My Heart's Quest Fantasy #5 in 2026 anything fantasy goes theme DT projects on May 2nd

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

who: Hello, I'm Becca S, a 60+ year artsy-craftsy blogger who started on this crazy journey in 2010-2011. Before that I spent a year or so being part of message board card and scrapbooking challenges for the company "Paper Wishes". Each thing we created and shared by photo had to use at least 1 PW/HOTP product. Another crafter started a discussion thread about this new discovery of hers called 'Blogger' and quickly 3 gals got started before I did. They were praising the benefits and I checked out what they were doing and soon followed with "Becca's Heart for Creativity". 

where: Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenges blog (a provided direct link will be found at the bottom)

when: #5 for 2026 (or #52 since I took over) starts on the 1st Saturday of the month which is May 2nd. This session will end on May 31, 2026.

why: 52 challenge session months ago, I took over the ownership of the challenge blog "The Fairy and The Unicorn". After about 2 years I renamed it but maintained the old TFATU blog address. Then Heart's Quest Fantasy challenge blog got a new corresponding blog address many months ago. I did that for 2 reasons: make it part of my Quest family of challenges and also have a name more reflective to its theme of 'anything goes fantasy'. 

what: Anything But Ordinary mermaid fantasy card 

cropped closeup to see the glittery shine put on the rock =

how for project #1:

1. Icicles Stickles applied on the rock = Ranger

2. light gray colored pencil for the rock, three tones of blues for the water, sky  = Marvy Uchida /stash box

3. mermaid's scales are with a mint green and aqua highlighters = Bic

4. peach and yellow colored pencils for mermaid's hair = Marvy Uchida/ stash box

5. yellow highlighter for sun's ray on the sentiment sticker = Bic

6. sentiment sticker = Market Square sticker book by Maggie Holmes/ American Crafts

7. white copy paper for image = HP

8. light blue paper behind the image = Colorbok

9. green and teal tonal floral print paper = Apothecary paper pad = Fancy Pants Designs

10. lavender CS base = Colorbok

11. clear/iridescent rhinestone gems = Crafter's Square

LINK-UPs:

1A. Crafts Galore Encore; new; just open; theme of anything goes

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-2026-challenge-147-crafts-galore.html

1B. CD Sunday Plus; close to the end of the current session; anything using a CD, thumbdrive, digital download, etc. MY mermaid image is a digital download via an image drawn by a DT member of HQFCB and that is available on our free fantasy images page

link = https://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/cd-sunday-plus-challenge-182-hosted-by.html

1C. Love To Craft Challenge; new on May 1 through June 15; anything goes theme

link = https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ltccb-92-and-ltccb-91-winner-and-top.html

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what: Project #2 = Space Alien asking for coffee

how Project #2 info =

21. Microsoft Designer Ai-generator used to create space alien asking for coffee while standing in the middle of a small town street!!!!

22. green dual-tip marker = Art Skills

23. arrow tip/pointer direction ephemera = Road Trip ephemera by Maggie Holmes

24. small coffee cup die-cut ephemera = Memory Lane by Fancy Pants Designs

25. green paper cut to be the background matting for the Ai image = from multicolor paper pad by Hello Hobby/Walmart + bright yellow paper scrap

26. little metal tone puffy piece stickers are serving as faux coffee beans = from a mixed design sticker package = Crafter's Square

27. light blue CS scrap = Colorbok pastel CS pad

28. orange tonal floral patterned CS = old; maybe My Mind's Eye or Webster's Pages

LINK-UPs for #2 =

2A. First Cup; new on May 2nd; theme of anything beverage/drink; I've got a coffee cup with 'Java' written on it

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/first-cup-challenge-14-may.html

2B. Double D Challenges; started April 15-; theme of tea or coffee; My card's space alien is asking for coffee; there is a cup with JAVA written on it

link = https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2026/04/dd-426-tea-or-coffee-challenge.html

2C. Krafty Chicks; April 30th/week 5 with theme of Anything Goes (opt of colored image); My space alien is for AG since I didn't color the image; color printed digital...

link = https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/krafty-chicks-challenge-818-atg-with.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

HQFCB #5 (or #52) for May 2, 2026 blog posting link =

https://heartsquestfantasy.blogspot.com/2026/05/hearts-quest-fantasy-challenges-5-in.html

* owner/DT = HQFCB plus HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGGCB, FQGS and FQHCB; and AA; ConBC; CCC. [FQGGCB's theme is anything food and/or drink goes.]

