This was a definite challenge for me from CPS.  I don’t know why the angled center had given me such trouble, but once the idea came, I ran with it.  I also submitted it to the Hero Arts Blog challenge to distress.  The edges are inked to fulfill that requirement.  I’m thinking this might become a Father’s Day card or my father-in-law’s birthday card.  It has a nice masculine feel.

Here is another one of my owls from Hero Arts.  I like how this little guy peeks through the punched out hole from the center of the card.  He is a funky little owl, so cute.

Materials:

Patterned paper & cardstock: Close to my Heart

Stamps: Hero Arts (owl, yoo hoo and branch), Oriental Trading Co. (leaf)

Fiber: The Beadery Craft Products

Ink: Colorbox (dark brown, chestnut roan), Joann Craft Essentials (white)

Other: Sakura Souffle pen

Caardvarks’ current challenge requested a tree-themed card.  Trees have really peaked my interested lately but had not quite enter my stash.  Hmmmmm… guess a shopping trip is in order!

Oh, I have lots of owls, lots of birds, a few branches here and there but I had no TREES!!!!  So a quick trip to Michaels resolved this dilemma.  Turns out the the whole Colorbok Friendly Forest line was up for clearance.  If you haven’t noticed… I love my Friendly Forest owl.  He has been the feature on my most recent cards.  So I stocked up on what I could use for the challenge and some other things  I really didn’t need (but just had to have).

The tree is part of one of the pattern papers from the paper pack.  The owl is actually from a different set (I gave my Colorbok owl a rest… he was tired).  This card came together so quickly and I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

Materials

Pattern Paper: Colorbok – Friendly Forest

Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamps: The Paper Company Studio – Whimsical Birds

Ink: Rubberstampede, Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Stickers: Making Memories Vinyl Stickers – Funky

Other: Rhinestones, Studio G Glitter Glue