Tuesday, May 5, 2026

My Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables #4 Anything Goes Quotes 5 May 2026 cards

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

who: Hello! I'm Becca S, a 60+ year artisan crafter who lives in north central Illinois! My personal life and professional life have been eclectic  filled with glorious successes and some low valley moments such as surviving a massive blood clot (pulmonary embolism)! With hundreds of prayer warriors interceding, I survived the 5% chance given by the doctors! [I was 55 years old.] A couple of joyful highlight achievements were sewing my own wedding dress about 30 years & 3+ months ago (age 33+) and just before my 41st birthday, I graduated with a 4.0 GPA with my Master's in Education degree in Elementary Ed with Early Childhood emphasis!! Whoa!! Hu-rrah! 

where: These projects are my owner/design team commitment projects for Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables Challenges Blog #4. The theme is anything goes quotes/sayings. A provided blog post link will be towards the end. 

when: #4 session will start May 5th and end on June 1st, 2026.

why: In crafting blog world/social media, there are a couple of challenge blogs that focus on sentiments and/or lots of text/large text featured. HQLQCB was started to offer a place for those creative projects that go beyond just using a couple of words like 'thank you' or 'get well' or 'congratulations'. HQLQCB wants attributable/credited quotes or sayings such as dictionary definitions, music lyrics, movie lines, poetry lines, Bible verses and/or other religious documents, textbooks, quotes from novels, obituaries, meal time blessings, etc. 

what: Project #1 = "Good Morning & Happy Birthday" music & lyrics

== printing permission was given by The Clayton F Summy Co.

pic 1 overview


pic 2 z-fold card stretched out

pic 3 a different overview



how for #1:

1. pastel blue cardstock (half sheet cut vertically) = Colorbok pastel cardstock pad

2. pastel lavender CS punched for first fold section focal & then panel cut for background to the music = also Colorbok pastel CS pad

3. yellow print CS was traced and then cut = very old Webster's Pages

4. muted lavender, gray and French blue print CS = recycled tissue box packaging; two 'ticket' shapes were punched and then a wide piece is used as a border under the music

5. "HB" stamp = 2001 Stampin' Up

6. music image was digitally retrieved from Google Web photos

7. layered flower 'stick-ons' = Little Birdie Handmade Embellishments

8. gold crystal/rhinestone gems = Nicole Brand Crafts

9. gray and white washi tape strip seen on far right of the biggest section = from Farmstead Harvest washi tape set by American Crafts

LINK-UPs for #1:

a. Everybody Art Challenge; new on Apr 28; theme of birthday; My z-fold card has music for the songs Good Morning to you & Happy Birthday;

link = https://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/599.html

b. Art Nudge Challenge; new on 1st Tuesday of May; see theme badge; MY birthday z-fold card has same colors plus birthday theme as #526C =

link = https://www.artnudge.com/2026/05/may-2026-art-nudge-challenge-enter-here.html

image = 



c. Creative Creases; new on May 1 - June 4; theme is fancy/fun fold, dimensional cards; My birthday/Good Morning to you song card structure is a z-fold with the front fold section having an offset adhered round sentiment that serves as a tab to help the card spread out flat

link = https://secretstamper.com/2026/05/creative-creases-115-may-1-through-june-4/

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what: Project #2 = PEACE * LOVE * JOY * HOPE



how for #2:

21. image and Bible verse were trimmed from the cover = "Feature-- a daily Bible study guide" for January -March 2016

22. I added the four Advent characteristics w/ black fine tip marker = Sharpie

23. pearls and gems  = diff. packs = Nicole Brand Crafts

24. pastel blue cardstock cut to 5" wide x 6" high panel = Colorbok pastel CS pad

25. navy blue dual-tip marker = Art Skills; used for border/outlining

26. Fish Tank/blue mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn for edging the base

27. white left-side folded card base 5" x 7" w/ envelope = Tonic Studios

LINK-UPs for #2:

a. Word Art Wednesday; opened April 29th/Wed; anything goes that is family friendly and God-honoring; My Christmas advent snowy mountain card has Bible verses included

link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/04/anything-goes-weeks-750-751.html 

b. The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge; new on May 5th; anything goes Christmas

link = https://hollyandivychristmas.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-204-anything-christmas-goes.html

c. Crafting Happiness Challenge; new on May 5th/Tuesdays; anything goes

link = https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-212.html

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what: Project #3: art journal page with Jane Austen quote from "Pride & Prejudice"

tip: start reading at the arrow and move clockwise around to read this quote talking about falling in love. 


