IM39 – Dashing Deer

I thought this was a very unusual inspiration piece and I struggled which way to go with it.  I finally decided to use the colors, but ended up also using the stripes in a vertical rather than horizontal pattern.

I combined THREE different stamp sets…something that I normally do not do, but for this occasion it was just appropriate.  The background trees are from Winter Woods…and I wanted the yellow look in the trees for fall.  That dictated a “fall” greeting that I found in Falling For Leaves stamp set.  I also had this deer from Dashing Deer already stamped and sitting on my desk that matched the color scheme.  I wanted it to look less “Christmasy”, so I trimmed down the antlers a bit.  So…that’s a look into how my mind works sometimes!  lol!

 

Stampin’ Details:

• The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Gray Granite (my favorite gray!) cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
• The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Shimmery White was stamped with the Winter Woods trees and Stazon Black Ink.
• An AquaPainter and Crushed Curry Refill was swiped over the trees to give them a watercolor wash for fall.
• A 1-1/2 x 5-1/4 piece of Gray Granite was torn across the top and used for the “ground”.  Thankful from Falling for Leaves stamp set was stamped with Memento Black Ink.
• The deer in Dashing Deer was stamped with Gray Granite and cut with the Detailed Deer Thinlits, the antlers were trimmed a little to make them shorter.
• Basic Black twine was wrapped around the neck and tied in a bow.  The deer was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

 

i think this would make a great masculine card for fall birthdays…change out the greeting to a birthday one!  OK…go check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Challenge this week over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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Preorder has begun for the Occasions Catalog and demos are able to purchase the stamp set, Bloom by Bloom! (Customers can order beginning January 3!) These newest tutorials feature the FANTASTIC Happiness Blooms Suite of products! We fell in love with the bright, bold colors and retro flower look and are excited for you to see what we did with them! We have three cards (one a special fold) and a wonderful organizing project, all designed by Connie and Mary! See details HERE!