LTC's 2010

Under the Sea: See under the Sea
I have used this turtle stamp on a few LTC's and it never gets old.  The card looks better than this picture of it.  The grass in the background is also a stamp carved to give the sea grass look.
January 2010 Retired

the cheese shop
In Williamsburg, VA they have the best little cheese shop in Merchants Square.  This LTC is carved from their logo and has the names of some of our favorite cheeses.  Yellow ribbon on the side. 

April 2010 Retired

the dog house

We have a great little hotdog place in town called the dog house and this LTC was made because it's just a nice place to eat.

April 2010 Retired

Old Fashioned Candy Barrel: 
Atomic Fireballs

This was not my best carving, but the fireballs are good and hot! 

May 2010 Retired

Farmville! Farmville Cash

Everybody wanted Farmville Cash! This was a fun care to make.  The stamp was carved out of the Moo carving material and it was a mess to color with markers, but in the end it turned out okay.

May 2010 Retired

Colonial Williamsburg:

Printing & Post Office

These were done for the Postal Colonial Williamsburg and 
I made LTC's to mail along with my postal. 
 Extra's were made for trading.  
June 2010 Retired

All About Autumn: Shades of Autumn

This was a recycle stamp from the Deja Vu swap.  This was the first stamp that I did embossing on.

August 2010 Retired 

Pressed Penny: Christmas in the Smokies

This was done for the Pressed Penny: Growing our collection...and LTC's too! swap.

My lettering didn't come out like I had hoped, but it was readable.

November 2010 Retired

The penny that was pressed for each LTC.

LTC's 2009

Letterbox Trading Cards 2009

Be my Valentine! 
Sweetheart Be Mine!

January 2009 Retired

Disney Mini: Beauty and the Beast: Gaston
Gaston was stamped in black ink and then colored in with coloring pencils.
January 2009 Retired

Historic Covered Bridges:
Meem's Bottom-Mount Jackson, VA
The longest remaining covered bridge in Virginia, 200 feet in a single span supported by the burr arch, it was built by Franklin H. Wissler in 1892-93. It is Virginia's only covered bridge open to vehicular traffic.
This was a hard one to ink because of all the many colors.

                          January 2009  Retired

Classic Games: Yahtzee

The dice, the word Yahtzee and the blue cup are all stamps.  I stamped the blue cup and cut it out and glued it onto the card.  Then I stamped the word Yahtzee and the dice with embossing ink.  It was a few extra steps to put this LTC together to look like the box top of the game Yahtzee.

January 2009 Retired 

Go Guard!
Simple and quick.  My two older boys were both in the National Guard.  My daughter in law is still in the National Guard this is to honor them and their service.
February 2009 Retired 

Postals and LTC's together:
LTC-Java Junkie
These were done together where the paper and the postal all flows together. It was really a lot of fun to make.  It is also the logo of the coffee shop where I work part-time (Tricia's Espresso)

February 2009 Retired

Shamrock Love 

These were made for Dina B's LTC making party.

March 2009 Retired

Lovely Lady Pretty Bow

This lovely stamp is carved by Lunarcy. I got it in the- Recycle: A Different Sort Of Postal
http://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gTrackerId=2716

Thought I would make a few LTC's from this beautifully carved stamp.

May 2009 Retired

Feathery: Off to Chatham

My youngest son has a great imagination and this is where "Chatham" comes from.  When he was younger he was always writing stories about his fortress and it's people.  This stamp was carved for the feather swap and to honor his great imagination.

June 2009 Retired

 Old Glory

The flag and the pole are two different stamps that I carved to make this LTC.  I used watercolor crayons for the background.

July 2009 Retired  

Sail Away
The boat, the puffs of wind and the clouds are the 3 stamps that make up this LTC.  The boat was stamped and cut out then glued on the LTC to make it look more like it was actually on the water.
July 2009 Retired

Morning Song
This bird was suppose to be a little bit bigger.  See where its foot and body kinda meet?  Well I accidentally carved part of it's belly off so instead got a smaller bird.  Really like this LTC with the torn paper. 
July 2009 Retired  

Recycled Holiday Cards: Snowy Night
 I free handed this image, not my best drawing.  Still not too good at carving stars, so not sure why I put so many in this image.  Used Christmas cards that we had received from the year before.
October 2009 

Bits and Pieces: Winter Fun

Using up some of those small leftover pieces of carving material to make this LTC.  Snow boot, hand throwing a snowball and a snowman.
December 2009 Retired

let it snow: winter friends
Just made a few LTC's on a cold winter night.  Carved this snowflake and had to use it to make a few cards.
December 2009 Retired

FRIENDS

Two snowmen are better than one.  Just passing time on a cold winter night.
December 2009 Retired

This will finish out my 2009 year of LTC's.  My favorite 3 to make was:
Feathery: Off to Chatham

Old Glory

Morning Song

LTC Series

What's in your Backpack?
I did these LTC's as a series that I sent out to the same people each month for 9 months.  They were a lot of fun to make and each month trying to come up with an idea for that month's card.

