CASology Week #174: Owl

This is my second post for today.  If you are looking for my ColourQ post,  please click here.  Oh, and if you haven't toured my craft room yet, click here.  What are you waiting for?

Hello and happy Tuesday.  Time for another challenge at CASology.  This week, our cue word is Owl.  

Some of you may know that I am a bit nutty for owls, mostly because my daughter loves owls.  I have so many owl stamps that it was really difficult to chose just one for this challenge.

I ended up choosing to use one of my Lawn Fawn owls for this card, and stamped him peeking his little owl head into the frames of a film strip.  I colored the owls with Copics, and traced the outline with a T1 marker--I think it gives a little bit of depth to the image.

Now, it's your turn.  How does Owl inspire you?  I hope you play along this week. Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the design team.

We are sponsored this week by Concord & 9th.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Hannelie Bester 

Hazel Hodgkins 

Jen Wills 

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino 

Kimberly Wiener

Kymona Tracey 

Melissa Chipperfield

Ren Loh

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer: Nancy

I am also linking this card up at Lawnscaping #118 In with the Old.

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Three Cards and a Set of Tags

Hello friends.  I'm popping in with a few cards and tags.  I recently ordered Beautiful Day by Altenew and had to play with it the minute it arrived.

I made this card, inspired by the latest challenge at Fusion--the sketch as well as the flowers in the photo.  This stamp is a multi step stamp, and it is so easy to line up--much easier than some others I have.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday challenge Thinking of You.

While I had everything set in my Misti, I made another card.

I am entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge:  Thanks/Thanksgiving.

My next card is a cute little paper pieced number, and I will be sending it to Emily, a little girl battling cancer that Jennifer McGuire is sponsoring a card shower for.

Among other things, Emily likes dark pink and animals, so I created this card for her.  

I am also entering this card at Curtain Call Foxy, and Lawnscaping #110 In with the Old.

Last up are some tags using Avery Elle Let it Snow.  I was inspired by the Avery Elle tags I saw on Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags and am also entering these tags at I Heart Avery Elle Holiday Tags challenge.

I colored the birds witih Prisma Color pencils, and made a set of 8 tags with all different color birds.

That's it for me today.

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Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop

Hello, and thank you for visiting me as part of the Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop.  If you are following the hop, you should be coming to me from Michelle of Hot Wheels, Glue Guns....


I used Winter Bunny and some patterned papers to make a fun winter scene and paper pieced bunny's scarf and sled.

And, you are in for a treat today--lucky you--a bonus card.  I have invited my dear friend Kim of Cupcakes, Cards and Kim to be a guest designer on my blog today.  She was just a smidgen too late to snag a spot on the official hop, so she is posting here with me today.  Here is Kim's adorable card (made with my Sweet Christmas stamps).

I won't keep you.  There is still a lot to see.  Your next stop on the hop is Katie at KB Stamps.  If you get lost, you can always go to Lawnscaping to see the full list of participants.  Make sure to leave comments all along the hop, as Lawnscaping is providing lots and lots of prizes.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Winter Bunny, Critters in the Forest, A Birdie Told Me
Paper:  PTI White, MME Merry Little Christmas
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, HA  Shadow Red Royal
Dies:  Critters in the Forest, A Birdie Told Me, SSS A2 Card Curved Edge
Other:  Copic Markers

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Lawnscaping #63 and Color Throwdown #254

I have not played at Lawnscaping in a very long time.  Since I love one layer cards, I thought this would be a good week to jump right in with their challenge No. 63:  One Layer.  I recently won dies to Critters in the Forest, and thought I could add interest to my one layer card with some masking and a little die cut window.

The front owl is actually stamped on the inside of the card.  I thought this would be a fun way to say 'hi' to my daughter who loves owls.  This will get tucked into her suitcase some time.  She seems to always be packing up and going somewhere to see her friends.

My next card is for this week's Color Throwdown CTD254.  The first time I used my Rainbow Stripes dies, they made me think of a road, and I thought it would be fun to combine these dies with Enjoy the Ride.   I die cut each piece, adhered them on a piece of scrap card stock, fussy cut it all out, and ran it through my Big Shot with the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder that looks like tire tracks.  I paper pieced Soft Stone paper over the headlights and front windshield, and coated them with Glossy Accents.

My daughter and a niece are both going on 16, so whoever makes it to drivers ed first will likely get this card.


Supplies Used (PTI):
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Stamps:  Critters in the Forest, A Birdie Told Me, Quinn's ABC's
Paper:  White
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Vintage Sepia
Other:  Critters in the Forest Die, Inktense Water Color Pencils

You Did It
Stamps:  Enjoy the Ride
Paper:  White, Kraft, Harvest Gold, Limeade Ice, Aqua Mist, Blueberry Sky, Soft Stone
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Dies:  Rainbow Stripe, Enjoy the Ride, Double Ended Banner, CB Embossing Folder, Glossy Accents

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Lawnscaping #49 and Just Us Girls #170

Happy Birthday Lawnscaping!  I have a birthday card for this week's Lawnscaping Challenge No. 49 that uses 4 different Lawn Fawn sets.  I think this is a first for me with Lawn Fawn.  I used a sketch from Just Us Girls Challenge #170.  This is my first time playing along at JUGs.  I saw this sketch out in blogland, and couldn't resist.

Supplies Used: 
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn:  Belinda's Borders, A Birdie Told Me, Smitty's ABC's, Critters in the Forest
Paper:  PTI White, Simply Chartreuse 
Ink:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse
Other:  PTI Sunshine Impression Plate

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Lawnscaping #45

I've been meaning to play in another Lawnscaping Challenge, and this week's challenge to 'use something you haven't used in a while' was just the nudge I needed.  I've been meaning to paper piece the tree in Critters in the Forest and create a cute little forest scene ever since I bought that set.

I stamped that tree three times, and then cut each section out.  I raised each tier one level with dimensionals. I used patterned papers from American Crafts  Merrimint, which I picked up at Target.  I am so excited that Target is now selling some really great crafting supplies. I did not put a sentiment on the card.  I'll put something on the inside when I actually use the card.


Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Critters in the Forest, Winter Owl
Paper:  PTI White, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, American Crafts Merrimint
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Other:  PTI In the Meadow Dies

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CAS(E) This Sketch #1 and Make it Monday

I have a quick post for a new challenge this week called CAS(E) this Sketch.  Here is the sketch:

I thought this sketch was very fun and easy to work with.  I finally settled on this little owl from Lawn Fawn's Critters in the Forest.  I used some Pure Poppy patterned paper to piece a few bits for this birthday owl.

There is lots of PTI goodness on this card, as well, so I decorated the inside and am entering it into this week's Make it Monday #86:  The Inside Edition.

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Critters in the Woods, Say it Loud, PTI Wonderfully Whimsical, Think Big Favorites, Heart 2 Heart
Paper:  PTI Kraft, Pure Poppy Pattern
Ink:  Momento Rich Cocoa
Other:  Lil Inkers Balloon Die

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