*Getting Caught Up*

I made a promise to myself in November that I would participate in Tracy's Christmas Card Challenge each month... and of course the wheels fell off the bus in January and I was away from my crafting space for 3 weeks... and I totally missed out on the first challenge.

I played with the second challenge last week and decided to do challenge #1 as soon as I was done challenge #2.

I had a lot of fun playing with some Christmas images, and with the easel card idea.  I really like the easel cards!

My Mom received a beautiful easel card in the mail while I was there a few weeks ago and on the back, the creator had put a label she printed telling the recipient how to display the card.  I will have to go back and find that card when I head back to Regina and I will share it with all of you... with thanks of course to the person with the idea!

Anyway... on to the cards

And a close up...

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  PaperTreyInk White, Spring Rain, Spring Moss
*Patterned Paper:  Imaginisce
*Images:  MFT Digi; Impression Obsession
*Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black; Copic Markers
*Embellishments:  Snowflake Brad by unknown


When I was thinking about what to do with this challenge I saw my sheet of images that I'd printed off months and months ago.  I had printed them, just to see if it would work in my laser printer (sometimes I have trouble with cardstock... figured out that I needed to change a setting when printing on cardstock).  I have always loved this image and it was a digi freebie back before Christmas one day so I scooped it up.  I wasn't honestly sure I'd ever use it.

But like Merlie, I can't let my PTI white cardstock go to waste!  It costs too much to get it shipped to Canada!!!!

I am looking forward to a gathering with the CalGals on Friday.... I've missed them!  I'm sad that Shannon won't be able to join us, but I'll get my "Shannon Fix" with a date for tea tomorrow afternoon!

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!