*DT member only = CIP owned by Marlene; PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne 

Time for Tea Encouragement card

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy former teacher. In some recent posts I've shared my early beginnings with music, practical home arts like cooking, baking and sewing, and even about attending YMCA winter Saturdays art workshops! In high school during my first three years I participated in melodrama/musicals. Freshman year I was one of several French Can-Can girls (not dad approved!), sophomore year I was cast as Gertie Cummins, complete with doing an obnoxious hee-haw kind of laugh and then junior year I was stage manager for Annie Get Your Gun. <3

where: this is not a design team project

when: April 14-15, 2026; created on the 14th; blog writing started also on the 14th

why: combining some challenges together: with pastels, tea cups, using my April scrapping kit, 

what: Project = Time for tea? Tea for two?

how:

1. creamy yellow left-side folded card base (pack provides white envelopes) = Crafter's Square (2+ years ago; haven't seen them at area stores since then)

2. lavender pearls = Nicole Brand Crafts

3. tea cup = from a mix set of tea cup puffy stickers = Crafter's Square

4. lavender CS panel cut to 3.5" x 5" = Colorbok pastel cardstock pad

5. journal mini card = from a set; maybe Webster's Pages...been in stash for many years; I fussy cut around the scallop designs to get rid of the margin space on the card; I also used the dark purple colored pencil to fill in areas on the tea cup found on the right corner of this mini card; also the big open flower has the dark purple and some reddish-purple to change the very light pink original color

6. purple linen fabric ribbon = Crafter's Square (1 spool)

7. dark purple & reddish-purple colored pencils = Marvy Uchida; stash box

LINK-UPs: 

a. Art Nudge; starts on 1st Tuesday of the month; see #426C image with tea cup and inspiration colors; My card has the pale lavender, yellows, and greens

link = https://www.artnudge.com/2026/04/april-art-nudge-challenge-enter-here.html

banner image = 

b. Crafting Happiness; weekly on Tuesdays; anything goes this week

link = https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-209-anything-goes.html

c. First Cup; started on April 2nd; theme is anything drink/beverage; My card features tea cups

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/first-cup-challenge-13-april.html

image inspiration = 

d. Dream Valley; in week 2 of 2; theme of ribbon & bows; My card has lavender ribbon

link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-359-ribbon-and-bows.html

e. Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash; started on April 1st; followed their formula; This card uses: lavender cardstock, purple ribbon, lavender pearls (from the bag of mix pearls, gems/rhinestones), 

link = https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2026/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

badge = 

my kit's 2 photos = 

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stickers added on top of the pile= 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*** this is a non-design team related creation

where to find my DT commitments:

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

B. DT member only for other folks' owned challenge blogs: CIP by Marlene; PRS and Pin-spirational by Deanne

P.S. My FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges blog has the theme of anything food and/or drink goes. I can't share there since I'm the owner and I'm not doing it for a reminder post for it. 

P.S.S. My FarmQuest Home Challenges blog has the theme of anything home goes; including household items like tea cups

AA #99 anything goes theme DT friendship card on 15 Oct 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: The purpose of this posting is to showcase my newest design team contribution to Ally's Angels! Ally's Angels is a challenge blog and we're at #99! The theme is always 'anything goes' so you get to use any occasion, any layout style, any techniques, etc. I've done some overlapped rectangles in 3 different sizes and a round punched circle to highlight the tea cup. Gray ink was used to outline the papers after they were adhered to the base. Guava/pink-coral tone ink was used on the wood laser cut 'friend' and on the punched circle. 

when: #99 starts October 15 and will end on November 12, 2025.

