Saturday 10 May 2014

Contemporary Wreath

Back again with another Christmas card for 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown and it's week two of the month and so it must be a colour challenge

  These vibrant colours, to me, just demanded a thoroughly modern take on Christmas and so my card features a very stylised wreath, made from different sized circles punched out from all five of the featured colours...



The bow is tied using the fork method and the sentiment, from Contempo Christmas (apt, eh?) is stamped in Perfect Plum onto a die cut, which I think is Apothecary Art, but which may be called something different- I don't own it I just borrowed it! I finished off with a few gems to jazz it up. You don't have to use all 5 colours, just a minimum of three.
I'm going to enter the challenge at Completely Christmas again this week, where Anything Goes and atCrafty Hazel nuts Christmas Challenge where the theme is Let it Shine ( my gems on the wreath) and Crafty Hazelnuts Extra Christmas Challenge, where anything goes as long as it's Christmas.
UPDATE - My card won at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas challenge, thank you, Hazel.

11 comments:

  1. Such a modern, fresh, stylish and absolutely wonderful card Louise! A very bright and festive card, the punched circles make such a fab wreath! Love the added gems too! Enjoy your weekend - wet and windy where I am, perfect crafting weather! ; ) Ruth x

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  2. Clean, simple, fun and funky! Love it! The touch of sparkle and ribbon are super.

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  3. This is SO cool, Louise! LOVE the fun circles and the gorgeous bow! :) HUGS and happy weekend! Mynn xx

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  4. magnifique idée Louise, le résultat est tellement beau et réussi,ta carte est superbe, biz

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  5. Love the modern take you have designed makes a refreshing change...thank you for sharing with us over at Completely Christmas, hope to see you again next week for another fab challenge....
    Hugs
    Suzy B Owner Completely Christmas
    XX

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  6. Amazing and very fun - just love it!! What is the fork method? I must learn that as I love the bow. Gonna have to google it :o) Thanks for the inspiration.

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  7. This is just stunning Louise - love it - Jacqueline xx

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  8. What a fun idea to make a wreath! Really cute card!

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  9. Hi hun fabulous design and thank you so much for sharing with us at Completely Christmas - very good luck Judith DT x

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  10. Thank you so much for entering our Completely Christmas challenge 11 with your lovely card, Hazel, DT - thanks also for entering both of my CHNC challenges- we hope we'll see you again soon x

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  11. Fun, Funky and Fabulous! Love the contempo wreath, Louise. So sorry I’m late commenting this week.
    hugs, Asha

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Thanks for leaving a comment. I love reading them all!
Louise xx