Hello crafty friends! It’s
Rachel here with a fun card featuring some adorable new products from the new
Summer Camp Collection by Allison Frazier. This card is geared toward beginners with some easy step-by-step instructions to follow.
One of my favorite things to do as a family is to go fishing on the weekends. Because of this, I absolutely adore this entire collection and was thrilled to feature the
Splash Days Etched Dies for my project today.
Step 1: Use the featured four dies from the
Woodland Trio Etched Dies to die cut the main pieces of the deer’s body from some
Fawn ColorWheel Cardstock. Use the
Woodland Trio Etched Dies for steps 1-9.
Step 2: Die-cut the deer’s face, tummy, and inner ears from some
Alabaster ColorWheel Cardstock.
Step 3: Use a piece of
Truffle ColorWheel Card Stock to die cut the deer’s antlers and hooves.
Step 4: Die cut a rounded rectangular piece from
Classic White Cardstock to place behind the deer’s head to fill in the whites of the eyes. Then, die cut the dark part of the eyes and the nose from some
Raven ColorWheel Cardstock.
Step 5: Combine the pieces from steps 1 and 2 with liquid adhesive for a firm hold.
Step 6: Once the body of the deer is assembled, adhere the white rounded rectangle to the back of the deer’s head so that it covers the holes of the eyes.
Step 7: Next, add the dark parts of the eyes from step 4 with liquid adhesive. Also, add the nose right above the deer’s mouth in the debossed area that shows an outline of where the nose is supposed to go.
Step 8: Attach the antlers and hooves with liquid adhesive. The antlers will adhere behind the deer at the top of its head.
Step 9: Once finished, this is what the completed deer should look like.
Step 10: Use the
Splash Days Etched Dies to die cut the pieces of the fish from both
Terra Cotta and
Carrot ColorWheel Cardstock. Adhere the two pieces together with liquid adhesive. You will use the
Splash Days Etched Dies for steps 10-13, and steps 16-17.
Step 11: Die cut the fishing pole and reel from
Anchor and
Raven ColorWheel Cardstock and glue the reel piece on top of the gray base fishing pole piece.
Step 12: Die cut pieces for the swimsuit from
Tutu and
Wild Berry ColorWheel Cardstock. Adhere the dark pink skirt on top of the light pink swimsuit. You can add the little bow to the swimsuit, but I decided to add it to the deer’s head instead.
Step 13: Use
Waterfall,
Beeswax, and
Raven ColorWheel Cardstock pieces to die cut the lifejacket, straps, and buckles. Adhere together with more liquid adhesive.
Step 14: Dress up your deer by first adding the swimsuit and then the lifejacket. I used liquid adhesive, but you can use double-sided tape in this step if you prefer.
Step 15: Once assembled, this is what the deer should look like. This set also comes with a cute pair of swim trunks if you want to change things up a bit.
Step 16: Use the
Splash Days Etched Dies to die cut the pieces from the boat. I used a blend of
Acorn,
Truffle, and
Fawn ColorWheel Cardstock pieces.
Step 17: Assemble the boat. You can use 3D foam adhesive tape for added dimension on the darkest piece to give the boat some more depth, or just double-sided tape or liquid adhesive to keep it flat.
Step 18: Trim a 4” x 2.75” piece of
Teal Topaz and a 4” x 2” piece of
Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock. Use the wavy die from the
Landscape Edges Etched Dies to trim a wavy border at the top of each cardstock piece to resemble moving water.
Step 19: Once the pieces are die cut, adhere them together with the smaller/lighter-colored piece on top.
Step 20: Trim a piece of white card stock to 4.25” x 5.5” and die cut a window from the center of it using the fourth largest die from the
Arch Labels and Tag Die Set. Next, trim a 4.25” x 5.5” piece of
Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock to use as the background sky.
Step 21: Here is what the card base pieces should look like prior to assembly.
