I have to confess, I adore the moose from the Jolly Friends stamp set - he is very cute and I couldn't wait to stamp him. Being from the southern hemisphere, moose are not "normal" nor very Christmassy, however I had to chuckle at the "Merry Christmoose" pun bandied about and had to create my own moosy Christmas card...

Bundle: Jolly Friends Stamp Set + Jolly Hat Builder Punch (photopolymer: 142112). Stamps: Merry Medley (wood: 142148, clear: 142152), Labeler Alphabet (photopolymer: 141936). Ink: Crumb Cake (126975), Garden Green (126973), Basic Black (140931), Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (Brights: 131259). Card/Paper: Crumb Cake (121685), Garden Green (108605), Whisper White (106549), Watercolor Paper (122959). Accessories: Mini Jingle Bells (142002), Candy Cane Lane Designer Washi Tape (141985), Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine (141983), Mica Flakes Trio Pack (141998). Tools: Paper Snips (103579), Handheld Stapler (139083), Aqua Painter (103954), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

Jolly Friends Photopolymer Stamp Set + Jolly Hat Builder Punch Bundle (143511) - $63.00

Merry Medley Wood-Mount Background Stamp (142148) - $42.00
Merry Medley Clear-Mount Background Stamp (142152) - $31.50

Of course, there isn't a "Merry Christmoose" sentiment in any of the Stampin' Up! stamp sets, so I pulled out my trusty Labeler Alphabet stamps to create the phrase I wanted. This I plasted over the Merry Medley background stamp, which is stamped in Crumb Cake ink and the "Very Merry" highlighted with a Real Red Stampin' Write Marker.

To bring my moose into our New Zealand summer Christmas, I added sunglasses and finished him with a green, striped elf-hat complete with a silver Mini Jingle Bell on the end. The "fluffy" trim on the hat was created using a generous smear of Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue and coated in the shiny, white Mica Flakes.

This moose its looking very hip and festive - he's ready for Christmoose... are you?

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