A Christmas Thank You Card

Happy New Year! I posted this early because I'm probably spending the day cropping with friends. I always adore Chupa's cards and sketches. Her Sketchbook Saturday Challenge sketch #43 on her blog "Random Acts of Creativity" perfectly fit the papers I had out for my favorite color challenge, The Play Date Cafe. The color palette and photos looked like they'd be perfect for an after-Christmas thank you card. These colors look really bright and cheery together. I found matched the colors with some of my Basic Grey "Sweet Threads" and "Life of the Party."

Instead of the flower on the sketch, I made my own "twine flower."I like the way that twine matches the red and white stripes in the ribbon.  I've cut a notch in my baker's twine cards so that I could use the card it comes on to make bows or flowers. I use it the same way as a "Bow-Easy." The width of that homemade card was perfect for bows, flowers this size.

There She Goes Challenge #136 is to make a card of gratitude, which helped me narrow down which stamp I'd use.

Challenges that inspired this card:

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #112

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #43

There She Goes Challenge #136

Basic Grey Challenge #59

Materials:

Paper - Basic Grey "Sweet Threads," Life of the Party." Bazzil dark green textured CS; CTMH White Daisy CS, "Husk" (retired)

Stamp - CTMH (circle-retired), Verve (sentiment)

Ink - CTMH New England Ivy, Black, Holiday Red

Accessories - CTMH Designer Ribbon Red Collection, Red Button Assortment; sponge, My Mind's Eye Lime Twist baker's twine