Sunday, December 23, 2018

Christmas Owls

Hello friends.  I'm glad you could stop by.

Almost time for good St. Nick!


When we did our bird challenge at CAS Christmas, I loved this card by Emilia.

That sent me on a search for the stamp and I was lucky enough to find it on Ebay
for a decent price.

One of our daughter's family likes owls.

I'm not sure of the significance for them, but since there are three of them,
I thought a Christmas card with three of the owls would please them.

It took more than one try, but I was able to mask off two of the owls
to get just the three.

It was fun watercoloring with Zigs and my water brush.

I did a few splatters with diluted white paint, but I chickened out
before I got too many.  I didn't want a big splat to land on there.

I added a few sparkly snowflakes from my box.

I hope they like it. 

Adding this to AAA Cards Game #130



Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!


Card Recipe
Stamps:  Owls on Branch (Wild Rose Studio)
Ink:   Jet Black Archival, Tumbled Glass DI
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah, Glimmer (SU)
Other:  Zigs (67 Mustard, 65 Mid Brown, 62 Dark Brown, 46 Mid Green, 40 Green, 44 Deep Green, 24 Wine Red), Stitched Squares Die (SSS) Little Snowflakes Die (IO)


28 comments:

Liz said...

I love the owls, just adorable. A beautiful card, Bonnie. xx

Carole said...

I am sure they will love it Bonnie..cute owl family....super card! Have a happy Christmas and may 2019 be happy and healthy. xx

Bunny said...

This is such a cute card. Love the sentiment, too. [Bunny]``

JD/ Jill said...

Adorable image, and you've made a great card using it!

Julia Aston said...

Great job masking the owls Bonnie - and what a sweet card you created with them! Merry Christmas! Julia xx

kiwimeskreations said...

wow - what clever masking to get the three owls, and you have coloured them beautifully Bonnie - I am sure this card will be appreciated
Christmas blessings to you and yours
Maxine

Trina P. said...

Adorable trio of owls, Bonnie! Fantastic masking job... just thought it was the original image had I not checked out the link and read your post. Beautiful watercolouring. I splatter sparingly too because I get lines instead of splats after a while... really weird.
Happy Christmas Eve! xx

Brenda in IN said...

This is so sweet with their stockings hung below. The owl lover will enjoy this so much.

Marcia Hill said...

Oh so CUTE and colored just beautifully Bonnie! I'm sure this sweet card will be loved!! :0)

Paper art and other stories said...

Beautiful card Bonnie! I'm glad that my card inspired you!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a joyful card Bonnie.
Happy Christmas and New Year.
Faith
x

Jane said...

Such an adorable image and beautifully coloured. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards.

Loll said...

Sweet! I love this image and bought it a while back but unfortunately, never had time to ink it up this year. I love how you've customized the card to reflect the number of people in the family. And your watercolouring is just amazing! xx

Nstiz said...

What a fabulous job watercoloring these cute owls, Bonnie! Love this! Here it is Christmas Eve day and I'm hunting this stamp (grin). Merry Christmas, Bonnie!

JoAnn said...

Love your card with those cute owls. Great coloring also. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Susan said...

Too funny, Bonnie - I just made a card with that exact same stamp!! Will blog it shortly!

I love yours with the trimmed image, the soft blue shading around the owls, and the great layout. Perfect embellishing with the sparkly snowflakes too!

Diane said...

Beautiful coloring and card design Bonnie. Best of the holidays.

Hugs diane

Christine Alexander said...

Bonnie, great adaption of the stamp. I love the persona touch and wonderful colouring. Merry Christmas Christine

Papercraft Boutique said...

Adorable owls and fantastic job of masking them, Bonnie! You did so well that I went back to see the original image (yes, there are 4 of them). Your daughter's family is going to love the card.
I always get nervous when I spatter... I wish there were erasable paints like those pens! ;-)
Hideko

Mac Mable said...

What an adorable stamped image and such pretty colouring. Great masking and always great to find crafty goodies on E bay x.

Daria said...

Such a fun card! Darling image beautifully colored and featured. Thanks for sharing the details.

TK said...

How fun! Such great images, and your card is wonderful!

Pat said...

What sweet little owls beautifully coloured Bonnie, and no wonder you wanted this image. I love that you managed to mask off one of the owls to leave just the three and the pretty glittery snowflakes and and sentiment finish it perfectly. x

Bobby said...

Your daughter's family isn't the only owl lover, Bonnie. I got a darling one for Christmas. Your card is so cute and perfect for a family of three.

BożenA said...

It's such a small card. You have beautifully added colors using ZIG. I love delicate background coloring and beautiful strong colors of birds.
Hugs,
BożenA

Jo said...

I just want to fill the stockings to these cuties. All cuddled up, they fit the sentiment perfectly. Beautiful watercolouring xx

Sandy said...

I adore this card and I have to ask "Who doesn't love owls - not only are they fascinating but beautiful too. I do love owls!
Sandy xx

ÅsaJ said...

Such a super cute card! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa