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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

My Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love #31 DT projects on 3 August 2026

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity!

who: Hello!! I'm Becca S and this is 1 of 2 personal crafting blogs which I divide my extensive crafting challenge blog design team projects between! I own 13 challenge blogs and am a design team member only for 3 others owned by friends Marlene and Deanne.

why: HQCOLCB is 1 of 13 owned crafting challenge blogs. The premise is having themes that reflect the occasions we love to celebrate that honor those we love. I've coded the 5 main themes as BEWAS which are birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and sympathies. Then each challenge has an optional event or topic theme. For #31 the option is travel/vacation.

when: HQCOLCB #31 starts August 3 and ends on September 20, 2026.

what: Project #1: option of travel/vacation scrapbook layout

how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. long blue window envelope, ticket and letter tiles for 'travel' = Round Trip ephemera pack by Maggie Holmes

2. 'memory' label = Memory Lane ephemera pack by Fancy Pants Designs

3. punched paper circles in beachy tones = scrap box

4. white cardstock = Pen + Gear

5. pastel blue cardstock strips = Colorbok

6. light blue colored pencil (used on 'memory' card) + navy blue (outlining) = stash box

7. mid-blue & orange dual-tip markers = Jot

8. three adhesive-style brads = Front Porch chipboard & brads package by Simple Stories

9. light blue paper used for background = Colorbok

where #1 will be linked:

1A. One More Page; new on Sun/Aug 2nd; theme is usage/format of scrapbook page;

link= https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/08/one-more-page-in-august.html

image prompt =

1B. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; new on Sat/Aug 1st; theme is in the title; I'm sharing my travel/vacay layout

link= https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-august.html

1C. Inspired By; new on Thurs/July 30; bracelets theme in beachy colors; My layout has the bracelet/beachy/summery tones; I'll try to adapt the sketch some for the layout/maybe angled like the arm is in the prompt pic; angle the sketch layout.

link = https://inspiredbychallenge.blog/2026/07/30/inspired-by-bracelets/

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1D. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; new on Aug 1st; theme is 'at the beach'; see image prompt; I'm using the colors in the beach cookie photo & using some lakeside/water pics

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2026/08/cookie-challenge-219-august-at-beach.html

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what: Project #2: B for birthday card

how-to & vendor notes for #2:

21. white top side folded small card (layout orientation is horizontal) = card w envelope from a pack of 6 = Crafter's Square

22. three patterned papers (red and white checked, blue with white stars & tiny red and blue stars on white) = All Seasons paper pad by Hello Hobby/Walmart

23. 'happy birthday' stamp = 2001 Stampin' Up

24. black stamp pad = Hero Arts

25. blue dual-tip marker (using the broad tip) = Art Skills (edging all papers, also marking the X on the not shown white base under the 2 fractured sets of prints)

26. two little brad stickers + floral chipboard sticker = Front Porch pack by Simple Stories

27. thin white cardstock (not shown; under the 2 X print papers) = Jot

28. inside = not shown = pale blue punched circle with stamped 'thinking of you' (Bo Bunny stamp)

where #2 will be linked: patriotic birthday card =

2A. Cupcake Inspirations; open until Aug 7th; theme colors are RWB; My card has a patriotic look with stars w/ USA flag colors and RWB repeated in the floral cluster

link= https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2026/07/639-july-cupcake-inspiration-challenge.html

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2B. Creative Aunts; new on Sun/Aug 2nd; theme of anything goes; I'm sharing my patriotic birthday card

link = https://kreativtanten-challenge.blogspot.com/2026/08/116-alles-geht-anything-goes.html

2C. Love Those Pretty Papers; new on Sat/Aug 1st; theme is use min. of 1 pretty paper; My patriotic birthday card has 2 USA flag stars/colors patterned papers used in a X-layout

link = https://lovethoseprettypapers.blogspot.com/2026/08/love-those-pretty-papers-august-2026.html

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what: Project #3: from "BEWAS" = A is for anniversary

how-to & vendor notes for #3:

31. ivory A2 card base w/ matching envelope = Crafter's Square pack

32. coral/pink ink is Guava mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

33. arch stencil = homemade

34. 'bless this nest' foam sticker = The Simple Life foam sticker pack by Simple Stories

