Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog!
why: My blog posting showcases my newest entry to my 1 year old journaling project: My Mondrian Mondays Journal Pages!! Mondrian is a famous Dutch artist known by most folks for his geometric composition paintings from the 1920s-1940s. He also did some abstract geometric designs with nautical vibes and there are some landscapes and still lifes in his vast collection. I opted for a Monday feature and then I decided to alliterate with Mondrian coming to my thoughts. So over the past year, I've managed to get 31 completed and this page starts year 2 with #32!!
when: this blog post will be published on Monday March 16, 2026.
what: Project #1 = overlapped stenciled squares with stenciled unicorn, stars, clouds + rainbows ===> "Captured Tumbled Views of a Magical Springtime Sky"
how-to & vendor notes for #1 =
1. journal notebook; has 80 graph paper/grid sheets = bought at Dollar General store
2. mechanical pencil = stash box
3. square stencil = from a basic shaped stencils box from Eric Schaeffer teaching materials from the late 1980s-early 1990s
4. stencil sheet with unicorn head, clouds, rainbows and stars (and more unicorns) = Crafter's Square
5. black & gray & light brown retractable marker pens, smudge proof = Zebra Clickart; black for square perimeters with 2 lines getting a thicker layer; gray for 2 clouds & brown for unicorn face and ear
6. blue, green and red-orange watercolor markers for rainbow arches = stash box
7. red watercolor marker for 3 stars & yellow watercolor marker for 1 star = stash box
8. bright blue watercolor marker for 2 clouds = stash box
9. bright pink, purple, orange, lime green watercolor markers = unicorn horn and mane
10. colored pencils (12 different colors/tones) = Marvy Uchida used to fill in 'sections' created by the overlapped squares
where #1 will be linked =
1A. Papercraft Challenges; new on March 15th; theme is 'joy of spring'; Tumbled or twisted squares are like spring weather of tornadoes; clouds and rainbows are also seen in lots of spring storms/rain
link = https://papercraft-challenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-128-joy-of-spring.html
1B. Sparkles Monthly; new on March 15th; theme of 'it's springtime'; tumbled or twisted squares are like spring weather of tornadoes; clouds and rainbows are also seen in lots of spring rain storms
link = https://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/198-its-springtime-dtcall.html
1C. Crafty Calendar; new on March 7th; theme is 'spring'; tumbled or twisted squares are like spring weather of tornadoes; clouds and rainbows are also seen in lots of spring rain storms
link = https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/crafty-calendar-march-challenge-spring.html
1D. Creative Inspirations; started on March 5th; anything goes
link = https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/creative-inspiration-challenges-36.html
1E. The Sisterhood of Crafters; new on March 11th; theme of galaxy; My journal page's geometric design looks like tumbled or twisted squares (tornadoes) with clouds, rainbows, stars in the sky/galaxy...and who knows about unicorns flying around up there?
link = https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-galaxy-challenge.html
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Some cropped photos of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian retrieved from www.piet-mondrian.org =
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Some previous journal entries showing different approaches fusing a bit of color-blocking and/or geometric lines/spaces that I've created during the past year =
#3
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
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