Postcard Friendship Friday

Here is my Friendship Postcard for today!

I thought this Vinatge lady  would be perfect for a

Friendship February Postcard!

Please Enjoy!

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Postcard Friendship Friday

Vintage Birds and Flowers

Here are three images that I found at

Free Vintage Images

 and wanted to share with you! 

 If you have not visited them yet,

please go and check out all of the

pretty  clip art that they offer!

Here is the link to the site:

http://www.freevintageimages.com/

Thank you for visiting my site

and have a good evening!!

More Beautiful Viintage Ladies!!

VINTAGE LADIES

 

Thank you for visiting my site and

looking at these lovely vintage ladies! 

***Remember,

left click on the image and then

right click to save the image at biggest size! 

Please don't  copy these images to  sell ! 

These images are free--and yours to enjoy!

So go ahead and use them for  your art work.

Please link back to me so I can see what

 you have created  with these beautiful ladies!

I would love to show off your work on my sidebar!

Thank you and have a wonderful day

 making what you love! 

More Vintage Ladies!!

VINTAGE  LADIES

All dressed up and ready for your art work!!

Thank you for visiting and

I hope you enjoy

 these beautiful images !

Lovely Vintage Ladies

Here are some Vintage Ladies

for you to use in your art work! 

Have a Happy Day!

Thank you for visiting my blog ! 

Come back again to see,

if I have posted more "pretties"

 to you--from me!!!

Sharing More Of My Friends!

More Friends!!!

February

is the month to share our love and warm thoughts

by sending out our heartfelt gestures

to loved ones and dear friends!

I thought this would be the perfect time to share

some of my sweet friends with you

and also send out a

Valentine's Day 

"Sweet Greeting"

                                                                   

to each one!

 

***I would have liked to have posted a single entry

for each one of these special friends

but I ran out of time due to a terrible case of laryngitis! 

 I  have them listed below and would ask that when

you have time, please, go visit these wonderful women

and see how talented they really are. 

 

Their beautiful posts , free vintage images,

challenges, and art work will amaze you,

but, their lives will inspire you even more! 

 

 

I would never have believed when I first

started blogging, six months ago,

that I would meet such

wonderful people to correspond with!

Isn't it amazing, this era we live in!?!

Our technology can take us across continents

and span the world in seconds,

linking all of us together with just one click!

ALLEGIANCE

I have never met these talented women,

but they are very dear to me!

They inspire me,

challenge me,
touch my heart,

make me smile,

make me laugh,

make me cry,

and make me sigh...

They are beautiful!

Their words are spiritual,

compassionate, bold, and strong!

And what they create with their

hands and their hearts...,

there are no words big

enough to describe the

height and depth of the

beauty within each image,

in each soul! !

Dear Friends,

I want to thank you today for your

sweet comments, encouraging words,

and kind thoughts!

Your friendship has been such a gift to me!!

You'll never know, just how much, your presence

in my life has meant to me! You are a blessing!

May God Bless you in all of your days!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Kymberly

Now I present to you...

please, when you read your name,

stand up and take a bow,

clap your hands,

give yourself a pat on the back,

place a huge smile on your face...

because you deserve the praise!!!!

****************

Amy:

http://amyscraft.blogspot.com/

http://scrap2scrap.blogspot.com/

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/

Bella Nella:

http://nellybeepaperprojects.blogspot.com/

Carol:
http://carolspapernook.blogspot.com/



Cynthia :
http://beautyandblessings.blogspot.com/


Diane:

http://dianesmixedart.blogspot.com/


Donna:
http://brainzapart.blogspot.com/

Elegia:

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/
http://elegiashop.blogspot.com/
http://theempireofmind.blogspot.com/

Itkupilli:
http://blo64rt.blogspot.com/
http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/

http://itkupilli.blogspot.com/

http://itkupillishop.blogspot.com/



It's A Heart Thang:
http://thegraphicaddict.blogspot.com


 

Jessica:

http://buttonfloozies.blogspot.com/

http://rhondamum.blogspot.com/


 

Julie:
http://shabbywears.blogspot.com/


Kathy:
I won a fabulous give-away from Kathy!
http://catnipstudio.blogspot.com
http://vintagecatnip.blogspot.com

