T Stands For MORE Gratitude

 

I apologize.  This is hopefully my last LONG T Tuesday post for awhile.  Before we begin, I want to share a belated

birthday remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr..  Today (January 18) is a Federal Holiday in the States.

Now for my gratitude.

Here are all the wonderful cards and gifts I have received since Christmas.   I know how Lisca wants to see the postage stamps, so I've included each with the rest of the gift.  If you want to learn about each one, you can search the USPS website.

This first card (and a Christmas letter) came from my shopaholic friend Kathy.  She informed me her husband is in the hospital.  I must give her a call to see if there is anything I can do for her.  I knew something had to be wrong, because she normally creates these over-the-top cards and tip-ins.  Thank you, dear Kathy.

Who do we know who lives in or near Minneapolis?  BTW, I adore that Celebrate stamp, which I'm sure is new this year.

 

Why Marvin, of course.  We all know the loveable furbaby who belongs to Halle and her family.  I'm getting pretty good at that smudge tool, too!  Thank you for the New Year's card, dear friend.

This next gift comes from the east coast.

It's from my dear friend Patty S. who many of you remember used to join us for T, but has since moved over to Instagram, where I cannot join, since I don't own a cell phone.  Per her note,

she has been making these gorgeous eco-prints since May.

She also sent this gorgeous Citra-Solv Nat. Geo. page.  It's a beauty.  Hers is SO much better than any I've ever made.  Most of mine were created with Turpentine, though.

Finally, Patty included a lovely ornament she made from Queen Anne's Lace she grew in her garden.  I cannot thank Patty enough for the wonderful goodies, all handmade with love, she sent me.

This next card also came from the east coast.

It's not a Christmas card, but one from my dear friend RO!

She's always so thoughtful and I cannot thank her enough for her friendship.  I know I owe her a handmade card, too.  I love these thick tags, too.  Thank you again, RO!

I bet lots of you know who sent this.  Squiggles was over the moon with happiness that he had been included, too.  Gotta LOVE that rocking horse stamp.

As I was preparing to open this envelope, I realized it was only held together using this gorgeous sticker of a cat.  Now I'm SURE you know who sent it.

This incredible card is filled with cardinals and a Christmas candle.  

Yes, it's from my dear friend CJ.  I love it, and Squiggles thanks you from the bottom of his fat little heart for being included.  I thank you, too.

Next up is a gift from Spain.  I won't keep you guessing.  This package is from Caty who many of you visit during T Tuesday.

The description of the contents is an understatement.  It's like calling the Queen Mary a rowboat.

It's obvious I couldn't get all the goodies she sent in a single photo.  Everything just kept coming and coming.

I was jumping for joy when I saw the rocking horse.  She signed the little gift card with her name and date, so I will never, ever forget who gave it to me.  Not that I would, anyway.

In my haste, i almost forgot to show the gorgeous card Caty sent.  It's a mixed media tree, and I love it, too.

There are tons of other goodies, too, including lots of double sided decorative papers, tags, mandala drawings, a set of clear stamps, and washi tapes.

There's ribbons and collage fodder, colored sheet music,

And enough goodies to get me through the next few months.  You are too, too kind, Caty.  I thank you more than you will ever know, dear.

Last, but not least, I received this soon after I shared all the other gifts from two weeks ago.  It had broken open in shipment, but I somehow doubt anything is missing.

Yes, these are two dies for a cutting machine.  One is for little houses and one is for pipes.  Pipes interest me a lot.  I wonder if they were originally intended for steampunk designs.  Regardless, I love them both.

There's also several decorative papers I can use as backgrounds, and three napkins.  You can never have too many napkins.  Do you see the turquoise and white envelope below the decorative papers? 

Everything in the remainder of the photos was in this envelope.

I am thrilled.

Everything from collage fodder to book pages, to geometric shapes, to faux stamps, to tags, to a button were included.

There was even a sew on patch and some circles I'm not sure what I'll do with.

The thing that got me the most excited was, as I told Erika, those two milk tops from the old style glass milk jugs.  I have wanted one since forever and now I have two.

Last among the gifts from Erika is this adorable New Year's card.

It took me forever to corral all my goodies.  I haven't put anything away yet, because I knew I was running behind trying to get this post finished on time.  Before I do that, though, I have to decide what I'm going to drink today.

I'm sure by now, most of you know the rules.  Please show your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and most assuredly not just this year.