My Paper Rocks Scissors #15 design team card for 2 April 2026

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity, a personal blog. 

who: Hi! I'm Becca S, 60+ yrs old artsy-crafter who started learning fine arts like piano at age 6 and clarinet later at 10 plus practical arts like cooking, baking and sewing began at age 9. Both have continued through the years. In 2009, I started participating in a message board communication for "Paper Wishes" company. Challenges would be given and requirements were to include at least 1 PW product in what you were creating. Then sometime in 2010-2011 "Blogger" was mentioned and things have just snowballed from there!!! 

what: Birthday card in rustic meadow colors and wildflowers

where: Paper Rocks Scissors #15 blog post link=

https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-15-challenge.html

image for PRS =

when: #15 launches on April 2, 2026 and lasts at end of the month

why: I am a design team member for Paper Rocks Scissors, a crafting challenge blog. PRS is owned by artisan blogger friend Deanne. I also am part of her Pin-spirational DT. 

how: PRS theme is anything goes using paper and/or scissors.

1. I've used 3 papers/CS:

aa. rust with beige stripes CS for base = Recollections

bb. yellow, white, gray plaid paper = Recollections

cc. mini card panel = Echo Park from the "Our Happy Place" collection

2. gold puffy dot sticker = from a multicolor pack = Recollections

3. stamp = part of a birthday celebration stamp theme package = Crafter's Square

4. Pumpkin Spice mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

5. dark brown marker = stash box (for outlining)

6. two sizes of scissors used = longer pair for cutting CS & papers for panels and shorter pair for the adhesive double-sided tape strips that are hidden.

LINK-UPs:

a. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; started March 15/still open; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/03/274-march-15-doctor-digis-house-of.html

b. Crafts Galore Encore; new on April 1st; anything goes; 

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-challenge-146-crafts-galore.html

c. Beautiful Blossoms; opened on March 15; still open; theme of flower/floral focals; my birthday card has a floral spray with many flowers in different sizes and colors

link = https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

d. The Creative Crafters; opened on March 15; still open; theme = anything goes

link= https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-98.html

e. Color Dare; closing in 20 hours or less!!!; see badge for colors (I've used 6: palest peach, med peach, green, yellow, some pink, coral/rust; neutrals gray, black, white)

link = https://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.com/2026/03/Challenge-696.html

badge = 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*DT member only = Paper Rocks Scissors + Pin-spirational; also CIP

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

My Pin-spirational #336 design team card with pale pink and blue colors on 1 April 2026

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity, a personal blog.

who: Hello, I'm Becca S and I'm an artisan blogger with an artsy-craftsy style most of the time. I like to do a mish-mesh approach from my vast stash mixing vendor products and old with the new. 

what: this is mostly pale blue to mid-blue tones and pale pink tones 

where: Pin-spirational #336 blog link =

https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/pinspirational-challenge-336-april-pale.html

*image for #336 pale pink and pale blue color combo=

when: April 1, 2026 is the start date and it will be open all month.

why: this is a design team commitment for artisan blogger Deanne's challenge blog

how: 

1. white CS panel with rounded corners then inked = Georgia Pacific for the CS

2. two blue tones are alcohol markers = Arteza

3. the darkest blue tone is a watercolor marker = stash box

4. puffy stickers of tea cup, fork and spoon = from the same package = Crafter's Square

5. pink fabric ribbon = also Crafter's Square

6. pink print paper = from a scrap paper pack = Crafter's Square

7. & 8. sentiment text strip = Google Doc (made a long time ago); cut with deckle-edge decorative scissors (Fiskars) 

LINK-UPs = 

a. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; session is open until April 4th; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/03/274-march-15-doctor-digis-house-of.html 

b. Crafts Galore Encore; new on April 1st; anything goes theme

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-challenge-146-crafts-galore.html

c. The Crafting Challenge; new on April 1st; theme is my favorite color; I actually have 2 favorite colors: pink and purple. My project has mostly pale blues paired with soft pink tones for this Get Well card. I have pink ribbon strips, pink threads specialty paper and there are pinks in the tea cup design.

link = https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/il-mio-colore-preferito.html

d. Carlin's Card Paradise; new on April 1st; theme of sweet and cute; My project has lots of pale pinks and blues with the Victorian looking cute & sweet tea cup, fork and spoon for a Get Well card.

link = https://carlinskaartenparadijs.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-93-april.html

e. Shopping Our Stash; open until April 6th; theme is white out (no white showing); My project's case is white cardstock that has been inked with 2 alcohol markers and 1 permanent marker to get 3 different blue tones; otherwise the card has soft pinks, silver/gray and bits of greens, pinks, yellows and some gold found on the tea cup

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/03/sos570-white-out.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

* DT member only = Pin-spirational and PRS; also CIP

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