Scrapbook Layout #4 for 2026 featuring Myself

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

who: Hey there! I'm Becca S from north central Illinois! I've lived in 5 states (IL, IN, TN, TX & MO)!!! I've had the awesome travel opportunities to visit a small part of Canada around the north side of several great lakes and a year or so later to spend 10 days of Christmas school break in Haiti. Both of those were during my teen years! My USA travels from childhood to now have covered 20 additional states to those that I've lived in! (OH, MI, PA, NY, MD, VA, WV, KY, NC, GA, FL, AL, AR, AZ, CO, KS, NE, IA, MN, WI) --lots of road trips!!

where: this is not for a specific design team and/or owner of challenge blog commitment

when: layout and blog post started on Wed night April 15; finishing touches on Thurs Apr 16; photo was taken on March 18, 2026

why: As much card/tag/bookmark-making that I'm doing, I find the mental and creative need to do different 'things' and/or return back to formats that I've neglected for many months. Last month, I made a decision to create a small binder to hold 2026 family and friend moments preserved on layout pages. 

what: Myself; pic taken March 18, 2026

how: 

1. from kit = white CS = Tonic Studios

2. from kit = pale blue and pale lavender CS = Colorbok; used for center square areas shown on the sketch

3. from kit = light blue paper = Colorbok

4. from kit = blue-purple tone butterfly stickers = Crafter's Square

5.  from kit = yellow butterfly stickers & 1 yellow/gold strip sticker with tiny flowers pulled from the sticker book = K & Company's Antique Garden

6. from kit = Heidi Swapp's journaling/documenting stamps

7. yellow flower stickers = Market Square sticker book

8. gray non-smudge retractable marker = Zebra Clickart

9. colored pencils = Marvy Uchida (stash box)

10. some old planner stickers = maybe Pen + Gear (at least 5 or more years old)

11. black extra fine tip marker = Sharpie

12. Guava (coral) mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

LINK-UPs: Special note: Challenge YOUrself gave my 'friends since kindergarten' layout a shout-out for their previous challenge involving friends/friendship!!!! Sweet!! 

a. Challenge YOUrself; new on April ; scrapping challenge using spring color palette + feature a pic that includes you = I'm using mostly blue and purple; some pinks/coral, some yellow/cream

link = https://scrap-challenge-yourself.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-yourself-148-color-palette.html

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b. One More Page #2; new on April 1st; theme: create a scrapbook/journal page; for my 2026 notebook-- yes, notebook binder size, using a card sketch layout tweaked on sizing to fit a 8.5" x 11" sheet

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/one-more-page-in-april.html

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c. Sweet Sketch Wednesday; new on Wed April 15th; sketches 324 or 325 or a retro sketch (#180 from April 2020) ===> I've picked #180!!

link = https://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-sketches-with-ssw2-324-and-325.html

sketch image = 

d. Alphabet Challenge; closes in about 7 hours from 10:50pm central time when I looked at their posting!!! Theme is Y for yellow flowers; I've used yellow floral stickers to complement the lavender/purple & blue tones for this layout

link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/y-is-for-yellow-flowers.html

e. Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash; new on April 1st; this is my 3rd project using my April kit that I put together using L & L's formula:

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

kit formula = 

my 2 kit photos: 

main  kit elements: ribbon, prints, solid color CS, ephemera & gems & ribbon for embellishments, documenting stamps, alphas, 

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with stickers (bash item) added to the top of the pile: partial remaining butterflies from 4 different packages, embossed flower stickers from 2 different packages, a sticker book from K & Company's Antique Garden

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is NOT a design-team related commitment

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

** DT member only = CIP; plus PRS and Pin-spirational 

My Ally's Angels #105 design team card with anything goes theme for 15 April 2026

