What a Hoot - Back to School Card

Here's a peekaboo card I made with the August Stamp of the Month, What a Hoot. It's such a cute stamp set and I decided to do some paper piecing with it.

I wanted to make a bunch of these so I worked in steps to set up all the components, assembly line style.

I used Close To My Heart's Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I actually had to spritz my Saddle cardstock with a bit of water before embossing because I had some cracking when it was just dry. I haven't have this issue with other colors of cardstock and other embossing plates from Close To My Heart but it was an easy fix and I like how it turned out. After embossing, I sponged Chocolate ink o my cardstock to highlight the texture.

I love how the Close to My Heart embossing plates are large. I can make a quick and elegant top fold card by just embossing my card front.

Next, I used my Nestabilities Circles and cut out some Pear cardstock circles.

After adhering these to the Woodgrain embossed cardstock, I cut smaller circles through both layers to create my peekaboo hole.

Here are my owl pieces. I love paper piecing since it's a good technique to use up scraps!

I ended up printing my sentiment onto Buttercup cardstock (now retired, so I'm using it up!).  I also used Buttercup as my card base. Here is most of my "assembly line," including the backing for my peekaboo circle.

The finished products!

Since I'm mailing these, I didn't want them to be too bumpy but I still wanted some dimension. I added a hole punch on either side of the sentiment and then added Liquid Glass on top to give the look of a brad. Here's a closer view.

If you're interested in purchasing, What a Hoot, it is only available in August for $17.95 or $5 with a $50 purchase. Click here to see the stamp set!

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