HQFCB (or TFATU) #12 with Anything Goes Fantasy and focus option ANGEL starts 7 Dec 24 plus #11 honored artisans

 Best Wishes and Sweet Dreams at 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog!

(formerly known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn)

#12 challenge for 2024 is always AGF= anything goes fantasy

still starting on 1st Saturday of each month ===> December 7-31, 2024

December's fantasy focus option is Angel!!

(#11 Bragging rights are the last section of the posting.)

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Honoree Inspiration

October 2024's Overall Winner Marlene A. was invited to be Guest DT for December. She accepted and project pick is the focus Angel option. 

 December 2024 Guest DT Marlene!

Fantastic Birthday Angel card!

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December's design inspiration showcase from the DT members:

 Vannessa, Granmargaret, Becca and Claire

DT member Claire= focus option Angel

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DT member Vannessa = focus option Angel

and

DT member Granmargaret = focus option Angel

and

owner/DT Becca with 2 = AGF choice of gnomes plus focus option Angel

view with the album: 

and

<3  --  <3  --  <3

Thanks gals for finishing 2024 with amazing imaginative creations!

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Participants:

1. There is a page with free clipart images to use for some of the more uncommon fantasy creatures that we don't see normally on the blog.  

2. Bragging rights post for December will be published within the January posting.  

3. In order to be eligible for the new bragging rights about the month's focus, you will have to create at least 1 angel project. 

4. In order to be eligible for at-large overall winner or Top 3/Top 5, you have to submit at least 1 of any fantasy creature project. 

5. Have fun all month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog (previously known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn). We accept more than fairies or unicorns, so think about Cupid, angels, gnomes, mermaids, dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, and others.

7. AND brand new for July 2024, we've expanded the formatting to more than cards such as home decorations, journals, tags, gift bags, etc.

LINK tool =

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/33aa4df53fd34aa0a72be78789119758

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BRAGGING RIGHTS #11:

#11/November 2024 honorees are: Deanne, Karen, Yvonne, Pauline and Silke!

Overall Winner: #1 entry by Deanne 

Focus option centaur/minotaur/faun winner: entry #5 Karen C 

Top 3 Picks: #7 Silke, #4 Pauline and #3 Yvonne

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*Overall Winner for November 2024 with a Guest DT invite for January 2025 is: Entry #1  made by Deanne = 

(email owner/DT Becca S if you want to be the Guest DT =

beccasheartland@gmail.com)

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Best Centaur/minotaur/faun option winner for November 2024

Entry # 5 made by Karen C!!

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*Top 3 selected from the remaining participants: mixed order

Entry #3 made by: Yvonne

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Entry #7 made by: Silke

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Entry #4 made by: Pauline

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

Heart's Quest Fantasy Design Team: Vannessa,  Granmargaret, Becca and Claire

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Leave some comment love on this post and/or on the DT members' blogs=

Vannessa H 

https://saffiresstamping.blogspot.com/

 Ilonka  http://meandmyscrapworld.blogspot.com/

 Granmargaret https://granmargaret.blogspot.com

 Claire http://claires-crafty-corner.blogspot.co.uk/

 Becca S https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

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HQFCB #11 November 2024 Anything Goes Fantasy Theme with focus option Centaur or Minotaur or Faun Plus #10 Brags

 Best Wishes and Sweet Dreams at 

Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog!

(formerly known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn)

#11 challenge for 2024 is always AGF= anything goes fantasy

still starting on 1st Saturday of each month ===> November 2-30, 2024

November's fantasy focus option is Centaur, Minotaur and/or Faun!!

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September 2024's Overall Winner ----- was invited to be Guest DT for November. Not accepted/maybe not seen.

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November's outstanding design inspiration showcase from the DT members:

 Vannessa, Granmargaret, Becca and Claire

DT member Claire= (November fantasy focus option of centaur):

So fierce! Hunter. Warrior. 

and

DT member Vannessa = (November focus option = centaur variation)

This girl and deer/doe hybrid is perfect for the forest's kingdom!

and

DT member Granmargaret = (November focus option = Centaur)

Your majesty, the honorable royal prince and his bride...possibly!

and

DT member/owner Becca = Project #1 (AGF choice of unicorn, fairies & dragon)

and Project #2= (November focus option = Centaur & Faun/Pan)

<3  --  <3  --  <3

Thanks gals for continuing 2024 with amazing imaginative creations!

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===>> for #10 BRAGGING RIGHTS, SKIP OVER THE NEXT SECTION

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Participants:

1. There is a page with free clipart images to use for some of the more uncommon fantasy creatures that we don't see normally on the blog. me/Becca's griffin image for the October main post is found on this page. 

2. Bragging rights post for October participants' brags will be found within this November main post.

4. In order to be eligible for the new bragging rights about the month's focus, you will have to create at least 1 Centaur or Minotaur and/or Faun project. 

5. In order to be eligible for at-large overall winner or Top 3/Top 5, you have to submit at least 1 of any fantasy creature project. 

6. Have fun all month at Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog (previously known as TFATU or The Fairy and The Unicorn). We accept more than fairies or unicorns, so think about Cupid, angels, gnomes, mermaids, dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, and others.

7. AND brand new since July 2024, we've expanded the formatting to more than cards such as home decorations, journals, tags, gift bags, etc.

