Owl Be Home for Christmas

Mornin' y'all, and happy Friday!  Today is Ryan's last day of school before winter break, and he has early release today so I'd best get up and moving with a few things before I have to pick him up.  The hubs brought home two more presents for me to wrap and I have to take the Daphinator out for a walk.  It's a nice sunny day though so that will be fun.

Anyway, I have a card to share today.

I feel like I haven't used Christmas Friends nearly enough this season and it's on the Last Chance List.  I've made cards with the bear and the moose so today it's the owl's turn, along with a punny sentiment.  I used the Sunday Stamps sketch:

I have absolutely been hoarding that jingle bell pattern that I used behind the owl; the Shopping Our Stash challenge to use something you've been hoarding pushed me to finally cut into it for this card.  And I cut into a couple of other patterns as well because I do have a bad hoarding tendency when it comes to patterned paper but for reals, I have a ton.  Maybe literally.

Okay, as soon as I finish my tea I'm taking Daphne out for a tour of the neighborhood.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Christmas Friends
Ink:  Early Espresso, VersaMark, Stampin' Blends in Real Red, Pecan Pie, Ivory, Pumpkin Pie
Paper:  Garden Green, Thick Basic White, Reindeer Days DSP
Accessories:  Christmas Friends dies, Stylish Shapes dies, White EP, Peppermint accents, Dimensionals

The Laughing Moose

If I ever opened a pub (not likely), I think The Laughing Moose would be a great contender for what to name it : )  And I have a moose-tastic card to share today.

Ahh, an antidote to that all-gray card I made over the weekend!  I had to think a while about what to do with the colors from the Paper Players:

I used Magenta Madness, Gorgeous Grape, Tahitian Tide, and Pumpkin Pie for my card, so a mix of current and retired colors.  It took two tries to figure out how I wanted to color in his scarf, socks, and skates so that each of the colors was incorporated and balanced but I think I got there in the end.

I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps:

Another great sketch to play with, and it gave me multiple panels to use for different colors.  Fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Christmas Friends, Sophisticated Sled
Ink:  Early Espresso, Magenta Madness, Stampin' Blends in Pecan Pie, Ivory, Magenta Madness, Tahitian Tide, Highland Heather, Pumpkin Pie, Gray Granite
Paper:  Tahitian Tide, Thick Basic White, Tahitian Tide DSP, Magenta Madness DSP, Gorgeous Grape DSP
Accessories:  Christmas Friends dies, Countryside Corners dies, Dimensionals, Tutti Frutti sequins, Wink of Stella

And I have some more puppy pictures!

Daphne was not at all sure about the white stuff at first, but now she really enjoys playing in the snow.  She's really good at fetch with that little soccer ball and will hop up into the really deep snowdrift in the backyard with no hesitation.  And here you can see that her face gives Eddie Munster vibes : )

And there she is recharging for her next play session.  Yes, her back legs are on one side of her and her front legs are on the other side, which doesn't look comfortable to me, but she said it worked for her.

That's it for me today, peeps.  After I get Ryan off to school, I'm taking Daphne to school and trying to teach her how to behave on a walk.  Wish me luck.  Cheers!

Beary Merry

Happy Friday, y'all, and Snow Day #3.  It was snowing when I let Daphne out last night just before bed, and it was snowing when I got up this morning to do my workout, and it's still snowing now.  Not super heavily, but steadily.  I shoveled the driveway yesterday so today it's Ryan's turn, haha!  (Just kidding, he's only 7.) I shall continue to stay inside with a nice cuppa, and maybe (probably) (most likely) do some crafting.

I've got a Christmas card to share today:

I finally inked up Christmas Friends and of course the bear had to be first.  I love the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches:

And I'm entering this at Critter Crazy Challenges because who doesn't love a good critter card.  I'm looking forward to playing with this stamp set some more between now and Christmas.

But for now I think I might go watch Ghostbusters:  Frozen Empire.  While I drink hot tea.  Cheers!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Christmas Friends
Ink:  Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends in Pecan Pie, Real Red, Shy Shamrock, Shaded Spruce
Paper:  Shaded Spruce, Shy Shamrock, Thick Basic White, Real Red DSP
Accessories:  Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Dimensionals