Free Tutorial Friday: Peaceful Deer

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Since I’ve kicked off my Christmas in July special, I thought it would be fun to share of of my favorites from last year Peaceful Deer. I realize that there are no “bundles” so to speak of Christmas items in our Annual catalog, there are a few favorites in there.

What’s great about this card is that it can really be used all year long … perfect for a birthday!

Measurements:

Card Base: Crumb Cake 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored & folded at 4-1/4
Cardstock #2: Crumb Cake 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″
Cardstock #3: Balmy Blue 4″ x 5-1/4″
Cardstock #4: Basic White scraps for deer and greeting

Instructions:

Cut a mask for the background hills from the copy paper. Use a Blending Brush to add Mossy Meadow ink forming the hills on the Balmy Blue cardstock.
Stamp the trees in Mossy Meadow ink, then emboss with the Tasteful Textile folder and adhere to card base.
Using the third largest diorama die, cut the Crumb Cake cardstock, then emboss with the Bark folder. Cut 4 pieces of Linen Thread and tie around the right side, fraying ends. Adhere to card with dimensionals.
Stamp, color and punch out deer. Adhere to card with double layer of dimensionals.
Stamp greeting, die cut with Messages die, and adhere to card with dimensionals (double on left, single on right).
Add Brushed Metallic Dots as desired.

I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial … these are shared so you can print them out and recreate these cute cards. Don’t forget my special Christmas in July special ….