Hello friends!!
I hope this post finds you well. Its Halloween weekend and I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with my best friend and maybe do a little stamping too. I did catch "Mr. Mousey" on Thursday in the wee hours and may he R.I.P. He's in my trash can right now and will soon be hauled away. Bye bye little one. I hope none of your relatives pay me a visit!! I know gross hah but at least he is no longer lounging around in my living room.
I wish you a safe and spooktacular weekend friends. Today's card was designed for my middle sister's Dec. birthday. I am very fond of the Dewfrost paper collection and I love the stamps. They were all new until today!! Be good now and thanks so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you have planned for the weekend. I'm finally going to get some new glasses so I can see better while stamping!! Dang they will cut into my stamping budget but its due time as I constantly struggle to see and its SO important to take care of your eyes. See you next month. Tami :D'
Card Supplies:
Paper-Dewfrost
Notecard-Vanilla Bean
Stamps-Owl Branch (F1287), CL141 Night Before (Calendar), You Are So Wise (B944), Happy Birthday Script (B828), Make A Wish (B831)
Pearls-Frost Blue
Inks-Colorbox Chalks Creamy Brown, Dark Brown; Versafine Vintage Sepia; Memento Brown (Copics)
American Crafts-Rick Rack
Copics-BG10, E00, E33, E35, E41, E50, E51, Y06, Y13, Y38
Spica Glitter Pen-Buttermilk
Saukura Glaze Pen-Clear
Quickie Glue Pen
Dimensional Dots, Double Stick Tape, 3M Tacky Adhesive Glue
Other Paper-Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover
Card Directions:
Cut Dewfrost paper to 4 x 5.25" and edge with creamy brown ink. Stamp owls on light blue Dewfrost paper, again on another paper scrap from collection (for paper piecing scarves), and third time on a white scrap (Memento brown ink for Copic coloring). Edge the first light blue paper with creamy brown and adhere to a larger brown polka dot layer (Dewfrost). Cut out owls (cut off left side of scarves) and color with Copic markers. Paper piece scarf. I colored in each scraf with blue Copic BG10. Glue pieces to main owl image as shown. Stamp calendar twice on blue Dewfrost scraps in Versafine brown ink. Cut out calendar and cut out number 2 from second image (my sister's birthday is Dec. 2). Edge calendar with creamy brown and layer calendar to a vanilla bean paper scrap. Glue down blue rick rack to background paper. Attach dimensional dots to back of calendar. Adhere all card pieces to Dewfrost paper as shown and attach to a vanilla bean notecard. On the inside I stamped both birthday sentiments and stamped you are so wise on a blue Dewfrost scrap and layered the sentiment to a brown scrap (vanilla bean). Use clear glaze pen on eyes, nose, and pinecones. Add buttermilk glitter accents. Adhere frost blue pearls to three corners on main image and one on each side of December.
Another picture showing sentiment:
My sister is very smart and again she's a December child. We are very close and I'm the oldest daughter in our family of three sisters. Sami and I are also know as "Pitter and Patter" respectively so I love the owl stamp for several reasons. It is very symbolic to me. I hope I have not bored you. Thanks again if you have read this all the way.
super darling owlie card tami!!!
Posted by: ~amy~ | October 30, 2009 at 08:54 AM
I love it! Super cute. That paper is awesome. Great job as always!
Posted by: Donna | October 30, 2009 at 08:59 AM
Adorable, Tami. I like how you highlighted your sister's birth date. She's going to love it. Glad you got rid of Mr Mousey!
Posted by: Carrie C | October 30, 2009 at 09:42 AM
Really gorgeous card, Tami! I now have added a few more things to my MB wish list, thanks to this card! Love how you used the Dec calender to mark your sister's birthday; she'll love it....well, I love it, too!!! The little blue pearls, ric rac and colour scheme are all so beautiful! Can't go wrong with blue and brown. Thanks for the wonderful Friday eye candy, TFS!!!
Posted by: Tinla | October 30, 2009 at 11:10 AM
How was the eye appointment? Glad to hear you are taking your sight seriously! Now maybe you will not be seeing those imaginary mice anymore.
Have a great weekend. I had enough Halloween celebrating last weekend but it was great fun. Becca and are attending our friend's funeral Saturday AM and I'm working on the budget the rest of the weekend.
You have a good one too.
Oh, yes, I love the card - colors are wonderful and owls are the best. Keep em coming.
Posted by: Jan in Savage | October 30, 2009 at 08:00 PM
A very sweet card. Love the owls all bundled up and l really like the colors you have chosen. Let's hope those owls are busy catching mice. Sandy
Posted by: Sandra Andersen | October 30, 2009 at 08:16 PM
Hi Tami!! You chose a very "wise" way to use the "month of December" stamp!! You are one creative lady!! Super cute...love how you dressed up these owls in Dewfrost!
Posted by: Nancy P. | November 01, 2009 at 09:56 PM
Tami, another darling card my friend!! Love the whole concept of it. I see you also used the NEW Poppy PP's, they're adorable as a bg for these owls!! Awesome awesome work!! TFS :o)
Posted by: Armie | November 03, 2009 at 10:13 AM