Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity!, a personal crafting blog!
who: Hello! I'm Becca S who has been doing crafting blogging since 2010! During the past few years I've grown my ownership of specialty niche crafting challenge blogs. In the past 2 months I've changed the timelength of many of the blogs in order to provide more time for my husband, our dog and I to do some 1 day or overnight trips. On May 30 we spent the day at Lake Shelbyville and Clinton Lake (IL). June 9 I met two childhood/classmate girlfriends for a long lunch in Bloomington, IL. June 13 was spent at Lake Taylorville and Lake Lou Yaeger (IL). July 6 was spent again at Lake Shelbyville. July 13 was spent in Ottawa, IL. July 17 was a short trip over to Dwight, IL to see the Big Boy steam engine that is traveling across the country.
where: These 2 fantasy projects are for Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenges Blog #54. The blog post link and date/theme badge will be shown at the bottom of this posting.
when: HQFCB #54 begins August 6, 2026 and ends September 25, 2026.
why: HQFCB is 1 of 13 crafting challenge blogs that I own and am part of each design inspiration team. HQFCB was formerly known as The Fairy and The Unicorn that had at least 3 previous owners before me. I kept the name for about 2 years and then changed it to be part of my "Quest" family of challenges that I was building.
what: Project #1 = my anything fantasy goes choice of dragon
and a closeup to look at clear drops on the stars:
how-to & vendor notes for project #1: dragon with stars image is from The Paper Shelter
1. pale yellow cardstock folded across the top; 4.25" x 5.5" = Colorbok
2. star print glossy cardstock scrap cut = from multidesign pack = Crafter's Square
3. pale green with white dots print paper, cut to 3.5" x 5" = Simple Stories
4. pale green paper for bottom layer behind the dragon; fussy cut = Colorbok paper pack
5. blue and green gel pens = Paper Mate's Ink Joy set (2 of the 4 colors)
6. blue dual-tip marker = Jot
7. colored pencils in light blue, navy blue, celery green and pine green = Marvy Uchida
8. yellow washable marker = Jot
9. Pea Green alcohol marker = Arteza (for dragon's belly)
10. brown non-smudge retractable pen/marker = Zebra Clickart (for teeth and claws)
11. clear crystal drops = Nuvo (for stars)
12. white paper for printing image and then fussy cut after coloring/inking = Georgia Pacific
LINK-UPs for project #1: DRAGON card
1A. Wednesday's Creative Inspiration; new on Aug 5th; anything goes; I'm sharing my dragon card
link = https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-challenge-anything-goes.html
1B. The Paper Funday Challenge; new on Aug 5th; anything goes (not doing the option of fun/fancy fold); I'm sharing my dragon card
link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-2026-challenge-90-anything-goes.html
1C. I Spy With My Little Eye; a few days yet; theme is 'something with wings'; I'm sharing my dragon card. the dragon has tiny wings as well as wing-style ears
link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/07/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something-with.html
1D. Let's Craft and Create; new on Aug 5th; theme is AG or opt of distressed paper(s); I'm sharing my dragon card for A.G.
link = https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-234-ag-distressed-paper.html
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what: Project #2 = my anything fantasy goes choice of mermaid
and closeup to look at the metallic blue accents on the mermaid's tail along with the white chalk/wax waves and clouds:
how-to & vendor notes for project #2: digital image provided to HQFCB by DT member Wendy R. (THANKS, Wendy!!)
21. blue cardstock folded on left side approx. 5.75" high x 6"+ wide = Art Skills
22. pastel blue cardstock panel approx. 5.5" high x 5.25" wide = Colorbok
23. white paper, 2 layers = Georgia Pacific standard mini pack
24.white chalk 'writer' marker = Crafter's Square (it's waxy rather than chalky) used for clouds and waves
25. black retractable, doesn't smear pen/marker = Zebra Clickart (for bird wings)
26. Pea Green alcohol marker = Arteza + Beach Blue alcohol marker used under Pea Green on the bodice area
27. Blue metallic Crystal Nuvo Drops = Nuvo; Tonic Studios
28. pencil to stencil trace first + navy blue thin tip marker = dual-tip marker by Art Skills
29. bright blue dual-tip washable marker = Jot
30. yellow marker = Jot?
31. orange dual-tip marker = Jot
32. tan/light brown colored pencil = Marvy Uchida
LINK-UPs for project #2:
2A. Try It On Tuesday; new on Aug 4th; theme of 'make it colorful'; on project #2 with the mermaid, it is filled with yellows, orange, greens, blues, plus a rainbow ribbon side accent
link = https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2026/08/make-it-colourful.html
2B. Unicorn Challenge; new on Aug 4th; theme of 'layer it up'; on project #2, there is a base, a background layer, an image layer
link = https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-123-layer-it-up.html
2C. Dream Valley; started on July 27th; theme of hand-colored image; on project #2, there is a hand-colored mermaid image with colored pencil for her skin and markers for the rest w/ paint/Nuvo drops on her tail
link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-365-hand-coloured-image.html
2D. Dragonfly Dreams; new on Aug 2nd; theme of beach or seaside; project #2 has a mermaid and there are white chalk/waxy waves for it to look like her tail is in the water and her upper part is above the water...hence 2 white clouds and some far-off birds
link = https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-challenge-beach-or-seaside.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
***HQFCB #54 blog post link: https://heartsquestfantasy.blogspot.com/2026/08/hearts-quest-fantasy-challenges-54.html
***HQFCB #54 date/theme badge:
*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; CIP owned by Marlene
*owner/DT = CCC; ConBC; AA; HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT, and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB, FQHCB.
