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Good morning. I’m enjoying some herbal tea in another pretty cup borrowed from my mom. It looked so nice sitting next to the Christmas tree and the wooden Nativity my Uncle Bill made for me when I was a teen.
Hopefully later I’ll have a shot of the graham cracker gingerbread house from school today.
Stop by Kimmie’s blog to see what the rest of the Tea Tuesday bloggers are doing today. You find the links on the sidebar.
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of opening this page from Patt. It’s very clever. Spots for the cow and the frothy milk. Very fun!
The 9th day of Christmas is my page so it wasn’t too surprising for me.
I didn’t get too carried away with the wrapping, although I wanted to make sure my tag didn’t fall off in transport. I used hot glue to adhere the button on the ribbon.
I found the image on Flickr commons, which is an excelent resource for copyright free images.
I used a number of materials on this piece…tissue paper, paint with foam stamp, fabric, instant coffee to stain the cardstock and of course another button.
Hooray! I’m caught up with my swap posts!
I think I’ll make myself a cup of tea now…
I’ve been putting this off way too long…
I knew the 7th day of Christmas page would be difficult to write about.
Gina Wise, the wonderful artist who created this page, passed away suddenly before the swap had even ended. She had already completed hers and sent them off.
What a beautiful page! The background has so much depth…more than I am able to show in this photo.
And wait until you see the handmade box she created to house her page!
The box is a treasure in itself.
I miss you Gina…you’re whit, you’re kind words, you’re friendly advice.
Rest in Peace my friend…
I opened the second of Elizabeth’s pages. I love the texture on the goose…
We ar half way through the pages and I have yet to start the covers of my book. It will wait I suppose.
Today is being spent baking… I’ve used almost 5lbs of flour and a dozen eggs already!!
I finally got around to opening this one. The kids may be disappointed that I opened it without them but not likely…we just have to much going on for them to notice!
This package was wrapped in a pretty napkin and ribbon…both of which I’m saving for future projects!
Just look at the wonderful page Connie made for 5 Golden Rings!
I am falling behind!! To much to do and to little time I guess.
On the 2nd day of Christmas I opened this clever packaging by Jan of Dandelion and Daisy to reveal…
Two turtle doves. Aren’t they sweet in their little nest.
On the 3rd day of Christmas I opened another clever page by Jeanene.
I didn’t realize that the little gift opened to reveal….
3 French Hens until today. I had tugged a bit at the gift thinking that it should open but didn’t want to wreck it. Today I found the velcro. Very fun!
Today, the 4th day of Christmas I opened the first of two days that our swap host graciously stepped in and fulfilled other participants obligations when they dropped out last minute. Thanks for doing that Elizabeth!
Hopefully I’m back on track now and will be posting daily as I open these fun pages!
Today I’m treating myself to a fancy cup of yummy tea while I write Christmas cards.
In previous years I’ve made a scrapbook page then had them color copied to send out as our family greeting. Last year I did a custom photo card.
This year I went in a more traditional direction. I purchased these cute cards last year after Christmas. Then last month I created a collage photo to send along with the cards. I’d forgotten how long it takes to sign each cards, write a little note in some and then address all the envelopes!! It’s worth it though. I love having all the cards and photos from friends and family hanging in the kitchen.
Head over to Kimmies blog to see what my Tea Tuesday friends are up to today.
I’ll be back a little later with the 2nd day of Christmas swap page…
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