what: Project #1 = Friend(ship) + tea = delight

how-to & vendor notes for #1 =

1. ivory cardstock for base cut to 4.25" x 5.5" = Neenah

2. light blue cardstock for background cut to approx. 3.75" x 4.75" = Neenah

3. floral and dot print papers (2 different sizes) = Summer Lovin' paper pad by Simple Stories (2022)

4. wood laser cut 'friend' (from a mixed set) = Crafter's Square

5. tea cup puffy sticker (from a mixed color and style set of teacups) = Crafter's Square

6. Guava (coral-pink tone) ink/mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn; used on the wood word and punched circle under the tea cup

7. gray retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart (outlining perimeters of all papers on top of the ivory base)

8. navy blue pearls = Crafter's Square (cut into small sections maybe 18 pearls each to fit into small storage containers; stored with other colors/types of pearls & gems) ===> not used often items

9. circle punch tool 2.25" diameter = EK Success

where #1 will be linked =

1A. First Cup Challenges; started on Oct 1st; anything with beverage/drink related; My friendship card has a tea cup and saucer. 

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/first-cup-challenge-7-october.html

image prompt = 

1B. Dream Valley; new on Oct 6/week 2 of 2; add pearls or gems or both; I've used navy blue pearls on each side of the card

link = https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-346-add-pearls-or-gems-or-both.html

1C. Neglected Stuff Challenge; started October 5; theme/purpose is to use old/over a year old and/or neglected/forgotten; On my card, both patterned prints are from a paper pad that is almost used up that was released in 2022; also the navy blue pearls because the package had a sheet with a 120 of them and I have other colors and types like plastic crystal-looking gems, these don't get used much. The navy blue brings out the the little blueberry type stems in the floral print and there is a mid-tone blue in the dots print that gets noticed more because of the navy pearls. 

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/10/neglected-stuff-1025-challenge.html

1D. PoP or Path of Positivity; started Oct 6  ; theme of anything goes that's positive; the unexpected is nontraditional holiday colors; MY card is for AG +. = strengthening a friendship with mailing or hand-delivering a handmade card is a thoughtful, positive gesture

link = https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/ch-134-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

1E. LPOCF or Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; started Oct 5; theme of anything goes; My card is for AG; a friendship card; my childhood classmates and church youth group friends are scattered with several 2-3 hours drive away or even many states away so sending a friendship card occasionally is something I can do to remind them that I think they're special, a treasure to me

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/10/263-paper-shelter.html

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where to find Ally's Angels #99 blog post link =

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/10/allys-angels-99-anything-goes-theme.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

* DT member only = PRS (owned by friend Deanne)

~~My card could be shared at these 2 blogs of mine if I wasn't owner:

AA. FQHCB or FarmQuest Home Challenges Blog = anything HOME goes (interior or exterior items, activities)

BB. FQGGCB = anything food goes...tea, coffee, other beverages can be served in a cup and with a saucer. 

Pumpkin Spice Season jumbo card on 8 October 2025

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: this post showcases a non-DT related project!! For fun! The truth is I drink mostly water everyday! :) Occasionally a smoothie or a milkshake or maybe some apple juice or grape juice but rarely tea and never coffee!!! :) True story. In my younger years, I drank more milk and sweetened ice tea, even orange juice and soda pop. Getting older has whittled all this done especially those that are acidic. But lots of friends and family drink the frappes and lattes, etc. so for them I'll craft with cups and mugs. <3 

when: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

what: Project #1 = Pumpkin Spice

how-to & vendor notes for #1 = the base is 6.5" square

1. window cling decal (part of different autumn topics sheet) = bought last year at Dollar General

2. ivory cardstock base = Neenah

3. orange paper scrap = Colorbok (from a multicolor pack); being under the window cling has made the orange paper look red

4. Walnut brown mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

5. dark brown retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

6. enamel dots = Freckled Fawn

7. enamel hearts = Fancy Pants Designs

8. orange print washi tape as a border under the window cling = Farmstead Harvest collection by American Crafts

where #1 will be linked =

1A. First Cup challenge blog; new on October 2nd; theme of anything beverage/drink-related goes; 

