PEACEFUL DEER - HOW TO GET A REVERSE PUNCHED IMAGE; A TINSEL TIME TUESDAY POST

 Hi Stampers!

Welcome to week two of TINSEL TIME TUESDAY. Each Tuesday between now and 14 December I will share a Christmas card, gift tags, or gift packaging ideas. I hope my projects will inspire you as you create your Holiday cards and projects. 

Today’s card features the PEACEFUL DEER BUNDLE from the STAMPIN’ UP!®️ JULY - DECEMBER 2021 MINI CATALOG. The card also uses the PEACEFUL PRINTS DSP. This DSP is found in the SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE. You can choose the DSP for free with a $50 (US) Stampin’ Up! product purchase. This card was inspired by a tag found on page 9 of the SALE-A-BRATION BROCHURE. Let’s take a look at the card.

For the card’s greeting I used the “Merry Christmas” from the PERFECTLY PLAID stamp set (Annual Catalog).

PEACEFUL DEER & PERFECTLY PLAID STAMP SETS

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS CARD

* Peaceful Prints DSP - Real Red with white snowflakes cut at 5 1/4” x 4”; Sahara Sand with deer and trees cut at 5” x 3 3/4”; Basic Black & Real Red checked with deer images on reverse side (you will need 3 deer images ). 

NOTE - See the video toward the end of this post to learn how to punch a reversed image from the DSP, and to view an alternative option for the deer.

* Early Espresso card base - 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4”; Sahara bSand cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4” for inside the card.

* Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim - two pieces, one cut at 5” and another at about 3”.

*Inks - Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, and Garden Green

* Blending brush and a sponge dauber.

Adhesive of choice and glue dots.

ASSEMBLY

* “Age” the three deer by using the sponge dauber and Sahara Sand ink to cover the white border around the deer. It is okay if it gets on the checked print. This will give the deer a distressed look or a vintage look (depends on your perspective). This technique also tones down the white.

* Use the blending brush to add some Sahara Sand ink to the deer / tree patterned DSP. Add it around the edges and toward the center. No need to cover the entire piece.

* Use the Garden Green ink to stamp the tree images from PEACEFUL DEER stamp set. Use the photo above for placement. 

* Use the Early Espresso ink, stamp the “Merry Christmas” (from PERFECTLY PLAID) in the upper right corner of the focal panel. Stamp two greetings from the PEACEFUL PRINTS stamp set (It’s the best time of the year, and wising you a wonderful year…) with Early Espresso ink on the Sahara Sand cardstock.

* Adhere two deer to the card front focal panel and one to the inside panel.

* Put a glue dot on one end of the 5” of the trim. Adhere this to the back side of the focal panel toward the bottom of the panel. Check photo for placement. Attach another glue dot to the other end of the trim and adhere it to the back of the panel. Take another glue dot, and slip it under the trim toward the middle. 

* Slip the 3” piece of trim under the left side of the other piece of trim. Tie a knot and trim the ends.

* Adhere the focal panel to the Real Red DSP.

* Adhere this to the card base.

* Adhere the Sahara Sand panel to the inside of the card.

* The card is finished!

Watch the video below to learn how to reverse a punched image. The video discusses three options.

REVERSING THE PUNCH FOR THE PEACEFUL PRINTS DSP

METHOD 1- USE A TEMPLATE

You will need a piece of vellum (or printer paper) that is 5” x 3” scored and folded at 2 1/2” along the 5” side.

* Punch through both layers of vellum (printer paper)

* Trim the DSP making sure the punch can reach the deer image

* Line up one side of the vellum template with the deer image. Secure the template with washi tape (or low tack tape)

* Fold the template over the DSP, and punch the image (on opposite side of the DSP - the checked pattern).

METHOD 2 - TRACE THE IMAGE

* You will need a light box / tracing box (a window will work as well) the DSP and a fine point pen or marker

* Trim the DSP to ensure the punch can reach the deer image

* Place the DSP (deer side down) on the light box / tracing box; or place the DSP on a window with the checked pattern facing you and secure with washi tape.

* Use the pen to trace the outline of the deer.

* Punch out the traced image.

ALTERNATIVE - FOR A SIMILAR LOOK

* Punch a deer image from the black and red checked side of the DSP

* Flip the DSP and punch a deer from the other side of the paper

* You now have two deer black and red checked images that face the opposite direction 

* Use the sponge dauber to go around the images with the Sahara Sand ink. 

*** This method works with all punched images.

That wraps up TINSEL TIME TUESDAY for this week. Stop by next Tuesday when the card will feature the PENGUIN PLACE BUNDLE (Mini Catalog). Until next time…

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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