In the birdhouse

Good Morning everyone

Today is a little mdf project as a new home gift using those fab katzelkraft owl stamps again

Approx size 7x5"    I first added texture paste through a brick stencil to the front and added it with a pallet knife to the roof keeping it rough to give a nice bark like texture.  Once completely dry i covered it all in black gesso. I then dry brushed on acrylic paints picking up the colours in the owls.

The owls were stamped and coloured with inktense pencils and cut out.  

I die cut foliage from scraps of cardstock and got arranging.  Computer printed sentiment.

A close up on the owls - of course i had to add glossy accents to their eyes.  The owl peeking out the hole is glued on from behind

and below is the back which ive decorated as the inside of the bird house

I used a wood effect pattered paper and covered the back, dry brushing on some acrylic to give it an more lived in look. Then just added my foliage, owls and computer printed sentiment.

A close up.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps - les super chouettes

Foliage dies

Mdf house

acrylic paint

Imagination crafts starlight paint 'rich gold'

Thank you all for stopping by.  I hope you have a good end of the week and weekend, stay safe. Hugs Emmax

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Bird-day Owls

Good Morning everyone

Today is a fun DL (Slimline) gate fold card, using those fab katzelkraft owl stamps again.  Ive teamed them up with some woodgrain paper to give a birdhouse feel

Approx size 8x4"  After folding my card i cut paper to fit and stencilled on some detail with green oxide in. I attached to the found and rounded all the corners.  I stamped my owls and coloured with inktense pencil.  Foliage border die cut from green brusho card and added to the bottom of the card and then i arranged my owls.  Die cut sentiment from black and white card to finish.

Peeking into the inside...

I covered the inside with a 'woody' paper, added stencilling and some die cut ivy as i think they would have a little ivy growing on the inside of the bird house😀 3 more owls. I added glossy accents to all the eyes. 

Items Used

Katzelkraft owl stamps 'les super chouettes' KTZ237

Memory box fern border die

Ivy dies

Sizzix die - bird-day

Altenew leaf burst stencil

Poundland paper pad

Derwent inktense pencils

Distress oxide ink - lucky clover

Thank you all for stopping by and all your comments last week.  Hugs Emmax

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Spooky

Good Morning everyone

Today is a little fun mixed media project inspired by 

 Make a halloween scene  

I started with an MDF frame, dug out lots of stamps and mediums and got playing.  Whereas last week my katzelkraft owl was out in the daytime, today its full on night time.  There is an owl that sits on my parents chimney at night hooting - always sounds spooky in the dead of night when everything else is silent.

Ive had this MDF box frame for years, i had the idea of the owls living in an owl barn and looking out the window to the dark of the grave

Frame approx 8x8" Inside frame size 6x6"  Please see last photo for how i did the frame & background.  I then found a chipboard grave stone in my stash which i covered with black gesso and dry brushed on some silver & gold paint.  I added with glue gel and added a skull and leg bone and a fly.  I die cut my spider & web from black card and brushed on silver & gold paint, i added crackle accents to the spiders body.  I glued the web to the top left behind the front frame.

I had the die cut ivy left from another project - its been coloured with brusho's.  I stamped and coloured my owls with inktense pencils and cut them out.  I went with bright colours as i didn't want my project to be too dark on the wall.  I got a dried hazel twig from the hedge and attached to the frame and then arranged my owls.  Tim Holtz words to finish.

I like using inktense pencils to colour images for home decor as ive found they are much more colour fast than using inks.

Of course i had to add glossy accents to the owls eyes

Peeking inside - these fab plastic flies i found in morrisons a few years ago

I first used a brick stencil on the outside frame with texture paste and on the middle piece i just added texture paste with a pallette knife to give a rough texture, once dry painted all with black gesso.  Once the gesso was dry i painted on patches of purple, yellow, green and blue paints to pick up on the colours i used on my owls.  I then dry brushed on more black to help the bright colours blend in but you can still just see them.  I then dry brushed over the top with silver & gold paint to highlight the textures. 

For my scene i cut a piece of white card for fit inside, i added a circle mask to act as the moon and then sprinkled on brushos in colbalt & prussian blue and purple pixie powder to add some shimmer.  Once completely dry i removed the mask and using a brush added a little colour to the moon to make it less white and stark.

