I made this for Janelle's MIX244 mixed media challenge today. Thanks to the early post, I was able to make a cling-wrap background using spray starch and Brusho acyrlic mists (dark brown, sand, plus some moss green powder) and leave it drying while I went and visited a friend. Unfortunately by the time I'd embossed it (Sizzix ef) it's hard to see! The overlay was also cut from a piece of cling-wrap background which I'd made last weekend and not used. I punched leaves from part of it too, coated them with a clear glitter pen and then drew on some outlines and veining with a black pen. It looked better before I decided to stick down a feather, but once one was stuck on, I was committed - so I added another leaf and a tag punched from the same background, and a few dots of gold stickles.
Before all this finishing work, I die-cut the oval window in my brown piece and embossed it.
The curtains are made from piece of tissue misted with gold shimmer spray, and then stamped with leaves when it was dry. I used a large oval die, then cut it almost in half up the centre and gathered it up, using gold cord as tie-backs.
The little owls were stamped on a scrap of watercolour paper and coloured with Polychromos pencils, plus more glitter on the moon. I wet the background and used faded jeans to colour it.
Date: Friday, September 29, 2017 GMT Views: 716
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Registered: September 8, 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 3798
Fri, Sep 29, 2017 @ 7:16 AM
LOVE it! Oh my word, your comfy owl home is fantastic! Great layers and the paper techniques add a fun woodsy feel to the card. Thank you for playing along in the Mix-Ability challenge!
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- Janelle
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Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Fri, Sep 29, 2017 @ 9:37 AM
Oh Sabrina, this is such a magical scene! I've scrolled back up so many times to take in all the details. The curtains are a sweet surprise and so very pretty. I love the screen and the feathers. Heck, what's not to love!!
------------------------------ Carla ~ Proud Fan Club Member and Dirty Dozen Alumni.
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 91158
Fri, Sep 29, 2017 @ 1:46 PM
Great feathers Sabrina. I was in my front yard this week and found a really cute feather that I picked up. Now to make a card out of it before my girls think it is a treat. LOL! Super cute window card for the challenge.
Registered: July 19, 2010 Location: Conway, MA Posts: 7513
Fri, Sep 29, 2017 @ 2:05 PM
Sabrina, there are so many fun elements to this wonderful card. I just love the curtains framing the oval window with the cute owl couple and the woodgrain embossed bg turned out lovely and rich in color. The little leaves are outstanding and the feathers are a perfect addition to this cute woodsy scene.
------------------------------ Julie Proud Fan Club Member, CC595 Favorite, CC March 2017 Guest Designer, SC Winter 2018/19 Guest Designer
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Sat, Sep 30, 2017 @ 9:33 PM
Ohhhhhhh my goodness, how fabulous is this!!!!! I could sit and look at this for ages, but I'm supposed to be sending happy mail. Gosh this is great Sabrina.
------------------------------ Susie
Please don't take your organs to heaven - heaven knows we need them here.