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

why: This posting continues my long-term design team and owner commitment with Ally's Angels, a crafting challenge blog. The theme has always been 'anything goes'. I've been sole owner for over a year and was (silent) co-owner for a couple of years prior. Lots of crafters love to participate because it's the easiest type of theme. For a couple of years now the majority of my cards' focals involve stamping and/or inking. Occasionally I might do stenciling or pull elements from a collection to make an easy put-together card. This time I've used four clear stamps from the same set and have done a bit of colored pencil fill-in or outlining while the 2nd card is using a mix of recycled with more recent purchases like the ribbon, rhinestone hearts, and ephemera.  

when: AA #105 starts April 15, 2026 and lasts until May 12, 2026.

what: Project #1 = "You Are The BEST" card

how-to & vendor notes for #1 = 4 different stamps to create the focal panel

1. Dark Purple Plaid paper = Recollections

2. pink/neon pink cardstock (CS) = Astrobrights/Neenah

3. white CS = Georgia Pacific

4. large open posy, small posy, border of posies and "You Are The BEST" clear stamps = Hero Arts

5.two colored pencils = Marvy Uchida

6. navy blue dual-tip marker = Art Skills (for outlining/edging)

7. blue and purple geometric washi tape = Pen + Gear

8. black stamp pad = Hero Arts

where #1 will be linked =

1A. Crafting Happiness; new on Tuesday April 14th; theme this week is anything goes

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

1B. We Love Stamping; started April 1st; theme of spring; on Project #4, I used 4 stamps with three using a flower(s)

link = https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2026/04/april-challenge.html

1C. Creative Fingers; started Apr 10th; anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-320.html

1D. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; new on April 5th; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/04/275-april-5-paper-shelter.html 

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what: Project #2 = The flower print CS is recycled tissue box!!!!!

and inside view:

how for Project #2 =

21. from Poppy & Pear: Bea Valint's ephemera = the floral ring printed vellum for the inside; the pink with white floral print bookmark heart seen on the front; the pink ticket that says "blessed" seen on the front {STASH BASH KIT}

22. from Tonic Studios: white left-side folded card & envelope 

23. from Walmart's Hello Hobby paper pad: bright pink papers

24. from Crafter's Square: lavender linen ribbon {STASH BASH KIT}

25. from Nicole Brand Crafts: pale pink rhinestone hearts in 3 sizes; found scattered around the front focus panel {STASH BASH KIT}

26. from K & Company's Antique Garden sticker book = the gold foil "Love" sticker {STASH BASH KIT}

27. two photos of my April STASH BASH KIT = main elements: alphas, journaling document stamps, patterned papers/CS, ribbons, ephemera, gems, & a few mini cards

and additional stickers: lots of butterflies, sticker book, puffy embossed flower stickers

where #2 will be linked:

2A. Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash; new on April 1st; see images

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

badge list image = 

2B. Shopping our Stash; in week 2 of 2; the theme is 'I don't sweat; I sparkle!' so use glitter, bling/gems; My project #2 has five very pale pink rhinestone hearts for some shine

link - https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/04/sos571-i-dont-sweat-i-sparkle.html

2C. Allsorts Challenge; started on April 11th; theme of In the Garden or anything goes; My project #2 has lots of colorful flowers with stems and leaves

link = https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-847.html

2D. Love Those Pretty Papers; started on Saturday, April 4th; theme is the blog title; My project #2 has a very pretty patterned = colorful flowers with stems and leaves

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2026/04/love-those-pretty-papers-april-2026.html

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where to find AA #105 blog post link =

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/04/allys-angels-105-anything-goes-theme.html

theme badge =

team badge =

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

*  DT member only: PRS and Pin-spirational; and new during mid-March 2026 = Creations in Pink

(CIP) 

P.S. My 2nd card with the heart bookmark plus pale pink rhinestone hearts could be shared at Heart's Quest #84 for the anything with a heart goes theme. (The optional theme is Rainbow hearts; but you must use 3 or more of the spectrum colors in heart(s) in your project.)

