My Owl Card

Hey there, everyone!

It's the Blog Hogger, back with another card. A while ago, I posted some baby shower cards I made for a friend of one of my daughters. The mother-to-be loved the invitations, particularly because they featured owls. This seems to be a popular theme lately for babies.

Well, I'm happy to say she and her husband are now the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl! Yay for them!

Now, you know I just had to make them a congratulations card. And you also know it had to feature owls. :)

Here's the front of the card:

I used the Hardwood background stamp, and one of the Sassy Salutations stamps for the sentiment. The cardstock is Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Strawberry Slush. The ink is Chocolate Chip and Baked Brown Sugar.

The baby owl is from the long-retired Forest Friends stamp set, and it's peeking out through a hole I punched in the cardstock with the 1 3/8" Circle punch. The pink "frill" around the hole was done with the 1 3/8" Circle punch and the Scallop Circle punch.

The front is cute . . . but my favorite part is the inside! Once you open up the card, this is what you see:

Yup, there was some attention to details here, people! lol

Let's see, there's a mommy and daddy owl, compliments of the Owl Builder punch. There are hearts (from the same punch) floating up to the baby sitting on the branch. (Hmmm, now that I've sent the card, I just realized that's not the safest place for a baby, now is it?! lol)

The baby owl was stamped twice, once on the branch and then again on scrap paper. I colored it a delicate pink with Blushing Bride ink and a Blender Pen, and then cut it out and glued it on top of the first owl to make it stand out a bit more.

The branch is from the Up in the Air stamp set. I inked it up with markers, leaving out the birdhouse, and colored it with the Blender Pen.

I also used a scallop circle punched out and Soft Sky ink to make the clouds in the sky, and Old Olive ink to sponge some "grass" on the ground.

The sentiment is written on the left side of the card, when it's open. You can see a bit of the Whisper White cardstock I used off to the left.

I can't wait to get their reaction to this card! :)

A huge owl family hug to everyone,
Colleen

March Thank You!

Good Day Stampers!

How is everyone today?  I realize it's April and the middle of the month to boot but I wanted to show you  my March thank you cards for my loyal and patient stampers.

I am trying to catch up and this is part of it.  I realize it's April but better late than never, right?

So here is the card I sent out to my stampers who placed an order in March.  Here you go -

 

I used Beautifully Baroque, stamped in Sahara Sand ink for my background.  I then over stamped the stems and leaves with Gumball Green.  I added the flower image stamped in Tempting Turquoise.  The stamp set I used is called Field Flowers.  I also added some Dazzling Diamonds to the center and a sentiment.

 

I always try to send a card that my stampers can re-create easily and also re-use as I don't write directly on the card itself.  I love the colors on this card and I am sure it would work equally well with any color flower.  Strawberry Slush or even Cherry Cobbler would look amazing also.  But I am drawn to Blues.

 

I have some business information I think you will find helpful.  So read on stampers and mark your calendar so you don't miss a thing!

 

 

 

Below is the schedule for Stampin' Up!s retired products and Catalog Release dates!

 

 

• Monday April 21st - Retired list to be published (product available while supplies last)

• Monday June 2nd. - New 2014/2015 Annual Catalog goes live!  (Ordering begins at 12:00pm MT)

• Wednesday, June 4th - Last day to order from the "old" 2013/2014 Annual Catalog
 
• Thursday, August 28th - New 2014 Holiday catalog goes live (ordering begins 12:00pm MT)

 

How to Get your new 2014/2015 Annual Catalog? 

 

 

• If you are a frequent customer of mine you will receive one automatically!

• If you order on line through me,  one will be mailed to you automatically!

• If you host a class or place a minimum order of $30.00 you will receive one.

 

2013/2014 In Colors Products!

 

 

 

These colors are products that will retire, so if you  need to stock up on card stock,  ink refills, or embellishments ( such as ribbon) - you'll want to do that now!  They have been know to sell out in the past  So contact me to place your order or use this link to shop in my on line store.

 

Thank you for shopping with me!  I really appreciate being your demonstrator!

 

Thank You Hugs!