FQCCCB #8.5 Reminder Notice Announcement on 21 May 2024

 

Howdy! FarmQuest Country Christmas #8.5

May 21 is almost the midway point for the 8th competition at FQCCCB!

#8 started May 7 and will end June 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:

new FQCCCB DT member = LeeAnn:

Thanks, LeeAnn, for sharing this rural home decorated for a white Christmas!!

and

Owner/DT = Becca: 

PROJECT #1: mini slimline of birds and pine!

and

PROJECT #2: mini slimline of deer

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

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.

#5 started May 7, 2023 and will end June 5, 2024.

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https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/fqcccb-8-anything-goes-country.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, LeeAnn and owner Becca

  

FQCCCB #8 Anything Goes Country Christmas starts 7 May 2024 plus #7 Bragging Rights

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

This is the 8th challenge blog focused on farm and/or country topics with this specifically to Christmas and winter/snow/ice season outdoor decorations and snowy weather, nature, 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.

#8 = May 7- April 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 #8 is:

DT Mary S:

and showing the tags out of the card pockets:

[AGCC elements: snowman, kitten, reindeer and snowflakes] 

and

DT Deanne:

[AGCC elements: snow, old truck, pine trees, barns]

and

DT Nana Connie:

[AGCC elements: snowy sky behind Santa; snowflakes on ribbon; holly]

and

new DT member LeeAnn M.:

[AGCC elements: barn, wreath and lights, snowy pine trees]

farm country vibes: barn siding paper and burlap

and

DT/owner Becca S:

[AGCC elements: peppermint-striped amaryllis, berries, pines, holly, pinecones, cardinal]

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Thanks so much FQCCCB design team for the variety of winter Christmas outdoor scenes!

Wintery wishes from Mary, Deanne, Nana Connie, LeeAnn, and Becca!!

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#7 Bragging Rights Announcement from 20 entries:

Congratulations to Margreet, Ans, Chrissy, Nicolette, and Elle-jeanne!!!

*Grand Champion Package Topper

entry #5 by Margreet:

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*Grand Champion Card

entry #16 by Ans G:

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Best 3 Wintery Winners:

entry #6 by Chrissy=

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entry #7 by Nicolette=

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entry #11 by Elle-jeanne=

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We are loving all these terrific outdoor wintery Christmas projects! Thanks gals for your wonderful variety!

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the FarmQuest challenge blogs are:

a. FarmQuest; themes on farm or country topics; 14th and 28th of each month

b. FarmQuest General Store; anything farm and/or country goes; May 7- June 5 is the new competition

c. FarmQuest HomeStyle Kitchen; anything food goes (kitchen, pantry, produce market included); May 2- May 31 is the current competition

d. FarmQuest Country Christmas; anything goes country Christmas (exterior holiday decorations and/or snowy winter scenes/nature); May 7- June 5 is the new competition

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Participants: please link 1-5 wintery outdoor/exterior/rural Christmas snowy or holiday decoration type cards, gift tags, gift card/money holders, package toppers to FQCCCB #8 between May 7-June 5, 2024.

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