It's A 2017 Celebration With The Crafty Owl

by Joanne James1. January 2017 07:00

Well hello! Have you missed me? I hope you've all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for a very happy new year! I had a very busy Christmas season and had to take an extended blogging break; sometimes some things just have to give and for me my blog was one of them this past few weeks. Anyway, now I'm back and here with a card to welcome in the new year. I'm also entering a couple of challenges: the Paper Craft Crew are looking for a black-tie gala inspired card and the peeps over at CAS-ual Fridays are working with the theme of 'Celebrations':

Join me for a Black Tie Gala event with the Paper Craft Crew and play along with Challenge 224. #pcc2016 #themechallenge #blacktie www.papercraftcrew.com   

I decided that today the owl should return in more ways than one - take a look at my card to see what I mean:

 

Here's the low-down on today's card:

A Dapper Owl - The star of today's card is the super-sparkly, rather dapper Fred Astaire-esque owl that is tripping the light fantastic as he welcomes in the new year! The Owl Builder Punch was one of my first Stampin' Up! purchases and I love how versatile it is. I used the owl punch to make the very first new year card that I blogged way back in 2013 when I first began blogging (you can see that card here) so it seemed fitting that I should use an altogether more elegant owl to kick start 2017. This card also heralds the start of a new weekly feature of mine: each week I will be creating a card that features a different owl or character made with the Owl Builder Punch. This is a fun way to demonstrate the versatility of this popular Stampin' Up! punch, so be sure to tune in each week for your owl inspiration. Today's owl sports a gold glimmer waistcoat and a top hat and bow tie courtesy of the Snow Friends Framelits. The walking cane is a simple strip of glimmer paper and a circle punched with the owl builder punch. Along with my Large Number Framelit numbers, today's owl is seriously sparkly!

It's A Celebration - My starry background is courtesy of the fireworks in the 'It's a Celebration' stamp set in the current seasonal catalogue; I stamped them in Versamark and heat embossed in silver and gold for a dramatic background reminiscent of the night sky.

Yes, Let's Celebrate 2017! - I finished my card with a sentiment from the 'Confetti Celebration' stamp set - ot just for birthdays, this set works for lots of other kinds of celebration too.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

 

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

That's all from me; I'm off to spend the day with the extended James family to welcome in the new year. Back tomorrow with another project; until then, happy stampin'!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Comments (7) -

LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
01/01/2017 13:33:19 #

I missed you and everybody!  This is such a fun way to ring in the new year!  Love him!

Kathy James
Kathy JamesUnited Kingdom
01/01/2017 23:40:33 #

Love the card - it really welcomes the New Year so well.

Lovely to have you back Joanne - I really missed your blog - can't wait to see what you have in store for us in the New Year!

Christyne
ChristyneCanada
03/01/2017 18:20:06 #

This is so adorable Joanne! Your little owl in a top hat is just perfect! Thanks for playing along with us at the Paper Craft Crew. Christyne - DT.

Terri Walker
Terri WalkerUnited States
04/01/2017 06:17:35 #

Wow Joanne, what a fun card idea for New Years! Thanks for participating in our Paper Craft Crew challenge!

Carolyn Lindenmayer
Carolyn LindenmayerAustralia
04/01/2017 07:58:35 #

Joanne, that's an awesome card.  I love all the gold glimmer on this.  Thanks for joining us this week at the Paper Craft Crew.  Carolyn xx

Deborah Smart
Deborah SmartCanada
05/01/2017 03:31:41 #

Now that's how you dress for a celebration!  What an adorable owl, Joanne. You certainly nailed our 'Black Tie Gala'  challenge with the Paper Craft Crew. - Deborah

Pam Staples
Pam StaplesUnited States
08/01/2017 03:20:47 #

WOW!  Joanne, amazing card.  The owl is stunning!  You definitely rocked the "Black Tie Gala" theme for the Paper Craft Crew.  It is always wonderful seeing your creations.  Thank you for playing along with the Paper Craft Crew and watch for your card to be featured on the Top Pick post.

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