Not sure what to do with large paper designs?

Me either! But rather than have these sheets hang about in our crafting room, sometimes it is a good idea to give them a try. Like on today's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge:

 

I chose a bright and bold pattern from the Symbols of Fortune designer series paper pack:

I love 99% of the designs in this pack but the on the bottom using Calypso Coral and Evening Evergreen? Not my fave - I am not a bit fan of Calypso Coral I guess. 

So I decided to challenge myself with this card map challenge! Here's what I created:

I kept it as a notecard rather than add a phrase to the front. That way I can tuck it away and pull it out when needed, add a phrase inside and mail it off to someone special. 

Here a few tips for using large or bold designs:

• use them as layers when you can add a large die-cut image on top (like I did)
• add larger embellishments (like jewels, etc) so that the bold designs on the paper don't look even larger
• use embellishments to pull the eye around the card, making less of a focus on the bold designs
• use the designs to die-cut words (like on this card I created) 
• use the designs for boxes and bags - they are meant to be louder!

Want to see what the other Paper Craft Crew design team members created using this map? Click here to link over to that website - and join the fun too by sharing your card creation using today's card map challenge!