APTS challenge blog Make It Elegant theme for April 2021

 Welcome to Becca's Heart for Creativity blog! My artsy-crafty heart was in bit of panic about what direction to go for making an elegant design team inspiration project. Who? What? etc. I missed on sending an anniversary card to my sister and brother-in-law last week so they will be the recipients of this sweet card in different shades of yellow, cream, pink, gold, and silver. 

A Place To Start challenge blog has a new monthly theme for April which is "make it elegant". Chana's indicating on the APTS blog that this doesn't have to be a card, so crafters show us elegant scrapbook layouts or journal layouts, tags, bookmarks, home decor, etc. The month-long challenge starts Monday April 5th in the early hours. Use the link below to check out the other DT members' creations and read the details for the blog and this challenge. 

My elegant touches are gold and silver edging and lettering, faceted gems and hearts, and the wonderful designer paper.

Elegant Best Wishes anniversary card:

link to the APTS' April 2021 challenge posting=

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/04/april-2021-challenge-4-anything-goes.html

Design process and vendor notes:

1. plain cardstocks are from Pen + Gear and Astrobrights/Neenah

2. the designer patterned paper is unknown; given from a junk journal online crafting friend

3. the layered focal, faceted (light pink) gems and amber/gold hearts were bought at Dollar Tree

4. silver lettering also from Dollar Tree

5. gold glitter with small facets lettering = Crafter's Choice bought at Dollar General

6. yellow card base dimensions are 5" x 7"; pale yellow are 4.75" x 6.75"; and the pale blush pink are 4" x 6" (if I'm remembering correctly)

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other challenge blogs and Facebook groups where my posting or card photo will be shared:

a. 613 Avenue to Create challenge blog; #4 for 2021 starting 4/4/2021; anything goes w/ option of garden/spring -- I've got the butterfly and blackberry and blossoms/bramble focal

link= https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/04/april-2021-challenge-4-anything-goes.html

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b. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends challenge blog; started 4/42021; #155; anything goes

link= http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2021/04/c-155.html

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c. Mixed Media Creativity group

d. Paper, Paper, Paper & Design Team Calls group

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e. Use Your Stuff challenge blog; current challenge started 3/29/2021; see the mood board

link= http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2021/03/419-mood-board.html

I've used lots of yellows and pinks, hearts (gems), and then I noticed lots of circle and rectangle shapes throughout the mood board that I've reflected in my card (rectangle cardstocks/papers and circle gems).

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Crafting in the USA heartland, Becca S

Design team member of A Place To Start challenge blog