Oh, Deer!

Do you ever get one of those ideas that just won't go away? I have a million things to do right now, but I couldn't do anything until I'd exorcised it from my brain!

I'm sure you've seen the deer heads that seem to be everywhere in the design world these days. Last night I got it into my head that I could make one using Tim Holtz's Reindeer Flight die - and it worked! By cutting them from thick mat board and stacking them, I was able to create a facsimile of a mounted deer (I forgot the antlers tho - oops!).

I thought about trying to round the edges, but decided I liked the boxier look. After I stacked and glued them, I covered the mat board with strips of paper, using Claudine Hellmuth Studio Matte Medium. The ornament base was made from one of the houses from the Sizzix Artful Dwellings die. The great thing about this die is that it's a Movers and Shapers die, so I could add my Mini Styled Labels die to the center of it and cut a perfect window - love that!

After cutting the little house, I stamped over it with various snowflake stamps from Artistic Outpost's Sleigh Ride stamp collection, using a Snow Cap Dabber. When that was dry, I sponged over it lightly with Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy Distress inks, carefully wiping the ink from the stamped images. The back of the ornament was stamped with a music image from Artistic Outpost's Ephemeral Backgrounds and Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.

To finish off my ornament, I cut a banner from white paper using Tim Holtz's Tattered Banners die and stamped it with a sentiment, again, from AO's Sleigh Ride stamp set. Finally, I added a little strip of trim that was cut using the Sizzix Vintage Lace die to the bottom, and a little Grungeboard star to the top.  Oh, and the little wreath around her neck is one that I got at Hobby Lobby and bleached - love that look!

If you want to purchase the supplies I used, you still have time to take advantage of Inspiration Emporium's generous 20% discount! Just enter 'thanks' at checkout. This offer ends at Midnight on November the 28th, so act fast! This is the perfect time to get all your supplies for decorating, card and tag making, and gift making. And, don't forget - just a few days and Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas will be starting!!

Today, I'm linking up with Hels' Sunday Stamper - Stars, and Terri's Deck the Halls Sunday. Hope you all had a great holiday -  have a fantastic week!