Happy OWL-Oween Card For Just Us Girls #843

I'm thrilled to be the October Guest Designer on the Just Us Girls Challenge blog, and today I have a card following the Die Week: Halloween theme. I hope you will join the fun and link up your own Halloween cards featuring dies here: "Just Us Girls" Challenge. The challenge runs from October 1-7.

For my card, I chose some spooky pattern paper that features branches and trimmed it to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8. I adhered it to a panel of black cardstock that I trimmed to A2 size: 4 1/4 by 5 1/2. Then I set to work die cutting the pieces for my owl and the words for my sentiment.

For the owl, I used white and black cardstock and ink blended the white cardstock pieces with Altenew's Tranquil Reflections fresh dye ink collection. Then I adhered all the little pieces together and popped up the assembled owl using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I strategically placed him to look like he's perched on a branch from the pattern paper. 

For the sentiment, I die cut "happy Halloween" using dies from the now-closed company Top Dog Dies. I trimmed off the first part of the word "Halloween" and die cut the letters to spell out "OWL" using a die in Altenew's Creative Cuts: EZ Arrangement: Antique Leaves die set. I adhered the words and letters to the card front to finish the card. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Moments: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 10/12/26)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with critters (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Halloween Crafts All Year 'Round: ATG Halloween (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: Come on Get Spooky (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Trick or Treat (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG Fall (ends at the end of the month)

little red wagon: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 10/7/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option to use die cuts (ends 10/12/26)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: ATG (1/2; ends 10/24/26)

Word Power: ATG with words as the focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Pick 3 Challenge: Halloween, bird, brown (1/6; ends 10/18/26)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6:22-26