i have one left to do, am saving it for the very last minute i reckon

Well, I have done them all! I couldn't believe I finished them fairly on time, will bring them to the post office tomorrow. Here is a sneak peek at them, if you want to be surprised, don't look, lol
Regards,
Trish

There are so many great birds everyone has done.....some great owls and cardinals and ooohhh too many to name. I am looking forward to seeing which ones come my way!

Jeanne I told you not to let Bozo watch 'America's Next Top Model'............she'll be getting an agent next!

I thought she would settle for seeds and an occasional bite of cracker, cookie, chip, or pretzel, or veggie was enough. She is so demanding.

Mine are all in the mail system. Went out today. Everyone has done a good job.

Thanks Tania for the compliment.

I'm going out with the art group tomorrow. Will probably melt before I get home. It's in the hundreds this week. Sweating just sitting at the desk. We are starting at 8 am and they hope to finish by 10 so we can get back under the fans, coolers, and AC. Going to a small park near an art gallery where there will at least be shade. Sure will be hot getting back in my car to come home tho.

Got a lovely Bull Finch from Steve this morning. Thanks a lot. He also sent me an extra - it's a blackbird in a dark night, but I'm afraid to say that he made a bit of a mistake and gave the bird three legs and two tails. I'll just blame the glands!

I've got my second bird- it is a delicately drawn wren from Sandra. Thanks a lot! It is, too, like a little poem.

It was dark, I couldn't see what I was doing!

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

I too received a card from Sandra. Also brilliantly drawn. A Purple Finch. Thank you. It's just fantastic!

AND, From Carol, a supurb Duck! plus She sent me her picture of my old dog Max, which is just fantastic! I can't thank you enough!

I love this place.

You are all so fast in finishing off.I go 2 days ago. Confusing because one was the gorgeous owl from Carol .The other was from Norma a very!!! lovelyParididge,but no pear tree. Actually that should be Steve,s lin. Then i got from blank I can't find it! now I have to look but it was from Sveta(is that right) the Pinocio but not disney and it is fab ,so detailed. But I couldnt figure out which was the bird? I still was thinking birds not childhood.I will try to load it because on the othe side that is what they are talking about..Thanks all 3 that I got they are perfect.I hope we are all labelling their pics so we know what kind they are joanna

Trish, what can i say, just gorgeous, everyone has done some really great cards, I have two I shall list and post when I return from Dentist tomorrow, I want to swing by the p.o. and see whats there..I still need to finish that last one..
I am labeling mine Joanna

Why not label them 'Kay' we'll know who they're from then.

LOL POOR KAY, you cut her no slack at all.

She knows how much I love her.

Trish, Roxy - your birds look fantastic!!
GOOD JOB

i have received 3 already - i will post them up and tell you which ones tomorrow

lol....that is just tooo funny...you crack me up!! woohoo..they go in the mail today, I have also included a really tiny bonus with each..however, can you believe after they were all enveloped, i realized i did not scan my last 6!! grr..oh well..

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I too received a card from Sandra. Also brilliantly drawn. A Purple Finch. Thank you. It's just fantastic!

Thanks! Glad you like it!


I have 6 more to finish and get out - Bill and I were out in the cornfield again most of last night (we were looking for the bear - really!) , so didn't get any cards done - but got some spectacular bug bites!

Join the club, Kay. I forgot to scan all of mine. I blame old age - what are you blaming?

Nancy what are you planning to do with the bear if you find him? I wouldn't want to find him in the dark (of course I wouldn't want to find him in the light either). Better be careful. He may be trying to find you too.

lol...i blame my hubby, i was trying to do that and listen to him go on and on about something at the same time ..lol

Poor bloke!

it is official, they have been left in the hands of the postmistress, it is all up to them now..

