Happy Birthday Cowbow!

I made this card in honor of the QFTD29 who happens to be KopyKat/aka Holly. She CASED her hilarious Owl'Righty then card from this original card, so I CASED it too. I guess that makes me a double CopyCat too! LOL
Anyhoo.......her card and the original card were just too cute and I had to create my own version. I just love all the fun characters you can make with this SU! 2 step owl punch!
I used a lot of scraps to put this one together, so I won't list all the deets, but basically I used the SU owl and bird punches for the owl, and a Tim Holtz texture fades ef and top note die cut for the saloon doors. The woodgrain DP is from DCWV and the sentiments are from MFP's southwest cowboy stamp set. If you click on the original card link, you'll see how she created the hat.
I hope you're having a fabulous Monday! Thanks for dropping in. Y'all come back now, hea?

Carol

Stampers10 card

I'm in a SU! stampers10 club and each month (along with my order) there are supplies to make a card along with directions. Everything is cut and embossed and I just have to stamp the sentiment and put it all together. I just love this card and everything about it, so I thought I'd share it with you. I wish I'd have thought of this great little design, but unfortunately it's not mine. The sentiment is from a MFP set.
Wishing you all a great Thursday! Cooler weather is here in PA today - woot!

Carol

Wedding Owls

I made this card when a friend requested a wedding card. This isn't my usual style for a wedding card, but my friend loved this owl card I made previously, so I used the SU! owl punch to create this one for her. She LOVED it!! I stamped the sentiment with CTMH grey wool ink and used scraps for the birds, creating a top hat for him, and a veil with pearls for her. You can't see it in the photo, but I added some dazzling diamonds to her dress and shoes, while I added glossy accents to his shoes for that super spiffy shine! The embossed background was done with a SU! ef, and this was done with PTI white and vintage cream cardstock. I punched the wings from the SU! bird punch and added them to the owls so they could be holding wings (cough!) I added glossy accents to the eyes and cut a little necktie for him, and cut little beaks for both of them. These owls are pure fun!
Catch you later!

Carol

MFP Speedy the Cat's Friends#18

Here's a card I made for the Speedy the Cat's Friends #18 challenge which is to create a friendship card. I used my Marks Finest Paper "Owl be Here" set for the sentiment and used an assortment of scraps to make the card. I've been hoarding a few select sheets of long-retired SU! card stock and decided today was the day to start using them. I think the base I used for this is called True Thyme. I love it, and used most of it with the Marigold that was sold in the same IN color pack way back when. It looks just right for Autumn colors, so I'm learning to let go and actually USE the things I've been hoarding for so long. Now to break into those precious packs of Apple Cider and Afternoon Tea DP one day soon. *sigh*
Anyhoooo (pun intended) I used the SU! owl punch for this and made him out of scraps. The leaves were done with a MS punch and I used an embossing stencil to create the veins. The rest is pretty easy peasy.
On to the kitchen to start preparing dinner! Have yourselves a fabulous weekend, ya hear?!

Carol

JFFCC #23

While browsing the challenge blogs earlier today I found this Just for Fun Color Challenge #23 and thought I'd play along. As soon as I saw the colors I thought I'd use my new SU! owl punch and here's my card!
Aren't these little guys the cutest ever?! I combined the SU! owl punch and bird punch to create these. I used the bird punch to make wings for the owls and the branches. The bowties were made with the fancy labels punch - I just punched one end in the punch, then turned it around and punched close to the first punch, snipping the ends off to make them look like little bowties. I know I know...you'll have to use your imagination a little here :)

The owls are dressed up in embossed vests. For the male birds, I used the SU! square lattice ef, and for the girl I used the SU! petals a plenty. I added a couple 3mm HA pearls to her "dress." They all have glossy accents on their eyes to make them stand out. The background DP is from the Basics White BG paper pad, and the mat and ribbon are Real Red from SU! I sponged all the owls and wings with ColorBox toffee chalk ink. The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers called "Owl Be Here."
Thanks for the great challenge and thanks for stopping by and spending a little of your day with me! Happy Friday everyone!!

Carol