Birthday Steampunk Owl Wishes with Bonnie Garby

[Bonnie Garby]

Hey crafty friends. Bonnie from Make Time to Craft here today and I'm sharing what is supposed to be a masculine card for a teenage boy. I struggle so much with cards for guys and I'm not really all that psyched about this one, but it wasn't terrible, so I thought I'd share it anyway. We are all our own worst critics, right? Anyway, I used some really cool dies on this card from Cheery Lynn Designs.

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I pulled out my stash of Distress Ink and Distress Oxide Ink papers to find a nice brown for the owl. I backed the paper with Stick It adhesive and cut it out. I also added some wiggle eyes for fun. I also used part of the Ivy Corner Flourish as a place for my owl to sit.

Cheery Lynn Dies used:
B383 Owls with Gears
B315 Ivy Corner Flourish
M7 Oval Classic Sm Silver Stacker
XM7 Oval

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I stamped the birthday sentiment and then cut it out with the oval dies. I wrapped some burlap string around the top of the card and mounted the sentiment over that. I also added some burlap string loops to the top of the sentiment. I wanted to continue the steampunk type theme so I also added some gear embellishments from Really Reasonable Ribbon to finish it off.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today. For more information on the other products used, please visit my Make Time to Craft Blog.

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