dashing deer

Let’s kick off the week with another Christmas card.  Now, I am totally NOT ready for winter: the snow, cold, short days, ice, cold, gray skies, cold, snow and did I mention the cold?  But, with the release of the NEW Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog – and so many great products waiting to be used – it is hard not to get a jump start on some great Holiday creating!  Today’s card is a wonderful Christmas greeting using the Dashing Deer stamp set, coordinating Detailed Deer thinlits and Joyous Noel designer series paper.

First off, I love the Joyous Noel designer series paper!  The touches of copper accents really dress it up.  I started with a strip of it on the left and added a thin strip of copper foil sheet on a Gray Granite card base.  I stamped the greeting on the right to create the background for the deer die cut.  I really love the pattern on this deer stamp.  I added a couple of the tiny flowers cut out of copper foil and layered with a pearl center, and a bow made from Braided Linen Trim.  I am loving these colors for Christmas cards.  Do you like to change up your Christmas color schemes or are you a traditional green and red person?

That’s a wrap for today. Join me again to put a spotlight on creativity!