Hello crafty friends. Today’s card is a masculine one, using Claritystamp’s ‘deerscape’ aperture die. I love the way this cuts the scene into the card – I’ve got the matching stamp as well (I am a stamper at heart) but this die gives such a brilliant sharp outline. I’ve taken inspiration for this one from a couple of blog challenges – the colours are from Color Throwdown and the layout from Freshly Made Sketches
I started with a piece of smooth white card and Clarity’s clouds mask. I brushed ‘chipped sapphire’ Distress Oxide and ‘rusticana’ Artistry Ink across the mask to pick up two of the challenge colours, adding in a moon mask as well.
I made an A6 card blank from dark brown card and die cut the deerscape into the front.
I then used a Versamark pen to add ink to the stags’ antlers and heat embossed them with WOW’s metallic gold powder. I drew a Versamark line along the edge of the hill as well and embossed that in the gold. I then attached the background card behind the image using glue.
The final touch was to heat emboss a sentiment from Julie Hickey’s ‘positive wishes’ set in gold onto the brown card, mount it on a gold layer and attach it to the card front.
Thanks for dropping in. I rather like the effect of putting gold on the antlers – I may well be doing this again!
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Fabulous design! Your sky is amazing and I love the embossed elements you added to the die cut. Thanks for playing along with us at FMS this week.
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This is such a great card! I just love that deerscape! Love their gold antlers too! So pretty! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
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Hi Deborah, I’d like to order one of these deer scape cards please, as a Christmas card for Ian. Particularly liked the gold effect! Let me know how much it is please. Thanks, Catherine x
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Thanks Catherine. I’ll make one up & check you’re happy with it xx
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Beautiful!
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What a great masculine card, have just seen that Claritystamps have a half price sale on their dies….think I might have to treat myself!
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This is gorgeous! Love the deerscape…..and oh those clouds – fabulous! Glad you joined us at FMS!
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Yes indeed, a wonderful card. Just lovely!
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thank you!
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