My Pinspirational #340 DT project for Jade and Peach color theme for 1 August 2026

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S and I am a design team member for Pin-spirational, a challenge blog owned by Deanne. Deanne changes the theme every year getting her clues from popular interest boards from Pinterest. 2026 is color combos. 

My personal favorites are pink and purple--however, this is not the August color combo!!! Jade and Peach are the colors for August 2026. 

where: Pin-spirational #340 blog post link and image prompt can be found at the bottom of this posting. 

when: #340  starts August 1, 2026 and goes the whole month. Blog will be published after 12:30 pm central time zone on August 1st. 

what: My interpretation of Jade and Peach color combo=

and this pic 2 with a slight angled view:

how-to &/or vendor notes:

1. white 5" x 7" card base with fold on left side (matching envelope) = pack by Tonic Studios

2. white thin cardstock 4" x 6" = Jot (hidden under the 2 patterned papers)

3. jade and white gingham patterned paper + the peach and cream tile patterned paper = Front Porch paper pad by Simple Stories

4. peach w/ ruler & flowers circle ephemera + small jade doily ephemera + journal bit 'thankful' = Front Porch collection by Simple Stories

5. four small green tone gems = Nicole Brand Crafts

6. three handmade paper flowers = Little Birdie Handmade Embellishments, pack called Artic Ice

7. Pea Green alcohol marker = Arteza (used to edge papers and card base)

LINK-UPs:

1A. Beautiful Blossoms; new on July 15 and still open; theme is focus on flowers/blooms; My card has 3 mint-jade tone paper flowers as well as a few flowers on the ephemera clustered in the center of the X- layout. 

link = https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything.html

1B. Creative Fingers; new on July 31; theme is anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-327.html

1C. Love Those Pretty Papers; new on Sat/Aug 1st; theme is usage of a min. 1 pretty designer/patterned paper; My card has 2 used in a split X layout. 

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2026/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august-2026.html

1D. The Crafting Challenge; opened July 1 and opened through August; theme of flowers; My card has a cluster of 3 paper flowers in shades of mint and jade plus a round ephemera with more flowers in its design

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

1E. Crafts Galore Encore; open on Aug 1st; theme is anything goes

link = https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

***Pinspirational #340 blog post link =

https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/pinspirational-challenge-340-august.html

***Pinspirational #340 image prompt: color combo of Jade and Peach

*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 Mondays Mixed Media Journal Page #5 on 20 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 blogger, who loves mish-meshing ages of products plus different companies' products! For me that's part of the creative fun...like solving a jigsaw puzzle!

where: This is a non-design team related project. When my blogging schedule allows, I enjoy doing something creative that I want to take some time to do. 

when: Monday, July 20, 2026

why: About two months ago or so, I started 'My Mondays Mixed Media Journal' and this is #5 page.

what: MMMMJP #5 = weather theme journal page

how: mediums used are: colored pencil, colored ink pen, stamp pad ink, alcohol marker, washable marker, highlighter marker, soft waxy/paint, gold glitter finish acrylic paint & permanent marker. 

processes include: cursive handwriting, stenciling/tracing, dotting, smearing, coloring... 

1. 9 inch x 6 inch spiral bound sketchbook; 30 sheets of medium surface = Tree House Pad and Paper, Inc.

2. yellow (for large circle/sun) and blue (pool of water) Paint Sticks = sold in a 4-color set by Art Skills = in my stash box for over 2 years; and blue was softer, waxier than the yellow and went on thick so I used a tissue to help smear the blue to give the look of splashed out water...this also helped it to dry quicker

3. teal/aqua blue (for clouds with rain) highlighter marker = Bic; I've had these for 2-3 years

4. hot pink and red ink pens (+ navy blue for 1 set of waves) = Paper Mate

5. gray, black colored pencils (for the quarter moon) = Marvy Uchida; I've had these for 3-4+ years

6. Pea Green alcohol marker (borderline) = Arteza; I've had a few colors of Arteza alcohol markers given to me 3-4+ years ago

7. yellow washable marker (for 3 little suns that were stenciled & 1 stenciled star) = Jot

8. gold glitter finish acrylic paint (dots) = Folk Art/Plaid; I've had this small paint bottle for 2 years or more 

9. Narwhal/gray mini stamp pad (dots/dabs) = Lawn Fawn

10. children's/folk/country song "You Are My Sunshine" = written by Paul Rice and then he sold the rights for $35 to Jimmie Davis who along with Charles Mitchell, played/sung/recorded the song. 1939-1940. 

11. many suns stencil sheet = Simple Stories

12. large circles were created with a homemade stencil (punched hole in an index card)

13. star, irregular border line(s), cloud with rain lines, set of 2 wave lines = very old stencils and stencil ruler found at my mom's house in the past 2 years; I think these are about 40-50 years old!!!! 

LINK-UPs:

1A. The Neglected Stuff; started July 5/still open; theme/usage = old or neglected items of 1 year or more; My journal page has stencil rulers that my mom kept for the past 40-50 years. Some stash supplies have been indicated above for either a 2-3 years range or 3-4+ years range.

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2026/07/neglected-july-2026-challenge.html 

1B. Crea Ladies; still open; theme = splash/splatters; My journal page has dabs of gold glitter paint on the left half and gray ink dots on the right half. Also the blue 'pool of water' has smeared streaks of the waxy paint that give a look of splashed water (read how-to notes #2, 8, 9)

link = https://crealadies-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-7-spetter-pieter-pater.html

1C. We Love 2 Create; still open; theme is anything mixed media crafting goes; My journal page has 4 different types of markers plus ink pens and stamp pad ink along with colored pencils, glitter acrylic paint and a soft waxy 'paint' 

link = https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-7-craft-card-making.html

1D. Wednesday's Creative Inspiration; started on July 1st & still open; theme is summer sunshine; On my weather themed mixed media art journal page I have a large yellow sun and then 3 small stenciled suns w/ rays for sunshine

link = https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-challenge-summer-sunshine.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**this is a non-DT project; for personal creative 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. 

 [HQLQCB is Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables Challenges Blog with the theme of 'anything goes quotes'. On the blog and each session post, I have categories of quote ideas that you can use in your creative projects such as song lyric quoting as seen in this journal page. Other ideas are: poetry, books, Bible and other religious documents, meal time or bedtime prayers, Chinese proverbs, philosophers, movie character lines, dictionary definition and more.]

 

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

image = 

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

image = 

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.