FQGS #9 AFCG Theme Top Shelf Picks and a Blue Ribbon Winner Announcements

Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #9

and introduction of a Blue Ribbon Winner

 Whoa! Theme #9 for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog is no longer accepting deliveries of crafted projects! :)

About 40 hours ago, the ninth AFCG themed challenge for FQGS ended. So that means the new #10 will start soon (and with a new DT member!!).

Theme #9 had 26 entries!! When entries reach the #25 mark, a special Blue Ribbon Winner will be selected. Think of it as a Grand Champion Country Fair Ribbon Winner!!!

Many participants entered multiple projects!!! 

Thank you to all the wonderfully talented artisans who took time to create and deliver projects to the store!

Congratulations to the overall Blue Ribbon Winner = Lisa S with entry #22 !!!

Besides bragging rights, I'm offering #22 by Lisa S a chance to Guest for December 2023's reminder post on December 21st. Email me at questbybecca@gmail.com if you would like to do this.

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Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Leslie T, Karen C, and Maryann/Marianne!!!!

In order by entry:

#6 by Leslie T=

#10 by Karen C =

and

 #16 by Maryann Scrapbooking=

Wonderful quality and variety of farm, country, outdoors range of projects! Thank you everyone!!

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Challenge month #10 for November 7- December 5th, 2023 will be starting very soon. 

Until then,

get ready to take a visit to the country and make sure to stop in at the general store!

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog's Design Team of Nana Connie, Kel and Jolanda along with owner Becca   

FQGS #9 Midway Reminder of AFCG theme on 21 October 2023

 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 #9 Reminder Post for AFCG (anything farm or country goes theme topics)

When: Midway Point is October 21 and #9 ends on November 5 at 12am CT/Chicago or 6am UK. This is 1 hour earlier than what we've done previously before August 2023.

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DT inspiration  from DT/owner Becca S= 

[FQGS #9 anything farm or country topics = mushrooms/fungi, a few partial flowers, country print wallpaper kind of cardstock]

Last month I shared another section of the mushroom coloring page so you're not seeing double! This time I've paired it with different printed cardstocks, sentiments, and cording instead of threads. There is still more left of the coloring page which means readers will be seeing more 'shrooms sometime in 2024. 

LINK to FQGS #9 main launch posting from October 7th=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/fqgs-9-afcg-theme-starts-7-october-2023.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

and our newest team member Jolanda B-W

 

FQGS #9 AFCG theme starts 7 October 2023

Welcome to the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog is announcing its 9th challenge competition! 

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

AFCG stands for anything farm or country goes theme. A huge range of topics are possible: woods/forest, farm/ranch, mountains, meadows, orchards, produce stands, camping, fishing, boating on a lake or creek, frogs, mushrooms, wildlife, hiking, and much more.

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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DT CALL= if anyone is interested in joining NanaConnie, Janis and I at FQGS, please contact me/Becca at questbybecca@gmail.com with a brief message. If I'm not familiar with your work in blogland, send me a couple of sample projects' photos.

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Design inspiration for #9=

DT member Kel:

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

[AFCG elements: barn siding; fox (forest/woodland)]

AND

WELCOME NEW DT MEMBER Jolanda Breeveldt-Willems!!!! She was very busy in the paper-crafting blog world for many years up until about 2 years ago. She's wanting to get her creative mojo going again and we are super excited to have her part of the FarmQuest family! 

https://jolandasblogs.blogspot.com/

[AFCG elements: I should just say the whole card! Checked gingham classic print, grass, wheat sheaf, haystack, scarecrow, tractor, hay wagon with more hay!!!]

AND

 DT member Janis:

https://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com

[AFCG elements: sentiment, honeycomb, checked gingham, flowers, barn, silo, weathervane]

AND

DT member NanaConnie:

http://mygrammysattic.blogspot.com/

[AFCG elements: haunted woods, rural cemetery, spider web]

AND

owner Becca S:

https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

[AF/CG elements: bees, hive, honeycomb, autumn season colors]

Thanks, gals for providing a range of farm and country topics for our readers' inspiration!

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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 November 5, 2023.

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

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/6cbe6881ebe5496fb28050aa99fd14aa

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Ya'll come back now ya hear! 

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

DT member Kel,  NanaConnie, Janis, and owner Becca S

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AND also starting today is a new challenge blog in the FarmQuest blog family--

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog

October 7-November 5, 2023

12am CT/Chicago for start and end times

acceptable formats: cards, tags, package toppers, or gift cards (paper-crafted and/or hybrid projects that are for giving during the winter season)

anything goes type "country" Christmas--must be exterior country/rural/outdoors and either with Christmas decorations and/or snow, icy hillsides, creeks, lakes, outbuildings, porches, etc. 

*exterior house doors, porches, railings, lamp posts, mailboxes, fences, gates, outbuildings, etc.

DT so far includes: Nana Connie, Deanne C-S, 

Guest Designer for #1: Suzanne R