LINK tool =

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/7c3a001b2a8a49798da60681f2460286

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BRAGGING RIGHTS #10:

#10 October 2024 competition are:

Overall Winner: #6 entry by Marlene A

Focus option Griffin winner: (none)

Top 3 Picks: #1 Andrea N, #5 Fiona, and #8 Yvonne!!!

*Overall Winner for October 2024 with a Guest DT invite for December 2024 is: Entry # 6 fairy made by = Marlene A.

(email owner/DT Becca S if you want to be the Guest DT =

beccasheartland@gmail.com)

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Marlene's card =

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Best Griffin option winner for October 2024

Entry # ---- made by (no one)

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and

*Top 3 selected from the remaining participants:

Entry #1 fairy made by: Andrea N

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Entry #5 fairy made by: Fiona W

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Entry #8 fairy made by: Yvonne

Congrats to our #10 Honorees! 

Thanks to all the #10 participants for supporting HQFCB!

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Sweet Dreams and Best Wishes!

Heart's Quest Fantasy Design Team: Vannessa,  Granmargaret, Becca and Claire

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Leave some comment love on this post and/or on the DT members' blogs=

Vannessa H 

https://saffiresstamping.blogspot.com/

 Ilonka  http://meandmyscrapworld.blogspot.com/

 Granmargaret https://granmargaret.blogspot.com

 Claire http://claires-crafty-corner.blogspot.co.uk/

 Becca S https://heartquestforloveandcountrycreativity.blogspot.com/

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TFATU soon to be HQFCB #11 Overall Winner and Top 3 Picks for November 2023

November 2023 Winner and Top 3 Picks Announcement

from The Fairy and The Unicorn challenge blog

Congrats to these 4 entries/artisans out of  submissions: Pauline C, Alica, Judy V, and Lori P!!!!

November 2023 Overall Winner is Pauline C!!

entry #3=

 our Overall Winner and gets a Guest DT invite!

-- if you're interested in being our January 2024 Guest Design Team member, please email Becca S, owner of TFATU (HQFCB) at beccasheartland@gmail.com

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Bragging rights for Top 3 Picks:

November #11 in 2023 Top 3 Picks in the order given by DT member Granmargaret are=

#19 Alica=

#12 Judy V= 

#18 = Lori P

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Fantastic fantasy characters! Well done! 

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DT Granmargaret offered to select since DT member Tracey stepped down during the challenge. These were her favorites from the amazing variety of quality entries. She had a very difficult time deciding. 

Thanks to everyone who participated in November! We've been pretty steady with entries thus far in 2023. We appreciate that. 

December 2023 #12 competition will start on December 2nd, the 1st Saturday of the month!!!

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Sweet dreams and best wishes!

TFATU** design team members and owner Becca S

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**TFATU will become part of Becca's Heart's Quest family of blogs for the January 6, 2024 posting. The blog banner color changes and so does the main title. The old name title will be included for 2024 as everyone adjusts. The blog's web address will stay the same too so that it's easy for our regular and past participants to find us. So keep the blog address saved/bookmarked on your browser!

*the challenges will still be anything goes fantasy (with exception of no longer accepting witches, wizards or Harry Potter characters or accessories)

*the challenges will still start on the 1st Saturday of each month and last most of the month 

*a DT Call will be announced soon

 

TFATU November 2023 #11 AGF theme main launch post

 Welcome to this month's challenge at The Fairy and The Unicorn challenge blog! We are looking forward to being razzled and dazzled with your magical fantasy creations!

[The Winner and Top 3 from last month's challenge were shared in a separate post.]  

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November 2023 Competition #11 (Nov 4-30) Challenge's theme is always ANYTHING GOES FANTASY! 

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GUEST Designer from September 2023 Competition #9 Overall Winner=

Emma T

using an image from Pink Ink Stamps

https://www.pinkinkdesigns.co.uk/product-page/copy-of-pink-ink-designs-stamp-thistlehogs-hedgehogs-plus-bonus-paper

inspired by the artwork by Natacha Chohra

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/984022447/thistlehogs-21cm-x-21cm-art-print

her card is using the stamp version from Pink Ink Stamps=

Thank you so much, Emma T!!! We appreciate your excitement to be this month's Guest Designer! And thanks for introducing all of us to a new fantasy creature! Emma's created a marvelous layered garden setting for these little thistlehogs! 

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more fantasy inspiration provided by our design team members:

Ilonka  = Alice in Wonderland

and

Claire  = gnome witch

and

Tracey  = snowflake fairy

and

Gale  = autumn witch

and

Granmargaret = birthday fairy

and

Becca  = garden gnomes

 Wonderful variety! (thistlehogs, Alice In Wonderland, gnomes, fairies, and witches) 

Thank you so much ladies for your fabulous fantasy makes!

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To enter the challenge please link up using the Inlinkz Tool Address:

LINK=

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/592949b028cf40c38cba0c9bd5987f41

 The DT rotates turns for selecting the winner and top 3. After the challenge ends, those selected for recognition will be announced in a separate post.

Deadline for November 2023's challenge competition is on the 30th.

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Best wishes and sweet dreams!

-- from the TFATU design team and owner Becca S.

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There will be some changes coming to TFATU in January 2024. 

I own 4 other challenge blog with 3 in the "FarmQuest family" and 1 called Heart's Quest, so to make things a bit more cohesive, I'm going to make TFATU part of the "Heart's Quest family". 

The new name is Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog. 

And the new blog banner and badge color is a light rose red.