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Just fiddling around with what you wanted to achieve....

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errrrrr... I'm not that satisfied with it....  .... but its a start.

The problem here is that you can't simply translate into your scan image the hilights and reflections of the sample image. The light source on your sample is coming from far top right off scene.  You get a different perspective look if viewed directly from the front. The material's texture as well as gold leaf emboss (which adds to the beauty and visual "feel" of the card) won't be as prominent and the card looks somewhat flat..... 

I'll have to give it a go again later.  But what I can tell as to what I did - I had to create layered selections of the flap , blue card , Ganesha and ribbon so I can apply hilights with a large soft edge brush as well as play with the mode options on the hilight layers on the gold objects. As well as adjust the shadow....

In fact, it's even better to take product shots of the actual cards in the manner of your sample rather than scan and photoshop them. With proper lighting, you can make the details pop out more..... and use PS to further enhance the product itself.

.... just saying.