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/first-cup-challenge-7-october.html

image prompt = 

1B. Pin-spirational; started October 1st; theme of pumpkins everywhere; see image prompt; I'm inspired by the pumpkins in the photo. I added an orange paper pumpkin shape under the focal to emphasize the PUMPKIN of spice

link = https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/pinspirational-challenge-330-october.html

image = 

1C. Moving Along With The Times; new on Oct 1; sentiment as focus; on my jumbo card has "Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice"

link = https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-182-sentiment-as-focus.html

1D. Pearly Sparkles; new on Oct 1; theme of pumpkins or autumn leaves; My jumbo card has a pumpkin on the window decal used as the focal and then I put an orange paper pumpkin under the window decal

link = https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-112-pumpkins-andor-autumn.html

1E. Fab n Funky; new on Oct 8; theme is colors of autumn; My jumbo card has many orange tones, some yellow, browns

link = https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-623-colours-of-autumn.html

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this is a non-DT related project...just for creative fun!

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

these are my design team commitments:

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

* DT member only = PRS (also owned by Deanne)

***if I wasn't the owner, this jumbo pumpkin spice card could be shared at HQFSCAT (square shaped card); FQGGCB (anything food goes); FQHCB (anything home goes; can be inside or outside a house); FQGS (anything farm and/or country goes...for the pumpkins

or HQCB (anything goes with at least 1 orange and/or black heart(s))

Don't Throwaway Scraps Thursdays #5 on 17 April 2025

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting shares my newest non-design team project for this personal blog series I started. I need to be purposeful about using these odd leftovers shapes and lots of 1/2" wide or 1" wide side cut strips are waiting. It's been fun to use different layout ideas to get lots shared within 1 card. 

when: this is the 5th installment in the past 6 weeks to use up some scrap cuts laying/stacking up on my craft table! Thursday, April 17, 2025

what: Take time to chill with God slimline card

how-to notes:

1. half/semi-circles punched from leftover cardstock scraps: lime green and turquoise are Recollections; grass green and purple are Pen + Gear; light blue is Neenah

2. white cardstock is recycled packaging; fun size candy bar tray with sides trimmed off; edges distressed with scissors

3. base mid-blue cardstock cut to almost the length and depth of a business envelope/slimline  = Astrobrights/Neenah

4. very old Scripture verse stickers = stash (I don't remember if they were from Current Catalog or Standard Press or Zondervan, etc.)

5. sloths and leaves dimensional stickers = Crafter's Square

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where (this is a non-DT commitment project), so places to link are:

a. First Cup Challenges; opened since April 2nd; theme is include a beverage; MY card has a to-go drink cup in 1 of the sloth's claws

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/04/first-cup-challenge-1-april.html

b. The Male Room; still open; theme is geometric (and needs to be masculine); these sloths are cute enough that anyone will like this card; geometric-wise, there are 2 long rectangles and 5 semi-circles to add some shape interest. 

link = https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-197-geometric.html

image = 

c. Word Art Wednesday; week 2 of 2 started yesterday; Anything Goes that is encouraging; MY slimline card has two Scripture verses on it

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/04/anything-goes-weeks-694-695.html

d. Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesdays; started Apr 2/still open; anything goes

link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2025/04/ellibelles-crafty-wednesday-april.html

e. Crafty Animals; started Apr 1/still open; anything goes that includes an animal; My slimline card has 2 sloth images

link = https://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-93.html

f. This could be shared at my FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges blog for its anything food goes theme since there is ice cubes/beverage in the to-go cup. However as owner, I can't link up as a participant and I already have my DT projects made included in the current challenge.

g. Facebook Group = Slimline Obsessed Cards group

h. This could also be shared at my new ownership/DT commitment of Critter Crazy Challenges for it's anything goes with featured critter (AGFC) theme. But as the owner, I can't link up as a participant...

