This week’s challenge from the Paper Players is fancy – here’s the banner:
This was quite a tough challenge since I tend towards the Clean And Simple type of card, but I was determined to give it a try. I really tried hard to use the All is Calm Snowflake embellishments. When that didn’t really work, I tried ribbon. And then tried to combine the two, but nothing was feeling right, TOO fancy perhaps. The Stampin’ Up! Wondrous Wreath set was out on my table from a couple of days ago and I decided to emboss it in gold. What a surprise, I know. After embossing it on garden green, I realised that my card stock was half an inch smaller than my regular card size and decided to add gold foil as a mat. Now this is looking fancy. I got a sentiment from Endless Wishes and embossed that in gold also.
The challenge says that if I think it’s fancy, then so do they, and lots of gold and green and mats is fancy for me. But I wondered about MORE. I coloured some rhinestones with the medium cherry cobbler blendability but whilst musing about whether this was a good idea, my mother peered over my shoulder, admired the green and gold and said – what about the plain sparkly things. I wasn’t sure, but held a medium sized rhinestone over the card with tweezers and she was impressed. And dared me to add one to each large circle. Twelve rhinestones?? On one card?
I decided to accept her dare. And I really like how the card came out, as did she. My father loved it too.
The rhinestones don’t look quite right here – here’s a close up at an angle to show them looking more sparkly:
I lined the envelope with the background DSP in garden green.
Fancy! Your second photo of the rhinestones shows them up much better. I think they go nicely with the texture and pattern on the tree.
The gold is so elegant and definitely black tie! thanks for joining us at The Paper Players!
I love your gold embossed tree with it’s beautiful embellishments. Fancy, indeed. So glad you joined us at the Paper Players this week
Jaydee
It is a gorgeous card, and the rhinestones are great! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players!
This is so elegant and pretty! The green and gold color comboination is very luxurious and the rhinestones really up the fancy factor! I’m so glad you accepted our challenge and love what you shared with us at The Paper Players!
Thanks Nance. I enjoyed the push to up the ante!
Gorgeous, CAS classy card! Your tree is so elegant! Thanks so much for playing with our Paper Players challenge this week!
Thanks LeAnne. I enjoyed the challenge.
Your card just goes to show even CAS can be fancy – that little tree packs real sparkle! Thanks for joining us for our two-week challenge over at The Paper Players – season’s greetings!