Valentine's Special Delivery from {heart} Owl

For Valentines this year I wanted to make something extra special for my dh; 2008 was a rough year for him professionally - a full rollercoaster ride - but it has made our relationship stronger.

I made a few projects that I still need to take more pictures of, but for now I want to show you one of the things I made for him, all thanks to Jen C, a very talented lady who sees things in one more dimension than the rest of us :) and is a wiz with Cricut Design Studio. I first saw this mailbox on her blog post {Brain Things....}: You've Got Mail! I asked her for the cut file and she was gracious enough to send it to me. I told her I would post once I got it done :)...

I fell in love with the owl in the Storybook Cartridge and knew I had to use it while keeping the look masculine. I used some pink bubbles for the eyes - love fill eyes :). The pattern paper is from a Martha Stewart paper pad I happened to find at Walmart.

Isn't Jen's cut file just simply amazing??? It cut beautifully and just perfect for a love note inside :) Visit her blog {Brain Things....} to take a look at the rest of her amazing creations!

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Other Side:

I will post the matching card when I take the pics :)

Supplies:
Mailbox - cut using Jen cut file from her blog post {Brain Things....}: You've Got Mail!
Owl - cut at 2 1/4" using Cricut Storybook Cartridge
Branch - cut twice using Cricut Storybook Cartridge with the help of Design Studio to size the height
Foilage- cut twice using Cricut Storybook Cartridge
Envelopes- cut at 1 1/2'' using Cricut Doodlecharm Cartridge border feature
"S.W.A.K" - from Impression Obsession Heartlines stamp set
Blue double sided paper from Martha Stewart Playful Blue Paper Pad from Walmart