My HQFCB or old TFATU #5 in 2025 Anything Goes Fantasy choice Fairies DT card + May option Mermaid DT card

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post's purpose...the why: This posting showcases two design team projects for Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenges Blog. The main theme is always anything goes fantasy and the #5/May focus option is Mermaid. I've got one AGF choice and 1 focus option cards. 

when: #5 in 2025 for HQFCB starts May 3, 2025 and ends on May 31, 2025.

what: PROJECT #1 = Fairies in the Woodlands card

notes for #1:

1. all the products except five are Fairy Garden collection = Fancy Pants Designs (NEW to me; order received about 2 weeks ago and this was the first time to delve into the 'big bundle pack' -- papers, enamel dots, ephemera pack and sticker sheet)

2. the patterned cardstocks' scallops were traced using a stencil = very old multi-pack = Pebbles

3. pink cardstock started as a 6" square; I used a glass dessert plate for my template!!! = Art Skills for the cardstock

4. green dual-tip marker to ink the edges and make little grass lines = Art Skills

5. green butterfly came in a multi-color pack without the dots; I added dots with a fine tip brown marker from my stash to help it contrast a bit against the fern ephemera and the fairy print cardstock. = Crafter's Square for the butterfly stick-ons

6. gold puffy "hi" = THICKERS/American Crafts-

where: link-ups for #1:

A. Pin-spirational = new on May 1; theme is "Party in the Forest"; My card's papers look like garden or woodland overgrowth, with a frog, a butterfly, flowers and 2 fairies

link = https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/05/pinspirational-challenge-325-may-party.html

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B. Creative Moments; new on May 2; optional theme is patterned paper; MY fairies card has 2 traced/stenciled 'posies' from same sheet (reverse sides)= Fairy Garden collection = Fancy Pants Designs

link = https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-challenge-270-patterned-paper.html

C. Crafty Catz; new on May 2; optional theme May flowers; My fairies in the woodlands has flowers in the papers and 2 added ephemera

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-693-anything-goes-with-option.html

D. NBUS or Never Before Used Schtuff; new on May 1; theme is same as blog title; MY project #1's Fairy Garden Collection supplies are new to me; the order just arrived about 2 weeks ago and I've used some other papers from other collections but this was my first time to use the FG collection!!! 

link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/05/nbus-challenge-74.html

E. Try It On Tuesday; new on Apr 29; theme is "Deep in the Forest"; My fairies are in the woodlands; one fairy used to be a dandelion; ferns and mushrooms are growing; giant lily-of-the-valley flowers; frog; butterfly....

link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/04/deep-in-forest.html

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what: PROJECT #2 = Mermaid reclining on rock with dolphin friend

notes for #2 = mermaid

21. digi is free for personal use; provided by new DT member of HQFCB, Wendy R; go to our blog homepage to the pages category and look for Free for personal use images

22. mermaid image has blue glitter paint for her hair, light blue colored pencil applied to her face and neck, bold blue for her chest and teal green for tail = stash items

23. wood laser cut dolphin (1 of 2 out of 3 design/6 pack) = Crafter's Square

24. iridescent glitter acrylic paint applied to the dolphin

25. doodling lines = black retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickarts

26. navy blue cardstock started as 6" square and trimmed to 5.5" square = Art Skills

27. lighter blue cardstock scraps = Astrobrights/Neenah

28. the teal print paper = old SU

29. puffy stars and the 'magical moments' banner = THICKERS/American Crafts

where: link-ups for #2:

F. Creative Fingers; new on May 2; anything goes

link  https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-300.html

G. Creative Friday; starting week 2 of 2 on May 2; theme is illustration/image; MY mermaid card uses a digital mermaid image

link = https://creativefriday.blogspot.com/2025/04/creative-friday-384-illustration.html

H. Love To Craft; new on May 1 and open until June 15; theme is anything goes;

link = https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ltccb-86-anything-goes-ltccb-85-winner.html

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where: Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge Blog or the former TFATU (The Fairy and The Unicorn) #5 challenge post

link  https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/hqfcb-or-tfatu-5-theme-anything-goes.html

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