Snowflakes are falling ...

... on my card for The Daily Dare challenge - The12 Days of Christmas; Day 11 of which is being sponsored by my favourite stamping company - Waltzingmouse Stamps.  The challenge card has to be uploaded to the Splitcoaststampers Gallery with the reference "DD12DAYS11".  The challenge is to use snowflakes - well I'd sort of moved onto more spring-like stamps, but who can resist snowflakes?  Not me!! 

I stamped a mixutre of snowflakes - from Stampin' Up! and Waltzingmouse - using Versamark.  Then I added some pastel perfect pearls - soft pink, blue, violet and green.  I burnished this into the snowflakes and was really pleased with the subtle shimmer on the card.  I added a topper which had been embossed using my Cuttlebug - The Winter House - I added some glitter for a snow effect, and cut out the centre of the design with my Spellbingder petit scalloped circle.  Finally, I added a greeting - let it snow!!  Actually it seems totally appropriate as the cold weather is coming back and we have snow forecast.  I think this is the first of my 2011 Christmas collection!!!  Gosh, I'm ahead of myself :)

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! - Serene Snowflakes;  Waltzingmouse - Compliements of the Season
Perfect Pearls:  Pastel
Accessories: Spellbinders - circles; Glitter; Craftwork cards - greeting

I'm really pleased with this card.

Finally, I'd like to say Hello and Welcome to Clare - who's become a follower of my blog - thank you, I appreciate it.  I can hardly believe that I've suddenly got 40 followers - thank you all so much!!  Do drop by later - still have a few more cards to show you.