What's in your Backpack?: Ziploc

July 2008 Retired

What's in your Backpack?: Ink Dot

August 2008 Retired

What's in your Backpack?: Compass

September 2008 Retired

What's in your Backpack?: Big & Juicy

October 2008 Retired

What's in your Backpack?: Camera

I don't carry my camera as much anymore,

 since I have a camera on my cell phone.

November 2008 Retired

 What's in your Backpack?: Candy

December 2008 Retired

What's in your Backpack?: Clues

Each of the icons were tiny and are now cooties

January 2009 Retired

What's in your Backpack?: My Logbook

This is a mini logbook with images inside.

February 2009 Retired

 What's in your Backpack?: My Siggy Stamp

Always have my siggy stamp.  

The signature stamp above has been used so much,

 that it is almost smooth and can't make out the image.

  I have another siggy stamp now.

March 2009 Retired

I made a second edition of these LTC's to send to another group of letterboxes, before Retiring the series.

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Happy Birthday LTC:

These were made for a few letterboxers and mailed to them near their birthday.  Therefore it was just a single LTC and I made a copy just for keeps.

Made for SudoKu Crazy

Made for Mary of Rottie Love

Made for Shoafsters

Made for 4GC

Made for the pink dragon

Made for turlelove

Made for airstream dreams

Made for Libby of Via'sHeart

Letterbox Trading Cards 2008

These are the letterbox trading cards that I made in 2008

Renaissance Rose

This was my first LTC.  I made 25 of these, 
because our 25th Anniversary 
was coming up on June 12th. 

April 2008 (Retired)

Water Works LTC: Sea Turtle

This was a fun swap and I used sandpaper for the ocean floor.  

April 2008 (Retired)

Whatever! LTC Ring: 

Happy! Happy! Happy!

It was a fun card that just makes you happy! happy! happy!

It was one of my first carvings and without the black added around the edges the poor little bird looked unhappy.

April 2008 (Retired)

At the Pump 2008 

With gas prices going higher and higher. I thought of this LTC to keep up with just how much gas will be from January to December.  

April 2008 (Retired)

Woman Power! 

Green Card LTC

If you get the chance you can watch the movie.
Green Card is a 1990 American/Australian/French romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir. The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States.

April 2008 (Retired)

Wildflower Meadow: Fire Pink

Fire Pink is a beautiful and showy native wildflower that does best in light shade in average well drained soil. Fire Pink is a shockingly crimson flower found in dry open woodlands.

April 2008 (Retired)

GoingDownUnder: Leafy Sea-dragon

You can read more about these cuties here.

http://www.divegallery.com/Leafy_Sea_Dragon.htm

April 2008 (Retired)

Economic Stimulus

Starting in May 2008, the Treasury begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million households.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Stimulus_Act_of_2008

May 2008 (Retired)

Castles LTC: Gimghoul Castle

This is for the Castles LTC Swap. You can read more about it here.
http://www.carrboro.com/gimghoulcastle.html

May 2008 (Retired)

America the Beautiful: Cape Lookout
Information on Cape Lookout
May 2008 (Retired)

Summer Reading: Bookmobile

My mom drove the bookmobile for many years.  She is the young woman standing outside of the bookmobile.

June 2008 (Retired)

Unique LTC/ATCS: Love Always

This was made for a single swap and its a copy of the original so it doesn't show up very well in the photo.  

June 2008 (Retired)

Wonders of America: Largest Rodent

(American Beaver)

It is a very large, dark brown rodent that has a black, scaly tail which is horizontally flattened and paddle shaped and used as a rudder while swimming.

June 2008 (Retired)

Abstract LTC:  Sunflower

My son (swofromtherock) carved this stamp

June 2008 (Retired)

Goin' Batty: Little brown bat

It is too bad many people are afraid of bats, because they are amazing mammals and are usually harmless to humans. The Little Brown Myotis can fly, migrate, hibernate, sleep hanging upside-down, and find its way in the dark by echolocation. A single bat can eat 500 mosquitoes in an hour.

