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.  :)

 

Yeti to Party

Mr. Yeti is back and this time he's "yeti to party!"  For this card, I made Mr. Yeti the fun guy to have at any birthday party.  He's arriving with an armful of gifts for the birthday celebrant.  I added a banner and some snowflakes to the card and turned the little tree stamp into a party hat!  I saw this idea from Amanda Waldhart.  

This card would be great to give to someone who has a birthday in the winter months.  I might even change my birthday from June to January just so that Mr. Yeti could come.  :)
 

Is It Christmas Yeti?

When I first looked through the Mini Catalog for the holiday season this year, the first set that I fell in love with was the Yeti!  He's whimsical, silly and totally different from anything that I've stamped before. I just knew that I had to have him.  :)

For this card, I used the Charming Landscapes embossing folder for the white background.  Then I added some trees from In the Pines stamp set.  I used some different colored greens for the trees on one of the cards.  I stamped the Yeti and outlined him in gray on the inside of the lines using the Stamping Blend marker.  Then I cut out the drink and present.  

If you look closely, you can see that I cut out his paws so that it would like he was holding the cup.  To do that, I put a hole in Mr. Yeti in front of his paw (where the cup will cover) and cut out his fingers. I got the idea for this card from Meaghan Trainer on Pinterest.  Don't you love the saying, Is it Christmas Yeti?  Seriously, he's as cute as can be.

For this card, I used some darker designer paper for the background.  I added the snow-covered mountains in the background and stamped a little bird that is his friend.  This time I just added the mug on the top of his hand to make the card easier and quicker to make.  I feel like he is letting us get a glimpse of his wintery-wonderland that he calls home.  I was having way too much fun making these cards!

Here is the same card, but with a different saying.  And in this card, Mr. Yeti has on a scarf so that he can stay warm.  I got the idea for this card from Angie Juda.  

What do you think of the Mr. Yeti?  Fun, he's so much fun.  :)