Tuesday, September 20, 2011

a little happy birthday




today i broke out my denami design stamps for a theme challenge they're having this week: animals! and it just so happens that the only stamps i have from them are owls, so it works out perfectly!






i *almost* used colored pencils to color the owls, but then i went to my old standby, and paper-pieced instead. oh well! i like how bright and vibrant the patterned papers look against the black!




all of the owls and balloons are popped up for dimension, and there's even more popped-up-action because the base that the scene is on, is also popped up from the rest of the card. :)




i used my circle punch to create the balloons. the sentiment was stamped from the 'sentiment sampler' from paper smooches (another fabbie stamp company in my opinion!).





well that's it! i hope the card made you think cheery thoughts, if nothing else!

enjoy!

7 comments:

  1. Oh, I just LOVE this card, Samantha! Love the paper pieced owls- they are simply adorable! Also the "balloons" you create are darling!

    So happy you were able to join us for the DeNami challenge!

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  2. Way cute and oh so cheery.

    Rebecca
    brrck@yahoo.com

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  3. ADORABLE!! This is such a fabulous card! LOVE it! Great job with the cute little paper pieced owls and balloons. SO glad you joined us for the animal challenge.

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  4. This is just darling Samantha! Love the black background, it showcases your playful owls so well.

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  5. Samantha, this is just adorable! I love how you used those fun little owls, and your balloons are terrific. Thanks for playing along with the DeNami Design Animals challenge! ~Emily, September Guest Designer for DeNami Design

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  6. Such a super FUN card!!! LOVE the little paper pieced owls and balloons!! And they really POP against the black background!!! Thanks for playing along in the DeNami Design Theme Challenge!!!

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  7. This is so FUN Samantha!!! Love the balloons! Thanks so much for playing along with DeNami Design!

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thank you SO much for taking the time to comment! just like that, you made my day! :D