My Ally's Angels #108 DT project is patriotic on 15 July 2026

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S, an craft artisan blogger, who caught the paper-crafting blog bug back in 2010. I started gradually as a participant and then within a few months I became a design team member. Then I started getting involved with 3-5 teams for many years. When COVID hit, many blog owners were stepping down and I took over the management for 2 teams which gave me the confidence to start my own. Ally's Angels was a path of DT to co-owner/DT and then owner/DT. It's easy to participate at Ally's Angels due to the theme of 'anything goes'. You can submit any occasion, use any colors or topics or manufacturers' products or tools. 

where: Ally's Angels, is a challenge blog, I own. The blog link and theme/date badge will be shared at the bottom of the post. 

when: #108 starts July 15 and ends August 12, 2026. 

why: As mentioned earlier, I own AA and the theme is anything goes. This time I decided to do a layout that I refer to as fractured tiles. It's a X-pattern with opposite pieces matching with 2 printed papers. 

what: USA patriotic card

how:

1. white small folded card base w/ envelope = from a pack of 6 = Crafter's Square

2. alternating red and blue partial dots made with stencil ruler = very old 40-50 year old plastic shapes stencil ruler (part of a set of different options) found at my mom's house

3. gold foil foam stickers = Dear Lizzy by American Crafts (USA and stars/astericks)

4. small stars print paper & large blue with white stars print paper = All Seasons paper pad by Hello Hobby/Walmart

5. (not showing) thin white cardstock under the triangle cut paper pieces = Jot

6. blue and red gel pens = Paper Mate's Ink Joy gel pen 4-color set

7. blue dual-tip marker = Art Skills (edging of card base)

8. inside: a small light blue punched circle cardstock stamped 'thinking of you'

LINK-UPs:

1A. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; started July 1st; theme of red, white & blue; see image prompt; My card is a patriotic RWB for USA card that I'll send to a military veteran. 

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2026/07/cookie-challenge-218-july-yummy-red.html

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1B. Crafting Happiness; started July 1st; theme of red, white & blue or A.G.; My card is a patriotic RWB for USA card that I'll send to a veteran

link = https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-red-white-blue-or-anything-goes.html

1C. Cupcake Inspirations; new on July 13; theme of red, white & blue; see image prompt; My card is a patriotic RWB for USA card that I'll send to a veteran

link = https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/07/639-july-cupcake-inspiration-challenge.html

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1D. A Place To Start; started on July 6th; theme is anything goes or opt/twist of black and white; MY card is a patriotic RWB for USA card that I'll send to a veteran

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

1E. 613 Avenue Create; started July 5th; theme of anything goes or opt/twist of any holiday; MY card is a patriotic RWB for USA (#250/Fourth of July) that I'll send to a veteran

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

***Ally's Angels #108 direct blog post link =

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/07/allys-angels-108-anything-goes-theme.html

***Ally's Angels #108 date/theme badge =

*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 Paper Rocks Scissors Challenges #18 DT project

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old left hander who is using her right brain!!! Those are 2 key factors for my enjoyment of the arts--fine arts, drama, crafty arts and practical arts. High school freshman year I was a French Can Can girl for this melodrama production. Then sophomore year I was Gertie Cummins in "Oklahoma"!!! Junior year I was stage manager for "Annie Get Your Gun"!! The best part was throwing a taxidermed pigeon into the air for "Annie" to shoot!!! (pretend) Senior year was different. The choir teacher had us learn a 'music across America' kind of presentation. I only sang in a few presentations at the school. They did a short tour by going to the choir teacher's high school in a different part of the state and also did a couple of neighboring schools as assemblies. Those dates conflicted with a state capitol visit for a state FHA team I was on. (Future Homemakers of America)

where: PRS or Paper Rocks Scissors Challenges, is a crafting challenge blog, owned and administered by Deanne. The blog link and badge will be shared at the bottom of the post. 

when: #18 starts on July 2, 2026 and lasts until July 31. 

why: PRS owned by Deanne was started almost 1.5 years ago and I've been part of the design team since the beginning. Since the theme is easy, I figured it would be easy to create inspiration projects! :) Every month it is always 'anything paper and/or scissors goes'. 

what: Thinking of You card

how:

1. paper = 2 floral print papers are reverse sides of each other= Apothecary paper pad by Fancy Pants Designs; scissors used

2. cardstock = heavy white cardstock is folded on left; dimensions are 4" wide x 7" long = Tonic Studios premium cardstock pack; scissors used

3. cardstock = (hidden) 4" x 6" white index card = Jot

4. scissors = washi tape strips = old Pen + Gear 

5. scissors = cording = NEW purchase = pale pink and pale beige/sand; each alternating strands with white = there is also a pale blue spool that was part of the 3 in a pack = Crafter's Square

6. other: lime green puffy heart stickers = Hello Hobby/Walmart

7. other: green bow is a wall decal style cling/sticker = part of multicolor bow sheet = Wall Home division of York Wallcoverings = NEW purchase; first bow to use!!!

