| | What a difference color can make! I couldn't wait to get my hands on Memory Box's "Deer Trio" die because I had seen it used on a number of cards in this gallery. I did the "all white" Christmas cards first (uploaded earlier today) and then decided to try the more natural color to make some year-round male birthday cards.
I used a mottled brown cardstock in the hopes that it would look "furry." Obviously, a die is only going to cut the shape and not provide any features on the deer. That seemed fine on the all-white cards, but it looked too unnatural on the brown. My nature-loving husband loved the white cards, but hated the plain brown deer in the field. At first I sponged some brown on their bodies and added little white dots on the fawn. "Nature-lover" still was not happy and insisted that I give them faces!
I cut the trio apart so I could stagger them in the field. Three different pine trees were stamped and "stamped off" to try to give the forest some depth. The sky was created by tearing a mask and sponging.
This one has a vertical orientation. |
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Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012 GMT
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Additional Info
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Keywords: Deer Trio Memory Box Fiskars PSX SU Rubber Stampede
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Stamps: 3 different pine trees (SU, PSX, Rubber Stampede)
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Paper: Mottled brown, white & green cardstock
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Ink: "Bamboo Leaves" (Memento for trees), "Soft Grey" (Memories-clouds), "Walnut Stain" distress (sponged on deer) "Peeled Paint" Distress (sponged on grass)
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Accessories: "Deer Trio" die (Memory Box), Grass border punch (Fiskars), White Inkssentials pen, black marker, foam tape
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Techniques: die-cutting, stamping-off
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Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2
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