Sunday, December 11, 2011

Paper Players 76 and SSSC147

Just when I thought it was safe to put away my Christmas stamps along comes this great color challenge from my friends at The Paper Players.


I took one look at it and knew that, for me, gold meant embossing.  And maybe some gold cardstock.  And maybe some gold cord.  So, with an Idea in my head for all that gold, I went in search of the perfect sketch and came across the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.


That big layer was just perfect for my Dasher stamp.  He always looks swell all decked out in gold embossing powder.


I used a couple of sheets from Jolly Holiday because they were just circles made of Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.  I used a little bit of gold cardstock peeking out behind Dasher and then I rounded up some gold cord and twirled it around the biggest layers three times.  And since I think that embossing powder and the gold cord qualify as dressing up my card, I think I'll add this one to the Pals Paper Arts challenge of Puttin' on the Ritz.

Thanks for stopping by!

18 comments:

My Creative Side said...

Dasher is my favorite! Great card Jen! I love last years stampin up! dsp so much, I wish I had more left over. Loce the little gold string.

Karen Giron said...

Love the touch of gold cord! So gorgeous!! Fabulous take on the sketch :)

Sarah Milbourn Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator said...

This is lovely Jen! Very striking. The colours and the gold are lovely.

Linda Callahan said...

Clean - crisp and gorgeous!

Ann Schach said...

Absolutely stunning, Jen! Dasher is dashing embossed in gold! And the designer paper is very striking! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players again this week!

Michelle said...

Oh, very nice, Jen! This is a great sketch for Dasher!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic card Jeanette and I must say I love the feel (prose) of your blog. You have come a long long way girlie and I am so proud of you!

Aileen said...

Dasher looks fabulous all decked out in gold and looks brill teamed with the papers. I love that you've left quite a bit of white too. x

Nina Dee said...

Beautiful card! I love the way you layered those patterned papers! Thanks for playing along at Pals Paper Arts! :)

Vicky Hayes said...

I love this combination of papers Jen and Dasher looks perfect against them!

Stef Perry said...

Rich and sophisticated in a CAS presentation! Love it!

LeAnne said...

Lovely CAS card----I love the DPs you chose! Thanks for playing with us this week at the Paper Players!

Julie Marshall said...

Very simply...a gorgeous card! I struggled with the gold on my card, so I love that you used the gold cord. Great idea! So glad you joined us at the Paper Players.

Rita W said...

Gorgeous, Jen! I love that paper and Dasher is my pretend boyfriend. :) He is seriously my favorite stamp ever! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players this week!

Tara Bilbao said...

Jen I love the clean crisp look of this card. Dasher has never looked better! Your work is just amazing. Thank you for playing along with The Paper Players! Happy Holidays!

Nance Leedy said...

Fabulous as always Jen! Love that gold braided gold--looks like a rein for Rudolph! So glad you joined us at The Paper Players! Happy Holidays to you!

Lesley said...

All the layers are fabulous Jen, love the gold cord. Beautiful and classy!

Sue said...

Very classy card love the dasher image and colours Luv Sue x