Punch Art Squirrel

The owl punch can be used to create many more things other than owls, including this squirrel!  Here's how to make him:

*Punch the owl, trim off his feet and make a slight indention in the bottom where his teeth will be.  The teeth are just a white scrap.
*Use the punch again to create his eyes and nose.
*Use the small flower from the Boho Blossoms punch for his hands.  Trim off all but 3 little scallops.
*Use the Word Window punch, trimmed, to make his arm.
*His tail is made from the Scallop punch and his body is made from the Extra Large Oval punch.

The sentiment is from the Made for You stamp set and punched with the retired small oval.  The acorns are from the Wonderfall stamp set and cut out by hand.  I used the brayer to ink the Woodgrain embossing folder before running through the Big Shot with the card base. 

Stamps:  Wonderfall, Made for You
Ink:  Soft Suede
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Neutrals DSP
Other:  Woodgrain embossing folder, brayer, Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon in Soft Suede (retired), small oval punch (retired), Large Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Scallop punch


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Stamping on the Embossing Folder

Do you see how the little butterflies look like they are behind the flowers?  It is actually quite simple to achieve this look.  Your first step is to stamp directly onto the embossing folder, on the flat side, not the raised part.  Carefully close the folder around your paper and run through the Big Shot.  Ta-da!  The butterflies (or whatever you stamp) are now behind the embossed image.

I thought this card needed a little more color, so I used sponge daubers to add ink to the flowers and stems.  Then I added some pearls to the centers of the flowers.

Stamps:  Papillon Potpourri, Three Little Words (retired)
Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Pool Party, Certainly Celery
Paper:  Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant
Other:  Pearls, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Sponge Daubers, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Big Shot

Rock and Roll Technique

These cards use the rock-n-roll technique.  Using a flower stamp Mixed Bunch stamp set, I first inked the entire surface with the lighter color.  Then, using a contrasting darker color, I gently "rocked and rolled" the outside of the stamp on a darker ink pad.  For the center, I used a blender pen to remove the lighter ink color, and then a marker in the darker color to fill in the middle.

Stamp sets:  Mixed Bunch, Just Believe, With All My Heart (retired)
Inks and Card Stocks:  Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight/Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight/ Pink Pirouette and Perfect Plum/Certainly Celery and Tempting Turquoise; Leaves are either Lucky Limeade or Certainly Celery
Other:  Blossom Punch, Blossom Petal Builder Punch, Finial Press and Lacy Brocade Embossing folders, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Lucky Limeaide, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Certainly Celery, Polka Dot Grograin Ribbon in Melon Mambo (retired)

Thanks to SU! demonstrator Jen Sannes for the inspiration for this card!