Friday, October 4, 2013

Merry Monday #77 - Color Challenge

Good morning friends.  Adding to my Christmas card stash and playing along with Merry Monday's color challenge today.

 

It took my mind a little bit to wrap around all those colors, but the more I looked at it, the more I loved how festive it looked!  My card is definitely not as bright as the picture, but I went for more of a clean and simple look and I really like how it turned out!  Take a look:


If you click on the picture, it's a lot easier to see that I really did use all 4 colors.  I stamped the wreath (PTI's Wreath for All Season's) in Always Artichoke (SU!), and then added a small holly that I die cut (PTI's Holly Jolly) with Certainly Celery cardstock (SU!).  I added 2 pink and 1 red pearl to the holly and had all 4 colors in one simple element.  I added a white layer of cardstock that I cut a circle (off centered) in and pop dotted to add a little more visual interest to the simple wreath.  I finished by adding my sentiment (PTI's "Fillable Frames #9) to the bottom and red and white twine to the top.  Clean and simple, and I'm definitely going to make more of this one! :0)

Make sure to check out the rest of the entries here...there really are some beautiful cards this week! :0)  Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful weekend!

12 comments:

Debbie Henderson Debbie's Designs said...

This card is so adorable Marcia. Love the partial cut circle and just one solo holly & berries on your wreath is all you really needed!

Kathy said...

Love the pink and red berries!

None None said...

Love the CAS card, Marcia! The offset and partial die cut circle is a fabulous frame for the wreath. I love the multi-colored berries.

Susan said...

This is so lovely - great use of the colours in the challenge. I'm saving it for future inspiration.

Karen Davis said...

Such a lovely CAS approach to the challenge Marcia. The wreath stamp is a lovely shape. It is set of beautifully with the wee holly leaves and berries. Thanks so much for joining us at Merry Monday.

Karen Harris said...

Beautiful card! I love the CAS look.

Bonnie said...

I love how you managed to get all the colors in and keep this very CAS! Perfect balance of images and punching! I LOVE it! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!

Susan Joyce said...

Stunning Marcia, love every design element. Thanks for joining us again this week at Merry Monday.

anja curvers said...

This is really stunning love your card

Notes by Nina said...

Wonderful card Marcia, I love this layout.Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday.

Cyndie said...

It is clean and simple but the effect is striking. Love this design!

LeAnne said...

This is SOOOO sweet! Love your take on the MM color & inspiration! Thanks for playing with us this week!