Wednesday, April 2, 2025

HQFSCAT #4 theme of anything goes on shaped card or shaped tag + #3 trailblazer brag honors

  Welcome to a new niche for crafting challenge blogs!

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

HQFSCAT challenges are open to any shaped cards and/or shaped tags that are not rectangles. Altered variations of rectangles like a scalloped-top or dog-eared top are accepted.  

THEME = anything goes on a shaped card and/or tag.

Challenges are offered in an offset month-long time period starting on 2nd day of the month and ending on the last day of the month. 

Competition #4 will run April 2- 30, 2025. 

Bragging rights and Guest DT invites are available as we participate for inspiration, sharing and for fun. Trailblazers (3) will be selected for entries of # 1-40; etc. 

Check the homepage sidebar for more details.   

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Design Team Inspiration section

DT member Martina =

spring-theme dog-ear corners style tags


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plus

heart-shaped card

and

DT member Deanne=

mug-shaped card



plus

scallop-topped style tag


and

DT/owner Becca=

 square card

plus

scallop-edged/sides tag



Super creative shape structures for cards and tags!

<3 -- <3 -- <3

Thanks for visiting HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

design team members: Martina, Deanne and Becca

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Brag honors from #3 March 2-31, 2025

Congrats to the 4 entries: 

<3 ** <3 ** <3 

Best of Shaped Cards entry:

to accept the Guest DT invite, please send email indicating your honor and acceptance to owner Becca = questbybecca@gmail.com

Entry #3  made by Pinky : 




and

Best of Shaped Tags


to accept the Guest DT invite, please send email indicating your honor and acceptance to owner Becca = questbybecca@gmail.com

Entry #4 made by Meg:


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PLUS

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Trailblazers:

entry #1 made by Meg= six-point star shaped card 


and

entry #2 made by = dog-ear topped tag



Superb ideas for shaped creations shared for HQFSCAT #3! Thank you! 

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Participants:

*#4 is open April 2-30, 2025. Start and end times are 12 am central time/Chicago or 6am UK. Adjust to wherever you are located.

*Each artisan can submit 5 total projects per challenge month. 

*Anything goes topic shaped cards and/or shaped tags must be new within the month (no backlinking).


*Link to your specific project post. 

*We would love for you to include our participants badge in your posting and/or on your blog homepage to help blogland know about HQFSCAT. 

Use the Mister Linky tool shown below:


Sunday, March 2, 2025

HQFSCAT #3 anything goes on shaped card or shaped tag theme + #2 brag honor Trailblazer mentions

 Welcome to a new niche for crafting challenge blogs!

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags #3

HQFSCAT challenges are open to any shaped cards and tags that are not rectangles. Altered variations of rectangles like rounded corners, scalloped-top or dog-eared top are accepted.  

Any season or occasion, family friendly topic is welcome--anything goes on a shaped card and/or shaped tag.

Competition #3 will run March 2- 31, 2025. 

Bragging rights are available as we participate for inspiration, sharing and for fun. Trailblazers (3) will be selected for entries of # 1-40; (5) will be selected for entries of #41-80; etc.  

The HQFSCAT badge graphics, playing guidelines are some of the pages already linked on the homepage sidebar. There is a previous DT Call post, too. Keep checking back to see what's new.  

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Design Team Inspiration

DT member Deanne = Project #1 mug shaped card


and

Deanne's Project #2 leprechaun shaped tag

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and

DT member Martina = Project #1 diagonal z-fold card


opened out =


and

Project #2 heart-shaped card


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and

DT/owner Becca= Project #1 dog-ear topped tag



and

Project #2 cup and saucer shaped card


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Various super ideas from our HQFSCAT design team!

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Thanks for visiting HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

design team members: Deanne, Martina and Becca

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#2 February 2025 Brags

Best of Shaped Cards:

*entry #2 by Miss Mudge

round and scalloped nautical card


plus

Best of Shaped Tags:

*entry #1 by Nicolette

congratulations dog-ear topped tag




plus
Trailblazer honorable mention:


*entry #2 by Miss Mudge

shaped circle Christmas card


Superb shaped cards and a shaped tag submitted to HQFSCAT!!! Thanks for your support!

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Participants:

*#3 is open March 2-31, 2025. Start and end times are 12 am central time/Chicago or 6am UK. Adjust to wherever you are located.

*Each artisan can submit 5 total projects (shaped cards and/or shaped tags) per challenge month. 

*Projects must be new within the month (no backlinking).

*Link to your specific project post. 

*We would love for you to include our participants badge in your posting and/or on your blog homepage to help blogland know about HQFSCAT. 

Use the Mister Linky widget tool to enter each of your projects.


   

Sunday, February 2, 2025

HQFSCAT #2 anything goes on shaped cards and tags begins 2 February 2025

 Welcome to a new niche for crafting challenge blogs!

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

HQFSCAT challenges are open to any shaped cards and/or shaped tags that are not rectangles. Altered variations of rectangles like a scalloped-top or dog-eared top are accepted.  

Any season or occasion, family friendly topic is welcome

THEME = anything goes on a shaped card and/or tag.

Challenges are offered in an offset month-long time period starting on 2nd day of the month and ending on the last day of the month. 

Competition #2 will run February 2- 28, 2025. 

Bragging rights and Guest DT invites are available as we participate for inspiration, sharing and for fun. Trailblazers (3) will be selected for entries of # 1-40; (5) will be selected for entries of #41-80; (7) will be selected for entries of #81-125; and (10) for when entries reach #126+. 

A random-picked entry will receive a Guest DT invite for the month after the brags are announced. Example: after January 31, 2024, the January brags will be posted within the February 2/#2 posting and the Random-Picked Guest DT Invite will be for March 2/#3 challenge. 

The HQFSCAT badge graphics, playing guidelines and DT CALL are some of the pages already linked on the homepage sidebar. Keep checking back to see what's new.  

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Design Team Inspiration

new DT member Martina!! =

heart-shaped card

+

Christmas tree-shaped card

and

DT member Deanne=

cupcake-shaped card

+

trio of love tags

and

DT/owner Becca=

 heart tags bundle

plus

#2-shaped card


inside



Super creative shape structures for cards and tags!

<3 -- <3 -- <3

Thanks for visiting HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

design team members: Martina, Deanne and Becca

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Brag honors from #1 January 2-31, 2025

Congrats to the entries 

Best of Shaped Cards entry:

Entry # 3 made by Indy: heart-shaped Valentine card




and

Best of Shaped Tags

Entry #0 made by no one

(bummer! hopefully this changes for future challenges!)


PLUS

Trailblazers:

entry #1 made by Granmargaret= tree-shaped card


and

entry #2 made by Miss Mudge= altered wave-topped rectangle-layered card


Superb ideas for shaped creations shared for HQFSCAT #1! Thank you! 

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Participants:

*#2 is open February 2-28, 2025. Start and end times are 12 am central time/Chicago or 6am UK. Adjust to wherever you are located.

*Each artisan can submit 5 total projects per challenge month. 

*Anything goes topic shaped cards and/or shaped tags must be new within the month (no backlinking).

*sorry for wrong last day of the month, February always throws my brain cells off!

*Link to your specific project post. 

*We would love for you to include our participants badge in your posting and/or on your blog homepage to help blogland know about HQFSCAT. 

Use the Mister Linky widget tool to enter each of your projects. 

 

HQFSCAT #4 theme of anything goes on shaped card or shaped tag + #3 trailblazer brag honors

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