:

*Reminder to note:  participating in #23 competition will make you eligible for the random selection for the 3 featured digital images seen in this main post for FQGS #23.  

This will be our last sponsored usage offering a random-picked participant to receive QKRS images. In 2025, the DT will be doing their own AF/CG choices of projects. 

*Now it's time for our readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST January 5, 2025!!!

*Use the Inlinkz tool address to help you make those deliveries.

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/284e8859aa554211a4b9266fd8924c4e

 So long. Farewell. Come back soon to the country store!  

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FQGS #22 AFCG theme starts 7 Nov 2024 plus #21 top shelf picks notice

Welcome to the country store of crafting called 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog!!!

November 7- December 5, 2024 is competition #22. 

Theme is always Anything Farm and/or Country Goes. 

Topic and format suggestions can be found on the blog's homepage sidebar.

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Scroll down towards the end of the post to see the #21 bragging rights Top Shelf Winner Picks (3), and a random-picked Winner/Guest DT Invite for the October's QKRS digital images that were featured!!!

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NEW in 2024 for FQGS in the FarmQuest family of challenge blogs=

A random participant winner will receive the 3 monthly featured images from QKR Stampede. 

Note: Stamp On It currently has QKR Stampede and several other stamp/digital image lines/companies for sale. Here is that company website with the announcement:

https://stamponit.net/pages/about-our-brands

And the QKR Stampede blog site to look at the archives with last posting on June 15, 2023:

https://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2023/06/qkr-stampede-challenge-467.html

FQGS DT member Nana Connie is coordinating this and has worked with them for many years.

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  QKR Stampede has allowed the DT to use 3 images per month.

November's selections featured by FQGS Design Team are: Old Time Santa, Jingle Bells, and Dancing Angel  

DT member Nana Connie = card

using "Old Time Santa" digital image from QKRS 

{AFCG elements: pine greens, walking outdoors, brown wood color, winter gear}

and

DT member/owner Becca = 

using "Jingle Bells" digital image from QKRS

{AFCG elements: deer, snowflake print, flower, winter cap}

and

DT member Bec Ann = 

using "Dancing Angel" digital image from QKRS

{AFCG elements: barn siding, pumpkins, rustic accents, leaf print}

PLUS

#20 Random-picked winner for QKRS images with Guest DT invite= Katrina B (Scrappy Horses)

{AFCG elements: farmhouse setting print paper, pickup truck, wagon/trailer; pumpkins}

and

DT/owner Becca's AFCG choice: 

{AFCG elements: tractor with hay rack with sides, pumpkins, spiders, barn siding}

(Note: LeeAnn is switching to part-time  DT)

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Thanks to the FQGS DT crew plus GD for this great mix of nature, country, garden and outdoor scenes!

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**NOTE = skip over the brags for the link-up section to participate

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PLUS

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BRAGGING RIGHTS Notice for #21 from Oct 7-Nov 5, 2024

 We're loving the variety and thrilled our 13 FQGS participants are embracing the broadness of rural topics we want to see! Thank you to all the wonderfully talented artisans who took time to create and deliver projects to the store!

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Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Jeanne J, Donna W and Kelly S!!!

entry #2 by Jeanne J:

and

entry #3 by Donna W:

and

entry #4 by Kelly S:

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Plus: Random-picked Winner (with a Guest DT invite) for the QKRS images shown in October 2024 goes to:

#8 Indy (Debbie O.)!!!

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Congratulations! please email DT member NanaConnie to make arrangements to receive the 3 featured QKR Stampede images!!!

qkrstampedenc@gmail.com

and

then email owner/DT Becca S if you'd like to accept the Guest DT invite

questbybecca@gmail.com

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Participation for FQGS #22 for November 7- Dec 5, 2024:

*Reminder to note:  participating in #22 competition will make you eligible for the random selection for the 3 featured digital images seen in this main post for FQGS #22. 

*Now it's time for our readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST December 5, 2024.

*Use the Inlinkz tool address to help you make those deliveries.

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/9f4179700f0945a48cce87412fd66290

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

FQGSCB design team members: NanaConnie, Bec Ann, LeeAnn (P.T.), and Becca S (owner)

and Guest DT invite/QKRS winner from #20: Katrina B!!!

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FQGS #21.5 Reminder Notice for Anything Farm and or Country Goes theme on 21 October 2024

Thanks for coming out to the country and stopping at the general store! Come In. Take a Look Around. 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog

What: FQGS #21.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is October 21 and #21 ends on November 5, 2024 at 12am CT/Chicago. 

Theme: anything farm or country goes topics; country can be backyard, rural, woods, forest, desert, mountains, creek, river, pond, lake, swamp, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, etc.

Formats: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, calendars and planners, journal pages or spreads, TN pages or spreads, larger scrapbook layouts 

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EXTRA DT INSPIRATION =

Anything Farm and/or Country Goes theme

PROJECT = Anything Farm and/or Country Goes choice of Autumn Season at the Mountain Lake oversized display card

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LINK to #21 main posting back on October 7th =

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/fqgs-20-with-afcg-theme-and-qkrs-digi.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on  November  5, 2024!!!

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Note: three of the DT members showcased the October digital images that will go to 1 random-picked entry in the main post from October 7th. Take a look at those. 

Remember the main theme is always 'anything farm and/or country goes'. 

