HQFSCAT #11 anything goes on shaped card and or shaped tag theme + #10 Shaped Winners and Trailblazer brags

Welcome to: 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; also z-folds, dimensional cards, etc.  

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

Competition #11 will run November 2-30, 2025. 

Bragging rights of Best Shaped Card w/ Guest DT invite plus Best Shaped Tag w/ Guest DT invite are available as we participate for inspiration, sharing and for fun. Trailblazers or honorable mentions (3) will be selected for entries of # 1-40. 

Check the homepage sidebar for more details.

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Design Team Inspiration section

special Guest DT Miss Mudge =

Cricut Design Space project blog link

 = https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/68eab8578e2a600357789d28

her personal blog post link = https://missmudge.blogspot.com/2025/11/guest-designing-for-my-hearts-quest.html

Anniversary Acorn-shaped card:

and

new DT member Alyson =

Mason Jar-shaped Christmas card:

and

DT member Deanne =

filled Santa-shaped mug card:

+

cardinal round-shaped Christmas gift tag:

reverse side:

and

DT member Becca =

encouragement shaped card: square

and

shaped tag: dog-ear topped Christmas tags/package topper

PLUS

Guest Design Team invite honoree for shaped tag: no response 

biography profile + blog link=

plus

Guest Design Team Invite honoree for shaped card: no response

blog:

profile: 

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Awesome!

Super creative shape structures for cards and tags!

Delightful inspiration projects!

<3 -- <3 -- <3

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

design team members: Special Guest Miss Mudge, new Alyson, Deanne, Martina (taking a break) and Becca

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Brag honor recognitions from #10 October 2-31, 2025

There were 19 submissions!! Thank you! 

Congrats to these 5 artisans' entries: Ans, Maria', Erna/Anreda, Jackie C and Carrie S!

<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 #1 made by Ans  : -shaped card 

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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 #6 made by Maria'  :  

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PLUS

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

entry #3 made by Erna/Anreda = fancy fold -shaped card

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entry #5 made by Jackie C = fancy fold -shaped card

and

entry #16 made by Carrie S = fancy fold-shaped card w/belly band

Superb ideas for shaped creations shared for HQFSCAT #10! Thank you for making it so difficult to decide! We appreciate each and every artisan who has participated!  

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Participants:

#11 is open November 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).

*The only shaped card or shaped tag not allowed is a standard four 90* degrees corners rectangle. Variations like dog-ear topped, rounded corners, scallop-topped, z-fold and/or deckle-edged 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.

 *Please check the brags section to see if your project was selected for Best Shaped Card or Best Shaped Tag which both have Guest DT invites attached to their brag badge!!

Use the Mister Linky Widget tool for submitting your project(s):