My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #3 on 22 June 2026 Cocoa Cups for Two

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S; a 60+ year old living with my 70+ year old husband and our 15-16 year old doggy, Mister Bennett, in north central Illinois. We met while both being in the St. Louis/St. Charles counties/metro areas of Missouri; being introduced by his oldest sister about 3 months after he was widowed. Dated, engaged and wedded within 7 months + 1 week!!!!!!! 

where: this is just for fun; not connected to any of my challenge blogs or others' challenges design team(s)

when: MMMMJP #3 was made on Monday June 22, 2026; blogged on 06/23/2026

why: I did about 13-14 months of a Piet Mondrian influenced geometric design pages on Mondays and then I filled the notebook. About 5 weeks ago I started a less page notebook (30 sheets; probably will have 14 or 15 mixed media pages) to be my experiments with mixed media. 

what: Cocoa Cups for Two mixed media page (MMMMJP #3)

how: 

1. colored pencils: 2 tones of peach, 1 yellow, 1 orange, 1 pink, 1 red = stash box/some are by Marvy Uchida + 2 shades of brown for a wood table sketch + 1 black for the space under and next to the wood table

2. stamp pad ink: Lawn Fawn's Fish Tank (blue) mini stamp pad

3. clear stamp: "Happy Day" is part of Bo Bunny's Willow and Sage stamp set

4. texture rubbing: I placed a small sheet of pearl gems under the paper and did a texture rubbing then the stamping was placed over it

5. markers: yellow for the sun, brown for cocoa steam from Jot

6. gold glitter paint: used for moisture/steam look for above the cups = Folk Art/Plaid

7. stickers = cocoa 'whipped cream' dollops (not as poop!); puffy mixed icon shape stickers package by American Greetings, LLC.  

8. stickers = puffy "Pop Tarts", muffin and cookie stickers = a food theme pack of little puffy shapes = American Greetings, LLC. 

9. stickers = chalkboard style cup stickers (pack comes with handles-- half with handles on the left and half with handles on the right) = Crafter's Square

10. stencil = repeating suns- filled sheet = Simple Stories

11. black gel pen = used to give some distinction for the sun and sun rays = Paper Mate's Ink Joy gel pen 4-color set

LINK-UPs:

1A. First Cup Challenges; new on June 2, 2026; anything drink/beverage related; My journal page has 2 cups with faux cocoa 'whipped cream' dollops

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

image prompt = 

2A. Dream Valley; new on June 15/week 2 of 2; anything goes

link = https://dreamvalleychallenge2.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-364-anything-goes.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*** this is a non-design team commitment project; just for 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. 

**** FQGGCB is highlighted because it's FarmQuest Grocery Game Challenges Blog that has an anything food and/or drink goes theme. Current challenge #30 started on May 27, 2026 and has a new ending length/extended session time to July 15, 2026. The next challenge, #31, will start on July 27th. 

 

MTTC #506 Theme of Fantasy starting 21 April 2023

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!

WHAT: MTTC's #506 design team inspiration card

WHY: I've been managing the challenge blog for over a year and also serve as a design team member; #506 theme is fantasy

WHEN: April 21-May 4, 2023

Show the DT card: Puff the Magic Dragon's cousin!!! card (joking!)

Introducing my named dragon as Droopy Dobson Dragon:

 Notes:

1. dragon image was a free image from the Clipart Library website

2. leaves, tab, leafy branches stickers = Webster Pages 2009

3. the creamy cardstock is actually pink that's been 'bleached' by the printer scanner light; green cardstock = stash

4. some gems were placed under the pink cardstock panel before adhering in order to use a white colored pencil and a gray colored pencil for an embossed "smoke" cloud kind of look

5. a lot of colored pencil hues were layered for adding color to the dragon

6. alpha tile stickers for 'hey' = Freckled Fawn

MTTC #506 main post link=

https://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/mttc-506-theme-is-fantasy.html

