Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity, a personal crafting blog.
who: Hi! I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy with a mish-mesh style who enjoys blogging about my creations and being an owner of many crafting challenge blogs.
An interesting fact about one of my favorite sewing projects: I created and sewed my wedding dress!!! YES! In January we celebrated our 30th anniversary. I was still sewing the hem during the early hours of our wedding day! I spent about $200 to buy silk shantung fabric, some lace trim and a large lace applique for the bodice, 2 patterns (taking the bodice of 1 and the skirt and 'bustle' of the other to merge together), beads, a beaded headband and netting for my headpiece plus notions like thread, interfacing and a very long zipper.
where: Christmas or Not Bingo Challenges (look at the bottom for the bingo board and the #19 blog post link)
when: #19 starts May 1, 2026 and ends six weeks later on June 15, 2026.
why: I've been sole owner of ConBC for about a year.
what: Project #1: Friendship tag
how for Project #1: using column B (see the bingo board image at the bottom of the post)
1. TAG= layered; chunky size tag
a. black linen textured cardstock = Art Skills
b. white thin CS that was punched = Jot
c. 'ticket' punch = EK Success
2. MONOCHROME = RED with white and black neutrals;
a. red paper = scrap paper pack = Crafter's Square
b. red crystal gems = Nicole Brand Crafts
c. also the washi tape(s) cut-outs have red = washi-tape strips that came with 3 designs per small sheet; I was given several of the sheets many years ago and still have 2 or 3 strips yet to go!
d. also the fabric ribbon has red = spool = Crafter's Square
3. FREE =
a. puffy stars and dots = Freckled Fawn
b. text stickers (with, you, remember this moment) and a circle sticker with leafy stem = Simple Life sticker book by Simple Stories
c. black fine tip marker for tracing circles (using objects on my craft table) = Sharpie
4. WASHI TAPE = the half striped & half red heart was cut from a paper tape strip; and the red with white text arrow was cut from a different paper taper strip; both are by the same company = company unknown; received in a kindness box from another crafter about 5 years ago.
5. FIBER/WOVEN FABRIC = red and black plaid fabric ribbon, two strips = Crafter's Square
LINK-UPs for #1:
a. Stencil Fun (Crazy is our fame...); ends on May 2!!!!!; using main theme of anything goes stenciling; on my TAG, the black circle rings were traced using two sizes of decorative/washi tape rings/spools to serve as the stencil templates
link = https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-stencil-fun-challenge.html
b. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; opened Apr 30/May 1; theme is the title = no cards; anything else; My project is a TAG; this time I went short and wide/chunky!
link = https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-may.html
c. Tagalong and ATCs; new on May 1st; theme is color pink or anything goes; My project is a short and wide/chunky TAG for A.G.
link = https://tag-alongandatc.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-challenge.html
d. Love To Craft Challenge; new on May 1st; theme is anything goes
link = https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ltccb-92-and-ltccb-91-winner-and-top.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
ConBC #19 bingo board = I used column B for my monochrome tag
ConBC #19 blog post link = https://christmasbingochallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/christmas-or-not-bingo-challenges-19.html
* owner/DT = ConBC; AA; CCC; HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT, HQFCB and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGGCB, FQGS and FQHCB.
* DT member only = CIP owned by Marlene; Pin-spirational and PRS owned by Deanne


So much interest on this graphic style tag. Thanks for taking part at Tag-along (and ATCs) challenge.
ReplyDeleteHello, Linby!!! I'm happy that you took time to visit!!
DeleteVery creative! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Stencil Fun challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
ReplyDeleteDarlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Stencil Fun Co-Owner
Hello, Darlene!! I'm glad that you and Diane have Stencil Fun available in blog world!! I enjoy having projects that I can link up!
DeleteWhat a fun card with the geometric art influence! I love looking at your work; it always inspires me to learn art genres. This tag led me to a great read about Geometric Abstraction and now I want to try something in that style! Thanks for sharing and inspiring us at The Outlawz Anything but a Card. Katrina PS...I also enjoyed your wedding dress story; I would love to see pictures.
ReplyDeleteMy wedding dress or at least part of it is visible in a group of cellphone pics that I took of framed pics of Joe and I since our engagement in 1995, wedding in late Jan 1996, and so on. January 27th was our 30th anniversary. If you want to scroll back in my feed...or I can and share it to you.....Plus, I appreciate your blog visit for TOABAC!!
DeleteThis is so different, original and very cool Becca. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along with us at Tag-along (and ATC's).
Pinky
I appreciate your blog visit, Pinky!!!
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