Hello! Today I was asked to join the CAS Christmas Challenge as a guest designer so I am very happy to share the card I created for the new challenge. This month the theme is “plaid.”
The QUICK and SIMPLE details for my card: I used a frame die to cut a piece of plaid paper. I cut several more frames with white card stock to use behind it so I could get a little added dimension. I covered the back with some matching solid card stock. The tree was die cut from a Stampin’ Up set, and I used a little clear glitter glue to add some sparkle to the edges. I didn’t even realize until I had heat embossed the sentiment that it kind of appears to look like the trunk and base of the tree!
Please check out the wonderful designs by the design team over at the CAS Christmas Challenge. The link up is open until September 24th if you would like to join in the fun!
I would like to join in these additional challenges:
Christmas Crafts All Year Round – something starting with R or Q (Red)
The Holly and the Ivy #100 – anything goes for Christmas
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #610 – Christmas
This is such a pretty Christmas card, Melanie! Your plaid pattern is perfect and I love all the dimension on your tree!
Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer at CAS Christmas ~
Such a classic and perfect card – great colours. Thank you for joining us at The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge xx Lynda/Loopyloo DT
Lovely design with the plaid frame and crisp white tree agains the red window! Congrats on being a guest designer at CAS Christmas this month!!
Melanie, your white tree looks so pretty framed in the red plaid frame. Thanks for being our G.D. at CAS Christmas.
Hi Melanie. Wonderful Christmas card! Love the plaid background and the layers of red under the beautiful, snowy Christmas tree die! Fabulous card. Thanks so much for joining us as Guest Designer this month at CAS Christmas!
Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas, love your plaid background as a frame for that great Christmas tree 🙂
I love your plaid frame and that gorgeous white tree with the solid red for the background. This is stunning! Thank you for being our special guest!
What a pretty Christmas tree card, Melanie! The plaid frame looks so cool and the white tree pops beautifully on the red background. Love the dimension of the frame! The little glitter on the tree is a really nice finishing touch. Thank you so much for being our Guest Designer at CAS Christmas this month!
What a pretty Christmas card Melanie!! I love your red plaid frame, and I’ve been eye balling that SU! tree die for awhile now…it looks perfect with your plaid frame!! And your sentiment really does look intentionally place for the tree trunk!! Lovely, lovely card…thanks so much for GD with us at CAS Christmas!! Hugs. Marcia (DT) :0)
Your red plaid framing is so pretty with your sparkly white tree Melanie! Happy coincidence that the sentiement DOES look lie the trunk! Thank you so much for joining us as Guest DT this month at CAS Christmas!!
Beautiful Christmas card. Love the sparkly tree… looks fabulous against the festive plaid background. Thanks for being our guest this month.
This is a stunning card. The beautiful tree die looks so pretty in white and just sparkles. I love the red plaid. Great guest designer card.
Love the red plaid frame Melanie and the Christmas tree has so much dimension, gorgeous card and thankyou for being our guest at CAS Christmas, Cathy x
I love your classic take on Christmas. What a great tree die! Thanks so much for joining us at CRAFT Challenge!
Love the red and white colour scheme – the plaid makes a beautiful frame for the gorgeous white Christmas tree. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month at CAS Christmas.
Melanie… you create a gorgeous plaid holiday!