MC July/12 - Quill Pine - Tidings

I made this quilled pine a few days ago and the embossed image (Cuttlebug "Heritage" set) last week and finally got around to making a card with the elements...

I made a side folded 5.5" x 4.25"h card. Sponged Distress Pine Needles around the edges and adhered my cream toned embossed design.

I created a hilly cardstock mask and sponged Distress Tumbled Glass along the edges to mimic snowy hills. Inked up a pine tree (Impression Obsession "Winter Trees" set) and using the mask, stamped a portion of the trees in the various locations using a mix of Versafine Olympia Green and Vintage Sepia.

Scanned a die cut of Tim's Reindeer and cut with my electronic cutter - it's under an 1"h, sponged some brown and added an eye. Added the birds in the sky with a Micron pen.

Stamped the sentiment/quote (Quietfire Design) - Tidings on the outside and the rest on the inside. Adhered my quilled tree.

The inside uses the same mask for the snowy hills, the same pine tree image and a reverse cut of the reindeer.

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And it fits for these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge  #101 Xmas in July (optional an animal)

Oh La La Challenge  #109 something with whiskers (pretty sure reindeer have whiskers??)

Xmas in July:
Creatalicious Challenges  Monthly #26
Totally Stampalicious 
TSG Clear Stamps  #165
Scrap Creations 
Belli Challenge  #148
Delightful Sketches 
Stamping with Sarah Kay  #172
Paper play Challenge  #12-29
Shelly's Images 
Mark's Finest Papers  #117