HQFSCAT #1 anything goes theme on shaped card or tag starts 2 Jan 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 tags that are not rectangles (4 corners, 2 sides longer than other 2). 

Any season or occasion, family friendly topic is welcome--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 #1 will begin January 2, 2025 and will finish on January 31, 2024. 

Bragging rights and Guest DT invites are available as we participate for inspiration, sharing and for fun. A "Best of Shaped Cards" and a "Best of Shaped Tags" will receive top honors each month. Trailblazers (3) will be selected for entries of # 1-40; (5) will be selected for entries of #41-80;  etc. 

The "Best of" winners  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 Guest DT Invite will be for March 2/#3 challenge. 

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

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Design Team Inspiration

DT member Deanne=

penguin tag 

and

side-profile girl's edge card

and

DT/owner Becca=

oval tag 

and 

heart card 

Super ideas!

Thanks for visiting HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags design team members: Deanne and Becca

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Participants:

*#1 is open January 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. 

*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. 

HQFSCAT Quick Preview #7 with shaped card and shaped tag inspiration on 12 December 2024

 Welcome to HQFSCAT! 

Welcome Inspiration Preview #7 for

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

basic challenge blog info: *will be anything goes (on a shaped card or tag)

*no standard rectangle shapes accepted

*participants will be able to enter 5 shaped cards/tags per month

*bragging rights will be called 'trailblazers' and each month, a random-picked Guest DT honoree will be announced and will return the month after the announcement

purpose of post: preview inspiration share of 2 prior-made projects by DT member Deanne ===>>

when: December 12, 2024; first challenge quest will begin on January 2, 2025

PREVIEW of previous made projects made by HQFSCAT DT Deanne:

what: inspiration project #1 made recently by Deanne

snowman face-shaped tag (could be an ornament)!!

and

what: inspiration project #2 also made recently by Deanne

a sweater-shaped card with die-cuts!!

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Thank you so much DT Deanne for sharing 2 more samples of your artistry with shaped cards and tags!

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posted by owner/DT Becca= 

If interested in being part of the design team, there is a page with DT information and how to contact me. 

  

HQFSCAT Quick Preview #6 of shaped card and shaped tag inspiration on 10 December 2024

  Welcome to HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

basic challenge blog info: *will be anything goes (on a shaped card or tag)

*no standard rectangle shapes accepted

*participants will be able to enter 5 shaped cards/tags per month

*bragging rights will be called 'trailblazers' and each month, a random-picked Guest DT honoree will be announced and will return the month after the announcement

purpose of post: preview inspiration share of 2 prior-made projects by DT member Deanne ===>>

when: December 10, 2024; first challenge quest will begin on January 2, 2025

PREVIEW of previous made projects made by HQFSCAT DT Deanne:

what: inspiration project #1 made recently by Deanne

snowman-shaped tag !

and

what: inspiration project #2 also made recently by Deanne

a Santa puppy-shaped card with die-cuts

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Thank you so much DT Deanne for sharing 2 more samples of your artistry with shaped cards and tags!

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posted by owner/DT Becca= 

If interested in being part of the design team, there is a page with DT information and how to contact me. 

  

HQFSCAT Quick Inspiration Preview #5 about shaped cards and tags on 6 Dec 2024

 Welcome to HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

basic challenge blog info: *will be anything goes (on a shaped card or tag)

*no standard rectangle shapes accepted

*participants will be able to enter 5 shaped cards/tags per month

*bragging rights will be called 'trailblazers' and each month, a random-picked Guest DT honoree will be announced and will return the month after the announcement

purpose of post: preview inspiration share of 2 prior-made projects by DT member Deanne ===>>

when: December 6, 2024; first challenge quest will begin on January 2, 2025

what: inspiration project #1 made recently by Deanne

#- shaped card 

and

what: inspiration project #2 also made recently by Deanne

scalloped-top & bottom tag

Thank you so much DT Deanne for sharing 2 samples of your past artistry with shaped cards and tags!

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posted by owner/DT Becca

  

HQFSCAT Preview #4 Inspiration Samples on 3 December 2024

  Welcome to HQFSCAT! 

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags

basic challenge blog info: *will be anything goes (on a shaped card or tag)

*no standard rectangle shapes accepted

*participants will be able to enter 5 shaped cards/tags per month

*bragging rights will be called 'trailblazers' and each month, a random-picked Guest DT honoree will be announced and will return the month after the announcement

purpose of post: preview inspiration share of 2 prior-made projects by DT member Deanne ===>>

when: December 3, 2024; first challenge quest will begin on January 2, 2025

PREVIEW of previous made projects made by HQFSCAT DT Deanne:

what: inspiration project #1 made recently by Deanne

dog-eared top tag tied to a treat bag!

and

what: inspiration project #2 also made recently by Deanne

a jumbo word shaped card with die-cuts

Thank you so much DT Deanne for sharing 2 more samples of your artistry with shaped cards and tags!

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posted by owner/DT Becca

 

Quick inspiration preview 2 on 28 November 2024

 Welcome to HQFSCAT! 

purpose of post: a 2nd preview inspiration share of a prior-made stocking/Santa boot-shaped Christmas card

when: November 28, 2024; first challenge quest will begin on January 2, 2025

what: inspiration project #1

by Becca S

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Welcome Preview on 27 November 2024

 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 tags that are not rectangles (2 sides longer than the other 2 sides). 

Any season or occasion if family friendly is welcome--anything goes.

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 #1 will begin January 2, 2025 and will finish on January 31, 2024. 

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 banner and badge graphics will be created during late November and December 2024, so keep checking back to see what's new. 

Design Team Call

If interested in creating 1 shaped card or tag project per month, comment on a designated # assigned to you, are a HQFSCAT blog follower, and agree to share HQFSCAT graphics and your DT projects on your personal blog and other social media endeavors, please email this blog owner: 

Becca S

questbybecca@gmail.com

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These are some shaped cards and tags that I've made during 2024:

   square

and

round

and

"dog-eared"

and

mixed

and

pheasant/bird

and

pumpkin

and

gingerbread cookie

and

heart

and

another heart

<3  **  <3  **  <3

Thanks for reading this introductory posting for a new crafting challenge blog beginning its acceptance of submissions on January 2, 2025. 

-- Becca S