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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Wise Owl



Today we attended a 50th Surprise Birthday Party for my uncle-what a wonderful and sincere man. I sure lucked out when my parents chose him for my godfather! Oh how I wish I had this card already made as he would have been a perfect recipient for this wise owl. I used the opportunity to create a masculine card from the colors at SPCC and devised the design based off the Inspiration in Action sketch. At first I had a butterfly die for the main image but decided that it wasn't that manly so I switched to the owl (from the template here) and viola! I don't have any sentiments related to owls or really any non-generic happy birthdays, so what you see here is my own handwriting. I'm really liking the textures on this card, from the woodgrain, to the bookprint and the linen.

Supplies Used: SU Creamy Caramel and Very Vanilla Cardstock, SU Close to Cocoa Ink and Marker, SU Woodgrain and Linen Background Stamps, SU Basic Gray Satin Ribbon, SU Metallic Brads, Book Pages, Glue Dots, Sponge Daubers


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10 comments:

  1. RobbynWJanuary 31, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    What a fantastic card Karen! I love all the textures too. Your owl is darling, and the chest in newsprint is a great idea.
    Robbyn - SP Diva

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  2. 3treescreations@gmail.comJanuary 31, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    Just gorgeous!! Love the papers and your lil owl is adorable!!

    Deanne - SP {Diva}

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  3. UnknownJanuary 31, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    cute card!!!
    I like the owl

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    This is fantastic.. The woodgrain background stamps really make the card pop. Melisa-SP Diva

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  5. heidiJanuary 31, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    This is fabulous!! Thanks for playing along with us! - Heidi, SP Diva

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  6. SusanJanuary 31, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    I really love this card. The different textures add so much.

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  7. EmilyFebruary 1, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Love this! Look how cute that owl is!

    Emily-SP Diva

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  8. StephanieFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    I just love this card and that owl is way too cute! Great job using the woodgrain and I love that you incorporated book pages! Fantastic! Thanks for playing with us at SPCC!

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  9. gbarron56February 3, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    Karen -- wow, you really took the sketch and made it your own. Very creative and a great masculine card! Thanks so much for playing along on Inspiration in Action this week. I hope you'll be back soon! Thanks and blessings, Gretchen

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  10. KristaFebruary 3, 2010 at 4:19 PM

    This is adorable !!

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