My April 2026 Stash Bash Kit for layouts and cards

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

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old craftsy-artsy former teacher who fell in love with paper crafting and blogging/message boards back in 2009-2010. About 15-20 years before that, I started sketching my own holiday images to give to some family and friends. Through the years, while teaching, I would try to mail or personally hand  each student at least 1 postcard during the semester or year. At one school district, there were 6 new to the JH & HS starting at the same time. So for the four years I was there, I would place holiday cards or cheer-up mid-quarter or quarter postcards in their mailboxes to build rapport and team/community.   

where: this is a non-design team related commitment

when: my kit and first card were pulled together on Friday April 10 and the kit-focused post will be released on Saturday, April 11th. nope: Sunday April 12 @ approx 12:10 am

why: It's getting close to mid-month and I hadn't put a kit together. A kit helps for quicker making of layouts and cards; that is after the initial planning and pulling of items from different stash boxes. I'm hoping to do two- 1 page notebook size scrapbook layouts and maybe a few cards using this kit between April 10-30th. 

what: My Stash Bash Kit for April 2026; lots of light-mid-tone blues, lavenders, pinks, greens

main elements pic =

and

additional stickers pic =

how:

1. Colorbok solid colors papers: light blue, black, 

2. recycled tissue box packaging: (2) bright floral print and the other blues + gray + white stripes print

3. Recollection: spring plaid patterned paper

4. American Crafters: gold alpha THICKERS and small font dark blue alphas

5. Echo Park's Our Happy Place = cut-a-part mini cards (3)

6. Crafter's Square: butterflies (4 different partial packs), embossed puffy flower stickers (2 different partial packs); also ribbon in lavender and pink

7. Nicole Brand Crafts: pale pink rhinestone hearts, red gems, yellow/gold gems, pearls, 

8. Poppy & Pear's Bea Valint ephemera package

9. K & Company's Antique Garden sticker book

10. Journaling/documenting stamps (who, date, etc.) = Heidi Swapp planner clear set of stamps 2019

11. Colorbok's Pastel Cardstock: 1 each of yellow, pink, blue, lavender and green

12. Core-dinations' Premium White Cardstock: 2 full sheets

link-up to showcase my April kit:

a. Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash challenge; new on April 1st; see the image

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

their formula image badge:

*stickers: besides alphas, I've put in lots of butterflies, a sticker book that is 80% full, 

*embellishments: gems/pearls in a bag (lots of colors and types), 2 spools of ribbon (lavender and pink), an ephemera pack that I just got two weeks ago

*alphas: 2 stickers packages: 1 gold foam type and 1 dark blue tiny font size type

*cardstock: plain solid colors: 1 sheet each of 4 colors + 2 sheets of white

*recycled cardstock: in 2 different prints/colors

* patterned papers: plaid paper 12" square minus about 5%; 3" x 6" scrap cut glossy bright colors geometric print; will add in as needed

ALSO: sentiment stamps will be added as needed 

Scrapbook Page Layout of Mister Bennett from 18 March 2026

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity personal blog!

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artisan blogger who usually goes artsy-craftsy mix along with a mish-mesh of old and new stash items! 

what: a notebook size 1 page scrapbook layout featuring Mister Bennett traveling in the crew cab back seat while his Paw-rents do some errands! 

where: photo taken while Ben and I were waiting for 'Daddy'

when: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

why: new crafting goal for remainder of 2026 to scrapbook times with family and friends as much as I can 

how: products used for the layout include:

1. white CS base = Georgia Pacific

2. glossy CS (stars, and rainbow cross-over stripes) from same pack of multi-color, multi-design glossy CS 6" square sheets = Crafter's Square

3. glossy green print CS punched 'tickets'/tags = recycled tissue box packaging

4. blue paper panel = Colorbok

5. Fish Tank blue mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

6. blue dual-tip marker (for outlining and handwriting) = Art Skills

7. gold Thickers = Dear Lizzie/American Crafts (alphas)

8. documentation stamps = from a journal/planner theme pack by Heidi Swapp 2019, American Crafts

