5 Really Cute Owl Cards

Okay, yeah, I know. Elaine made more owl cards. For crying out loud is that the only stamp she owns (no, of course not) and why is she making us look at so many bird cards? It's torture, I know. I promise my next post will be about an entirely different stamp set. Maybe. The owls are still on my stamp table, looking at me with those adorable little beady eyes. I. Will. Resist.

I know you've seen some of them but these are my favorite of the owl cards. I need to stop now. I'll start work immediately on a non-owl card. If I can only pry my fingers off this stamp set. :-)

Whoooo's Your Mojo Monday Challenger?

I decided to play along with the Mojo Monday Card Sketch Challenge for Contest 344. I hesitate to post my card because you are all going to rip my owl set right out of my inky fingers, I've used him so much. But he's so cute, I will protest!!!

I used all Close To My Heart supplies including the fun Lollydoodle paper and the owl and "hoot hoot hooray" is from the stamp set labeled "Owls." I know, kind of obvious. I would have named them "Cute, Adorable Owls." Any whoo, the inks I used to sponge around the edge is Cotton Candy CTMH Exclusive Inks, and Black also CTMH Exclusive Inks for the tree branch and cutie owl (can you tell I love him). I used Pear CTMH Exclusive Inks for the leaves. Oh, I almost forgot the little heart. He's from the Cricut Cartridge CTMH has called "Art Philosophy." They have cute owls on those other CTMH cartridges too. Maybe I need to go make some more owl cards before someone steals my stash. LOL

Have a great day!

$5 Paper Packs

During National Scrapbooking Month in May, you can receive the Free to Be Me paper collection for just $5 with your qualifying purchase of $50. The paper collection features exclusive printed cardstocks, vellums, and B&T Duos™ and, with a retail value of $11.95, is a fantastic deal for products you can’t get anywhere else.

Yes, it is indeed another owl card. I can't seem to stop using this set. It's SO cute and I'm not tired of it yet. Hopefully no one else is either. I used the pattern in Make It From Your Heart Card Pattern #8 and the paper is from the Free to Be Me paper collection. Love this paper!!!

 
And don't forget about that adorable Stamp of the Month set, You've Got a Friend. With your $50 qualifying purchase, you will also qualify for the May Stamp of the Month for an additional $5 (retail value $17.95)! This means May is the perfect month to double up on promotions, getting the paper collection for $5 and the May Stamp of the Month for $5—that is a savings of nearly $20!

Double duty! I used the stamp "Merci Beaucoup" from the Stamp of the Month for May plus the special paper collection this month, Free To Be Me.

Yeehaw, I just love a good special deal! For more information about this special or to place an order, cruise on over to my website at: http://stampedbyme.ctmh.com.

Balloon Talk

Don't you wish you could see what your owl was thinking? I did . . . so I used the Stamp of the Month, Balloon Talk and made him say, "Hey There." Yes, I do know owls usually say, "Hoot, Hoot," but this one was a chatty dude. Here's the card I made:

Ironically the card set is called Owls and happens to be my favorite stamp set this week. I also used Lollydoodle paper which I like saying as much as I like using it. I like it so much I have gone through 2 paperpacks of it. Cute and versatile.

Another fun thing I made in my stamp studio was the card from the advertisement for the Stamp of the Month. Did you know that there are directions and recipes for each of those darling samples? Here's the link: Card idea instructions. From my website stampedbyme.ctmh.com, click on the "promotions" link and then the option for Stamp of the Month. Then stamp lift away.

Here's my card I created. I thought it would make a great greeting card or birthday or congratulations or . . .

Just wanted to share this very fun stamp set. I love sayings stamp sets and this one is unique and so versatile. Don't miss out though, it's only available until April 30th! :-)

Hoot Hoot Hooray for Owls

I've been getting out my owl stamp sets and making some adorable cards this week. I'm amazed at how popular owls are right now and not just in the stamping world either.

I saw owl things at Target yesterday, including this adorable necklace/jewelry holder that had cute owls on the branches. I needed it, but the budget does not include any more owl things. Besides, I'm saving my money for more owl stamps. <grin>

Here's a picture of my favorite owl card yet. I made it for a friend and then I had to make a bunch more since our family has SO many Spring birthdays. Sorry if you're a Spring birthday because you're probably getting one of these. LOL

Do you love owls too? If so, which Close To My Heart paper do you like to stamp your owls on? My favorite is this Lollydoodle paper. I love the paper, but I also like saying Lollydoodle. LOL

Have a stamping good day!