Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Masculine Christmas Card


I saw the Freshly Made Sketch #366 earlier this morning and had to sit down and make a card with it.


I started with a vanilla card base, and used my paper crimper along with a snippet of kraft card to make the image panel. I sponged the edges and front with inks until I liked the colors, then distressed the edges, adding a die-cut panel of snowy ground done with a Lawn Fawn stitched hillside die, and covered it with Diamond Stickles for some sparkle. The tree was die-cut with a SU! Perfect Pines framelit die and covered with tiny gold Geo Sparkler stickers. The star was also cut with a framelit die from the perfect pines and mirror gold. The deer is  called "Leaping Deer" from Memory Box and was cut from chocolate chip card. I took a tiny snippet of sparkly gold card and die-cut a Lawn Fawn stitched snowflake, adding a large gold Geo Sparkler to the center. The sentiment is by SU! and was done in chocolate chip ink.

I'm entering this into the following challenges:



Double D Challenge - Run Run Rudolph - use a deer image

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope your day is fantastic!

Carol

27 comments:

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

Love the texture on this masculine card. A Great scene too.
Faith
x

Liz said...

Super card, Carol, I love all the texture. xx

Ina G said...

Just love this card Carol. The layout is so different and the elements look great together. Fabulous take on the sketch.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Great card design but I think it would work for any age or gender myself.

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Wow!! Amazing interpretation of the sketch with the corrugate paper for the lines and that prancing deer with the tree!! Love so much also the golden star in the corner and the rustic feel of the whole card!! The snowbank adds a lot of sparkling!Fabulous masculine work!!
Hugs

Claire said...

Very nice, crimping the Kraft cardstock was genius and adds so much dimension. Great interpretation of the sketch x

Chris Smith said...

I really like your use of the corrugated paper here, Carol. What a great way to work in the stripes of the sketch challenge!

aussie aNNie said...

This is beautiful and so nice with the corrugated background Carol..
Also, with DT hat on, thanks so much for always entering into our challenges at {aNNie}Designer for Double D challenges


Wanda Mosqueda said...

Such a wonderful card! I love both the scenery and the texture!

Darlene said...

FANTASTIC creation! I never think to use my paper crimper (thanks for inspiration) ... what a fabulous scene! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Run Run Rudolph’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop in for a visit!

Darlene said...

Me again and I'm still so in love with your design! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Snowflakes’ challenge at Dies R Us. Good Luck and please come back again soon!

Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop by for a visit.

Jen Mitchell said...

Why oh why do I always forget about the crlmper! What a great statement the crimped paper makes on your woodland scene. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches. And thanks for reminding me that some old tools should become new again!

Kimberly said...

I love the corrugated paper! It really makes a great background for your masculine card. I do love the addition of the bling on the snowflake as well.

*Vicki* said...

Me too on the crimper! I've had it for YEARS and hardly get it out! Absolutely LOVE love love your masculine take on this sketch! That scene you've created is stunning and the colors are perfect!! Glad you sat down to get this one out! Love it and thanks for sharing! HUGS

crafty-stamper said...

Great masculine card love the deer and corrugated card texture
Carol x

Wendy said...

Oh Carol, this card is perfection! Love that crimped background! I have an embossing folder that does this and always forget I have it. Really wonderful scene you created with the tree & deer. Love the snowy hill, too! TFS and have a great day! :)

Diane said...

Fabulous card and background!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
Diane DD DT {Nellies Nest}

cotnob said...

A fabulous card Carol, great texture and super masculine design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Diane said...

Back again from Dies R Us...like I said above, it is a FABULOUS card and loving the crimped background...thanks for joining us!
Diane DRU DT {Nellies Nest}

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

The corrugated paper for that portion of the sketch is just so perfect! I wouldn’t be surprised if you win the challenge, this card is fantastic!

jimlynn said...

LOVE all the white space on this sensational and beautiful card! WOW!!! So perfect!
Lynn

Kathy Krug said...

Great card for the sketch and the DD Challenge. The corrugated background is awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us at Double C Challenge Blog.
kathy
DD DT

Kathy Krug said...

Well hello again. Love the little scene you made and you got great texture too. Thanks for sharing it with us at Dies R Is Challenge Blog.
Kathy
DRU DT

Janice M said...

Oh I absolutely Love this card and sketch!! I'm really into playing with my dies for card making these days. You rocked this sketch Carol!

Jill Hilliard said...

Love your card! nice work

Narelle Farrugia said...

Out this is awesome! Great colours choices and great scene you've created. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!

Amelia Breytenbach said...

Oh wow this is beautiful, absolutely love this – your design is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us at Double "D" Challenge.
Amelia (Double "D" Challenge Design Team)