Stars and Stamps Rebel Challenges #4 and #9

Well, it started becoming obvious that I won’t be able to complete all nine of the Stars and Stamps Blog Rebel Challenges before Thursday’s deadline.  So for this card, I’ve combined two challenges.  Yvonne at Penguin Papers asked OWHers to make a card using bright colors, and Sheila at 2 Paw Prints challenged us to make a card with an owl on it (with a bonus if a punny sentiment was used).  So I figured why not go whimsical rather than realistic and make card with a brightly colored owl?

I paper pieced Opal Owl using various papers from Basic Grey (and I guess that makes this card eligible for Sherry’s paper piecing challenge, too, as well as this week’s Splitcoaststampers Technique Lovers’ Challenge).  The layout was strongly inspired by Sweet Stop Sketch #157 but I stretched out the sketch to a rectangle,  substituted the owl for the circular focal point, and shifted the focal point toward the left so I’d have room for the sentiment banner.

I just think this would be a really cute card for one of our heroes to send home to his or her child.  What do you think?

Supplies:
Digital Images: Opal Owl, Owl Sentiments 2 (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi (Stampin’ Up); papers from Ambrosia and Blitzen collections (Basic Grey)
Ink: printer ink
Other: flowers (Prima Marketing); mini brads (Making Memories); Plaid embossing folder (Sizzix)