July 2008 (Retired)

The Pampered Chef Kitchen Collection 

I made this LTC from some smaller stamps that are now cooties.

July 2008 (Retired)

Premium Member Hats: Newspaper

One of my favorite Premium Hats, because I remember making them as a kid with my brother

August 2008 (Retired)

Torn Paper Collage II:  Many Choices
Everything you do is based on the choices you make.
The crossroads of life are the hardest choice to make.
August 2008 (Retired)

Bookmark Swap 2: Reading Time
The sand dollars are from store bought stamp.  
The words "Reading Time" I carved.
August 2008 

The HOT one
Made for Charlie Seeker.  We were at an Event and Dina B and Charlie had on these name tags.  It's suppose to say "The Seekers NOT Charlie"... but it looked like HOT Charlie, so was born this LTC.
August 2008 (Retired)

Background Highlights: 
Turn your eyes
One of my favorite hymns
Turn your eyes upon Jesus 
O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior,
And life more abundant and free! 
Refrain:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.
Through death into life everlasting
He passed, and we follow Him there;
O’er us sin no more hath dominion—
For more than conquerors we are! 
His Word shall not fail you—He promised;
Believe Him, and all will be well:
Then go to a world that is dying,
His perfect salvation to tell!
August 2008 (Retired)

Disney Mini: Aladdin: Aladdin
This is another one of my stamps where if not colored you really can't tell much about it.  This is Aladdin on his magic carpet flying in a cave.

September 2008 (Retired)

Disney Mini: Little Mermaid: Ariel
This was my first tri-fold LTC.  The shell was the outside of the card and when you open it Ariel was seen in full.  It was stamped in red and then colored in with drawing pencils.
September 2008 (Retired)

The Patriot
I carved this one weekend while in a hotel in Williamsburg, VA
Made the LTC's and planted the box.  Box went missing after a while but it was a fun stamp to carve.
September 2008 (Retired)

Harvest Spiced Nuts
This is an Pampered Chef Recipe I got last year and my family loves them.

Harvest Spiced Nuts 
1 egg, separated 
8 oz. pecan halves 
½ c brown sugar 
½ tsp Pantry Cinnamon Plus Spice Blend (can substitute Pumpkin Pie Spice) 

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line Stoneware Bar Pan with an 11-inch piece of Parchment Paper. Using egg separator, separate egg into Classic Batter Bowl. (Reserve yolk for another use) Whip egg white using egg separator until frothy. 
2) Add pecans to batter bowl. Toss to coat evenly with egg white using Mix N Scraper. Sprinkle brown sugar & Spice Blend over pecans; toss to coat evenly. Pour pecans out onto Parchment Paper separating into a single layer. 
3) Bake 18-20 minutes or until nuts begin to brown. Remove pan from oven. Carefully slide Parchment with pecans onto Non-Stick Cooling rack. Cool completely. Place in serving dish or package into a festive container to give as a gift. Yield 4 cups Store in tightly sealed container at room temperature. Delicious to nibble, garnish or have with ice cream!
September 2008 (Retired)

Autumn Leaves: Oak Leaf 

This LTC was made by stamping a larger stamp that I had carved and then cutting out each leaf.  Fun times! Yeah right,... My hand got so many cramps while working on this LTC. 
September 2008 (Retired)

Little too Batty
One unique Halloween LTC made for the Trick Or Treat LTC
October 2008 (Retired)

Lilith Fair: Sheryl Crow:
 It Don't Hurt
Quick and fun LTC to make. Recycled stamp from my 
Green card ltc.
October 2008 (Retired)

Purple People Eater

These were made for an event that turtlelove hosted.

Purple People Eater (and other silly songs) Gathering

October 2008 (Retired)

My Love Story: Love at First Sight

Yesterday, Today and Forever

November 2008 (Retired)

Deja Vu (Fall): Harvest Moon

In this swap everyone carve this same image or their interpretation of the image. 

November 2008 (Retired)

For my Gram-single: seaturtle

This is a single LTC made for Silva Foot Family Gram.

November 2008 (Retired)

Holly, Jolly and Chilly LTC:  Snowflakes

This was part of unique swap.  Only one made.

December 2008 (Retired)

A little of This & That: 

Winter Fun

Making use of leftover and scraps

December 2008 (Retired)

Sewing Time

Made with random things found while cleaning out my sewing box.

December 2008 (Retired)

This will end my LTC's made in the year of 2008.  Until I started this Blog, had no idea that I had made so many LTC's in 2008!