Hero Arts Challenge- Torn Paper

I'm loving the theme at the Hero Arts blog  this week. There is just something so fun and creative about tearing paper and the result is always so unique!
For this little deer (click on the photo to see the detail better) I started with brown cardstock and stamped Christmas Block by Memory Box in Black Soot Distress Ink. Then I just started tearing until something that resembled a deer emerged. I attached the deer in pieces to white cardstock stamped with Dots and Flowers by Hero Arts, then over-stamped in Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint Distress Ink, with the pine bough from the Hero Arts clear set Decorate your Own. I also used torn paper as a template to sponge on some Weathered Wood Distress Ink for the snow drifts. I added some more torn paper edges for good measure and a rustic jute bow. Oh, and glitter, lots and lots of glitter!! It's not usually my go-to embellishment, but "Dancing with the Stars" was on, what can I say?
Stamp Credits:
Hero Arts
S5213 Dots and Flowers Design Block
CL272 All Occasion Messages
CL 366 Decorate your Own -pine bough
Memory Box
E1117 Christmas Block

Thought for the Day: I know that God doesn't give us more than we can handle, and maybe that is why I am working on a blog post right now instead of hiding under my bed until things get better. As they say when it rains, it pours and we are completely soaked right now. My sweet mother-in-law is in the hospital recovering from a stroke she suffered on Saturday, the same week my dear father-in-law had surgery for a blood clot. My own dear dad has been dealing with the effects of a mini stroke and as he lives alone is finding it harder and harder manage daily tasks like feeding himself. And as anyone who has read my previous posts knows, I just lost my job, so now I can spend time with my hubby who has been unemployed for over a year.
In all of this, I believe that GOD IS FAITHFUL! And my family and I are just where He wants us...Trusting in Him.

Blessings to you all,
Nancy