Heart's Quest Celebrations #5 in 2026 (or #29 consecutive) BEWAS themes + opt Grads + #4 brags

 Heartfelt Wishes for #29 or (#5 in 2026) 

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges blog or HQCOLCB

*Themes each month are "BEWAS"= Birthdays, Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries and/or Sympathies. An optional celebration theme will be be offered each month. May 2026's (#29) option theme is "School/College Graduation''. 

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Time Period: May 3-31, 2026 will be competition #5 for 2026

or #29 from our very beginning.

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Design Inspiration=

from DT Alyson: Good-bye! 

BEWAS/ B for Birthday

(This is our last month with Alyson and her marvelous artistic creations. She will still be actively creating for other endeavors. We wish her the best and thank her for the many months she's brightened HQCOLCB!)

and

new DT member Granmargaret: WELCOME!

optional theme: Graduation

and

new DT member Bonnie Lynn: WELCOME!

(first project will be next month)

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DT/owner Becca S

BEWAS/ S for Sympathy #1:

and

S for Sympathy #2:

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Guest DT honoree Ans

blog homepage = https://dekaartenvanonsmam.blogspot.com/

profile: My name is Ans Gilbert, I live in the north of the Netherlands, with my husband and our border collie Dexter. Love to be creative and cardmaking is one of my hobbies.

#5/29th project photo: B/BEWAS for birthday

Thank you so much to our Guest DT Ans plus DT members for marvelous May inspiration projects for HQCOLCB!!

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SKIP over the brags section to participate in #29 (May 2026)

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BRAG Recognitions: from April 2026 #4 (or our 28th session)

There were 15 entries from 8 artisans!!

BEST BEWAS Entry:

#12  by Jolanda =

Such a lovely springtime birthday card! 

BEST BEWAS honor also has a Guest DT invite for June 3, 2026 for our 30th challenge session. 

To accept, please use "HQCOLCB Best BEWAS GDT" in the subject line. Send to:

questbybecca@gmail.com

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Favorite Options: (April was Spring season)

Springtime Fave:

entry #4  by Granmargaret

Granmargaret's Easter bunny card is festive & fun!

Favorite Option(s) Badge:

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Cupid's Picks 3 mentions:

entry #7 by The Crafty Den 

entry #10  by Maria' 

entry #13  by Helen 

your badge to share: \/

Congrats to our 5 honorees for wonderful entries!

Thanks to our other artisans who supported HQCOLCB during April!

Please return with new projects for May and invite a friend to come play here too!  

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Participation in #5 for 2026

(= #29 from when HQCOLCB was created)

* each participant can link 5 total main theme(s) and/or optional theme projects per challenge session 

*use the Mister Linky Widget tool for submitting entries:

HQ Celebrations of Love #5 Themes of EWA and/or optional Graduation or grade promotion starts 2 May 2024

  Heartwarming Wishes for #5 Competition

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges blog

(HQCOLCB)

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*Themes each month are open to: Engagements, Weddings, and Anniversaries. (EWA) 

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*An optional celebration theme will be be offered each month as well. 

May 2024's #5 optional celebration theme is 'graduation/grade promotion'.

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Formats: cards, gift tags, gift card/money holders, package toppers, scrapbook/journal/TN layouts

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Competitions will start on the 2nd day of each month and end on the last day per month.

May 2-31, 2024 will be competition #5.

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Design Inspiration:

from owner Becca S:

#5 EWA theme = W : wedding card

look closely at 2 of the red candy hearts that say 'marry me'

Too sweet!

and

Project #2: graduation card

(I apologize for this being late. It will be added sometime May 2. The card is started but not finished. My husband had surgery last Thursday and my scheduling has been more caregiving and household stuff rather than usual crafting/computer time.)

Added at 3:38 am central time May 2!!! I just stayed up to get this done!

Glitter paint on stars needed drying time so that was part of my delay in the wee hours! :) I'll rest better with my few hours of sleep knowing that this got completed. 

inside pic: I kept it simple for a masculine community college graduate =

Share some celebration love this month at HQCOLCB!

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Bragging Rights from #4 April 2-30, 2024

There were 21 total projects submitted for #4!!

Cupid's Pick of Best E.W.A. Project is #8 by Beebeebabs!

Congratulations!

(Guest Invite for #6 June 2nd if you'd like to accept. Email message to me/Becca at questbybecca@gmail.com)

(your bragging right badge)

project photo:

Awesome anniversary card, Beebeebabs!!!!

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Cupid's Pick of Best  2024 Theme Option (Birthday/new birth) Project was made by Elizabeth H ! 

Congratulations!

(your bragging right badge)

Entry #7  by Elizabeth H  =

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Cupid's Picks of Top 3 

Congratulations go to these wonderful artisans: Carol Cel, Leslie T, and Elle-jeanne!!!

(badge for copying/pasting to recognizer's blogs)

entry #2 by Carol Cel  = 

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entry #10 by Leslie T=

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entry #20 by Elle-jeanne =

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Thanks to these brilliantly creative artisans for supporting HQCOLCB!

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DT Call:

if interested in this monthly challenge blog's new design team for 2024, please send owner Becca Sadler an inquiry email message =

questbybecca@gmail.com

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PARTICIPANTS:

Use this Mister Widget tool to attach your project photo/blog link, please.

Cupid's Picks for bragging rights will be available and the number of picks will vary depending on the total submissions. The EWA themes' entries will be evaluated for a "Best of" and those submitting the option theme will be eligible for a "Best of Pick" too! Then Cupid's Top 3 Picks will be selected from the at-large submissions.

Each participant can enter up to 5 projects per month. Remember May's #5 competition is open to just EWA projects or the option of Graduation/grade promotion celebration.  EWA is Becca's code for Engagements, Weddings, and Anniversaries. 

Deadline is the last day of May-- May 31, 2024 at 12am central time Chicago.

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