{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #25 - Foiling and A Day for Daisies

 I am back with my second Challenge #25 card for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Blog and this one is full of shine and shimmer!!

It's hard to capture all of the shine in a foiled card, so I was thrilled with how this one photographed.  The background is a gold foiled Unity toner card front called Wild Garden.  I LOVE this pattern because it is really versatile.  I have used it a few times and haven't even tried to color it yet.  

The sketch stripes are die cuts using Gina Marie's Pleated Lace Slimline die.  The horizontal stripe uses gold glitter paper and the vertical is made from gold foiling MFT's Lined by Hand Background stamp (using heat embossing and Deco foil with my Minc).   

The beautiful big-eyed image is Wild Star Nymph from A Day for Daisies. I bought her thinking she would be perfect for a Christmas card.  I colored her with Copics, painted a little gold glitter gel over her clothes and stars and used Wink of Stella on her wings.  The white behind her is Gina Marie Pleated Lace Rectangle die that I shortened into more of a square and is textured with Taylored Expressions Pierced Circle Cutting Plate.

The card is finished with gold embroidery thread, clear sequins,  TE's Drip Drops and a sentiment from TE's Simple Strips in reverse- Christmas.  Hope you are inspired to build your stash of holiday cards and add it to the Challenge #25 Album in the {BYSHC} FB group.  I will be back next week with a third card - this one is a mini slimline version of the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by my blog.                                                                                                        In kindness, Cathy

Challenges Entered:

613 Avenue Create:  August - AG

NBUS- August 

Addicted to Stamps & More #436 -Make Your Mark

Little Red Wagon #667 / Embellish It!

Christmas Kickstart #65 - Never in A Nativity

ABC Christmas P for Pink, Q for quarters, R for Reindeer - P for pink