December CAS Mix Up Challenge - Mid Month Reminder

Here today to remind everyone there's still time to play in the December CAS Mix Up Challenge!  

For my card today, I stamped, sponged over stencils, added Wink of Stella for some shimmer and layered a die cut deer over my panel.

First I sponged over a Wendy Vecchi Check Mate Stencil with Watering Can Ink - keeping the ink lighter on the edges and not sponging the whole panel.

Then I sponged pine trees from the Wendy Vecchi Happy Holidays stencil over the background stenciling using 3 different Wendy Vecchi Archival inks, Cornflower Blue on the tree in the background, Fern Green on the big foreground tree and Leaf Green on the smaller foreground tree.

I die cut a deer  3 times and glued the three together to make it a thicker more sturdy animal, tied a piece of Tinsel String around his neck and layered him over the panel with foam dots 

(almost completely covering the little tree! but I felt that was the best place for him aesthetically!)

I brushed Clear Wink of Stella Glitter over the tree and snowflakes to give a little sparkle - it really shimmers IRL!

The sentiment, snowflakes  and deer are from In the Meadow by PTI.

Another card made for my Christmas stash - I have a box full now and better go count them to see if I have all I need to send out this year!  I'm so happy when I get them done before the holiday rush!

So please join us over at the December CAS Mix Up Challenge - you have until the end of the month to link up!  You'll find more sponging inspiration from the Design Team here.

Stamps:  In the Meadow - PTI
Paper:  white - PTI
Ink:  Wendy Vecchi Archival Watering Can, Fern Green, Cornflower Blue and Leaf Green,  True Black - PTI
Accessories:  deer die - In the Meadow - PTI, Check Mate Stencil and Happy Holidays Stencil - Wendy Vecchi Studio 490/Stampers Anonymous, Tinsel String - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, foam dots, Clear Wink of Stella Brush.