Holiday Dearies Card

Hello! I hope you're having a great day. Today I'm sharing this Holiday Dearies Card I made using a stamp set from Unity Stamps. The deer were colored with Copic markers in varying brown tones. For this card I didn't want to use the traditional red and green, so I picked a blue patterned paper from the Snow Much Fun paper pad by Carta Bella (2019). The layout is very simple and everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. That's it! Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes/Non-traditional Colours Twist
• Creative Fingers: Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks: All Occasions

Deer To Me Card - TMS #614

Well, it's Tuesday again and that means we are sharing a different sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This weeks sketch is designed by Melissa Craig and it's just waiting for you to give it a try. I created a scene for this Deer To Me Card using cute critters from several Hello Bluebird stamp sets. The images were colored with Copic markers and then die cut with their coordinating dies. We would love for you to join us this week! For all the challenge details and design team inspiration click HERE. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Challenges entered: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies (Anyting with Critters), Crafting Happiness (Anything Goes) and Creative Knockouts (Something to Say). 

Spring Deer So Kind Card

Hello! I have a quick post to share this Spring Deer So Kind Card that I made using the sketch from the current Inky Paws #117 sketch challenge. The image is from the Woodland Spring stamp set and the sentiment is from the Little Lilies stamp set both by Newton's Nook. I really adore the Woodland Spring stamp set and I'm ready for the spring flowers to emerge from this dull winter landscape. To color the image I used Copic markers and the coordinating dies were used to cut out the images. All of the patterned papers are from the new Love Notes paper pad by Doodlebug Designs. Some Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint distress ink was added to the tag using sponge daubers before adhering the images and everything was adhered flat. I'm also entering the card into the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge, The Sisterhood of Crafters Patterned Paper challenge and the Watercooler Wednesday All About Occasions challenge. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Christmas Card with Pink

Happy Friday! I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope all is well in your world. Even though I need to focus on Thanksgiving cards I caved and made a Christmas Card with Pink. The colors were selected to play along with the Inky Paws challenge that closes today. I'm not a big fan of pink, so it usually takes a challenge to make me use it. I figure one of my nieces will get this card for Christmas.

The images and sentiment are from the Festive Fawns stamp set by Newton's Nook. In fact, with the exception of the inks, papers and rectangle die all other supplies used on this card are by Newton's Nook. They include: Forest Scene Builder Die and Land Borders Die. Copic markers were used to color the images and the coordinating die cuts were used with a Big Shot. For the focal panel I did a little ink smooshing using Tumbled Glass distress ink. That's pretty much it! Everything was adhered flat for easy shipping. Thanks again for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark
• Cute Card Thursday: Festive!
• Inky Paws: Colors (teal, green, pink and white)
• Jingle Belles: Baby, It's Cold Outside
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Forest Animals 

Harvest Happiness Card

Well... the cooler weather has officially arrived. Yesterday it was sunny and nice and today it's rainy and cold. When I ran errands this afternoon I didn't bring a jacket and regretted it each time I got out of the car. The root beer freeze I was drinking definitely didn't help me stay warm. So, when I got home my spare jacket went in the back seat of the car. Now I'm prepared!

This Harvest Happiness Card will be one of my Thanksgiving Cards I sent to family and friends. The images are from the Harvest Tails stamp set by Newton's Nook. Copic markers were used to color the images and then they were die cut with the coordinating dies. The patterned paper is from the Fall Friends paper pad by Doodlebug Design Inc. and it was matted to Cherry Cobbler cardstock by Stampin' Up!. To add an interesting border, I tore the patterned paper in half and adhered the reverse side to peek out of the torn edges. Distress inks in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint were used on mixed media paper for the focal area. Once everything was adhered together the linen twine was added. That's it! So glad you stopped by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges entered:

• Cardz 4 Galz: Pumpkins
• City Crafter: Woodland Animals
• Creative Knockouts: Border Time
• Inky Paws: Use Burlap or Twine
• Unicorn Challenge: Use a Sentiment 

Such a Deer Card

Good day crafty friends! Today I'm sharing this Such a Deer Card that I made using the Deer Friend stamp set by Newton's Nook. The colors used come from the Inky Paws challenge to use magenta, yellow, tangerine and teal. It took me awhile to figure out how I wanted to use the colors. I played around with several other ideas and finally this design evolved. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The little deer are so sweet! 

