One More Semester to Go for My Daughter

My daughter opted to get her associate's degree from the community college before going out into the world to finish her education or start her career. And this semester is her last--she is three classes away from graduating, and I am SO proud of her.
So my DT card for this week's challenge at the Outlawz Greetings is for her. The challenge is to use circles on your project. It doesn't have to be a card, it can be almost anything else, BUT it must have a sentiment or quote on the front of it. My image comes from Kenny K, our guest sponsor for this week.. The image is called Graduation girl and can be found HERE along with so many other fabulous images. And if you subscribe to their newsletter, you can receive free digis from him. Here's what I got for August:

I always have fun when playing with a Kenny K!!
My circles are die-cut from paint chips, as well as jeweled. My sentiment is embossed, and everything comes from my never-ending stash of supplies (sigh). I will use it all up, I know I will, but every time I think I'm making headway, I find a box I missed and there's more paper or flourishes or alterable materials. There's just so darn much of it! I have discovered what my super power is---I can clean out craft supplies one week before I need to use them on a project. ROFL
The DT at the Outlawz Greetings challenges have some lovely inspiration for you, so please check them out and leave a little love. If you link up your project using the theme, you have a chance to win free digis from Kenny K.
Good luck and happy crafting!

Challenges I am Entering:

Bloggers' challenges - Use Ovals or Circles

Brown Sugar challenges - Use Something Recycled (paint chips)

Creative Corner challenges - Back to School

Fussy & Fancy challenges - Back to School

Simply Create Too - It's a Special Occasion! (graduation)

Paint Chip Inspiration

I have a very messy desk today, so I made a promise to myself that I wouldn't pull anything out of, well, anywhere, without using what's already on my desk. So what did I find first but four large paint chips. I decided to keep them as strips and make the card above. Bim, bam boom. I was done and had leftover strips so I made the bookmarks below.

 I used a punch for the butterfly topper, and I used the tiny butterflies that were punched out to mismatch each bookmark. The stamp is from a Stampin Up set. The projects took less than ten minutes in all!
What can you use with paint chips? If you don't have any, I believe all the sales people are helping other customers in the garden center, so now's your chance to grab a few (handfuls)!
And as always, crafters, have fun!