#kirby secret santa

[hoshinokaabi-secretsanta]

Welcome to the Hoshi no Kaabi Secret Santa Event!

Headed by @deafeninggardenerpanda

Modded by @matchamiel , @starrveria , and @gemapples

Masterpost:

What is it? and how it works

The in-depth rundown

Poll on how people should be assigned (ends November 5th)

Sign-up sheet (closes November 15th)

Click the links to be directed to the corresponding post. Send an ask or a message if you have any other questions.

[aseuki]

Posting it on main too, but here's my contribution to the @hoshinokaabi-secretsanta with a gift for @mastercrowned!! All of the given prompts were So Delightful, but in the end I had to go with drawing Morpho ordering a Kirby Burgie (or maybe 10) asdlkgjn

version without the text bubble under the cut!

This whole event was a Delight to participate in! Had I more time and energy I would have Defo scribbled out more, but for Now pls enjoy my Favorite part of the image that Unfortunately got masked by the completed piece which is.

Scrungle Dee

[kirbyoc-secretsanta]

hi starflung!! happy holidays! (it’s february right now and holidays are far out of sight but it’s okay!!)

making both of these pieces was exciting and a learning experience for me! i don’t draw orbs often (or fire, satin, grass, flowers or metal other than gold) so this got me out of my little comfort zone for the first time. i’m pretty happy about how these came out!

if i am to talk about the full artistic experience, drawing morpho dee was an absolute rollercoaster. his design is quite intricate, so figuring out how to portray him in my style ended up being fun! i was a bit nervous going in considering i’ve never done a dramatic piece like this before, but it turned out quite well!

drawing starstruck was everything, though. i saw ‘anything to do with stars’ on the prompt list and ran with it. that starry sky and the shading on her bow are my pride and joy right now!!

that’s all i’ve got to say right now, so sparkle on and have a wonderful day!!

from: @starsh0cked

to: @starflungwaddledee

[0li0llie]

I know I reblogged the version that was posted for HNK Secret Santa earlier, but here is my latest version with the proper lighting that I originally wanted to capture! This was made for @staring-at-a-blank-pagee as a secret santa art trade hosted by @hoshinokaabi-secretsanta~

Happy New Year everyone! С Новым годом!

[moonverc3x]

awaa i didn't know how to respond to this but i saw your tags; thank you for all the reblogs of my waddle dee!! i'm always so so happy when people like her or are interested in her so i'm excited by your response!! there IS lore but it's not *that* dense, i'm still working out her character relationships and so on, and there's been a bit of a hold-up on some lore related answers because i want to do a comic for her but that obviously takes time!! but she's just a weird little kreechur counting mould spots on the wall 😂

shes such a sweetheart and her character design is just!! phenomenal!! how could I NOT like her?? I am an absolute SUCKER for pink characters, not to mention the heart-shaped mark on her face is brilliant! cant believe I haven't seen it used on more Waddle dee ocs! and the big bow and the funky cheek marks??! she's got just enough going on to clue in that there's more to her than what it first seems!

I can not WAIT for whatever lore drops you might have planned!! good luck on your comic too, btw! Ill be following her story closely ;)

[blackwolfstabs]

Parker's Secret Santa Gifts🎄for @fantasylandbitch

RUN

Red Border Collie Kirby, German Shepherd/Wolfdog Sam, and Siamese cat Mindy take on the wilderness as an unpredictable trio.

fandom: Scream // Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey!AU characters: Kirby Reed, Sam Carpenter, & Mindy Meeks-Martin a/n: this fic is basically a scene taken from the film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) and writing it with the 3 Scream characters listed above. because of this, Kirby, Sam, and Mindy are NOT animal shifters, they are strictly written as if they were ONLY animals to begin with (of course my creative ass could come up with a whole Scream universe where most, if not all, the characters were animals haha) that said, i DO NOT own the movie and have purposefully written this for one of the best people in the world (@fantasylandbitch)

Kirby Reed - Red Border Collie Mindy Meeks-Martin - Siamese Cat Samantha Carpenter - German Shepherd Wolfdog

A night in the wilderness wasn’t exactly ideal for the trio that had endured it, even if they were animals. Sam was the most instinctively reactive, due to her being part wolf. Kirby was the most reliable as far as tracking and problem-solving, given that she was an FBI K-9 and a purebred border collie. And Mindy, well… she was the only cat, and she wasn’t exactly in-touch with her wild side. She was more of a house cat with a mouth that could put anyone who dared to try her in their place. She was quick-witted and a fantastic strategist but strictly in a domestic or urban realm.

