Warm & Cozy Taxidermy Banner

Taxidermy Banner

I am absolutely in love with Carta Bella's Warm & Cozy paper! (In case you haven't heard me say it a million times already lol).

As soon as I started looking at the paper I immediately saw my dads taxidermy deer in my minds eye. The deer has become a main fixture in our family. We decorate him for every occasion! (The Halloween Elvis costume so far is my favorite). I started searching Instructables.com to see if there was any realistic way to make something like that out of paper. Thankfully someone else also had this idea and shared her pattern. (www.theoutdoorsmanswife.com/2013/01/how-i-made-cardboard-taxidermy.html).

I had to hand cut the deer as my new silhouette still isn't cutting without tearing everything. But at least it's out of the box right?? Lol Once I cut the pieces, I used the body as a base to create the moose. I freehand drew the majority of it and created my pattern. I did the same for the bear.

Once I had everything cut l, began distressing with my favorite Tim Holtz Distress InkWalnut Stain. I used a quick dry glue (Beacon 3 in 1) to make sure the pieces stayed together.

While those pieces were drying I cut out the mounting piece from a small stack of DCWV Corrugated paper. I distressed those edges as well.

In planning the storage of this project I wanted to make sure the animals would not get damaged. I used my Basic Grey magnets on the back of the mounting piece so that each animal could be removed and stored in its own box. (This paper is so adorable I will most likely make each animal its own box lol). You can also rearrange the order they are hung or interchange them with any new animals you decide to make.

                                        

I cut the banner pieces out of heavy weight chipboard and covered them with more of the Warm & Cozy paper. To make the small swag pieces that hang between the animals I used kraft colored straws, some of the Warm & Cozy sticker embellishments, and some Bazzill card stock. I found that Pomegranate, Storm, and Ivy matched this collection well.

To finish the project and really make the project pop, I used some Christmas garland I found at my local Hobby Lobby. I used some 7 Gypsies twine from my stash to string it all together and complete the final look.

If you would like to see more of my projects please visit me at www.curseofthecrafter.blogspot.com
XOXO,
Lish

Supplies:
Carta Bella Warm & Cozy paper
Basic Greg Magnets
Scortape
DCWV Corrugated Paper
Beacon 3 in 1 Glue
Heavy Weight Chipboard
7 Gypsies Twine
Queen & Co Straws
Christmas Garland
Bazzill Cardstock Ivy, Storm, and Pomagranate
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain