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Friday, December 19, 2008

2008 Christmas Card Exchange (Part 1)

This year, I participated with some other bloggers in a Christmas card exchange, and it was so much fun! Jan of "Jan and Tom's Place" sponsored the exchange and somehow miraculously got all of us organized enough to participate! Each card arrived with some little special 'happy' inside, and I wanted to share those with you...


I received this lovely card from Barb (Cinnamon Girl ), and with it she included a beautiful antique replica post card of Santa and also some delicious smelling Mango Passion Fruit Tea! Can't wait to try this, Barb and to frame my postcard! Thanks so much for sending it to me! :-)


Then I received this adorable handmade card from Joy (Joy To The Blog) with a snowflake ornament. Aren't they darling? Thanks for this little lady and the flake, Joy! I'm happy to report the snowflake didn't melt on its way to Florida! ;-)



Then I got this lovely dove card with a very cute antique replica card inside that I can hang on my tree. This loveliness came from Beverly (Tea Time and Roses), and I really appreciate her beautiful gift and equally beautiful card! Thanks, Beverly! :-)

My camera is on the fritz due to the fact that I have a weak battery and am trying to charge it with a phone jack. So I will wait and post Part II on Saturday (provided I find the battery charger by then). I want to be sure and show the pictures of the little treasures that came with each card!

Again, my sincere thanks to all of you wonderful bloggers who sent me such nice gifts and cards! I loved sharing this, and I can't wait to share the rest! If you'd like to visit these blogs, I've included them on my sidebar under the heading about Christmas Birds of A Feather.

XO,

Sheila :-)

11 comments:

Unknown said...

The card exchange looks like lots of fun! I enjoyed looking at yours!

Diane

AwtemNymf said...

Blopping around J&T's Christmas Card swap! :O)
Wasn't this a fun swap! I loved it!
Happy Holidays! Stay warm!

The Muse said...

treasured moments...opening cards from those near and far...

i can "hear" the excitement in your post... :)

what lovely art you now have in these greetings!

Lorrie said...

Hi Sheila, How fun this is! You got some lovely cards and goodies too. Blogging friends are just the best aren't they?

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

That was a nice idea that Jan had, Sheila! It's always fun to get cards in the mailbox instead of bills, and the little surprises are so sweet!
Hugs, pat

Blondie's Journal said...

Hi Sheila,
How about that, a card exchange. Cool idea. I like to make cards, sort of an offshoot of scrapbooking which I have no patience for. It's nice that you also got those tiny gifts too. They mean the most! Take care.
Jane

Ms. Tee said...

What fun and they are all so pretty. :) I love the idea of hanging them from a ribbon on the tree.
I hope your dinner goes great and have a great weekend! :)

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas Dear Sheila!
I wanted to stop by, say hi, and let you know that I am so happy that we met this past year and I hope that we can finally get together soon!! It has been very crazy around here lately as I'm sure it probably has for you - but in a wonderful way! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a very blessed New Year.. thank you for being a true SWEETHEART.

Love,
Kim

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Good Morning -- Diane, AwtemNymf, Muse, Lorrie, Pat, Blondie, Ms. Tee, and Miss Kim! I'm sorry I'm so late responding to you! Last night was so much fun (we stayed up late), and I'm so thankful it went well!

I finally found my battery charger so I can now post all of the pictures of all the cards! I had misplaced it in the mad cleanup for the party. So now I'm set! The card swap was lots of fun, and I will post Part II this morning!

Kim, I still have a little present for Daisy Cottage and will try to drop it by on your doorstep! :-)

XO,

Sheila

Daphine said...

What a NEAT idea! I would have enjoyed this! Maybe next year...
The cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing them with us.

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Daphine, it was a lovely idea. I would love to send cards to you and some of the posters I have grown to know and love. :-)

XO,

Sheila