More Recycled Christmas cards

Happy Thursday!  I have the honor of being a Guest Designer for the Krafty Chicks Challenge for the month of February!  

This week, the challenge is: All Occasions (so pretty much for any reason)

And here are my cards ('cause Christmas is definitely my favorite Occasion):

Both cards were created by recycling Christmas cards my family received this past Christmas.  They were just too beautiful to throw away!  For the first card, I die cut a Lawn Fawn frame out of a kraft colored card stock.  I die cut it twice and layered them together for some dimension.  I then adhered it in place on the Christmas card, placing it to highlight different areas, and then trimmed off the remainder of the card.  The top left panel only had a little bit of branches showing, so it was the perfect place to add a sentiment.  I stamped it several times with black ink and then stamped it one more time on a piece of white glitter paper.  I colored the heart with a red marker, fussy cut it out and adhered it in place on the sentiment.  I added the glitter paper to go with the glitter that was in the greenery on the original card.  It's touch to capture it in the photo, but in real life it is so sparkly.

The second card was even easier!  I die cut a stitched rectangle from the front of a Christmas card.  Then, I die cut the word "Jesus" out of gold glitter paper, adhered it in place and stamped the small sentiment to finish it off.  (Well, to be honest I stamped the sentiment first, and then adhered the die cut, but only because it was easier.)

Two easy, CAS cards done and two beautiful Christmas cards recycled!  It is a win-win in my book!!  Thanks for stopping by!  And thank you to the Krafty Chicks team for allowing me to design with them this month!

Supplies:

CARD #1:

Stamps: Verve "Peace On Earth"

Dies: Lawn Fawn "Peek-a-boo Backdrop"

CARD #2:

Stamps: PaperTrey Ink "Inspired: Jesus"

Dies: PaperTrey Ink "Inspired: Jesus"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

CARD #1:

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round--cabin/cottage (with the optional twist: add pink)

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #228--add a heart

CRAFT #627--Christmas

Crafty Catz #583--anything goes with the optional twist: add a sentiment

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #176--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--anything goes

CARD #2:

Sparkles #133--use some gold

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Craft Rocket #89--sparkle/bling (gold glitter paper)

Creative Fingers #225--anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #582--anything goes with the optional twist: use some gold

Little Red Wagon #642--make it stitched