Color Layering Deer

Hey crafty friends - thought I'd pop back with a card using the deer set I'd intended to use the other day when I spotted the current Christmas Kickstart Challenge Such a Deer. I combined elements so I could also use it for the current Let's Squash It!! Challenge. Gail & Jo are using an animal along with an embossing folder. Deer = animal so I was good on that piece. 😁😁

Supplies: Paper - Basic Grey Aspen Frost; 

Paper Studio kraft, red & A2 card; Neenah white;

Strathmore Watercolor 140lb

Stamps - Hero Arts Color Layering Deer (retired)

Dies - My Favorite Things Square Grid Coverup (retired);

Spellbinders Snowflake Splendor

Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz Birch Trees (retired)

Other - CZ Designs Reverse Sentiments Strips Christmas;

Jolee snowflake gems

I had a spare window frame from last month's Squash card so incorporated it atop my embossed panel. I embossed a piece of kraft card with the Tim Holtz Birch Trees. Didn't like the deer portrait style so, what the heck, you can't really tell they're birch trees on the kraft card anyway - I made it landscape.

I really prefer how my deer turned out for a Merry Monday card nearly 4 years ago - check it out HERE if desired. I stamped the current deer on watercolor paper and the colors ended up rather dark. Oh well, I went with it anyway after moving the color around a bit with a wet brush.

I'm also adding this to the January NBUS Challenge since my snowflake is new. The Snowflake Splendor set is the second one I picked up at my Hobby Lobby shopping spree the other day.

Thanks for stopping - hope you're having a crafty week!