Welcome to the latest project in my DIY Wedding Gift Extravaganza! So far I've shared the bridal shower card and gift . This post is all about the card that accompanied the wedding gift.

I was browsing Pinterest for wedding card ideas and noticed these owls kept popping up. They are just so adorable, I had to use them!





Too bad I didn't own the punch. Determined to make a card with the owls, I did a little more research. What I discovered gave me hope for my card. The owls were from Stampin Up. Oh lucky me!





The women in my family all order from Stampin Up! on a regular basis. That means there is a VERY high chance that at least one of them will have any supply I ever need. All it took was one call to Grandma and I was ready to go.





Today's tip: Use your network. You don't have to own every single item in the catalog to make great crafts. Borrowing from others is a great way to expand your supply pool without increasing costs or wasting valuable space in your already cramped craft room.





Materials:





Cardstock (White, purple, navy/black, beige, brown - all from Stampin Up)

Owl punch (Stampin Up)

Sparkles (Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin Up)

Two-Way Glue (Martha Stewart, Michaels)

Gold ribbon (Michaels)

Pearl jewels (Stampin Up)

Stamp for sentiment + Black stamp pad (Stampin Up)

Dimensionals (Stampin Up)





How to make the card:





1. Start by putting the owls together. The punch includes all the necessary shapes to create the cuties. Just punch them out in brown, beige/white and black/blue, then glue the eyes and clothes onto the bodies with the Two-Way glue.





I wanted my owls to look like a bride and groom so I decorated them! The bride got some sparkle and a pearl on her dress.





Snazzy-fying the groom took a little more work. I started by cutting a small triangle to create his shirt, then using two hearts (they are a part of the punch) and a pearl, I created his bow tie. To finish it off I used the extra blue dots to make his buttons.





3. Next, cut the paper. The purple cardstock should be cut to the standard card size (8.5x11 cardstock cut in half, then folded in half). The white sheet should be trimmed to about 1/4" shorter and thinner than the purple base.





4. The last step before gluing it all together is to make the ellipse for the birds to sit on. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out a scalloped ellipse and a regular ellipse to fit inside. Easy as pie.





5. Add a sentiment

I used "Curvy Verses" from Stampin Up

to the bottom right corner

of the white paper, then tape all the pieces together.





The order I taped them together in...

Glue ribbon to the white paper, then glue to the purple base.

Next, glue ellipses together.

Glue owls onto the ellipses

Attach ellipses to the card using dimensionals.

And you're done!