Step 22: Layer the waves behind the arched window and attach with adhesive (I used liquid adhesive). Next, attach this entire piece onto the 4.25” x 5.5” piece of
Seaside Cardstock. Add the boat to the lower right side of the card front. I used foam adhesive tape on the back of the boat for some extra dimension.
Step 23: Next, attach the deer holding the fishing pole inside the boat. Trim a piece of Raven cardstock to heat emboss your sentiment from the
Summertime Sentiments Clear Stamp Set with Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. If you don’t want to heat emboss your sentiment, you can stamp a smaller sentiment prior to adding the deer. Another option is to stamp the sentiment onto a strip of light-colored cardstock so you don’t have to heat emboss it. Finish the card by adding the entire card piece to a top-folding vertical A2-sized card base. To do this, trim a piece of cardstock to 4.25” x 11” and score it at 5.5” along the 11” side.
How cute is this sweet little deer?? I love how the sentiment coordinates perfectly with this set to make it a fun card to give to someone you love.
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! I had so much fun making this project today, and I hope you give this entire collection a closer look!
Rachel
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Note: the dies are turned cutting side up in the photographs to make it easier for you to see what is being cut. Your dies will need to be placed onto the cardstock, cutting side down.
In this post, I’ll be walking through a simple step-by-step on how to create an ink-blended scene with the layering stencils, and then how to assemble a few of the die-cut images and put it all together in a fun, scenic card.
Let’s get started!
Take your set of 
The first two stencils in the set created the green hillsides for the scene. For the first stencil, I used a lighter green, Mowed Lawn. Then, I switched to the second stencil and used a darker green - Rustic Wilderness. When creating a layered scene, it's easiest to use the lightest color in the back and layer a darker color on top.
For the next step, we are using the stencils to add the sky and water. These two areas of the background are included on the same stencil, as I’m sure you can see why. They can use the same colors! I added Tumbled Glass first, and then just a bit of shading on the edges with Faded Jeans.
I also added just a touch of sparkle to the lake by splattering on some Sparkle Splatter Effects.
The next two stencils add the sun and the sand. For the sun, I used Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed. For the sand, I used Scattered Straw and Tea Dye.
I also did a few splatters on the sand for a little texture. I just used the Tea Dye color mixed with a little water and then splattered it on with a paintbrush.
To cut and assemble the canoe, I used some kraft colored paper for the piece that layers the inside of the canoe. Then, I cut the outside layer from red.
There are also little pieces to cut out for the tips of the canoe, and I cut those from a darker brown.
The oar is also cut from the same two shades of brown that I used for the canoe.
Once the canoe and oar are assembled, set them aside to dry.
Cut out the pieces for the fox. I used orange for the main body pieces and white for the accent pieces. I also used a little black to layer behind the head for the eyes.
PS. There is a white oval shape shown in the above picture that is a belly piece, but it does not match the fox image. I used the fluffy white piece for the fox’s belly instead of the oval, which coordinates with the raccoon and the skunk in this die set.
Layer the black rectangle behind the fox’s face with some glue. This will be the eyes.
Assemble the fox! In the photo above, I have all the pieces laid out where they go. Just add a dab of liquid glue to each place and adhere them together.
Don’t forget the little nose piece! There are also eye pieces you can cut out and add inside the eye spots. I opted to skip this part and just draw in a little white circle on each eye with a white pen. Either way works!
My daughter assembled the raccoon on the right. These critters are just too cute!
Use the clear stamp sentiment set, 
Finish the card by adding the background to a card base with foam adhesive. I trimmed an ⅛ inch off of each side of the background so I could adhere to a kraft cardstock base and leave a little matting around the scene.
Then, I added the canoe and the fox with foam adhesive, as well, for some dimension.
And that finishes the card!
I hope you enjoyed following me along on this tutorial featuring the Lakeside Memories Collection. PLEASE go check out the FULL collection. It is so cute! There are many more cute critters and accessories to dress them up in. I merely gave you an idea to get started!
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time,