Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity, a personal crafting blog!
who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ gal who likes her mesh-mash style mixing products from different vendors as well as ages of selected products. I also have loved fine arts and practical arts since a young age! I started learning to sew at age 9! My first project was a pillow then a drawstring bag/purse that I still have! A simple elastic waistband gathered skirt was my first 4-H club county fair project that I wore for the style show and then took off to be left for the judges to evaluate. I think I got a blue ribbon but that was a very long time ago!!!
where: these cards are my owner/DT commitment to FarmQuest Home Challenges Blog
when: #8 starts April 2, 2026 and ends on April 30, 2026.
why: The theme for FarmQuest Home is easy: 'anything home goes'. This can be any items/activities typically found inside or outside of any housing: dorm rooms, apartments, cottages, farmhouses, etc. Today's examples are 1 with a mix of interior/exterior showing a camera and a view of a house and the 2nd with interior items of a camera and makeup. You could have Father's Day cards with dad mowing, taking a nap, mowing the yard, etc. You could have Mother's Day cards showing grandma rocking her grandbaby or reading a book, etc. Those are a few ideas.
what Project #1 = Happiness at coming home card
how for #1:
1. base CS check print cut to 4" x 6" = Memory Lane by Fancy Pants Designs
2. pale pink floral print CS punched circle = also Memory Lane by FPD
3. home view, 'home', camera = ephemera from Memory Lane by FPD
4. happiness banner sticker = THICKERS by American Crafts
5. Thistle Breeze alcohol ink marker = applied to the banner sticker, 'o' in home, the lens for the camera, and the partial flower on the left side of the punched circle = NUVO
6. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn (edging/distressing look)
7. med-brown retractable smudge-free marker = Zebra Clickart used for the corner brackets
8. pale pink crystal gems = Nicole Brand Crafts bought through Office Supply.com
LINK-UPs for #1:
a. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge; new on April 1st; anything goes
link = https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
b. Word Art Wednesday; new on April 1st/Wed; theme of anything goes that is family friendly; honoring to God's Word; Project #1 focuses on home
link = https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2026/04/anything-goes-weeks-746-747.html
c. The Paper Funday Challenge; new on Wed/April 1; theme of anything goes with opt twist of dies or punches; My project #1 card has a punched circle of a lovely floral paper
link = https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-2026-challenge-86-anything-goes.html
d. Creative Inspiration Challenges; new on April 2nd; Anything Goes
link = https://creativeinspirationchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/creative-inspiration-challenges-37.html
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what: Project #2 = Glamming it up before taking a selfie card!
how for #2 =
1. base is actually neon green CS = cut to 5.5" square = Art Skills (but I really like this aqua tone from the printer's scanner light!)
2. white CS = Georgia Pacific
3. embossed puffy stickers of camera and long phrase sentiment = Amy Tangerine
4. makeup pieces and the gal layered stickers = Little Birdie Handmade Embellishments (from the party time pack)
5. Guava (coral pink) mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn
6. two little text strip stickers "beauty" and "lovely" = Antique Garden sticker book by K & Company
7. my own stencil template using recycled packaging with a circle punch aperture for the round shape; used a wad of toilet paper to dab on the Guava ink
LINK-UPs for #2 =
a. Craft Rocket; new on April 2nd/Thurs.; theme is 'layer it up'; My project #2 has 2 layers of cardstock then has 2 puffy stickers and 2 text stickers with 4 layered dimensional stickers for 4 total layers
link = https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-135-layer-it-up.html
b. Word Power; new on April 2nd/Thurs; theme focus on Words; My project #2 has a large circular puffy embossed sticker with the phrase" looking on the brightest side of life is a choice you'll never regret" plus there are 2 tiny text stickers that say 'beauty' and 'lovely'
link = https://wordpowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/04/word-power-april-2026-challenge.html
c. Craft-alnica; new on April 1st/Wed; theme is mischief/humor; Project #2 has girl's/ladies' makeup items which for me seems funny, humorous kind of items to show. (I received these in a multi-pack, multi-design order. I've had this 'party time' theme pack for about a year trying to figure out when and how to use.)
link = https://craft-alnica.blogspot.com/2026/04/izziv-405-hudomusna-voscilnica.html
d. Double D; new on April 1st/Wed; theme of humor; Project #2 has girl's/ladies' makeup items which for me seems funny, humorous kind of items to show. Whimsical.
link = https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2026/04/double-d-humor-challenge-2026.html
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Crafting in the USA heartland,
Becca S
* owner/DT = FQHCB; also FQGS, FQCB, FQCCCB, and FQGGCB; plus HQCB, HQFCB, HQFSCAT, HQCOLCB and HQLQCB; plus AA; CCC; and ConBC.
* DT member only = CIP/Creations in Pink; also Pin-spirational and Paper-Rocks-Scissors
