ABC Christmas Challenge - S & T are for?

We have another fun ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...Wei is the host, and the themes are:

'S is for Snowy'

&

'T is for Tinsel'

There's a little prize from Wei for the lucky winner:

On my 'S is for Snowy' card, I started by stamping my new Woodware 'Huge Snowflake' stamp on to a piece of watercolour paper using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it in white. I dampened the paper, then used Distress Inks (Peacock Feathers, Broken China & Cracked Pistacchio) to watercolour around the snowflake. Once it had dried, I added a few splatters of the same inks, and dotted some clear and blue sequins around for a touch of sparkle. 

For my 'T is for Tinsel' card, I used an old Lili of the Valley image called 'Box of Decorations'. I stamped the image on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils...adding Glossy Accents to the red baubles, and some sparkle with Stickles glitter to the tinsel and star. I used a Sizzix embossing folder on matte gold card to make  simple background. The card is wider than the folder, but I slid the embossing folder over to emboss the whole piece...adding a strip of green glitter card to cover where the pattern doesn't quite match up. I added a simple sentiment (from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous), matting everything on to red glitter card.

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

• Always Fun - Cute Critters (Second card only)
• Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.