Oh DEER, it's Christmas! 3 cards

I had to make a LOT of Christmas cards this season. I had an order for 18 cards, plus I had to do 15 for my own card list. Let's just say my craft room DID survive, but there is paper and cardstock EVERYWHERE! and I'm not exaggerating. LOL I keep my floor clean and vacuumed so I'm able to put some on the floor and I have a very cluttered card table that I put the rest of my paper on. I have to spread all the deco paper all out so I can see what I have. My hands still haven't recovered from all the making and my arthritis is flared up in my fingers and hands!

Anyhow, here are the cards I made, I'll give you a sneak peek at each one, but you have to click below to see the full cards. 

Ok, so here are the full cards...

I think this card turned out pretty. My hubby said the bow was too much, but I didn't think so I left it on there! For the reindeer I used SU! Dasher stamped in SU! Chocolate Chip. I die cut that image and put it on top of a purple scalloped die cut. The staples on the flags I colored purple with a sharpie before stapling the flags, and the sentiment is also stamped in purple. 

I used a 3D snowflake on the sentiment flag because it looked to plain with just some colored string. 

I tied the bow and adhered it with Glossy Accents.

These 2 cards are mini cards., a bit bigger than a baseball card. The deco paper that the reindeer is on is the size of a ATC (artist trading card) or rather, a baseball card. For the sentiments I picked deco paper that has matching colored polka dots to the deco paper the reindeer is on. I stamped the sentiment and then I used shimmering gold embroidery thread and tied it around the sentiment. 

For these 2 cards I stamped the SU! Dasher stamp in Versamark glue pad and then used Gold embossing powder to heat emboss the image. 

For this card I used a pre-made card base that is cut scalloped at the bottom in the front. The reindeer image is from a swap I did a while back. So, I gathered up some cardstock that matched the card base and I got to work. I distressed the edges of the stamped image and then inked it with black ink, and I did the same thing to the cardstock that it's matted on. I picked a burgundy flower and brad for the corner and a red gem for the reindeers nose.

For the inside of the card I used another swap received image. I distressed all the edges of the image, the red ad the green cardstock and inked them in black as well. 

So, that's all for these 3 cards, I hope you like them. Check back soon as I have more cards to share!

Keep on Craftin'!
~Melisa Marie