9. blue ink pen = part of a 4-color set by Paper Mate's Ink Joy

10. beige enamel dots (1 lg & 3 med.) = Freckled Fawn

11. photo of my mini kit:

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LINK-UPs:

a. Try Sketch on Tuesdays; week 2 of 2; see the current sketch image ==> I used rectangles instead of circles; my sentiments are: 'aka Mr. B' at the bottom and 'Mister Bennett, our traveling companion' at the top

link = https://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2026/03/Challenge-691.html

image =

b. Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog & FB Community; March inspiration kit inspired a mini kit (rainbow colors, tags/tickets, ledgers/documenting, rainbow stripes); I'll be sharing my layout to their FB page. 

link = https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-just-gist-of-it.html

image =

c. The Great Stash Bash (Lisa and Lori's); March 2026; my mini kit of supplies used to make this layout were collated using their formula (see the image); I'll be sharing my layout at their blog (kit contains ALPHAS and enamel dots which will be used with papers and other embellishments on this layout)

link = https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2026/03/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

image for March kit formula =

d. One More Page; BRAND NEW CHALLENGE; March 2026; theme is the title; referring to scrapbooking (anything size or format like pockets); I'm doing a notebook binder size, 1 sheet/page, quick & easy; this time is a photo of Mister Bennett as a tag-along companion doing a couple of errands! <3

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/one-more-page-in-march.html

e. Shopping Our Stash; new on Tuesday March 24; theme is White Out-- try not to use white!!; I'm using white CS base but it's inked with Fish Tank Blue (to white it out); 

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/03/sos570-white-out.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

 *** this is non-DT related project

*owner/DT commitments are: CCC, AA, ConBC, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHCB, FQGGCB, HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, HQFSCAT and HQLQCB!!

* DT member only = CIP (new in mid-March 2026); also Pin-spirational and PRS

This project could have been shared with Critter Crazy (CCC) if I wasn't the owner and if I could share before midnight on 3/24 night. 

MTTCC #53 DT Card for Theme of Color Trio = Red and Gold and Green

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart and soul get so excited to make Christmas cards! This posting's craft-sensation is my DT commitment for My Time To Craft Christmas. Theme #53 was picked by DT member Mags who wants the color trio (red, gold, and green) on our Christmas/winter holiday cards. Competition is February 3-16, 2023. Make sure to find time to craft Christmas with us!

Peace On Earth--Goodwill to Men Christmas card= CARD #1:

[the damask paper is background filler due to scanning this on my computer printer; GOLD= card base is a light yellow gold sheen; the panel cut from the gold and white chevron stripe; gold foil snowflakes; gold metallic ink from a stamp pad applied to the cut-apart dove focal; GREEN= in the plaid cardstock strip; the sentiment and the small floral swap on the cut-apart; and RED = red glitter specialty paper panel; the dark red flower on the cut-apart; a dark red in the plaid cardstock strip, and 3 red plastic gems]

Vendors: 

1. light gold card base = The Paper Source's website

2. the gold and white chevron cardstock = My Mind's Eye (the reverse side is a mid-gray with white dots shown in my January kit with this card pre-planned as 1 of it's mini kits)

3. cut-apart dove focal = Echo Park's Away in the Manger collection

4. plaid cardstock = Bo Bunny?

5. gold foil snowflake stickers/dazzles = Paper Wishes website

6. the rest = old stash items

Red, Green, and Gold Christmas Card #2=

[theme #53 required colors: lots of green tones, some reds, and some yellow/gold]

Vendor notes:

A. base neon bright green cardstock = Neenah

B. tree cardstock scrap = Fancy Pants Designs

C. striped cardstock and gingham cardstocks = Simple Stories

D. gold snowflake stickers/dazzles = Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website

E. remaining items are stash; deer die-cut is an upcycled gift tag

MTTCC #53 blog posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/02/mttcc-theme-53-color-trio-of-red-green.html

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other challenge blogs for link-ups=

A. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up Challenge blog; started Feb 1; Anything Christmas Goes; not the option; linking Card #2

