Showing posts with label Pursuit fo Happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pursuit fo Happiness. Show all posts

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Owl in the Family

Hello Friends,

Don't you just love Owls? I think they are so majestic but in today's card simply adorable! 
Did you know:
  • Unlike most animals, they have three eyelids: one for blinking, second for sleeping, and third for keeping eyes tidy.
  • Owls don’t have ears as such, but they do have slits on both sides of the head, just behind their facial disks.
  • The female owls are heavier and feistier than the male owls. They can weigh as much as 25% more than the males.
  • Owls can communicate with different sounds.
  • Owls have an exceptional hearing capability. They can hear the movement of their prey from a long distance. Moreover, they can open and close their ears.
  • Even though owls like to live aloof, but interestingly a group of owls is called “Parliament” because owls are considered as the birds with wise character.
  • Owls have long been found in France’s cave paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and in Mayan art, which shows that they have been artistic symbols since the ancient period.
  • Elf owl is the smallest specie of owl, weighing about 31 g and measuring 13.5 cm.
  • The great grey owl is the longest owl that measures between 70 cm to 84 cm, while the similar-sized eagle owls—the eurasian eagle owl and blackiston’s fish owl—are the heaviest ones.
  • The eggs of an owl do not hatch at the same time as they are laid at the intervals of 1 to 3 days.
  • Owls were often associated with the god of death, Aztec.
  • In the hindu mythology, owl is considered as the vahana of goddess Lakshmi.

So on to my card; This is called a center side step card. It's the kind of card you would give to someone to place on their desk at work, so that every time they look at it brings a smile to their face. I made an owl family relaxing in the sunshine. I just love this card!! I hope you do too.



Card Size: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Card Palette: Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Real Red, Wisteria Wonder, and Pumpkin Pie
Stamp Sets: Aviary, Pursuit of Happiness, and Take Care

Monday, October 3, 2011

Monday Challenge 10

Happy Monday,
Here is this week's challenge!!!


Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"
Stamp Sets Used: Fruit and Flowers, and Pursuit of Happiness
Colors Used: Always Artichoke, Whisper White, and Cherry Cobbler
Accessories and Tools used: 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, 5/8" Organza ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots, and square lattice impressions embossing folder.

Marcia's lovely card...


Jessica's pretty card...