A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Friday, 9 June 2023

Trees and Reindeer with No Stamping

A card for a few challenges and for my Christmas stash:


I sprayed a piece of black cs with some shimmery blue spray.  Then created a scene with die cuts to go on top of it - white cs for the trees, white glitter cs for the snowflakes, and pale gold cs for the reindeer and sentiment.

Challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge "Trees"

My Time to Craft Christmas "Deer / Reindeer" 

Christmas Craft Creations "No Stamping" 


Inkspirational Challenges "Seasonal" 

Shopping our Stash "Masculine" 

The Paper Players "Masculine" 

My Time to Craft Challenge "Masculine" 

Cardz 4 Guyz "Masculine with Lots of Layers"









Supplies:
Paper - pale gold, white glitter, white, and black cs
Size - A2
Accessories - TH reindeer die, Paper Roses birch trees die, Cheery Lynn snowflakes die, Tattered Lace sentiment dies

15 comments:

  1. You background is so pretty with the shimmery blue spray over the black card Susan! what a great snowy winter sky! Love the deer amongst the birch trees too! thanks for joining us at Inkspirational:Seasonal! Julia xx

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  2. The blue sparkle is beautiful for a sky background. A pretty Christmas card and so easy. I love using die cuts on a card.

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  3. I love the contrast of the shimmery dark background with the white die cut trees and the white glitter for the snowflakes, and then the soft gold deer and words...a super combination Susan. x

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  4. I love this - my favourite type of Christmas cards include Reindeer and this is just perfect. Great for our no stamping challenge - thanks for playing along with us at Christmas Craft Creations. Please remember to add our graphic to be in with a chance of being chosen in our favourites.

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  5. LOVE the blue spray over the black card ... makes a GORGEOUS background, Susan. Beautiful card! xx

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  6. Love that shimmery blue background!! Thanks for playing along with our “lots of layers” challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz…your nailed both the masculine theme and the lots of layers element with your winter woodland card!!
    – Deb Horst, DT #C4G323

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  7. Thanks for making a wintery woods card that works for both MTTC and MTTCC! The deer looks like he's paused to listen. Excellent! --Becca/DTs

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  8. Susan: Your card would also be a great anything farm and/or country goes example for FarmQuest General Store challenge blog. The June competition started on the 7th. I would love to see it over there. --Becca/owner

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  9. Wow, Susan, I love this card! That background came out gorgeous - what a great idea - I have to try that! Perfect for the lovely trees and deer - just a beautiful scene! Thanks so much for playing at Sparkles!

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  10. Love the shimmery background to your Christmasy scene. Thanks for linking up at Cardz4Guyz. :)

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  11. I love how you did this night sky, Susan! Perfect with the woodsy scene and stately deer!

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  12. this is a perfect christmas card perfect for those gentleman in our lives. Thank you for joining us at MTTC

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  13. The black background with some shimmery blue spray is so beautiful, Susan! It makes a gorgeous night sky. Love the wonderful arrangement of the die-cuts including the sentiments!
    Hideko xx

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  14. Wow what a beautiful scene you've created. That background is gorgeous. Perfect card for our challenge at Sparkles Christmas. Hugs Debs DT x

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  15. Wow that background of the shimmery black spray is stunning. A wonderful constructed card. Thanks for joining us for our Trees challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenges, we do appreciate your input. Caz. DT

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