APTS challenge blog DT project Jan 2021 Anything Goes theme

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-craftsy heart craves time to be creative! Doesn't yours? A Place To Start (APTS) challenge blog is starting the new year 2021 with anything goes as the first month's theme. This gives you unlimited possibilities of the type of greeting card or paper-crafting project you would like to submit!--new baby, new home, new year, thanks, birthday, anniversary, and hundreds of others!

APTS challenge blog; January 4, 2021 is start date (first Monday of each month)

Anything Goes theme; look further down the posting to see the card photo from 2010 that I've gone back to copy-cat the layout=

Design notes:

1. square white card base and matching envelope = old; in my stash for many years

2. heart stencil sheet = by Jot; purchased at Dollar Tree

3. purple acrylic paint tube and sponge dauber brush = purchased at Dollar Tree

4. rhinestone style gem dots = old; in my stash for years

5. color-blocked striped washi tape = from a planner stationery set (Pen + Gear=?)

6. cross-hatch hearts, "Thanks", and heart with sentiment = cut from upcycled card purchased in notecard set at Dollar Tree

7. text print cardstock = I think this is My Mind's Eye; available from American Crafts; I obtained in it in an order from Peachy Cheap website/newsletter

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APTS' challenge blog design team (DT) badge=

APTS' link= https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/01/january-2021-challenge-1-anything-goes.html

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As a personal challenge, I'm going to go back to 2010 or 2011 and picking out an old card to copy-cat the layout. The download said this was April 5, 2010=

Similarities include: square; lots of text print; arch of shapes; accent lines at bottom left and top right

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other challenges and groups where this card and/or posting will be shared=

a. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; month-long; Anything Goes

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/01/challenge-1-january-2021-anything-goes.html

b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started 1/3/2021; Anything Goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/01/c149-6th-birthday-celebration.html

d. Mixed Media Creativity group in FB; sharing group of artists and crafters; different mediums included were paint; stenciling; crystal dots; different cardstocks, patterned paper, and paper tape

e. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group in FB; sharing group of crafting bloggers, DT members, and blog owners

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design Team member of [1] A Place To Start; [2] Createful Heart Designs; [3] My Time to Craft; and [4] My Time to Craft Christmas (new in 2021)