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-97-anything-goes-christmas.html

B. Critter Crazy Challenges blog; started Feb 1; anything with a featured critter; MY card #2 with deer

link= https://2craftycrittercrazies.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-71-anything-goes-with.html

C. Girlz Creative Christmas Challenges blog; started Jan 29 with 1 day or so left; ALLES MAG or everything is allowed/anything goes (Card #2)

link= https://girlzcreativechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-5-alles-mag.html

D. Lisa H - TGSB= The Great Stash Bash January 2023; ENDED; this card was made with some of the items I had pre-planned with a mini kit out of my larger gray/gold/kraft kit for TGSB. The red glitter paper was added in. The chevron of gold and white is the reverse side of the mid-gray with white dot print, so it was there, just not shown for that side. (CARD #1)

link= http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2023/01/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html 

E. Lori S- TGSB = same info as D; see 3 kit photos at the very end of the post (CARD #1)

link= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2023/01/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-january.html

badge=

and Facebook groups for sharing are=

a. The Crafty Addicts (card #2)

b. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group (card #2)

c. Christian Card Makers ~ Women's Fellowship group (card #1)

d. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group (card #1)

e. Bible Journaling and Faith Art group (card #1)

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm DT/manager for MTTCC and its sister blog MTTC.

*I'm DT for THICC, OUAT, MUICB, MLCCB.

*I'm DT and co-owner of AACB.

*I'm DT and owner of TFATU, HQCB, FQCB

1. TGSB was shown on a different personal blog of mine and the posting had 12 photos of the kit with some categories sorted pics and then how I wanted to use the kit for 6-8 planned cards=

*large/full sheets of cardstocks

**the mid-gray with white dot is showing at the bottom edge

2. mini kit for red/gold/green pic how I had pre-planned...again, as I started playing with layout, colors, prints, the taupe color of the cut-apart card gave me some difficulty....if I have time I might make another red/gold/green card with non-kit supply items....

**I wanted an elegant look for this card and the pre-planned selection was revised. I only used the light gold sheen card base and the cut-apart dove panel from this kit photo.

3. This mini-kit pic was for another pre-planned Christmas card =

**The plaid strip comes from what was leftover from making this card.

MTTC #499 Theme is Snowman DT inspiration card for 13 January 2023

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart's so happy to use some of my January TGSB kit and an older patterned paper from The Paper Studio. It was given to me for Christmas from my sister probably 4 years ago. The showcased card on today's post is for the #499 Theme of Snowman/Snowmen for My Time To Craft challenge blog!

MTTC's #499 runs from January 13-26, 2023. Bragging rights are possible. Each participant can enter up to 3 new themed projects. And these do NOT have to be Christmas cards. They can be Winter Season Wishes, snowy Valentine themed cards, January birthday cards, or maybe February birthday cards depending on where you live. Where I live, we still get snow in March and even sometimes into April--even ice! Be creative!

Merry Snowmen Surrounded by Gray Skies Christmas card=

[theme #499 elements= the snowmen print paper from The Paper Studio and a blue glitter foam snowman sticker]

Some more design and vendor notes are:

1. pinecone cardstock scrap = Fancy Pants Designs

2. gray and white buffalo plaid cardstock scrap + the light blue left-folded 5"x7" card base= The Paper Studio

3. the mid-gray with white dots cardstock panel = My Mind's Eye

4. silver and gold foil dazzles/stickers; also the word "merry"; "Christmas" is on the inside = Paper Wishes website

5. thick foam tape was adhered under the snowmen's panel to give it some definition against the grays and light blues

**Items #1-4 were part of my January Great Stash Bash Kit! See Lisa and Lori's links for details.

MTTC #499 blog posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/mttc-499-theme-is-snowman-starts-13.html

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other challenge blogs to share or link-up are:

A. ABC Christmas Challenge blog; Jan 2023; Theme is A for Anything Christmas or B for Bear; MY card is for A=Anything Christmas

link= https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/abc-christmas-challenge-b-are-for.html

