Dragons! One that my husband tried to steal :D. He doesn't like postcards much, but he does like his dragons. :) I might have fun trying to figure out this artist, but we'll see what comes up! Thanks Yvonne!
Gorgeous flowers in a vase. All the petals around the vase reminds me of my flowers - they tend to hang around until there are a fair bit of petals around the vase. Oooops! They don't normally look this good at that point!!! lol. Anyways, pretty flowers from Sirpu, thanks! FI-661237
Ahhhhhhhhhh, angels and little children. Is there anything closer to the heart? Thank you Jaana! FI-661232
Oh WOW. When I saw this card, I just kinda sat and stared at it. I love how turbulent the sky looks. I love the ruins. And the water. And how small everybody is. And the colour. Yup, definitely a wow card in my books. :D I'm actually having trouble typing this up, because I just want to stare at it!!! :D Thank you Lenia!!! GR-8311 (that's right, this great card is an official!!!) :D
Finland always seems to have wonderful theme cards around, and this is another. The water always seems so nice and peaceful - the kind that will instantly relax you. :) Thank you Johanna! FI-661231
Yay!!! More unicorns! :D This was a childhood passion - most girls like horses, and horses with horns that are magical and only like girls are even better. :P The spirit of magic has never left me, though I tend to prefer fairies now, I still love all things magical. This is called Unicorn in Green by Roelien de Lange. Thank you Nora!
Lily of the valley are such pretty flowers, wouldn't you say? And fairies are just gorgeous. :D The card is a little more vibrant than it looks here (and sparkly), but I love how you can see the texture in the leaves now (which is a little hard to see in the card). Thanks Johanna!
Norway is beautiful. I want to see it some day, but until then I have a bunch of gorgeous cards to capture my imagination. :) I'm not sure if this is a sunset or sunrise, but it sure is gorgeous. I hope it's a sunset - it's more likely that when I get there, I'll be awake to see it. I'm such a sleepy head!! :D Thanks Tone!!
Another UYI tag - have I mentioned that I love these things?? I have? Well, I'll mention it again then. I love this tag! :) This card was in response to my request for LOL (I was in a good mood, what can I say??). And may I present Light On Land! Now, I'll admit, I'm not normally a fan of lighthouses - they appear quite dull most of the time. But I like this one! It looks like a castle, or at least a turret. :D Thank you Anja!
A gorgeous girl, who shouldn't be crying. Awwww, hugs. :)I love her eyes... Art by Anne Stokes - sad face. Thank you very much Milka!!
What a fantastic card! I love the colours, the lines. :) It's called Eagle Transforming by Corey W Moraes. Thank you!!! :D
Wow - this is a big card :D I love how it gives me an idea of where things are - I've heard of Comox (and Courtney), Victoria, Tofino and Nanaimo - but I had no idea where they were, other than on "the" island. Thanks Mom and Dad! I'm glad you had a great trip!! :D
This is a wonderful card - I love how it makes the fairies seem playful - and more butterfly like. You could definitely see how they could be mischievous, as so many of the stories say. The art is called The Fairies Dance by Linda Peltola (www.lindapeltola.com) :) Thank you Sari!
Gorgeous little angel :) Has anyone else ever wondered why sometimes there wings are on their chests? Wouldn't that make it hard to fly? Thoughts :) The words mean: All memories, dreams... are shining today. Such sweet thoughts :) Thank you Seija!
The last card for today - I need to scan in some more :D. This card is from the UYI tag (I love that tag!). I asked for FNB (I button mashed) and I got Flag Near Bridge. The bridge is actually easier to see in the scan :) But gorgeous picture remembering 9/11. Thanks Victoria! :)
The kid raises the dragon by Fan Zuoxin (I still think, I went and checked my other so the name would at least match ;) ). This is cut out of a piece of paper - the red is the paper, and everywhere there is white, that is where it was cut out. Pretty neat!! :D Thanks Van!
Another wonderful Rudolf Koivu card! Not quite a fairy, though she is flying and acting fairy godmother-ish :D Thank you Sari!! :D
This card is not credited to anyone, but I am 99% sure that it is an Amy Brown, so until I hear otherwise, that is what I'll think. :) This gorgeous card is from Alienne (I hope I read that right). Thank you!! DE-366820
Wahahahahaha! A card both my boys would like to steal. So why do I keep it? To give them incentives to look at my postcard with me. :) I also have a motorcycle from Portugal :D. Thanks Kelly! US-444207
I like brick, I think it gives an interesting texture to a building. But wow! there are a lot of bricks here :D. This is a church that dates back to the XIV century (yes 1300s!). Wow. There is no history like that here, and it completely boggles the mind. Here, 100 years is old!!! :D Thanks Sylvie! PL-33582
Pretty little angels are a little faded, but still look nice scanned :). Silly scanner. It really doesn't like my new laptop. Sigh. Anyways, the card says "The best friend swings you when you need it most" :D Thanks Anu!
