You're A Hoot Owl Cards - Set of Four

Hello peeps!  Today I have a set of four cute little owl cards to share with you. 

You can read all about these cards and get stamp and technique details, as well as a 15% discount until May 8th, on my post at the Technique Junkies blog.

I hope to see you over at the TJ blog.  And while you are there, be sure to check out the TJ blog hop, which was Tuesday.  

I appreciate you stopping by today.  I always enjoy your comments.  

Enjoy your day!

Blessings,
 

I Love You More Than Candy Corn Halloween Card

Greetings!  I thought I would post a card I made for the Impression-Obsession Challenge . 

The challenge theme at IO is 'You're an animal.'  Owls are animals, yes?  And I just adore these cute little Impression-Obsession owl stamps (B7800 Owl on Hat and D7801 Owl on Head.  I stamped, colored them with Copics, then fussy-cut them and layered them onto a die cut heart (die unknown).  It is actually two stamps, which I stacked.  The verse is also Impression-Obsession (A14476) More Than Candy Corn.  

I added some Simon Says Stamp Assorted Moonshine sequins, and layered the heart on an A2 card, layered with some candy corn designer paper and a strip of purple.  
I added some feathers and a pretty shimmery orange ribbon and bow for a whimsical touch.

This will be our halloween card for my six year old granddaughter.  Now I have to make one for her older sister.

I also added this card to the Falliday Fest Challenge at SplitCoastStampers HERE.

NOW for some news I've been waiting to tell you, which will explain why I haven't posted much here in the past four weeks.  (don't worry, I'm back)!   I am now on the Dirty Dozen Design Team for SplitCoastStampers!  I received an email about four weeks ago from Lydia, asking me if I would be interested in being on the design team.  It really took me by surprise!  I am honored and delighted to represent SCS.  I have been working furiously, making cards for the October theme challenge (Creepy Crawlies), and learning the 'behind the scenes' ropes.  Mine and the other 11 Dirty Dozen design team members six cards each will be posted in the October theme gallery.  The monthly theme challenge is available to be viewed and entered by SplitCoastStamper Fan Club members.  The other galleries are open to anyone.  Here is a link to the Splitcoaststampers site.  I hope you will stop by to see all the amazing cards.  
SCS is a fun community, with daily, weekly, and monthly challenges, tutorials, and hundreds of members' galleries.  

You can also join the site and add your own gallery.  I have been a member there since 2007.  Please stop by there and say hello.  There are tons of forums where you can ask questions, check out what's new, get tips and ideas.

I'm happy to be back in my blog, and will continue to regularly post here.  Now that I am familiar with the procedures and technical stuff over at SCS, I will have more time for my home sweet home here at Paper Arts Cafe!

I hope you are having a great week.  See you soon in the cafe!

Blessings,

lynda

Stamped Cards For The Grandchildren

Greetings.  Welcome back!  I hope your are enjoying your Sunday, and finding time to relax and create!

I made a couple of cards for our grand daughters for back to school.  I wanted to color something for The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge, and thought I would do double duty here.

For six year old Kennedy Grace, the superhero fanatic and major tomboy....

 Inside says Have a super school year.  Colored the super hero girl (from Darcie's Heart & Home cling set JCS281) with colored pencils and layered.  Stenciled the dotted and striped panels on white card stock with red distress ink.  Studio 490 Dots & stripes border.


And for twelve year old, now seventh grader, Keeley Ryan...

Inside: Hope you have an amazing year!  Colored the owl (from Darcie's Heart & Home cling set JCS208) with Copics.  Added Spectrum Noir sparkle glitter pen to bow and on inside flower.

I had fun making this pair of cards for my girls.  I am entering the set (as one entry) in these challenges:

The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge 

Allsorts Challenge - New beginnings

Addicted To Stamps Challenge  - Make your mark

The Paper Players Challenge - Back to school

And now, it's time for a little wine, and maybe a couple of games of Farkel with the hubs!  

Thanks for popping in.  Enjoy your evening!

Blessings,

lynda

Distress Ink on Embossing

I made this card for a friend who is in the hospital.  I gave it to her when I visited her this afternoon.  Since I had forgotten to take a picture of it before I put it in the envelope, I snapped a pic in her hospital room....hence the machine gadget in the background.  

I used an embossing plate to emboss the owls on the branch.   The embossing plate is actually hers.  I used it to emboss a few pieces of card stock with the last time we were together.  I thought she would get a kick out of my making a card out of it.

I simply sponged distress inks over the embossing with my distress ink applicators.  Easy-Peasy.  This get well grouping is a single stamp (Sugarloaf See-D's).  The little circles are Stampendous silver stickers (Class Appeals), which I colored with my Copic markers (can't really tell in the picture).  

That's it.  Fast and easy, and lots of fun to make.   I think I'll make some for the card ministry with the rest of the panels i embossed.  I'm on a roll now!

Be Blessed,

lynda