Kleuren met Potloden Challenge Guest DT for 25 December 2025 reminder post

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: The purpose of this posting is to share a Guest DT invite honor from KMP or Kleuren met Potloden or Coloring with Pencils challenge blog. I'm delighted! Most of my participant entries have been my MMMJP entries that are geometric designs in my journaling notebook that are influenced by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. This GDT opportunity with KMP' sponsor RAM Stamps provided me with this sweet "Girl With Balloon" digital image. Per the title, images submitted are to be primarily colored with pencils. I've added sun, sky and ground to help give an outdoor setting. Reddish hair, clothes in blue, green and pink, the little girl is adorable! She's holding her cat blanket and balloon. 

when: KMP reminder post launches on 25 December 2025. 

what: Project #1 = Girl With Balloon encouragement card

how-to & vendor notes for #1 =

1. white CS was trimmed to arch shape after printing and coloring = Georgia Pacific

2. RAM Stamps digital image emailed to me by KMP to use for this reminder post Guest DT

3. star print paper = Lawn Fawn; freebie with order (I believe or maybe Scrapbook.com)

4. bright blue CS cut to 3.75" wide x 6.75" = Astrobrights/Neenah

5. enamel stars, heart, and dots = same pack by Freckled Fawn

6. sentiment banner sticker = Garden Party sticker book by Maggie Holmes/American Crafts

7. colored pencils = different vendors in my storage box; I added a blue sky (not rain), some yellow sun, little bit of brown tones for ground/road

a. if you look closely at the girl's face, you might see some pink to give her rosy cheeks; to me the cat face/body looked like it was a blankie and not an actual cat or kitten, so I chose pink ears and peach body/fur; her hair has orange, red, and yellow layers to get a tone that would go well with the star print paper....

8. black fine tip marker = Sharpie (for the outlining of the edges for the image and star paper)

9. Guava mini stamp pad = inked edges for the focal and star paper = Lawn Fawn

where #1 will be linked =

1A. Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap; new on Dec 25; theme/use at least 1 designer/patterned paper; My card's background for the colored image is a tonal star print paper that has its edges outlined in black

link = https://girlzcreativefunartofscrap.blogspot.com/2025/12/challenge-17.html

1B. Word Art Wednesday; new on Dec 17 and open for 3 weeks instead of 2; theme of anything goes that is God-honoring; My card has a sweet little girl holding her blankie and balloon; card says 'you are so loved'

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/12/annual-christmas-blog-hop-weeks-730-733.html

1C. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays; started on Dec 3 and open for a few more days; Anything Goes theme; my third entry

link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/12/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-december.html

1D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; open; Anything Goes; my first entry

link= https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/12/268-december-21-polkadoodles.html

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where to find KMP or Kleuren met Potloden blog post (reminder) link =

https://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.com/2025/12/gastdesignerdag-reminder-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is a non- owner or non-regular DT commitment; this is a Guest DT invite for KMP

* owner/DT = CCC; ConBC; AA; HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB

* DT member only = PRS

Loving my Ally's Angels #101 DT project on 15 December 2025

  Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting showcases my newest design team (DT) inspiration project for Ally's Angels, a crafting challenge blog. The theme is always anything goes. For quite awhile for my AA design projects I've used old neglected stamps, maybe a few newer stamps and/or inked focal area or backgrounds. I'm going to continue this into 2026. New to me, first usages, for the plants/leaves & flowers frame stamp & the 'thinking of you' stamp from Bo Bunny are used for #101's focal! 

when: #101 starts on December 15, 2025 and ends on January 12, 2026!!!

what: Project #1 = 

how-to &/or vendor notes for #1 =

1. lime green bright CS panels with center focal 4" square and the base at 5.75" square = Astrobrights/Neenah

2.  plant frame stamp & t.o.y. stamp are 2 of 4 stamps = Willow and Sage set/collection by Bo Bunny 2021 = just received; new to me/1st time to use both stamps

3. navy pearls and gold/distressed puffy flower stickers = diff. packs by Crafter's Square

4. deep blue colored pencil used to outline the center focal = stash item

5. white cardstock layer cut but not quite a square = Georgia Pacific

6. mini stamp pads (Walnut/brown, Pumpkin Spice/orange, Guava/pink-orange, Fish Tank/blue) & Walnut used for the plant frame stamp & Fish Tank used for the sentiment stamp

7. green ink/marker = stash

8. paper towel strips (textured) = home item; used to dab inks for framing the focal panel

where #1 will be linked/shared:

1A. NBUS; Dec 1 start date/still open; Never Before Used Schtuff; YES! The stamp set is a new to me purchase recently from Peachy Cheap website/newsletter; the focal has 2 of the 4 stamps in the set

link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2025/12/nbus-challenge-81.html

1B. Stamping Sensations; Sunday Dec 7 start date; fantasy or anything goes; My card's 2 stamps on the focal are for anything goes

link = https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2025/12/december-challenge.html

1C. Girlz Rebel challenge; new on Dec 10; anything goes

link = https://girlzrebelchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/12/challenge-47-alles-mag.html

1D. Allsorts Challenge; new on Dec 6; NEW or anything goes; My card's focal has 2 new stamps for me; just purchased recently 

link = https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/12/challenge-838.html

1E. Word Power; new on Dec 4; theme is large font message focal/attention-getting word(s); My card has a large stamped "Thinking of You" in blue on neon green CS

link = https://wordpowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/12/word-power-december-2025-challenge.html

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where to find  AA's #101 blog post link =

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/12/allys-angels-101-anything-goes-theme.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* owner/DT = AA or Ally's Angels; ConBC; CCC; HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB. 

* DT member only = PRS

MMMJP #28 on 8 December 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: MMMJP is code for my personal blog series since March 2025 titled My Mondrian Mondays Journal Page(s). Mondrian is Piet Mondrian, a famous Dutch artist, best known by school kids for his geometric block paintings. Typically he painted with a limited color palette. Many of mine have used lots of tones and even added neutrals of grays and browns to his white and black.

when: Monday, December 8, 2025 is #28 entry page. 

what: Christmas & New Year's Wishes Merger

how-to & vendor notes:

1. journaling notebook; 80 pages with peach tone graph/grid lines = bought at Dollar General store

2. lots of colored pencils, mechanical pencil, 2 types of Sharpies, some markers = stash items; most of the color-filling is with colored pencils

3. rectangles and two sizes of arches = are from homemade stencils

4. balloons, 'wishes', stars, banner = from the same stencil sheet = Crafter's Square

where project will be linked:

1A. A Place To Start; December 1 start date; anything goes (not the option)

link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

1B. Let's Craft and Create; new on Dec 5th; anything goes

link = https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2025/12/challenge-226-ag-vintage-feel.html

1C. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays; new on Dec 3; anything goes

link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/12/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-december.html

1D. Word Art Wednesdays; new on Dec 3; anything goes that is positive; 

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/12/anything-goes-weeks-728-729.html

1E. Stencil Fun Challenge; new on Dec 2; anything goes using a stencil w/ opt of Winter; my color palette extended past reds and greens; stencil templates/shapes used for the rectangle larger shapes, arches, balloons, banner, stars and 'wishes'

link = https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2025/12/december-2025-stencil-fun-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

***this is a non-design team connected project

where to find my design team commitments:

*DT member only = PRS

*owner/DT = CCC, ConBC, AA, HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT; also FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB and FQGGCB.