Peaceful Christmas

Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Something New

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I'm still working on recycling some sample commercial Christmas cards.  This one had a soft, peaceful scene; I really love the soft colors, they seem very serene.  I die cut the image using a brand new die set that I just got from Amazon.  I had a gift card left from my birthday, so I decided to buy myself some new beauty products and, or course, some crafty goodies.  The ribbon and the snowflakes were in my bits and pieces stash.  I'm going to try to be better about consciously using that up this year.  I added some clear gems and it was done!  I actually even stamped a sentiment on the inside so it is ready to go come Christmas time.  Usually I leave it blank and then it is just one more hurdle to overcome when thinking about sending cards out.  Maybe that will be another one of my goals this year: inside sentiments stamped at the time of the card being made.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies: 

Dies: Unbranded die; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Martha Stewart snowflake punch

Challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground #497--anything goes with snippets (the ribbon and snowflakes were in my bits and pieces stash, the mat behind the image was cut from a scrap, and recycling a card seems like the ultimate snippets use!)

Die Cut Divas--new (the die set is new)

Creative Inspirations--something old/something new (the die set is new and the snowflakes have been in my stash for 3 or 4 years--I've had the punch for probably 12+ years)

Craft Rockets #129--something new (the die set)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #294--sketch

Jingle Belles Rock--something old, something new (the die set is new and the snowflakes have been in my stash for 3 or 4 years--I've had the punch for probably 12+ years)

Sweet Stampin'--new (die set)

NBUS--never before used schtuff (the die set)

Creatalicious #284--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas or New Year