Lots of jars

 Happy first Wednesday of March!!  Spring is coming!!  And today begins a new challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week is a Designer's Choice Challenge and Esther has challenged us with: Just Jars (create a project with a jar or recycling a jar or a tag for a jar--as long as it involves a jar).  We got hit by the big Nor'easter this past weekend and were without power for two days.  On Friday since there was no power and there's not too much to do when there is no power, I lit some candles and had a good long play in my craft area.  I had so much fun with this challenge that I actually have 3 projects to share with you.  Here is the first:

 I've had this collection of small die cut elements that I have been saving for a Christmas shaker card: little snow flakes and tiny glittery circles among other things I've been saving in my bits and pieces stash.  So that was my first project.
     My second project is a simple Christmas notecard that could be either a Christmas card or maybe a Christmas "thank you."

I've had this card base with the embossed rectangle in my stash forever and finally found the perfect use for it.  It's a bit smaller than an A2 card, which makes it the perfect size for showcasing this Christmas jar.  I had one layer of the poinsettia in my bits and pieces stash so I cut two more to finish the flower.  The sprigs were also in the stash, I just colored them with a green marker to match better.  and the gold, glittery jar topper was a leftover piece from the first card.

     And last, but not least, I made a tag: 

This was almost completely made from bits and pieces.  The tag was in my stash, made from lots of leftover bits of scrap paper, as well as the flower (which I recolored to match the papers), the sprigs which I also colored to match and the bit of ribbon wrapped around the top was left over from the first card.  The jar was stamped on a scrap of white, so the only thing that was not a scrap was the piece of vellum the sentiment was stamped on.
I hope you will get a chance to play along with us.  I showed several ways to use a jar, but the possibilities are endless!  I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies:
Card #1
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Jar" and "Christmas"
Dies: MFT "Stitched Scalloped Trio"; the shaker elements were created with PTI hands of time and snow globe, Verve "Scalloped Trim Trio", and Neat and Tangled "Falling Circles Cover die"

Card #2
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Jar"
Dies: Spellbinders "Layered Poinsettias"; Verve "Sprightly Sprigs"; MFT "Stitched Scallop Trio"

Tag
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Jar", "Daisy Solid, small" and "Happy Birthday"
Dies: Verve "Sprightly Sprigs"; MFT "Blueprints 13" tag

Challenges:
Card #1
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge--anything goes
heARTful Stamping--anything goes
Cardz TV #37--anything goes
Alphabet Challenge--Y is for your choice
Crimbo-Crackers #153--anything goes
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #20--anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'--anything goes
Craft-Dee BowZ--anything goes with handmade bow
4 Crafty Chicks #392--just add a sentiment
Aud Sentiments #198--anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #519--anything goes
As You Like It--single or multiple layers (while I love the look of single layer done well, I'm definitely a layer girl!)
Cuttlebug Mania--ribbon and bows

Card #2
Try Stampin' Or Not--tic tac toe (I used the diagonal line: purple, flowers, glitter)

Incy Wincy--ultraviolet
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #375--anything goes with the optional twist of vintage or shabby chic
Sheep Ski Designs #12--flowers
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--use flowers
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #145--anything goes
Creative Fingers #143--anything goes

Tag
Time Out Challenge #104--be bold
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #321--anything goes with snippets
Crafty Calendar--add a tag or make one
Just for Fun--die cuts