YEAH!!!!! I GOT CARDS!

Oh lucky me my wish came true and I got an exchange card from Inky Finger pal Barry!  I love it.  Barry, I vote we exchange cards for every holiday even if we are not assigned to do so (hint, hint).  It is so much fun to get a card in the mail and now I signed up for the Secret Santa.  I get an email from the organizer with a name and address, send a minimum of one "gift" to that person it can be cards, embellishments whatever and of course I get something from my Secret Santa.  I am really enjoying this exchange business so thank you Barry for sharing the site with me.  If you are interested check it

out.http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/cardswap/index.php
Update, this site is closed...I am so bummed! 1/2/2013

Barry's so very cute card.

I received two adorable cards from Teresa in Tennessee and Judi in Mt. Vernon WA

Oh and I finally found a setting on my camera that takes a sharp, clear photo of the cards.  Never mind that I've had the camera for years we won't go there.

THANKFUL

Here we are in a season full of holidays and even though the stores are already displaying Christmas  I am not ready to make Christmas cards.  This month I am doing the Thanksgiving card exchange and mine are ready to go out.  For these cards I created the background paper by sweeping three different stamp ink colors across a piece of wax paper, spraying it with water and placing my card stock on top.  I dried the card stock with the embossing gun.  I like the variety of colors and patterns I got with this technique.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Christine

a little something something....

Several weeks ago Marcia and I stopped at Toatally Scrappin in Gig Harbor and this was their "make and take" that day.  Very simply a brown lunch bag cut down and decorated with fun paper to form a cute little treat or gift bag.

more Halloween

The last two Halloween cards from the swap have arrived!  The crafters are Janice from NY and Judy for Missouri.  There are special moments in getting cards from other crafters I have never me, first is the stop at the post office in anticipation of finding an envelop with a return address from another State then the excitement at finding that envelop and opening it to see the card inside and greetings from another enthusiastic crafter.  Can you tell I am hooked on swaps and exchanges?

THE BOOB CARD

Lupine's mom, Genie,  was diagnosed with breast cancer and the Inky Fingers are making her get well cards.  Genie has a good sense of humor so we thought funny cards would be a good challenge for us and a boost to Genie.  Lupine tells us that Genie is doing well.

So here is my attempt at a funny boob card (?????????)  I hope the other Inky Fingers post their cards too.

Our hearts and thoughts are with Genie for a full recovery.

CARD EXCHANGE

Barry told me about CardMaker magazine's blog where you can participate in card swaps and exchanges.  I joined it a while back but just this month I took part in the Halloween card exchange, I send a card to 5 different people and get 5 cards back.  I have received three cards so far and they are great, I know I will be doing this again.

The talented crafters are Jeanette from NY,  Margaret from LA and Christine from Texas.