FQGS #19.5 Reminder Notice of AFCG theme on 21 August 2024

 Thanks for coming out to the country and stopping at the general store! Come In. Take a Look Around. 

FarmQuest General Store challenge blog

What: FQGS #19.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is August 21 and #19 ends on September 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, 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=

showing an AFCG (anything farm and/or country goes) project (Becca)

birds, leaves, leafy stems for nature/outdoors

and

using "Got The Answer" bear by QKRS (Becca)

and

using "Graduate Owl" professor by QKRS (Becca)

and

using "Heron" by QKRS (Becca)

All three QKRS images were used in CAS style cards. 

These are August's three images by QKR Stampede available to a random-picked participant in #19. 

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LINK to #19 main launch posting for August 7, 2024

===>> https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/fqgs-19-afcg-theme-main-launch-post.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on  September  5, 2024!!!

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DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, LeeAnn M, Bec Ann, and Becca S (owner) 

FQGS #18.5 Reminder Notice of AFCG theme and image sponsor QKRS on 21 July 2024

  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 #18.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is July 21 and #18 ends on August 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, 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=

using "Hen Laying" by QKRS (Becca)

and

using "Happy Dog" by QKRS (Becca)

and

using "Good Boy" by QKRS (Becca)

These are July's three images by QKR Stampede available to a random-picked participant in #18. 

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LINK to #18 main launch posting for July 7, 2024

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/fqgs-18-theme-of-afcg-competition-plus.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on  August  5, 2024!!!

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DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, LeeAnn M, Bec Ann, and Becca S (owner)

 

FQGS #17.5 AFCG theme REMINDER notice on 21 June 2024

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 #17.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is June 21 and #17 ends on July 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, 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=

using the QKRS digital image "Rabbit Handyman"

(another of the 3 available QKRS images for 1 random-picked entry) 

DT member Bec Ann:

AND

using the QKRS digital image "Couch Potato"

 (another of the 3 available QKRS images going to 1 random-picked participant)

DT/owner Becca S:

Country living topics with charm and whimsical fun!

Cute ideas with countryside or farmhouse interior elements!

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LINK to #17 main launch posting for June 7, 2024

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/fqgs-17-main-post-for-afcg-theme-plus.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on July 5, 2024!!!

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WELCOME to our 2 new Design Team members!!!

LeeAnn McKinney and Rebecca Feltner (Bec Ann)

Both are amazing artisans and love creating rural outdoor masterpieces! 

WELCOME! 

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DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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*NOTE: we can use team members at other FarmQuest challenge blogs:

FarmQuest Challenge (twice per month with farm or country/rural topics)

FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen Challenges (anything food-related goes topics)

FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges (new; limited time period of 16-17 days within an offset 30-31 day span; similar to Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, there are 10 aisles of grocery store content and the themes will be based on 1 or more aisles)

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, LeeAnn M, Bec Ann, and Becca S (owner)

 

FQGS #15.5 Reminder Notice and welcome of 2 new DTs on 21 April 2024

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 #15.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is April 21 and #15 ends on May 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, 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=

These are 2 of 3 images from QKR Stampede for #15 that will go to a random-picked entry when the competition closes=

using "Birdhouse and Vines" (LeeAnn M)

Welcome to the FQGS design team, LeeAnn!!! We're excited to have your terrific talents shared with us!

and

using "Geese" (Becca)

This is my 2nd usage of this image. The geese just look so happy yet curious to see what's coming on the dirt road. Take a look at the main #15 posting on April 7 to see my first interpretation. 

This is 1 of three images available to a random-picked participant to #15. 

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LINK to #15 main launch posting for April 7, 2024

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/fqgscb-15-afcg-theme-and-partnering-qkr.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on May 5, 2024!!!

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WELCOME to our 2 new Design Team members!!!

LeeAnn McKinney and Rebecca Feltner (Bec Ann)

*Bec Ann's first project appeared on the main #15 post on April 7 and she used the "Art Palette" digital image by QKR Stampede.

**LeeAnn's first project is appearing in this reminder #15.5 post on April 21 and she has used "Birdhouse and Vines" digital image by QKR Stampede. 

Both are amazing artisans and love creating rural outdoor masterpieces! 

WELCOME! 

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DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, LeeAnn M, Bec Ann, and Becca S (owner)

 

FQGS #14.5 Reminder Notice for AFCG theme Challenge and DT Call on 21 March 2024

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 #14.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is March 21 and #14 ends on April 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, etc.

Formats: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, calendars and planners, journal pages or spreads, TN pages or spreads, larger scrapbook layouts

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Images from QKR Stampede for #14 that will go to a random-picked entry when the competition closes=

using "Baby Paint Pony" (Becca)

and

using "Baby Donkey" (Becca)

using "Cottage" (Becca)

All three images are available to a random-picked participant to #14. 

The paint pony is great for ranch, desert, and mountain scenes. 

The donkey is great for farm animal scenes as well as religious Palm Sunday, Easter, and Nativity manger scenes.

The tiny cottage is great for any rural setting...on top of a hill, cliffside, tucked into the trees, surrounded by wildflowers, etc. 

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LINK to #14 main launch posting for March 7, 2024

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/fqgscb-14-anything-farm-and-or-country.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on March 5, 2024!!!

=======

DT Call

if interested in creating once per month anything farm/country/rural/outdoors topic projects and/or use 2024 partnership using QKR Stampede digital images,

please email your interest to owner/DT Becca Sadler =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

Design Team members: Nana Connie, Jolanda B-W (has stepped down), and Becca S (owner)

FQGSCB #13.5 Reminder Notice on 21 February 2024

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 #13.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is February 21 and #13 ends on March 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, etc.

Formats: cards, ATCs, tags, bookmarks, calendars and planners, journal pages or spreads, TN pages or spreads, larger scrapbook layouts

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Images from QKR Stampede:

DT inspiration from DT member Nana Connie=

using QKR Stampede's Cow Over The Moon; using it differently than Jolanda's main post version

and

DT inspiration  from DT/owner Becca S=

using QKR Stampede's Bighorn Sheep again but colored differently and with different papers

Thanks so much Nana Connie for joining me on the reminder notice!

Jump to the bottom of this posting to see the 3 QKRS images' usage for the Feb 7 main post. 

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LINK to #13 main launch posting for February 7, 2024

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/fqgscb-13-february-2024-with-anything.html

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FarmQuest General Store is accepting your deliveries until early on March 5, 2024!!!

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and a review of our main post projects using February's 3 digital images from QKR Stampede that a random-picked participant from #13 entries will receive!!!

Nana Connie using "Pig Stack"

and

Jolanda using "Cow Over The Moon"

 

and

Becca using "Bighorn Sheep"

See you soon at the country store when you bring your deliveries (project submissions)!!

FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog

FQGS #11.5 Midway Post extra inspiration

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 #11.5 Reminder Post

When: Midway Point is December 21 and #11 ends on January 5, 2024 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, farmhouse kitchen, orchard, winery, 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=

I decided to go with a mixed media collage look for a country setting for the cows and pig. Glittery night sky with trees abstractly shown with the green acrylic paint and a trio of trees with the dotted paper. There are also trees in one of the washi tapes. 

Sentiment tags read "Better Together" and "Love My Herd".

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FQGS #11 main post link=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/fqgs-11-december-2023-afcg-competition.html

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

--FQGS DT members Nana Connie, Jolanda and owner Becca

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

  

FQGS #10.5 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 #8 Midway Reminder of AFCG theme on 21 September 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 #8 Reminder Post for anything farm or country goes theme(s)

When: Midway Point is September 21 and #8 ends on October 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= 

phone/camera photo 1

phone/camera photo 2

phone/camera photo 3

also

scanned and cropped photo 2 shows the depth of the flower clip:

[FQGS #8 anything farm or country topics = mushrooms/fungi, flowers, burlap ]

I discovered this mushroom variety page in an adult coloring book of gardening topics!!! I tried to coordinate it with colors and prints that look outdoors, woodland. And the layered burlap flower accent is a hidden paperclip base was plain when received as an extra during a recent swap from a junk journaling FB group. I added orange and red ink to the burlap petals and then used a white paint marker pen to add dots to the floral center.  

LINK to FQGS #8 main launch posting from September 7th=

https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/fqgs-8-theme-afcg-for-7-september-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