FQ Country Christmas #5 starts 7 February 2024

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

This is the 5th 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.

#5 = February 7-March 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 #5 is:

DT Deanne=

AGCC elements: covered bridge, fencing/railing, snow, woods, holiday wreath and star

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DT Nana Connie=

AGCC elements: little elf, candle, fireflies, rocks, butterfly, leaves

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DT/owner Becca=

AGCC elements: trees, snowflakes & dots, stars, snowman, penguins

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 second project = tree themed gift tag

AGCC elements: trees, birds, snow/snowflakes

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DT  Mary =

AGCC elements: tag and card use different napkins for wintery images= snowmen, cardinals, snow

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So sorry for those viewing after Feb 17....

I'll try to re-create the bottom portion of the post

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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 #5 between February 7-March 5, 2024.

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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

and

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 #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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and

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

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 Midway Reminder #2.5

 Howdy! FarmQuest Country Christmas #2.5

November 21 is almost the midway point for the 2nd competition at FQCCCB!

#2 started November 7 and will end December 5, 2023.

Theme will always be AGCC:

Anything Goes Country Christmas

*snowy/icy winter landscape scenes

*snowy/icy winter elements; woodland animals in snowy settings

*Christmas decorated outdoor buildings and elements

*country = rural, outdoors

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Extra wintery country Christmas inspiration:

Guest Designer = Esther Asbury 

Esther's blog home page

Esther's a brilliant master of layers with lots of country farmhouse charm! We are very blessed to have her creative time and talents shared at FQCCCB! Thanks, dear!

[Christmas or winter elements: sentiments, snowflakes; winter clothing dressed snowman;

country/farm elements: plaid, checked gingham;

format: package topper which includes a tag on a white gift bag]

Owner/DT = Becca with card  

and a trio of gift card holders:

Wonderful winter wonderland inspiration!

Thanks!

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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, Mary, Nana Connie, and I).

We'd like to see entries for the different formats: package toppers, gift tags, gift card/money holders, and cards. With each participant able to submit 5 projects per monthly competition, each format could be done once with one format getting a 2nd. Come on! Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are just over a month away!!!

LINK=

https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/fqcccb-2-agcc-theme-starts-7-november.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

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#2.5 midway reminder post guest designer: Esther Asbury!!