FQGS #27 theme Anything Farm or Country Goes + #26 RP Winner and Top Shelf Picks

Welcome to the country store of crafting called 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog!!!

April 7- May 5, 2025 is competition #27. 

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

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  FQGS Design Team & Guest DT delivered their AFCG topic inspiration projects for #27:

DT member Bec Ann's AFCG choice = 

{AFCG elements: ducks, flowers/outdoors, plaid}

PLUS

DT member Nana Connie = 

{taking a leave }

and

DT/owner Becca's AFCG choice #1:

{AFCG elements: ladybugs, flowers, gingham}

**special note: FarmQuest Challenge Blog #70's current theme until April 27th is 'ladybugs or other insects'. Participants are allowed to 'double-dip' as long as the theme(s) are followed. 

and

AFCG choice #2: 

{AFCG elements: pinwheels, kite, plaids}

PLUS

GUEST DT invite honoree: Sweetpea (Janet)

her blog's homepage: https://sweetpea-janscraftyspot.blogspot.com/

her project:

and her badge:

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Thanks to the FQGS DT crew plus GD Janet/Sweetpea for this great mix of nature, barnyard, pond-side 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 #26 

from March 7-April 5, 2025

Congratulations to these 4 artisans: Sue K, Allisa, Lisa S and Tinyworks!!

 We're loving the variety and thrilled our 7 FQGS entries 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!

 3 Top Shelf Picks honorable mentions = 

entry #4 by Allisa S :

and

entry #5 by Lisa S :

and

entry #7 by Tinyworks (Maria' N) :

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Congratulations to Random Guest DT invite honoree from #26

is entry #2 by  Sue K ! 

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

questbybecca@gmail.com in May 2025.

My husband was asked to select a number between 1-7 on April 5th and it was entry #2:

and this is your badge to copy/paste to your blog:

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DT Call or Short-term DT

DT member Nana Connie is on leave for about 5 months. She's on three of my teams: FQCB, FQGS and FQCCCB. Plus DT Bec Ann is stepping down from this team (FQGS). 

I need at least 1 or more to help out long-term and maybe 2 or 3 who can help out short-term for maybe two or four months like May7 & June 7 or June7 & July 7 or July 7 & August 7 and/or August 7 & September 7. 

Email me/Becca S with a subject line of FQGS short-term DT or FQGS long-term DT = (and/or FQCB and/or FQCCCB)

questbybecca@gmail.com

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PARTICIPATION: 

* April 7- May 5, 2025

* each participant can enter 1-5 AFCG theme projects

* bragging rights are possible: Top Shelf Picks, a Random Winner with Guest DT invite honoree

FarmQuest General Store #27

Inlinkz tool address:

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/b2a32a2f81d1493c91606a5dc2982ef2

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See ya soon at the country store!

FarmQuest General Store Challenges blog

DT members Bec Ann and Becca

also #27 Guest DT invite honoree Sweetpea (Janet) 

(DT member Nana Connie is taking a break. We wish her rest and relaxation.)

and

(DT member Bec Ann is stepping down after this post. She's got some new exciting opportunities that have opened for her. We wish her the best and are very appreciative of her months with us.)

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)

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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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