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Monday, June 15, 2026

My Ally's Angels challenge #107 AG theme DT card for 15 June 2026

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

who: I'm Becca S, a Flag Day baby and her parents' firstborn! I'm a leftie but not a true leftie because I don't hook my hand around to write. For softball, I bat right-handed but catch left-handed. I started developing my arts and crafts skills at age 9 but my fine arts/music skills began at age 6 with piano lessons. And I've been blogging about my craftsy-artsy mish-mesh style of creations since about 2010!

where: Ally's Angels #107 (link and badge will be displayed down at the bottom)

when: #107 starts June 15 and ends on July 12, 2026. 

why: I'm the owner of Ally's Angels for the past 2 years or so and was co-owner for about a year or so prior. I love Ally's Angels because the theme is anything goes which makes it very easy to participate. This is a great place for new craft artisan blogger to get started when linking to challenge blogs. And sometimes themes are so specific, it can be difficult to find other challenges to link to. 

what: Project #1 = In Full Bloom birthday card


how:

1. yellow pastel cardstock (1/2 of a folded sheet or 4.25" x 5.5") = Colorbok Pastel Cardstock pad

2. rusty raspberry specialty paper = from a scrap pack = Crafter's Square

3. two dimensional layered flower stickers = 

4. framed floral arrangement 'painting' sticker =

5. "In full bloom" gold foil print clear sticker = Antique Garden sticker book by K & Company

6. brown colored pencil = Marvy Uchida/stash box

7. inside = another piece of the specialty paper with stenciled 'happy birthday'

LINK-UPs:

1A. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; opened on June 7; week 2 of 2; anything goes

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/06/279-june-7-all-dressed-up.html

1B. 613 Avenue Create; open for June; anything goes (w opt twist of crafts/hobbies); I don't do much painting nor do I do much gardening...has to be a perennial! But I'm sure others love to garden/landscape and/or paint....

link = https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html

1C. Allsorts; open/week 2 of 2; anything goes from the garden; My card has flowers.

link = https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-851.html

1D. Crafty Catz; opened on June 5/week 2 of 2; anything goes

link = https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/crafty-catz-challenge-715.html

1E. Creative Fingers Challenge Blog; opened on June 5/week 2 of 2; anything goes

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-324.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

AA #107 blog post link =

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/06/allys-angels-107-challenge-anything.html

AA #107 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. 

 **birthday cards can be shared at HQCOLCB; it has 5 main themes/occasions with 1 of the 5 being 'birthdays'. 

 

Saturday, June 6, 2026

My Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenges #6 June 2026 or #53 consecutive AGF theme DT cards

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

where: These fantasy inspiration projects are for HQFCB or Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenges Blog. 

when: #6/June 2026 or #53 consecutive session since I became owner of HQFCB; June 6-30, 2026. 

why: I'm owner and a design team member for HQFCB and for this session, I've taken time to prepare two different fantasy character/accessories cards. Project #1 has a fairy with a toadstool and Project #2 has a toadstool house with some gnomes. 

what: Project #1: Fairy resting on toadstool birthday card


plus inside pic


how-to for #1: on front panel = "Today"; on inside panel = "best birthday blessings" 

1. Colorbok = kraft cardstock top-folded w dimensions 4.25" x 5.5" 

2. Front Porch paper pad/collection (2024) by Simple Stories = inside mini card, collage print strips to extended front and back (reverse is light blue plaid); red star print & 'today' strip/label ephemera/bits & pieces

3. Nicole Brand Crafts = gems (2 in gold/yellow and 2 in red)

4.  Polkadoodles = Serenity Resting (Fairy) digital image

5. stash box = mix of markers, alcohol markers and colored pencils for the digi image & outlining/edging papers/CS; I added in the sky and grass as well as fussy cutting and outline/border for arch shape to the image

LINK-UPs for #1:

1A. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; new on June 1; in a garden, pretty soft pastels; I've put a light blue sky behind the fairy with lots of green grass; the fairy has a crown of flowers; toadstools/mushrooms can be found in gardens, especially if there are wet conditions, old logs, etc. 

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2026/06/cookie-challenge-217-june-in-garden.html

image prompt = 


1B. Shopping Our Stash; new on June ; theme is to use Kraft; both cards on my post have kraft cardstock bases; I'll be sharing project #1 with the fairy sitting on a toadstool

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/06/sos575-kraft-astic.html

1C. Passion for Markers; new on June 2nd; theme: use markers + summertime; My project #1 fairy sitting on the toadstool has bold vibrant colors that I equate more with summer season rather than spring season: markers were used for the blue border, bold yellow-green grass near the base of the toadstool, the reds and beiges of the toadstool, the fairy's leggings and her parted dress pleated panel, her brown hair and the flowers and leaves of her crown

link = https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/week-840-summertime.html

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and

what: PROJECT #2 = Toadstool House with Gnomes card



how-to for #2:

21. kraft cardstock top-folded base; dimensions are 5" wide x 5.5" deep = Colorbok

22. green paper panel cut to 4" x 5" = Colorbok (from rainbow color paper pack)

