All that Glitters...

...usually does not photograph well....this is a stunning card on IRL! It's for the mid week challenge at OWH S&S blog. The challenge was to use gold on your card- as you can see- I embraced the challenge wholeheartedly! I have had this paper that I picked up at a garage sale that I have been wanting to use- it is the most delicious pattern of metallic gold and brown- and you know what? It is actually wrapping paper! Yes thank you Hallmark (and the garage sale!). It is so beautiful!!! I simply glued it down to some card stock to give it a bit of heft and it works wonderfully. Add to that a bit of gold ribbon left from a Christmas package (I simply removed the wires on the edges), a hat pin with some added acrylic beads (all garage sale!), some sizzix dies (the 3 pc sign and the numbers 50), card stock, a couple of cuttlebug embossing folders, and a gold leaf pen (the edge of the sign) and I was done....
A thought about the hat pin - in retrospect I realized I should have snipped off the point on the end - in case the beads come unglued- which may be likely. OR perhaps I should have put an earring back on the end...things to think about for the next one....any expertise would be appreciated!
I left the inside blank so the card could be used for an anniversary or a birthday. This one will most likely not go in the OWH box just because I am unsure of the glue on the pin. If it hangs around here long enough, I will be able to tell whether or not it will hold up....