T Stands For THE BIG REVEAL

 

It's time to share what we sent to and received from our P.I.F. partners.  Today is the big reveal.

I hope you've had enough time to have exchanged your ATCs.  I wasn't expecting anything, so I couldn't believe my good fortune when I received three gifts over the past few days.

I actually don't have any photos of the items I sent to my recipients, but I have heard from two people in the states and one international player.  Everyone basically got the same thing, except one international player who I have yet to hear from.  The names of the people whose names I drew and who I have heard from are Chris at Pear Shaped Crafting, Mae at Mae's Food Blog, and Sharon from Foxy Stamping.  Actually, I gave Sharon one of the six because she tried to help me learn about my BigKick.  The ATCs were on the table the day she visited, so I decided it was just good manners.  At that point, I hadn't drawn any names yet, so all I had to draw were five.  Turns out three went overseas, or across the pond as I prefer to say.  

 

One of the ATCs going to a T Tuesday player in the states didn't make it to the post office.  It had slipped behind my guillotine cutter and I didn't find it until a few days ago.

I fear we may need a second reveal party in a couple of weeks.

 

I know how much Lisca likes to see the postage stamps and this one is all the way from Germany.

Sharon sent this to me along with some goodies I can't show because I will be using them soon in my art.  It appears Sharon even made the adorable envelope, too.

Here is the stunning ATC Sharon sent. I love the little bird sitting in the stack of tea cups.  Thank you so very much Sharon, and for the friendship we have developed.

All these goodies were inside the Hug in a Mug, which were all sent by my dear friend

Erika, who many of you know as Bio Art Gal.  I love this dimensional postcard with the German Scrap and the puns.  I love it all, Erika.  Thank you so much.

The final gift and ATC came all the way from Germany.  It is from Iris at Iris Flavia blog.  She also sent a sheet  of paper from a magazine called Flow.

Iris explained she got confused and sent the ATC to me.

She named it "Can we travel or just have ice cream?"  Thank you for getting confused, Iris and sending this darling ATC to me.  I am most grateful.

Here are all the beautiful and amazing gifts I received for our 8th anniversary exchange.  Thank you so very much ladies.  I am most grateful.  BTW, I am drinking some luke warm black tea.  I was making iced tea, but realized I didn't have time for it all to chill, so I poured a mug of tea.

Blogger or my internet are so slow today, it has taken me over FOUR hours to get this post together.  I only load one photo at a time which may account for the extra time.  I am making this just under the wire with only about six minutes to spare.  Please excuse any and all mistakes you might find.

Now it's time to share your own P.I.F. entries, or just a normal T Tuesday post.  Your "normal" post can be photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, ATCs, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Please share below and the birthday boy, along with Bleubeard and I, will join the rest of the T gang and be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday, and not just this year.

 

I forgot to mention, it's time to dig out that second look for the 2nd.  The end of July really snuck up on me, too.  Remember, it can be any post as long as it's been published in the past.