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Surprise in the mail

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Just when I thought I had received all the postcards from ihanna's annual swap, I get a surprise.  One last, late card.  Awesome,  surprise.  Maybe there is another out there,  obviously I had miscounted. This is a beautiful card from Angela in Virginia.  You can see her process at Making Mayhem blog. Sorry to say this is the end of this years swap.  Thank  you all, and thank you Hanna for hosting another fun swap. Thanks for visiting. Hugs Cyndee

ihanna's Postcard Swap Update

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It's always sad when the last postcard arrives.  I got all 10 rather quickly this year.  I wanted to share them all with you. It always amazes me how different they all are.  The cards on the right are from Jenny Pesavento in Colorado Springs,Liven Geelmuyden in Norway, Kit Wojcik in Long Lake Minnesota, Jeane Sliney from Duluth Minnesota and Charlotte in Sweden. One thing you can't see in the photo is the back of Jenny's card.  It has a little pouch with a secret message.  Such a cute idea.  Charlotte  put two cards in a large envelope.  Double surprise. Nancy actually painted 4 cards then cut them apart into smaller cards.  Jeane used a piece of corrugated cardboard for hers.  All very original.  On the left, postcards from Linda Hartzig in Gastonia North Carolina, Eleaca Young in Cantwell Alaska and sally-Ann Garret on the Isle of Wight in the UK. I must apologize to Eleaca for not sending a thank you.  You didn't give me an email address.  I do love the c

iHanna's Spring Postcard Swap

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It's that time of year again for ihannas postcard swap .   It's such fun to make the cards and mail them all over the world.  Then the best part is waiting to see what comes back to you from 10 other artisans also from around the world.  Last year I even got a surprise from an old friend I hadn't seen for years.  What a surprise, we have since reconnected over lunch and facebook. Well mine are ready for the addresses then to the mail box.  Each one original. Which one will be yours? Curious?  You can see the work of many other participating artist at:  https://www.flickr.com/groups/postcards2010/pool Thanks for visiting today. Hugs Cyndee