When I announced my new Etsy shop, my friend Laura asked if I could do custom orders. Sure, I replied, I’m always up for a challenge! Her mother loves owls, and she wanted to know if I could make a Mother’s Day card with owls on it. Of course, I answered right away, knowing full well I had no owl stamps, no super cute owl chipboard shapes (from the On Board So Tweet set), or even any owl rub-ons (from the Bright Delights pack). (We had this entire conversation on Twitter, by the way. You can follow me here.) So I started thinking… owls… owls… And I came up with two cards!

For the first card I used the owl print paper in the Good Morning Sunshine Pack of Designer Series Paper. It was the one owl item I actually did have!

cimg7773Stamps: All Holidays
Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Accessories: Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Slot Punch, Corner Rounder, Top Note Bigz Die

For the second card I used the amazing owl made of punches that I found on Dawn Griffith’s blog. She even has video tutorial on how to make it! It turned out so cute!

cimg7772Stamps: All Holidays
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon,  1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Round Tab Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Crop-a-Dile, Sponge Daubers, White Gel Pen

Laura loved them both. So yes, I take custom orders, no matter how tricky they may be!