I then stamped the big tree & eyes (sheena) in black and the smaller trees and the one with owl (choc baroque)  I coloured them with walnut & black soot oxide inks and added some shadow in the bottom of the frame and around my eyes.  The eyes i coloured with lime/lemonade oxide ink and a white gel pen.

Items Used:

Katzelkraft stamps - KTZ237 'Les Super Chouettes'

Chocolate baroque stamps 'howling moon'

Sheena Douglass stamps 'Little Red' & 'Scary tree'

Ivy, Spider & web dies

Brick stencil

Golden texture paste

Pebeo acrylic paints

MDF box frame

Derwent inktense pencils

Brushos & Pixie powders

Tim Holtz chit chat stickers

Thank you all for stopping by once again.  I hope you have a good week and we have a bit less rain than last week.  Stay safe. Hugs Emmaxx

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In the Autumn Woods

Good Morning everyone.  

When i saw the challenge over at the male room and the quote it sparked my little grey cells  into whirling and i came up with this.  I started with a piece of printed clock paper and added my background over the top of that and it worked really well. And im always happy making a mens card - this will be perfect for several that i know who love their nature.

https://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/challenge-143-quote.html

Approx size 5x7"  I die cut my cardblank from kraft card for a more rustic wood feel, i then die cut my piece of patterned paper smaller, i sprayed with water and sprinkled on brushos in turquoise and a touch of sea green to give a nice sunny sky feel - as its thin paper i was careful not to over saturate it with water.  Once it was completely dry i stencilled on some dots with rich gold paint and some triangles with amber and marmalade oxide inks, i edged the panel with more of the gold paint to give a gilded effect edge.

 I die cut the leaf wreath from kraft card and extra leaves from kraft card, gold mirror card and yellow/orangy/red card - all autumnal colours.  The middle piece that came out of the kraft wreath I stamped a woodgrain on with grey ink, i added this flat to the card and then added the wreath with foam pads for dimension and then arranged all the extra leaves. I stamped the greeting onto a strip of kraft card and edged with gold paint and added to the bottom of the card.  I stamped my owl and coloured with inktense pencils and cut him out, gently curved him and added with glue gel. 

I added glossy accents to the eye of  my fab owl.  Id also edged the kraft wreath with the gold paint - it really shimmers in the light.

You can really see the background here, i love how the printed pattern of the clocks and script on the paper still comes through the brushos.  The lovely quote is by Inkylicious. 

Items Used:

Katzelkraft owl stamp 'KTZ237' Les Super Chouettes

Inkylicious quote stamp 'peaceful forest'

Stampin up stamp - 'Hardwood'

Crealies stitched arch die set

Joy crafts leaf wreath die set

Spellbinders little leaf die set

Stencils - Clearly besotted triangles, little dots

Papermania wellington bear design paper

Brushos - Turquoise & Seagreen

Oxide inks - Fozzilised Amber, Spiced Marmelade

Imaginations Crafts Starlight paint - Rich gold

Gold Mirror card

Derwent Inktense pencils

Thank you all for stopping by, i will try and catch up with you all during the week as ive been missing for a couple of weeks.  Hugs Emmax

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Party owls

Good Morning EveryoneUnusually another post from me today.  After winning a challenge i was excitedly invited to be a guest designer for September with this card but with everything going on these days things changed and its gone live this week. 

https://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-make-it-masculine.html

                    

DL card.  Katzelkraft owl stamps coloured with inktense pencils and cut out.  I cut a piece of black patterned paper slightly smaller than the card front and then a white piece of card smaller again, i cut out 3 circles from the white piece and arranged die cut feathers around it, i mounted this with foam tape onto the black paper and the cardbase.  I arranged my owls.  Die cut sentiment and 2 little stamped sentiments to finish.

You can see the feathers better here. As usual i added glossy accents to the eyes.

I also added party hats to the owls and the right one some sunglasses to give a real party feel.  Made for a male friend who loves nothing better than donning a wild vibrant colourful shirt and having a party😀

 Items Used

Katzelkraft stamps - KTZ237 'Les Super Chouettes'

Sizzix sentiment die - tropicool slider set

Mini sentiments

Circle dies

Joy crafts feather dies

Inktense pencils

Black patterned paper

Thank you for stopping by once again.  I hope you all enjoy the weekend. Stay safe. Hugs Emmax