The Deer From Snowy Mountain

It's my turn to host the Friday Focus at Frilly & Funkie this week, and I wanted to give you a quick tutorial showing you my very favorite technique using Distress Markers, which happens to be stamping with them onto Specialty Stamping Paper...a match made for the creative good I tell ya!

Have pieces of Ranger's Specialty Stamping Paper cut and ready, as well as stamps ready to go. I'm using images from Tim's Mini Holiday series. Using Distress Markers, color directly onto the leaping deer rubber stamp.

After brushing your teeth (hehehe)...Give your colored in stamp a good huff of breath.

Here comes the cool part. Stamp your image onto the Specialty Stamping Paper. Give your stamp another huff of breath, and stamp the image again onto another piece of the paper. You can even repeat again...that is how color rich these markers are. Even a light mist of water will make even the faintest hint of color on the stamp come alive and make for a wonderful watercolor effect. Cool huh?

Always use a light blast from a heat tool after stamping onto Specialty Stamping Paper to set the color.

Repeat the coloring, huffing, and stamping again using the sprig and acorn image. Keep stamping it around the main sprig until all color is gone.

Repeat again using the mini tree image.

More coloring, huffing, and stamping using the large tree image.

Using Jet Black Archival, stamp the leaping deer onto a piece of Idea-ology Masking Sheet. Dry and cut it out.

Using a scrap sheet of paper, freehand cut a wave pattern to mimic a hill.

Apply the mask onto the stamped leaping deer and then apply the hilly scrap paper on top of the deer.

Color in the mini tree cluster image using the Distress Markers, huff on it, and stamp it onto the scene right where the scrap paper meets the Specialty Stamping Paper. Stamp it several times after huffing along the scene. Remove the paper and mask and dry.

Here is the coolest part. Apply the scrap back onto the scene where it matches up, and begin coloring in the sky portion with Distress Ink right over the Distress Marker images. The Distress Markers resist the Distress Ink. I used Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass for a graduated look to the sky.

Using the Black Soot Marker, trace around the leaping deer image to make it really pop. Stamp a sentiment onto the top portion of the scene using Jet Black Archival. Ink the edges of the paper using Vintage Photo Distress Ink except the edge with the white portion.

Adhere the paper scene onto a Kraft card. Ink the edges of the card as well with the vintage photo.

Use Stickles to highlight parts of the scene for that special Christmas sparkle.

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I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

The Hood At Christmastime!

It's that Funkie part of the fortnight! The challenge at Frilly & Funkie is being hosted by Rebecca Deeprose of Paper Primrose , and she wants to see "A Light in the Darkness".  Create with 'light' in mind.  Think candles, bulbs, lanterns, menorahs, stars, and all things that brighten this time of year, using whatever type of project you'd like. We can't wait to see what you 'enlighten' us with! And, if you need a little bright inspiration, please visit the other Design Team's blogs.

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marjie Kemper - She Who Stamps and Scraps 

Teresa Kline - Paperie Blooms

Terry Horrall -  Terry's Work In Progress 

Sue Carrington - Stamping Sue Style 

Rebecca Deeprose - Paper Primrose

Lit Up At Night

1 - 6 (I apologize for the blurry photos. It was too long to photograph with the camera I have.)

7 - 12

For my "Lighted Christmas Village Table Centerpiece" I decided to combine this Light challenge with all of Linda's Funkie Junkie 12 Days of Christmas Tag Challenges, sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique, and this is a very heavy photo laden post, so you might want to grab a beverage and snack to sustain your energy! I used as much as her color scheme and products as possible for each house and building for my inspiration, and the numbers correlate to each of her tags.
As is usually the case the pictures do not due this justice. I am beyond thrilled with how this came out, and I will continue adding to it...like cars, foliage, and a few more details.
***EDIT***  There have been a bunch of questions on this, so to answer a few...
The houses and buildings are each made from at least 2 pieces of Wendy's Residence Art Parts, and Tim's Artful Dwellings Sizzix Bigz Die using Grunge Board and Grunge Paper. They are mounted on two 1 inch thick wood pieces measuring 30 inches long, and the widest one at 6 inches wide, with the thinnest at 3 inches. I painted the wood gold first, then gave it a white crackle finish, followed by crystal knob feet at 5 different points, and Idea-ology corners finished it off. The candles are just tea lights hidden between the largest Idea-ology Woodland Bottlebrush trees.

#1 The Church Based On Tag 1

#2 The House Of Jolly Based On Tag 2

#3 The House Of Merry Based On Tag 3

#4 The House Of Believe Based On Tag 4

#5 The House of Noel Based On Tag 5

#6 The House of Holiday Based On Tag 7...I mixed 6 and 7 up accidentally.

#7 Public School 7 Based On Tag 6...This was the other mix up.

#8 The House Of Greetings Based On Tag 8

#9 The House Of Hope Based On Tag 9

#10 The House Of Merriment Based On Tag 10

#11 The House of Joy Based On Tag 11

#12 The House Of Holly Based On Tag 12

I am also submitting this piece to Simon Says Stamp & Show for "House Rules", Inspiration Journal for "JOYful Creations", The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog for "Home For Christmas", and the Everything Wendy Vecchi Yahoo Group Making Art Challenge #56 for "Holiday".

Supplies: (So much was used, and these are not even close to being in order.)


I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!