The night hours in the forest had been filled with noises and unwanted thoughts, pressing all three to stay alert and even encourage Mindy to retreat from her place in a tree to be close to her canine companions. If any menacing animal crossed their path, they’d hoped that Sam’s wolfish appearance and nature would fend them off. Luckily, all had gone smooth, and with the sun starting to glow in between the trees, Kirby had been the first to get up and search for some food. After all, they hadn’t eaten for over 24 hours now.

Sam and Mindy were still asleep in the small corner of fallen branches and logs that were clustered together. Mindy had tucked herself close to Sam’s side, while Sam was semi-curled around her, both peacefully indulging in the dreamworld. It wasn’t until Mindy’s long tail started to curl and flick her canine friend’s muzzle that one of them started to be drawn out of sleep.

Sam’s ears and lips twitched, but she didn’t move, seeming to think that it was just a part of her dream. But then it happened again, something soft and feathery stroking her nose. She tried to move her snout away. When it happened a third time, she growled in frustration and drew her paw over her muzzle. She felt her pads meet whatever was tickling her nose, but the minute she tried to paw it away, a startled noise jolted her awake.

Mindy jumped to her paws with a pained yowl and yanked her tail free. She whipped around, fur bristling. “Watch where you put those big-ass paws, Sam!” she hissed.

The other just blinked at her sleepily. “Then watch where you put your long-ass tail,” she retorted.

The she-cat sat down to groom herself, replying in between licks, “I didn’t mean to, I was dreaming…”

She just received a groan.

Before they could engage in anything else, Kirby trotted up from beyond the trees to round them up. “Alright, guys, rise and shine.”

The only feline straightened from her short grooming session. “You don’t have to tell me twice,” she grumbled flatly.

“I’ve found our breakfast,” the border collie reported, tail wagging.

At the mention of food, Sam raised her head, and her ears perked. “You went hunting?”

The other shook her head, “Nope. Not yet anyway.” She met Mindy’s blue eyes, “We’re gonna need your cat reflexes.”

The appointed shrugged, “Can do.” She then raced past the eldest canine, who looked back to the last member that was still lying down.

“Come on, Sam,” she encouraged, already turning to lead the two to her discovery. “I’m surprised you weren’t up sooner. I thought you’d be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed by dawn.”

Sam bit back a groan as she pulled herself to her paws and followed her. “Never. 7:30’s the earliest… and that’s on a good day,” she replied, to which she earned a chuckle.

Kirby’s spot was only a half mile away, except it wasn’t a spot. It was a lake. She knew cats always had a taste for anything they could hunt, plus the only cat was Mindy. She was easy to please. However, she remembered Sam being very specific about things, whenever they were in K-9 training together. “Mindy,” she called her to attention.

The siamese hopped up onto the neighboring rock, “Don’t worry, I got it.” She crouched down and stared into the rippling surface, her crystal eyes steady for any sign of shimmering scales. While Kirby was still and patient, any sign of prey vanished at the vibration of the other canine across the way prowling the bank.

Mindy’s tail lashed in annoyance, while Kirby barked over to her. “Sam, be still! You’re scaring all the fish away!”

Sam leapt away from the lake and galloped back to where they were. She slowed to a trot as she came up with her head lowered. “Sorry, I was just trying to help…”

“It’s fine,” Mindy replied, then went back to concentrating, “Just nobody move.”

The pair of canines waited patiently, both watching the way their feline companion crouched like a statue, the tip of her tail the only part of her that twitched. And then, when they thought breakfast would turn into lunch, she swiped a paw into the water and hooked out a trout, which she tossed in Kirby’s direction. “Snap its neck!” she ordered.

The red border collie pounced immediately and snatched the fish in her jaws. She felt bones crack and the body go limp as she bit down, but she made sure to shake it to make sure it was dead. “Thanks, Mindy,” she spoke around her mouthful of scales, carrying it to a dry spot.

“Yep!” The she-cat crouched down again, on the lookout for her next victim. “Are you ready, Sam? You gotta be quick, because they’re slippery.”

