Flowery Owl

Hi everyone, not a catchupmageddon post today, something I have finished and framed and gifted to my Mum for her 80th birthday.

This beautiful stamp is from Sweet Escape Digis and is just called "Owl".

Here is what it looks like before colouring -

And my version:

Tempted to have a go? Remember to check the Sweet Escape Facebook Group before you purchase as there is often a money-off code (40% at the moment!) and also information on freebies you will be sent when you purchase digis. As I write this there is also an additional giveaway for physical stamps that is worth checking out. All the low down! lol :D

I coloured this with polychromo pencils on white cardstock (for a change!) and it took me quite a while, I've been colouring it in between other projects. I love looking at other peoples coloured flowers but I am not so keen on doing my own, lol!

I used some white posca pen for highlights in the eyes and on the berries. I selected real flowers to use as inspiration for colouring the wreath, gerberas, sunflowers, stargazer lilies and frangipani. I similarly used real photos of owls to help with the pattern created with the feathers.

This was a 18x18cm piece so I framed it up rather than making it into a card. I used a plain white box frame from Hobbycraft. (They are half price currently.)

Thanks for joining me today, so pleased to finally finish this piece and share it with you! I hope you are tempted by it and would love to see how you get on!

Sweet Escape Tuesday Part two!

Back for another special Sweet Escape Tuesday post and this time I bring you the gift of awesome owl-age! :)

Here are Two Cute Owls!

Available in the Sweet Escape Digi Etsy Shop here. They are awesome colour, and I adapted them to be Christmas Cards but you could really use them for anything!

Here they are in digi format, I didn't change much when I coloured them, guides to add detail are all there already.

I coloured both images with polychromo pencils on kraft card and added some dabs of glitter to the flowers and glossy accents on the eyes.

Fonts are Papyrus and Pristina. The backing papers were both from the stash.

Remember - Owls are not just for Christmas! :D

Challenge 19 on the Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog

 Am pleased to be able to share today my DT inspiration for Challenge 19 on the CA Blog with the theme "Anything Goes/Say it with Flowers".

This is my card using "Owl of Mine" by A Day for Daisies who are also sponsoring the challenge and offering a prize of a $12 voucher.

As normal I used my polychromos on kraft card, then added some stickles and sequins. It's mounted on a 7x5" kraft card blank. Font is "Blessed Day".

Close up of the card.

Sponsor badge and link to their shop.

Nips!

Another batch of catnips ready send! :) These are an Owl (Fu Manchu style), Mushroom and Fox made for a customer order. I cut the patterns from felt, sew and then stuff them with polyester filling and dried high quality catnip. (Nepeta cataria). I attach a leather tail at the bottom when I finished sewing them up.

They are from the this collection that I designed at christmas.

They are £2 each and as they are light postage is normally between £1 and £2. (UK only, I cannot send products containing real catnip abroad.) If you are interested please drop me a mail at eekbob1@hotmail.com

Owlie digistamp.

Quick post to show you the card I've made using one of my digistamps, "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Hoot No Evil"  for one of my bezzie's birthdays. The bonus being is that I can now upload a card example to the Etsy listing ^_^ Is that sneaky? :)


Digistamp available to download as a Png file from Etsy.