Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Christmas Deer with a Jingle Bell

I played along with a new-to-me challenge I recently discovered over at the Art Impressions Stamp blog. The challenge is #70 and it's to use a metal accent on your card.
I don't own any Art Impression stamps yet, so I'm using a SU! Christmas Deer image which was embossed with winter wonderland ep on black card stock.  The antlers were dotted with Viva pearl pen accents. I added a tiny metal jingle bell with silver cording around the deer's neck. The image and frame were done with SB square dies in black & white with a kraft card base, and the sentiment is from SU! Heard from the Heart set.
I'm also entering this card in the OWH Stars & Stamps mid-week throwdown which is Christmas/winter in July.
Thanks so much for stopping by today - I wish you all a very happy Wednesday!

Carol

20 comments:

Linda said...

Love the simplicity! Perfect! TFS!!!

Benzi said...

Beautiful! Love the pearl accents on the antlers. You know, when I see your beautiful cards, I get scared because I have only done one or two. You'll be able to sail through Christmas with all this behind you. But, I know you're having a blast getting them made. They're my favorite to make.

jimlynn said...

So pretty! Love all the silver against the black and of course the little bell too. So pretty and prefect for Christmas!
Lynn

Lee Mae said...

What a beautiful image and the bell looks terrific. Love the sentiment too. Great card!

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Hi Carol! I always admire and am inspired by your cards, this one is no exception - love it!

Thanks for playing in our Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown challenge!

Misty said...

Lovely, I love the embossing!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Can you see me grinning? :) This is so awesome!So glad you joined in the fun at AI!

Anonymous said...

Carol, Another stunner from you. I love that image and the pearl pen accents really to add so much to that deer. The image looks so nice being framed like that. I wish I had some Christmas items with me, but I don't, so I'll have to wait till next week, but you've got me thinking about holiday cards now.
Talk to you soon.
Hugs - Donna

JD/ Jill said...

This is so pretty, Carol!

Jen M said...

This is so pretty, Carol! I love the embossing and the color scheme - the brown and black together are very masculine.

JoAnn Ross said...

Wow. Wow. Wow! There is no way I ever would've thought of doing that! It is so stunning, I'm going to try to figure out how you did it to send to friends. It's so classic, original, and gorgeous! Did I mention I LOVE it???

Shannon White said...

So Pretty and Elegant Miss Carol! Love your Beautiful Christmas Deer and the sweet jingle bell around his neck too! Love this! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

Anonymous said...

Beautiful.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful.

Cynthia T said...

Simply stunning!! The jingle bell is perfect ;)

Sandy said...

This is just beautiful! I love how you embossed the deer in white. It just pops!!!

Renee said...

Very elegant and pretty!

Sherry Hickey said...

Carol, your card is absolutely beautiful! The embossed deer has a gorgeous flocked look and I love love all the pearl accents on the antlers! Fab-u-lous!!

Denise Marzec said...

Gorgeous!!...totally gorgeous!! Love the neutral colors, the great image, and that bell with the cord!

Unknown said...

WOW Carol! This is so elegant and just gorgeous!! I love that stamp. The deer image is so majestic and the little bell is the perfect touch.