Letterboxing with castles16

Scarecrow

2008-10-13T15:56:00.001-07:00

I love this stamp! But he took forever to color and stamp to get a good impression without smudges or faint spots. I think I made like 60 impressions to get 25 cards, grrr. The pumpkins are glitter stickers that don't really show up well in the scan. The background is stippling done with a stiff brush and blue and purple inks. Thanks draygonflies for that suggestion!

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Letterbox

2008-10-13T15:42:00.000-07:00

I saw this cute image and had to carve it for the GAQLBE08. Of course, I had to also make LTCs with it before sending it off to NY. It took a while to get the colors right, but I finally matched the corner borders to the stamp image in a photo editing program. The letters are stuck on with glue dots.
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Vineyard

2008-09-24T00:58:00.000-07:00

This card is for "The Game of Clue, Too!" I needed a location and finally came up with the vineyard. A simple image, but I think it works. I even drew the wine glass in a photo editing program. So if you're wondering what's wrong with it, that's it, lol.
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Yellow Polkadot Bikini

2008-09-11T01:19:00.001-07:00

I got the idea for this card when I found some ribbon that I thought would look great for the strings of this bikini. Unfortunately, that didn't work. I had to settle for framing the stamp.
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Happy Cake Day!

2008-09-11T01:13:00.000-07:00

This one of a kind card was created for a friend who was having an anniversary on AQ.
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The Mysterious Ms. Betty

2008-09-11T00:55:00.000-07:00

I created this card for "The Game of Clue" swap. She is my contribution of a suspect. The cards all have her with a veil, but I wanted to show what she'd look like without it too.
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Behind the... (Adult oriented)

2008-04-20T01:51:00.000-07:00

Because this one is adult oriented, I won't be posting a picture. Let's just say they are behind the... bush (and flowered paper). ;-)
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It's A Girl

2008-04-20T01:48:00.000-07:00

The embellishments on this card appear to be yellowish, but they were actually pink!
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It's A Boy

2008-04-20T01:44:00.000-07:00

I carved this cute little baby and decided to make two LTCs, one blue and one pink. The embellishments actually match better on the card than they appear to here.
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This Is Bear Country

2008-04-20T01:41:00.000-07:00

This is my interpre- tation of a Green Tortuga stamp. He gave me the stamp for winning the auction.
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2008-04-20T01:38:00.001-07:00

Better late than never, I guess. This was a new stamp I'd caved for a sig stamp, but I think I like my old sig stamp better than this one.
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Rose

2008-04-20T01:34:00.000-07:00

A simple Rose carved for the "Spring Flower SD Ring". Cards were created with the stamp before it left to make the rounds of the ring. I also created shrinky dinks for the ring with this stamp.
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I'm in the Money

2008-04-20T01:29:00.000-07:00

I created this card for Green Tortuga based on a comment he made on the AQ boards. I was in an auction to help support his hike from Key West, FL to Springer Mountain, GA. I won the auction and he won the cash!
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Betty Boop

2008-04-20T01:21:00.000-07:00

This one is actually my personal traveler "Curvaceous Cartoon Character". The card was printed with the black hearts and Betty Boop was stamped with black too. On the card, the blacks were very close, but in the photo they aren't.
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Butterfly

2008-04-20T01:18:00.000-07:00

This card was fun and easy to make too. The butterfly was a simple carve, and the ribbon matched perfectly.
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Singing in the Rain

2008-04-20T01:12:00.000-07:00

This card was made for another ring, Favorite Seasons: Old Faces. I like to sing in the rain, so this was an easy one for me. I made the background for this one in a photo editor program. Those little musical notes took quite a while to make them look right.
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Holmium

2008-04-20T01:09:00.000-07:00

I signed up for the periodic table swap, but I haven't finished this card yet. I'll post a photo when I do. Thankfully, this one isn't due until June.
Update: Finally finished this card and got it sent off last week.
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Recipe

2008-04-20T01:04:00.000-07:00

A special recipe for a Happy Marriage. Taken to heart, it serves 2 for a lifetime. :-)
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Rocking Horse

2008-04-20T00:55:00.000-07:00

I loved this image as soon as I saw it and knew that I wanted to carve it. The LTCs were created for a friend's granddaughter who was having her first birthday. I also gave her the stamp for the baby's keepsake box. The little charms at the top were a pink metallic, but you can't really tell in this photo.
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The Snowman

2008-04-19T01:46:00.000-07:00

I created Christmas greeting cards with this image and made LTCs for everyone. I also included shrinky dinks for anyone who'd joined one of my PLB last year.
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Dancing Gingerbread & The Three Wisemen Bonus

2008-04-19T01:27:00.000-07:00

These two were created for the Christmas swap. I did The Three Wisemen first, wasn't satisfied with how simple they looked, but couldn't figure out how to embellish them. So then I created the Dancing Gingerbread.
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What's Your Sign?

2008-04-19T00:39:00.000-07:00

This was my first card created for individual trades. The twelve signs of the zodiac were carved and when someone requested a card, I created it based on their sign. I'm a Leo, so this one represents me.
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Overall Sam and Sunbonnet Sue

2008-04-19T00:16:00.000-07:00

I created these two for my first group swap. I thought when I carved them that they would both fit onto one card, but they didn't. So everyone in the group got an unexpected bonus. :-)
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Welcome!

2008-04-18T23:36:00.000-07:00

This is my first blog, so bear with me, I'm still learning and trying new things. I wanted to create this blog to host photos of my LTCs. Hopefully I'll also improve with them as time goes by.
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