The Stamping Owl

Here are the cards from my Winter Friends stamp and go class.  They include many of my favorite things—the holidays, owls and snowmen!  These guys are all so cute and will bring you much cheer.  Recipes are included with each project and the supply details are listed at the end of this post.  Thanks for stopping by!

Card 1: Owl with Present

On this card, the original stamp image was modified in 2 ways.  First the hanging spider was covered with an ornament that was manually cut out.  Then the surprised owl was covered with the die-cut owl holding a present.  The owl holding the present is slightly smaller than the owl it is covering, so when the image was stamped on the soft sea foam cardstock, a 3/8” dot was placed on the wing portion of the owl so that it was not stamped.

Here is the recipe:

• Stamp Sets: Have a Hoot, Gnome for the Holidays, Little Treats
• Pear Pizzaz cardstock 8 ½ x 5 ½”
• Mossy Meadow cardstock 2 ½ x 2 ¾”
• Soft Sea Foam cardstock 2 ¼ x 2 ½”
• Whisper White cardstock ~1 ¼ x 1 ¼” for owl
• Heartwarming Hugs DSP 2 ¾ x 5 ¼”
• Snowflake Adhesive-backed sequins
• Ink Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red classic pad
• Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs: Crumb Cake (light and dark), Old Olive (light), Real Red (dark)
• Peek-A-Hoot dies
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Card 2: Owls Under the Mistletoe

This card has an inner pocket that you can use to tuck in a gift card or other flat item.  The image with the owls was stamped on crumb cake then on whisper white and just the owls were cut out using the coordinating dies.

Here is the recipe:

• Stamp Set: Have a Hoot
• Real Red cardstock 4 ¼ x 11” scored at 1 ¼ and 5 ½”
• Mossy Meadow cardstock 2 ½ x 3 ¼”
• Crumb Cake cardstock 2 ¼ x 3”
• Whisper White cardstock ~1 ¼ x 2” for owls
• Heartwarming Hugs DSP 4 x 4” and 4 x 1 ¼” (or 4 x 1 ½”)
• Snowflake Adhesive-backed sequins
• Ink Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red classic pad
• Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs: Crumb Cake (light and dark), Old Olive (dark), Mango Melody (dark)
• Stampin’ Chalk Marker
• Peek-A-Hoot dies
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Card 3: Old Fashioned Snowman

All of the images and sentiments for this card are from the Snow Wonder stamp set.  I really like the font and messages that are in this set.

Here is the recipe:

• Stamp Set: Snow Wonder
• Sahara Sand cardstock 8 ½ x 5 ½”
• Cherry Cobbler cardstock 5 x 3 ¾”
• Whisper White cardstock 4 ¾ x 3 ½”, 2 ¾ x 3 ¼” for snowman
• Snowflake Adhesive-backed sequins
• Ink Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler classic pad
• Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs: Real Red (light and dark), Old Olive (light and dark), Smoky Slate (light and dark), Pumpkin Pie (dark), Soft Suede (dark)
• Snow Time dies
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Card 4: Sliding Snowman Gate Card

I saw this sliding center piece that holds the gate card together on a card made by another demonstrator and knew I had to try it using snowmen.  The middle piece actually slides off the card.  The card base is scored at 2 ¼” from the left and 2” from the right.  Then on the 2” side, a small sliver (less than 1/8”) was trimmed from the edge to allow space for the center piece to slide more freely.  The sliding center was made in layers as follows:

• First layer – Stitched circle stamped with snowman with hat
• 2^nd layer – Mossy Meadow square cardstock
• 3^rd layer – 2 punched circles at 2 ¼”. Fold circles in half, then adhere to back of Mossy Meadow Cardstock.  Line up half circles so the join is down the middle and oriented vertically on the Mossy Meadow cardstock.
• 4^th layer – Stitched circle stamped with snowman looking at sky

Here is a side view of the piece.

Here is a top view of the piece.

Here is the closed card. 

Here is the opened card.

Here is the recipe:

• Stamp Set: Snowman Season
• Crumb Cake cardstock 8 ½ x 5 ½”, scored at 2 ¼” from left and 2” from right
• Mossy Meadow cardstock 2 ¾ x 2 ¾”
• Real Red cardstock 1 ¾ x 5 ¼”
• Whisper White cardstock 2 punched 2 ¼” circles, 2 die cut stitched circles 2 ½”
• Heartwarming Hugs DSP 2 x 5 ¼”
• Snowflake Adhesive-backed sequins
• Ink Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red classic pad
• Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs: Pool Party (light), Old Olive (light & dark), Real Red (dark), Smoky Slate (dark), Pumpkin Pie (dark)
• Stitched Shapes dies
• Wrapped in Texture embossing folders
• Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

Supplies

Below are the supplies used for all the projects.  If you'd like to order any of the products, click on the pictured item to jump immediately to my website and shop or from the top menu, click on SHOP NOW.

Owl with Present Card:

Mistletoe Owls Card:

Old Fashioned Snowman Card:

Sliding Snowman Gate Card:

Other: