Thursday, December 13, 2012

mimic: transitive verb

to imitate closely
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Frosted Designs - On the 5th Day of Christmas
5 Gold items
( I used 3 gold stars, 1 gold ribbon, and gold embossing )
plus a gold cord,gold stickles and a gold marker :)
and
Perfect Sentiments Challenge: Anything Goes with Christmas
 
 
My Mind's Eye, Flirty "Lil Girl" pattern paper ( love the embossed glitter on this paper! )
Stampabilities, gold ink
gold embossing powder - misc.
Pebbles - Happy Holidays Brown rub-on sentiment ( traced over with gold pen )
Hambly, Journaling Bits over lay ( trimmed off and hole punched to mimic torn paper )
sequin stars - misc.
Really Reasonable Ribbon, gold ribbon
Ranger's, Golden Rod stickles ( used on the V cut of the ribbon to keep it from fraying and imitates the trim )
Sakura, Gelly Roll Pen ( outlined base card, faux "ribbon", and sentiment )
clear rhinestones - misc. ( placed on the corner tips of the stars to cover the hole used for sewing )
Patina, needlepoint cording
hole punch - ( used to create torn paper look on the over lay )
Aleene's Tacky Glue
 
My card was inspired by Becky Fleck's PageMaps sketch and entered in the
 
 

11 comments:

May said...

Hi Sandee,Love your card, WOW, What a fabulous sketch, Beautiful papers Love the gold & red together & those stars are Gorgeous.. Love it all... Hugs May x x x

Mary Pat Siehl said...

this is so pretty- you really rocked the sketch!

Meggymay said...

Beautiful card, love the colour combination. it looks so stylish. Yvonne

Redanne said...

You are so right about the gorgeous papers Sandee and your card is really beautiful. Love how you added the stars with the five points - very inspired. Hugs, Anne x

Katie said...

I love that stars! They are so pretty!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I'm super impressed with this card. You find the best paper and embellishments for your cards. And it shows!

BrendaB said...

Beautiful card! I love the way you used the transparency! Thanks for joining us at Frosted Designs.

Rita said...

I like your version the best! :)

Unknown said...

What a beautiful card!!! Love the gold stars :)

Thanks for joining us for Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas Challenges at Frosted Designs!!

Margaret said...

What a very striking card. Love the bling on the tips of the stars. Thanks for joining at at Perfect Sentiments this week. Good luck.

Georgiana said...

Stunning card! Glad to see you were able to use 5 gold items. I have tried a few challenges (this is one)and hope to tackle a couple more if time permits before the deadline.

Happy Holidays,
Georgiana
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