My edge punches don't get used that much anymore, so I decided to punch some yellow cardstock to mat the focal area to. All images are by Newton's Nook and the background patterned paper is from the Happy Campers paper pad by We R Memory Keepers. That's it! 

Challenges entered:

• Cardz 4 Galz: Dies and/or Punches
• Crafty Friends: Animals/Birds
• Inky Paws: Colors
• QKR Stampeded: Anything Goes

Fawned of You Card

Hello crafty friends! This is the first card I've made since I got my glasses with progressive lenses. I was very hesitant about getting them, in fact I waited three years longer than my eye doctor recommended. I have to say the adjustment was much easier than I expected. At least now I can stop manipulating my glasses to see better while I'm crafting.

This Fawned of You Card was made using the colors from the current Inky Paws Challenge to use: Pink, Green, Brown and White. The new Deer Friend stamp set by Newton's Nook was an easy choice for the challenge colors. The deer and floral images were colored with Copic markers and then die cut with the coordinating dies. The pink and green patterned papers are from an older paper pad by American Crafts (Spring 2013) and the woodgrain is an older scrap piece from Stampin' Up!. A stitched oval die with scalloped frame by Avery Elle was used for the focal area. A small butterfly from the Newton's Day Dream was stamped and then Star Dust stickles added for sparkle and that's it.

Challenges entered:

• Inky Paws: Colors
• Dragonfly Dreams: Flowers
• Dream Valley: Use 3 Patterned Papers
• Crafty Sentiments Designs: Add Flowers
• 2 Crafty Critters: Anything Goes w/ Critter 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Deer Peace & Joy Card

Merry Christmas! I hope you have a lovely day celebrating with your family. Last night while watching Christmas shows I made this Deer Peace & Joy Card. The stamped image is one of my favorites from Stampendous! and it was colored using Copic markers.  All patterned papers are from the Home for Christmas dsp by Stampin' Up! The Peace & Joy sentiment is from the retired Good Greetings stamp set and I used an oval and scalloped oval punch for layering. For a little sparkle I added some Stickles to the image and three silver sequins. That's pretty much it! I appreciate you stopping by and hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

This Deer Peace & Joy Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Color Throwdown: Any Christmas Creation Goes 
• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations: Any Christmas Creation
• Creative Knockouts: Christmas Delight

Fancy Deer Christmas Card for The Paper Players

Well... this is it! My last post as a guest designer at The Paper Players, (sad face). I want to thank each member of the design team for being supportive and encouraging during the last six months. It's been so much fun!!!

Okay, the challenge for the next two weeks is to create Fancy Holiday Projects. The theme title is Black Tie and it's hosted by the awesomely talented Nance.

My card features a silver embossed fancy deer image by Bo Bunny. I dug through my stash and found the black and silver foil paper by The Paper Studio that I bought for a "special occasion" and this is definitely one of those occasions. The deer and snowflake were heat embossed using VersaMark and silver embossing powder. The Good Greetings sentiment was stamped using Memento black ink onto the focal panel. Then I decided to add some color using Soft Sky cardstock. I added a layer and embossed a strip using the Fancy Fan embossing folder. The last detail was layering the snowflake on the scalloped circle and using a black glimmer brad in the center. All in all, this card was pretty simple to make but the embossed details and fancy paper really made this card shine.

We would love for you to join us for the last challenge of 2014 at The Paper Players. You have two weeks to play along and all paper crafting products are welcome. Just make your project and link your post to the gallery by NOON (PST) on Friday, December 19th. Click here to see the wonderful inspiration from the design team and thanks for stopping by!

Noble Deer Thanks Card

Oh boy! Cardz 4 Guyz has a NO Patterned Paper challenge this week and for me, it was a challenge. We all have our favorite things to use and mine is patterned paper. So, when I sat down to create a card without it, I decided to do a little water-coloring. Searching through my stash I noticed there were zero masculine thanks cards. So I decided that's what I would make. Using the retired Noble Deer for the focal image it was stamped using StazOn Timber Brown ink and then I used my Aqua Painters and classic stampin' pads to add color. Ink colors used include: Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake and Baked Brown Sugar all by Stampin' Up!. The card base is made from kraft cardstock. Then I trimmed a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock the same size as the front of the card. To make it smaller and to give it a decorative edge, I used a pair of Fiskars Deckle scissors. To darken the edges I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink by Tim Holtz. The next step was adhering the focal image and twine and adhering the panel to the card. Instead of stamping a sentiment I decided to use my Cricut machine to create the layered Thanks and that completed this Noble Deer Thanks Card.  We would love for you to play along at Cardz 4 Guyz! For more inspiration click here to see what the design team is sharing. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Noble Deer Thanks Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Just Us Girls: Water-Coloring
• Cards in Envy: EnTWINEd
• Animal Friends: Use an Animal

