Oct 31 2008
Owl in Foliage
This is a fall birthday card for a friend — some very simple stamping with the Inkadinkado Foliage Trails and Birds Galore sets. A variety of wonderful Inka stamps can be found at both Jacksonbelle Embellishments and Stamper’s Dream.
I had a piece of white with a hole already cut in it just laying there on my table and it gave me the idea for this card. I traced the hole in pencil onto a new panel of white, stamped the leaves around it and cut out the hole with a craft knife. I cut around the few leaves that overlapped the traced circle as well.
The leaf panel is mounted on dimensionals over the panel on which the owl is stamped. The owl’s eyes and body are dotted with Cinnamon Stickles.
I hope you enjoy a happy Halloween! It’ll be a fun day at work with all the costumes, the pumpkin carving contest and all the little ones coming around for treats. Later in the evening I’ll be glad when the doorbell rings for the last time, but at least it’s Friday night… See you again soon!
- Stamps: Inkadinkado Foliage Trails and Birds Galore, sentiment from an out of business company
- Paper: Pure Poppy (from PTI), Creamy Caramel, Whisper White
- Ink: Palette Cognac, PTI Pure Poppy and Dark Chocolate
- Accessories: Pure Poppy twill ribbon, linen thread, acorn embellishment, Cinnamon Stickles, Spellbinders circle die, craft knife, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
Gorgeous card! Love the stamps you used! Very creative idea with the window! Love cute tag with the acorn!
Leslie - this is wonderful! I love the way you stamped the branch in varying and waning colors, I adore the popped out leaves at the circular hole’s perimeter, needless to say the owl is adorable but your use of the hemp twine is magnificent. I’m running out of adjectives, my dear…. Your card (and recent others are just yummy.
Leslie this is gorgeous.
Absolutely adorable! I love the window and the beautiful colored foliage!
A fabulous card Leslie, I love the foliage stamp!
What beautiful coloration and placement of your leafy branches! Love the oval framing your owl as well!
This is beautiful, I love that owl, and the colors scream fall!! Fabulous card! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Leslie this is a wonderful card. Don’t you love finding liitle goodies on your stamping table that can finally be put to use? TFS.
Debbie/Phx AZ
This is so gorgeous. I love what you did with the design and the colors are beautiful.
Oh this is wonderful! I love your design and colors!!
So very cute!!
Is this cute or what ?!? Love the colors, adorable stickled owl and delicate leaf vines with the cutout leaves. The ribbon and tag are the perfect final touch. I am feeling Inspire
TFS
Lovely card! Those leaves stamps really give this card movement.
He’s pretty cute! I love the colors you chose!
My daughter and I love this card. (I love the Inka stamps that I have.) Your leaves look wonderful in the different colors, and I love the dimension you gave it. What a cute owl!
He is so adorable and the home you have made for him is just beautiful!!! Love the colors!
I LOVE your use of the foliage trails. Such beautiful detail with the different colors and layout!
I love your adorable owl in that punched window, Leslie!! Your background is gorgeous with those swirly leaves!! I love this!!
Great idea girl !!! This card is so cute…and I love owls. Once again…you are the BEST
That is so cute, love the way you cut around the leaves!
Love the little owl! Fun card!
I love the colors you chose and your placement of the leaves! So perfect!
What a fun card and I love what you created, merely because you had a paper with a hole in it!!! Very cool!!!! Gorgeous work!!!
This is stunning Leslie! Love that foliage and your sweet owl!
Oh wow! That little owl is just too cute and the background you gave him is just so creatively beautiful! Love it!