Christmas Pines - Two Ways

I have two cards to show you today,  I followed the challenge sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch blog found HERE.  I initially made the colorful card then I realized the challenge blog is about CAS- Clean and Simple cards!  Uh,oh..... Back to the drawing board!  I decided to simplify things and make the card all white. (Thanks to Denise Foor for the all-white inspiration!)  Replacing the stamping and heat embossing with an embossing folder certainly made this card go together quickly.  I love how it turned out and I love how the challenge site steered me in another direction.  

STAMPS: none
INK: none 
PAPER: Whisper White, Vellum Paper, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Vellum Paper
OTHER: Pretty Pines Thinlits, Christmas Stockings Thinlits, Pine Bough EF, Champagne Mist Glimmer Paint

STAMPS: Christmas Pines
INK:  Versamark
PAPER: Old Olive, Real Red, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Red Glimmer Paper, Birch Paper Ribbon from a retired kit
OTHER: Pretty Pines Thinlits, Christmas Greetings Thinlits, White EP