52CCT - Theme ....

.... Hello and Good Morning!  It's time for our new challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - we've reached the third Saturday of the month and that means it's time for our Theme challenge.  This week we'd like to see your Christmas/Winter creations based on the theme of FAMILY & FRIENDS.  As you know we're living in the US, but our family are all in the UK, so to me this theme is about home too, here's my card:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Alpine Christmas, Cabin Plaid Background
Inks: Kaleidacolour - Fruitcake; Memento - Rich Cocoa
Dies: Die-namics - Zig-Zag Stitched Ovals Stax #5; Waltzingmouse - Snowflake #2
Accessories: Cream Lustre Card; Stampin' Up! Card - Crumb Cake; SU DP - Crumb Cake; Copic Markers; Glitter; Washi Tape

I've used the layout from this week's challenge at My Favourite Things Wednesday Sketch Club - MFTWSC#255.  The photo at Card Concept - CC#44 inspired me to use a plaid background and go for a really festive colour scheme - reds and greens, with sparkle.

I used Crumb Cake card to create the base.  I stamped the plaid background using a Kaleidacolour pad - love the variation in colours.  I stamped the foreground of snow hills, snowman and trees first, masked them and then added the lovely chalet.  I cut out the image with a fancy edge die and coloured the image with Copic markers.  I kept the colours simple and added three different types of glitter to give some texture to the image.  I adhered the image to the card, added some festive Washi tape and finished with a snowflake.  On the inside I cut a piece of cream card, added a Christmas greeting and lots of snowflakes.

I also took an out-of-focus photo of the chalet to show the shimmer and sparkle of all the different glitters:

The tinsel glitter on the rooftop really catches the light and sparkles so much!

Don't forget that we're running a DT Call - see our blog for full details.  The rest of the team have some fabulous cards to inspire you, so please drop by and leave them a message.  Have fun!!