“Mm-hmm,” the other nodded.

“I warn you, because you can be clumsy with those paws sometimes…” Sam gave her a small warning growl, to which she carried on. “Okay, found one! Ready?”

“Ready.”

“Fetch!” Mindy scooped up the next fish and flung it out of the water. But of course, it didn’t land where it was supposed to. Instead, it went completely sideways, out of the intended receiver’s reach.

“Mindy!” Sam barked, having to jump up from where she sat and hunt down the fish flopping around in the grass. For something born and built to only move in water, it was able to manage missing the shepherd’s trained paws.

Over yonder, Kirby glanced up from her meal and licked her lips. “That’ll wake you for sure, right?” she teased, recalling her comment from earlier. 

But the younger dog wasn’t listening as she snapped at air and chased her writhing prey, without looking up to see where it was leading her. For someone that had a split pedigree of herding and hunting, she looked ridiculous. She could’ve sworn that Mindy had done this on purpose, because that was just the kind of cat she was. She constantly messed with her brother, Chad, but because she and Tara were dogs, they were intentionally put in certain positions, just for her amusement. She didn’t care for canines like her brother did and often thought of them with the typical stereotypes, but the two sisters were different. They were all really close. That was why she could get away with teasing them.

“Watch where you’re going, Wolfie!” 

She heard Mindy’s meow over the distance that had grown between them. “I… am,” she answered in between snaps. “You… should… watch where you… fling it next time!” And just as she thought she was about to have it, she crossed paths with two bear cubs nosing around some brambles. The fish flopped into their space, which made Sam slam on her breaks.

“That’s not good…” Kirby abandoned her breakfast to race over to where she could warn off any trouble.

However, Sam wasn’t about to back down from a couple of cubs. She was half-wolf, and she had just made a fool of herself trying to chase down a stupid fish. She was not about to just give it up like that. So, when the bears turned in her direction and grumbled from being disturbed, she held her ground. She barked with a territorial snarl intertwined.

A ways behind her, she heard Kirby call out to her. 

“Sam, get away from them!”

Then Mindy piped up.

“You’re gonna get mauled!”

But a wolf never backed down, especially when prey was involved. At least that’s the way it was in her bloodline. Her father, Billy Loomis, was a pure-blooded wolf, and if she ran away from this, she’d never hear the end of it. “I made a fool out of myself, chasing this thing all the way over here,” she objected, “There’s no way I’m just gonna walk away.”

One of the cubs gave a small roar as they stepped towards her, and she took that as a threat. Her fur bristled, and she bared her gums, snapping her jaws and letting a few aggressive barks out. And to her luck, the pair cowered away and scurried up the nearby trees. She chased them to make sure, then returned to finally win-over her fish. The wolfdog picked it up and shook it around, like Kirby had done. She carried her head high and trotted towards the others, like she was a show dog. “See? They’re only cubs. They don’t stand a chance against wolves,” she crowed.

Mindy rolled her eyes. “Half-wolf,” she corrected.

But Sam just shrugged it off. “Yeah, tell that to all of the trainers that gave up on me because I’ve ‘got too much wolf’ in me…” That’s why she never made it to any field of service in the canine working class. Her coat favored more of her german shepherd side, but she had many wolfish tendencies and characteristics. Plus, she was huge for a domesticated dog. 

Kirby’s ears perked as the body of a 6-foot bear strode into the clearing. And it didn’t smell friendly at all… not that any bear typically did, but this must’ve been the mother of the cubs Sam had scared off. She was going to warn her, but Mindy beat her to it.

“Uh, Sam?” Her pupils dilated, and her fur began to bush. “Y-you might wanna hurry over here… like right now.”

The hybrid dropped the fish and cocked her head. “Why?” 

A loud, outraged roar bellowed through the wilderness, scaring birds out of the trees and all of the fish to the bottom of the lake. It made Sam jump and the fur on her spine stand up. She spun around to meet razor, yellow fangs and foaming spit dripping from a grizzly bear’s mouth. Her ears flattened, and her tail instinctively tucked in between her legs. “Oh shit…”

The FBI K-9 by the bank barked and dashed forward. “Sam, run!” Mindy was already hauling tail in the other direction, which meant she was in the clear.

Sam leapt backwards as the mother bear swiped at her, yelping as she did so. A flash of red and white fur blurred her vision, and she heard Kirby’s defensive barks get in between her and the predator.

