The Christmas lists are being written

I have now had 2 Christmas shopping trips and have managed to make a small dent in my presents to buy list. Luckily our family is small and I don't have too many people to buy for. I had a fun and successful shop on Thursday with my dear friend Karen.

We met for lunch and I always enjoy seeing the decorations that the shopping centres put up for Christmas.

 We always have  real trees at home but it's fun seeing the artificial ones in lots of bright colours.

I  really liked the lights around the escalators in House of Fraser

and this wintry look in their basement.

I managed to tick off quite a few presents from my list ;0)

My card today is inspired by my trip and the rather non traditional Christmas colours I saw. I used my Visible Image trees stamps. I inked a backing with distress inks. The snowy foreground I embossed and the die cut is Cheery Lynn. I added some Frantage to give a snowy effect and a snowy ribbon.

and a close up.

I'm not a pink girl at all but I rather like this one.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Cheery Lynn anything goes

The Craft Barn snowflakes

Pixies' snippets playground 1/3  #204 I used a snippet of card for my holly and a snippet of ribbon. 

We love to create anything mixed media/creative #24

Simon says stamp Wednesday Christmas

Whimsy 3/3 anything goes holiday

Creative Inspirations 3/3 festive fun

Noor UK anything goes

As you like it favourite season and why 2/3 mine is winter for the single reason that it includes Christmas which is just my favourite celebration.

Papertake weekly let it snow

Inspiration Emporium mission embossable wet or dry embossing, mine is both wet and dry with this card

Bunny Zoe 2/3 sparkle

Emerald Faeries 3/3 Oh Christmas tree

Little Claire's 2/3  Christmas in white

Deep Ocean white and one other colour

We certainly got a taste of winter at the weekend, sleet and cold wind on Saturday but bright clear frosty mornings which suit me fine.  Keep warm and thanks for visiting today and leaving your kind comments.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x