Monday, September 8, 2014

Deconstructed Rudolph {Waffle Flower Crafts}

 Hello friends,

My name is Katie, and I am a Christmas card addict.  I picked up card-making in 2006 with the sole purpose of crafting handmade Christmas cards and birthday party invitations.   I have probably crafted hundreds, if not close to a thousand, Christmas cards over the years, and I am always trying to think up ideas that are simple, easy to mass produce, but still pack a visual punch.

One of the trends that I love in Christmas cards (and anytime, really) are the deer antlers in paper crafting.  I call it "Taxidermy Chic."  Not actually having any deer antler type stamps lying about, I was looking at Waffle Flower Crafts' Loved Stamp Set and the laurels struck me as something that could stand in for antlers and help me create a Deconstructed Rudolph.  After all, he is the MOST famous reinDEER of all. :)


I stamped and heat embossed the Laurels and the Merry Christmas sentiment from A Homemade Christmas Stamp Set with white embossing powder on a panel of brown card stock.  Next I added a circle that I punched from a scrap of red card stock. 


To add a bit more interest to this simple card, I die cut the bottom edge of the brown panel with the stitched pinking edge from Pretty Pink Posh.  Finally, I adhered the completed panel to a kraft card base.  Super simple, but cute, and completely flat for mailing! 


Well that's all for me today!  Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by!  

Take care, 
Katie

8 comments:

  1. Oh, this is just adorable!!! I have to get on the ball and start my Christmas cards. I hope I can find something similar in my stash! Thanks so much for the great idea!

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  2. This card is absolutely adorable! Love the way you made the deer, so creative!

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  3. This is so creative, Katie! I love how clean and simple this design is and it definitely has an element of fun!! May

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  4. This is so fun! You are so clever, I love your Rudolph. Thank you.

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  5. This is complete genius! The laurels work perfectly and I love the added detail of the pinking :)

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  6. so cute! just added you to my reader;) great blog!

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