My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #11 on 2 Nov 2026

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy mish-mesh blogger!! My arts and crafts started early. Piano lessons started at age 6 until I was 16+!! Clarinet and later switching to bass clarinet began at age 10 in fifth grade beginner band! Learning to sew, cook and bake through 4-H club started at age 9. After several years of developing skills through three or four levels, I added flower arranging, nature crafts and an intro to interior decorating. My undergraduate degree middle-high school proficiency area was home economics. Now it is called Family & Consumer Sciences. I continued building my sewing skills, foods & nutrition and interior design. There were also courses in child/human development, family & marriage, money management and teaching home economics methods. I'm still continuing in all of these. :)

where: this is not related to any of my design team commitments

when: Monday, November 2, 2026; if the page dries quickly I'll try to get the page scanned and blogged before midnight!

why: Even as I started blogging back in 2010-2011, I found that creating for challenges really fed into my love of solving puzzles however I needed (and still need) to have some time periodically just to creatively explore and experiment. 

what: You Make Life Sweeter MMMMJP #11

how: My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page =

1. medium surface sketchbook = Tree House Pad & Paper; 30 sheets; room for just one entry sometime soon

2. four stamps: sentiment and three flowers = Pinkfresh Studio's Freshly Picked clear stamp set (there are more stamps in the set)

3. stencil template for the scalloped rectangle shapes was handmade using an index card and 'ticket'-style shape punch (EZ Success)

4. Pumpkin Spice, Walnut, Narwhal and Guava mini stamp pads = Lawn Fawn

5. circles, triangles, stars, diamonds and half circles = shapes stencil ruler; very old and discovered at my mom's house when cleaning out...my 2 siblings agreed that anything crafting related was to go to me :)

6. Royal Blue, Beach Blue, Pea Green and Canary Yellow = alcohol markers by Arteza

7. black ink for stamping of sentiment and 3 flowers = mini stamp pad by Hero Arts

8. silver glitter acrylic paint = (look for smears/dabbing scattered throughout) = Crafters Closet (sold at Dollar General stores)

9. two green tones, one magenta & one purple colored pencils = Marvy Uchida

10. Vanilla Cupcake Aroma Scented Drops = Nuvo (look for the squiggle line across the bottom of the Walnut brown inked block)

11. Gold Rush Stone Drops = Nuvo (look for the tiny dots/dabs)

12. bright/neon pink (used on the drooping flower) is a gel highlighter = Creative Devotion

LINK-UPs:

1A. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; new on Nov 1st; theme of anything goes mixed media; I'm sharing page 11 in My Mondays Mixed Media Journal. 

link = https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-november.html

1B. Mix It Up Challenges; new on Nov 1st; theme of anything goes mixed media; I'm sharing page 11 in My Mondays Mixed Media Journal.

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/11/miucb-86-anything-goes-optional.html

1C. Pearly Sparkles; new on Nov 1st; theme of sparkle and shine; I'm sharing page 11 in My Mondays Mixed Media Journal ==look for the silver glitter acrylic paint smears and dabs + Gold Rush Stone Drops + a little shine from the Vanilla Cupcake Aromatic Scent Drops (wavy line in the brown/Walnut block)

link = https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/11/challenge-125-add-some-sparkle-and-shine.html

1D. Pammie's Inkies Pinkies Challenges; new on Nov 2nd; theme of anything goes; I'm sharing page 11 in MMMMJP with four stamps used plus lots of inks

link = https://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/11/pip-challenge-2544.html

1E. We Love 2 Create; new on Oct 25 and still open; theme of anything goes mixed media; I'm sharing page 11 in MMMMJP with stamping, inking, paint dots/dabs/smears, usage of colored pencils, alcohol markers, a neon pink gel (waxy) highlighter, etc. 

link = https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2026/10/anything-goes-international-craft.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; as of October 1, 2026 = Deanne has restarted HQCAYR

*owner/DT = CCC; ConBC; AA; HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT, and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB, FQHCB. & new on Sept 15th = HQPIPC or Heart's Quest Pretty in Pink Challenges