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other challenge blogs to share/link are:

A. A Barrel of Monkeys challenge blog; started April 15; Theme Image Prompt is Pop-Its, a fidget item coming in hundreds of shapes; MY card has textured embossed circles (made with gems under the cardstock) to look like smoke coming out of the fire-breathing dragon!!! To me, he looks too droopy-eyed, sleepy but who knows what a dragon is actually capable of doing!!!???!!!

link= https://barrelofmonkeyschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-barrel-of-monkeys-challenge-3-popits.html

B. Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge blog; current; Anything Goes with option of coloring it. MY card has the dragon with colored pencils used; and I added some very light gray smoke lines, and puffs

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-thursday.blogspot.com/2023/04/twisted-thursdays-april-6-may-3.html 

C. The Paper Funday challenges blog; current/still open; Anything Goes with option of flower power; MY card has leaves, so AG only; this is my 4th entry

link= https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-2023-challenge-52-anything-goes.html

D. Word Art Wednesday challenge blog; current; Anything Goes that is uplifting and encouraging

link= http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/04/anything-goes-weeks-591-592.html

E. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; started a few days ago; Layers theme; I have 3 layers of paper/cardstocks and then embellishments

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2023/04/482-layers.html

and

Facebook groups are: Mixed Media Creativity, Paper/Paper/Paper and DT Calls, Need Crafty Inspiration?, The Crafty Addicts, 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*Besides MTTC, I'm involved with these challenge blogs: MTTCC; HQCB, FQCB, FQGS, TFATU; AACB, CBCB; MIUCB, MLCCB; THICC; OUAT. 

2022 MTTC Feb 25 #476 Theme Technique of Embossing

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My creative spirit panicked with this theme! I didn't pick it. Someone else on the DT crew at MTTC did, so I've tried to do my best with it. And I have 2 different styles of dry embossing to show that also are for different occasions, birthday and Christmas. 

My Time To Craft challenge blog's #476 competition has the theme to do/use technique of embossing. There is dry embossing done by textural pressure either with an embossing folder or old-fashioned textural rubbing. The other technique involves wet/heat applying powders to make sentiments shine and add a teeny bit of height. The competition will last about 13 days: Feb 25-March 10. 

Card #1= Cute Mixed Media Feature Panel Birthday card=

A few design notes about Card #1:

1. light gray CS for base; purple CS for background with additional different sizes of scraps used for other panels (with the 2 pink and whites being from the Mint Berry paper pad from The Paper Studio)

2. pink CS textured rubbed over a sheet of crystal heart-shaped gems using white, pink, blue, and purple colored pencils; bright deep pink glitter glue was applied in a random curved lines on top of the textural rubbings

3. sentiment stamp, black ink pad, stickers and acrylic disc are all from my stash

Card #2= Embossed Trees Christmas Greetings card=

 

full finished card #2=

A few design notes for Card #2:

1. upcycled commercial card sent by an organization desiring a donation that had embossed snow-covered trees; edges cut in irregular lines for interest and inked in metallic gold ink

2. textural specialty paper in light gray with French blue/periwinkle hues; received in a scraps/off-cuts bag

3. gray cardstock with an embossed vertical line was also from the same scraps/off-cuts bag; both were edged with metallic gold ink

4. black cardstock also used for off-setting/doubling the base; embellishments are from my stash

MTTC's #476 Embossing Theme posting link=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/mttc-476-embossing-theme-wet-or-dry.html

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups for Card #1=

A. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; Anything Goes; about 8 more days to post; 

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2022/02/c-176.html

B. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

C. Paper, Paper, Paper and DT calls group in FB; 

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other challenge blog and Facebook groups for Card #2=

A. The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge blog; has 8-9 days left to participate; Anything Christmas Goes

link= http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/02/challenge-110-anything-christmas-goes.html

B. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; 

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

Design Team member of these 2 challenge blogs:

1. My Time To Craft

2. My Time To Craft Christmas

MTTC Blog Challenge no 440 Embossing Theme starts 4 September 2020

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My heart is super happy to be able to combine a DT project that will also be a surprise for 2 of my nieces. The new theme for this next fortnight challenge is embossing (wet or dry). 

