Sparkling into November

We had our first frosts last week...brrr and the nights really are drawing in now.

However the frost gives such a pretty sparkle on the plants in my garden.

 It's time for my Monday design team inspiration for Visible Image.
This month we have the new challenge theme of "Make it sparkle". Although many of you might be thinking of fireworks later today I am thinking ahead to Christmas and getting my stash of cards made.

I wanted to make something festive and sparkling using the lovely girl in the Daydreamer stamp set

I thought she might be dreaming about a white Christmas so I set about making a snowy background for her.

I added some blue alcohol inks to glossy card and then added clear embossed the snowflakes from 

Snow is falling

I also used the circles from

set the tone

to create this snowy background.

I had the idea to have her at a window waiting for the magic of Christmas. I die cut a window form Kraft card and stamped one of the Christmas sentiments from the Go to Christmas words set

I put acetate in the windows for glass on which I clear embossed "ice" using the Two tone set again. Is it only me that remembers, before the days of central heating, that ice used to form on the inside of windows in the winter?!  I also added some DecoArt "snow" and added glitter to it.

I made a few of these windows and I have other plans for them too.

Of course I need a star to sparkle, well it is Christmas isn't it?
I used the star from the Peace, hope and love set

and glitter gold embossed it onto my snowy background.

I stamped my daydreamer and fussy cut her out. I just added colour to her face, hat and hair. I added glossy accents to her glasses (seen in the final photos).

I then put my design together.

A close up showing the glossy accents on her glasses and the speech bubble.

and one last shot

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

Pixie's snippets playground #338
Sparkles Christmas 1/3 heat or dry embossing mine is heat.
The artistic stamper 1/3 square it I have made a square card.
Simon says stamp Wednesday anything goes
Christmas at sweet stampin 2/3 anything goes

Addicted to stamps and more 2/3 anything goes

Die cutting divas 2/3 anything goes I have used my Tim Holtz Bigz widow die.
The Ribbon girl 2/3 anything goes
Cute card Thursday 2/3 anything goes
Dragonfly dreams 1/3 anything goes
Happy little stampers Christmas 1/3 anything goes

All the Visible Image links can be found here;

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you. You can add work to the new challenge album where one randomly chosen winner each month wins a £40 coupon to spend on the website.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are weekly stamp giveaways...open world wide.

And the shop web site is here; where all their gorgeous stamps and stencils can be purchased. 

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Remember to add your "sparkle projects" to the FB album here The challenge
ends on 30  November. It will be great to see them all and you might even be the randomly selected winner of a £40 voucher to spend on the website...now that would be like Christmas coming early wouldn't it!

And "what if" we really did have a white Christmas.......? We can daydream can't we.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x