I have already lost power 2x today, minutes, but i keep losing my i-net connection, the sky is turning really black..*sigh* more and more rain..at least its warm today, so the day has that much going for it,

Hurry I have finished all of my cards and they are winging thier way to you all. Which one you get will be a suprise.
I thought that I would post them so you could see the whole gaggle.

those are adorable i like your whimsical style

Only take his picture. There's a very good chance I'll never see one again this summer, they are terribly reclusive and avoid contact with people. We have black bears here, they aren't mean like grizzlies, but still, I don't think I'll run up and pet one!

i have rec'd 4 beautiful bird cards today,

a very vibrant fisher from norma, he is lovely
a female 'dicksissle' I have never heard of such a bird and have added this word right beside 'wibble' in my upper echelon vocabulary he is lovely sandy
a very softly colored duck from tania along with some great stamps to add to the pocket too, thanks tania
and last but certainly not least is the very vibrant toucan from Carol

many thanks to you guys, they are lovely and i look forward to the rest
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Wow this trade is really moving along! The birds are all looking fabulous!
I have finished 7 cards and will put them up on my blog, just in case anyone wants to keep the surprise.
I received 3 so far, I will post them tomorrow when I have better light for the pictures.

Gretchen, I love your sense of humour that comes out in your art!

Wonderful birds that everyone is getting! I just got a Yellow Warbler from Carol and he is lovely as you can see:

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I have been watching some of our little birds arguing over the blooms that are out - we have some gorgeous red headed chats as well as the little superb wrens and a wonderful array of finches.......if only they would sit still for longer than 5 seconds I might get a little sketch done!

these are some very amazing cards you guys I wish I had joined .

Good job Gretchen. I love the colorful backgrounds.

I am a loyal fan of your cards.

Got lovely white feather on red background from Sue in Australia this morning. It's lovely. Thanks a lot.

Got a sweet card from Jangra yesterday - thanks! Where do you and Carol get those nice sleeves for your cards?

Got a Cockatoo from Sue this morning! Looks great! Thanks Sue.

I don't know .. I just recycle the ones sent to me ..

I am like Kim, you guys have done some really neat ones, wish I had joined. Don't you love seeing the different styles of everyone.

I get my plastic covers from Walmart. They are badge holders. In stationery department.

I got my card from Steve today. Thank you for the great canary.

I am glad you like the cards that you got....was a little worried about the feather, not being a whole bird, but I had one on my desk that I had picked up (also have gumnuts, dried leaves etc etc etc...........and I just started fooling around and loved the way it turned out, so I am glad that you like it too Norma.

Am glad you like the cocky too Steve, I was trying to some other birds that blended into the background but I only seemed to get it with the pelican and that cockatoo.

I love that you can see a new method in a magazine or in another person's work and try and get something like it working in your own......these ATC's are so great for those experiments. If they don't work I don't feel like I am "wasting" a lot of resources, and when they do work it is great! But I have to say that I sketch the next idea on the back of my failed ATC's so I never waste them. Now if only I made my own paper I would truly be a recycler!

Hi all.

I'm back. Didn't want to look at any of the birds until I finished all of mine. They will fly out the door on Monday.

Marisa

Received late yesterday in the mail a D0owny wopodpecker from Trish - love the coloring! i'm going to try the inktense pencil! And fom steve a fabulously drawn puffin! well done! i'll post thm tuesdaY when I get back to work.

Five beautiful birds arrived this week. Thanks!
Robin by Steve
Cardinals in the Snow by Kay
Bluejay by JGrant
Herring gull by Norma
Bewick's Wren by Trish
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Posting my cards. I chose "Mythological Birds" for my subtheme.
I'll be including information about each one with my cards.
Thought it might be nice to show them all together here.

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great theme and great cards

Got a lovely watercolor from Kay yesterday - lorakeets! Will still have to wait until Tuesday to post - the server at work is much faster!

cool, glad you liked them sandy..

You can see my new puppy on my blog. Come on over and meet Dizzy.

Finally I have finished all my remaining cards! Whew! They will go out in the mail tomorrow or Tuesday - depends on when I get to the post office! Let's see if I can upload one or two...
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That is a CUTE PUPPY!!!