Cindy found a way cool teapot this week. I love crosswords - I even paid to subscribe online to our main national paper when they stopped showing my favourite cryptic crossword. Luckily after a few years they started offering it free again .
But for the tea-party, I thought I'd give Chris and Crisanne a head-start with their housing situation. Things might be a bit frosty between them, so where better than an igloo. Maybe the cooler temperatures will cause Chris's overheated brain to cool down and start working normally again. In honour of going to Boston I pulled out my very worn and battered copy of Boston Tea Parties (recipes from the Museum of Fine Arts) and baked up a batch of Spicy Cranberry Squares to pass around with the tea.
A2 base. Images are Starving Artistamps. I used Versafine black and EP for the the penguins, black for the igloo, and Brilliance Sky Blue and EP for the glacier background. Coloured the penguins with pencils, added some Stickles in the foreground and Sakura Stardust clear to highlight the igloo blocks. Computer generated sentiment, and I edged the card with a black pen.
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 GMT Views: 485
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 @ 1:00 PM
Ah Ha! I knew someone would bring an igloo! Snort! And how appropriate for me....that its a Christmas card cuz I am stuck in December of 1901 and Christmas is just around the corner! Snort!
I am beginning to think that Christopher is a nim-wit, num-nuts and Crisanne might be better of with jdmommy's WWW man (no, he's different than mine!) especially if it gets too chilly in the igloo over the next couple of months....just an option to leave open for Crisanne! Giggle!
Great card...thanks for being determined to get it uploaded! So worth seeing it! Wonky SCS site!
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Tue, Mar 23, 2010 @ 1:00 PM
It's so perfect -you've kept to the 12/13/01 dateline! We are so close to Christmas and even his royal dumb dumb might really nead a place to chill out as Broom suggested. How was vacation? Wow, that time flew by quickly, didnt it? Which exotic place did you go to this time? Glad your back. Hope you had a marvelous time!
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Registered: June 23, 2008 Location: da U.P. - Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula Posts: 14987
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 @ 9:18 AM
Great idea Sabrina - maybe if Chris cools his jets for awhile he'll finally get the final answer. We should stick MM in here too so she can chill out. I'm not gonna pay!
Love your Christmas card - cute penguins and sparkly igloo.
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 @ 2:19 PM
I am lovin 1901! I feel so young to be sooooo old! hehe Sabrina, what a cute pair of penquins. Hope the cold helps cool his brain down and get him back to thinking normal. hehe Super fine card for being so old! TFS :0)
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82257
Wed, Mar 24, 2010 @ 5:57 PM
I love penguins and these are so cute. I like your use of the crossword puzzle to carry your message - brilliant idea. Cute, cute, cute.
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This is a fun house for Chris and Crisanne. I don't know if his brain will cool down but things should surely heat up with them having to snuggle to keep warm.
Registered: November 5, 2007 Location: Hamilton, ON, Canada Posts: 13629
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 @ 5:41 AM
Let's hope his overheated brain doesn't melt their home down to a puddle! What a cute little card and just in time for Christmas in 1901 hee hee! Love the sparkle on your snow and your spicy cranberry squares sound yummy!!!
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