Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - 8 December 2011 - It's cold outside

It's time for another challenge over at the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge.  This fortnight the topic is "it's cold outside".

For my card I have used an image from the Flights of Fancy CD which should hopefully be on sale soon.  There are some gorgeous goodies on this CD.  I have used an image called "Serene Winter".  It's certainly a wintry image and fits in perfectly with the challenge Topic.  I have decoupaged the image and then highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen and also with some Polar White Flowersoft to look like snow and give it some texture.  Whilst it was still wet I sprinkled in some white glitter to give some extra sparkle - well it is Christmas.  The backing papers are all from the scrap box and include some embossed vellum.  I have finished the card off with some wintry snowflake wire edged ribbon, snowflake 3D stickers, two Marianne Designs scrolls, sentiment and some buttons.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Raise the Bar - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Inspire me Friday - Anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - Let it snow

Mark's Finest Papers - Favourite embellishment - well I have quite a few but one of my favourites is ribbon
Come and Get It - Anything goes Christmas
Quirky Crafts - Snow

The Pink Elephant - Snowflakes and sparkle

Hooked on Craft - Winter Wonderland

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Snowflakes and sparkle

Crafty Sentiments - Snowflakes

Top Tip Tuesday - Let it snow

Creative Card Crew - Tis the season

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and option something dangly
The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or last minute gifts and cards
For Fun Challenge - Christmas sparkle
Penny's Paper - Merry Christmas
Fresh Brewed Challenge - Christmas
Crafts and Me - Winter (snow and snowflakes)
Crafty Creations - A card with a sentiment
Delightful Challenges - Delightful blue Christmas
ABC Christmas - Y is for yippee!!
Papercrafting Journey - Christmas challenge