Scrap paper ...

.... being used for a few challenges.  Among my resolutions to use old/neglected stamps/papers, and to make at least one Christmas card a week, I've also decided to try to be a bit thrifty!!  Yes, I know that sounds sort of daft having just got a Grand Calibur!!! :)  But that was a present from my wonderful hubby - so it doesn't count!!!

This card fulfils two of the resolutions mentioned above - it's a Christmas card and it used some left over paper from a previous project - thus thrifty!!!  Now, the challenges are:

1. Waltzingmouse Makes - this is a monthly challenge to make Christmas cards - the theme changes each month.  This time Lynn wants us to use the  "Quick Pick method: Look around your craft work space and find a few items lying around that you haven’t put away yet, and use them to create a Christmas card. Suggested items might be cardstock, pieces of patterned paper, buttons or other embellishments lying around from your last project."  You need to be a member of the Forum for this challenge - but if you follow the link above you'll find all the details.  There are prizes so worth a look!
2. Jingle Bells - JB07 one of the new challenges set up to help get us ahead of the game!!  They don't want to see RED used!!  This is a weekly challenge and for some reason I'm late getting on board!!
3. Sparkles Christmas Forum - another of the Christmas challenge blogs - this one does monthly challenges.  And the theme for this month is Christmas Trees - who could resist?

So to my card - it's was so quick and easy to make - and I love it!!  When I made the my Easter Eggs card - I had some of the lovely paper left over, so it was easy to select this for the Waltzingmouse challenge.  It also so happens that my WMS are rarely in their storage case - mostly they lie within easy reach!!  Oh yes, this card almost uses the colours for this week's colour challenge at CR84FN - but sadly there's no yellow.  I couldn't see how to include it!!

So I stamped and embossed this lovely tree onto the green paper.  I stamped the pot onto a scrap of the blue paper.  Then it was simply a case of attached them to the base card, colouring the trunk and adding the border and greeting.  Job done!!!  Took about 10 minutes.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Nutcracker Sweet, Frame-It
Inks:  Versafine - Onyx Black; Memento - Rich Cocoa, Versamark
Twinkling H2Os:  Lemongrass, Mediterranean Blue
Accessories:  Card, embossing powders - from stash

That's all for this morning - I've decided to make a start on my Spring-cleaning.  I'm going to tackle the bedrooms and bathroom!!  I think it must be because the sun is shining, the skies are blue - it's a super day, and I feel full of energy!!  See you guys later!!