Heart's Quest Shaped Cards and Tags #16 (or #4 in 2026) + #3 for 2026 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 #4/2026 will run April 2-30, 2026. This is our 16th since we started. [from now on, we will start using consecutive numbering from our beginning session]

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 =

shaped card: triangle cuts folded 

and

shaped tag: dog-ears topped

and

DT member Alyson =

shaped card: typewriter with extended typed sheet

and

DT member Deanne =

shaped  card: camera with the lens/aperture interactive feature

closed: rounded corners with tab/button on top edge

and 

open: rounded corners with camera lens

extended up when it's open

and

shaped tag: scallop-topped + rounded corners

and

DT member Becca =

dog-ear topped shaped tag:

and

shaped card: z-fold card w/ left section expanded with circle sentiment 'tab'

and

overview pic:

and

not quite flat to see each section pic:

PLUS

Guest Design Team Invite honoree for shaped tag: Urska

blog: https://ustvarjalnioblacki.blogspot.com/2026/03/pomladni-tag.html

profile: My name is Urška...who has loved drawing, painting, coloring, cutting and creating all kinds of things since I was a little girl. My love for crafting has stayed with me to this day.

her HQFSCAT #4/2026 GDT - shaped tag project photos:

showing the scallop-topped tag with bottom rounded corners

 and

showing the cover tag (scallop-topped with saw teeth/zig zag edging on 3 sides) 

placed in front view photo:

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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: Martina, Alyson, Deanne and Becca

plus GDT Urska

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Brag honor recognitions from #3 March 2-31, 2026

There were 14 submissions by __ artisans!! Thank you! 

Congrats to these 5 artisans' 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 #12 made by Anreda  : magic box-shaped card 

Wow! The center focal piece rotates! Quite complex construction!

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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 #5 made by The Crafty Den  : dog-ears topped tag  

Such a lovely stenciled background with wee animals

 for Easter!

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PLUS

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

entry #6 by Vicki R  = shaped tag

 and

entry #11 by Trijntje  = shaped tag

entry #13 by Donna W = shaped card

Superb ideas for shaped creations shared for HQFSCAT #3 in 2026 (or our 15th since our beginning)! Thank you for making it so difficult to decide! We appreciate each and every artisan who participated!  

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Participants:

#16 is open April 2-30, 2026. (This is #4 for 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 in your posting and/or on your blog homepage to help blogland know about HQFSCAT.