Wednesday, October 6, 2010

have a hoot of a day



I thought today I would share another card that I created quite a while ago.  I haven't had as much time to create lately so I'm using up those cards I have had stored up in my draft posts.  Anyway, I fell in love with this adorable owl image, Hoo Hoo There, as soon as I saw it this summer in the SCS Stampavie gallery.  The bad news is that Stampavie has retired all the Rachelle Anne Miller images and it is very difficult to find this one.  I bought the last one from the store I finally found it in.  So, if you have some of the Rachelle Anne Miller images on your wishlist, grab them while you can!



I colored my image with copic markers (sorry, I don't have the list of markers today) and sponged some blue ink around the edges while it was still in the nestability oval die.  I used some patterned papers from Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers line.  Then, I added lots of stitching and some buttons.

This card (along with other new cards) is now posted in my etsy store: Apple Blossom Paperie.  Orders have been coming in this week of stock I've bought for my Etsy store.  I'm working on packaging and cutting.  I can't wait to share the new goodies with you!

Have a great day!

Niki

Supplies
Stamps: Hoo Hoo There (Stampavie), Wise Owl (Papertrey Ink)
Cardstock: white, orange zest (Papertrey Ink), blue
Patterned Paper: Max and Whiskers (Basic Grey)
Ink: tuxedo black (memento), blue
Accents: orange zest buttons (Papertrey Ink)
Tools: copic markers, oval nestability dies (Spellbinders), sewing machine, sponge

26 comments:

Colleen Holmes said...

Your card is way too cute! Love those owls and DP is gorgeous along with your coloring!

Kathy Martin said...

This is so vey CUTE!

Gabby said...

So dang cute! Those little owls are darling. Your paper choices are great and your coloring is, as usual, tops! :)

Stephanie Klauck said...

Love this card Niki!
One of my favourite colour combos!!

Diane Jaquay said...

hee hee, those 2 little cuties made me giggle! Such an adorable card!!

Bev J. said...

What a cute image and your stitching is really neat.

Marie L said...

Love these two little hoots...:)
Gorgeous paper, Niki and excellent coloring

Audrey Pettit said...

Oh, how very adorable! I love that BG line and you have used it brilliantly here. I need to play more with the 6x6 pad I bought. ;)
Love those sweet owls. You do such an amazing job with the coloring.

chris olsen said...

This is gorgeous Nikki!! Pure perfection with your coloring of the adorable image, your colors, the layering and the stitching!!
hugs,
Chris

jen shears said...

Adorable!! I love how their bellies match the pp! :)

Dana said...

This card is amazing! Terrific! Sensational! I love the papers! And the layers! And that stamp is TOO CUTE!!! lol

Kathy H said...

Now you know what happens when you say something is no longer available...We all want it even more and go into long obsessive cyber hunts to see if we can locate it!!! I think that is how ebay makes most of their money! We can't stop ourselves from making one more bid! LOL. That card is just the cutest thing and those owls are adorable.

Cindy haffner said...

Ohhh so so CUTE!!

Alice W. said...

aww... i adore RAM's image and this one is uber cute!! LOVE your fab card and crossing my fingers hoping that I can find it somewhere... =)

Rach said...

gorgeous Niki, awesome colour combo.xx

Amy Johnson said...

Such a cute card! I love the big eyes on those owls! Great colors!

Tracy Johnson said...

ADORABLE!

Kris Lindsay said...

I don't comment on blogs too often, but as I was catching up on my reading from the past week or so, I came across the picture of you with your three sweeties - I love that picture! Your children are all so adorable (as are you). Even though I don't comment, I do love your blog and enjoy being inspired by you every day. thanks

Laurel Beard said...

Super, Super cutie! Hootastic!

Marge R. said...

So cute and I love how you've threaded your buttons -- a fun new idea to "borrow"!!! ;-)

PinkBlingCrafter said...

OMG the owls are so cute !!! I love your card:)

Leigh Ann Baird said...

Saying this is gorgeous is an understatement!

diane (cookiestamper) said...

Oh, this is cute, Niki!

Kimberly Gajewski said...

Absolutely darling Niki! You've colored up these owls perfectly! :D

Ayana Posadas said...

SO ADORABLE, Niki! :)

Pam Sparks said...

Awesome Niki! they could bring this out of retirement now that you've posted it, and sell tons of this stamp from your card alone!!! lol LOVE it! I have some of this paper, forgot about it! It looks fall-ish so I better get using it! TFS!