A hoot for Christmas

In exactly 1 month today it will be Christmas day! I spotted this awesome hamper of Christmas china on my travels. Mmmm Christmas dinner......

2 weeks have flown by and it is time for my fortnightly design team post for Visible Image.

 I know I am not supposed to have a favourite from the new release but I really do love the 

Night Owl set. 

Today I wanted to show how awesome he looks on a Christmas card. I also teamed him up with some Christmas leaves using Erika's Maple

  and a sentiment from Go to Christmas words (sold out for this year on the Visible Image website but still available from lots of stockists). 

This is what I got up to;

I sprayed some pewter distress ink and and pumice stone distress oxide sprays onto black card and die cut some trees using white glitter card.

 I stamped the owl, coloured him in using Zig watercolour pens and cut him out. I added Glossy accents to his eyes and beak (which you can see in the final photos). I stamped and embossed some of the medium size leaves from Erika's maple onto inky mop up card from my stash and cut them out.

 I die cut silver and white stars and stamped Merry Christmas and cut it out. 

I then added these elements to the background. 

To finish off my card I added my owl, using sticky foam pads under the tips of his wings to give him some extra dimension.

Here he is. 

with some close ups

and one last shot

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge anything goes
Penny Black and more 3/3 Christmas
Addicted to stamps 2/3 anything goes
Try it on Tuesday 2/3 Cold, cold, cold

Unicorn challenge 2/3 Christmas/winter

Christmas at sweet stampin 1/3 trees

Simon says stamp Wednesday Starry starry night

Dragonfly dreams Christmas/winter

The Funkie Junkie boutique blog Lovely leaves

Addicted to stamps and more 1/3 Holiday

All the Visible Image links can be found here;

Visible Image group page on Facebook. Our friendly Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you there. You will see lots of gorgeous makes by the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity.

The main Visible Image Facebook page is here; there are regular giveaways...open world wide.

And the shop web site is here; where all their gorgeous stamps and stencils can be purchased.

REMEMBER their Black Friday sale is ON NOW with up to 70% off stamps and stencils. Just click the link here

This really is a wonderful new release (there are even savings on this release in the sale) and I know a lot of people are also hoping they have been on Santa's nice list this year 😉

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x