The bear roared and went for the smaller canine now, who guarded her companion. However, the two had similar motives when it came to being protective. Sam lunged forward and grabbed the collie’s scruff to pull her away and out of reach. She was actually small enough to where she was able to carry her, but she didn’t seem to like that very much.

“Okay, okay, I got it!” Kirby twisted in her hold, already trying to reach the ground with cycling paws. “Just go, and don’t look back!”

So, Sam dropped her and gained enough speed to catch up with Mindy, the three leaving the lake, the bears, and that tricky, slippery trout far behind.

Little did they know, that was only the start to the wild adventures they were about to embark on during this homeward bound journey…

merry christmas beth!!! you have been one of the most amazing people i've ever met and i'm so honored to call you my friend. watching Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey with you was one of my best memories this year, and it's all thanks to you. stay true, stay beautiful, and stay you. 🩶 happy holidays, my fellow wolf warrior! 🎄✨🎁

- parker (BWS)

[maybe-arts]

unfortunately i don't know if Sok has tumblr but that was done for kirby secret santa on FFSH server! it's their sona + my sona and kirby hanging out <3

[yvetteiswhy]

A Glimpse of Serenity at Sunset ✨

A gift for my friend @blueberryfruitbat 💖

[yesiamagummybear]

Merry Christmas from me to @/TeaciaDoodleslol!

And thank you @/SomethingInWorl for hosting the amazing Secret Santa on the Gikabi discord!!

[azumetapraline]

For @gizmothorne-art! It was for the 2022 Holiday Ship Art Exchange in my hit Discord server Orb Appreciation Club!

I know he likes MorphoGala a lot, so I went for that option 😁

[eryth-arts]

A Konrad (and Star Dream) + a bonus Marxolor doodle for @riddlelikesstuff/ @askkirbnfriens for a Secret Santa! Happy Holidays, and have a wonderful 2023 Riddle!! <33

[hoshinokaabi-secretsanta]

So what is this? // Basic Information

A secret santa event is a gift exchange where participants are randomly assigned someone to gift for, using their recipient's wishlist as a guide. The gifter in this case is the "santa"! The santa conceals their identity until the gift is given to their recipient at the end of the event, hence the "secret" part. It's very important that the gift-giving is a surprise.

Our secret santa event in particular is an art exchange. All kinds of art and artists are welcome! There will be options on the signup sheet for people to select what types of art they are comfortable receiving (for example, if you want to receive visual artwork, but don't want to receive writing, etc). Physical gifts like crafts are also welcome, but we do not and will not manage any sort of shipping or otherwise physical item handling if a giftee wants their gift mailed to them.

All participants will create a wishlist, create something to gift to one person, and receive a gift. There will be a check-in midway through the event to ensure all participants are working on or still interested on working on their gift. One of us will message you privately to ask for a progress check.

If this sounds like your jam, head on over to the Rules post to read the more in-depth process for this event! It's linked down below.

There is also a poll regarding if art skill should be factored into assigning participants, linked down below as well.

This event is heavily inspired by @//daily-magolor's secret santa event! If the way this event is formatted seems very similar to theirs, it's because it is. Please give them full credit! You can see their past event here: https://kirbysecretsanta.tumblr.com/

Links:

Basic Information (You are here!)

Rules and the Specifics

Poll regarding assignments

Sign-up Sheet

[lovenicloon]

secret santa exchange i did last christmas! kinda combined different reference images i saw

[kirbyoc-secretsanta]

SURPRISE ASEUKI!!!! i was absolutely thrilled when i saw i got you. ive wanted to draw stell ever since i saw him on artfight, and im soo glad to finally have a reason to. though i guess i did a little more than just draw him this time. you mentioned "tarot" offhandedly on your wishlist and i just took that and ran ten miles with it okay. tarot aesthetic is my kryptonite i couldnt resist. GOD HOPE YOU LIKE IT!! im so pleased to be able to gift to such a talented artist as yourself!

from: @deafeninggardenerpanda

to: @aseuki

[monstergoat]

🎅Regalito de Secret Santa para @ShiroValen00 en Twitter🎄

Espero te haya gustado mucho 💜💜💜

[moonverc3x]

you're going to look at my blorbo and you're going to LOVE her,,,