Thursday, August 11, 2011

VC Rocks August Blog Hop - Punches Galore

(The hop officially starts on Saturday, August 13 at 10AM EST, so come back if you're here before then!)

It's time for the final VC Rocks blog hop of the season.  It's hard to believe VC is almost over for the year!  But, before we have to say goodbye, we have time for one last fabulous blog hop.  If you've been hopping along, you should have arrived from InkPaperStamps with Holly and the Dog.  If you'd like to start at the beginning of the hop, click here.  This time around, we're focusing on our awesome punches.

I am leading a week of day camp with a Harry Potter theme, so I made a bunch of owl boxes.  The kids will get Owl Post every day!  Fun!


The face is a flap, so you would just lift up the face to access the inside of the box, which is the body.  The face/head is made with the Top Note die for the Big Shot.


The first owl is a barn owl.  He's made with Whisper White card stock for the body, Pretty in Pink for the beak and feet and Basic Black for the eyes.  He is sponged with More Mustard.

The second owl is a Tawny Owl.  It is made with Crumb Cake CS, Barely Banana (retired color) beak and feet and Basic Black eyes.  It is sponged with Chocolate Chip.  I also made a little stencil for the white blaze between his eyes and sponged it with Whisper White craft ink.

The third owl is a Snowy Owl (like Hedwig!).  She is made with Whisper White CS, Basic Black for her beak and feet, and Daffodil Delight, Whisper White and Basic Black for her eyes.  She's sponged with Early Espresso.

AND NOW FOR THE PUNCHES!  I used both scallop circle punches for belly feathers, the small heart for the beaks, 5-petal flower for the feet, and various circle punches for the eyes.

I used our white gel pen to add accents to the eyes and beaks on all the owls.  They were all glued together with Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive (love it!).

The directions for the box body are as follows:

5.5" x 7.5"
Put your CS horizontally on your Simply Scored.
Score at 3" and 4.5".
Turn CS vertically and score at 1.5" and 4"

Holding the CS horizontally, cut the two vertical lines from the edge to the score line.  You should make four cuts.  If you like (and I do), you can cut a small triangle out of the center flap so that it is better hidden when you assemble your box.

Fold on all score lines and assemble your box.

I had to make little hinges for the backs of the heads so they would sit properly.  I just folded up some scrap CS (about 1.75" long, 0.5" wide) and made little triangles.  I glued two on the back of each to hold the head on.

I hope you like my owls!  I'm quite pleased with them, myself.  I especially hope my campers like them!  I think they'll have fun getting messages from Hogwarts professors all week.

Your next stop on the hop is Stampin' Stace.  I'm sure she'll have something great to share!

Happy Hopping-
Shari

25 comments:

  1. I'll tell YOU hwhut, I love these here owls. Are they considered a gaggle, herd, clutter or what when you get a bunch of owls? I just had to google this (I love playing around on the computer) and found out it is called a parliament of owls. Don't I sound like Cliff Clavin from Cheers? Anyway, I digress. These here owls are doggone (woof) cute.

    Roscoe with help from my mommy

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  2. Oh my goodness Shari!! I love these!! We are planning a HP movie day with our home school group, and I am thinking I'll make these for each of the boys that come. Between these and the cool wands we are making - it'll be the best HP day ever. :) Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Now this is just adorable--a whole flock of darling owls! Bet the kids love 'em. . . .

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  4. OMG I love owls. Barn owl is my favorite!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Wow! I love Harry Potter and these are SO precious! Thanks for sharing directions too!

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  6. WHO WHO did a cute owl...YOU DID! LOVE HARRY POTTER

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  7. omgosh, these are so cute, and I can even make them!

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  8. These are a hoot (sorry, I couldn't resist)! I must make these for my MIL, who just loves all things owl-ly. You are such a clever girl!

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  9. You've ruined me! I'm gonna be making owls for weeks now! The kid has seen these and she's now all over a HP themed party! They are ADORABLE!

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  10. What a cute owl! Love that you did 3 different kinds. Thanks for the tutorial!

    Robbie

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  11. Love your owls. You must be an owl expert.
    www.cleverandcute.blogspot.com

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  12. These owls are great, i cannot wait to give them a try.

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  13. These are too cute -They look like little barn owls.-I think one of these would look cute placed in a frame for a side table for the autumn season :-) Thanks for sharing

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  14. Love your owls - so cute. Barn owls are my faves (I love to watch the owl cams online every year). Thanx for sharing another creative blog post! Hugs, Sassy

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  15. What a fun idea for your camp! The owls are so cute! Thanks for the directions!

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  16. Great idea for camp!! So fun and cute!! :)

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  17. these are great and a great idea to use at camp too....thanks

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  18. The owls are so cute! Owl Post everyday, what an excellent idea. Sounds like your HP camp will be loads of fun.

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  19. Shari, I know those little wizards will love them. I think you are just so darn creative. You even took the time to add in a bit of Owl education in there for them. Good job in creating the hinge to fit the top what a Cleaver Girl you are!!

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  20. Great job on the different types of owls. These are so cute! I know your campers will love them.

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  21. Too, too cute! I bet the campers loved them! TFS!

    Cindy Ferenz
    Proud Parent of 2 Soldiers

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  22. These are absolutely wonderful. I will have to make these for my grandkids

    Carlyn Ray

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  23. These little guys are absolutely adorable!!! Thanks for sharing.

    Kym

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  24. ooooh, love Harry Potter and these owls are so cute, Shari, and thanks for the tutorial.

    hugs,

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  25. Oh Shari, these owls are super. Love all three of them. Guess this is on my list to CASE. thanks for sharing.

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