Handmade Art from Norway

This is my first card from Norway!

It came to me from Oda Susan, who is also the

artist who made it! She lives in Gjovik, Norway

and has lived there all of her 17 years.

However, she does travel a lot. And she loves

music and going to live concerts.

I'm sure that gave her the inspiration

for this card!

Thank you, Oda, for the beautiful handmade

card. I appreciate your artistic talents!

Oda also chose an

artictic stamp for

my card. This is a

painting by Irma

Salo-Jaeger, a

well-known

Norwegian artist.

Amidst the Christmas Rush!

I have received some beautiful postcards during this

holiday season and I want to get them all up on my blog.

However, it will probably take some time, because I

also want to write to all those who have sent them!

I received this beautiful handmade card

from Tanya, who lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

I really love to get handmade cards--they are so

special! Tanya said she made this one from

wrapping paper, ribbon, and findings.

Thank you, Tanya, for an interesting, as well as

beautiful, card!

This great card comes to me from Arlene, who lives

in the Philippines. It is a beautiful Nativity

scene. Arlene says that is is 'belen' (Nativity scene)

and 'parols' (lanterns) which are traditional

decors in the Philippines.

I really like this card very much, Arlene.

Thank you for sending it to me.

A Greeting from Latisha

This is a handmade greeting card made for me by my friend and penpal, Latisha Barker. She is from the Bahamas, although she now lives in Boston with her husband and two-year-old daughter, Kytara.

Latisha is a poetess and she wrote a poem inside the card. I will put it in another post.

Thank you, Latisha, for your poem and your artwork, and, especially, for your friendship. May God bless you!