My extra card using ConBC #19 bingo board for non traditional colors Christmas slimline card

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

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old crafting blogger, who in the past has dabbled in lots of arts/music, crafts, practical arts plus printed and audio communications such as newspapers, school/college yearbooks and radio broadcasting. These last mentions are why I think I enjoy blogging so much. And the fact that it's combining my craftsy-artsy interests with a print communication is like winner-winner!!

where did card inspiration derive? While getting ConBC #19 blog post ready to launch before May 1st, my creative curiosity got to thinking about the elements in a different column. So on April 27th, I took an hour and put together a non-traditional color Christmas card using Column O. 

when: blog post releasing on May 3rd

why: being creatively curious is an important quality for developing and growing talent(s)

what: "HOPE" Christmas Advent card in a colorful mix of winter season florals

Column O from the ConBC #19 bingo board = slimline, stripes, free (ephemera, gems, alpha stickers, pastel lavender CS base), metal (bling) & clear (look for the round clear plastic over 'hope' and the top border strip of metal bling)

how:

1. pastel lavender CS panel base = Colorbok pastel CS pad; cut to about 3.75" x 6.25" 

2. stripe print CS is recycled packaging = from Freckled Fawn (for a TN insert of pocket pages); cut the panel just under 3.5" x 5"

3. floral bouquet die-cut ephemera = Snow Pine Lodge by Simple Stories

4. gems = different colors and packages from Nicole Brand Crafts

5. lavender rhinestone metal bling was wider/deeper; cut into 2 differing lengths = Crafter's Square (sold on a spool like ribbon)

6. red shiny foil alpha stickers = Sticko

7. clear plastic round overlay = recycled packaging from a 'dome' kind of lid to hold a spool of dual-sided tape to a cardstock backing; fussy cut the smallest center circle = Crafter's Square product originally

LINK-UPs:

1A. Mix It Up; new on May 1st; theme of mixed media (w opt of stamped background); MY nontraditional colors Christmas card is for A. G. M. M.; recycled plastic overlay; recycled striped CS packaging; metal bling; inking/outlining around the striped CS and inking on the base CS perimeter; foil alpha stickers; gems 

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/miucb-83-anything-goes-optional-stamp.html

1B. Jingle Belles; week 2 of 2; theme of Peace on Earth -- recycle/reuse/upcycle; My non-traditional colors card w/ advent word of HOPE has a clear circle of plastic as an overlay across the text and most of the upper border bling which is recycled packaging!!! Also the striped CS is recycled packaging! 

link = https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2026/04/peace-on-earth-day.html

1C. Creative Artiste; new on Friday/May 1; anything goes mixed media; this non-traditional Christmas card has a clear plastic overlay (recycled packaging) located over the wording and upper bling border; the striped cardstock is also recycled packaging; metal bling; inking/outlining around the striped CS perimeter and inking on the lavender base CS perimeter; gems; foil alpha stickers; 

link = https://creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com/2026/05/welcome-to-creative-artiste-challenge.html

1D. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-up Challenge; new on May 1st; anything goes Christmas (opt of lanterns in the snow)

link = https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-134-anything-goes-christmas.html

1E. The Outlawz Christmas; new on May 1; anything Christmas goes;

link = https://tolchristmasonly.blogspot.com/2026/04/may-challenge.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. 

***I've used the ConBC #19 bingo board Column O. This challenge is open from May 1-June 15, 2026. 

bingo board image =

 

My Christmas or not Bingo Challenges #19 DT card for 1 May 2026

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