Embossing can be the powders and using a heat gun, however I don't have any of those products. I chose to do texture embossing that can be done with special embossing folders where cardstock or paper is inserted then the folder is placed in a press and cranked/passed through. But yet again, I go 'old school' with laying the printed sentiment/message cardstock face down onto a sheet of gems and then used a ball point pen cap tip to rub across the back side in vertical paths to get the 'embossed' texture.

Back to college bookmarks Design Team project for MTTC #440=

link to MTTC challenge blog for #440=

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/09/challenge-440-embossing-wet-or-dry.html

A few more scanned cropped photos of the bookmarks:

Some design process notes:

a. college colors include blue, gray, and white and mascot of panthers

b. blue and white looks like paint blogs circle shapes = gift wrap recycled from the birthday gift from my brother's family this past June!!! I don't know if they will recognize it or not. My sister-in-law's favorite color is blue, so I wasn't surprised by the color choice. And it provides not only the deeper blue tones for contrast but adds that personalized touch of love and remembrance.

c. the white with blue and black marks circle shapes = recycled/repurposed printer alignment sheet that my HP printer forces me to do every time I change the cartridges! Last year I did a project where I used a printout just like this for a challenge with a recycled theme.

d. My Mind's Eye= Bohemia collection -- patterned cardstock rectangle behind the top layers of shapes and sentiment/message

e. Sentiment/message was prepared as a Google Doc and then printed on pale blue cardstock which later received the texture embossing technique described at the beginning of the post.

Where else will I share this posting besides Blogger-land?

a. my FB profile 

b. Mixed Media Creativity group on FB; a small private group that I administrate for friends and relatives that are crafters and artists to share our Mixed Media projects

c. Paper, Paper, Paper, and Design Team Calls group on FB;

d. Mix It Up challenge blog; Sept= anything goes with option of foil/foiling; mine is just for AG

link= https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/09/miucb-41-anything-goes-foiling.html

e. 

Use Your Stuff challenge blog; ends 9/4/20-9/5/20; theme=based on the mood board photo up above; my bookmarks have the faded blue-ish gray tones in the "Bohemia" collection cardstock background piece; 

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2020/08/404-mood-board.html

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MIUCB and UYSCB sponsor badges:

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

DT commitments have been reduced to:

a. MTTC blog posting every other Friday

b. APTS blog posting monthly; first Monday of each month

c. CHD blog posting monthly; new commitment starting September 15; I thought since it's a monthly based I should be able to handle it better than the stress of weekly or bi-monthly additional commitments......

Thanks for visiting! I'd love to hear from viewers and readers:

July 2020 Week 2 Color Challenge DT card for 52 CCT Blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity! This should be our 26th challenge and since I've made 2 cards for some previous weeks I think I have at least 30 made and today's should get me to 32! Couldn't resist trying to different sketch layouts for the "all-white" color palette selected by the July hostess Fabiola!!!

52 CCT blog's 2nd week of July challenge rotation is color and this time it is to be all-white! Black is allowed for sentiment only per her instructions.

#26-20 Elegant white Celebrate Christmas cards:

#1= there is a large poinsettia impressed from the back side with white color pencil lines going over it, so click on the photo to get a zoomed photo to see some of that....

#2= absolutely all white!!!

