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 Challenge #4 always AF/CG theme REMINDER

 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 #4 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is May 21 and #4 ends on June 5 at 1am CT/Chicago. 

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DT inspiration from Guest DT (Blue Ribbon Winner from March 7-April 5th #3 challenge)  for May 21 is Lynn 

[Background: FarmQuest General Store challenge blog competition #4 is still open for deliveries of your submitted projects (1-5 new AF/CG themed) until very early on June 5, 2023. Any rural, outdoors, woods, country kind of projects made between May 7-June 5 can be entered.]

We are excited that our #2 competition had over 25 entries so a Blue Ribbon Winner was picked and offered the chance to Guest Design for this reminder post. 

Say howdy to Lynn: " I'm a Texan and even though I've always lived in the country, I'm considered a city dweller now I guess.  I really miss that good old country living!  I've been making cards for quite a few years and am so excited to be a guest designer for this wonderful new challenge blog." 

Farm-tastic, isn't it!?!!!

[AF/CG elements: barn siding paper, twine, farmer gal, rancher/cowboy, 'yeehaw']

http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/2023/05/yeehaw.html

The cowboy and cowgirl are stamps from Art Impression and are colored in Copic markers.  They are stamped, cut out, popped up on dimensionals, and then mounted on a die cut oval of patterned paper.  This is all mounted to the wood grain background paper and the sentiment is from Close to My Heart.  A die cut star and bit of twine were added to the card.  

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and from DT/owner Becca S=

Scandinavian Farmhouse Kitchen display card

[AF/CG elements: napkin has that Scandinavia or even a Pennsylvania Dutch stencil/paint look; die-cut of mixing bowl, wooden spoon, and the sentiment/phrase]

LINK to FQGS #4 main launch posting from May 7th=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/05/fqgs-challenge-4-always-afcg-theme.html

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

--FQGS DT members Nana Connie and Janis, Blue Ribbon Winner Guest DT Lynn, and owner Becca

FQGS Theme #2 Top Shelf Picks and Blue Ribbon Winner Announcements

Top Shelf Picks Announcement for FQGS Theme #2

and introduction of a Blue Ribbon Winner

 Whoa! Theme #2 for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog is no longer accepting deliveries of crafted projects! :)

About 15 hours ago, the second AFCG themed challenge for FQGS ended. So that means the new #3 will start soon (and with a new DT member!!).

Theme #1 had 10 entries!! Theme #2 had 27 entries!!

Many participants who 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 = Lynn H (jimlynn)!!!

This is Lynn's entry (#9 in the first set):

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

and

Congratulations to these 3 Top Shelf Picks: Meghan K, Marlene A, and Kathy S!

from 2nd Inlinkz set: #5 Marlene A.

and

from 1st Inlinkz set:

#5 Kathy S.

and #6 Meghan K.

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

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Challenge month #3 for April 7-May 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 and Janis along with owner Becca