Scrapbook Layout #10 with gal pals lunch on 12 August 2026

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

who: Hello!, I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy blogger who enjoys living in the Midwest region of U.S. 

where: this is a non- design team related project; not for any of my challenge blogs or for the three teams I'm on for friend Deanne; I'll be sharing this layout at 5 current challenge blogs.

when: the lunch date get-together with two childhood friends was on Wednesday, August 12, 2026; I've prepared the scrapbook layout and this blog post on Saturday, October 24, 2026. 

why: A personal crafting goal for 2026 is to document as many get-together with family and friends that I can. The story behind the chopped pic of Laurie (left), Susie on the right was holding her cell phone and trying to take some quick snapshots. It was lightly raining and had been raining off and on for several days before this. It was a day when all three of us could travel and meet up. Susie and Laurie live closer to 'Seven Saints' and it was my turn to drive further. Susie and I had never eaten at 7 Saints. For Laurie, she hadn't eaten there since a college student at the U of I!!! After eating, they were both ready to go. They didn't want to snap any re-takes so I just have the one photo for the three of us. And they both told me how good it was of me, so I cropped it on FB and had it as a temporary profile picture....

BTW: the food was delicious! I should have snapped a pic of our food however we got busy talking and catching up.....

what: Lunch get-together at Seven Saints in Champaign, IL layout using lots of purple tones throughout the layout

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how:

1. one full 8.5" x 11" white cardstock sheet = Georgia Pacific

2. two puffy purple heart stickers = from multicolor pack = Hello Hobby/ Walmart

3. both plaid patterned papers (punched circle/s) = Recollections

4. black ink pad for edging photos and papers = Hero Arts

5. purple washable marker = Crayola

6. pink and lavender layered butterflies = mixed design stick-ons pack = Crafter's Square

7. wisteria & bird cages, one pinkish-purple heart, date, documented, ticket + 'lovely' = all from "Simple Vintage Meadow Flowers" bits and pieces pack by Simple Stories 2024

8. two photos = cellphones, text message pics shared to my email address, downloaded then printed on HP DeskJet printer 2652

LINK-UPs:

1A. One More Page; for October 2026; anything goes scrapbook page or double-page spread; I'm sharing my 2 friends and I layout posing after our lunch get-together

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/one-more-page-in-october.html

https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/one-more-page-in-october.html

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1B. Lasting Memories; for October 2026; LM #821 use triangles (3 or more); I'm sharing my 2 friends and I layout posing after our lunch get-together on Aug 12th

link = https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/10/lm-821-shapely-satisfying-circles.html

1C. Fab-n-Funky; still open; theme is to use 3 of something; I'm using 3 punched patterned paper circles; I also used 3 hearts

link = https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/10/challenge-643-three-of-something.html

1D. Creative Fingers Challenge; new on Oct 23rd; anything goes paper crafting; I'm sharing my 2 friends and I layout posing after our lunch get-together on Aug 12th

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/challenge-332.html

1E. Creative Friday; new on Oct 23rd; theme is to use Violet/purple; I'm sharing my 2 friends and I layout posing after our lunch get-together on Aug 12th 

link = https://creativefriday.blogspot.com/2026/10/creative-friday-423-violett.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

** this is a non-design team related project; just for fun

*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; as of October 1, 2026 = Deanne has restarted HQCAYR

*owner/DT = CCC; ConBC; AA; HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT, and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB, FQHCB. & new on Sept 15th = HQPIPC or Heart's Quest Pretty in Pink Challenges