8. other: pink carnation sticker = Everly Farm sticker book by Fancy Pants Designs

9. other: gold foil leafy stems are wall decal style cling/stickers = part of doves and leafy stem set = Wall Home division of York Wallcoverings = another NEW purchase; first, second, third and fourth items from the sheet to use!!!

10. green dual-tip marker = Art Skills

LINK-UPs:

1A. NBUS or Never Before Used Schtuff; new on July 1; theme is the blog title; My project has several new to me recent purchases!!! (I love mixing old stash products with new to me items!!!)

link = https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2026/07/nbus-challenge-88-mutual-appreciation.html

1B. Love To Craft; new on July 1 and open until Aug 15; theme is anything goes; My project used ruler, pencil, scissors, papers/cardstock, stickers, washi tape, cording, ink and unseen dual-sided adhesive tape to create a lovely floral card. Inside it states: thinking of you

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

1C. The Four Seasons Challenge; new on July 1; theme is July/summer season (mood board had flowers, bees, lemons or do A.G. summer); My lovely floral card has a magnolia bloom seen at the top center with lots of pale pink carnations and bright pink flowers that might be anemones; for me these are flowers that you'll see in the middle of summer season [the center pale pink peony almost looks like a carnation, however, in my area, peonies are usually done by the first week of June]

link = https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/summer-season-july-2026.html

1D. The Crafting Challenge; new on July 1; theme of flowers; My card is full of lovely flowers (using 2 different print papers; look for a thin green X; one designer paper is used for left side and right side; the other designer paper is top section and bottom section); for a center focal, I layered a bow sticker with gold leafy stems and a pale pink peony sticker. 

link = https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/buongiorno-luglio.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

PRS #18 blog post link =

https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-18-challenge.html

PRS badge/image prompt =

*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 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

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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

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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

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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. 

My MTTC #538 CAS style Theme DT card for 12 July 2024

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

purpose: this posting features my newest DT project for My Time To Craft challenge blog which I've managed for over 2.5 years and been part of the team for at least 5 years

when: #538 CAS (Clean and Simple) style theme starts July 12 for 13 days of competition; clean and simple has several definitions in paper-making; some want white on white with a touch of color or another neutral and minimal; some want 1 layer application on the base such as stickers, washi tape, stamping, etc.; and some will take more color as long as there is lots of empty/clean space; percentage/ratio of clean space also varies

what: Sympathy card (with white, ivory, gray, and black neutrals)

notes: How is this card CAS? All of the ivory cardstock is empty space; the upper right corner of the center white panel is empty space; elements are minimal (2 pieces of washi tape, 1 tall thin die-cut and 2 lines of small print sentiment...no ribbons/fru-fru; no excessive colors or print/patterns; no excessive layers

1. ivory/cream cardstock scrap panel = Neenah

2. white cardstock scrap panel = Pen + Gear

3. washi tape = ?; received in a box from another craft artisan

4. stamp sentiment = also received from another crafter in an unmarked clear zip bag

5. the flower die-cut = Simple Stories' The Simple Life ephemera

6. dimensional foam tape used under the white center panel to lift it up and offer depth for the minimal CAS layout

where: My Time To Craft #538 blog post link=

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other places to share/link are:

A. Triple B (birds, butterflies, blooms); current/started July 3; MY card has floral washi tape and a floral die-cut

link= https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2024/07/triple-b-july-2024-challenge.html

B. The Crafting Challenge blog; opened July 1 for the month; theme is flowers; MY CAS card has floral washi tape and a floral die-cut

link= https://thecraftingchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/07/flowers.html

C. Beautiful Blossoms; ends in 22-23 hours!!!; must have flowers as main element/focus; my card has 2 strips of floral washi tape plus the floral die-cut

link= https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/06/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

D. Word Art Wednesday; starting 2nd week of 2; anything goes theme that's uplifting; MY card is a comfort/encouragement card

link= https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2024/07/anything-goes-weeks-655-656.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager/DT of MTTC and MTTCChristmas

*owner/DT of these Quest family challenge blogs:

HQFCB, HQCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, and new on May 28 for only 2 weeks per month FQGGCB (FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges blog)

*co-owner/DT of AACB and C or not Bingo

*DT member of HCAYR/HAOOCYR