
“Horned Owl”
Artist - Jenna Roby |
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“Horned Owl”
card
Supplies:
Horned Owl in Nest (038-004L)
About You (038-005D)
That’s Who (038-006C)
Brown permanent ink (Archival or solvent)
Liquid Appliqué in brown, gold, silver, teal, peach, &
black
Black permanent marker
Stamp positioner
White tissue paper
Sm. detail paint brush
Sm. flat paint brush
Deckle edge scissors
Mixing tray (a sheet of wax paper will work for this #8)
Heat tool
Ivory Card stock, one piece cut ½” larger than owl image
on all sides
Dark green card stock, one piece 5.25 x 4”
Tan card stock, cut to 5.5 x 4.25” finished card size.
Adhesive of choice
1)
Stamp owl using brown ink onto ivory card stock.
2)
Stamp owl using brown ink onto tissue paper using the stamp positioner.
3)
Mix a small (think Gum Ball) teal Liquid Appliqué with a few drops of
gold LA in tray and paint the ivy leaves using the detail brush. Let dry.
4)
Mix a medium (1 ½ Gum Balls) amount of brown LA with a few drops of
silver LA in tray and paint dark areas of owl (top of head & neck) with the
detail brush and the bark of the tree with the flat brush. Let dry.
5)
Paint the owl’s eyes with gold LA. Let dry.
6)
Mix a small amount of brown LA with a small amount of gold LA and a few
drops of peach LA in tray. Use the detail brush to paint the owl’s face and
the lower area of the exposed wood and the flat brush to paint the upper area of
the exposed wood. Let dry.
7)
Paint the shadow behind the owl’s head with black LA. Let dry.
8)
For “best” results let piece dry over night.
9)
Heat painted image with heat tool until all areas have puffed up, focus
heat on the bark for an additional minute or so to raise the paint to a lumpy
texture.
10)
Place the stamped tissue over the image aligning the stamped image with
the painted one. Place the postitioner at the corner of the tissue. Remove the
tissue and stamp the Owl, inked in brown, over the puffed paint. Press hard to
get the image thoroughly onto the uneven painted surface. Let dry.
11)
Use the black marker to color in the owl’s pupils.
12)
Tear the edges of the ivory card stock and then drag the edges across the
brown ink pad.
13)
Deckle cut the edges of the dark green card stock.
14)
Ink the tree bark on the top portion of the owl stamp and stamp in the
upper left corner. Re-ink and stamp again to the right of the previous image.
Continue across the top of the card, re-inking before each image.
15)
Stamp the bark in brown down the sides and across the bottom of the card.
16)
Mount the painted owl onto the upper center of the dark green card stock.
17)
Stamp the About You phrase onto the lower right corner of the dark green
card stock.
18)
Mount the dark green card stock centered onto the stamped tan card.
19)
Stamp the That’s Who phrase on the inside of the card.
TA DA! You have a card to thrill both the eyes and the
finger tips. - Jenna
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Owl 038-004L
4" x 4.5"
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About You 038-005D
1.5" x 2.5"
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That's Whooo 038-006C
1" x 2.5"
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