Hello Maja fans & friends! Nancy Hanttula here, back again to share a mixed-media project I created with the gorgeous Walking in the Forest paper collection. I love the Fall and I love owls. The Walking in the Forest collection is rich with the gorgeous tones of a beautiful Fall day. I knew this paper was going to be perfect to create an owl inspired project. I started by choosing my background paper…and because I wanted to create a night-time sky, I chose the dark blue paper aptly named, Jeans. Next, I chose a lighter colored paper (Autumn poem) for my actual tree so that it would provide a nice contrast to the dark background. I roughly sketched out my tree onto the Autumn poem paper ….. …and then cut it out. Then, I stamped onto the tree trunk and limbs and inked the edges to add dimension. I punched out several leaf shapes from the beautiful papers, using a variety of prints. (papers used for the leaves included: Autumn in the Air, Autumn poem, Teal Socks, Cozy Scarf, & Mountain Ash) I sketched out my basic owl onto white cardstock. After sketching out the owl, I cut it out so that I could use it as my pattern. I then pieced my owl together and positioned it on the lower tree branch. To create my owl’s eyes, I used my McGill starburst punch. I wanted to add some extra texture and dimension to my owl, so I drew a border onto the edges of the owl using a pencil. I then pierced holes along the pencil line.
Then, I erased the pencil line and hand-stitched details onto my owl.
I also added some stitched details to the wing.
I wanted to add some “patchwork” type details to the piece as well.
And there you have the basic construct of this project.
Walking in the Forest paper used for this project included: Jeans, Autumn poem, Flannel Shirt (words), Fresh Air, Knitted Sweater, Autumn in the Air, Cozy Scarf, Teal Socks, Mountain Ash, & Die Cut Sheet.
Other supplies used for this project included: Ink: CTMH, Staz-On, & Ranger; Stencils from The Crafter’s Workshop, & Crate Paper; acrylic stamps from CTMH, Kaisercraft, Stampendous, & Prima; black pearl dots from Prima; punches from Martha Stewart, EK Success, & McGill.
Thanks for looking! and I hope this has inspired you to create something today!
What a work of art.Just love it!
Oh my…that is so cute. I just love this! Very creative!