***this is a non-design team related project; a personal series 

 

Scrapbook Layout #9 showcasing lunch with BFF on 20 Oct 2026

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

who: Hello, I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy blogger, who wants to continue crafting and blogging as long as I'm able. I do have left hand's middle, pointer and thumb diagnosed with mild arthritis this summer. I'm left-handed so this is expected but not for crafting, blogging, driving, playing piano, etc. Then to compound things, I fell outside on our back deck around midnight between June 11-12th. The boards were wet from having storms earlier plus a tornado that luckily skipped over our small town. Unfortunately some deck screws had loosened a bit, protruding enough that it caught my slipper of my left foot, causing me to twist and fall down on my left side. I put my left hand out though and the impact severely bruised my palm and my three center fingers. Some muscle tissue in my thumb palm area got damaged because of a deck screw. Over the next few days, the jarring pain/nerves and inflammation traveled up my arm and across my shoulders. UGH. Enough of that story. It's taken these past 4 months to get close to being healed however if I forget and grip the steering wheel too long, the pain flares up. Or if I do several minutes of cutting or an hour of straight typing on blog post(s). SIGH.

On a happy note, I was able to meet my best friend in Bloomington-Normal, north side near the interstate(s). Susie traveled about 90+ minutes to eat and talk!!! 

where: THIS IS NOT A DESIGN TEAM COMMITMENT. A personal crafting goal in 2026 was to scrapbook as many gatherings with friends and/or family/couple w/ dog that I can squeeze in between those DT projects. 

when: Scrapbook Layout #9 for 2026.

what: Lunch with my BFF on October 20, 2026 layout

how-to and/or product detail notes: (Do either of us look like we are 64+ years old??)

1. white cardstock sheet = Georgia Pacific

2. a range of yellow, green, orange and kraft paper scraps; torn edges = various vendors from scrap stash box (AUTUMN colors)

3. pale aqua and white plaid paper and the yellow/gray/white plaid paper scraps = both from Recollections (seen on the left side of the layout)

4. oval resin flower sticker = Stickeroni

5. 'gather' and 'sweater weather' foam stickers = Farmstead Harvest collection/Thickers by American Crafts

6. two tickets, two phrase arrows, three little 'charms' (on the cording) = Farmstead Harvest ephemera pack by American Crafts

7. orange and white cording = spool is 1 of 3 colors of cording in pack = Crafter's Square

8. Chocolate Chip/brown ink pad was randomly applied around the layout = Lawn Fawn

9. very old alphabet stencil ruler was used to trace 'October'

10. PHOTOS = my BFF and my cellphones; she did two pics and I did the pic of her; she texted the 2 pics to me which I shared to email and then downloaded; same for my pic of her; used computer printer to choose layout orientation and size before printing each photo

LINK-UPs:

1A. One More Page; new on Oct 2nd/still open; theme to scrapbook page or 2/spread; I'm sharing a 8.5" x 11" size cardstock sheet base layout page. I prefer the slimmer size to place in a regular notebook binder which helps for storing. 

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/one-more-page-in-october.html

image prompt = 

1B. Fab n Funky; new on Oct 7th; theme is '3 of something'; I'm sharing my layout that has 3 photos

link = https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/10/challenge-643-three-of-something.html

1C. The Sisterhood of Crafters; new on Oct 14th; theme of Fall; I'm sharing my autumn colors layout; I'm wearing a sweater; there's a 'sweater weather' foam sticker; some orange flowers, a tiny pumpkin, a tiny mushroom....

link = https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2026/10/october-2026-fall-challenge.html

1D. Unicorn Challenge; new on Oct 6th; theme of Autumn and/or Halloween; I'm sharing my autumn colors layout; I'm wearing a sweater + there's a 'sweater weather' foam sticker; some orange flowers, a tiny pumpkin, a tiny mushroom...

link = https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/challenge-125-autumn-andor-halloween.html

1E. CD Sunday +; new on Oct 11th; theme to use CD/USB/digital; I'm sharing my autumn colors layout that has 3 photos ==> these were taken with our cellphones and then the 2 photos taken by my BFF were sent by text and then I shared those to one of email addresses ==> then dowloaded then used computer print/sized/chose layout orientation of pics; trimmed the pics

link = https://cdsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/10/cd-sunday-plus-challenge-194-hosted-by.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is not a design team related project; it is just for creative fun!

