FarmQuest Country Christmas Competition #2 Bragging Rights Announcement

 Grand Champion Card Entry and the Best 3 Wintery Winners Announcement

for FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog's #2 competition

November 7-December 5, 2023

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 20 entries submitted by 11 artists for our second competition!!! Woo-hoo! There were 19 entries submitted by 12 artisans for our very first competition!!! YEE-HAW!!

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 Four (4) artisans will receive bragging rights for FQCCCB's #2 competition! 

1 artisan picked for Grand Champion Card.

Our Grand Champion Card Category Winner is Chrissy B!!!

The Grand Champion Card Category Entry Winner #13 submission by Chrissy:

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Sharing the (at large) Best 3 Wintery Winners badge for FQCCCB's #2 competition:

Best 3 Wintery Winners entry numbers and artisans are:

#9 by Ellie, #16 by MaryAnn Scrapbooking and #17 by Pauline C!!!

KUDOS!!!!

#9 by Ellie=

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#16 by Maryann Scrapbooking=

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#17 by Pauline C=

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We 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 #1. 

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 #2 a success! (#2 had 20 entries! #1 had 19 projects!) DT member Deanne assisted me for the bragging rights selections. Thanks, Deanne!

FQCCCB #3 will launch at 12 am central time/Chicago on Thursday, December 7, 2023 and the mailbox will close on January 5, 2024.

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

FQCCCB 

Deanne, Nana Connie, Mary, and Becca

FQ Country Christmas #2.75 Extra Reminder on 29 Nov 2023

Quick Post for an extra reminder for #2

at

FarmQuest Country Christmas challenge blog

excerpt from my personal blog:

Purpose: this posting showcases an extra bonus inspiration card that works for FarmQuest Country Christmas and some other current challenge blogs

When: sharing on November 29, 2023; FQCCCB's #2 (#2.5 and #2.75) competition ends at the start of December 5, 2023 (12am central time/Chicago)

What:

below: closeup of upper panel for alcohol marker applications

below: closeup of lower panel with stamping of trail sign, 2 short pine trees, and the doily accent area

Notes:

1. tree print cardstock panel = Frosted Friends collection by Fancy Pants Design

2. tree panel enhanced with alcohol markers = Nuvo

3. trail sign and sentiment stamps = Pixi Dust Designs' Christmas Gnomes set

4. short pine tree stamp = unknown

5. white doily section, gold metallic pen, pink pearl gems = stash

6. black ink pad = Hero Arts

7. rich cocoa brown ink pad= Memento

8. pink geometric print paper= Art Skills (I think)

9. white A2 card folded left side = unmarked purchase from Amazon

Where: FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog; opened in October 2023 and is in its 2nd competition that ends on Dec 5. This is an extra inspiration card for it.

current #2 posting with the link-up tool to participate= link=https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/fqcccb-2-agcc-theme-starts-7-november.html 

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Season's Greetings from farm country!

FQCCCB owner/DT Becca S

(FQCCB design team members: Mary S, Deanne C-S, and Nana Connie)

FQCCCB #2 AGCC Theme starts 7 November 2023

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

This is the 3rd challenge blog focused on farm and/or country topics with this one 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.

#2 November 7-December 5, 2023

Competitions start on the 7th of a month and end on the following 5th.

Accepted formats are: cards, gift card holders, gift tags, and/or package toppers like those for treat bags. 

Think of this as easy paper-crafting items to give-away at holiday time. 

Keep your occasions/sentiments to expressions like winter wishes, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and others that fit for December and January like Boxing Day. 

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FQCCCB #2 Guest Designer = Granmargaret from Australia!!!

https://granmargaret.blogspot.com/2023/11/farm-quest-country-christmas-2-anything.html

[format: card; AGCC elements: barn siding, deer, decorated barn, pickup with tree, ornaments, wood slices]

Granmargaret's got such festive blend of farm + woods/forest for Christmas country charm!  

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The FQCCCB Design Team for Competition #2 is:

DT member Nana Connie=

[format: card; AGCC elements: cardinal, horse, pine needles, poinsettias, snow]

and

DT member Deanne=

[AGCC elements:  for nature/outdoors=trees, snowy mounds, wintery sky, deer; and then for Christmas= "happy holidays"]

and

NEW/Welcome to DT member Mary S=

[format: card; AGCC elements: Victorian home, stone fence and gate, snowy hills/slopes]

and

Owner/DT member Becca=

[format: gift tags; AGCC elements: outdoor scenes, snowflakes, snowmen, wintery frosty colors ]

Woo-wee!!! Aren't these full of wintery countryside charm?!?!!!

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Thanks so very much for coming to the countryside for Christmas crafting!

Becca, Deanne, Mary S and Nana Connie

with #2 Guest Designer Granmargaret (Margaret Ashby)

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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 #2

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