35. blue doves are wall decals = from a division of York Wallcoverings

36. blue flower cluster stickers = Antique Garden sticker book by K & Company

37. layered blue and pink butterfly stick-ons = old Crafter's Square

38. inside has a punched light pink circle stamped 'wishing you [2] a bright future'

where #3 will be linked: Anniversary card =

3A. Make My Monday; week 2 of 2; theme of wedding/love wishes; My 'bless this nest' is for wedding anniversary

link = https://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/283-weddinglove-wishes.html

3B. 4- Seasons Challenge; new on Mon/Aug 3; theme of 'a couple of...'; My wedding anniversary card has a pair of birds and a pair of butterflies & even a pair of flower clusters!!!

link = https://4-seasonchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/08/challenge-107-een-stelletje.html

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3C. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge; new on Sun/Aug 2; anything goes; I'm sharing my 'bless this nest' wedding anniversary card

link = https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

3D. Triple B- birds, butterflies &/or blooms; new on Mon/Aug 3; My card has pairs of all three Bs!!!!

link = https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2026/08/tb-august-2026-challenge.html

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where to find HQCOLCB #31 blog post link =

https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/08/hearts-quest-celebrations-of-love-31.html

theme/date badge =

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

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

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

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Scrapbook Layout #6 in 2026 with 1 Day Road Trip to Visit 2 Lakes

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity!

why: I needed to scrapbook! I've got other day trips and a pre-birthday lunch with my two childhood friends that are waiting to be scrapped for my 2026 binder. This is for fun and is not related to any of my owned challenge blogs or the 3 DTs I'm on.

when: this road trip was on Saturday June 13, 2026 and was scrapbooked + blogged on July 30, 2026.

what: Project #1: background base for the layout is white cardstock; hence the dash lines to give you sense of larger boundary...I should have inked the outer edge to give a tiny defining edge......

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how-to & vendor notes for #1:

1. photos were printed on old copy paper = HP 65

2. white cardstock; full sheet of 8.5" x 11" = Pen + Gear

3. pastel blue cardstock trimmed to apprx 8" wide x 6.5" deep = Colorbok

4. circle-punched scrap papers = stash box

5. blue gel pen = Paper Mate's Ink Joy gel pen 4-color set

6. black non-smudge retractable marker pen = Zebra Clickart

7. Beach Blue alcohol marker = Arteza; used to outline the pics

8. peach colored pencil = Marvy Uchida; used to outline the punched circles

9. white chalk writer = Crafter's Square

10. Groovy puffy lettering stickers = Jen Hadfield by American Crafts

11. "HB" stamp (and went over with the Zebra Clickart black) = Stampin' Up

12. black stamp pad = Hero Arts

13. 2.25" diameter circle punch = EZ Success tool

14. puffy blue star sticker = from mixed icons package by American Greetings Co.

15. Fish Tank/blue mini stamp pad (ink) = pointer fingertip dabs for a backdrop to number the photos = Lawn Fawn

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Freshly Made Sketches #747; see image; I thought the circles in the sketch would work well to write the descriptions for each photo. In the sentiment area on the sketch, I used that to locate my large photo and use some white waxy chalk/paint for some waves along with some written documentation.

link = https://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2026/07/sketch-747-sketch-by-kim.html

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1B. Inspired By #400; theme of Bracelets w/ colors of light blue, light tan & light cocoa tones; there is a sketch but I'm not using it; (see image) My layout is influenced by the colors [punched circles of scrap papers] and the round shapes of the bracelets and the beads/stones

link = https://inspiredbychallenge.blog/2026/07/30/inspired-by-bracelets/

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1C. Creative Knockouts; theme of Outdoor Fun; this layout story is about our visits to 2 lakes

link = https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2026/07/575-july-16-outdoor-fun-dr-digis-house.html

1D. Time Out; theme of Mother Nature; this layout story is about our visits to 2 lakes

link = https://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-318.html

1E. One More Page; theme of anything goes scrapbooking; see image prompt; the layout story is about a 1 day road trip 1 day before my birthday visiting 2 lakes (that we've not been to beforehand)

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/one-more-page-in-july.html

image =

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**this is a non-design team or owner project**

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

where to find my DT and DT/owner commitments:

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

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

Saturday, May 2, 2026

My FarmQuest Home Challenges #9 for May 2026 Anything Home Goes theme DT projects