B. Christmas Craft Creations challenge blog; Jan 2023; Theme is Snippets (scraps)--see their badge; MY card has 4 scraps

link= https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-challenge-snippets.html

C.TGSB/Lisa=

link= http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2023/01/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

D. TGSB/Lori= 

link=  https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2023/01/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-january.html

E. The 12 Months of Christmas Link-Up Challenge blog; Jan 2023; Anything Goes Christmas with option of old vs new; MY card is for Anything Goes Christmas

link= http://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2023/01/challenge-96-anything-goes-christmas.html

and Facebook groups for sharing are:

a. The Crafty Addicts

b. Paper Crafting For Everyone

c. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls

d.  The Seasonal Cardmaker

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*I'm on the DT/manager for MTTC and its sister blog MTTCC.

**I'm on the DT for these 4 others: THICC, OUAT, MIUCB, and MLCCB.

***I'm on the DT and co-owner for AACB.

***I'm on the DT and owner of these 3: FQCB, HQCB, and TFATU.

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some photos from my kit=

above pic: the mid-gray with white dots cardstock; the gray and white buffalo plaid cardstock is barely showing between the green and blue...

above pic= gray cardstock scrap; pinecone scrap got covered up or cropped out....

above pic: the white foil/vinyl of "MC"; the mid-gray with white dots cardstock also shows in this one

above pic: the gray and white buffalo plaid cardstock scrap

above pic: gold foil snowflake dazzles/stickers; not found in one of the 12 pics was the sheet of silver foil snowflakes

2022 May 20 MTTC #482 Theme is Thank You

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! A terrific occasion greeting card to have available is a thank you appreciation card. That's the theme for My Time To Craft challenge blog competition #482. For my design team commitment for MTTC I have created 2 cards. Both have most of their supplies coming from the TGSB April 2022 kit that I put together Easter weekend. My planning and prep intentions were to have enough supplies to make several cards and a possible TN spread for commitments ranging in a 4-6 week span. Already this weekend I've made 5 cards!!! 

The planning and prep time for the kit took longer of course than what it typically does for 1 or 2 cards but once it got made, I've been able to get cards made quickly. Yea! Win-win!! 

MTTC's #482 starts May 20, 2022 and ends on June 2, 2022. Times for both dates are the same so figure accordingly to wherever you are in the world (6am UK or 12am Central Time USA/Chicago). 

Thank You floral with gingham card:

Design and vendor notes worth mentioning are:

A. Embellishments and pink cardstock for the sentiment strip were not in the TGSB April 2022 kit. The stamper for "thank you", floral paper scrap, the blue gingham paper was cut to fit, the ribbon, and the flat base blue cardstock were.

B. Blue gingham paper (Hot Off The Press/Paper Wishes website)

C. Papers were edged using a blue ink pad 

Green and blue geometric thank you card:

Design notes for card #2:

All items for this card were from my kit made Easter weekend for TGSB April 2022 except for the green cardstock scrap, the little planner strip sticker with the heart (the heart was white so I filled with dark blue marker and then topped with a lighter blue glitter paint pen), and the navy blue glitter decorative tape. I like the analogous color scheme of this card. 

Both cards are slimline style: 4" x 7" and each use the sentiment 'thank you' but with different stamps. Fairly simple and easy to put together with not a whole lot of fuss. I wanted the patterned papers/cardstocks to not get covered up. Now to get ready for the mail....

