Glittery Christmas

Good morning - cold wet but sunny here. I hope anyone caught in the horrible flooding in Cornwall is OK.

I am soooooo in a Christmassy mood at the moment and enjoying using some stamps I have had for years.
This card just developed as I went along, I did not intend to make a dangler but it just seemed right. I cut out the aperture using the outside edge of the largest die - I used my craft knife and ended up using the cutout piece inside.

I used Dusty Concord distress ink on the edges and  stamped the branches with it as well and spread the ink a little with a damp brush. The branches were from a Crafters Cute Companions Christmas set - a first outing!!!
Here is the other side of the spinny thing!

I used some card stock in my stash for one side and some fabulous glitter card for the other and for teh small baubles too. The snowman is from an Elusive Images set called Snow is falling stamped with versamark and I used the Wow Sparkle Snow embossing powder. I have coloured his hat with Stardust Sakura gel pens - not sure you can see it! The little sentiment is from a Penny Black Transparent sets. The sentiment inside is another one from Crafters Companion Cute Companions set.
I am really chuffed to bits with the way it turned out.

There are just a couple of challenges I will enter it in!!!!!!!

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Christmas no red or green,

Bah! Hunbug! - Lilac,

Simon Says Challenge - Sparkle,

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Whatever makes you happy (I love glitter and I loved how this card came together),

Meljens Challenge - Sparkle and Shine

Crafty Creations - Beautiful Insides,

ABC Christmas Challenge - X = Xmas,

Creative Inspirations - Anything Christmassy,

Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas Card,

Saturday Challenge - Sparkle and Shine,

Oldie but Goodie - Glitter (I have had all the stmaps used for at least a year - the snowman one for two!),

Little Paper Shop - Die Cuts,

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Glittery Christmas,

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Their first challenge is Anything Goes and a blog hop,

Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Christmas Card, and,

The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle