Thursday, November 21, 2019

Inspired By #99 ... Christmas Welcome!


Wow!  what an entrance, right??  From all the ornaments here, one stands out to me... I'll bet your eye might have been drawn to it, too! 


My GinaMarie Design die [thanks, Bobby] provided all the pieces, parts and sentiment needed for this bauble … all but one, that is... the little hanger was fashioned from the grater die from EBE Cooking Lady set of dies - HA! 

You'll have to trust that my EBE Painted Stripes are as shiny as those in the photo as they were clear heat embossed.  The green frame, cut with a Reverse Confetti Cuts Stitched Note & Frames die, is my stand-in for the hedges.  It's amazing what a person will spot if she studies a photo long enough! 

Hope you'll play along with IB#99!!  We love it when you do... maybe your eye is drawn to that reindeer?  hmmm...

=]  Michele

17 comments:

Cat Craig said...

You brought that ornament to life...festive.

conil said...

Yep! That black & white striped ornament is where my eye went, too. Bet most of your followers did the same thing. Recreating looks like fun, I'm sure the gloss is super shiny. But I like the hanger the best...too clever by half.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Oh my... this is absolutely fantastic. I LOVE that picture, and I love the your design with that awesome striped ornament and hedges. Most of all though, I love the cheese grater ornament top. I love the way your brain works...

LeAnne said...

I almost opted to give my black ornament stripes too, but veered off in another direction! I love that green frame..you have the BEST dies! These colors play nicely together!

Lisa Elton said...

A grater!! HA, love it!! This is fabulous. The bright green is the perfect backdrop for your snazzy ornament!

lostinpaper said...

You know, the first thing that I thought of was how could anyone possibly store those 3 big baubles all year round waiting for Christmas to come again... or maybe it was me thinking of how I could do it, because they are baublicious, just like your card design!

Jeanne said...

Beautiful, bright and vibrant equals adore!

Bonnie said...

Bobby really set you up with the perfect elements, Michele! Love this big bauble and the cap is extra special!

Bobby said...

So glad I gave it to you, Michele. You've made a stunning card with it. I'm only sorry I can't use mine to enter the challenge. When I have two hands the ideas are sparse but now I have so many card ideas and I can't even write them down. lol

Marcia Hill said...

Love your green hedge frame, but the BIG striped ornament definitely takes center stage and it's a beauty!! Love the gold die cut sentiment too! (need to play with my die from Bobby yet!!) FABULOUS card my friend!! :0)

Sharron said...

Oh, I would love to have some huge ornaments to put in our front yard! Adore the stripes and the wonderful dies you used!

Danni Reid said...

I love your incredible card and your shiny striped ornament is perfection!

Linda Callahan said...

When is a cheese grater not a cheese grater? When it is an ornament hangar of course! This is so stylish!

Anita in France said...

Stylish, graphic, gorgeous, Michele ... yep, my eye went to that oversized bauble too! Hugs, Anita :)

Ivana Camdzic said...

I'm in love...Anything with bw stripe goes straight to my heart and completely overflows it with all the feels..This is SO fabulous, friend! The gold accents take it to next-level prettiness!

Papercraft Boutique said...

The shiny huge bauble looks amazing, Michele! How clever to think of using the grater die for the little hanger. I don’t even remember what dies I have!! ;-P
Hideko xx

Patti said...

VERY chic!! you do the sweetest things with these challenges!!