Friday, May 2, 2025

HQFSCAT #5 theme of anything goes shaped card and or shaped tag + #4 Bragging Recognitions

 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 #5 will run May 2- 31, 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 Deanne =

kitchen mixer shaped tag front and back views


reverse side:


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shaped mug card-- this one in purple! 


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DT member Martina=

set of 4 dog-eared spring season tags

using her saved Graphic 45 paper scraps!


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and

DT/owner Becca=

take-out container-shaped card



plus

dog-eared chalkboard 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 honor recognitions from #4 April 2-30, 2025

There were 26 submissions!! The volume of entries jumped tremendously this month! Thank you! 

Congrats to these 5 artisans' entries: Carrie S, Fiona W, Leslie/L Rose, Ans G and Wendy L!!! 

<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 # 24 made by Carrie S  : hexagon-shaped 




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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 #6 made by Fiona W : tapered w/ dog-ear topped tag 




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Trailblazers "Trio" for either shaped card and/or shaped tag:

entry #12 made by Leslie/LRose = dimensional cross-shaped card


and

entry #20 made by Ans G= scallop-topped tag



and

entry #22 made by Wendy L = circle-shaped card

Superb ideas for shaped creations shared for HQFSCAT #4! Thank you for making it so difficult to decide! Our entry numbers really blossomed compared to the 3 previous challenges during April and we appreciate each and every artisan who has participated!  

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Participants:

*#5 is open May 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 per challenge month. 

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

*The only shaped card or shaped tag not allowed is a standard four 90* degrees corner rectangle. Variations like dog-ear topped, rounded corners, scallop-topped, a diagonal cut line on the top side (like with a z-fold card) are accepted.

*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 seen below:


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