"Brown paper packages, tied up with string".......

Here's the fun photo inspiration from The Shabby Tea Room for this week.  We're to use kraft, red, newsprint, silver and a star:

This is my entry, using my old favorite Winter Tree from Hero Arts, along with a wooden star wrapped in aluminum foil and silver embossing for my silver element.

supplies: red and kraft cardstock, My Mind's Eye "Funday" design paper, old book page, Fiskar's top notch border punch, Hero Arts H5244 Winter Tree, Versafine onyx black ink and clear embossing powder, CL343 Holiday Sayings, stamped in VersaMark and embossed in Ranger Super Fine Detail Silver, Nesties ovals and scalloped ovals dies, Memory Box tiny red pearls, natural twine, wood star wrapped in aluminum foil