A couple of Christmas Challenges!

With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I would play along in a couple of challenges to create this card:-

The layout is inspired by the Tina's Sketch Challenge at Just Add Ink:-

& Nance's Black Tie Challenge at The Paper Players to create a holiday project that is fancy!

I've kept to a monochromatic palette of white, slate, brushed silver & shiny silver cardstock, with silver embossed details & sentiment.  An extra touch of bling comes from a retired rhinestone embellishment that I had been saving because it's sooo pretty!  :)

Both these challenges are running longer than usual, so you can play along by clicking on the respective graphics.  Make sure you check out the gorgeous samples from the Design Team members too!

Thanks for stopping by.  :)

Card Components

All Stampin' Up! as listed above, plus All Is Calm DSP, Versamark Ink, 

Bright & Beautiful S/Set, Many Merry Stars S/Set, Star Framelit Dies, 

Hexagon Punch & Dimensionals