Christmas Deer- Three Challenges in One!

Hi Stampers! 

I wanted to create a card for this week’s Just Add JAI190 Ink Just Add Masking and decided to use the PP171 Colors from The Paper Players and The Friday Mash Up! FM135 Animals withWoodgrain theme.

Each challenge has wonderful Design Teams as well as many entries for inspiration- I hope you will find the time to check them out!!

To create this card:

Stamp the deer image from Christmas Deer using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  Create a mask stamping the same image onto a piece of sticky note paper.  Cut out the image from the sticky note and place the mask over the deer.

Punch out a circle using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch from another sticky note and place the mask with the opening onto the cardstock and create the sun image using a Sponge Dauber with Crushed Curry Classic Ink.   Remove the mask and place the circle over the sponged sun  and lightly apply Tangerine Tango Classic Ink using Sponge Daubers over the sky.

Create additional masks using cardstock or sticky notes and apply Tangerine Tango Classic Ink lightly to create the snow banks.  Hold the mask in place on the background and stamp the line of trees using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.  Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint onver the snow (difficult to see in the photo :-)) and sponge the edges using Chocolate Chip Classic Ink.  

Use the Big Shot™ with the Deco Labels Framelits™ to cut out the image, layer onto the same size Deco Label frame from Chocolate Chip.  Cut the Chocolate Chip frame in half vertically and layer behind the focal image. 

Use the Big Shot™ to emboss a piece of Sweater Weather DSP with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder and layer onto a Chocolate Chip card base. 

Using a few small pieces of the Crushed Curry DSP onto Chocolate Chip cardstock strips to create the horizontal strips and add to the embossed background panel. 

Adhere the focal image onto the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals, add the die-cut snowflakes along with the retired Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button Brads along with the sentiment at the bottom to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Christmas Deer, Lovely As A Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry,Tangerine Tango

Paper/Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Sweater Weather DSP

Accessories: Big Shot™, Woodgrain Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Deco Labels Framelits™, Sponge Daubers, Vintage Trinkets, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Word Window and Modern Label Punch, retired Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button Brads, non-SU! Snowflake dies

Thanks again for stopping by- have a great Wednesday!!

Christmas Blessings Deer- PP112 and SC401

Hi Stampers!           

                                                                                                    

I just love the colors in this week’s PP112Color Challenge at The Paper Players so I had to take the time to stamp a Christmas card (I am still so far behind on my original commitment..I am such a procrastinator).  I also decided to incorporate the SplitcoaststampersSC401 Sketch Challenge- just love the sketches at Splitcoaststampers!

  

 Both of these sites are so full of inspiration and if you are not careful, you can spend all day on the computer versus stamping …but I hope you find the time to visit them :-)

To create this card:

Punch the moon out using the 1 3/8” Circle Punch and apply Baja Breeze using Sponge Daubers for the sky (I used torn scrap paper to create the snow drifts). 

Remove the moon mask and hold the torn paper pieces in place (for the snow drifts) as you stamp the back tree line using Basic Gray Classic- I used the tree grouping image from Lovely As A Tree.   

Continue sponging Baja Breeze along the torn areas for the tops of the snow drifts in the center of the card and in the foreground.   Stamp the large foreground pines using Basic Gray (this tree stamp was from the new set, Evergreen) while masking a bit of the snow.  This sounds complicated but it is very easy- give it a try :-)!

Cover part of the snow area near the bottom with the mask and stamp the deer image using Basic Black.  My stamped image was not as bold as I had expected, so I darkened the image using the Basic Black SU! Marker. 

Use the Big Shot™ to cut this entire panel out using an Oval Die and layer over another set of ovals cut from Basic Black cardstock (to frame the image).  Apply line glue lines using the 2-Way Glue Pen for the Dazzling Diamond details for the "sparkling snow"- this is hard to see the glitter in the photo but it is there:-).

 Use the Big Shot™ the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White cardstock as well as a piece of Basic Gray DSP (from the DSP Stack).  Lightly sand the Basic Gray cardstock and layer both pieces onto a piece of Whisper White for the background layers of the sketch.

Add the ½” Baja Breeze Seam Binding over the middle section to cover the seam of the DSP and add the oval focal image with SU! Dimensionals.  

Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out using the XL Oval Punch and layer with Basic Black (two additional ovals overlapping to create the border).

Add the ½” Seam Binding bow and the felt snowflakes (retired SU!) highlighted with Dazzling Diamonds and Rhinestones to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Deer, Christmas Blessings, Evergreen, Lovely As A Tree

 Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Basic Black

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot™, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Ovals Framelits™ (Sizzix), SU! Dimensionals, ½” Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds, Little Felt Flurries (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by- I had so much fun with this whimsical deer! I hope all of you have a great week creating and stamping- God Bless!