Owl greetings

 

 

 

 

Today I have yet another card to share with you and this week a cute owl takes center stage on my card. I adore the owl from Bigz Die - Owl #2 and I know I'll be returning to it frequently.

 

 

The first step was to diecut all the pieces of the owl using various matching patterned papers. I then handstitched along the edges of the owl's body, beak and wings before assembling the bird.

 

Since the owl is fairly busy in itself I decided to only decorate the card and the owl slightly: I added a long strip of patterned paper with the sentiment on it and accented the sentiment with a single enamel dot.

 

For the background I simply ran the card through my big shot using the basket weave embossing folder from the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set  giving the card some texture without stealing the attention from the owl.

 

In order to give the eyes more life I drew some light spots on the black of the eyes. Once the white pen had dried, I lacquered the pupils which added further life to the owl's eyes.

 

Supply list:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set

Embroidery thread

Enamel dot (Prima)

Patterned paper: Jillibean Soup

Cardstock

3d lacquer

White pen

 

 

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I dag har jeg endnu et kort at dele med jer, og denne gang er det en nuttet ugle, der er i centrum for kortet. Jeg synes, at Bigz Die - Owl #2 uglen er vildt nuttet, og jeg ved, at jeg kommer til at vende tilbage til den ofte.

 

Første skridt var at udstanse alle delene til uglen i matchende mønstrede papirer. Herefter syede jeg langs kanterne på uglens krop, næb og vinger, før jeg samlede fuglen.

 

Da uglen i sig selv var ret spraglet nøjedes jeg med at tilføje ganske få andre dekorationer: En lang strimmel mønstret papir med kortets tekst samt en enkelt enamel dot.

 

Selve kortbasen drønede jeg igennem min big shot med kurveflet embossing folderen fra Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set  hvilket gav kortet noget struktur uden at fjerne opmærksomheden fra uglen.

 

For at give uglens øjne lidt liv tegnede jeg lidt detaljer med en hvid pen, og da den var tør, gav jeg begge pupiller 3d lak, hvilket gav øjnene endnu mere liv.

 

Ingredienser: 

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set

Broderigarn

Enamel dot (Prima)

Mønstret papir: Jillibean Soup

Karton

3d lak

Hvid pen