My Mixed Media Mondays Journal Page #7 created on 17 Aug 2026

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

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy blogger who has loved arts and crafts since childhood! I started piano lessons at age 6 and then through school band at age 10 I learned the clarinet. Later in 9th grade or so I switched to bass clarinet and even went to Illinois All-State Honors Band during my 11th grade. I've dabbled in candle-making, crocheting, liquid embroidery (paints), sewing, nature crafts, flower arranging and wreath-making, etc. 

where: This is a non-design team related creative project. It's page #7 in my Mixed Media Journal. 

when: MMMMJP #7 was created on Monday August 17, 2026 and blogged on Tuesday August 18. 

why: In 2025 and early 2026, I did a Monday journal of geometric designs inspired by the famous Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. When that journal was filled, I started random journal pages using mixed mediums. 

what: #7 is a Sampler of Mixed Medias =

how-to & vendor notes:

1. top left section: "Beach Blue", "Pea Green", "Dusk Blue" and "Canary Yellow" alcohol markers by Arteza

2. top right section: Nuvo Crystal Drops Berry Red, Nuvo Stone Drops in Purple Slate, Nuvo Crystal Metallic Drops in Blue and Nuvo Stone Drops in Mustard Jar.

3. middle left section: colored pencils in red, green and blue from my stash box (jumbo mug)

4. middle right section: permanent ink markers in red, green and blue by Art Skills (these are dual-tip)

5. bottom left section: waxy "Paint Sticks" by Art Skills in 4 color set package (red, green, blue and yellow)

6. bottom right section: 4 thin lines of repeated shape(s) clear stamps from 

and mini stamp ink pads from Lawn Fawn (Fish Tank blue, Pumpkin Spice orange and Guava pink) and Hero Arts (black)

LINK-UPs:

1A. Pammie's Inky Pinkies; new on Aug 17, theme of anything goes; I'm sharing this mixed media sampler journal page

link = https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/pip-challenge-2633.html

1B. Dream Valley; week 2 of 2; anything goes; I'm sharing this mixed media sample journal page

link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-366-anything-goes.html

1C. Stamps + Fun = Creativity blog; week 2 of 2; anything goes; I'm sharing this mixed media sample journal page

link = https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2026/08/499.html

1D. A Place To Start; open for August; anything goes (not the option); I'm sharing this mixed media sample journal page for A.G.

link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-202608-anything-goes.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

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

 ***THIS IS A NON-design team related project. THIS is just for fun in order to participate in challenge blogs owned by other folks.

My Mixed Media Mondays Journal Page #6

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

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ artsy-craftsy loving blogger from the USA Midwest who has been doing fine arts and practical arts since age 6 with piano lessons. Gradually at age 9, I started 'officially' learned cooking, baking and sewing through 4-H Club. At age 10, learning to play the clarinet for 5th grade beginning band began. Being in a small rural school, I switched to bass clarinet around 9th grade. Flower arranging and nature crafts were added for 4-H and I even competed a few times in FHA organization (now known as FCCLA) doing flower arranging. 

where: This post is a non-design team project. It's page #6 in My Mixed Media Mondays Journal. 

when: Monday, August 10, 2026; due to needed drying time, I won't be launching the blog post until sometime on Tuesday August 11th. 

why: To keep my creative mojo going, I need to take time to just experiment...get messy possibly and let thoughts flow. 

what: "He Love Me. He Loves Me Not." daisy mixed media page

how-to & vendor notes:

1. wire bound sketch pad = Tree House Pad and Paper, Inc. 

2. gray/"Narwhal" stamp pad ink + blue/Fish Tank stamp pad ink = Lawn Fawn

3. yellow + green 'paint sticks' (waxy) = Art Skills

4. white chalk 'writer' (also soft/waxy) = Crafter's Square

5. Goldfish (yellow/orange) alcohol marker = Arteza

6. honey gold-brown colored pencil = Marvy Uchida

7. brown dual-tip washable marker = Jot

8. silver glitter acrylic paint = Folk Art/Plaid (just on daisy petals)

9. green dual-tip permanent ink marker = Art Skills

LINK-UPs for 'he loves me or he loves me not daisies' page:

1A. Cupcake Inspirations; new on August 10th; see image prompt for 'in the garden'; My art journal page has daisies

link = https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/08/640-august-cupcake-inspiration-challenge.html

image = 

1B. Inspiration Station; still open for August; see image prompt; My journal page has daisies with sky and colors of yellow, brown, green in the flowers

link = https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/08/inspiration-station-challenge-august.html

image = 

1C. Beautiful Blossoms; open until Aug 12th; theme of anything floral goes; My art journal page has mixed media daisies

link = https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

1D. The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog; open for 1 more day!!!!; using their anything goes theme

link = https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/332-anything-goes-optional-christmas-in.html

1E. Dream Valley; just opened on Tues Aug 9th; anything goes

link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-366-anything-goes.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

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

 

My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #5 on 20 July 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 loves mish-meshing ages of products plus different companies' products! For me that's part of the creative fun...like solving a jigsaw puzzle!

where: This is a non-design team related project. When my blogging schedule allows, I enjoy doing something creative that I want to take some time to do. 

when: Monday, July 20, 2026

why: About two months ago or so, I started 'My Mondays Mixed Media Journal' and this is #5 page.

what: MMMMJP #5 = weather theme journal page

how: mediums used are: colored pencil, colored ink pen, stamp pad ink, alcohol marker, washable marker, highlighter marker, soft waxy/paint, gold glitter finish acrylic paint & permanent marker. 

processes include: cursive handwriting, stenciling/tracing, dotting, smearing, coloring... 

