Dashing Deer in a New Color Combo--#tgifc228

It's time for another TGIF Challenges color challenge. This week it is Basic Black, Merry Merlot and Very Vanilla.  I don't think I have ever created a card with a black and red color combo.  My daughter banned that color combo in our household soon after she went off to college at Georgia Tech (THWG!).

As I thought about my card, the dashing deer in the Detailed Deer dies came to mind.  In black it is a silhouette and I love silhouettes:

I chose a simple card with the deer silhouette as the focal point.  I used the open flower dies in the Detailed Deer die set to make 5 Merry Merlot flowers.  I arranged these on the Very Vanilla background and then embossed the piece with the Subtle 3D embossing folder (it makes the flowers look like they were painted on.).  Next, I added the dashing deer silhouette and the greeting from Dashing Deer stamp set heat embossed in black  on Merry Merlot card stock.  Finally, I added Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of the flowers.  

The card layers:  Very Vanilla Thick 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" card base folded in half; Basic Black  5-1/4" x 4"; Merry Merlot 5-1/8" x 3-7/8"; Very Vanilla 4-7/8' x 3-5/8".

Check out the TGIF Challenges blog for more projects using this color combo (unless you are a Georgia Tech fan--you might not like seeing all that red and black in one place).

For Katharine's enjoyment, I think I will do another dashing deer card in gold, white and navy and post it later in the week.  We'll see which one you like best!

Thanks for stopping by!--Sara Nell