Merry

Here is another card for the CAS Christmas Challenge: Plaid. Check out this fun challenge here!

 

I used my Concord and 9th Plaid Background stamp set rather than patterned paper (see my last post) to make the colors in my plaid match my card. It's a two-step, two-stamps process if you want the thin line and a different color. I used a Merry die (don't have the pkg. anymore to tell you the brand) to cut my sentiment and drew on a little Wink of Stella along the red line of the plaid so it sparkles like the red background above it. I used my FUN Simon Says Stamp CZ Design (Thanks Cathy for designing this!) Ho Ho Deer Circle die to cut into the card front, then used the same die to cut red glitter cardstock for his background and nose. I inlaid the die cut background and nose, then die cut a circle (My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Circle dies) to adhere on the inside of the front of the card to hold my deer's nose and red background to the card. (Before adhering the circle on the inside I drew two black circles where the eyes would be on the deer on the side of this circle that faces the front of the card so I didn't have to try to inlay those tiny eyes. Thanks @scrapperatheart for the tip! I stamped on the circle inside so it carried on the Merry theme from the front and wasn't just sitting there blank. Last, I added three little red rhinestones for holiday sparkle!

Hope to see you back here again soon,

-Carol