Peaceful Deer

This week I made a set of three holiday cards featuring the stamp set, Peaceful Deer.  It does have a nice peaceful feeling about it.  Lol.  For my first card, I used Tranquil Tide for the cardstock and added a cut out shape from Seasonal Labels dies.  I used the paper from the summer Sale-a-Bration and a piece of the cork paper for the focal point.  Then I added some cut out trees, one from sparkly paper and the other set from printed vellum that I painted onto using the Stamping Blends.  

I added an extra tree and the little deer to the bottom edge of the card.  The idea for this card is from Laura Seki.

For my next "deer" card, I stamped the trees onto Gray Granite cardstock for the background layer.  Then I added another layer of vellum on which I heat embossed some snowflakes.  I added the cut out trees and a couple of "peaceful" deer.  The card has a nice serene look to it.  This idea came from Stacy Marsh.  

For my third card, I stamped and colored in the two deer using watercolor pencils and a dab of water.  I added the spots for the fawn using craft paint on the end of the stylus.  I copied this idea from Madeleine Mrotzek.  

I embossed the white background layer using the Timeworn embossing folding and added a couple of cut out snowflakes.  The tag is from Tailor Made Tags set.  And finally the swirl is an old cut out from Swirly Birds.

I love the gentle look of this card.  And one of the saying that goes with this set is, "Wishing you a wonderful year and friendships dear."  It's a great one for the inside of any deer card!  

I love how all three of the cards came out.  You could use these cards not just for Christmas, but for winter and all occasion cards.  I hope to use this set again, especially when I'm making cards for my "dear" friends.  :)

 

Buffalo Checked Deer Ornaments

Every year, I make some handmade ornaments to give out to my family and friends.  This week I made these Buffalo-checked deer ornaments using Peaceful Prints designer papers that were in the summer's Sale-a-Bration catalog.  I bought the punch that coordinates with the deer and put these together.  I got the idea from one of my stampers, Melissa McClellan.

To give to my daughter, I made a set of three of these ornaments.  I used coasters for the base, trimmed them and rounded the corners and then added the designer papers.  They measure approximately 4 x 2 3/4 inches.  

Here is the third one.  I cut out the snowflakes from the designer paper by hand.  Then I added some red twine and rhinestones for embellishments.  The tree is from In the Pines set and the sayings are from various Christmas stamp sets.  I also added some washi tape on the edges and a tag topper from the Tailer Made Tag die cuts.  

I decorated the backs of each of the ornaments, as well, using some more sayings and snowflakes.  

I love how they came out.  I originally wanted to make more of these, but they were a bit more labor intense that I thought they would be when I got started!  

My daughter will love them and perhaps when I have a bit more time, I will make more of these.  I can imagine them in different colored papers with snowmen,, Santa or other holiday images.  

I love them as a set - kind of like a Trio of Tags for the tree.  :)