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

who: I'm Becca S, a 60+ year old craftsy-artsy former teacher, who has dabbled in various forms of yearbooks, newspapers and radio broadcasting! One of the newspapers that I did freelance home economics topic feature articles for was "FarmQuest" an agri-newspaper based in Missouri for several years. Then some years later after moving back to Illinois, there was a 'good news' paper based in Pontiac for about 3-4 years, I believe. I wrote profile articles on some very interesting folks from that area. I also took 1-2 photos of the profile subjects. Blogging about teaching topics, genealogy and/or crafting projects is another variation of creative communication! I think that's why I love it so much!

where: FarmQuest Home Challenges Blog (a provided blog post link will be located after my closing on this posting)

when: #9 starts May 2, 2026 and goes until May 31, 2026.

why: I'm the owner & design team member for FQHCB which is a makeover of a past narrower kitchen & dining focused challenge. With this 'anything home goes' theme, now participants can expand to any room of the house and even to the outside.

what: Project #1 = INTERIOR item = Lampstand

"There is always a light on at home for you."

how for #1:

1. base = not shown = white CS = Jot

2. background = printed CS = Memory Lane by Fancy Pants Designs

3. coral and yellow print CS = ?/ stash item from about 2011

4. orange paper punched circle = Colorbok multicolor paper pack

5. circle punch = EK Success tool

6. taupe label strip sticker w/ heart = Pen + Gear planner

7. deep orange marker = stash

8. mini card with lampstand = Our Happy Place = Echo Park

LINK-UPs for #1:

1a. Love To Scrap Challenge; new on May 1- June 15th; anything goes; My lampstand card does have some scrap cuts used

link = https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ltscb-179-anything-goes-ltscb-178.html

1b. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge; open; anything goes;

link = https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

1c. Creative Knockouts; open since April 16th & closes May 6th; theme is to use 2 or more patterned papers; My lampstand card has a salmon/coral with yellow print paper plus a black, white and kraft plaid

link = https://creativeknockouts.blogspot.com/2026/04/569-april-16-2-or-more-pattern-papers.html

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what: Project #2 =exterior/backyard hammock birthday card == Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

(inside: has a stamped "Happy Birthday")

how for #2:

21. green pastel CS cut to 5.5" x 7" finished folded dimension; full piece was 11" x 7" so just some slim scrap cuts left = Colorbok pastels CS pad

22. yellow pastel CS cut for background mount for the focal image = also Colorbok

23. old copy paper to print Microsoft Designer Ai generated backyard scene; description wording was something like this: "a muted backyard scene with an open space between trees on each side"

24. "Hooray" stamped 3 times on the focal image = birthday theme of stamps set = Crafter's Cafe

25. Hammock with plants die-cut ephemera = Jen Hadfield's Live and Let Grow

26. grass green and dark brown colored pencils for edging = Marvy Uchida, stash box

28; large diagonal plaid print ribbon = Crafter's Square

LINK-UPs for #2:

2a. Stamps + Fun = Creativity; 1 more day left!!!; theme of 'stamp'; My front panel birthday card with the backyard hammock says "hooray" three times

link = https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2026/04/494.html

2b. Alphabet Challenge; new/just opened; A is for Air theme; My hooray birthday card front panel features a backyard hammock that is suspended between plants/trees.

link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-is-for-air.html

2c. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie; new on May 1st; theme of lemony sweetness; see image prompt; I'm sharing my hammock card because of the lemon yellow sunny drenched sky of this backyard scene. There are also lots of tree and plant leaves like the leaves on the lemon cookies in the image.

link = https://giveacrafteracookie.blogspot.com/2026/05/cookie-challenge-216-may-lemony-sweet.html

image =

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what: Project #3: Backyard Tulips scrapbook layout (housing exterior)

how for Project #3:

1. white CS base; full sheet notebook size = Tonic Studios

2. pink, yellow and blue CS 2" wide strips and about 9-9.5" tall = Colorbok Pastel CS pad

3. blue paper squares were traced and cut; yellow paper for matting behind tulip photo = both colors are from a multicolor paper pad by Hello Hobby from Walmart

4. navy blue dual-tip marker = Art Skills

5. blue gel ink pen = Paper Mate's Ink Joy 4-color set

6. the vellum pink hearts, vellum 'love' and the little moments label = Poppy & Pear's Bea Valint ephemera package

7. postage stamp and pretty petals stickers = Antique Garden sticker book by K & Company

8. tiny pink enamel heart = Freckled Fawn

Link-UPs for #3:

