'Hooting' For You.

Hello And Welcome to today's post

which is for Just Us Girls Photo Challenge.

Our Host is  Maria choosing this

cutiest of images below.

I decided to go with that cute owl and a few of the colours.
I was at a craft show last week end and picked up this owl die.
from Couture Creations.
Also trying out other new goodies is the background
which is made with Magicals in Screamin' Banshee Black.
I so love the outcome with the shimmery blue -
perfect night time scene. And so my card was born.
I cut out a backdrop showing a big moon for my owl sitting on a
nesting die from Uniquely Creative showing then
added some punched stars from a metallic paper.
My owl was cut from black card stock and again
in white and orange for the eyes and nose.
After that was attached I then added branches from
Tim's Holiday Greens and an old MS punch.
Finished that with a button threaded with cotton
and new sentiment die from Impression Obsession.
Added a frame in the same metallic paper as the stars
and adhered to black card base.

Hope you will pop over to Our Blog
to see what our Guest Hannelie and the Team
created for your pleasure.
Hope to see you in our Gallery.

I am popping this cute owl card over to
The Card Concept for their cute owl image also.

Thanks for dropping by today.

I Made My Mark with ...

It's Make Your Mark over at

Addicted to Stamps and More

What is Make Your Mark?
Creations using
 pencils, pens, paints, markers, textas, chalks... 
anything that represents making your mark.

Here is how I made my 'Mark'
I have an addiction with backgrounds
and what better time to make one with this challenge.
I got out Tim's Oxide Inks using 
Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint on
watercolour paper smooching and drying as I went along
till I liked the result. Happy here!
I then got out an old wooden SU stamp - 
Inspired by Nature and heat embossed it with
Wow Metallic Platinum.
Cut this out with a stitched die and
added my mounted CUTploration sentiment
to finish smooching in the same colours.

Thanks for dropping in.
Love reading your comments.
Don't forget to pop over and see my
Team Mates 'Mark' and
come join us this week
Hope to see you in the Gallery.

We're Celebrating our 5th Birthday at STAMPlorations

Hello and A Big Welcome to a
Very Special Post.
I am indeed so lucky and privileged to be part of the
STAMPlorations Family as we Celebrate our 5th Birthday
with so many Give Away's and Prizes.
You will see ALL THE DETAILS
 HERE

Here are a few of my favourite cards
I made as 'A Guest' and now a 'Designer' for
STAMPlorations

This was one of the first cards I made for their CAS Challenge
Details are HERE.


Celebrating with the Things with Wings Blog Hop
Details are HERE.


 and A Few More with Details HERE.
from the Typografia Stamps


Can you tell I LOVE Butterflies?
 Check the Details Here

And here are my  new designs -

I love playing with Brusho's and that is what I have used

as my background.

My floral image is from  ARTplorations A Bloom and Three Buds

using Texture Paste and Yellow Acrylic Paint.

Sentiment is CUTplorations Just Because Phrase Die

and attached to coloured card stock.

I just love the new Bloomtanged Cover Plates
and this is what I used above.
It's  CUTplorations Bloomtangled #1 Cover Plate
I cut this out of white card stock after
smooching my background several times with
Lindy's Magicals and PearEx Powder.
The sentiment and die cut are from
Bloom Happy Coordinating Dies and
STAMPlorations Bloom Happy

and heavily coated with the same powders.
These were heat embossed in white.
Card base is Pearised Card Stock in matching colour.



Now that I have shown you a few of my favourites
I'd love to invite you to CASE any one of the above cards
and link up to our Birthday Celebrations HERE.
For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate
leave a comment Here and HERE
For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations goodies
create and link up your Wish List HERE

There really is so much information over on 
OUR BLOG so be sure to check it ALL out.

Want a 20% discount as well? Just use my code
STAMPGIRLINA and you are good to go.

I hope I haven't forgotten anything!
Thanks soooooooooooo much for dropping in
to check out my longish post.