Hi! I would've started writing this post earlier but I'm a little addicted to watching The Voice so I had to watch that first and I even washed all the dinner dishes in 30 minutes so I could just sit on the couch. But I'm slightly disappointed. Nothing really stood out tonight. Last week I really loved Pink's Perfect. I mean Javier was good tonight but we kind of already knew that. Anyway, on to my project.
A couple of days ago or so I got my Lion Brand e-newsletter and they had this cute grad owl amigurumi (pattern number 80282AD) so I had to check out the site. But then I found an even cuter owl (pattern number L0256AD) so decided to go with that one instead. Plus it was smaller so I thought it would be faster for me to make. Then I thought I'd make a matching card for
TGF's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge to make a Congrats card.
Here's a pic of the owl. Isn't she the cutest?! She's just 3 inches tall without the grad cap. I added the cap and tassel and put a little cell phone clip (with a lobster claw clasp) so you can put it on something. I had those things in my jewelry making stash. Her nose is just a triangle piece of felt that I glued on. Well, my kids love her and I may have to make 3 more just for them and all in different colors. Reminds me of the Owl Babies book. Cute story too.
Here she is hanging out.
Here's the card I made inspired by the crocheted owl. I decided to go with the sliding pop-up card which was highlighted by SCS not too long ago. The tutorial is
HERE. My dimensions are just a bit larger. I used the owl from TGF's Forest Friends and borrowed Grad Anya's cap. I also broke down and bought a couple of Hero Arts background stamps. (Totally inspired by
Donna Mikasa--I love how she uses the background stamps on her cards). I used the large canvas one on the kraft cardstock.
So when you slide out the bottom piece, it says Congrats. And then it stands on its own. I added some butterflies (MS) and a daisy (MFT dienamics). The letters are cut from one of the Hello Kitty sizzlits.
Side view. Owl on the brown pops up.
Together. Cute?
Thanks for reading!
