MC Sept/12 - Quill Gold Leaf - Snowflakes

 

I had this urge to make gold edged quill strips. You can buy them and they are gorgeous, but not cheap... hence wanting to try to make them myself - but that will be for another post, because one thing led to another and I said to myself, why not try making gold leafed quill strips. And that's what these two snowflakes are made with. Love them. One has the gold leaf on the inside of the coil, while the other has it on the outside of the coil. Not sure which I prefer...

I kept the design of the card on the simpler side - especially for me. And am using Quietfire Design Xmas stamps from previous years. NOTE: the new release of Xmas stamps will be coming out real soon.

So to see more details and descriptions, closeups and side views (to really see the gold leaf) etc, just click on either card and enjoy.

And the blue card fits for these challenges:
Crazy Challenge  #129 Spots & Stripes
CCEE Stampers  #12-39 Make your own DP
Do You Stack Up  #91 Scallops
Southern Girls Challenge  #54 Spots & Stripes
Trimmies Craft Challenge  #174 Make your own Embellies
Alphabet Challenge  Q for jewels fit for a queen
Crafty catz Weekly  #152 lace & ribbon
Stamptacular Sunday  #182 lots of Bling

And the brown card fits for these challenges:
Crafts & Me Challenge  #103 your favorite color - love browns
Fab n Funky Challenge  #140 something that starts with "F (Fairydust)
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  Anything Goes
Moving Along with the Times  Use some red
Frosted Designs  Embossing (used wet & dry)