It feels a little strange to be posting a Christmas card here on Thanksgiving morning. The fact is that we don’t have as much cooking today since it is just my husband and I. We’ll be gathering with other family members for a “Zoomsgiving” celebration later today which will be nice. But since it is only the two of us that are dining here, we’re going simple with a roast chicken and some of the sides. I’m baking an apple crisp, but that goes together pretty quickly which means that I had some time for a bit of creativity before the cooking commences. I hope that you Thanksgiving festivities are as good as possible given our challenging times.
This sketch was the inspiration for my card layout. I absolutely love creating cards with a grid layout element, so I knew as soon as I saw this that I just had to participate! One of the best parts is that I’m able to showcase some fun patterned paper with small scraps which makes the paper go so much further. Given my love for grids, I’m willing to bet that I’ll revisit this sketch again in the future.
Edited 28-Nov-2020: I’m so excited my card was selected as one of the Cut Above winners for the challenge!
I used this challenge as further inspiration for my card. The addition of the steaming mug and browns was because of this challenge. I hope that the recipients will “get” that the mug is adding to the warm wishes that I’m sending. For this challenge I used the right-most vertical column elements. For the Enamel Dots Gems piece I colored some pearls with my Poppy Parade Blends to create a color-coordinated accent element. I’m happy with how it all came together!
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Yay! Congrats on the badge!
Thanks so much Heather!
Andrea I love how you combined your steaming cup of cocoa with your scraps of paper to make such a sweet festive card. Thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players and TicTacToe this week and I hope you enjoyed your Zoomsgiving celebrations too!
Thank you so much Joanne – I had lots of fun with both challenges!
Your card is gorgeous, Andrea! I love how the Early Espresso mat and sentiment really make the beautiful papers pop. Such a fun card, and great take on The Paper Players sketch.
Thank you so much Christine – your kind words brightened my day!
I LOVE this! These papers are so fun for the grid and the sentiment and cup add just the right warmth! I hope you DO play with this sketch again, I know I’ll be using it too! Thanks for playing with my sketch this week..and Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you so much LeAnne – I had a lot of fun with this one!