"Well OWL Be" Heather Lynn's 1st Blog Hop

Welcome to the Highly Anticipated

"Well OWL Be"

it's Heather Lynn's 1st Blog Hop

If you have arrived here from

Avery's blog Iowa Craft Girl , then you are in the right place. 
If you just stumbled into the hop and want

to start from the beginning, go HERE! 

Today is the day that Heather Lynn's 

love for everything OWLS is showcased

through the creative talent of her friends

at each Blog Hop Stop!

If you love OWLS as much as Heather does,

you won't want to miss a single project.

Each person in the hop has dedicated their

time to creating any project they wanted

as long as it included OWLS!

There are some wonderful prizes up for grabs along the way, too .....
in fact, I've got a little blog candy just for you!!

Since my latest passion is mixed media art, I'm sharing some of my go to items with you!! 

My prize pack includes: a canvas pad, stamps, rubons, ribbons and of course oil pastels. 

To enter my giveaway, you'll have to do the following:

1. Be a Follower

2. Leave me a comment & be sure to let me know you're a follower

3. Share the bloggie love with all my "Well Owl Be" blogger friends

My giveaway will be open through the weekend and I will choose a winner on Monday, June 25, 2012 using Random.org :D

Now here is the *** GRAND PRIZE ***

Heather Lynn, the Hostess with the Mostest,

is offering up this fabulous Grand Prize

to 1 Lucky Follower

In order to be eligible to win the GRAND PRIZE above,

you must do the following:

1. Be a follower of each Blog on the Hop

2. Leave a comment at each Blog on the Hop

3.  Once you have finished, please return to Heather Lynn's blog Random Recipes, Paper Crafts, and Photos by HL and leave a comment stating you have done both!

So Are You Ready For a Little OWL Fun........
well then check out my project :D 

This is a 11x14 Mixed Media Canvas called "Dreams II".  My inspiration was a little stuffed owl I found on Pinterest by Skunkboy Creatures.  I decided to make my own paper pieced version.  Once I cut out all the pieces, I inked them up with some TH Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. 

My background is made up of various patterned papers from my scrap bins.  When I'm working on a mixed media piece, I always reach for my scraps.  It's a really great way to use them up.  Once the adhesive was dry, I washed over the edges with some Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic in Brilliant Purple to kind of give a twilight effect.  Next, I set my little lady in place and started layering her up with beautiful flourishes and flowers for some dimension.

I used some buttons for her eyes, Recollections Rhinestone Embellishments and a chipboard heart just for fun.  Her cute little banner is by K&Company.

The quote I used reads:

"Every great Dream begins with a dreamer.

Always remember, you have within you

the Strength, the Patience,

and

the Passion

to reach for the stars

to change the world."

Harriet Tubman

I really enjoyed working on this project and I hope you liked as much as I do! 

Be sure to hop on over to the Wonderful & Incredibly Talented, Melissa K at

Peace, Love, Joy, and Paper!!

  

Here is the HOP Lineup in case you get lost along the way

Heather Lynn - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

Jessica S - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

Julie K - http://3girljam.blogspot.com/

Avery - http://iowacraftgirl.blogspot.com/

Norma G. - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

Melissa K - http://kelseymel.blogspot.com/

Heather E. - http://craftymamaof2heve.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Jessica E - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook Joe - http://scrapbookjoeblog.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Paula D. - http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Erica - http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Heather Lynn - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to enter the giveaways!!