*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; as of October 1, 2026 = Deanne has restarted HQCAYR

*owner/DT = CCC; ConBC; AA; HQCB, HQCOLCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT, and HQLQCB; plus FQCB, FQCCCB, FQGS, FQGGCB, FQHCB. & new on Sept 15th = HQPIPC or Heart's Quest Pretty in Pink Challenges

 

My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #4 on 6 July 2026

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

who: Hello, I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old artsy-craftsy Midwesterner! My hubby and I have been married for 30+ years now! And we're starting our 6th year together as fur parents to Mister Bennett. We've been told that his age is either 15 or 16 and that he's a Chihuahua-Miniature Schnauzer mix with possibly some kind of terrier. He's a handsome little guy and gathers new admiring fans wherever he goes! <3

when: Monday = My Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #4 on July 6, 2026. Blog post was finished at 12:05 am on Tuesday July 7th.  

why: In March 2025 I started a "My Mondays Mondrian Journal Page" notebook and finished that about 2 months ago. Now I've switched to a mixed media art journal that is quirky and sometimes misses the mark a bit but it's a chance for me to experiment for an hour or so and see what comes about. 

what: Today's influence is a little inlet at a lake that my husband and I spent some time at different coves and marinas for a couple of hours this afternoon (Mon/July 6). It's our third time over the past year for us to visit this lake that's 2 hours from our home. The inlet's water was very green and lots of trees' leaves hanging out and/or over the green-looking water. 

how: colored pencils, ink/stamp pad, markers (washable and alcohol); stamping, stenciling, tracing type of stenciling, coloring

1. flower and leaf stamp cluster used in the bottom area + butterfly used 2x = Never Grow Up stamp set by 

2. two leafy stem stamps = from a foliage stamp set by Crafter's Square

3. triangle shape stencil sheet = "Cracked" by Pink & Main

4. dark green and brown irregular lines were border/edge of a stencil ruler = ruler set has shapes, letters, numbers, borders = a very old set found at my mom's house...probably 40-50 years old!!!!

5. colored pencils (3 tones of green, brown, gray, light blue and a reddish-brown) = Marvy Uchida/stash box

6. Grass Green alcohol marker (dual tip) = Arteza

7. washable markers in dark green, brown = Jot 

8. 'live in the moment' text strip ephemera = Dreamer (pack) by American Crafts

9. black stamp pad/ink = Hero Arts

LINK-UPs:

1A. Mix It Up Challenge Blog; new on July 1st & open until Aug 15; anything goes mixed media (opt of shaped card); My art journal page is for AG mixed media w/ stamping, stenciling, coloring, different types of markers and stamp pad ink, 

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/miucb-84-anything-goes-optional-shape.html

1B. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; new on July 1; theme is in the blog title; My art journal page has stamping/ink-stamp pad, stenciling with alcohol marker, coloring with colored pencils and stencil tracing using washable markers

link = https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-july.html

1C. Love To Craft; new on July 1 & open until Aug 15; anything goes; I'm sharing my mixed media art journal page; it's a very loose interpretation for an inlet cove lake scene just feet away from where my husband and I sat on a picnic table bench looking at the lake about 100 feet the opposite direction! 

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

1D. A Place to Start; new on Monday July 6; anything goes (opt of black and white); My art journal page has lots of greens, a bit of gray and light blue, also some browns to mimic, be a very loose artistic interpretation of a small inlet cove of a lake with the water looking green lots of trees, leaves and other plants surrounding

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

1E. 613 Avenue Create; new on Sunday July 5; anything goes (opt of any holiday); My art journal page is a very loose artistic interpretation of a small inlet cove of a lake with the water looking green and lots of trees, leaves and other plants surrounding the tiny cove

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

*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. 

 **this is NOT a DT- related project...just for fun