3A. Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenge; open until May 5th; use their retro sketch or sketches 344 or 345; for this layout, I'm using #345; I rotated it around plus expanded the middle square to be a rectangle/photo; also instead of 2 background vertical sections, I have three

link = https://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2026/04/april-sketches-with-ssw2-324-and-325.html

sketch image =

3B. Fab N Funky; new on April 29; theme to use pink, blue or yellow; My layout will use all three to complement my tulips photo; all three colors are repeated throughout the page in different tones for each color

link = https://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/04/challenge-636-use-colours-pink-blue-or.html

3C. One More Page; new on May 2; theme to create a layout page; using a sketch and a color trio palette helped the housing exterior/backyard layout come together in just over an hour

link = https://onemorepagechallenge.blogspot.com/2026/05/one-more-page-in-may.html

3D. The Outlawz Anything But A Card; opened on May 1st; theme is in the title; MY 3rd project on this post is a scrapbook page layout and that's what I'm sharing

link = https://tolanythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-outlawz-anything-but-card-may.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

blog post link for FQHCB #9 =

https://farmquesthomechallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/farmquest-home-challenges-9-or-may-2026.html

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

* DT member only = CIP, PRS & Pin-spirational

**Note: this lampstand card's sentiment is a twist on the expression used by the USA motel chain "Motel 6" advertising for many years-- 'we'll leave the light on for you'. If I wasn't the owner I could be linking it to Heart's Quest Lovable Quotables Challenges.

Monday, March 23, 2026

Scrapbook mini Kit and quick Layout of hubby at our recent lunch on Feb 23

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity! this is a personal blog

who or what is featured: [1] this is a recent cell phone pic of my husband, Joe on this quick and easy 1 page scrapbook layout

[2] it's the 3rd week of the month but I've belatedly put together a mini scrapbook kit that contains elements that fit for Counterfeit Kit and also Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash. See photo 2 for my March 2026 mini scrapbooking kit

blog commitment or non- committed blog = yes to non-Design Team commitment

when: scrapbooked and part of post written on Friday, March 20, 2026. Blog post finished and share on Sunday, March 22-Monday March 23.

project photo: Hubby Joe at lunch on February 23, 2026

project products and vendors: notebook binder size scrapbook page

1. white cardstock = Georgia Pacific

2. blue paper (punched) = Colorbok

3. geometric rainbow colors glossy cardstock; cut to half = from multicolor, multiple designs pack = Crafter's Square

4. blue ink pen = Paper Mate's Ink Joy

5. Fish Tank (blue) & Pumpkin Spice (orange) mini stamp pads = Lawn Fawn

6. fake wax embossed (thank you) seal sticker = from a mix color tone and mix wording pack = Crafter's Square

7. who/what/when stamp and the date stamp = same set 2019 Heidi Swapp/ American Crafts

8. blue puffy heart stickers = Studio G by Hampton Arts

9. white index card used for cardstock/inked behind photo = Jot

10. photo was taken on February 23, 2026 using my cell phone camera; I shared the pic to FB newsfeed and then from home computer I accessed the photo to print 'wallet' size

Mini March Kit Photo:

mini scrapbooking kit w/ some products and details:

Z. remaining full sheet and some scraps = Summer Lovin' by Simple Stories

Y. documentation/journal/planner theme stamp set = Heidi Swapp 2019/ American Crafts

X. stripe ribbon = Crafter's Square (plus the dots + stars + crossed stripes glossy CS sheets)

W. two different packs of alphas (very large Thickers and very small navy blue) from American Crafts

V. white CS = Georgia Pacific

U. enamel dots = Freckled Fawn (partial sheet remaining for this particular color palette)

T. salmon pink with yellow print CS partial/scrap cut remaining = branding strip is blank; this CS and a few others from its paper pad have remained from 2011-2012 purchases!

where will this project photo/blog post be shared:

a. One More Page; new/started March 2nd; theme is scrapbooking;

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

participants badge =

b. Counterfeit Kit Blog; this is the link to getting started for March i.e. inspiration kit is revealed

link = https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-just-gist-of-it.html

I'll be sharing in the FB Community.

c. Shopping Our Stash; new on March 10; theme of "I'm counting on you" = use numbers; My scrapbook page has the date in the bottom right corner and near the top right are the earlier than usual times (clock #) that we had to be up and going for Joe's procedure.