Kitty:
http://whatnowhallie.blogspot.com/


Lyn:
Blackdragon's Art
http://lynsblogger.blogspot.com/


Marie:

http://aupaysdenigea.blogspot.com/

http://croquetteadubol.blogspot.com/

http://mariesfreebies.blogspot.com/

http://nigealteredart-mfd.blogspot.com/

Malisa:

http://www.moonlighthollow.blogspot.com/

http://therenaissancechick.blogspot.com/

Sharon:
http://plumroselane.blogspot.com/

Sireh:
http://fiza848.blogspot.com
http://fizsha848-sajianku.blogspot.com
http://fizsha-sajian.blogspot.com

http://romantikajiwa.blogspot.com/

Tiffany Jane:

http://wwwbeyondthevintagepath.blogspot.com/

Thallia:

http://atelier-thalia.blogspot.com/

http://galleri-thalia.blogspot.com/

http://thalias-digiart.blogspot.com/

http://thalias-freebies.blogspot.com/

Tracy:
http://cottonpickincute.blogspot.com


Violetta:

http://violettavmcreation.blogspot.com/

Time to Share Another Friend!

I thought I would

share another friend

with you today

and send her a

Valentine's Day

"Sweet Greeting"

to let her know how

special she is  to me!

 Please refer to the post on

Saturday, February 6th,

where I left a poem

for you to Read!

Hello, Diane!

http://1cardcreator.blogspot.com/

 I haven't known Diane very long but

what thing I am  sure of ...

 she is  friendly,  kind, and  

a very gracious, giving person. 

We found out that we had

something very important in common! 

 Both of us  are committed to preserving and

archiving the vintage heritage and history

 of our ancestors lives.

We both feel that it is so

  important for the future generations 

 to learn and understand the history of

our forefathers and how they  forged

bravely ahead to lay the foundation of

what our lives are built on today!

What they left behind is a witness to how they lived,

  built their homes, cared for their families!

The antiques and images we so
dearly love to collect today,

 was once someone else's
precious "treasure"!

See, how  wonderful the Internet is! 

We  find people and they find us and

soon we discover just how much we

really have in common! 

And  if we never meet face to face,

 we will aways have this bond!

So  Diane decided to start sharing her

"trinkets and treasures" with us!

I am so excited ...I just can't

 wait to see what she'll want us to see first!

I will certaily keep you updated for this special event!  

Also, I must brag a little bit on her because she

 makes the cutest card I've ever seen! 

I just have to show you some of her creative work:

My Favorite!  I love this card!

 

Isn't this just the cutest ?  So Sweet!!

She is so crafty! 

 Isn't this gorgeous!

Just a simple kleenex box  turned into

 something so elegant! 

Drop in to visit her, she will not mind...

you can make yourself comfortable, kick back,

and enjoy looking at all of her wonderful cards! 

Also, while you are there, don't forget to check out

  the wide array of craft resources that

she has posted for anything and everything 

you could think of to create! 

Thank you, Diane ,

for all of your kind words and deeds. 

 You have been an inspiration to me and  

and I am very thankful that our paths have crossed!

Good luck in everything you endeaver! 

God Bless YOU!

More Friends To Share With You Today!

As I promised, today,

I am adding a few more of  my "special friends"

to my post to send out a 

Happy Valentine's 
"Sweet Greeting" 

to let them know how much I appreciate them!  

Please refer to the post on

Saturday,  February 6th,

where I left a  poem

for you to Read!

  Marilyn, the Lone Dollier,

can be found here :

http://dollsetc.blogspot.com/ 

She loves making miniature dolls, has a lovely blog,

 is a member of Free Postcard Fridays,

The French Factrice hosts the

 Postcard Friendship Fridays!

and  participates in lots of Give-Aways,

including a really special one called Pay It Forward! 

If you would like to know more about the Give-Away,

 please go to her web site and check it out! 

She has this button on her sidebar!

Click it and you will be directed to  

where she has all of the info posted

 She inspired me to join in on the Give-Away too,

 so I also have a post  of it  here:

http://missannesvintageart.blogspot.com

But that is not the only thing

 about Marilyn that inspires me! 

You see, she lives in constant pain and

 inspite of her health problems,

she blogs everyday and stays

 very busy  making her lovely dolls!

She allows nothing to get in the way of her creativity! 

Today I learned that she had surgery to remove the

2 slipped discs in her neck and so

I am sending out a request for everyone

to pray for this wonderful lady  to have

a speedy recovery from her surgery! 

She has such a positive attitude that is so contagious!

I bet it won't belong before she is up again

 and busy making those precious dolls!

 Here are some pictures of her pretties!

Miss Anabelle

Miss Victoria

Miss Hannah

"French White Cotton Day Dress"

So much love in every  detail!

Aren't they wonderful! 

 Please go visit her blog and see more of

these beauties in her etsy shop!

Thank you Marilyn,  for your inspiration

 and please get well soon!

***********

Tammy Sprinkle

http://tammysprinkle.blogspot.com/

This lady is just about the

sweetest person you'll ever meet! 

She participates in give-aways,

is a member of the

 Inspiration Avenue Team,

which is an Etsy Group that has nothing

but etsy shops and what they have for sell

posted for your shopping pleasure! 

This site alone could  keep you glued

 to the screen for days, 

looking (drooling) at all of the

 beautful craftmanship of these artists.

She also hosts FreeVintage Image Thurdays!

If you visit her on that day, 

she will have  a beautiful vintage image

 posted along with a really nice story

to go along with the image!

  Her blog is gorgeous, and her art is amazing. 

 Her specialty is  Altered  Books and Journals!

 On her sidebar is a wonderful array of journals

that will inspire you to want to make one of your own!

Don't just listen to me...

go visit her for yourself and

 you will see what I am talking about! 

You will find yourself visiting her again

 and again,  for the sweet hospitality! 

Thank you Tammy, for your inspiration and

your generousity in everything that you

share and all that you do for others!

******************

Theresa In Mississippi

http://theresainms.blogspot.com/

This gal is a real southern "sweetiepie"! 

She is so friendly, just smiles all of the time! 

 She is such a generous person! 

 Her sweet coments always make my day brighter 

 and have meant the world to me!!

She offers free vintage images on her site

and her blog is out of this world gorgeous!

 In my last post, I told you a little about Susie Jefferson,

who designs special  blog packages for anyone who

would like something a bit different from the crowd!!

Well, you must visit Theresa's blog because 

Susie designed the whole package, background,

 banner, buttons, labels, and even a bit of magic dust

when you move the curser around to

click on something you would like to see!  

 And believe me, Theresa has

everything you will want to see!

When I visited her the other day,

I read her latest post about her

 husband's heart surgery and so I

would like to make another request !!

Let's all send out another prayer for

Theresa and her husband, Nelson! 

May God  strengthen him and

bless him with a speedy recovery!

So I want to send out a

"thank you and my appreciation"

 to Theresa for her sunny smile and her

generousity to all those that

she comesin contact with!

Thank you , Theresa,  

for the sweet friendship

that you share with me!

*************

I know,  it's that time again!

Even though I hate to go!

Valentine's Day is only five days away! 
And I have so much more
I need to say!  

So stop on by and visit me! 
 You might be next in line
to receive a "sweet greeting"! 

Good Night!

****Credits:

"Mary Vance 1945":

Courtesy of http://theresainms.blogspot.com/

"Mary Margaret in the Garden"

Courtesy of  http://tammysprinkle.blogspot.com/

"French Glamour"

Courtesy of http://dollsetc.blogspot.com/

Have I Shared These Sweet People With You???

February

is the month to  share our love and warm thoughts

 by sending out our heartfelt gestures 

to loved ones and dear friends!

  

I  thought this would be the perfect time to share

some of my sweet friends with you

and also send out a

Valentine's

"Sweet Greeting"

to each one!   

I would never have  believed when I first
started blogging 6 months ago, 
that I would meet such
wonderful people to correspond with! 
Isn't it amazing, this era we live in!?! 
Our technology can take us across continents
and span the world in seconds,
 linking all of us together with just one click!  

I have never met these talented women,
but they are very dear to me! 
 They inspire me,
challenge me,
 touch my heart,
 make me smile,
make me laugh,
make me cry,
and
make me sigh... 

They are beautiful!
Their words are spiritual,
compassionate, bold, and  strong!
 And what they create with their
hands and their hearts...,
 there are  no words big
enough to describe the
 height and depth of the
beauty within each image,
in each soul! ! 

Dear Friends,
I want to thank you today for your
sweet comments, encouraging words,
and kind thoughts!