1. 9 inch x 6 inch spiral bound sketchbook; 30 sheets of medium surface = Tree House Pad and Paper, Inc.

2. yellow (for large circle/sun) and blue (pool of water) Paint Sticks = sold in a 4-color set by Art Skills = in my stash box for over 2 years; and blue was softer, waxier than the yellow and went on thick so I used a tissue to help smear the blue to give the look of splashed out water...this also helped it to dry quicker

3. teal/aqua blue (for clouds with rain) highlighter marker = Bic; I've had these for 2-3 years

4. hot pink and red ink pens (+ navy blue for 1 set of waves) = Paper Mate

5. gray, black colored pencils (for the quarter moon) = Marvy Uchida; I've had these for 3-4+ years

6. Pea Green alcohol marker (borderline) = Arteza; I've had a few colors of Arteza alcohol markers given to me 3-4+ years ago

7. yellow washable marker (for 3 little suns that were stenciled & 1 stenciled star) = Jot

8. gold glitter finish acrylic paint (dots) = Folk Art/Plaid; I've had this small paint bottle for 2 years or more 

9. Narwhal/gray mini stamp pad (dots/dabs) = Lawn Fawn

10. children's/folk/country song "You Are My Sunshine" = written by Paul Rice and then he sold the rights for $35 to Jimmie Davis who along with Charles Mitchell, played/sung/recorded the song. 1939-1940. 

11. many suns stencil sheet = Simple Stories

12. large circles were created with a homemade stencil (punched hole in an index card)

13. star, irregular border line(s), cloud with rain lines, set of 2 wave lines = very old stencils and stencil ruler found at my mom's house in the past 2 years; I think these are about 40-50 years old!!!! 

LINK-UPs:

1A. The Neglected Stuff; started July 5/still open; theme/usage = old or neglected items of 1 year or more; My journal page has stencil rulers that my mom kept for the past 40-50 years. Some stash supplies have been indicated above for either a 2-3 years range or 3-4+ years range.

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2026/07/neglected-july-2026-challenge.html 

1B. Crea Ladies; still open; theme = splash/splatters; My journal page has dabs of gold glitter paint on the left half and gray ink dots on the right half. Also the blue 'pool of water' has smeared streaks of the waxy paint that give a look of splashed water (read how-to notes #2, 8, 9)

link = https://crealadies-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-7-spetter-pieter-pater.html

1C. We Love 2 Create; still open; theme is anything mixed media crafting goes; My journal page has 4 different types of markers plus ink pens and stamp pad ink along with colored pencils, glitter acrylic paint and a soft waxy 'paint' 

link = https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-7-craft-card-making.html

1D. Wednesday's Creative Inspiration; started on July 1st & still open; theme is summer sunshine; On my weather themed mixed media art journal page I have a large yellow sun and then 3 small stenciled suns w/ rays for sunshine

link = https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-challenge-summer-sunshine.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is a non-DT project; for personal creative fun

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

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

 [HQLQCB is Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables Challenges Blog with the theme of 'anything goes quotes'. On the blog and each session post, I have categories of quote ideas that you can use in your creative projects such as song lyric quoting as seen in this journal page. Other ideas are: poetry, books, Bible and other religious documents, meal time or bedtime prayers, Chinese proverbs, philosophers, movie character lines, dictionary definition and more.]

 

My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #4 on 6 July 2026

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

who: Hello, I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy Midwesterner! My hubby and I have been married for 30+ years now! And we're starting our 6th year together as fur parents to Mister Bennett. We've been told that his age is either 15 or 16 and that he's a Chihuahua-Miniature Schnauzer mix with possibly some kind of terrier. He's a handsome little guy and gathers new admiring fans wherever he goes! <3

when: Monday = My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #4 on July 6, 2026. Blog post was finished at 12:05 am on Tuesday July 7th.  

why: In March 2025 I started a "My Mondays Mondrian Journal Page" notebook and finished that about 2 months ago. Now I've switched to a mixed media art journal that is quirky and sometimes misses the mark a bit but it's a chance for me to experiment for an hour or so and see what comes about. 

what: Today's influence is a little inlet at a lake that my husband and I spent some time at different coves and marinas for a couple of hours this afternoon (Mon/July 6). It's our third time over the past year for us to visit this lake that's 2 hours from our home. The inlet's water was very green and lots of trees' leaves hanging out and/or over the green-looking water. 

how: colored pencils, ink/stamp pad, markers (washable and alcohol); stamping, stenciling, tracing type of stenciling, coloring

1. flower and leaf stamp cluster used in the bottom area + butterfly used 2x = Never Grow Up stamp set by 

2. two leafy stem stamps = from a foliage stamp set by Crafter's Square

3. triangle shape stencil sheet = "Cracked" by Pink & Main

4. dark green and brown irregular lines were border/edge of a stencil ruler = ruler set has shapes, letters, numbers, borders = a very old set found at my mom's house...probably 40-50 years old!!!!

