Love pearls, so this challenge was fun. I started to do a lot of things w/ this card, but somehow it went its own direction. I started to combine w/ the sketch. I started to use real pearl like objects. I started to use the color combo. All that's left is the pearls. But they are liquid pearls.
Everything was gold embossed: the candles (Anita's), the ornamental holly at the bottom (PSX) and the bg (Inkadinkado). The main image was cut w/ a rectangle nestie that I resized to be about 1/2" narrower from top to bottom. (If you want to see how to do this, here's a tutorial: Nestie Resizing Tutorial.) The metallic gold was also cut using a nestie. It's layered w/ foam tape onto the next layers and then to the bg which was also edged w/ gold ep.
Some of the areas were colored in w/ glitter gel pens and the gold Liquid Pearls were added on the sides, on the bows and in the center of the bottom image. TFL
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Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008 GMT Views: 3238
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Registered: April 22, 2006 Location: SCS in NC Posts: 20914
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 @ 4:14 PM
So pretty. I have never seen gold liquid pearls. All that embossing is gorgeous Julie. I would never think to create a card like this. Way out of my comfort zone. I just love it all. TFS
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Registered: November 14, 2006 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 6301
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 @ 4:15 PM
Oh, WOW! I wish I was on your list of Christmas cards. They are all amazingly gorgeous! You know I have almost all of your Christmas cards saved on my faves folder just so that I can look at them. I could never even get close to casing any of your cards but they are so incredible I just like to look at them. I love this one too. TFS!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 @ 4:15 PM
Oh Julie, this is so elegant! You always make such marvelous cards! I love seeing them! TFS :0)
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