Christmas Exchange from Australia to Portugal :)

I should already showed to you all my christmas exchange, but i've not had enough time to turn my cumputer in these last days :(
Anyway, here i am to show you what i've received from Noni, from Australia :) She have made me a beautiful ornament...just lovely! Here's a picture of it hanging on my tree :)

And she also sent me some other beautiful things. Some bits and pieces for my scrapbooking hobby as cute stickers, some beautiful ribbons and some clothes pins with santa :)

Thank you ver much dear Noni..i loved it! :)
Kisses to you all and thank you again, Nia, for organizing this great exchange:)
Have a great 2013!!:)

From El Salvador to Russia with love.

In last days off I have received a remarkable card from Eleana. We with children delightfully examined an envelope and the marks which have arrived to us so from apart. It so is unforgettable, to realize that for thousand kilometers who that specially tried for you.

And I will be glad to participate in such exchange still.  Thanks Eleana.

From Rusian to El Salvador

Better late than never says an old adage, and it is true, the good wishes are always welcome.
Svetlana card at last came, and that gave me pleasure to receive

She made a friendly penguin playing with snowballs

And she added some snowflakes.

Very elegant truth.
One more thing to learn.
SVETLANA THANKS!!
Eleana

Exchange Card - Rita to Olli and Olli to Rita

Hello ladies!:)

To start, i wish you all the best in 2012!;)

Today i'm showing you the card i've sent to Olli, my Christmas card exchange partner, and also some things from my country and city :)

 Then i received from Olli a beautiful postcard and other great stitching things :) Thank you again, Olli :)

That's it...i just want to thank Nia, for organizing this great exchange and tell her to, please, do more things like this soon, if you can!!:)

Kiss to you all:)



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Sal #2 & Swap together

Had been on vacation two weeks ago, but here I am ready to show my card and culminating MSLovers SWAP salt thereof my first blog.

And further details ...
I added some onyx hearts as buttons

Shakira and few eyes, as the French knot is not my specialty.

Unfortunately did not get my little card Christmas, but I had fun doing mine.

Thanks for everything.

Eleana

Exchange card - Rafa to Val

BRAZIL ARRIVED THIS MORNING :D
Super
I'm fond of this little hedgehog you made Rafaela ♥
The design is so close to the mice :)
And the star....great !
And you wrote some words in French :D
Many many many thanks for the gifts with it, and the so kind words you wrote
Definitely this card exchange was a real pleasure :D
All my love
xxx
Valérie

Hedgehog - Christmas card exchange

MS Christmas Exchange - Noni to Nia

Merry Christmas everyone!

What lovely cards everyone has done.  My card to Nia arrived in time for Christmas, but unfortunately the postie has been a bit slow coming to Australia from Portugal - even though Nia posted a couple of days before I did!  Never mind I'm sure it will be in the post office this week :o)

So I have seen the photo of the beautiful card that Nia has sent me, but as yet you haven't seen what I sent Nia as she wasn't going to open it until Christmas Day.  Hopefully Nia has opened her envelope as I am now going to do the big reveal!!

I found my design in the "Best of  Margaret Sherry" bookazine and then did a 3D image to complement the stitching.  Actually the truth be known I saw the image first that I wanted to do as a 3D card and then looked in the book for a matching design.  The 3D image came from the Margaret Sherry "Snow much Fun" CD that was a freebie with a craft magazine.  (I only bought the magazine for the CD!!)

Both images were then layered onto a Christmas candy stripe paper and placed onto a gold card which I had already covered with a vintage Christmas paper.  The label also came from the CD collection.  The final step was to add some lovely shiny red rub-ons which I put in the bottom corner.

Christmas 2011 card for Nia
I do hope you like it :o)

Nia, thank you so much for organising the Christmas Exchange.  I hope that we do it again next year!

Thank you everyone for sharing all your beautiful stitching over the year.  I look forward to seeing what everyone stitches from the great Margaret Sherry designs in 2012.

Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year

Pop on over to my blog for further stitching updates!

Til next time, happy stitching

Stitching Noni

Exchange card to Rafaela

Then, here is my card to Rafaela
I changed the colours a little to use the threads I already had :D

 
 A little bit deceived that it didn't arrived on time, but no matter, it was so much fun doing it and waiting everyday for the postman :D
And also discover all the pictures today !
I didn't received mine neither, but I can see on the picture you posted Nia, that the hedgehog Rafaela made is so so so cute, and that the star is not stitched :D
Great :D
I don't tell more Rafaela, because there's a present with the card and then it will be a surprise, a surprise I hope you will like :D
Merry Xmas Rafaela, Merry Xmas everybody
Lot's of love
Hugs
Valérie

exchange card to Noni :)

Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Merry Christmas to Noni, my exchange partner!! :)

I know Noni is a cat lover ;) I stitched... a cat obviously!! LOL :D

I didn't have enough Lana thread to stitch the hat (like I did on Santa and snowman for our SAL #2) so I change a little detail. Instead of stitching the mistletoe on his neck, I made it with felt and beads :) And I added a bigger one on the top too! For the card, I used Kraft card.