Link= https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-colour-challenge.html

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where I'll share these cards:

a. MLCC blog #24
link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/mlccb-24-july-anything-christmas-goes.html

b. PPCC; anything goes (as long as it is paper-crafting related)
link= http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/07/pennys-challenge-475.html

c. Mixed Media Creativity group on Facebook;
mediums include a variety of cardstocks; glitter decorative tape; crystal gems; glitter foam snowflakes; "Celebrate" dazzles (from Paper Wishes website) in black glossy paper and white glossy paper; white colored pencil;

d. Paper, Paper, Paper and Design Team Calls group on Facebook


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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

Design team member for these challenge blogs:
1. 52 CCT
2. A Place To Start
3. My Time To Craft

former DT member:
a. Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
b. The Crafter's Cafe Challenges
c. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges
d. Hiding in My Craft Room

Stay safe and healthy!

May 2020 Week 4 Technique and Stash Embossing Challenge for 20th week of 52 CCT blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! I'm 18 hours or so late due to a personal health issue but glad it got resolved so I can spend some computer time and get the post made.

This Week 4 challenge became a two-fer for me because unlike a lot of paper-crafters today, I don't have embossing folders or powders. I just haven't had a desire to go with those products or techniques. So I chose to go a different route using a different technique and product from those suggested by my 52 CCT team-mate. I've used embellished letter stickers to make the embossed cardstock with a colored pencil texture rubbing to enhance the details.

Embossed love Christmas cards:

link to #20-2020=

https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-technique-challenge.html

close-up of the texture embossing:

Notes on supplies and vendors:
a. the base cards have matching envelopes and were part of a bulk package from Darice
b. the striped washi tapes are Pink Paislee (I think.)
c. the star printed 'coins' are from a Bo Bunny Christmas collection pack of die-cuts
d. the blinged letter stickers are from Art Skills and bought at discount store Dollar General
e. 3 colors of colored pencils were used for the texture embossing: sierra rust, gray, and black

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links and shares:
a. Mixed Media Creativity group on FB
b. Scripturally Inspired Creativity group on FB
c. PPPDTC group on FB
d. Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog: May 2020 monthly Anything Christmas Goes
link= https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/05/mlccb-22-may-anything-christmas-goes.html
e. Not Just Cards; Anything Goes
link= http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S

DT member on these 5:
a. 52 CCT
b. APTS
c. MTTC
d. S4fC
e. TCCC

Thanks for reading my blog post!

February 2020 Week 4 Technique or Stash challenge using foil for 52 CCT blog

Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity and this posting is about using the stash item of foil or products with foil/metallic foil for Christmas cards. 52 CCT is Christmas Card Throwdown and this is Week 8 of 52 for 2020 (or for starting the 4th week of February).

I decided for my design team inspiration card for 52 CCT blog that I would go old school using kitchen foil laid over a snowflake texture plate. Using a mechanical pencil's eraser I gently pressed over the texture plate to create an embossed/impressed image and then took permanent markers to highlight the impressed spots.

I've currently got this card resting on top of my printer and at an angle it looks great (as opposed to this flat scanner photo...sorry). It's not perfect due to several spots of the marker smearing before the ink dried. Yet the green tone of the snowman's scarf is a spot-on match to the cardstock background that is on a white flat card base and little details like that make my heart happy!

 link for # 8 of 2020=
https://52cct.blogspot.com/2020/02/february-technique-challenge.html

More cropped views=

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Link-ups for other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where this will be shared:
a. Christmas 24 challenge blog; #004; make a winter/Christmas scene; for my card, the snowman has his giant snowflake 'towering' over him
link= https://christmas24challenge.blogspot.com/2020/02/challenge-004-make-scene.html

b. Merry Little Christmas Challenge blog; #19; February Anything Christmas Goes
https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/02/mlccb-19-february-anything-christmas.html

c. Winter Wonderland; started Feb 7th; Anything Christmas Goes
link= https://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/02/our-tribute-to-eileen-anything.html

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group on Facebook; a sharing group for crafting bloggers

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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S for Becca's Heart for Creativity blog

and design team member for 52 CCT plus the following 4 others:
A Place To Start
My Time to Craft
Scrapping 4 fun Challenges
The Crafter's Café Challenge