FQ Country Christmas #4.5 Midway post on 21 January 2024

 Howdy! FarmQuest Country Christmas #4.5

January 21 is almost the midway point for the 4th competition at FQCCCB!

#4 started January 7 and will end February 5, 2024.

Theme will always be AGCC:

Anything Goes Country Christmas

*snowy/icy winter landscape scenes

*snowy/icy winter elements

*Christmas decorated outdoor buildings and elements

*country = rural, outdoors

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Extra wintery country Christmas inspiration:

Owner/DT = Becca:

extra project to share for Jan 25-Feb 5: tag with penguins, snowflakes, and stars

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card format

AGCC elements: 'winter', snowy dots, stars, nature (tree)

Make sure to use this link to go back to the main posting to see what was created by our Guest Designer  and the Design Team (Deanne, Nana Connie, Mary and I).

Formats are: cards, gift tags, gift card/money holders, and/or package toppers (think of jam jars, cocoa mix jars, cookie tins, candy bags, etc.)

Each participant can enter 5 times during the offset month-long competition.

#4 started January 7, 2023 and will end February 5, 2024.

LINK=

https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/fqcccb-4-starts-on-7-january-2024-for.html

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Continuing our quest for farm country creativity during the winter holidays,

FQCCCB

Design Team members: Deanne, Nana Connie, Mary S, and owner Becca

  

 

FQCCCB #4 starts on 7 January 2024 for anything goes country Christmas theme

 Howdy! Welcome to the country farm family of challenge blogs called FarmQuest!

This is the 4th challenge blog focused on farm and/or country topics with this specifically to Christmas and winter/snow/ice season outdoor decorations and landscape scenes. 

FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog

Competitions are always AGCC:

Anything Goes Country Christmas (and again by country, I mean rural/outdoors).

Competitions start and end at 12am CT/Chicago time. Competitions start on the 7th of a month and end on the following 5th.

#4 = January 7-February 5, 2024

Accepted formats are: cards, gift card holders, tags, and/or package toppers like those for treat bags. Think of this as paper-crafting items to give-away at holiday time. 

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The FQCCCB Design Team for Competition #4 is:

DT Mary=

AGCC elements: decorated front door; snowy steps and trees by the door; faux snow using doily; 'season's greetings' sentiment

DT Deanne=

AGCC elements: pine branch with pinecones, cardinal, snow, sentiment 'Christmas'

DT Nana Connie=

AGCC elements: berry foliage, cardinal, sentiment "season"

DT/owner Becca=

AGCC elements: trees/forest, snow, snowman face, sentiment "season"

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Project #2 with a AGCC tag (snowy mountain lake):

Thanks gals for these lovely nature in winter snow settings cards!

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If you're interested in joining the Design Team or to do periodic guest designing, then email me, the owner, Becca S =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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LINK-Up for #4

Re-read this post and check the blog sidebar before submitting for the first time. I hope you like the concept themes and will come back often to participate!

FQCCCB #3 Bragging Rights Announcement posted on 5 January 2024

 Grand Champion Card Entry and the Best 3 Wintery Winners Announcement

for FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog's #3 competition

December 7, 2023-January 5, 2024

Anything Goes Country Christmas or "AGCC" with 4 accepted format categories of cards, gift tags, gift card/money holders, and package toppers.

Summary:

We had 17 entries submitted by 13 artists for our #3 competition!!! Woo-hoo! YEE-HAW!!

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 Four (4) artisans will receive bragging rights for FQCCCB's #3 competition! 

1 artisan picked for Grand Champion Card with all entries being card formats.

Our Grand Champion Card Category Winner is Vicki D.!!!

 #6 submission by Vicki D:

Spectacular!!

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Sharing the (at large) Best 3 Wintery Winners badge for FQCCCB's #3 competition:

Best 3 Wintery Winners artisans are: Elizabeth, Lorraine, and Chrissy!!!

KUDOS!!!!

#2 by Chrissy B =

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#10 by Lorraine L. =

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#14 by Elizabeth H. =

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These were all excellent card entries!

We do want to encourage readers to try the different format categories and promote this blog's uniqueness within the Christmas challenge blogs that are available online! There were no gift tags, gift card/money holders or package toppers entered for Competition #3.  All entries were cards. 

We are grateful for our followers, readers, and most especially the participants! All of the entries have been fabulous country wintery scenes! Thanks for making round #3 a success! (#3 had 17 submissions. #2 had 20 entries! #1 had 19 projects!) DT member Deanne assisted me for the bragging rights selections. Thanks, Deanne!

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FQCCCB #4 will launch at 12 am central time/Chicago on Sunday, January 7, 2024 and the mailbox will close on February 5, 2024.

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Continuing our quest for farm country creativity all year long,

FQCCCB 

Deanne, Nana Connie, Mary, and Becca