Pile of Postcards and a New Crafty Pursuit

Hi Hi!
Just want to post an update of how my pile is growing for Sian's Pile of Postcards Swap. It's been fun indeed going out to the postbox and pulling out a card from a new friend! Four postcards so far (two from Tennessee :) - thanks Barbara!) and I feel like three new "penpals!" I rather regret not putting my blog and/or email address on the six cards I sent out like these gals did for me but, oh well! I've communicated with these three and bookmarked their blogs as favorites just because I can . . . haha!

[Postman left yet another postcard in the box - hurray! Thanks to Julia for adding to the pile!]

 

Two from the UK and as mentioned above, two from Tennessee. Ooh! I think I want to go to the Loveless Cafe just to gaze at the walls! Of course, the food has appeal too - hehe! Of course, I've always wanted to visit the UK; closest I've been was a layover at Shannon Airport, Ireland on the return flight from a Mediterranean cruise back in 2008. Anyhow, thanks to Sian for organizing this swap! 

Last Wednesday, the 23rd, my friend and I went into a Stampin'Up! Blendabilities class put on by our demonstrator extraordinaire, Wendy Knowles. Ah, yes, another crafty pursuit to add to the long list! These new pens by SU are right up my alley since they are all matched up in sets of three. I tried Copics but found them a bit too labor intensive for my particular abilities and artistic ambitions. Here's a peek at what I've played with so far. Wendy stamped out the blooms and butterfly for us and then we played with the markers. 

I'm looking forward to doing some more playing with other images. Has anyone else tried these? And what do you like/dislike about them?

Getting ready to compile my month in numbers; July was a full one and I'm pretty certain that there are a few number stories to tell.

Bye, bye!