Scrapbook Page for March 10 Lunch with 2 Friends

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity!

why: This posting is two-fold: to participate in a new challenge blog offered by my artisan blogging friend Deanne called One More Page and to start-back in scrapbooking photos with family and friends. The occasion is for my all-time best friend Susan/aka Susie and our school/childhood friend Laurie. We got together to celebrate Susie's birthday as well as regular outing. We've been trying to meet either close to them or close to me for a long lunch break time together about every 4-5 weeks. Susie and Laurie live about 10+ miles apart and I'm about 2 hours from them. Because it had been Susie's birthday the week before, she got to pick where to eat and which city. The town/city of Mahomet is 25+ minutes away from Laurie so that's where I met them. Monical's Pizza is a childhood favorite local food chain and all three of us love pizza and pasta so this was Susie's pick. We will do our best to meet again in 3-4 weeks from now just to gab!! Texting is not the same as face-to-face! 

My birthday will be next in June and then Laurie's the youngest of us three waiting until October for her day. :)

when: the page was made Thursday night March 19 and blogged on Friday March 20; this lunch gathering friendship time happened on March 10, 2026.

what: Project #1: March 10, 2026 lunch with Susie and Laurie

how-to & vendor notes for #1: colors for paper, ink and embellishments were taken from the photo

1. text was added when photo was shared in Facebook; since the photo was texted from Susie to me, I uploaded/shared to my FB newsfeed and before completing the post, I was able to add and place the text

2. floral cardstock cut to arch shape = unbranded old scrapbook designer paper; I've got 2 whole sheets and 2 partial sheets remaining from this very old set of prints from about 2011. 

3. white index card; using plain side to ink = Jot

4. Guava mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

5. deep orange marker, fine tip = stash box

6. 'moments' puffy lettering & 2 hearts = American Crafts

7. planner style banner stickers = ?/ maybe Current Catalog or Pen + Gear

8. three little layered glossy tulips stickers = from same package of mixed floral dimensional stickers = Crafter's Square

9. journaling documentation stamps = 2019 stamp set pack by Heidi Swapp from American Crafts

10. green ink pen, fine tip = one of 4 color set by Paper Mate's Ink Joy pack

where #1 will be linked:

1A. One More Page challenges blog; new on March 2, 2026; theme is scrapbooking

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/one-more-page-in-march.html

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1B. Creative Inspirations; started March 5/still open; anything goes; this is my 2nd linked entry for this month; My scrapbook page is being shared

link = https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/creative-inspiration-challenges-36.html

1C. Ellibelle's Garden Party; still open; anything in and/or from the garden; My scrapbook page has floral designer cardstock arch panel plus tulip stickers; also the photo shows strings of hot peppers hanging on the restaurant wall 

link = https://www.simplyellibelle.com/2026/03/ellibelles-garden-party-no-13-anything.html

1D. Word Art Wednesday; open; anything goes that's family friendly, God-honoring; My scrapbook page shows my friends and I meeting for lunch

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/03/anything-goes-weeks-744-745.html

1E. Challenge Yourself; current/open; theme of celebrating friendship; My scrapbook layout is about me meeting 2 friends for a recent lunch. 

link = https://scrap-challenge-yourself.blogspot.com/2026/03/challenge-yourself-147-celebrating.html

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1F. The Paper Funday; still open; anything goes (opt of fur and/or feathers); My entry is for anything goes about this scrapbook page with 2 friends meeting me for lunch

link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-challenge-85-anything-goes.html

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**this is a non-DT related commitment

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

***this is a non-DT project

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

* DT member only commitments: CIP (new) owned by Marlene; PRS and Pin-spirational owned by Deanne

**** = this scrapbook page could be shared at Heart's Quest Challenge Blog #83 for the main theme of anything with a heart goes; but because I'm the owner, I can't link up; I could have made a reminder post for the blog, but that would be double my blogging time for this project ...<3