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

~~this is non-DT commitment project

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

* manager/DT = MTTC and MTTCChristmas

* DT member only = HAOOCAYR and P-R-S

Loving these AACB #81 DT anything goes theme cards for 15 April 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: this posting showcases 2 more contributions for my DT/co-owner status at Ally's Angels challenge blog; both Leslie T and I expressed interest in taking over the blog at the same time and agreed to a partnership. Note: starting this month, Leslie T has changed the starting date to the 15th; see the AACB blog post for details

when: #81 is starting April 15th and will last about a full month

what: a sweet birthday card for a little girl

notes:

1. white card base

2. pale yellow cardstock = Neenah

3. pastel floral print cardstock = I think is Fancy Pants Designs

4. sunflower 'label' ephemera = Sande Woodson's newsletter freebie from 2023

5. "HB" stamp = very old; Stampin' Up

6. pastel floral washi tape= Pen + Gear

7. the little pink heart and flower accents = ? Bella Blvd maybe

8. pink glitter foam heart stickers = D.T.

9. black ink pad for paper/cardstock edges = Hero Arts

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PROJECT #2: Butterflies for Moments Big and Small College Graduation card

notes:

10. purple cardstock panel, purple and gray/white Moroccan tile print paper panel = Art Skills

11. white with light blue print is recycled tissue box packaging! 

12. the stencil and stamped butterfly shapes/panels  are on white cardstock scraps = Neenah

13. congratulations stamp = Art Skills

14. the moments big and small stamp, dots stamp, and tiny flower with leaves stamp = same set = Creative Devotions 

15. two different butterfly stencils = Crafter's Square; even two butterfly stencils were overlapped to create the shape for the sentiment

16. the 'pink', 'lavender', and gray/purple alcohol markers = Nuvo

17. the two blue alcohol markers = Arteza

18. black ink to pounce for stencil 1 of the butterflies = Hero Arts ink pad

19. paper flowers from package, black glitter decorative tape = Crafter's Square

20. Sugarplum ink pad = Lawn Fawn

21. silver glitter acrylic paint applied to the paper flowers (after dabbing on some ink) = Art Skills

22. Fresh Fig, Lemon and Lime Twist ink pads were also used for dabbing on different elements = Stampin' Up

where: AACB/Ally's Angels #81 blog post link= *this will be added after 5 am on April 15; 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/04/challenge-81-challenge-80-winner-top.html

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other places to share/link are:

the links for A-D are for the yellow spring flower birthday card

a. Four Seasons; current/April; spring season; my birthday card is very springtime floral pretty

link= https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/april-2024-anything-goes-spring.html

b. Love To Craft; almost expired; about 17-18 hours to go; anything goes

link= https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/ltccb-79-anything-goes-ltccb-78-winner.html

c. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge; started April 1/midway; anything goes

link= https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

d. Rabisco Challenge; started 1 week ago; anything goes; there is an optional color mood inspiration board; the birthday card has some of the color tones but not in large quantities

link = https://rabiscochallenge.blogspot.com/2024/04/desafio56.html

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the links below are for the pink, blue, purple butterfly and flowers card shown as Project #2

e. Friendship Challenge; current; theme is congratulations

link= https://friendship-challenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/entwurf-challenge.html

f. Mix It Up; almost over; less than 18 hours left!!!; mixed media; (not the option of fancy folds); my congratulations card has stencil/tracing and inking; stamping and pouncing of ink; paint and ink applied to the paper flowers; recycled tissue box packaging that also was inked; black diamond glitter decorative tape

link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/03/miucb-70-anything-goes-optional-fancy.html

g. Love To Scrap; almost over; about 17-18 hours after I post-up; anything goes; literal usage of white cardstock scraps for the butterfly shaped sentiment and the multi butterfly panel on the left

link= https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/03/ltscb-166-anything-goes-ltscb-165.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*co-owner/DT of Ally's Angels and Christmas or not Bingo Challenges (all credit to the main owner Leslie T) 

*manager/DT of 2 other challenge blogs: MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*owner/DT for 7 Quest challenge blogs: HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, and FQHSKCB

*on May 1, 2024 = DT member of HCAYR/HAOOCAYR