Pretty flowers! They all look like wildflowers. Wouldn't it be great to have a yard full of wildflowers like that? The only problem with it would be that I would probably get a bunch of thistle and dandelion in there and it would look more like a field of weeds than a field of flowers. Wait! It already does!!! :) Thank you Ramona - I'll picture this in my head instead of all the weeds in my yard :) DE-366827
Hey there everyone! I thought about crawling into bed and never leaving again earlier this week, but it seems that I am still alive. I hate the flu. :( Anyways, I really should be doing some sort of chore, but I am pretty tired, so I figured that I would do a chore I tend to avoid - "finding my desk under all the clutter on it." Well a big part of that is postcards! So here we go, and I am doing a chore, wink, wink, nudge, nudge :D
I love angels - and I love roses. Such a gorgeous picture. "You are an angel" Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. :) Thank you muchly Emma! SE-10838
Genie, Jasmine and Aladdin taking a magic carpet ride. Oh and let's not forget Abu - I almost missed him hanging on there. :) Thank you Ivus!
Oh isn't this a gorgeous card :) I love these - um, I don't even know what to call them!! :) This is scenery of Wulingyuan. Thank you Lior!
This has to be one of the nicest castles around - it's straight out of a fairy tale. But I might just think that since this is the castle that Disney based their castle on - and who doesn't know that castle! :) This castle is Castle Neuschwanstein, and is located in southwest Bavaria, Germany. It was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat. It was also homage to Richard Wagner, the king's muse. Thank you very much Judit and hingisz! :)
Alright, I think one last one, since I need to tidy up my house... This one is from Halle (Saale). Um what? Wikipedia, help me out! Aha! It says that there is another Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia. This one is in Saxony-Anhalt. So Halle (Salle) is Halle an der Salle (Halle on the Salle (river) ). Nope! Not confusing!! :D Anyways, Halle has a gorgeous fountain and neat enough buses/trolleys that my kids tried to steal the card when I got it :D Thanks Manuela!
Got to love the angels that protect the kids. Though from what, I'm not really sure, maybe just the normal bruises from playing. Or maybe that's why they aren't fighting! Oooo that's a thought. I know some kids that could use anti-fight angels... :D Thanks Flora!!
Ahhhh, I love fireworks. :) And lights. The only problem with fireworks is that they are so loud. I can't be the only one that likes to watch them, but cringes everytime I here a "boom"? Right?
So I'm thinking 4-5 a day, I might catch up eventually :D...
This is a really neat card by "Flynn the Cat" - you can see more of her work at Flynn-the-Cat.deviantart.com. Highly recommended! :D
Now, if I can keep doing a few a day, I might actually catch up!! Sigh :)
An angel by Arisu Nomura. I love the colours in this card, they are magnificent. And the wings are wonderful - I like how they look feathery, but not like a birds wing - it looks more magical. I don't quite know how to explain it :). This one is from my son, TJ. Thank you sweet-heart! :)
This card was for my birthday (which shows just how far behind I am - it was almost 4 months ago!!! Oooops!) An elf by Myka Jelina, and another wonderful story by my hubby. :)
Gorgeous little fairy - by Myka Jelina. I love her pants. I really love her pants... :D Thanks Hun! Here is his story:
Aha! Discoveries Stone! And at night! :D So pretty :) Reminds me, I should go through my favorites and make sure it isn't in there. Thank you very much Marta!
Oh my!! lol. This is Charles Briton's "Masker, the pleasure of Mardi Gras Evening". This water colour was a costume design for the Rex Pageant in 1882: The Pursuit of Pleasure. I LOVE his mustache with the pretty dress... lol. Thanks Meaghan!!
Dragon! Dragon!! :D What a gorgeous beast he is!! :D The artist is Jan Patrik Krasny - very talented fellow! Thank you Gabriela!!
Maldon, Victoria - Australia's first notable town. There are 1600 people who live there, and it still looks like an 1800's gold rush town. :) Sounds like a neat place to see! Thanks Christine in the UYI tag - GRM - Going to Rural Maldon.
An Anne Taintor card :) I refuse to let common sense cloud my judgement - and that is so true :D. Though sometimes I try, it's mostly when it is too expensive. When there are fairly important repairs to be done on your home, you need to be able to save money. BUT, I do get to buy flowers, because that'll help protect the other side of the house. :) I still win :D. Thank you Suzanne from the favorites album tag :)
This wonderful card is from "Secret of Mana" or "Seiken Denstsu 2" - it's a super NES game :) Thanks google/wikipedia! :) Also mentioned that it was re-released for Wii. :) Gorgeous art! Thank you, tomaatti-! FI-530404
Wonderful card! It's a very surreal picture - inside the sunny area looks like a resort: pool, tennis, green grass, blue sky. Everything around it is dirty and dark and full of garbage. Do you think that is what earth is turning into? Sometimes it really seems that way. Where I live there's been talk of limiting the amount of garbage that a family can put out on the curb - without getting charged. Well, the fuss that is made about that! I wish that there were more "easy" options than just throwing things in the garbage. :( Anyways, picture is Federball (I guess he's playing badmonton, not tennis) by Gerhard Gluck. Thank you, Veroniques! A very thought provoking card :).
Wonderful line art drawings from China - Han tells me that this is folk art there :). This one is called Twisting Ropes by Chang Zhenfang. Thank you! CN-70101
Well I am kinda happy that I didn't get mail today - it's raining and everything that did come was SOAKED. :( Thankfully it was just flyers and a birthday card for my husband (which is now sitting on the kitchen table, drying - I'll fold it up again hopefully before we leave, it would suck to see the inside first!!). Anyways, I'm a little behind, so I am trying to register some cards now too :s.
My husband says I am predictable - but look at what he lets the boys give me! :D This is a wonderful picture - not one that I would normally go for, but I love the "suns" in the bouquet :) Thank you hun, I love you :) The photo was taken by Dean T Hamilton :)
