Give a Cheer
I've made a batch of cards with a lovely kit from Simon Says Stamp featuring this enchanting woodland deer. I've used brown inks to stamp it in an ombré finish, darker at the base fading to a lighter top. I added glossy accents to the nose and eyes and added a bow to each deer for a bit of extra interest. I've used a mix of plaid and distressed wood backing papers from Tim Holtz Christmas Backdrops paper set. I distressed the image panel edges by wetting and tearing the paper for a distressed look and then inked the edges once dry. I distressed the background panels with a Tim Holtz Distressing Tool. I've used the Peace and Noel words from the Sizzix Tim Holtz Vault Holiday Classic Thinlits Dies for the sentiments. I diecut two from craft cardstock and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to give a slight vignette look to the words. Two of the cards I diecut the words from Tonic Studios Scarlet Organza Red Satin Cardstock. I added a little May Arts Twine to these two cards to retain that more rustic feel and I popped the words up with tiny bits of foam strips between the twine strands. The finished panels were mounted on top folding A2 card bases.
Thanks for spreading positivity!
December 22, 2025
December 22, 2025