I have always wanted to see a moose in the wild, and in September I finally did! We were visiting my daughter in Wyoming when, lo and behold, there was a moose by the side of the road, near a construction site. Not quite the wild, but I still got to see him!
He was just a young moose, but I was excited. And when I saw the challenge over at The Card Concept, I knew I had to make a moose card. I had ordered the moose punch from Stampin’ Up! but didn’t get it for a while because it was back-ordered. I’m so glad they will be having it in the Holiday Catalog for next year! That gives me plenty of time to play with him and come up with lots of fun moose cards.
Here is one card I came up with. I was inspired by the moose (of course!), but also the monochromatic color scheme and the textures. The picture reminds me of the cabin we stayed at while in Wyoming.
Here’s a little tip for you too. I used the Stitched Shapes Dies and wanted to us a stitched die for the sentiment too. So I pulled out the Stitched Rectangles Die but they were all too long. So I die cut it out once, leaving a bigger white space to the side.
Then I lined it up to make the size I wanted. The stitched dies work well for this because you can feel the die slide into the stitched grooves so you know it is lined up. (Boy, those cutting plates sure are used!)
Die cut it again and you have the size you want.
Head on over to The Card Concept and see all the other great cards inspired by this photo. And if you want, I hope you see a moose someday!
