a little birdie told me so: Postcard Swap-Part Two

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Postcard Swap-Part Two

I had a great time tearing paper and making these cards....so much fun that I kept making them after I'd done enough for the swap. I think I'm going to tack the extras up to the wall in my cubicle to remind me to go home and make something each night.

12 comments:

DeezyMay 4, 2014 at 10:19 AM
Your cards looking awesome!
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AnneMay 4, 2014 at 11:19 AM
Perfect for mail art! :)
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piaMay 4, 2014 at 11:19 AM
These cards are lovely!
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dinnyMay 4, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Your postcards are SO much fun! Keeping my fingers crossed I am on your list.
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LeacayoungartMay 5, 2014 at 11:32 PM
These are so cute. Thanks for sharing.
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Beth NiquetteMay 8, 2014 at 8:54 AM
These are incredible!!! You should link up with us for Postcard Friendship Friday--I love all postcards, not just the vintage ones. Your work is just darling!
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PostcardyMay 9, 2014 at 7:51 AM
Beautiful cards. I like the idea of using maps.
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VioletSkyMay 9, 2014 at 7:56 PM
These are very creative!
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leti49May 13, 2014 at 10:37 AM
hi stephanie!
i received your beautiful postcard "do what you love"
THANK YOU! it's really awesome, i love the texture and colours!
have a very creative month!
hugs
letizia-italy
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Eilandkind/IslandchildMay 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM
I've received that first one today. Thank you so much it is lovely!
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GailMay 15, 2014 at 12:00 PM
I am the joy-filled recipient of #4 do it now do it later be happy! It is absolutely beautiful Stephanie. The texture has not been lost and the mix of colours, paper and words is lovely. Thank you!
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Sue MJune 6, 2014 at 6:32 AM
Love your cards too
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...."We were Birds Without Wings. You were a robin and I was a blackbird. And there were some who were eagles or vultures or pretty gold finches, but none of us had wings. For birds with wings nothing changes. They fly where they will and they know nothing about borders and their quarrels are very small. But we are always confined to earth, no matter how much we climb to the high places and flap our arms. Because we cannot fly we are condemned to do things that do not agree with us. Because we have no wings we are pushed into struggles and abominations that we did not seek and then after all that, the years go by. The mountains are leveled. The valleys rise. The rivers are blocked by sand and the cliffs fall into the sea." -Louis De Berniere

Who Said It First?

The phrase "little birdie told me so" may find it's origins in this Bible verse. "Do not revile the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich in your bedroom, because a bird of the air may carry your words, and a bird on the wing may report what you say" (Ecclesiastes 10:20). The earliest form of the saying was included in John Heywood's collection of proverbs (1546). In 1583, Brian Melbancke wrote in 'Philotimus'" 'I had a little bird, that brought me newes of it.' In 1711, in 'Letter to Stella,' Jonathan Swift came close to the current version: 'I heard a little bird say so.'