8 SKETCHBOOKS AT THEIR FINEST!!

"GREEN THUMB" book was made for me by Sandy Hampson Bobbi's thumb
Nancy's thumb
Anita's thumb
Susan's thumb

Jennifer's thumb Rebecca's thumb
"BUTTERFLY" book was made for me by Paulette DuQueRobin's butterfly

Sandy's butterflies
Barbara's butterfly
Roberta's butterfly
Anita's butterflyNancy's butterflies "BOTANICALS AND BUTTERFLIES" Book was made for me by Janice Post


Rebecca's butterflies

Jennifer's butterfly
Gail's butterfly
Susan's butterflies
Bobbi's butterfly
Sandy's butterfly
"Can't Catch me, I'm The Gingerbread Man!" book made for me by Robin Cramer

Click to enlarge the Gingerbread treasures. Clockwise from top center: Janice made me a bowl full! You are what you eat by Nancy! Rebecca's vintage bunnies are safe inside their house! Susan's guy is running away in the rain! Barbara's baker is making gingerbread for all his senior friends! Paulette's guy says, "I am what I am!" The book is made from a Celestial Seasonings Tea Box...shown at the center."BEAUTIFUL FACES" A book I made for myself Sandy's faces on the rightSusan's faceRobin's face

Rebecca's face
Anita's face
Nancy's face
Gail's face "A BOOK OF FAIRIES" made for me by Robin Cramer

Clockwise: Anita's angel pair! Sandy's brownie painter! Barbara's pumpkin faerie! Susan's nocturnal faerie!
Left to right: Bobbi's blue faerie! Paulette's pond flower faerie! Rebecca's dancing faerie!

"COLLAGE" book made for me by Anita

Jan's collage

Paulette's collage
An unknown artist hasn't written their name on this collage:)
Robin's collage
Jennifer's collage
Rebecca's collage
"WHAT WOULD NANCY DREW DO?" book made for me by Sandy Hampson

Nancy loved sharing the same name and all the memories the book brought her.
Rebecca read every single Nancy drew book as a young girl! Robin wants Nancy Drew to "figure" out who stole all the dresses!
Jan read "The Secret Of The Red Smoking Jacket"
Bobby would like to read a good book!
Jennifer thinks it's a mystery!
These 8 wonderful and fun books came to me over the summer months. Now that autumn is knocking on the cottage door I finally have had some time to post them for all of you to enjoy. Thank you to all the artists who stamped on the pages and to the creators for thinking up these great themes. I LOVE them all!!

SUMMER AT THE BEACH WITH STEFANIE AND BIRGIT!

One of my great passions is making ATC's...baseball card size works of art to trade. The set above are my summer at the beach collection. I have two very talented friends in my homeland of Germany who I am lucky enough to swap ATC's with. What would summer be without a trip to the beach? So their ATC's arrived on the SAME day from northern Germany which is famous for it's dunes and beaches along the North See! They brought along a breath of home I could almost smell.... Sit back and enjoy all of the wonderful art and treasures from the seashore beginning with Birgit's ATC's and her clever holder below.

Watch out for all the sand between your toes!Birgit sent the cute shelf sitter that looks sweet next to the birdhouse. The lighthouse candle and rubber stamp could not be more perfect. She made the nostalgic heart hanging below. I love Dresden scrap and wish stores sold it here!
Birgit's beautiful vintage style heart.
Birgit's pretty vintage RAK ATC and card holder.
Birgit, where is the other shoe? I think they would fit! I feel like Cinderella! Oh no...but oh how cute, mommy will use this bubble bath for me next time she gives me a bath!

If I say I felt like opening a birthday gift, I would be right! Birgit knows how to stuff a package full of treasure!

Birgit sent these pretty German postage stamps. I love them!!! There is a complete set of Seasons!
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Stefanie's nautical treasure chest! Look, she used Lighthouse postage stamps on her packet too! The pretty napkins she sends each month just amaze me!

Stefanie's ATC's
Miss Peach enjoyed the fish garland. I love that it is made of all natural things. Cork, wood, jute, rawhide and shells!
June is the month of ROSES and Stefanie sent a garden of fun things that I also want you to see. Pretty papers and napkins, recipes and rose scrap!
She surprised me with a theme of roses in all of her gifts!
All these tiny little charms and buttons!
I used Stefanie's beautiful rose folder she made for me as a postage stamp organizer!!

With the golden Autumn season coming soon, I look forward to another ATC swap with you both and thank you for making summer so much fun for me this year!

ART FROM BIRGIT IN GERMANY!

This package from my art friend Birgit was on it's way from Germany for over a month and is finally here. Can you tell my grandson Cole is so pleased to be able to open it and see if there is something inside for him?!Look at all the wonderful treasures inside Birgit's package. Tea and Coffee were put to good use right away. The pink watering can has a delicious smelling candle in it. Miss Peach will be so happy over her treats that came! I need these cute tiny kitty note pads. The tiny jar has rock sugar infused in a Jamaica Rum!!! Thank you so much dear Birgit for these sweet gifts from your artistic side and carefully collected goodies you thought I might like...I enjoyed everything you selected for me so perfectly! It was so fun to open after it's long trip across the ocean...I love Birgit's little wren card in this bright pink...

We did a swap of FOUR SEASON's ATC cards. Birgit's cards have such an old fashion flair to them that I just love.

SPRING with pansy colored fairy blooms...SUMMER brings old fashion roses and memories of sweet days gone by...AUTUMN with golden hues... WINTER with glistening stars...
I love Birgit's crisp black & white MEOW kitty ATC...
Two kitties are always better than one!
This is my favorite Little Red Riding Hood Tilda...she is so sweet!