5. colored pencils (3 tones of green, brown, gray, light blue and a reddish-brown) = Marvy Uchida/stash box

6. Grass Green alcohol marker (dual tip) = Arteza

7. washable markers in dark green, brown = Jot 

8. 'live in the moment' text strip ephemera = Dreamer (pack) by American Crafts

9. black stamp pad/ink = Hero Arts

LINK-UPs:

1A. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; new on July 1st & open until Aug 15; anything goes mixed media (opt of shaped card); My art journal page is for AG mixed media w/ stamping, stenciling, coloring, different types of markers and stamp pad ink, 

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html

1B. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; new on July 1; theme is in the blog title; My art journal page has stamping/ink-stamp pad, stenciling with alcohol marker, coloring with colored pencils and stencil tracing using washable markers

link = https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-july.html

1C. Love To Craft; new on July 1 & open until Aug 15; anything goes; I'm sharing my mixed media art journal page; it's a very loose interpretation for an inlet cove lake scene just feet away from where my husband and I sat on a picnic table bench looking at the lake about 100 feet the opposite direction! 

link = https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/ltccb-93-and-ltccb-92-winner-and-top.html

1D. A Place to Start; new on Monday July 6; anything goes (opt of black and white); My art journal page has lots of greens, a bit of gray and light blue, also some browns to mimic, be a very loose artistic interpretation of a small inlet cove of a lake with the water looking green lots of trees, leaves and other plants surrounding

link = https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-202607-anything-goes-wopt.html

1E. 613 Avenue Create; new on Sunday July 5; anything goes (opt of any holiday); My art journal page is a very loose artistic interpretation of a small inlet cove of a lake with the water looking green and lots of trees, leaves and other plants surrounding the tiny cove

link = https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

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

 **this is NOT a DT- related project...just for fun

My Mixed Media Mondays Journal Page #2 on 15 June 2026

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

who: Hello!!! I just had a birthday!!! I'm 60+!!! :) 

where: this is not a project for one of my owned challenge blogs or for a DT commitment to someone else's...just for fun; experimentation; 

when: Monday June 15, 2026

why: For about 14-15 months I did a "My Mondrian Mondays" Journal Page and now this is #2 for My Mixed Media Mondays Journal Page. 

what: Filled Tea cup Focal Journal Page

how:

1. colored pencils = gray and blue = Marvy Uchida/stash box

2. highlighter marker in blue = Bic

3. washable marker in blue = Jot

4. alcohol marker in blue = Arteza (used for the circle/dots)

5. crayon in brown = Crayola

6. ink in Fish Tank/blue = Lawn Fawn

7. ink in Narwhal/gray = Lawn Fawn

8. enamel heart = Hello Hobby/Walmart

9. chalkboard tea cup sticker = Crafter's Square (set of 18!!!!)

10. leafy stems and flower blossom stamps = same set by Crafter's Square

11. 'cute' stamp = Never Grow Up stamp set by Shimelle

12. cream scrap paper and light gray scrap paper = from a scrap paper pack = Crafter's Square

13. 'thinking of you' stamp = from Willow and Sage stamp set by Bo Bunny

14. "Cracked" stencil = Pink and Main (using the brown crayon)

15. small round shape = one of several shapes on a stencil ruler; Not sure of the manufacturer; found at my mom's house; I remembering using these maybe in junior high or high school...so could be 50 years old +/-!!!!

LINK-UPs:

1A. First Cup Challenges; new on June 1st; anything goes beverage/drink; My art journal page has a tea cup that is spilling out flowers and leafy stems!

link = https://firstcupchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/first-cup-challenge-15-june.html

image prompt = 

1B. We Love 2 Create; new on June 11; anything goes mixed media; On my journal page I've used several different types of markers, colored pencils, crayon, 2 colors of inks for stamping, etc. 

link = https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-4-craft-card-making.html

1C. Creative Artiste; new on June 5th; anything mixed media goes; On my journal page I've used several different types of markers, colored pencils, crayon, 2 colors of inks for stamping; also technique of stenciling/tracing; fussy cutting, 

link = https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2026/06/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge.html

1D. Make My Monday; new on June 15/Mon.; theme is to use stencil(s); My art journal page has irregular triangle-kind shapes using a brown crayon in the stencil spaces; 

link = https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/280-use-stencil.html

1E. Stencil Fun Challenge; new on June 2; theme is anything goes using stencil(s) w opt of butterflies (no butterflies); My art journal page has small round stenciled circles and stenciled irregular triangular shapes

link = https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-stencil-fun-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is a non- design team related project

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

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