23. toadstool house digital image in black and white print = The Paper Shelter

24. some markers and mostly colored pencils used for the digital image = stash box; also a grass green colored pencil for outlining

25. three patterned papers punched with a 'ticket' shape = Woodland Friends paper pad by Pebbles (to give a woodland/forest look)

26. inside has a mini cut-a-part card with two gnomes w/ 'let's gather together' = also Woodland Friends paper pad by Pebbles (didn't scan/pic)

27. enamel dots w/ 2 in light green and 1 in yellow = from Everly Lane enamel dots package by Fancy Pants Designs

LINK-UPs for #2:

2A. Kleuren met Potloden; started back on May 10; theme is to use colored pencils; project #2 has a higher # of colored pencils and area of the image in usage of colored pencils compared to project #1; {marker for small brown toadstool caps and the door knob plus the lettering on the sentiment}

link = to the reminder post on May 25 = 

https://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.com/2026/05/gastdesignerdag-reminder-challenge-mei.html

2B. The Paper Funday Challenge; new on Wed June 3; theme of anything goes w/ opt twist = polkadots and/or stripes; on project #2 the toadstool house image, on the fungi cap of the home there are spots/dots and I added 2 mid-green tone + 1 yellow tone enamel dots

link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-challenge-88-anything-goes.html

2C. Creative Fingers; new on Friday, June 5; theme of anything goes; I'm sharing card #2 with the toadstool home image and gnomes on the little right upper corner scrap piece

link = https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-324.html

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from whom:

Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

*DT member only = PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne; CIP owned by Marlene

HQFCB #53 June 6- July 25, 2026 blog post link =

https://heartsquestfantasy.blogspot.com/2026/06/hearts-quest-fantasy-challenge-53.html

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

 

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

My Paper Rocks Scissors #17 DT card for 2 June 2026

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S and June is my birthday month!! I'm now finally joining my childhood classmates in Club 64!! <3 choke! gasp! I'm glad I made it to another year but mentally I only think of myself as 48-50 but my body is definitely in the 60s decade! For my mom, as the firstborn, always matched me to the time of year. My arrival came in the middle of her strawberry harvest and Vacation Bible School teaching and providing cookies and punch!! She planned ahead with cookies baked and frozen. And even the strawberries were thankfully available at most farms in the area that had strawberry patches. 4 cups of sliced strawberries with 1 cup sugar mixed and then placed into freezer storage containers. That was her formula for 1 batch. But she almost made her goal to get a year's worth for her and my dad stored in the deep freezer! My dad was busy farming, taking evening theology classes, and doing US Naval Reserve duty 1 weekend every month + 2 weeks in the summer. Meanwhile, mom was employed as an RN for a old country home converted in use for elderly nursing home. (And she got pregnant with my sister when I was only about 2 months old!!!!) Those are bits of my very early days in this world and my parents who were 25 and 23! :)

where: this is a DT member only type commitment for Deanne's "Paper Rocks Scissors" (blog link will be provided towards the bottom of the post)

when: #17 launches on June 2, 2026

why: the theme is an easy one for Paper-Rocks-Scissors = use anything paper and/or scissors

what: 2 patterned cardstocks + 2 solid color cardstocks (light blue and white) + scissors used for cutting all the CSs after I had them measured



and

inside pic


how:

1. blue and white tile-looking patterned CS cut as 4" deep x 12" wide then folded in half to get 4 x 6 dimensions = Antique Garden collection by K & Company

2. dragonflies, flowers (2 small, 1 bouquet + 1 vase arrangement) stickers = Antique Garden sticker book by K & Company

3. 'thanks so much' clear stamp = in a clear unmarked bag; however I noticed today on this stamp it has "CTMH" in very tiny print = Close To My Heart product

4. "you're kind of the best ever' clear stamp = from the same CTMH bag/pack

5. muted blue, gray & white print cardstock = recycled tissue box packaging!

6. Fish Tank/blue mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

7. navy blue colored pencil = stash box

8. blue ink pen = Paper Mate's Ink Joy four-color set

9. white cardstock for the inside = Jot

LINK-UPs:

1A. Scrappe Lyst; new on June 1st; theme of flowers/blooms; My card has floral arrangements on the front and 2 small flower stickers on the inside

link = https://scrappelyst.blogspot.com/2026/06/utfordring-for-juni-blomster.html

1B. Unicorn Challenge; new on June 2/Tuesday; theme of flowers; My card has floral arrangements on the front and 2 small flower stickers on the inside

link = https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-121-flowers.html

1C. Do-Al(l) Creatives; new on June 1; anything goes (opt of packing/box); My card is for anything goes

link = https://do-allkreatives.blogspot.com/2026/06/114-verpackung-box.html

1D. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; new on June 1; theme of 'in a garden'; My card has lovely pastel flowers that look like they've been cut from the garden and brought inside or to the porch, arranged in different sizes; the inside also has 2 little dragonflies for that outdoors garden environment

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2026/06/cookie-challenge-217-june-in-garden.html

image prompt = 


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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

PRS #17 blog post link =  https://paper-rocks-scissors.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-17-challenge.html

*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.