how for #3:

31. medium weight paper = Artist Line Sketch Book; 30 sheets (I'll be using every other sheet); Tree House Pad & Paper Inc

32. Arteza alcohol markers: Beach Blue and Canary Yellow and Grass Green

33. Nuvo alcohol markers: Violet Grey and Violet Breeze (pinkish)

34. Marvy Uchida colored pencils: yellow and light orange (these were held together side by side and rotated around and around in a circular motion to add more for a sun

35. Creative Devotion stamp set: butterfly used 5x and the flight of dots clustered used 5x

36. Paper Mate's Ink Joy gel pens set: used black for my name and date then blue for the quotation and credits

37. acrylic paints by Crafter's Square = metallic gold and white; applied each with a toothpick to get slender line marks scattered around the page in different directions/angles

38. Lawn Fawn mini stamp pad = Narwhal/gray for butterflies and those scattered flights of dots

LINK-UPs for #3:

3A. Mix It Up; new on May 1st & open until June 15; mixed media; My art journal page has alcohol marker inks, colored pencils, gel pen inks, two types of acrylic paints and stamping with gray stamp pad ink

link = https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/miucb-83-anything-goes-optional-stamp.html 

3B. Path of Positivity; new on Monday May 4th; theme of anything goes positive (opt twist of #5 = use 5 layers); I've used over 5 supplies/products on my art journal page

link = https://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/ch-141-anything-goes-positive-with-opt.html

3C. Moving Along With The Times; new on May 1st; theme of butterflies; My art journal page has 5 stamped butterflies

link = https://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-189-one-or-more-butterflies.html

3D. Pearly Sparkles; new on May 1st; theme of butterflies; MY art journal page has 5 stamped butterflies

link = https://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-119-one-or-more-butterflies.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

HQLQCB #4 blog post link =

https://heartsquestlovablequotables.blogspot.com/2026/05/hearts-quest-lovable-quotables-4.html

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

*DT member only = CIP; plus PRS & Pin-spirational

9 comments:

  1. What a great Z-Fold card, Becca! I love that you added the music panel to the inside. Your other cards are wonderful as well. Thank you for participating in the Creative Creases Challenge! We hope you can join us again soon. Your support is greatly appreciated!
    Debbie, DT
    Secrets To Stamping

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  2. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely Z-fold card at Creative Creases Challenge! Love the birthday song you included on the inside panel that’s so perfect for a birthday card!

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  3. Beautiful Z-fold-card! Thank you so much for sharing it with the current Everybody-Art-Challenge. Great colours and so lovely with the decoration of those gorgeous flowers. Lovely adding of the music panels in the inside. It´s so perfect for our Birthday theme.
    Have a lovely weekend and all the best.
    Hugs Uschi

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  4. Such a wonderful quote in your lovely penmanship! Beautiful page bringing this quote to life. Thanks for sharing with us at Path of Positivity. Katrina

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  5. Becca, I absolutely love this card! It is so very fun and festive and I love the way it unfolds and you’ve used all the space to create wonderful images. I especially love that background image. Great card all around. I also really loved reading at the beginning about your accomplishments: the highs and the Lowe’s. That is such a wonderful testimony that you made it through that difficult medical trial. I’m so glad you had so many people praying for you and here. You are creating lovely cards for others now. I love that! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday. We appreciate your participation!

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  6. Beautiful card thanks for playing along with the Moving Along With The times blog

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  8. Such wonderful projects! We love how you made your background in the Art Journal Page! It's Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Mix it Up Challenge Blog - Sabra & Holly Gerdes, The Crafting Duo!

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  9. Lovely art! All of it is wonderful. Thank you such much for sharing your pretty birthday card with us in the May Art Nudge challenge, Becca. - Nancy

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