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/03/sos569-im-counting-on-you.html

d. (the) Neglected Stuff Challenge; new on March 1; theme is the title; I've used stamps that were made in 2019; I've had the stamp pack (journal/planner themed) for 2-3 years and using the documentation stamps two times this week; these were the first and second uses since getting; ALSO the glossy geometric print cardstock/pack has been in my stash box for about a year and so has the faux wax embossed seal sticker

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/neglected-stuff-march-2026-challenge.html

e. Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash; new on March 1; see image for March 2026 formula (TGSB or The Great Stash Bash)

link = https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2026/03/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

image of formula of stash bashing for March =

*4 patterned CS/paper; w/ scrap cuts of others

*embellishments: ribbon, a piece of cording, tickets/tags (punched), rainbow sticker, blue puffy hearts (used on layout)

* two sheets of white CS

*alphas: old Tupperware stencil of lowercase alphabet and #0-9; two different sets of alpha stickers from American Crafts

*stash bash March item: enamel dots (partial sheet/pack from Freckled Fawn)

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**non-DT related project

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

* DT member only = CIP (new in mid-March); Pin-spiratio

Friday, March 20, 2026

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

image of participants' badge =

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

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Scrapbook Page 10 March 2026 Lunch w Friends

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

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

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

image of participants' badge =

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

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. 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

Scrapbook Page for 23 February 2026 lunch with husband

Welcome to Becca's Quest for Creativity! this is a personal blog

who or what is featured: [1] this is a recent cell phone pic of my husband, Joe on this quick and easy 1 page scrapbook layout

blog commitment or non- committed blog = yes to non-Design Team commitment

when: scrapbooked and part of post written on Friday, March 20, 2026. Blog post finished and share on Sunday, March 22-Monday March 23.

project photo: Hubby Joe at lunch on February 23, 2026

project products and vendors: notebook binder size scrapbook page

1. white cardstock = Georgia Pacific

2. blue paper (punched) = Colorbok

3. geometric rainbow colors glossy cardstock; cut to half = from multicolor, multiple designs pack = Crafter's Square

4. blue ink pen = Paper Mate's Ink Joy

5. Fish Tank (blue) & Pumpkin Spice (orange) mini stamp pads = Lawn Fawn

6. fake wax embossed (thank you) seal sticker = from a mix color tone and mix wording pack = Crafter's Square

7. who/what/when stamp and the date stamp = same set 2019 Heidi Swapp/ American Crafts

8. blue puffy heart stickers = Studio G by Hampton Arts

9. white index card used for cardstock/inked behind photo = Jot

10. photo was taken on February 23, 2026 using my cell phone camera; I shared the pic to FB newsfeed and then from home computer I accessed the photo to print 'wallet' size

Mini March Kit Photo:

mini scrapbooking kit w/ some products and details:

Z. remaining full sheet and some scraps = Summer Lovin' by Simple Stories

Y. documentation/journal/planner theme stamp set = Heidi Swapp 2019/ American Crafts

X. stripe ribbon = Crafter's Square (plus the dots + stars + crossed stripes glossy CS sheets)

W. two different packs of alphas (very large Thickers and very small navy blue) from American Crafts

V. white CS = Georgia Pacific

U. enamel dots = Freckled Fawn (partial sheet remaining for this particular color palette)

T. salmon pink with yellow print CS partial/scrap cut remaining = branding strip is blank; this CS and a few others from its paper pad have remained from 2011-2012 purchases!

where will this project photo/blog post be shared:

a. One More Page; new/started March 2nd; theme is scrapbooking;

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

participants badge =

b. Counterfeit Kit Blog; this is the link to getting started for March i.e. inspiration kit is revealed

link = https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-2026-just-gist-of-it.html

I'll be sharing in the FB Community.

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2026/03/sos569-im-counting-on-you.html

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2026/03/neglected-stuff-march-2026-challenge.html

e. Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash; new on March 1; see image for March 2026 formula (TGSB or The Great Stash Bash)

link = https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/2026/03/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-adventure.html

image of formula of stash bashing for March =

*4 patterned CS/paper; w/ scrap cuts of others

*embellishments: ribbon, a piece of cording, tickets/tags (punched), rainbow sticker, blue puffy hearts (used on layout)

* two sheets of white CS

*alphas: old Tupperware stencil of lowercase alphabet and #0-9; two different sets of alpha stickers from American Crafts

*stash bash March item: enamel dots (partial sheet/pack from Freckled Fawn)

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Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S

**non-DT related project

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

* DT member only = CIP (new in mid-March); Pin-spirational and PRS