Graduate the time is now!

Today at Catch the Bug it's Friday Freebie and it's Bird Graduating along with a sentiment from TLC, Create. It's so unusual this year with not having a traditional graduation ceremony and parties. I think that the seniors just want the cards and cash and parties with their friends, lol. So I dry embossed a wood background and the red circle has the words "congrats, bravo, way to go".  Had to add some googly eyes for this silly owl.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Bird Graduating

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Graduate the time is now

Spellbinder;  Pennant

Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug

Die: My Favorite Things

Twine:  MayArts

Sakura Jelly White Pen

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Googly Eyes:  Darice

Challenges

Stick It Down - Sketch

Crafty Animals - Ch. 38

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 38

Let's Craft and Create - Ch. 159 Anything Goes with optional Ribbon, Lace or Twine

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 480 Cute Critters
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 633 Anything Goes
A Place to Start - Create a custom background

Hocus Pocus I need coffee to focus!

I just love this image and sentiment from Jessica Lynn, and it is another freebie for the Fall Coffee Bloghop.  And, this is the last card that I have for right now.  I know that I am planning to go tomorrow to celebrate my daughter's birthday with her and her class and then on Thursday they are coming here to the capital so I will be spending time with her and her students so again I won't be able to craft.  It is worth it to see her as an adult doing her job, and I'm so proud of her.  I couldn't help it, but I had to buy her a pair of Mary Janes for for her birthday, hehe.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - About Autumn

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  Jessica Lynn - Bentwood Coffee Owl Fall 2017

Ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Leaves:  Recollection

Challenges

Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 175 Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 196 Autumn

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch. 423

Sweet Stampin' - Your favorite stamp  (I like owls, and fall is my favorite season)

Coffee you know you want it

I made this card using a freebie that is available from Craftin' Desert Divas for the Coffee Lovers Bloghop and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Celebrate Thanksgiving

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Craftin' Desert Diva - Happy Fall

Sentiment:  Coffee you know you want it

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Jute:  May Arts

Flowers:   Recollections

Sakura white jelly pen

Challenges

Fall Coffee Lovers Bloghop

Craftin' Desert Diva - September Mood Board

Cheerful Sketches - September

Crafty Cardmakers - Ch. 196 Autumn

Allsorts - Wk 433 Feels like Autumn

Wisdom from a Cowboy

I just had to color this adorable image from QKR called Cowboy for the Feathered Friends Challenge.  I used a sentiment from TLC, Create.  I kept is rather simple.  I did use Copics and then for the owl I did use Prisma Pencils for the texture of the feathers.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Recollections

Stamp:  QKR - Cowboy

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Wisdom from a Cowboy

Ink:  Memento - Lady bug

Prisma Pencils

Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Sketch 400

QKR - Ch. 240 Feathered Friends

CHNC Patterned - April

Sisterhood of Crafters - The letter "B" (blue, brown, bird, bandanna, beak)

Allsorts - I spy - letter "B" (blue, brown, bird, bandanna, beak)

International Art & Soul - Ch. 6 Wings

CI - Ch. 404 Animals

Give a Crafter a Cookie - Ch. 67 Animals

Hope your day is a hoot

My Aunt has a birthday on Valentine's Day and she is such a sweetie.  She is a mail carrier and I always worry about her because she drives part of her route and walks the other, and she has fallen on the ice several times during the winter.  She is a fit woman; however, going through the rain, snow and sleet is no easy task and it is an exhausting job.  She also has a grandson who lives with her so she has to have lots of energy.  I found the perfect image at Polkadoodles with this owl and sentiment.

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Sentiment:  Polkadoodles - Birthday Mail Twiggy & Toots

Spellbinder Curved Square, Small Circle

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Ink:  Memento - Rich Cocoa

Challenges

Sweet Wednesday Sketch 2 - Sketch 105

Polkadoodles - Wk 5 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 315 Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - X marks the spot or dots

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 268-269 Anything Goes

Have the faith of a bird and know you can fly

I got this new Spellbinder owl and die set which I think is just gorgeous and I put it with a sentiment from TLC.  I kept the card simple.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp & Die:  Spellbinders - Owl stamp & die set

Ink:  Distress - Black Soot

Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges

Crafting from the Heart - Ch. 145 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 268 - 269 Anything Goes

CRAFT - Ch. 401 Inspirational Picture

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 336 Birds

Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes