Christmas Hipster

Inspiration: Try Stampin' on Tuesday #381 + ColourQ #225

Aren't those new Tim Holtz by Sizzix dies awesome? I really love the hipster look to them, with the glasses and monocle. I wasn't sure which character to begin with and in the end, I looked at colour combos for inspiration, and I picked a combo that had coral and brown in it, which led me towards the reindeer. I worked in a couple of other new items in the design as well: the Shifter Mint stencil and the Winter Snowflakes 3D embossing folder (which is the best snowflake embossing folder I've seen so far).

I ran my Antique Bronze Distress crayon over the snowflakes' raised surface to highlight them a bit and I love the soft shimmer it gave them. I will say, I kept being drawn to the Distress crayons when they came out, but I was doubtful I would really use them since I don't do a whole lot of mixed medias. I ended up getting two free crayons with an online order, so I had the chance to play with them. The colors were randomly picked for me and I ended up with teal and pumpkin orange, two colors I love, but despite playing with them and having fun, I still was not sure this was something useful. It was only a year later when I saw some black crayon being used on an embossed piece of silver cardstock to highlight the raised surface that I figured that maybe neutral colors would be more useful. So on my next trip to the store, I grabbed Black Soot and Antiqued Bronze , and those colors were a game changer for me with that product. I have not put them away since buying them - they sit on my desk next to my scissors and adhesives and I've used them quite a few times to distress elements. What I love most is how easily the crayon can be smudged. This is perfect for smaller areas where applying ink would be too dark or too difficult to reach. You simply use your fingers and smudge away. Here, I added detailing to the scarf with the same crayon as well.

Isn't that striped stencil just delightful? I think the fact that you get the thin and large lines , and can easily alternate the colours makes a huge difference on the end result. I see myself using this one a ton, and not only for Christmas. For the sentiment, I wanted to make a small tag like on the sketch and I lucked out: while looking for something else, I spotted the small stitched tab in the Stitched Labels Framelits set. I had already matted my deer with a stitched square (my initial plan was to add the deer directly to the striped cardstock), so the stitched tab looks like the continuity of it. I also found the perfectly-sized sentiment, which reads "Merry Christmas to you and yours" from the Tags & Tidings stamp set (Stampin' Up!'s 2018 Holidays Catalogue).

For the borders, I dusted off the Adorning Accents Edgelits and matching embossing folders. Festive Farm cotton twine was tied around the striped cardstock and two deep red pearls were added to the vellum square. I'm loving how this untraditional Christmas card turned out.

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Étiquettes des Fêtes (Tags & Tidings - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Cool Yule Thinlits, Winter Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder (Sizzix);
Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stitched Labels Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits,
Adorning Accents Edgelits and Embossing Folders (Stampin' Up!); Shifter Mint
Stencil (Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous); Stitched Rectangles Stackables (Lawn Fawn)

 

Comments

[Fiona Whitehead]

Such a distinguished looking reindeer - such fun - I love the way you've used our sketch - thanks for joining us at Try Stampin on Tuesday this week

[Heather H]

Oh my gosh, that is one buttoned up reindeer, lol. I think he's looking for the library, lol. Love it! He's so distinguished over those stripes! Thanks so much for playing at TSOT!

[Kaylin Krawczyk]

love that deer. lots of lovely textures. thanks for joining us at TSOT!

[Donna Scholz]

What a positively handsome reindeer, Cindy! All the details of the embossed background, glasses on the deer, details of the scarf, and the striped panel really come together. You used our Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch REALLY well! Thank you for joining us this week!!! -Donna