Dasher – Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone.  Happy Wednesday evening.
For those of you who follow my blog – you will remember that I promised you a Christmas card made using the same sketch challenge as the card from yesterday.  This Dasher card is based on the 2sketches4you challenge.  I really liked the layout and was inspired to do two different cards using the same layout and same inspiration.
I just LOVE this stamp.  For under $9.00 it's incredibly versatile and you can see all my Dasher cards here.  I combined Dasher with the Merry Christmas sentiment from Christmas Greetings (which is $10.95 on the preferred pricing).

I used the flocked paper from the Christmas Cocoa DSP.  Now… for those of you of a "certain age" – like me… you may remember that flocked paper was THE thing back in the day, especially in British pubs. :-)  So, I was a little reluctant when I ordered it.  However, I love it.  I've taken a close up of the card so that you can see the texture and detail on this paper.

I'm not sure how much you can see, but I did set it so you could zoom.  The detail on the paper is fabulous and I mixed that with the texture from the grosgrain ribbon, against the smooth texture of the White Vellum and Real Red Card stock.  I thought that the Eyelet border punch was the ideal punch to go with this paper.

I embossed Dasher and the sentiment in White Embossing powder.

I loved the way the card turned out – it has a retro feel but with a modern touch – and still has those clean lines that I love – but with a lot of detail once you start to look at it – and also touch it.  It really is a very tactile card.

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On the personal front:  My DH is still in China.  He's unable to access my blog every day – as the Chinese government have blocked access to social networking sites.  Consequently, I have to cut and paste my page and send it to him in a word document, so that he can get his daily "fix".  So, today I'd like to give a shout-out to my DH – I miss you, Pierluigi, and you'd better hurry home because your TO DO list is getting longer by the day 🙂

I hope you have a fabulous Thursday – and that you get to spend lots of time doing the things you love – with those you love the most.

As always, thank you for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere – your visit is always appreciated.

Peace and hugs
Jaydee