Owl in the Oak

     Here is a fun fall birthday card using a Sketch N Scrap Fall Fun Crop sketch. Make your own card and enter it by downloading a picture of your card under this sketch. Click here to find just the right place to put it.

Sketch #2

     I used my Copics to color this wise owl and then mounted him on a circle mat. I dug out the Die-namics Blueprint #18 again (You'd think I would have had enough of that die when I made 6 cards using it last month.) to make a background with a diagonal cut.

Card and Envelope

     I love coloring these acorns using E27 on the top and W5 on the bottom. I then take the colorless blender (0) to make a plaid-like pattern on the top of the acorn.

Inside of Card

     I colored two owls in case one wasn't good enough to put on the card. The second one turned out OK. I hated to waste him, so I put him on the back of the card.

Back of Card

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Gina K - The Simple Things

     Card Stock: Gina K - Ivory

                                    Dark Chocolate  

     Stamps: Gina K - Give Thanks w/ coordinating dies

                               Wise Old Owl w/ coordinating dies

                               Stitched Leaves w/ coordinating dies

                               Genevieve Giraffe

     Ink: Gina K - Grass Green, Fresh Asparagus

                               Honey Mustard, Tomato Soup

                               Dark Chocolate

                  Momento - Rich Cocoa

     Die: Die-namics - Blueprint #18

     Punch: ek - Fall Leaf

     Embellies: Green Twine

                    Gold Sakura Gel Pen

                    Wooden Dot

     Copics: Owl E31, 33, 35, YR27. E47, 49. C0, 1, 3. 

                Acorn E27, Blender Pen. W5

    

Challenges

Crafty Addicts - Autumn Colors - #46 - *

Creative Friday - Dies & Punches - #38 - *
Gem of a Challenge - Birthday Card - #61 - *

A Touch of Gold

     I hope you are joining us at Sketch~N~Scrap's End of Summer Crop on the Facebook page. There are 4 different sketches that you may choose to use as the framework for your creations. You do not have to have a blog to enter. 
     This card sketch is the second for this crop and it is a good one. 

Card and Envelope

Card Sketch #58

       My goal for this card was to use a very small amount of gold. I added a 1/4 inch strip with 3 gold gems.

     The most important thing I want to talk about for this card is the new stamp set I am using. Actually it is 2 stamp sets with coordinating dies. Melanie Muenchinger of Stamp TV just released the die set for these stamps: A Year of Flowers 2 and Pressed Flowers 2. The Year of Flowers stamps a whimsical - loosely drawn outline of the flower, while the Pressed Flowers stamps fill it in with a rich layer of ink. When I opened my MISTI to reveal the Turquoise Sea in on this flower, I was thrilled with the results - money well spent. 
     I then heat embossed the center of the flower with gold powder. I also used my Versa Marker to draw a vein down the center of each leaf and embossed them as well. 
     The best part is that I didn't have to fussy cut it when I was through stamping. There are a total of 8 flowers in this set: daisy, tulip, rose, poinsettia, lily, and 3 more I'm not sure about. 

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Gina K Designs: Petite Patterns

     Card Stock: Black & White    

     Ink: Gina K Designs - Turquoise Sea

                           Jelly Bean Green

     Stamps: Gina K Designs - A Year of Flowers 2

                                                Pressed Flowers 2 

                   Stampendous - 15 Candles

     Die: Gina K Designs - Coordinating Dies 

             My Favorite Things - Blueprint #18

             Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders

     Embellies: Gold Embossing Powder

                       3 Gold Gems