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Month of Daily Downloads No. 13

"Love Me Two" Challenge Choice No. 1 Lady in Pink with Ruffles


Mes amies, last week when I posted this heart vine that you see below as one of the daily downloads, I was lamenting that it was one of my scans that seems to sit on the virtual shelf going unnoticed, unappreciated. And that's when I had the idea to host a giveaway, to challenge you to show some creative love to a few of my under-appreciated scans -- like the lady in the pink dress with ruffles.

"Love Me Two" Challenge Choice No. 2 Eco-friendly Au Naturel Heart

One reason this is important to me is because my postcard scans are like my kids. I don't wanna play favorites and I want them all to feel loved and valued:)

The other reason is because if I don't sell a scan on a regular basis, I forget what I labeled it as and then when it does sell, I have to spend 2 hours going through almost 1,000 digital scans to find it! I know, what a terrible "mother" I am to forget my "kids'" names:) Still working on that organization thing....ha!

So all this week through Sunday, Feb. 19, I hope to bring attention to certain scans and whichever one inspires you, I'd like to invite you to turn it into an ATC, a gift tag, a greeting card, journal page, postcard -- whatever you wanna make out of it, and Make TWO OF THEM. They can be identical or different. Mail both to me -- Trishia Jacobs, PO Box 1217, Hood River, Oregon, USA 97031 -- and you'll be entered into the "Love Me Two!" contest. The deadline for entry will be Saturday, March 3. So after all the "Love Me Twos" are posted, you'll have almost 2 weeks to make something. Please keep in mind your mail travel time.
I will keep one and the second one will be passed on to another contest participant. So you will make two items and get one hand-crafted surprise item. My contribution will be an original antique French postcard!
Here is an example of what a little love can do with an under-appreciated scan. Aren't these fantastic?! These beautiful tags were created by Marj, my most talented friend in Idaho. Merci beaucoup, Marj!:)

These tags show you can think outside the red box for Valentine's Day. And these tags are so beautiful and elegant, they can be used year-round......

Please feel free to spread the word about the "Love Me Two" challenge. As mentioned, each participant will receive one hand-crafted piece of art and an antique French postcard.

ALSO TWO special winners will be chosen. One will receive a dozen roses from a Frenchman and one will receive a dozen French kisses (fresh as any 100-year old kisses can be:) Details on roses, Frenchman and kisses to come....

Link to this post, share it on Facebook, text it to all your contacts on your cell phone, send a company-wide email at work --uh, NO, just joking on that last one. I want you to be inspired, not fired:)

On a personal note: Unfortunately, I was not able to connect with my nephew after all. He checked himself out of the hospital against the doctor's advice about an hour after he realized that we had located him. I confess that I am quite exhausted and numb from all this. My brother is beside himself. In a nutshell, when a person is mentally ill, the LAW doesn't let you help them. The nurse actually jeopardized her job by even telling us that he was there. An administrator told us that his clothes were washed and they gave him a new pair of shoes. Again, legally, she was not supposed to tell us that. We don't know what he was in the hospital for. If he checked himself in or if someone took him there. Was he injured? Did he have any money on him? We can't find out any of that information. The HIPPA privacy laws are a good example of why I oppose the SOPA laws in regard to the internet. Taken to the extreme, applied arbitrarily without any common sense, and it's one response fits all. In my nephew's case, we know he hasn't charged anything on his bank card in over a week. Has he not eaten in days? Is he eating out of trash cans or stealing food? He's never lived on the streets before ....

DUH!? Can you tell I'm ditzier than normal:) I'll be going through all of last week's comments, using the random number generator thingie and select the winner of the Vintage Paris postcards.....I'll do that soon....I promise!