Back in 2020, I discovered Gelli Plate printing and I made a lot of sheet of mixed-media colored cardstock to make colorful mono-prints. I stored these prints in a cabinet for years. Now in 2026, I combined a used these prints with pieces of printed scrapbook paper and colored cardstock to make this colorful owl.
Eulalia used acrylic paint for the background. I don't paint with acrylic paint, so I used black Stonehenge watercolor paper instead. I don't have any cardboard to use for the 3D effect, but I used Eulalia's templates to cut the paper into pieces that make up the owl and the pieces for the tree branch. I loved putting this together on the black watercolor paper and using a variety of pens to design patterns on the solid papers.
I loved working on this piece!
Challenge:
https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-202605-may-2026-anything-goes.html
https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-2026-anything-goes-w-optional-twist.html
https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/05/challenge-277-anything-goes-woptional.html
https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2026/05/morgans-artworld-challenge-100.html

5 comments:
Love the owl. The design and your colour and pattern choices are stunning. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner this month. Judy Dt.
Love how the owl pops off of the black. Your patterned paper combos are great!Thanks for accepting the challenge at A Place To Start !
What a great owl! Nice concept, beautifully executed! Thanks for sharing with us at A Place to Start!
Hugz,
Chana
What fun! So glad you joined us at Morgan's ArtWorld.
Wow, I'm impressed Carla!! I absolutely love how beautifully you've combined the papers to create this wonderful owl!! Thank you so much for playing along with 613 Avenue Create. Rosi x
You might also be interested in these two challenge blogs:
The Little Things
Dream Factory
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