Monday 10 March 2014

owls....

 Spent nice afternoon with Moira yesterday, playing with her new owl stamps from Hobby Art - have to admit I drew the line at the fairies! Most cute stamps leave me cold, but these owls have great expressions - think exasperated depairing mum  for the big one - and I didn't really mind cutting them out.
The first one is my version of Moira's sample card - she kindly diecut the frame for us first. I used distress inks for the background, braqch stamped onto the background and coloured with promarkers, owls cut out and glued on top. I slit each side of the branch and slid - eventually- the wing through for the dangling owl.  I brushed more distress ink round the edges of the frame before adding mum on foam pads and a gold matt.
I had a Clarity Stamp stencil in my bag which I had been using when playing with tags for the latest Chocolate Baroque tags challenge, so used that for a background for the second card. Blue and green distress inks brushed over fairly lightly through the stencil, then again after removing the stencil to tone down the white of the tree trunks.
Branches and small owls stamped directly onto the background, coloured with promarkers. The  branch and large owl stamped on spare card, coloured and cut out - I used the branch upside down - and stuck on with pinflair gel. Matt is a dull silver this time.
Both cards are white 6x6 blanks.

7 comments:

  1. Two great cards I love those owls

    Jackie x

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  2. I do love owls and these ones are especially nice - great cards.

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  3. Both fab cards, Veronica - especially the dangly owl x

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  4. Love both of your cards, great colouring on the images. Those cute owl stamps are on my wish list.

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  5. Have to own up to rather liking a bit of 'cute' crafting although I don't often do any. Having said that I have a card to make for Alexa this week (6 on Thursday) and she's wants everything pink!!! Now pink I just don't do, not the shade Alexa likes at any rate, lol!

    These owls are really amusing though and I love their eyes which give them all such great expressions. Your cards are lovely Veronica.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  6. i love these owls. As you say their faces are so expressive. I spoted the thumbnail on my blog list a week ago, but have only just found time to comment. I love owls, and these some of the best stamps I have seen. Two lovely cards! Kate xx

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  7. Wow I love your Owl card , they are really stunning!! Great background on the second one!!!

    Greetings
    Maria

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