Owl Card

Hi Sizzix fans!

The new Bigz Die Owl #2 is one of my new favourites.

I think it's just adorable and very versatile as well. 

I used this die to make a cute card for a baby girl. 

This card was entirely made with the Owl #2 die. I cut out the eyes, paws, beak, and the hearts from different papers and inked the edges. I also added a few pearls, a wood crown and several fussy cut butterflies and then my card was finished. 

Thank you for visiting the Sizzix blog today!

In Dutch:

Hoi Sizzix fans!

De nieuwe Bigz Die Owl #2 is een van mijn nieuwe favorieten.

Ik vind het zo'n schattige en veelzijdige stans..

Ik heb deze stans gebruikt om dit kaartje voor een babymeisje mee te maken.

De kaart is helemaal gemaakt met de Owl #2 stans. Ik heb de ogen, pootjes, snavel en hartjes uit verschillende vellen papier gesneden en heb de randjes aangezet met inkt. Daarna heb ik een aantal parels, een houten kroon en uitgeknipte vlindertjes toegevoegd om mijn kaart af te maken.

Bedankt voor je bezoekje aan het Sizzix blog vandaag!

Owl greetings

 

 

 

 

Today I have yet another card to share with you and this week a cute owl takes center stage on my card. I adore the owl from Bigz Die - Owl #2 and I know I'll be returning to it frequently.

 

 

The first step was to diecut all the pieces of the owl using various matching patterned papers. I then handstitched along the edges of the owl's body, beak and wings before assembling the bird.

 

Since the owl is fairly busy in itself I decided to only decorate the card and the owl slightly: I added a long strip of patterned paper with the sentiment on it and accented the sentiment with a single enamel dot.

 

For the background I simply ran the card through my big shot using the basket weave embossing folder from the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set  giving the card some texture without stealing the attention from the owl.

 

In order to give the eyes more life I drew some light spots on the black of the eyes. Once the white pen had dried, I lacquered the pupils which added further life to the owl's eyes.

 

Supply list:

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set

Embroidery thread

Enamel dot (Prima)

Patterned paper: Jillibean Soup

Cardstock

3d lacquer

White pen

 

 

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I dag har jeg endnu et kort at dele med jer, og denne gang er det en nuttet ugle, der er i centrum for kortet. Jeg synes, at Bigz Die - Owl #2 uglen er vildt nuttet, og jeg ved, at jeg kommer til at vende tilbage til den ofte.

 

Første skridt var at udstanse alle delene til uglen i matchende mønstrede papirer. Herefter syede jeg langs kanterne på uglens krop, næb og vinger, før jeg samlede fuglen.

 

Da uglen i sig selv var ret spraglet nøjedes jeg med at tilføje ganske få andre dekorationer: En lang strimmel mønstret papir med kortets tekst samt en enkelt enamel dot.

 

Selve kortbasen drønede jeg igennem min big shot med kurveflet embossing folderen fra Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set  hvilket gav kortet noget struktur uden at fjerne opmærksomheden fra uglen.

 

For at give uglens øjne lidt liv tegnede jeg lidt detaljer med en hvid pen, og da den var tør, gav jeg begge pupiller 3d lak, hvilket gav øjnene endnu mere liv.

 

Ingredienser: 

Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal)

Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set

Broderigarn

Enamel dot (Prima)

Mønstret papir: Jillibean Soup

Karton

3d lak

Hvid pen

 



Spring Fever




I hope you are all enjoying spring? This week I want to show a card I made for some one who might not be enjoying spring right now: I wanted to create a get well soon card with a spring theme.

To me one of the cool things about dies is that they can be used in other ways than they were originally designed: When I saw the feet for the birds from Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds #3 I immediately thought they would be perfect as naivistic tree trunks. So that is how I used them on this week's card. When it came to adding tree tops I needed those to be very simple too. That led me to using the eye from Bigz Die - Birds #3 as well as from Bigz Die - Owl #2.

Supply list:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) 
Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds #3
Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Ovals, Scallop
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK - Ovals

Cardstock
Ribbon & thread
Paper: My Little Shoebox
Sequins & rhinestones
Stamps: Wplus9
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

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Jeg håber, at I nyder foråret? I denne uge tænkte jeg, at jeg ville lave et god bedring kort til en, der måske ikke lige nyder foråret lige nu.

Jeg synes, at dies er fede, når de kan noget andet og mere end det, de oprindeligt blev skabt til at kunne. Da jeg første gang så Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds #3 slog det mig, at benene var perfekte som naivistiske træstammer. Så jeg brugte dem som netop træstammer på dette uges kort. Jeg ville sikre mig, at mine trætoppe stilmæssigt passede overens med stammerne, så derfor brugte jeg bare helt enkle cirkler, som er udstanset med øjnene fra Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds #3 og Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2.

Ingredienser:
Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit (Powder Blue & Teal) 
Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds #3
Sizzix Bigz Die - Owl #2
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 4PK - Ovals, Scallop
Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK - Ovals

Karton
Bånd & tråd
Papir: My Little Shoebox
Palietter & bling
Stempler: Wplus9
Sværte: Memento Tuxedo Black