Oh yes...during this all too cold & snowy & bleak February, our March swap at A Swap for all Seasons had the theme of SPRING & the color yellow. The very cool pouch of wonderful treasures is what I received from my partner, Pam. It reminds me that one of these days we may actually break out of winter so I can go plant some stuff outside.
Tucked inside that cool pouch was this adorable card. I love the vintage chick and the lace & rose buds...& check out that cute little felt butterfly. There's lots of dimension in this card as Pam raised up the chick with pop dots...great effect.
I always love Pam's tags...the sewing theme is near & dear to my heart. I won't be able to part with this one...it's on my inspiration board. Gotta love that vintage pattern image. I had a dress with that dropped waist back in the 1950s!
And then Pam sent the most wonderful goodies...that 1930s reproduction fabric is already cut up into patches for my quilts...and I know I'll use all this stuff throughout the year. Thanks so very much, Pam...it's always a delight to swap with you.
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Of course...I mailed to a different swap partner...it really is fun to swap this way. The yellow package above left cold NE Ohio & flew down to Georgia to my partner, Becky.
This is the card I made for Becky...the little chick is from a vintage Easter card that I received back in the 1950s. I love that there are crocus blooming...those are the first hint we get here of spring...our front lawn will be covered in them....IF this snow ever melts & we get out of these frigid temps!!!
Here's the tag I created for Becky. The lovely spring flowers are also from a vintage card from the 1950s. I'm lucky that I found scrapbooks of greeting cards that my Mom & Grandma had saved over the years. I love using them in my creations.
And here are the goodies I sent to Becky. She makes yoyos, so I included some yellow fabric from my stash...and other yellow bits & bobs. There are yellow bingo markers in that tiny glassine envie...those make cute halos or accents on cards & such.
Once again...this was a fabulous fun swap...it sure helped me get through February. Thanks for organizing another great swap, Linda!
Sign-ups for the April Swap...with the theme of Mother's Day & the color peach are tomorrow, March 1. You should go check it out...there are rules, of course...but they're easy to follow & you'll make lots of new friends & have tons of fun along the way. You can find all the details right here.