Friday, November 7, 2014

'metallic' love

Hey y'all! Happy Friday! Whew!...Not sure exactly where the week went?!...But I'm happy it's Friday! :) *If you're looking for my "and a little bit of fun" post, please scroll down. :)

So, I'm stopping in to share a fun card I made for the current Virginia's View Challenge.


Alright. So here's my card.


It was seriously dark out, when I started this card. Which in return I had very little light to work with! (I'm telling my husband today, we need some more lights/lamps in the house! lol ;))

Anyhow, when I saw the challenge being about metallic, I knew I wanted something fun and somewhat unexpected from me. Did I think my card was gonna go in the direction it did?...Not at all! ;)  I started off, going in the direction of some inlay die cutting but that was really working for me. After I sat there staring at my papers, a light bulb went off!


So, I started taking my metallic silver cardstock and cutting it in various sizes. Once done, I placed them over some black cardstock and then adhered the strips to it. After, I cut the edges to line up. Simple, yeah?...For my sentiment, I used my die with a few different colors of cardstock and then layered them together. (I've been seeing a lot of people doing that lately, so thought I give it a try.) To top things off, one little silver sequin. What you think?!...

Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy your Friday/weekend! :)

15 comments:

  1. LOVe the silver and what an awesome card.. LOVE IT

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  2. Oh my gosh girl, this is gorgeous!! Love the metallic silver lines!! Love what you did with the die cut word too! :)

    I know what you mean about lights...and my hubby is an electrician!! LOL!! Have a great weekend! HUGS

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  3. So pretty, love that metallic paper!

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  4. The silver metallic strips look amazing, Shelly! Love the striking background that they give. Your sentiment dies are perfect with this background! So glad that you join the fun over Virginia’s View “All About Metallic” Challenge!

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  5. Great idea Shelly. Love your metallic stripes. Smartie.

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  6. Loving those bold stripes and that one little sequin! Great card!

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  7. Such a funky card and clever take on the challenge!

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  8. Wow!!! Awesome card!! Love the metallic strips!!!

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  9. This is seriously fabulous! I adore the pops of color against that graphic background!!

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  10. Love how you added those metallic strips! LOVE!

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