My Mondrian Mondays Journal Page #33 on 23 March 2026

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

who: Becca S, a 60+ year old artisan with an artsy-craftsy, mish-mesh style

what: My Mondrian Mondays Journal Page #33 (MMMJP)

where: this is a non-design team related project

when: Monday, March 23, 2026

why: MMMJP started a year ago! There are 80 sheets in this journaling notebook and I skip at least 1 page in between the geometric design pages. 33 x 2 = 66 approx. pages used so far. Mondrian is famous Dutch artist/painter Piet Mondrian who lived in the late 1800s to early-mid 1900s. 

how: 

1. journaling notebook = 

2. 4" x 6" index card for my stencil main rectangle shape

3. a square stencil template = from a teacher's media set of basic shape stencils from the late 1980s or early 1990s; ---- Shaeffer

4. black fine tip marker for main rectangle = Sharpie

5. lines for the squares and circles = 4 color ink set = Paper Mate's Ink Joy

6. circles were made with the cardboard 'tube' from a roll of foam adhesive tape

7. colored pencils (variety of hues) = Marvy Uchida

LINK-UPs =

a. Kleuren met Potloden; new on March 10; theme/usage mainly using colored pencils; the filled spaces that I chose to add color have been filled with Marvy Uchida's colored pencils

link = https://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-maart-alles-mag.html

b. The Paper Funday Challenges; still open; anything goes (not the opt); 

link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-challenge-85-anything-goes.html

c. Creative Inspirations; still open; anything goes

link = https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/creative-inspiration-challenges-36.html

d. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; in week 2 of 2; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/03/274-march-15-doctor-digis-house-of.html

e. Stencil Fun (Crazy is our name; stenciling is our game); still open for a day or so; using stencil(s) anything goes; opt focus of vines

link = https://stencilfun.blogspot.com/2026/03/stencil-fun-march-2026-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this was a non- design team related project

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

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

My MTTCC #93 Theme of Wreaths for Christmas DT cards for 16 August 2024

Welcome to Becca's Heart For Creativity Blog!

purpose: This posting focuses on my latest manager/DT contributions for My Time to Craft Christmas or MTTCC. I've held this role for over 2 1/2 years! Every other Friday without any breaks! 

when: #93 starts August 16 and ends on the 29th. 

what: Project #1 (but 2nd make giving a different wreath sticker better scale to be more main focus) Merry Wreath-mas or Merry Wreath-Christ

closeup: black base, white satin sheen panel, gold mirror foil hearts and "M, R, Y" letters have copper/bronze metallic foil with E and 2nd R are black font.

notes:

1. black cardstock scrap panel = Neenah

2. white satin sheen scrap = stash

3. rusty-red linen texture cardstock and gold mirror foil cardstock = Art Skills

4. pine green cardstock scrap = Recollections

5. wreath sticker is from solicited mail repurposing

6. alpha stickers = Maggie Holmes (American Crafts)

AND

Project #2: (my original ideas that kept shifting while creating) Wreath inside of another 'wreath' and ornaments/balls round shape card

notes: circles and hearts for main shapes [not shared at MTTCC]

11. red cardstock base = Neenah

12. dotted paper = old = The Paper Studio

13. ornaments paper = newer = Bella Blvd

14. silver snowflakes and star foil "dazzles"/stickers = Hot Off The Press

15. two punched folk-art style hearts overlapped = Emaginations punch

16. "MC" stamp; 2001 ?; old = SU

17. wreath sticker, red glitter heart, white doily, black checked gingham fabric ribbon = stash items

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where: MTTCC #93 theme of wreaths for Christmas/winter holidays post

link = https://mytimetocraftchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/08/mttcc-93-theme-of-wreaths-for-christmas.html

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other places to share/link are:

A. Merry Wreath = The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges; started Aug 13; Anything Goes Christmas

link= https://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/08/challenge-167-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Merry Wreath = Make My Monday; started Aug 12; theme is something metallic; MY top shown small wreath card has metallic foil elements: gold mirror foil hearts, letters M, R (the first R), Y are either copper or bronze foil; and even the wreath has a  metallic sheen for the wreath form and bow

link= https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/232-something-metallic.html

C. Merry Wreath = Peace On Earth Christmas; current for August; Anything Goes Christmas

link= https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2024/08/peace-on-earth-challenge-69.html

D. Merry Wreath = The 12 Months of Christmas Challenges Link-up; midway for August 2024; anything goes Christmas with option focus of circles; MY "Merry" wreath Christmas card has a round circle backdrop and a half circle top layer backdrop for the wreath sticker image

link= https://12monthsofchristmaslinkup.blogspot.com/2024/08/challenge-113-anything-goes-christmas.html

E. Wreath Ornament = Love Those Pretty Papers; started on Aug 10; use pretty papers; MY ball ornament wreath display card has a traditional Christmas colors dotted print paper and a mixed tone ornament print paper =

link: https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2024/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*manager/DT = MTTC Christmas and MTTC

*owner/DT = HQCB, HQFCB, HQCOLCB, FQCB, FQGS, FQCCCB, FQHSKCB, and FQGGCB

*co-owner/DT = AACB (Ally's Angels) and Christmas or Not Bingo

*DT member = HAOOCAYR 

MTTC #492 Theme of Geometrics Design Team Project for 7 October 2022

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! This posting showcases the inspiration card I made for my Design Team commitment with My Time To Craft challenge blog. The theme for #492 is geometrics! Friday October 7-Thursday October 20, 2022 is the competition period for MTTC's #492. 

My mind kept going to Halloween--pointy triangular witches hats, round pumpkins, triangular bundles of corn stalks, and many other possibilities. Then I thought of kids birthdays. But my cardmaking process was a bit backwards with this one. I used some old patterned papers to give me the design direction for "On Point" thinking of you card. A bit of a subtle pun given the star points and triangle points of the patterned papers. 

shapes used:

1. rectangles of deep orange cardstock, black cardstock, and the triangle/diamond print paper; and I guess the blue glitter washi tape would also qualify as a rectangle

2. square= bright blue paper

3. circle= star print paper

4. star/print paper

5. triangles & diamonds made/print paper

MTTC #492 October 7-21, 2022 posting link=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/10/mttc-492-theme-is-geometrics.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this card will be shared=

a. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; about 3 days left in their current challenge; must be uplifting--encouraging; MY CARD is meant to be motivational

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2022/09/anything-goes-weeks-563-564.html

b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started October 2nd; anything goes 

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/10/191-leanns-world-101.html

c. The Paper Funday Challenge blog; October; 

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/10/october-2022-challenge-46-anything-goes.html

d. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge blog; October 2022; need to use some patterned paper/cardstock; MY CARD has a star print paper and a multi-print triangle paper; 

link= http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2022/09/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-october.html

e. Mixed Media Creativity group= used staples for fastening, shiny lettering, glitter decorative tape, 

f. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT Calls group

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of My Time To Craft and its sister blog, My Time to Craft Christmas

as well as these others: Ally's Angels, Mix It Up, Merry Little Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenges 

and Once Upon A Time

**also I'm the owner of 2 challenge blogs: FarmQuest and Heart's Quest