Here's a fun challenge that will make you think of home for the holidays

It's time to get our Christmas on with this week's challenge!

Yes, holidays could include Halloween and Thanksgiving, but I am going all out and am going to create a Christmas card for my challenge card. I decided on a simple layout, one that let's my Cottage Wreaths bundle be the star:

You can ceate elegant holiday wreaths using this bundle, wreaths for tags or put them on cards to celebrate Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The wreaths look lovely paired with the festive greetings in this set, or you can use them alone to make them suit any occasion.

The dies include wreaths along with a variety of shapes you can use to embellish them. Cut out leaves, bows, and more; they're perfect for the holidays, but they can also be used throughout the year just by changing the color scheme. 

To add a touch of brightness to my card I also chose a patterned paper from the Boughs of Holly pack:

If you know me at all, I am not a bold patterns kind of crafter so I challenged myself to go bold this week and let my paper be the standout. I crumpled it several times to break down the fibers and add an eye-catching background layer look. 

I also stamped the branches on the layer under my wreath - to give that layer a bit more visual interest. I LOVE how my card turned out, do you? It was so easy to make that I am thinking of making several to mail this year. 

Now it's your turn! Try this week's challenge and see what card you can make the represents 'home for the holidays'. If you want to see what the other design crew members created this week, click here. 

Comments

[Michelle Quinno]

Beautiful card!