Happy Monday to you! I hope you'll join me and the rest of the design team at Merry Monday this week and get started working now on your Christmas cards! If you participate each week, you'll have a nice stack of handmade cards by December, ready to send out to family and friends! Here's our inspiration photo and the details for this week's challenge:
I started with a card base of Crumb Cake and layered a piece of Real Red DSP at an angle on my card to create some visual interest. I snipped a thin frame from Chocolate Chip card stock and scored it on the reverse side to add texture and definition. Punches, a die and a stamp were used to create the tag. The tag was tied with a bit of grosgrain ribbon and linen thread to add some color and balance to the overall design. As a finishing touch, I added a glimmery punched circle embellished with a theaded wooden button. Easy, fast and fun!
Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think about today's card! I always love hearing from you and appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts with me! Thank you for the kind words many of you left me last week! I'm feeling much better!
All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Sweet Essentials
Paper: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Real Red card stock; Brights Collection Patterns Stack DSP, Champagne Glimmer Paper
Ink: Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Big Shot, Expressions Thinlits Dies, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Tag Topper Punch, 3/16" Corner Punch, Paper Snips
Extras: Linen Thread, Brown Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (my ribbon collection), Natural Designer Buttons, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots
Love your tag Margaret and how you used the colours this week.
Posted by: Susan Joyce | 01/20/2014 at 07:24 AM
I love this design, Margaret! Very fun!!
Posted by: Kristie | 01/20/2014 at 08:13 AM
Love your card Margaret - really modern and the tag makes it quite fun! Great use of the colours too.
Posted by: Joanne James | 01/20/2014 at 10:41 AM
So cute! Love those dots and the Starburst Framelit using Glimmer Paper!
Posted by: Patti MacLeith | 01/20/2014 at 11:47 AM
Margaret this is so cute, I love the bold red DSP and I'm a big fan of that die cut "merry". I'm so excited to be creating every week with you at Merry Monday!
Posted by: Katie Melhus | 01/20/2014 at 11:56 AM
Wonderful card Margaret, I love tag with the large sentiment.
Posted by: Nina | 01/20/2014 at 12:09 PM
Gorgeous card, Margaret! Love your Merry tag and your glimmer medallion! Perfect card for this challenge! So glad your feeling better! Have a great week! :)
Posted by: Wendy Aungst | 01/20/2014 at 01:08 PM
What a great take on this challenge, Margaret! I love the tag and the polka dots!
Posted by: Bonnie | 01/20/2014 at 01:44 PM
Love this card, Margaret! Your layout is fantastic and I really love the circles behind the "Merry".
Posted by: KarrenJ | 01/20/2014 at 04:57 PM
Such a pretty way to use the gorgeous tag on your card front Margaret!
Posted by: Debbie Henderson | 01/20/2014 at 06:14 PM
Love your gorgeous tag on the offset background Margaret. The medallion is a wonderful addition. A lovely modern card.
Posted by: Karen D | 01/21/2014 at 12:37 AM
Love the design on this beauty! Every year I say I'm going to do this and every year.... I don't! I will be sad come November...ish.!hugs
Posted by: Diane Oliver | 01/21/2014 at 11:12 AM
Margaret, your card is so fun! Great design and I love the little touches!
Posted by: Kathy Schweinfurth | 01/21/2014 at 09:42 PM
Love this....a big, bold, merry card! Love that layout too!
Posted by: LeAnne | 01/21/2014 at 10:52 PM
So cute MG! I love the font the Merry is in! Great job!
Posted by: Madison Moody | 01/21/2014 at 11:36 PM