I have the best boss!

And so this card is for him and his awesome wife, too.  I needed a “thank you” card for them and since he’s a big nature lover, I chose to use this set, “Owl Together Now”.  I used the “thank” from the Thank You Kindly stamp set and the “whoo” from the Owl Together Now set, and used my marker (and Stamp-a-majig) to get the sentiment I wanted.  I colored the owl with Prismacolor pencils.  I used a scrap of my favorite DSP, Windsor Knot, which is retiring…sniff, sniff.

It was my first time to use my Nestabilities and I wish I had either put 2 owls on the branch, and made the branch longer, or something.  I just think there’s too much white space there.  And I used the Sizzix silicone rubber mat & impression pad to emboss (around the outside of the white rectangle), but don’t think it is a very good impression.  I know some directions say to use the 2 tan mats from Spellbinders.  Does anyone happen to know if it makes a better embossed impression?  I’d appreciate any advice in this area…I’m such a “newb”, as my son would say!

Don’t forget to check this post for the current Retiring Accessories List.  Thanks for stopping by today! 

{Thank Whoo! ingredients}

 Stamps: Owl Together Now, Thank You Kindly, Sanded background

Paper: Sahara Sand, Old Olive & Whisper White card stock, Windsor Knot DSP

Ink: Sahara Sand, Brown Stazon, Basic Black marker

Accessories: Hemp Twine, Linen Thread, Stamp-a-majig, buttons, stampin’ dimentionals, mini glue dots, blender pen, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, rectangle Nestabilities, Big Shot