Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags #1 in 2026 + #12 from 2025 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 #1 will run January 2-31, 2026. 

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

DT member Martina =

scallop-top shaped card: 

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DT member Alyson =

butterfly-shaped card:

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DT member Deanne =

coffee mug-shaped card:

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shaped tag: stair step top edge

and

WELCOME: new DT member Ilonka

scallop with curves top edge variation card

and

DT/owner Becca =

 shaped card: arch top slimline card

and

shaped tag: heart shaped wood gift tag

PLUS

Guest Design Team invite honoree for shaped tag: pine tree shape tag

blog: https://craftystamping.blogspot.com/2026/01/guest-designer-hearts-quest-for-shaped.html

profile :  I am delighted to be a Guest Designer for Becca again.   I'm a mum to two grown up children and two gorgeous Grandchildren. I have been married to Jonathan my best friend for 40 years. I have been crafting for well over 20 years now and my favourite thing to create is definitely Mixed Media - it's a good day in the craft room when I come out with inky fingers!

project photo:

Very festive as home decoration or Christmas gift tag!!

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Guest Design Team Invite honoree for shaped card: curved & scallop curved sides card

blog: https://kaartjesvansigrid.blogspot.com/2026/01/hi-there-gastdesigner-hqfscat.html

profile: 

1. I'm Sigrid den Hollander, 53 years old and living in the Netherlands. I'm making cards and other creative projects for over more than 16 years now. Love to work with die-cuts, design papers, ink, pictures from magazines / books and a lot of other media. Next to being creative, I love nature, animals and spending time with family and loved ones. 

project photo:

 

Isn't this precious!!!

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Awesome!

Terrific shape structured variety for cards and tags!

Delightful inspiration projects!

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Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

design team members: Alyson, Deanne, Martina and Becca

Welcome Ilonka!

Guest DTs: Fiona W and Sigrid H

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Brag honor recognitions from #12 December 2-31, 2025

There were 11 submissions!! Thank you! 

Congrats to these 5 artisans' entries: Jose, Leslie, Diny, Pinky and Maryann Scrapbooking!

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Best of Shaped Cards entry by Jose #2

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

Entry #2 made by Jose:  wide snowflake-shaped card 

indoor and outdoor wintry scenes within her shaped card!

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and

Best of Shaped Tags by Leslie #7

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

Entry #7 made by Leslie Rose:  dog-ear top tag

Wintry and festive dog-ear topped shaped tag!

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

entry #3 made by Diny= round shaped card 

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entry #6 made by Pinky= top corners zig-zag tag 

and

entry #9 made by Maryann = gifts tags

Superb ideas for shaped creations shared for HQFSCAT #12! Thank you for making it so difficult to decide! We appreciate each and every artisan who has participated!  

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Participants:

#1 is open January 2-31, 2026. 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 or the date/theme 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):

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026!!