Wildlife Christmas Cards

I love creating wildlife Christmas cards with deer and sparkly snow.  For this card I chose to use muted colors to create a peaceful scene.  The tree, deer and birds were are colored with the same gray ink and the blue sky and white sparkly snow created a soft background for the images.  I used the Rubbernecker Deer Family, Deckle Frame, Small Birds and Fall Foliage tree for this project. 

The Sky, Tree and Snow

• Cut a piece of Eclipse masking tape wide enough to fit across the scene base.
• Use deckle scissors to cut a curved mask to use to cover the ground area and attach to the scene base.
• Apply the clouds to the sky area using Tumbled Glass ink, an ink blending tool and cloud stencil.
• Remove the mask and stamp the tree using Pumice Stone ink.
• Use a mini applicator to add shading around the tree trunk and to create a walking path in the snow area.
• Apply white embossing paste to the ground area with your finger and sprinkle with clear glitter white the paste is still wet.
• Use a sharp point like your paper piercer to apply touches of embossing paste to the tree branches and sprinkle with clear glitter.
• Apply ATG adhesive to the back of the scene layer and attach it to the card base.

The Frame, Deer and Birds

• Cut the frame and deer using white cardstock.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the frame and attach it to the card base.
• Use Pumice stone ink and a mini applicator to color the deer and birds.
• Tuck the deer in behind the frame and attach them using pieces of mounting tape.  Note:  Adhesive doesn’t really like to stick to the embossing paste-glitter layer.  Once I knew where I wanted to attach the deer I scraped off the paste and glitter to create a bald spot that the mounting tape could attach to.
• Finish by attaching small pieces of mounting tape to the back of the birds and attach to the scene and frame.

Although I love to create wildlife Christmas cards this scene would be perfect for a masculine winter birthday – get well – thinking of you as well.  There is lots more wildlife Christmas card inspiration at this Pinterest link.  Check out this link for more of my wildlife Christmas cards.  I sure do appreciate you coming by today and I hope you are enjoying preparing for the Christmas holiday and enjoying your family traditions.

The dies and stamp used for my card.

5176-01D Deckle Frame Die [ RBB ] Deer Family Die Cut 5162-10D [ RBB ] Small Birds Die 5147-06D [ RBB ] Fall Foliage 924 [ RBB ]

The tools and supplies that I used.

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight,… [ ELH ] Pumice Stone, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Tumbled Glass, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Tape, Judikins Eclipse [ ELH ] Cloud, My Favorite Things Stencils [ ELH ] Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft [ ELH ] Rectangular, Ranger Ink Blending Tool [ ELH ] Studio 490 Embossing Paste by Wendy… [ ELH ] PanPastel Sofft Tools [ BLIC ] Dry Glitter – Clear Rock Candy,… [ ELH ] Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… [ ELH ] Precision 5 Inch Scissors with… [ ELH ] Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] ATG Double-Sided Refill Tape, 2 pk, 1/4″ [ ELH ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ]

Wildlife Christmas cards are so peaceful.