Noni, I hope the postman won't take to long to take this little cat to his new house =)

:;☆;:*:;☆;:*:;☆ MERRY CHRISTMAS!! ☆;:*:;☆;:*:;☆;:

It's midnight in Australia!! :D

This morning I opened a little envelope from under the tree.. with the most gorgeous card!!! Thank you Noni :D What a lovely way to start my Christmas day =))) I wish I could make the postman run over there!!! ehehhehe

I hope you all had fun with this exchange like I did :D

I'm posting all the group exchange but everyone can make their own post here! Feel free to post more pictures and talk a little more about the card you made or what else you sent to your partner :)

From Nia to Noni


From Noni to Nia


From Rita to Olli


From Olli to Rita



From Eleana to Svetlana


From Svetlana to Eleana



From Isa to Malena


From Malena to Isa


From Rafaela to Valérie


From Valérie to Rafaela



From Laura to Judith


From Judith to Laura


:;☆;:*:;☆;:*:;☆ MERRY CHRISTMAS!! ☆;:*:;☆;:*:;☆;:

getting ready for tomorrow!!

Hello ladies :)
I'm a little behind here, I apologize for that =/ You all know how this season is always such a busy time for everyone :p

Next week I will update all about our SAL #2, now it's about our Christmas Exchange, lets get on track of that first :)

I got my card from Noni but I'm saving it to open tomorrow morning :)
Judith also received her card from Laura, and Olli received from Rita! Anyone else? Next year we have to start earlier :p ehehhe

Tomorrow we will have a big post here with all the pictures, so everyone can see their surprise card in time for Santa :)
Santa starts his trip in Australia, right Noni? You are the first one to have Santa's visit :D At what time should I post here?
I think Australia is 11 hours ahead from Portugal so... Santa will start delivering gifts when it's 1 p.m for me :)
Should I post exactly at that time? Earlier? What do you say girls?

PS: Anyone wants to wait and not see a picture here tomorrow??

* Rita received her card from Olli too!! :)

My Card

Judith has received today my postcard for the exchange, so I can show it to you all!
The hedgehog was taken from a pattern on "The best of Margaret Sherry" book

Judith has told me that it's her preferred pattern I'm so glad that she appreciated it so much!!!!
see...ops...read you soon
Laura

postcards on their way!! :D

Congrats to Valerie, first one posting her card to Rafaela! uhuuuuu :D
I also know that Rafaela has her card ready to post and so is mine! Ready to fly to Australia :)

I had some trouble with emails going to spam =/ Please, ladies, let me know if you have all received my email with your partners address, ok?

I added a list on the sidebar so we can keep track on all postcards sent/received. Everytime I get a new email, I will update that list ;)

I hope everyone is having fun!!! Happy stitching :D

UPDATE Dec.9
I sent my card today!! :D
Rafaela and Svetlana too!! :)
UPDATE Dec.10
Rita and Laura sent their cards!! :)

Christmas partners :)

Good evening ladies! Sorry for coming so late, I was waiting for one more friend, we have 12 stitchers now :) Thank you all for joining!!! :D



Random list, let's make the pairs:

Nia x Noni
Rita x Olli
Eleana x Svetlana
Isabela x Malena
Rafaela x Valma
Laura x Judith

In a few moments, you will receive an email with your partner's address ;)
If you have questions or need any help, you can leave a comment on this post or send me an email to msherrylovers@gmail.com

Have fun!!!! :D

NOTES:
* emails sent to everyone, please, check you inbox ;)
* Noni won't send a picture until the last day.. so I can have a surprise too :D hehehehe

last call!!!

Ladies, last day to sign in for our Christmas Card Exchange!!!
For more details, click here to read the post :)

Come on ladies, lets have some fun mail for this Christmas season!!! :D

If you are looking for patterns to stitch, remember to check our freebie section! "Waiting for Santa" would make a lovely card =)

UPDATE!!! 12/01/11
We have 11 stitchers at the moment, waiting for one more to make pairs! :)

Christmas card exchange!! :D

Is it too late for a Christmas exchange?? :p Here is my idea:

What to stitch?
Whatever Margaret Sherry design you'd like! You pick the design, choose the size, feel free to make your card as you wish! :)

Rules:
! Do not post photos before your partner receives your card, in your blog or here (let it be a surprise)
! Let me know when you send your card and also send me a photo to: msherrylovers@gmail.com
! Also, tell me when you receive your friend's card. Make sure to say thanks to your partner too ;) Lol
! As soon as you get a message from your partner, you can post pictures everywhere! :)
! I'll keep track of every card posted/received and on December 24th I'll post here all photos from our exchange. So, if someone doesn't get it on time, come here and see your 'present' :)

❄ You can sign up until November 30th
❄ I will randomly make pairs and post them on December 1st (but you can start stitching today if you'd like)
❄ Everyone has to post their card on the mail until December 10th (cross your fingers for goodluck and hope that the postman will take your card to your friend in time for Santa!! :D hehehehe)

Who's in:
☃ Nia ⁂ Caixinha de Pirlimpimpim
☃ Olli ⁂ Olli's Blog
☃ Valma ⁂ Fée le point
☃ Svetlana ⁂ записки курицы
☃ Eleana ⁂ Yo y mi Blog
☃ Judith ⁂ (no blog)
☃ Noni ⁂ Fireflies & Cats in the Garden
☃ Rita ⁂ Il Mio Mondo a Colori
☃ Isabela ⁂ Get Crafty Now!!
☃ Malena ⁂ Ponto Gato
☃ Laura ⁂ Con le mie manine
☃ Rafaela ⁂ Pink baloon