365 Cards - Challenge 132 "Picture This"

I've been following the blog 365 Cards daily for about a week now - since the day I found it, I've been reading all the back issues I can click on... I can't tell you how inspired I've been by the talented people that post there. It is incredible to see how many possibilities there are with a single inspiration (or task, as the case might be!)

Tonight I decided I'd give it a go myself... and I gotta tell you, I'm hooked! What fun!

Here's the challenge - whether you take colour, theme or object is entirely up to you - but your inspiration must come from this picture:







Here's my take on the challenge:

I liked the juxtaposition of the shiny metallic silver against the natural wood - and I had just the materials in my stash to pull it off. I added a cake with candles to complete the picture... and my first challenge is complete. :) Thanks for checkin' it out!

Black card stock: Coredinations
White textured card stock: scrap
Wood: Wooden business card from Lee Valley Tools (my husband laughed when I bought them, but they're great on greeting cards!) which I stained with Tim Holtz's Distress Ink and clear embossed. When it curled, I thought it was ruined... but I love, love, love the way it looks. Sometimes there are happy accidents!
Ribbon: stash
Stickles (seriously, who doesn't love Stickles?!)