Hello Friends, How are you? How is your week going???
I can’t believe that it’s the middle of another week and time for another Simon Says Challenge. This week the challenge to design a Birthday card & you can get more of the details here plus see what the DT has created to inspire you. As you may know each week a random winner is selected to receive a $50.00 gift certificate. 🙂
I was lucky …so lucky to score this NEW Spellbinder called ” Floral Doily Motifs ” This is something I recommend to put on your wish list and you will be able to purchase it here any day once the new release arrives. I use Spellbinder “nestablilties” so often that I can’t live without them.
This Valentine stamp called “Owl Be Yours” is perfect for a wedding card, birthday card or an everyday card. I inked up the parts of the stamp with the corner of my ink pad on some white card stock that was cut from the doily die cut. Stamp another owl, heart and leaves to cut out. Color your cutouts with some browns and blues listed below in the thumbnails *they will take you directly to the store*
Distress your cutout doily with Worn Lipstick distress ink & stamp with this paisley outline stamp. You will find it easier if you have a craft mat and a distressing tool. (Have you ever seen my distressing background tutorial? If not here it is)
Add some wood-grain lines with a black marker to your branch and color. Add lots of dots with this gel pen..it never fails me. For the eyes I added a layer of white enamel and once the eyes dry add another layer of black enamel. The enamel really makes the eye POP in person. Add some gems and my NEW favorite ribbon and you are finished.
I almost forgot one more detail that I added to my card. I backed the distress doily with some white paper and added some paper piercing. Normally I would skip this step but, recently I purchased the right tools so it’s so easy to add these extra touches. I used this mat and this safe, handy tool by ranger.
As always I am incredibly grateful for you stopping by my blog. Many Thanks, Kathy
Supplies: (click on the photo to be taken directly to the Simon Says Stamp Store)Â
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Giveaway – Blog Hop
Day 24.
giveaway and coloring without shading
Kathy – I am in awe of your wonderful work. What a stunner. I love the new nestibility – will be looking out for the release of this one.
Very beautiful card 🙂 so well done. Thumbs up! :))
This is just gorgeous – love all the details and those two owls are so sweet! Jo x
Oh I could not live without my nesties now and this is stunning 🙂
Wow Kathy, this really is something else. Very special, it really looks amazing.
hugs
xxalisonxx
So love this creation….amazing colours and details.
Wonderful, cute card Kathy, love those sweet owls.
luv
Debby
It’s all the little extras that I love so much about your work – that piercing work is gorgeous & I do like the white dots accenting on those leaves & what a stunning doily die. The background is a stunner too.
Paula (PEP)
ADORABLE cute!!! The doily is fantastic and the owls are super cute! Thinking of getting them myself! All the detail you put into your card is stunning, and makes them so “alive”! Love the colors, and your coloring!! EXCELLENT!!! :0)
Your cards are the best eye candy!!!! I love visiting to see what you have come up with each time xoxoxoxoxo
This is ADORABLE, Kathy!! LOVE this new doily, too!
I love love LOVE the shape of this and your awesome coloring!
Love that new floral doily die! Amazing details on this fabulous card, Kathy! I just HAVE to keep scrolling back up to take another look. . . .Love, love, love this!
Fantastic card, just love the shape – making me spend more money ;o)
Love the owls too – sooo cute !
Hugs,
Jo x
This is so beautiful Kathy! You are right, that Nestabilitie die is so beautiful! And I just adore your owls and colouring!
Wow! Isn’t this darling! I love the shape, and the two owls are too cute for words!
Awww, this is too cute.
Beautiful card. Love the colors!
Love the shape of this cutie!
That is so adorable! I’m guessing this is the larger nestie die that you need the Grand Calibur? I just a year ago broke down and bought the smaller machine…I keep drooling over these bigger projects!
This is gorgeous Kathy, I love the shape (another item on the ever growing wish list!!!), beautiful colours and I just love the adorable owls and your colouring of them is simply stunning!!
hugs
Heather xx
What a gorgeous card. I love the shape.
Marie-Anne
Wow Kathy this is so pretty, love the shape, those nesties are definately on my wish list, the image is fabby too love your colouring as always!!!
Hugs
Sally
Such a cute n pretty card Kathy. Love this doily nestie and that background stamp. Love the details those Enamel paints give…TFS
Hi Kathy, i wish i could say, my week has been Grrrreat but since last friday, i’ve been worried, esp. my mother who lives in Tokyo.. now the radiation scare.. luv this stamp! (thank you!) wow, how BEATIFUL you colored, the background, owls, & the tree!! I can see lots of work in this beautiful card!! You are right, i can use this stamp in many occassions! 🙂
Totally adorable card!
Kathy your card is so darling! Hugs.
LOVE this soooooooo CUTE!!
Love that die!! Such amazing details on the two owls, love it!!
I don’t know where the time goes… I meant to comment on how much I love this card!!! The color is beautiful. I always think that is amazing how you are able to look at a stamp and pick the parts of the design that you want to use and use it (the stamp) in an entirely different way. Wonderful card, also love the pink crystals. Thank you for sharing!
Katie
I love this Kathy !! The owls are just sooo cute and your colouring is amazing , the nestie shape is fab and how you used it is an inspiration ,, This is definitely on my wish list !! 🙂
luv
Lols x x x
This is stunning hun! gorgeous colours and design! love the owls! hugs, Jane x
This is so pretty. Even better in real life! Hugs!