Participating in Mojo Monday Card Challenge

Every Monday, http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ posts a new card challenge. They provide a sketch on which to base your creation. You create a card, take a photo and upload a link to the photo to post on their blog in order to participate in the contest. It doesn't have to be done that day, posting is allowed until the following Sunday evening. The first week of each month usually involves actual prizes for the top picks. My friend Stephanie has been participating for a while and worked hard to motivate me to join the fun. I'd been on a paper crafting hiatus since the cold weather had me craving cozy yarn projects instead. Finally this week I agreed to participate. Though I have most all of the elements of the sketch, my scale and orientation are quite different. Here is the sketch;

And here is my card; I used CTMH Miracle paper set and stamped the leafy medallion from Stampin' Up!'s Day of Gratitude stamp set. I love the effect of the design extending past the card edge but that does make it tough to mail.

Overall, it was fun and not as daunting a task as I thought to come up with a card from the sketch and I think it has me almost back to my card making groove... Thanks Stephanie!