Deer Father's Day Card

Most of the cards I make have flowers or butterflies on them. Making a masculine card can definitely be a challenge for me. Instead of thinking about what I want to make, I have to stop and think about the recipient. What do they like? This Deer Father's Day Card is for my father-in-law. He used to be an avid hunter and I would definitely say he is on the conservative side. The layout for the card comes from this weeks sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I really love the tilted focal image. All the supplies for this card have been in my stash for over a year. The cardstock, patterned paper, wood embossing folder and deer stamp are by Stampin' Up!. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts and the twine is American Crafts. I stamped the focal image on watercolor paper and used my Aqua Painter to add the hint of color. Hopefully he likes it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Deer Father's Day Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• Oldie but A Goodie: Father's Day/Masculine
• Tuesday Throwdown: Special Man
• Papertake Weekly: For the Boys
• The Male Room: Father's Day

Thanksgiving Card with Deer

When making cards for my family I try to use images and colors I know they will like. This Thanksgiving Card with Deer was made with my cousin and his family in mind. He is an avid deer hunter and good ol' country boy. I tried to keep this card as manly as possible. All supplies for this card are from Stampin' Up! The image is from the retired Noble Deer stamp set and I heat embossed it using Early Espresso emboss powder. I used a blender pen and stampin' pads to color in the image. The paper and ink colors used are Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky and Whisper White. The patterned paper is from the Sweater Weather dsp and I used the woodgrain embossing folder and burlap ribbon to add texture to the card. My big regret is adding stitching to the side of the card. I should have just stitched across the top of the burlap and quit. Oh, well... I'll try not to obsess about it. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful night and pleasant tomorrow.

My Thanksgiving Card with Deer is entered into the following challenges:

• The Paper Players: Wildlife
• Robyn's Fetish: Thanksgiving
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes    

Noble Deer Birthday Card

The challenge at Shopping Our Stash this week is to make a card for a boy/guy. That works out perfectly for me, one of my male cousins has a birthday coming up. He is a true country boy and the retired Noble Deer stamp by Stampin' Up! made the perfect image for his card. The layout comes from the Monday Lunchtime Sketch from Technostamper. I used a woodgrain embossing folder with Early Espresso sandable card stock. I love the look of sanded card stock and for this Noble Deer Birthday Card it gives it a nice rugged feel. The patterned paper is from the Hooked on Fishing collection by The Paper Loft. The sentiment stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up! and the jute twine is by American Crafts. Thanks for stopping by!

My Noble Deer Birthday Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Technostamper: Sketch
• 'ABC' Challenges: No Flowers
• Shopping Our Stash: For the Boys
• Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes
• Oldie by A goodie Challenge: Embossing
• older supplies used: embossing folder, twine and patterned paper

 

Merry Gold Christmas Card

Good afternoon! There are several Christmas in July challenges right now. When I sat down to create my card I wasn't in the mood for red and green. So, I went gold. I used to decorate my Christmas tree in gold, silver and white, that is until my hubby told me it was boring. Now we have a traditional Christmas tree with all colors and different ornaments. He helps me pick out the ornaments and we decorate the tree together, so the change was good.

Okay, onto my card. This Merry Gold Christmas Card is a 5" x 5" card. I used Very Vanilla and Antique Gold for the color scheme. The layout comes from the current sketch at Feeling Sketchy. I added a few pearl details and some glitter paper for sparkle. I heat embossed the image (Special Delivery by Stampendous!) and sentiment (Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up!) in detail gold embossing powder by Stampendous!. Oh... if only making a Christmas card would bring cooler weather, I would be a very happy girl! Thanks for stopping by!

My Merry Gold Christmas Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Feeling Sketchy: Sketch
• The Paper Players: Christmas in July
• 'ABC' Challenges: Christmas in July