Multiple Makes #2 - Christmas

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another multiple makes self-challenge for building my Christmas card stash.  I'm sharing five cards today.

Today's feature is a stamp and die set from Gerda Steiner - Little Reindeer.  I've had this for a few years and have already made several cards using it.  I'm always smiling when I colour this image ... it's so darn CUTE! :)  

For the first card, I followed Jill Foster's video, Permission to Play video #1 and used her sketch.  This is so sweet.  Love the embossed background (Snowflake embossing folder - retired - Cuttlebug).

All the reindeers for these cards are watercoloured the same.

Sending the above card to the Merry Little Christmas Challenge #57:

 

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For the next card I sponged the sky with Distress Inks, fading out to white about 2/3 of the way down the card front.  The sentiment (Merry Messages - Lawn Fawn) is stamped with Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink.  For the finishing touch, I splattered diluted white gouache paint for falling snow.

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For the third card, I used a piece of patterned paper (gifted from a friend) for the card front, cutting a circle aperture for the reindeer to poke his head through. :)  The sentiment is an oldy, but a goody from Paper Smooches, stamped in Candied Apple DOX ink.

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The above card is another of Jill Foster's sweet sketches from her Permission to Play video #8.  I used a curved stitch die (gift from a friend) to cut my main panel, adhering over top of my card front which is dry embossed with the same embossing folder as card #1 above.  I stamped the sentiment in Candied Apple DOX ink, added a small grounding (Pumice Stone), and added my reindeer over top.  So simple and makes a sweet card. :)

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The last card uses an older tag die, cut from snowflake patterened paper.  I added a torn piece of white card stock for a snow bank and adhered the reindeer on top.  Another Paper Smooches sentiment stamped in Candied Apple DOX ink, finishes the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Little Reinder (Gerda Steiner); Merry Messages (Lawn Fawn); Christmas Sampler (Paper Smooches - closed)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Patterened paper (gift from a friend)
Ink:   Black Pigment ink (Obsidian - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Salty Ocean, Broken China, Frayed Burlap, Pumice Stone, Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple, Mustard Seed, Ground Espresso (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Little Reinder die (Gerda Steiner), Snowflake embossing folder - retired (Cuttlebug), watercolour brushes, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo), diluted white gouache paint

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #57