Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity!, a personal crafting blog!
who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old crafting blogger, who confesses that her stenciling and inking skills still need some development. The flowers and leaves on this showcased card are from a new to me 'simple coloring stencil set' called Cozy Mornings by Altenew. Using their packaging illustrations I've tried to add veining, some curled petal edges, center stamens, etc.
where: This card is for my owner/design team commitment to Ally's Angels, a crafting challenge blog.
when: #111 is published on October 15, 2026 and will stay open until November 12, 2026.
why: A couple years ago, I became a silent co-owner and a design team member of Ally's Angels when the previous owner gave it up. Then the active co-owner/administrator stepped down after a year or so. So then I became the active owner for this 'anything goes theme' challenge blog.
what: "Giving Thanks" card
1. kraft A2 size card w/ envelope = from pack = Crafter's Square
2. peach paper = scrap box
3. zig-zag decorative scissors = Wescott
4. orange and white cording = part of a 3-color spool pack = Crafter's Square
5. black, orange, purple, green, red markers = Crayola
6. Pea Green alcohol ink marker = Arteza (lighter green leaves on the largest flower)
7. Guava (largest flower), Pumpkin Spice (smaller flowers), Chocolate Chip (centers) stamp pads/ink using textured toilet paper to apply on stencils = Lawn Fawn stamp pads
8. alphabet stencil ruler = very old find at my mom's house 2-2.5 years ago and is now part of my craft supplies
9. green, red, black gel ink pens = Paper Mate's Ink Joy four-color set for detailing on flowers and leaves
LINK-UPs:
1A. Beautiful Blossoms; new on Oct 15; theme of floral focused projects; I'm sharing my stenciled 3 flowers card.
link = https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html
1B. Classic Design Challenge; new on Oct 15; theme of Anything Goes (opt of sketch; not mine); I'm sharing my stenciled 3 flowers card.
link = https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/classic-design-challenge-10-2026-octnov.html
1C. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge; new on Oct 15; theme of Anything Goes (opt of no card project); I'm sharing my stenciled 3 flowers card for A.G.
link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/335-anything-goes-optional-no-cards.html
1D. Fab-n-Funky; new on Oct 7th; theme for 3 of something; My card has 3 stenciled flowers.
link = https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/10/challenge-643-three-of-something.html
1E. The Sisterhood of Crafters; new on Oct 14th; theme of Fall; My card has 3 stenciled flowers in red, orange, brown and greens on peach paper onto kraft cardstock base...all autumn season colors
link = https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2026/10/october-2026-fall-challenge.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
**AA #111 blog posting direct link =
https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/10/allys-angels-111-anything-goes-theme.html
**AA #111 date/theme badge =
*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; also on October 1st, HCAYR was restarted by Deanne
*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