JB2519: Baby it's GOLD Outside

Time for a brand new theme at Jingle Belles: For "Baby it's GOLD Outside" we're embracing heavy metal! Ok, technically we're just looking for metallics: the title's eponymous gold, obviously, but silver, bronze, copper, platinum and brass are also welcome, in the form of metallic papers; gold or silver embossing powder; metal beads, brads or wire; glitter... you get the idea, right? Here's what I made:

I embraced gold this week for a bunch of different elements: the vintage postcard I scanned and re-sized is framed with a gold diecut and matted on part of a gold doily; the strip of music paper and the scalloped piece beneath it are both gold metallic (I have recently re-discovered my collection of ancient border punches!); it's impossible to tell from the photo, but the reindeer sticker has glittery accents, as well.

Funny story: I used some gloriously golden, stupendously sparkly Stickles Glitter Gel in Solar Flare through a stencil, intending to use it prominently as my background piece. When I finished, I randomly wiped the extraneous gel onto a piece of plain white cardstock before washing the stencil in the kitchen sink with dishsoap. Guess which piece I wound up using on the card? (Hint: NOT the fancy stenciled one, lol!!!)

JB2519: Baby it's GOLD Outside runs until 6pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, September 24th. Head on over to Jingle Belles to link up your own Metallic Masterpiece!