Today I’m celebrating autumn and Halloween over at A Vintage Journey with a double-sided tag featuring the Arthur Thinlits from Tim Holtz, as you can see my ghostly owl is having fun playing Peek a Boo!

I used some Tim Holtz Poster Card to create my double-sided tag and added a metal eyelet to reinforce the hole using a Crop-A-Dile punch. My plan was to create the owl peeking out of the hollow of the tree and then appearing to say “boo!” so both sides of the tag were created in the same way except for the owl of course (grin!).

First I applied some white gesso to the backgrounds and then to form the hollow of the tree for my owl to hide in I stuck an oval piece of Tim Holtz Halloween Collage Paper onto the tag using matte gel medium. I coloured the collage paper black using a Faber-Castell Big Brush marker and then edged it with Ranger Texture paste to give it a 3D look. When Dry, I coloured the texture paste with Dark Sepia and Black Faber-Castell markers and defined the inside edges of the hollow using a white UniBall gel pen to add depth. Next I created a wood effect using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and matte gel medium by dragging the ink pad vertically over the background and then applying matte gel medium vertically over the top. When dry, I added more detail to the woodgrain using the Dark Sepia and Sanguine Big Brush markers and a black Uni Pin marker smudging the inks with my finger.

Next I die cut some ivy leaves from black paper using a Garden Greens Thinlits set from Tim Holtz. They are stuck in place using matte gel medium and when dry I edged the leaves with the white gel pen to give them more definition; I like the spooky look.

The autumnal leaves were created using another Tim Holtz Thinlits set called Fall Foliage; they were cut from some white paper that I coloured using Yellow, Sandstone, Orange, Brilliant Red, Moss Green and Dark Brown Colourcraft Brushos.

For the owls and branches, I used the Arthur Thinlits die set; cutting the owl pieces from different coloured papers, edging them with some Black Soot Distress Ink using a blending tool and then piecing them altogether. For the “Peek A …” owl, I cut out the eyes and stuck them in place and edged them with some collage paper so they looked like the owl was peeking out of the hollow.

As you can see the naughty owl jumped out of the hollow onto the branch to say “Boo!”. Once the owl was pieced together, I coloured the small feather detail using the white gel pen or a pencil. To finish, I added the wording which I die cut from orange paper using a Sizzix Thinlit alphabet die set.
Please pop over to A Vintage Journey where you’ll find some fabulous tags created by my fellow Creative Guides too and don’t forget there is still another week to join our Numbers challenge too.

I recently bought these cute owls from the supermarket when I was food shopping, I thought that they’d make a lovely addition to my autumnal and winter displays – aren’t they adorable!

Of course, I based the design of the ghostly white owl that is on my tag on this one although he is more cute than grumpy (grin!).
I hope that you are staying safe and well!
Thanks for joining me today! If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.
Here is a list of all the materials used to create this double-sided tag:
- Tim Holtz idea-ology (Pocket Cards #TH93208)
- Pébéo White Gesso
- Tim Holtz idea-ology Collage Paper (Halloween #TH93727)
- Liquitex Matte Gel Medium
- Faber-Castell Big Brush Marker (Black 199, Dark Sepia 175 B, Sanguine 233 B)
- Ranger Texture Paste
- Uniball Signo Gel Pen (White)
- Uni Pin Fine Line Marker (Black 0.1mm)
- Leon X-Large Coloured Paper (Black, Orange, Light Blue, Dark Blue, Beige)
- Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits (Garden Green 661206, Fall Foilage 660955, Arthur 664730)
- Recycled white paper
- Colourcraft Brusho Colours (Yellow, Sandstone, Orange, Brilliant Red, Moss Green, Dark Brown)
- Craft Sensations (Luxury Cardstock with Linen Texture CR0240/GE)
- Stix2 Glue Dots
- Recycled grey and lined paper from old diary
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot)
- Spectrum Aqua Marker (Topaz)
- Pritt Stick
- Sizzix Thinlits Die Set by Sophie Guilar (Doodle Alphabet & Numbers #663408)
- American Crafts We R Memory Keepers (Crop-A-Dile and Standard Eyelets 41582-4)
Challenges I’m so pleased to join in the fun over at Tag Tuesday and their All Hallow’s Eve challenge with my ghostly owl tag – Boo! I’m joining in the fun over at Country View Challenges and their Halloween challenge with my Peek-a-Boo owl tags. I’m also pleased to join the LTSCB #138 – Fall Back over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog with my Halloween tag. I’m so pleased to be able to join in the Anything Goes over at Paperbabe Stamps with my fun double-sided tag. I’m also joining the Anything Goes challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with my tag too. |
Arthur owl sure has some good camouflage. He doesn’t look happy about something, but he is a great die cut. Great tag too Jo. I like it. And I also like those cute owls you got at the grocery store. I wish my market sold such cute things. I bet they add some interest and cuteness to your fall decorations. Have a super rest of your week. Hugs-Erika
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Love those black leaves! I agree, spooky! Great tags all around, XXO.
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Omg, it’s spooky and cute at the same time! Perfect hHlloween journal. Happy Halloween weekend, Jo!
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Two fabulous scary tags Jo, and I love the owls you bought, too, so pretty. Thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday, much appreciated! Have wonderful weekend, stay safe!
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I loved how you created these two tags and how you explained how you created them. I was in awe of the fact that one owl was hidden in the hollow of the tree and the other (or same) had jumped out of the hole and onto the branch. They are so cleverly done. and those little owls you purchased made cute inspirations, too.
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Clever and very cute! And thank you for explaining how you created this, too.
The last owl looks one directly in the eye, such a cute face!
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The Peek-a-Boo owls are fun. Reminds me of the Angry Birds. So I had to laugh. The little owls are just too cute. Take care and enjoy your day.
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Very, very cool! I love your imagination!
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What a great bunch of owls! Love the contrast between the white and black owls! Both beautiful and special; wouldn’t know wich is my favorite… Hugs, Gerrina
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These are fabulous Jo, the owl has such attitude doesn’t he! Thanks so much for joining in with our challenge at Country View Crafts and have a very happy Halloween, Sue xx
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I like the way you designed it for both sides. Cool!
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Your design is just so fun and clever Jo! Love your white owl peeking out of the black darkness and then in full glory – what a great find with those cute owls at your super market!
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The owls are awesome and I love your food shopping find
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That’s such fun – I love the reveal as the tag turns and the snowy white owl appears in all his glory! Fabulous Tag Friday tags.
Alison x
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awesome page Jo and I love the owls-hugs Happy Halloween
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Thanks so much Kathy 😀. Happy Halloween! Hugs, Jo x
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Love all your owls especially Arthur! Very clever having Arthur peeking thru the leaves.
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Thanks so much! He makes me smile when I see him peeking through the leaves …lol 😀. I hope you’ve had a lovely weekend and wishing you a happy new week! Hugs, Jo x
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all your owls are the BEST! thanks for linking to tag tuesday! xo
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Wow, your tags are amazing!! And how cute are your clip on owls!! Thanks for joining us at Tag Tuesday.
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The concept is brilliant Jo! And the execution is perfect too… love the texture of the tree and those lovely realistic leaves. And Arthur… of course!
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