Thursday, February 9, 2012

He looks just like Uncle David


Somehow daughter decided that this messanger boy looks just like my brother when he was little.  How daughter would know that, I have no idea.  She has only seen a few photos of my brother when he was young.  Of course, that meant that I had to sent this one along to him and his wife.

From the Valentine Postcard Book from Darling & Company.  Image displayed with their permission.  The artist is identified by the WF in the bottom right corner.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Forged Hearts for the Engaged Couple


On Monday I received the invitation for my cousin's wedding.  I thought that this card would be perfect for the engaged couple.  Hearts forged together.

This card is from the Valentine Postcard Book from Darling & Company.  Image shown with permission of Darling & Company.  Unknown artist.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

A Valentine for my Grandmother


This lovely card will be travelling to my Grandmother.

This card  is from book Valentine Postcard Book from Darling & Company.  Artist not known.
Image used with Permission from Darling & Company.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Double Dare


Since my sister dared me to "make a mailbox happy", I decided to double dare her to send a second card.  This time, Postcrossing chose to have me send my card along to Hawaii.  This is a classic view of the CN Tower and the Roger's Dome in Toronto.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

She Dared Me


The quilt featured on this postcard is titled: Reign of the Sun by quilter Diana Swim Wessel.  It is from her out of print book Inspiration Odyssey: A Journey of Self-Expression in Quilts.  Postcrossing gave me the address of a teacher in Russia.  I thought this would be perfect for her.  When I looked at it, it made me think of making paper quilts with her students.


Friday, February 3, 2012

Beauty and the Beast!


This postcard of Belle from Beauty and the Beast (click here to watch the clip of this scene on youtube) is on it's way to my friend Etsuko in Japan. she likes Hello Kitty but I didn't have any of those to send so I am sure she will like this one of Belle. Beauty and the Beast if my favourite Disney Cartoon, I have probably seen it 30 times and love it each time :) I saw it for the first time on the Champs-Elysees in Paris France when I lived there as an Au Pair girl. The Beauty and Beast 3D is in theatres right now.
I dared my sister who double dared me to send two postcards to postcrossing, www.postcrossing.com but I have done her one better I have sent one everyday for the last 5 days. I have two more too go till I meet my allowed quota of cards travelling at one time. It is nice to know I will make 7 people's mailboxes happy in the next week or so. this card with the flower is off to a young lady in the Ukraine.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

First Post Card of the Year


I was very surprised when hubby returned of the mailbox yesterday with this lovely card.  I looked at the front and wondered where it had come from.  I hadn't arranged a swap and was due one via Postcrossing.  The mystery cleared when I read the back.  It is from my sister.  While she lives in Alberta, Canada, she does travel a lot and happens to have a stash of 'new' cards she had bought as souvenirs.  Fortunate for me, she has decided that it is more fun to send them out rather than keep them stored away in a drawer.

This one is from her trip several years ago to Krabi, Thailand.  Now, was that the trip where the rats gnawed through your bag and ate the chocolate that you had saved for Christmas Day?

My sister has dared me to make a person happy by requesting and sending a postcard via Postcrossing.  Well, I double dare her, I'm going to send two.  Are you a member of Postcrossing?  Have you sent out a card this year?  If you are and you haven't sent a card, I invite you to join us in our dare.  Leave me a comment after you have sent your card, and I'll send you a card as well(make sure you leave an email I can reach you at, still waiting for Grace B. to send me an email as I have a card waiting to send to her).