Help us Celebrate National Grandparent's Day over at Come and Get It!

 It's Grandparents Day around the world, so it's a perfect time to let them know just how much they're loved.  Here at Come and Get It Challenges, we are fortunate to be Sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls for this Special Day.
Because of my Mom's love of "critters", we've always loved Owls.  So when offered a choice of images, I was thrilled to use this one "Owl Always Love You".  I colored her up with Copics and used this reversible paper from Echo Park and Bella Blvd.  Using a small oval die cut from a friend, I stamped the most appropriate sentiment from KKS!  On the inside I used scraps to give it some interest and used one of my rubber stamps for a special person.
We'd love to see your creations in our challenge-we get SO inspired by your creations!  Great chance to win images also!
Entering in PND Anyhing Goes Challenge

More Winter/Christmas cards from Lacy Sunshine--WHOOOO wants to see????

Have you ever used an image that just totally inspires you?  Well, I have when I started working with this Lacy Sunshine image called Snowy Owl Ethereal Enchantress.  From the fur around her neck and wrists, the owl "feathering", the wings and hair and my new friend Frantage.  There are so many wonderful images, especially with the focus on wintery/Christmas digis- I've loved every minute of using them.
So, I started with a 6x6 card and with this image, decided to make a pocket card for the Holidays.  I had JUST gotten this wide, heavily embroidered lace in like a latte color. I glued that to the backside of the image and tacked the ends of it and the image it was attached to onto the card.  I created the insert using the design paper, pink cardstock, a great Christmas stamped verse, and a perfectly matched oversized eyelet with pink eyelash fiber as the "pull".

I glued down a length of pink pearls cause I love pink and browns together and it balances the opposite side where the tree is.  On the inside, the color theme continues and is finished off by another stamped verse.
I hope this inspires you to take a walk through the Lacy Sunshine Store-there are some gorgeous images in there just waiting for your creative mojo!

Whooooo....Whoooooo..want to Play with us at 2 CuteInk ATG Challenge?

I Love OWLS, my daughter loves OWLS and MY mother loved OWLS...so it stands to reason that I was thrilled to use Nature Owl Doodle for our next challenge "For the Birds" at 2 CuteInk!
And I was so lucky to find an owl..ish set of design papers at my LLS when I was shopping with my enabler crafty daughter!  I KNEW that I would use them sometime so I was all set for this challenge!
The papers are by ADORNit  and they are all double sided, one with sayings on it (see the inside of the card).  The deep red patterned paper on the front is the reverse of the gray dotted paper.  I picked up the colors in Owl Doodle digital-HAD to add buttons!  I HAVE to use them whenever I can-I have too many!  The inside used one of the sayings (complimentary colors I might add ) and is the back of the chevron style paper.  I love how the images that Heidi from 2 CuteInk designs are created so that you can be as elaborate or as simple as you want them to be.  Quick to color as I did here with Copics and so quick to mail to some lucky recipient.  Come join us in our challenge and show us your creation!  We'd love to meet you!

An Extra BONUS release from Doodle Pantry! WHOOOO WHOOOO

 New product release announcement:  There were SO MANY products on my October 1st release list, that Laurie from Doodle Pantry had to take a few out for a mini product release on September 16th!  Please be sure to visit the site to see 4 adorable new fall images and 2 new religious products.
The release set that I'm SO HAPPY to show you is called WhataHoot and it is fantastic!  There are so many components included and the coloring and shading is awesome.  With Lauries' png formats, I was able to layer the owls, extra branches, sentiment over top of some blue sky digital paper that I had.  You can see a glimpse of the patterned blue paper from the set for the inside.  I think when I added all the flower eyelets to the front of the card along with the green vine ribbon, it just made the whole front just POP!  I did reinforce the section that I was going to punch with additional cardstock but it still lays flat.  There is also gold Stickles around the Owls eyes-Hope you enjoy and will be encouraged to use any of these "bonus" releases on your next project!

Mother's Day on Squigglefly's challenge..or Grandmother..or Mother figure~ come join us!

 I've always had a tender spot in my heart for Owls..as did my mom...as does my daughter.  So what  a perfect card for Mother's Day.  That is the challenge for Squigglefly this Challenge~ or you can use the challenge for recognizing Grandmothers or a Mother figure in your life!  The image that I chose was Framed Owl by Fawn Palmer and it comes with 3 sentiments so that you can use it for several different occasions.  It's a very simple pattern but that makes it great because the focus then is directly on the owl.  I used some whimsical papers from my design stash and of course, my favorite embellishments-buttons.  Even stacked on top of each other!  On the inside is the complimentary sentiment with a prima flower and pearl accent center.  What a fun card!  Come show us your Mother's Day cards and if you use a Squigglefly image, you will be eligible to be a winner and get a free image of your choice.  There are many new artists debuting on the first weekend of May so be sure and check out all the new images!!