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    Postcard Challenge week 9

    Switzerland was chosen by Darcy this week.
    I thought of many options for this weeks card including a mountain chalet, a Swiss cow, chocolates…just to name a few.
    I decided that Maggie should keep sending “her” paintings as postcards as much as possible.
    I started with a piece of black cardstock. It gave the much needed depth and shadow to a two color palette. I learned this technique from watching Bob Ross painting series on our local PBS station

     

     

    I mounted the finished painting on an oversized piece of white cardstock then cut it down with my deckle edge scissors.
    Maggie writes of days filled with painting and the wonderful chocolates. She slips up an mentions that she may have to let out a seam or two…how embarrassing for her.
    The stamp and tiny flag are from my Swiss friend, Margaret who is also participating in this challenge.

     

     

    She also sent me the Swiss cow ribbon and flag pick that I’ve added to my page.  They add that special pop of color and whimsey to the page.
    Thanks Margaret!!

     

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    My new domain

    I’m working by trial and error on creating a new site. Hopefully I’ll get a good grasp on it very soon. Until then, if you happened upon this site…Welcome but please note that it’s not quite ready.

     

     

  • Blog - Photography

    Snow Day

     

    The two words every kid longs to hear.
    I was shocked when the call came through at 5:30 this morning.
    I figured we’d maybe have a 2 hour late start but CLOSED.  Really!?!?
    We are 5 houses from the edge of our school district…if we were on the next street, the kids would have had school on time, no delay today.
    Weird, huh.
    We got rain then sleet then snow then freezing rain then sleet again then snow. Needless to say it’s very heavy. Check out my neighbors Spruce tree.

     

    Another neighbor has a tree leaning down into their driveway.

     

    Our dogwood looks pretty encased in ice.

     

    I wanted to take even more pictured but it’s rainy-sleety again and I didn’t want to get my lens wet.
    It’s so pretty out and warm.