FQGS #10 November 2023 Top Shelf Picks Recognition and DT Call

 Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #10

 Whoa! Theme #10 for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog is no longer accepting deliveries of crafted projects! :)

At 12:00am CT/Chicago or 6 am UK times on December 5, FQGS closed for business for challenge #10. We are excited to be having steady participation for being a new challenge blog. Please help us grow! Let your craft blogging friends know about this fun blog!

Theme #1 had 10 entries!! #2 had 27. #3 had 16 entries. #4 had 18 entries! #5 had 19 entries! #6 had 12 entries! #7 had 11 submissions! #8 had 24 entries and #9 had 26!!!...only 11 for #10, but thankful for those as most of us are busy with holidays.

 I'm loving the variety and glad our 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: Heather H, Aimeslee, and Katrina!

In order of entry:

#4 by Katrina B=

#6 by Aimeslee W=

#8 by Heather H= 

The variety of country/outdoors/farm/ranch kind of topics was amazing! 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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Ya'll come back now! Stay awhile at the country store!

The general store will open again at 12am CT/Chicago or 6am UK on December 7th. (new times)

From the gifted tippy-top shelf treasures,

FQGS DT members NanaConnie, Jolanda, and owner Becca S

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DT Call

Our talented farmhand Janis is leaving us after December 5, 2023. We would love to get another talented farmhand started for 2024. 

If you're interested in farm and country topics using our accepted formats creating a DT project 1x per monthly competition, being part of the commenting rotation, and sharing/linking your blog posts of your FQGS projects to other challenge blogs and FB groups then please send an inquiry email message to owner Becca S=

questbybecca@gmail.com

Thanks: Jolanda Breeveldt-Willems joined us on October 7, 2023. 

Anyone interested in joining FQGS or the new FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge blog or the original FarmQuest challenge blog, please reach out by email to owner Becca S. 

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FQ family of blogs:

FarmQuest = current competition November 28-December 13, 2023= theme of farmhouse or country lights

FarmQuest General Store = starting again on Dec 7 through January 5, 2024; theme of Anything Farm and/or Country Goes

FarmQuest Country Christmas = starting again on Dec 7 through January 5, 2024; theme is AGCC or Anything Goes Country Christmas (see blog for theme details)

 

FQGS #10.5 Midway Reminder Post with AFCG Topics on 21 November 2023 along with DT Call

 Thanks for coming out to the country and stopping at the general store! Howdy! 

 Come In. Take a Look Around. 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog

What: FQGS #10.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is November 21 and #10 ends on December 5 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, 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  from DT/owner Becca S=

project #1= tag

[farm country elements: flowers, wheel/medallion die-cuts in teal tag, color tones have a farmhouse vibe]

and

project #2= image was trimmed from a card set sent in a solicitation mailer from a Native American school = 

[farm country elements: feathers; checked ginghams]

LINK to FQGS #10 main launch posting from November 7th=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/fcgs-10-november-2023-afcg-theme-main.html

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So long. Fare thee well. Come back to the country real soon!

--FQGS DT members Kel, Nana Connie and Janis with owner Becca

(Kel has stepped down from the team in mid-November. We wish her all our best. Janis stepped down several months back however she had worked ahead. Her November 7 card is her last one for FQGS.)

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(P.S. DT call in the main launch posting. Looking for 2 artisans who love farm and country topics.)

 

FQGS #10 November 2023 AFCG Theme main post

  Welcome to the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog is announcing its 10th challenge competition! 

Please drop off your AFCG theme projects between November 7-December 5, 2023 by 12:00am CST or 6am UK for some time references.

Bragging rights for Top Shelf recognition are waiting. 

If entries are at 25 or +, there will be a Blue Ribbon Winner selected. This craft artisan will not only have bragging rights but have an invite to be GD for the following month's reminder post. 

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Design inspiration for #10=

Guest Designer Lori Barrett-Stroup=

her personal blog link= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2023/11/farmquest-general-store-challenge-blog.html

[AFCG elements: farm animal trio; farmhouse iconic counted cross stitch print; ]

and

DT/owner Becca=

https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

[Country/woodland/forest elements: mushrooms, deer]

and

DT member Kel Acopan:

https://blog.scrap-photograffs.com/

[farm elements: pickup truck with pumpkin produce and the buffalo plaid; country/woods/backyard: trees]

and

 DT member Janis:

https://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/2023/04/ch3-farmquest-general-store.html

Note: This is Janis' last DT entry with FQGS!!! We are sad to not have her talents shared with us in the future however please check her personal blog to look for new creations.

Janis, we loved having you as part of the team and I have greatly appreciated your support here, at FQCB, and through your FB groups: PPPDTC, and Craft Chs and DT Calls!

[farm animal: pig; farm country texture elements: plaid and burlap; country/yard elements: flowers]

AND

DT member NanaConnie:

http://mygrammysattic.blogspot.com/

[farm/woods element: turkey image; farm country element textures: burlap and calico]

and 

DT member Jolanda B-W:

https://jolandasblogs.blogspot.com/

[farm/country setting encompasses the whole card with how she die-cut and layered the images onto the base]

Gals, thanks for the farm-tastic variety of countryside charm creativity!

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Now it's time for you readers/customers to turn into vendors and deliver your goods to the general store by 12:00am CST December 5, 2023.

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

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/b20d804a624c46c1888f314837511637

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

DT member Kel, NanaConnie, Janis, Jolanda and owner Becca S along with Guest Lori