Your  friendship has been such a gift to me!! 
You'll never know, just how much, your presence
in my life has meant to me! You are a blessing!
May God Bless you in all of your days!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Kymberly

Now I present to you...
please, when you read your name,
stand up and take a bow,
clap your hands,
give yourself a pat on the back,
place a huge smile on your face...
because you deserve the praise!!!!
*********************

 Jeanette Waters and Judy MacFarlane

I love these ladies!!!!!!
Jeanette, you have found a place in my heart and
I will forever be grateful to you for all of the
inspiration you have given me!  
Jeanette's kindhearted words and sweet gestures 
combined with June's thoughtfulness and
unselfish genrosity,speaks volumes of their love for
their art and their wonderful  ability to
give back to others what was once given to them!
These two work together as a designer team
 and offer some of the most mouth watering,  
beautiful collage sheets you've ever seen!
They also offer great freebie vintage images
and inspire  Two Weekly Art Challenges
( I have joined both and love to participate in them)!
They  both have beautiful blog sites, a team
of designers, and some of the most amazing
altered art pieces I have ever seen!  
 What else can I say about these two, except,
that I admire them greatly and thank them for
their hard work and  daily inspiration! 
They give so much of  their time and share
so much of their wonderful talent with
everyone they come in contact with!!!
Their  sweet comments have meant the world to
me and make my days so much brighter! 
 They both  have boosted my
 confidence to travel beyond "Time"
 to find the altered artist I want to be!
When I grow up I want to be just like them!! 

You'll find them both at:

http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/

http://artonthedarkside.blogspot.com/

http://artfreebies.blogspot.com/

http://dezinaworld.blogspot.com/

http://dezinaworldarchive.blogspot.com/

AND  DEZINAWORLD  FREEBIES!

*********************

SUSIE JEFFERSON

How talented can one woman be? 

She is a powerhouse of knowledge,

creativity, charm, wit, and class!

She designs backgrounds, banners,

buttons, tags, etc...for free and will

design individual blog packages for

a very reasonable price!

My blog site background and banner 

is  one  of her beautiful

(free) background designs! 

In fact, she was one of my first followers! 

When I set up my first vintage

art blog,  it didn't take me but a few

days to find  Susie's blog!  I  immediately 

became a fan of her fantastic designs,

amazing art work,  and beautiful blog sites! 

If you want a personal design,

then she's your girl! 

 In fact...she designed the whole

 blog package for Dezinaworld, 

Art Freebies,  and Theresa In Ms!

 Their beautiful backgrounds,  banners and tags

are just out of this world-dynamic !! 

She also offers free vintage images,

tutorials on every subject from

artful blogging , altered art,

better blogging techniques,  and some

really fabulous altered art projects!

Thank you Susie, for being one of the

first to inspire me to dream

and create what I love most!

You'll find her at:

http://1stfloorflatfreebies.blogspot.com/

http://1stfloorflatblogology.blogspot.com/

I love this button!!

http://1stfloorflattechniques.blogspot.com/

http://1stfloorflatcomputery.blogspot.com/

Her tutorials have helped me out of many a computer mishap!!

********************************

NANCY DOOREN

When I first began to create altered art,

this TALENTED lady

was an AWE-INSPIRING GIFT to me! 

I remember how delighted I was

when she became one of my first followers!  

I am so glad that she found my web site!

When I first joined  her Bi-Monthly Challenges,

I soon discovered my own vintage style, 

through the exciting themes that quickly

"sparked my imagination"! 

   Now, I  feel confident enough to reach

 beyond any conventional  boundaries and  

create something new and exciting for

the mixed-media arena!

I have become  a fan and admirer of
aka. "Nans"  art techniques and skills
and always look forward to the wonderful
 themes she works so hard to create for
all of her followers.

She, unselfishly,  gives so much of her

time and dedicates her whole heart in

helping others create beautiful altered art!

She offers free vintage images and authors

several wonderful blogs with amazing features! 

 Her imagination is larger than life! 

She can create a piece of art big

enough for the whole world

to admire  but only on

one inch of card stock!

 Her "Small World of Inchies and Twinchies" 

has kept me captivated from the

beginning as her charming sense of

wonderspills out of every

 little inch she makes! 

You'll find her at:

http://vintagestampers-freebees.blogspot.com/

http://vintagestamper.blogspot.com/

http://vintagestampershalloween.blogspot.com/

http://darknessinspiration.blogspot.com/

http://smallworldofinchies.blogspot.com/

******************

It's time for me to say goodbye! 

I know, but I'm running out of time!! 

If you didn't find your name here today,

 come back tomorrow or the next day!

It's not that I forgot all about wonderful you!

With all of the sweet thanks I need to say,

 it will take me straight thru to Valentine's Day

to reach each and every dear friend! 

Until then, Adieu!

***Credits for the FreeVintage Images

"Alice In Wonderland" Rabbit and Vintage Calling Card:

http://1stfloorflat.blogspot.com/

Little Drummer:

http://dezinaworld.blogspot.com/

Little French Song:

http://artfreebies.blogspot.com/

Two Little Beauties:

http://vintagestampers-freebees.blogspot.com/

Dancing With Joy

http://jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/