MTTC's #482 posting link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/05/mttc-482-thank-you-occasion-theme.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups for sharing/link-ups:

1. The Great Stash Bash; can be found at Lisa's and Lori's blogs; this is the link to Lori's=

link= https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/04/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-april-kit.html

3 of 5 photos of the April 2022 kit==

2. Crafty Hazelnut's Pattern Paper Challenges;

link-= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/04/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-may.html

3. Little Red Wagon; #654 theme= With a little help from my friend

link= http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2022/05/challenge-654-with-little-help-from-my.html

4. Slimline Cards Obsessed group in Facebook; both are applicable at 4" x 7" dimensions

5. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; inked edges for papers, stamping, ribbons, other embellishments, 

6. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group in FB; sharing site

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT member of My Time To Craft challenge blog and its sister blog, My Time To Craft Christmas

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owner of these 2 challenge blogs: Heart's Quest and FarmQuest

The Great Stash Bash Kit for May 2022

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm getting a bit behind to gathering what I want to get accomplished with my kit that I've put together based on Lisa's and Lori's challenge The Great Stash Bash. The number of projects I want to get accomplished with this kit is huge like the gathered supplies. And I don't have everything selected either! But this gathering I've done over the past 2 days will speed up the process for each card I make.

I've got at least 12 cards I want to do for DT commitments trying to work ahead with themes that I know are in the works. I'd also like to start a TN (new; came in a clearance spring pack bought through Peachy Cheap website) that is about me. I don't have children but I'm hoping it will be something that 1 of my 4 nieces or 2 nephews will want to have in the future. 

I'm also wanting to do a family birthday yearly calendar that I can do like a scrapbook layout and have it displayed near my computer. Something pretty to be keep me on track! :) We just heard a few days ago that my oldest niece/goddaughter is expecting baby #2 so there's another important reason to make sure I don't miss any special birthdates. 

And another wish list project is a monthly planner. I found a customizable/blank monthly calendar planner that I'd like to do as a hands-on with my DT commitments. 

The kit is so large I have to show it in 3 photos and even then several papers got buried! 

The bright summery citrus-hued flower embellishments are new and part of the spring clearance pack!!! It was a very good deal with all that I got and only 1/3 of it or less is showing up in this May kit! There are some details mentioned after the next photo that apply to this above photo so keep reading. 

Two new card kits from Simple Stories also arrived this week that were another clearance purchase from Peachy Cheap and elements from several of their suggestions will be mixed with some other products that are shown in the kit or will be pulled from my stash. A full sheet (4.5x6.5" sheet of a pink with green floral) and 2 scraps of pink with white Xs from The Mint Berry paper pad that I've picked to bash this year are included in this above photo. Two 6" square sheets (purple gingham and gray gingham) are from Hot Off The Press (Paper Wishes). The blue gingham, lake symbols, and a teal plaid in the top photo are new from a Lake Life paper pad that came in that spring clearance pack purchase!!! I'm needing to do some travel/vacation/tropical kinds, some whimsical, some fruits/baking/gardening, and a few other topics that will stay secret! 

In the above photo, there are 19 cardstock scraps of different sizes in mostly solid colors and a few that have a little marbling to them. The solid color full sheets are underneath the scraps and I think there are 8 sheets. Washi and decorative tapes are to the upper left in a variety of blues and lavenders. There are some new blue-hued jewels and some purple glitter butterfly die-cuts that are both new that came in the clearance spring pack from Peachy Cheap. Woot!!!

And guess what I forgot to gather??!! The enamel dots!!! I have a few but not many. I've got some pearl kind of glossy 'gems' that I'll probably use in navy blue, pale pink, and bright pink. 

There are at least 9 patterned papers/cardstocks of different sizes and a few of the larger sheets aren't full size. I've got more than 3-4 embellishments picked. There are lots of die-cuts/ephemera that have been pulled along with those shown washi/decorative tapes, blue jewels and 2 butterfly die-cuts. 

Time for bed to get rest so that I can start to create with all this!!!

Please visit Lisa H and Lori S to see what they've put together for their kits:

Lisa H

https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2022/05/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-2022-may.html

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Lori S

https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2022/05/lisa-and-loris-great-stash-bash-may-kit.html

They each have their own kits and do an excellent job explaining the how and why to their selecting processes. Definitely worth reading both of their postings!

Stay tuned in a future days and weeks to see how the majority of this gets used!!! YEA!!!

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

owner of these 2 fairly new challenge blogs= FarmQuest and Heart's Quest