SOS140: heavy metal

this week at shopping our stash we want you to make a card based on your favorite song by black sabbath, metallica, or my personal favorite, megadeath. hahahaha-- just kidding! when we say metal, we're thinking more of embellishments such as charms, frames, brads, book plates, hinges... well, you get the idea, right? i bet you've got some oldies-but-goodies in your stash, don't you? so dust 'em off and let's use those babies! i had an embarrassment of riches from which to choose, but a packet of pretty silver filigree flower centers has been taunting me for ages; an example of something i absolutely LOVED and had to have, but then had a hard time figuring out how to actually use. so this challenge was exactly the spur i needed! here's my card:

(patterned papers, large layered flower, pearl flourish: prima; metal filigree sticker: momenta; cardstock flower diecuts + glittery chipboard diecuts: k and co; border sticker: crate paper; vintage: lace and doily; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, low temp hot glue, sewing machine)

one of my obstacles to using these gorgeous metal discs was that they somehow seemed too elegant to stick in the middle of a plain flat floral; whereas the oversized, fancier flowers already have their own centers. i resolved this by carefully removing the top layer of this gorgeous green prima bloom (which i saved for next time) and replacing it with the pretty filigree.

dang, that was EASY... why didn't i think of it sooner?! but then, if i had, i wouldn't have thought of it just in time to make a very kerrie-centric card for my cousin, so i've decided just to be happy right now! :)

a huge help in getting the placement and shabby chic vibe of this card the way i wanted it was the current cardabilities sketch (#93) with which i am *MOST* enamoured. can ya blame me? just look at that thing:

next up i bet you're as excited as i am to check out the amazing creations of my fellow SOS dt-members, so let's hop on over, darlings! ♥