OLW #97 Line Up; ColourQ #146

And here we are back on Friday!

I spent a large part of yesterday afternoon squirrel watching.  Not like a paid job or anything.  Of course, I had to share this with you, so for the second day in a row, I used inspiration from my own yard to make a card to fit a cpi[;e of challenges. 

[One time I typed an email to a friend who was also a life-long secretary.  While I typed, I was looking at a piece of paper on my desk, paying no attention to either the keyboard or the screen.  When I finally looked up, I had typed quite a bit with my fingers over to the right, on the wrong keys.  I thought it was so funny, having spent my life being paid to have my fingers on the correct keys, that I just left it and sent it.  She thought it was pretty funny, too, and had no trouble figuring out what the words were supposed to be!]

The two challenges:

OLW #97

This week's One Layer Wednesday (mother board) is being hosted by the incredible Heather Telford at bitz & pieces and the challenge is "to use lines on your one layer card this week. Straight lines, zig-zags or curves, just as long as they are obviously lines."

COLOURQ #146

I love the great colors this week at ColourQ and hope to make another card before the week is up.  Here they are:

I hope you can join in with these great challenges!

Here is my card, followed by my little inspiration:

I was on the phone with one of my sisters, when out of the Playhouse window I saw this little squirrel pop up on the fence from my neighbor's yard with something rather large in his mouth.  He ran along, turned the corner, and stopped in the shade of our Japanese maple to chow down on whatever it was.  This went on again and again and again. 

In between one of his trips, I went over to look at what was falling on the ground and left along the top of the fence, trying to figure out what the heck it was.

I thought at first that he was nabbing baby artichokes, but I ended up deciding they must be baby sunflowers that fell to the ground and never developed.  Anyone?  I have never grown artichokes, nor sunflowers.  But Squirrel really, really likes them, whatever they are!!

Here he is, having to take a rest in between garden robbing and overstuffing himself:

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I probably won't be back until Monday.  We are happily having the twins for a sleepover this weekend, along with the grand Duke.  I was at Wally World this morning and picked up a Dr. Suess "Green Eggs and Ham" movie for them 'cause they liked the book a month ago.  How things change in a month.  I forgot that they can read now and one of the little smartie-pants read that it said "ages 4+."  When I, excited, presented it to them for their viewing pleasure, I was told, basically, this:  "Well, I'm so sure, Bama, we are NOT watching that BABY movie!"

When you're seven, four is a baby.  When you're four, seven is an adult.  When you're forty, seventy is ancient.  When you're seventy, forty is a baby.

I thought that was a great profound wisdom tooth to leave you with, but from the other room is coming rawcus laughter.  I feel the need to investigate.

The Pink Panther cartoon is being played, in lieu.  Henry, in stitches:

Adam, in between stitches:

Papa, carefully attending to his grandfatherly duties:

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And the grand Duke, taking a nappy-noodle cue from grandpa!

Don't tell their parents!

Enjoy!   As always, thank you for stopping by to visit.   Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Paper:  SU white
Stamps:  Hero Arts, Decorative Lines
  Background E29992; Squirrel, 1999
  Sky Kids, Inc.; sentiment, Endless
  Creations C42; leaf, unknown
Ink:  PTI black; SU pear pazzaz; real
  red; Prismacolor pencils (kraft)
SU Scor Pal