52 Card Challenge -- Week 1

I often find myself needing a card and have to stop what I am doing to make one. That's not going to happen ever again. And, I'll never run out of Christmas cards either!

I joined Kool Kitty Musings for the 2013 52 Card Challenge.

Each week we are given a prompt to make a card, and also a challenge to make a Christmas card. We have the option of only using the card prompt if we want and not do the Christmas card. That would defeat my purposes so I will do my best to complete two cards each week--one a general card, and the other a Christmas card.

The first week is to make a card with something new--like this...

New stash
A new arrival
An announcement of some wonderful news
A card for someone new in your life
A new home

Here is my week 1 general card using new patterned papers:

Credits:
My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 6x6 paper pad (new)
Die Cuts from my stash (lost the designer--sorry)

Here is my Christmas card:

Credits:
Cosmo Cricket 6x6 paper pad Cubierta Miniatura (new)
Anna Griffin's Christmas collection from 2011 (and other left overs)