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.  :)

 

And Yet Another Deer

Are you surprised to see another card using the Dashing Deer set?  Nope, not me.  It's such a sweet set and I love using it.  :)

For this card that I copied from Su Mohr, I embossed the background using the Softly Falling snow background.  Then I just added some springs from the Pretty Pine thinlits.  Any greenery sprigs would work for this card.

The Christmas saying is a cut out from the Merry Christmas thinlits and is cut out using the Wood Textures paper.  I love how it makes the card look like you just took a trip to camp.

Add the saying Merry and the deer, a few rhinestones and you're done.  I love this card.

Dashing Deer

These next two cards were also part of my Christmas Stamp Camp.  I love this set, Dashing Deer, even though we've had deer images for the past few years in the holiday catalog.  I think it's the pretty pattern on the deer that sold me this time.

This deer looks great showcased in front of a stitched circle and a coordinating scallop.  Simple to make, I glued the deer on with glue dots.  The cute little flowers also come with the cut-outs from this set.  This card also has a matching envelope.  You can see it better in the first photo.  I got this idea from stampingpretty.com. 

It's hard to tell but this card has embossing powder on the saying.  I also used the new Tin Tile embossing folder for the background.  I have to say that I love this deer. 

The deer on these cards don't seem to be doing a lot of dashing.  I'll have to come up with another card to show him leaping!  :)

Stockings are Hung by the Fire

This year I found so many stamp sets and items in the Stampin Up holiday catalog that I wanted!  It was hard to narrow my wish list down to just a few.  I try to buy sets that I can use for more than one season or project.  One of the sets that I chose to get was Santa's Sleigh and the framelits that match it.

 I saw a couple of ideas on Pinterest and just love the cut-out deer and trees.  Doesn't he look so regal next to the trees out in the moonlight?  I love the blue palate; it creates such a serene look to this card. I got the ideas for these cards from Julie Davison.   I will definitely use this set again!

 Santa's sleigh is all decked out and ready for Christmas!  I love the heart embossing on the card to frame in the sleigh.  The sleigh is cut out with a framelit and comes out so nicely.  I trimmed the gifts and the bows by hand to get closer to the images.

And lastly, the house is all decorated for the big day with the tree trimmed, present(s) wrapped, wreath put up and the stockings hung by the fire, with care, of course.  I used the window cut-out and cropped it to make it square shaped and look like a fireplace.  Doesn't the brick embossing in the background look like a wall? 

I had so much fun making these cards.  When I get some free time (hah!), I would like to make some more projects like these!

Which one is your favorite?  What have you done with this set?