Friday, March 4, 2011

"Home for the Holidays" card

I'm really enjoying making a Christmas card each week along with the jingle belles where the theme was "home for the holidays"!  This card will also be submitted to Celebrate the Occasion for this week's challenge of green, white, + another color.  I chose red!  And Christmas is my favorite 'occasion'!!

The "home for the holidays" theme gave me several ideas, but probably my favorite part of Christmas, as well as something that brings back wonderful memories of home, is the music!   We always did, and still do, go caroling to older folk, but as a child, our extended family would gather round the piano and sing all Christmas evening.  It was wonderful!!   




What I used:
~ DCWV glitter mat stack for the red and green
~ DCWV holiday stack patterned paper
~ clipart printed on my computer, cut in a 2" circle
~ 2 1/2" green circle
~ 2 3/4 red scalloped circle
~ grosgrain ribbon
~ 'Merry Christmas' stamp

Thanks for looking!!!

26 comments:

girlia said...

Beautiful card! Thanks for playing with us this week CTO

SmilynStef said...

I always loved Christmas caroling as well ... it was always fun to sing as a group ... love the classic holiday colors with that great image ... thanks for joining our jingle belles fun.

Melissa said...

Way to get a jump on those Christmas cards and this was the perfect week for it, very nice card! Thanks so much for Celebrating the Occasion with us!

Susan S said...

love your card

Lucianna Dilsaver said...

Great Christmas card, love your image with the embellishments!! Thanks for joining us this week at CTO :)

lauren bergold said...

oooooooooh! i ♥LOVE♥ xmas music, too! and i love this fun card: that carolers' stamp is PERFECT for your memory, and traditional red and green are a fabulous color choice! ♥

GiGi said...

What a great card! That bow is AWESOME with the button. Thanks for playing at CTO!

Lisa Norris said...

What a pretty card! Thanks for playing along with us this week at CTO!

Lisa
prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com

Paper Panther and Rayna said...

I LOVE this card!! It is perfect for Christmas :)
-Paper Panther CTO DT
purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com

Adrian said...

Cute card! Good idea to start early for Christmas! Thanks for playing @ CTO!

Lisa - papergrace said...

What a wonderful memory of home. Love your theme and stamped image. Beautiful card!

Gina said...

Beautiful card. caroling is always a great reminder.
Gina x

My 3 E Scrapbooking said...

This is just beautiful! What a beautiful reminder of the holiday! I love the stamp and your paper choices! Nice job! Thanks for celebrating the occasion with us!

Unknown said...

You did a great JOB with the your stamps and paper choice. Thanks for playing with us AT CTO

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is a beautiful image, and makes one perfect holiday card!

Paper Panther and Rayna said...

What a cute Christmas card! I love the glittery texture on the background paper! Thanks for playing along with us at CTO!

♥ Rayna
http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Maquel said...

Adorable Christmas card! I love it! Thanks for celebrating with us this week at CTO!!

Maquel
http://papermaineiac.blogspot.com

leslie (crookedstamper) said...

What a great take on the challenge. MUSIC, of course! Love the little group of carolers.

Rose said...

I love Christmas music and loved it when people would come around singing! *trust me you don't want to hear my singing! lol) what a wonderful family memory and your card is perfect for all the challenges!! :) *love the image*

Aim said...

Wow... That's a really nice card, and I love that you thought 'Christmas' with this challenge!! Great job!! Thanks so much for joining us at CTO this week!!

Amy :) at www.lovetocrop.com

Linda said...

I love this card!! :) Thanks for stopping by & joining us at CTO! :)
Linda
www.fancyframework.com

Just Me said...

I love your card!! TFS

Laverne said...

Beautiful card...love the colors! Thanks for Celebrating The Occasion with us!

Deb Hickman said...

What a wonderful memory, such a beautiful card.xxx

DIANA L. said...

beautiful! That is such a pretty card. Thanks for sharing and joining us at CTO

http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com

Rosemary said...

Your card is so sweet and I love that you go caroling, I never have and it sounds so festive and wonderful! Love the vintage Christmas carolers!

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