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!!