CASology Week #163: Moon

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Hello and happy Tuesday.  It's time for another challenge at CASology.  Our cue word this week is MOON.  I immediately thought of some owls hanging out together, with a big full moon in the background.  I cut a circle out of a piece of computer paper to use as a mask, and sponged Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed Distress inks within the circle to create my moon.

I stamped and die cut my owls and colored them with Copics, then perched them on a branch in front of my moon.  Hard to see in this picture, but the black parts of the owl eyes are coated with black WOS for a shimmery look.

Now, it's your turn.  How are you inspired by MOON?  I hope you play along this week. Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

I am also linking up at a few more challenges this week:

Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes, Happy Little Stampers CAS Colouring, and Time Out #39: Make Your Mark.

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

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross 
Hannelie Bester 

Hazel Hodgkins

Jen Wills 

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino 

Kimberly Wiener

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer: 

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Muse #71 and Cards for Danny

When I saw this darling card by Marion Vagg for the Muse #71 Challenge, I knew exactly what I would make for my daughter's 15th birthday tomorrow.  She is nuts about owls, and I loved Marion's card so much, I didn't change much at all.

Here is my card.  I made a hand drawn frame--never done that before, and then paper pieced the owl and branch from Paper Smooches Hooties.  I'll also link this up at Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge.

I'll bet you are surprised not to see a card for the PTI blog hop.  I have been so busy and just did not have time to make anything.  And, the little crafting time I had yesterday was spent making these two cards for a 5 year old boy who is gravely ill.  His big wish is to get a lot of birthday cards with is name on them.  His birthday cards from me will be late, as his birthday is today, but I imagine he will still be happy to receive birthday mail.  Here is a link to his story, if you would like to read more and perhaps send him a card, too.

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Two Cards for Saturday

Well, things have calmed down here on the old blog....trying to get back to normal after all of those incredible PTI Anniversary Challenges.  Today, I inked up a brand new Paper Smooches set that came in a couple of days ago--Hooties--and it is so cute and perfect for paper piecing.  I used some new patterned SU paper that I ordered off clearance, and the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch CTS#64.  I am entering this card in the challenge at Paper Smooches to create something new that is FUN and CUTE. 

I also had a chance to play along with this month's One-Layer Simplicity Challenge #2:  Can You Repeat That?  I used the dress form image from PTI, stamped in a rainbow of colors.  I tried coloring my own bling using Copic markers for the very first time, and I cannot believe how easy it is to get the perfect color of bling.  I really love these one layer challenges, and hope to play again before the month is out.

The challenge at Simon Says Stamp Monday is We Love Stamps (and I really and truly do), so I will be entering both of these cards over there as well.

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