FQGS #25 Anything Farm and or Country Goes Theme starts 7 Feb 2025 + #24 Top Shelf Picks and Random Winner

Happy New Year 2025!!!

Welcome to the country store of crafting called 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog!!!

February 7- March 5, 2025 is competition #25. 

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 #24 bragging rights Top Shelf Winner Picks (3), and a random-picked Winner/Guest DT Invite!

On Feb 6th, I asked my husband to pick a # between 1-6. See the result further down the post.

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  FQGS Design Team will be presenting their AFCG topic inspiration projects in 2025:

DT member Bec Ann = 

{AFCG elements: rabbits, twine, gingham, distressed homespun look}

and

DT member Nana Connie = 

{AFCG elements: owls, branch, fabric, twine, homespun look}

PLUS

#23 Random-picked winner for QKRS images with Guest DT invite= 

accepted by Scrappy Horses

{AFCG elements: wagon wheels, flowers, doily, homespun look}

her badge:

and

DT/owner Becca's AFCG choice: 

"I have mush-room in my heart for you"

{AFCG elements: mushrooms, leafy stems, string, distressing/rustic, plaid}

and

 another nature/woodland =

{AFCG elements: fox, feathers, plaid, string, distressing/rustic look}

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

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

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BRAGGING RIGHTS Notice from #24 from Jan 7, 2024- Feb 5, 2025

 We're loving the variety and thrilled our 6 FQGS entries by 4  participants embraced 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!

Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks Marjeta, Katrina and Granmargaret & Random prize winner/Guest DT invite #2 Deanne:  

entry #1 by Marjeta:

and

entry #4 by Katrina/Scrappy Horses: (lucky day!)

and

entry #5 by Granmargaret:

(also had entry #3)

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Plus: Random-picked Winner (with a Guest DT invite) #26 March 2025 goes to:

#2 made by Deanne!

(also had entry #6)

Congratulations !!

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

questbybecca@gmail.com in March 2025.

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PARTICIPATION:

Inlinkz Tool address to link up 1-5 submissions:

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/5baf94998b5445c195332a39674e0b34

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See you soon at the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenges Blog

Design team and Guest DT

 

FarmQuest General Store #24 anything farm and or country goes theme + #23 Top Shelf Picks

Happy New Year 2025!!!

Welcome to the country store of crafting called 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog!!!

January 7- February 5, 2025 is competition #24. 

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 #23 bragging rights Top Shelf Winner Picks (3), and a random-picked Winner/Guest DT Invite for the December's QKRS digital images that were featured!!!

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  FQGS Design Team will be presenting their AFCG topic inspiration projects in 2025:

DT member Nana Connie = 

{AFCG elements: steam tractor, hay, wagon, barn, burlap}

and

DT member Bec Ann = 

and a variation:

{AFCG elements: hen, straw, plaid, gingham, twine}

PLUS

#22 Random-picked winner for QKRS images with Guest DT invite= 

not accepted/not seen? 

{AFCG elements: }

and

DT/owner Becca's AFCG choice: wood/flooring

"I wood be stumped without you!"

{AFCG elements: wood heart buttons, wood floor print cardstock, sentiment with text "woods" and "stumped", wood ring/slice }

and

 summertime outdoor activities 

{AFCG elements: pinwheels, bubbles }

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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 from #23 from Dec 7, 2024-Jan 5, 2025

 We're loving the variety and thrilled our 7 FQGS entries by 3 participants embraced 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!

Congratulations to these 2 Top Shelf Picks & Random prize winner/Guest DT invite: Bonnie Lynn, Deanne and Scrappy Horses!!!

entry #2 by Bonnie Lynn :

and

entry #6 (plus #1,3,5 &7) by Deanne :

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

#4 Scrappy Horses!!!

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Congratulations Katrina/Scrappy Horses! 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 in February 2025.

P.S. this will be the last distribution of QKR Stampede images. The DT members will be presenting AFCG topic projects in 2025. 

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PARTICIPATION:

Mister Linky Tool address to link up 1-5 submissions:

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/1f93d8fd40f1492580b98c68883aeb6e

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See you soon at the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenges Blog

Design team and Guests

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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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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