Welcome to our lovely selection of cards featuring deer for the Christmas Card Club challenge set by Gwen. I was inspired by the very talented Tracy Evans and her recent use of a stencil to create a focal point on her card before adding stamping and fussy cut additions for this card. I chose to create a circle stencil using a die and vellum and used my new blending brushes that will be available in the Stampin' Up! spring mini catalogue. Whilst leaving my stencil in place once I have ink blended my green circle I added some water splatters that I left for a few seconds before drying with kitchen towel and then added more and sprinkled salt crystals ontop to also lift some of the colour. You need patience though to let it all dry, which I don't have sometimes as I'm too keen to move on, are you the same?
Once all dry, in my case with a little help from kitchen paper and a heat tool I stamped the trees and the deer. I stamped the deer also on a piece of scratch card and used a blender pen to move some of the ink from the stamped image around to colour the deer, but maintain the texturing created as part of the stamped image. I fussy cut this second deer out carefully and removed much of the detail on the ground to give a little depth created only by adding the cut out image to the one on my circle using just glue dots for a little bit of height, but not too much.
I also added the sentiment. My artwork was created on shimmery white card stock so it has a little sparkle and of course this card stock works better than plain white which doesn't react too well with the water splattering. I've added a narrow Early Espresso matt layer before adhering it all to my brushed copper foil card which I embossed using a new folder called Painted Texture that you will also see in the Spring Mini out soon.
We have several friends in Australia and of course snowy scenes are not the best for Christmas cards and so this will be a perfect card to send down under.
We've had some fab walks recently not least yesterday when we found a little sunshine and reached a bench for a quick photo stop, but as you can see our pup isn't one for sitting still.
Hope you have a happy Sunday and are able to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.
Keep safe
Zoe x
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13 comments:
Beautiful card Zoe. So elegant too. Enjoy your day. Hugs Rita xx
Gorgeous card, I love it xx
Fabulous card Zoe .....
Love photo of the dogs ....
Sadly my daughter had to have her gorgeous Jack Russell put to sleep on Thursday ....so sad ...
Hugs Sylvie xx
Sylvie I am so sorry to read your news. It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet who has become a big part of family life. Hugs to you and your family. xxx
A very elegant, stamped design Zoe, the reindeer is gorgeous.
Lorraine
Gorgeous card Zoe, love the design and beautiful deer.
Hugs
Linda xxx
A stunning card Zoe, I love the background and the deer image is so beautiful, the embossed copper card is gorgeous, love it.
What a wonderful photo of you and your gorgeous dogs, keep safe Kate x
Hi Zoe, your card is beautiful. I love the background - I'd quite forgotten the water droplet and salt techniques - and the deer is gorgeous. As you say, the perfect card to send down under. It's been hard to find the sunshine up here recently but look forward to getting out and about when it makes an appearance again. Your dogs are gorgeous and the puppy looks very affectionate - typical Collie behaviour. xx
This is very beautiful Zoe - love it to pieces! Hugs rachel xx
Hi Zoe this is beautiful the images are so crisp and clear truly wonderful
hugs
lorraine x
This is a beautiful card Zoe. I love the effect you have achieved with the circle. Hugs mrs A.
Lovely card
Such a lovely card Zoe. Hugs Christine xx
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