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
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