I’m baaaaack! We made it home safely yesterday and I think our cats were happy to see us. Our neighbor was checking in on them while we were away, but they didn’t get all the snuggles they’re used to! *grin* Do you remember this photo I posted of our cat Morris in his Christmas sweater? This owl image kinda reminds me of that photo. The owl looks completely unamused at the party hat on his head! I stamped the image onto Kraft cardstock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I colored the image with regular old colored pencils… nothing fancy like blending with gamsol. I like to do this from time to time, it brings me back to my childhood when mom would sit me down with my pencils to color in the latest grocery store coloring contest. Anybody else have a mom like that? I cut the image out with the Spellbinders Labels 1 die and sponged around it with Rich Cocoa ink. I started with a sketch challenge for the layout, but it took such a completely different direction that it didn’t even resemble the sketch when I finished. The cardstock is Prism Suede Brown Dark and Stampin’ Up Cameo Coral. The patterned paper is from the new Linnie Bell collection at Pebbles, Inc. My owl needed a perch so I stamped the solid tree branch from Branching Out, cut it out, covered it with Espresso Liquid Pearls, and added it below the owl. Then I finished it off with some Papertrey polka dot ribbon. Thanks for stopping by today! Hope to see you tomorrow for Cupcake Friday!