Saturday, December 26, 2020

Snowy Caturday Art

We hope each and every one of you had a very merry Christmas! Over the past couple of days, I partook in wonderful and restful Christmas celebrations with my furbabies and immediate family. During that time, I didn't open my sketchbook at all, which means I didn't finish any new doodles for today's Caturday Art Blog Hop. So, for today's artsy shares, online I found a snowy, animated overlay to apply to some of my most recent festive outdoor doodles.


That there is an even snowier version of our Christmas card from this year. I applied that snowy effect to even more of my outdoor Christmas doodles from this past couple of weeks.






This weekend I'll be getting back into my sketchbook. Believe it or not, I'll still be sharing Christmas doodles for almost two more weeks. Why? Because I celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas. Though many people believe the Twelve Days of Christmas are the days leading up to the holiday, Christmas itself is actually just the First Day of Christmas. Today is merely the Second Day of Christmas, which means we're certainly not done being festive around here. So, for this Second Day of Christmas, above are some of our recent Christmas doodles with an animated snowy effect added to them. We'll also be sharing new Christmas doodles over nearly the next two weeks, with festive flashback doodles from previous years sprinkled in there. We hope you're not yet tired of Christmas here on our blog, because we're still all shades of festive over here.

Tomorrow we'll be sharing the fun we had opening the gifts from our Secret Santa Paws. The kitties and this human hope our Secret Santa Paws know how much joy their gifts brought us this Christmas! The kitties have been playing with their new toys and snacking on their new treats nonstop, and you'll get to see it all tomorrow. You'll also find out the identity of our Secret Santa Paws tomorrow. 

Merry Second Day of Christmas!




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Tip of the Day

Did your kitty or pup get new toys for Christmas? We're thinking many of them probably did. Now that all such new Christmas gifts have been opened and are being enjoyed, consider going through your furbaby's toy stash, pulling out the ones they don't use, and donating them to a shelter or rescue. Many shelters will accept such toys as long as they are clean, as well as easily cleaned, and in good condition. Of course, it is nonetheless always best to do your research regarding an individual shelter or rescue's requirements for donations. Donating toys that your kitty or pup has accumulated but does not use not only keeps your furbaby's toy stash at manageable levels, but also of course benefits shelter kitties and pups who are awaiting their forever homes. This might also go for unopened cans of food your furbaby will not eat, and even clean blankets they do not use. Christmas is indeed the season of giving, and even though the 25th of December has passed, that spirit of giving does not need to come to an end.

11 comments:

Pam and Teddy said...

Wonderful snowy doodles! You are so very talented and thanks for sharing that talent with all of us - you always make me smile with your artwork. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and here's to a grand new year.

Hugs, Pam (and Teddy too)

Eastside Cats said...

Love your art, and the falling snow!

Athena Cat Goddess Wise Kitty said...

Amazing art as always!

Timmy Tomcat said...

We really love those Snowy Christmas Doodles and hope to see them every year! Yay 12 more days

The Island Cats said...

What great doodles! We love the snow effect.

pilch92 said...

I love all your doodles and the snow effect. Great tips too, but my cats would be pretty mad if I gave away any of their toys. :)

messymimi said...

Beautiful!!!

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

I'm all about the 12 days of Christmas just beginning too!

Dash Kitten Crew said...

Hang on!?!?! I used to have snow on my wordPress site. Where did it go?

Thank you for the gorgeous pictures and the happy memories of snow!!

meowmeowmans said...

We always love your doodles, and we now love the snow animation!

We're going to leave our tree up for a while. And Ava is only on day 5 of her Trader Joe's Advent calendar, so we have, like, three more weeks at our house. :)

Lone Star Cats said...

How cute!