Papercraft Planet Sketch #5 (and Mini Tutorial!)

Okay, so it's my week for our Papercraft Planet sketch challenge, I think this is the first sketch I've ever officially "created" for anything ( although I'm always doing my own layouts, of course, I don't always have the whole thing planned in my mind when I start creating.) If you haven't tried other people's sketches before, I highly recommend it , when I challenge myself with other's layouts I am always so happy with the result because it just looks so fresh and different to me than what I normally make on my own, AND I learn something new. :)

This one is pretty basic! (If you don't have circle punches, please just improvise, they could be round scallop punches or similar, even rounded embellishments like flowers...) Not a lot of stamping here, as I've been meaning to make a card showing you this new little reindeer I designed (I like it even better than the big one I made!!) and thought this sketch would do quite nicely! (Easier than trying to fit "eight tiny..." on one card LOL!)

DPs are both Basic Grey Ambrosia, greeting is from Gina K's "Seasonal Sayings". I used the threading water punch on both layers and I love how the red and black peeping through the holes complements my reindeer noses!! The deer were ridiculously simple to make, using a punch you probably already have, but if not, run and order the EK Success Fancy Corner Punch NOW!! (or in 2 minutes after you're done reading my "how to")

Here you can see I punched out the "more delicate" fancy corner (this is punch is 2 for 1!!*) in Chocolate Chip for my antlers, and Close to Cocoa for the head, snipping off the scroll from either side (save these pieces, I'm sure you can find a place on another card that needs a little somethin'). Add two black dots for eyes (I added a litle dot of white to each with my Inkssentials pen later for "shine") and draw in a little "v" on each side to make the undersides of the ears. Now add the nose embellishment of your choice! Above I colored a self adhesive rhinestone with my Lipstick Red Copic and colored some adhesive metal dots I had with my Black Copic (I added two of these to the top corners of my card as well.) Layer the head on top of the Chocolate Chip punch out, and you're done! I popped them all up on dimensionals on my popped up circles.

What do you think??? I'm just thrilled with how it turned out! (and depending on how behind I get on all my holiday stuff and Christmas cards, I have a feeling I might be making a LOT of these little single deers to stick in the center of plain white square cards and just "calling it good" LOL!!! :)

Please try this sketch and upload your creation to the 'planet with the tag SK120608 , can't wait to see what you make!

*the other fancy corner in that punch??I have something so cute to show you with it, can't wait!!!!