This week the Tea Potters are sending some holiday cheer to Ruth who is having some mobility issues as she ages. Ruth loves to feed the birds, squirrels, turkeys and deer near her home.
Well, the birds have gone south for the winter; the turkeys are still in hiding after their trauma at Thanksgiving; and, the squirrels never show up to work-- they just want to play in the trees. Luckily, the deer have plenty of holiday spirit and showed up in force to help decorate the tree. They will be done as soon as Rudolf adds that star to the top.
I originally masked and stamped the reindeer, the main tree and then the smaller ones onto cs. The deer were getting lost in the tree branches, however, so I stamped and fussy cut them so they would stand out a bit. I SHOULD have die cut my wonky frame, but never taking the easy way I thought I would create a gold stickle garland on the tree first so it could dry while I worked on the other parts. DUH! Yeah, I didn't have the patience to wait til it was fully dry, so I went ahead and die cut which did flatten the garland a bit. Punched circles from the glitter papers and once they were glued on I added a drop of gold Stickles at the top of each as an ornament hook/thingamagig. Framed with red glitter paper for a bit more decorative oomph and done.
I hope Ruth enjoys her cards and that they lift here spirits and bring holiday cheer to her home. I hope you are having a great day and have lots of help if you're decorating. If you like, I think Rudolf and friends are available. TFL
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 GMT Views: 593
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32126
Tue, Dec 12, 2023 @ 3:24 PM
Oh those stacked reindeer are a hoot! You are a good story teller, Debbie and a funny one too. Love your background of trees and all the glittery ornaments you created for the main one. This one is making me smile with delight!
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40435
Wed, Dec 13, 2023 @ 1:32 AM
Debbie, this is so beautifully designed, I love all these cute deers decorating the Christmas tree! The colours look wonderful and I love how you added the red border along with the wonky stitch panel!
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Wed, Dec 13, 2023 @ 5:43 AM
this is adorable !! Ruth is a 'fun' person and will absolutely love this card. The deminision on the ornaments is perfect.. those piled up reindeer are fabulous...Your little story is awesome.. I may have to write it out and make sure Ruth gets it too. Thank you for sending a card to Ruth..
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Wed, Dec 13, 2023 @ 5:13 PM
Such a sweet and fun card - love the stacked reindeer (pity the poor guy on the bottom, lol). I like all the ornaments on the tree as well, and how you used the Stickles as ornament hooks. Cute and Clever!
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