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DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, LeeAnn M, Bec Ann

 and Becca S (owner) 

FarmQuest General Store #21 with AFCG theme PLUS #20 bragging rights announcement

Welcome to the country store of crafting called 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog!!!

October 7- November 5, 2024 is competition #21. 

Theme is always Anything Farm and/or Country Goes. 

Topics can range from ranch/farm/farmhouse to desert to swamp to forest/woods to pond, etc. Activities can vary from fishing, camping, picnicking, taking a hayride, picking out a pumpkin and thousands more! You can do any season of the year at any time. Formats are scrapbook layouts, TNs/journals/planners, tags, bookmarks, ATCs, and cards.

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Scroll down towards the end of the post to see the #20 bragging rights Top Shelf Winner Picks (3), and a random-picked Winner for the September's QKRS digital images that were featured!!!

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NEW in 2024 for FQGS in the FarmQuest family of challenge blogs=

A random participant winner will receive the 3 monthly featured images from QKR Stampede. 

Note: Stamp On It currently has QKR Stampede and several other stamp/digital image lines/companies for sale. Here is that company website with the announcement:

https://stamponit.net/pages/about-our-brands

And the QKR Stampede blog site to look at the archives with last posting on June 15, 2023:

https://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2023/06/qkr-stampede-challenge-467.html

FQGS DT member Nana Connie is coordinating this and has worked with them for many years.

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  QKR Stampede has allowed the DT to use 3 images per month.

August's selections featured by FQGS Design Team are: Longhorn, Night Time Owl and Mouse Knight. 

DT member Bec Ann = card

using "Longhorn" digital image from QKRS

[FQGS #21 AF/CG elements: steer/bull, meadow/pasture scene]

and

DT member Becca = shaped tag/hanging tag

doing an anything farm/country goes choice = pheasant

rotated 90 degrees:

{FQGS #21 AF/CG elements: pheasant, feathers}

and

DT member NanaConnie  = card

using "Night Time Owl" digital image from QKRS

{FQGS #21 AF/CG elements: owl}

and

using "Mouse Knight" digital image from QKRS

DT LeeAnn = 

 {FQGS #21 elements: mouse, plaid, denim overalls}

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A great mix of nature and country outdoor scenes!

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NOTE = skip over the brags for the link-up section to participate

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PLUS

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BRAGGING RIGHTS Announcement for #20 from Sept 7-Oct 5, 2024

 We're loving the variety and thrilled our 9 FQGS participants are embracing the broadness of rural topics we want to see! Thank you to all the wonderfully talented artisans who took time to create and deliver projects to the store!

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Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Katrina, Janet, and Karen C !!!

In order of entry:

#1 by Katrina = horse & cowboy boot & saddle!

and

#4 by Janet/sweetpea = horse & rider!

 and

#7 by Karen C  = farmer, turkey!

 

These are great backyard, farm/ranch and meadow themed projects! Farm-tastic!

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 It was a very difficult time of decision-making selecting only 3 entries. Thanks for making it tough for me/Becca.

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RANDOM-picked winner of the 3 featured QKR Stampede digital images from September 2024 competition PLUS new: a Guest DT invite for November 5th

from 9 submissions :

#6  was the number selected by my hubby at 9:30pm central time on October 5th! Woo-hoo! #6 is another entry from Katrina B!!!

Congratulations! please email DT member NanaConnie to make arrangements to receive the 3 featured QKR Stampede images!!!

qkrstampedenc@gmail.com

and

then email owner/DT Becca S if you'd like to accept the Guest DT invite

questbybecca@gmail.com

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

FQGSCB design team members: NanaConnie, Bec Ann, LeeAnn, and Becca S (owner)

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Participation for FQGS #21 for October 7- Nov 5, 2024:

*Reminder to note:  participating in #21 competition will make you eligible for the random selection for the 3 featured digital images seen in this main post for FQGS #21. 

*Now it's time for our readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST November 5, 2024.

*Use the Inlinkz tool address to help you make those deliveries.

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/d77fe06e113041c0928ff69ba5966ac7

 So long. Farewell. Come back soon to the country store!  

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FQGS #20.5 Midway Notice for our AFCG theme on 21 Sept 2024

 Thanks for coming out to the country and stopping at the general store! Come In. Take a Look Around. 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog

What: FQGS #20.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is September 21 and #20 ends on October 5, 2024 at 12am CT/Chicago. 

Theme: anything farm or country goes topics; country can be backyard, rural, woods, forest, desert, mountains, creek, river, pond, lake, swamp, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, etc.

Formats: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, calendars and planners, journal pages or spreads, TN pages or spreads, larger scrapbook layouts

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DT inspiration=

showing a QKRS project using Spook (Becca) =

and

using "Peekaboo" by QKRS (Becca) =

Spook/ghost QKRS image wasn't used in the main challenge but the hiding hound was used twice (DT Bec Ann and I). And the peekaboo cat was used once in the main challenge (DT Nana Connie) so I decided to use it again for the reminder. 

September's three images by QKR Stampede will be available to a random-picked participant in #20. 

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LINK to #20 main launch posting for September 7, 2024

===>> https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/fqgs-20-with-afcg-theme-and-qkrs-digi.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on  October  5, 2024!!!

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DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, LeeAnn M, Bec Ann

 and Becca S (owner)