Happy Holidays - Color Dare #578

This is my Design Team project for ColorMyHeart Color Dare #578 "Featured Neutrals".  Have a deer stamp that I've used several times for Christmas cards; but using only neutrals was quite a challenge, but a fun challenge... I have used Toffee, Mink and Linen from the Color Board, along with Black & White.  

Cut a window frame using woodgrain patterned paper (Linen/Mink), a center of frame using a Toffee patterned paper and a black striped patterned paper for the border of a mini slimline.  Adhered the black pattern to the card base, the woodgrain frame using 3D thin foam tape and adhered the toffee plash patterned paper in the center of window.  

Die cut the deer which was a one piece die with cuts and scores giving detail to the adorable deer. Attached deer hoofs to the frame using 3D thin foam tape and other raised areas on the head for dimension.  The detail from the cut didn't seem to stand out enough... to accentuate the detail used Copic black multi-liner on all the scored areas, outline of deer, hoofs, nose and eyes. Used White Gelly-roll for hightlight in eyes.  

Stamped sentiment using black on the frame. Felt there was still missing in the upper r-h corner of the frame... the deer had a jingle bells around his neck so stamped an image of a bow with jingle bells, fussy-cut, colored and adhered with 3D thin foam tape. 

Using black ink on the inside of the card stamped same bow/bells image and words Jingle Bells in the bottom corner.   Photos show dimension on front of card and the inside corner image.  

Please hop on over and join us at Color Dare's Color Board #578 and check out the Design Teams inspiration, and then let us see what you create... hope to see you there.

Also entered at the Following Challenges: 

Alphabet Challenge Blog "R is for Reindeer" 

Critter Crazy Challenge "AG with Featured Creature" 

Cut It Up Challenge #292 "Use More than One Die" 

Double D Challenges "Christmas Animals" 

Little Red Wagon #734 "Animal or Human" 

Moving Along with Time 161 "Winter Animals" 

My Time to Craft Holiday Cards "Letter S Items" 

     (Slimline, Stripes, Snowflake background) 

Simon Says "Use Craft Dies" 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas "Christmas" 

CTMH Products Unless Specified Otherwise: 

Design Papers

     Mix-In Packets "Toffee, Linen, Mink and Black" 

Cardstock 

     White Daisy 

Stamps 

     Jingle Bells (inside card base) - Verve Stamps "Bright Spirits" 

     Happy Holidays - Lawn Fawn "Thanks A Latte"  

Dies 

     Hero Arts DF144 Peeking Reindeer Fancy Die 

     Kat Scrappiness "Slimline Distressed Edge Rectangles"

Inks/Pens 

     Memento "Black" Ink 

     Sakura Gelly Roll "White" 

     Copic Sketch Brushes (alcohol base) 

        Brown (Closest to Toffee):  E43 

        Multi-Liner 0.3 "Black" 

Other 

     3D Thin Foam Tape