Card Of The Day!

I used ink, watercolors, acrylics and glitter on a vintage book page for the original image. A reproduction is mounted on 80 lb red card stock. You can find this card in my Etsy shop.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Card Of The Day!

The image for this card was done using markers on paper. You can find it for sale in my Etsy shop.

Please do all that you can this month and every month to help in the fight against Breast Cancer.

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Card of The Day!: Breast Cancer Awareness Greeting Card from Zazzle.com

Breast Cancer Awareness Greeting Card from Zazzle.com

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday: Ain't No Shame To Their Game!

Shameless Self Promotion Sunday: Ain't No Shame To Their Game!

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Card Of The Day!

Yesterday was not a really good day for me. Well, I take that back. I had a bad 20 minutes or so. I was in the drug store and got ready to check out and noticed the cashiers name was the same as my grammies and It brought tears to my eyes. She asked if I was ok and I was but I told her about my grandmother.

Her name was Elsile. I have only run into a couple of people with that name but I thought, "how ironic that I run into someone today." The day before the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month. "It must be some sort of sign," I thought.

Well I hope that she was letting me know that I am doing the right thing by raising awareness of Breast Cancer in her honor. She lost her battle on August 24, 1986.

You can find this card for sale in my Etsy shop or in my eBay Store with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Cancer initiatives.

Please do all you can this month and every month to support Breast Cancer Awareness. Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by.

Card Of The Day!

The image for this card was created with pastels on paper. A reproduction is mounted on 80 lb recycled card stock. Cards are A2 size, 5 1/2 x 4 1 /4 and blank inside for your own personal message. You can find it for sale in my Etsy shop with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Cancer initiatives.

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Card Of The Day!

The artwork for this card was created by my sister Rose who has autism. She used markers on paper. The original image is affixed to 80 lb tan card stock. It's blank inside for your own personal message. What better way to brighten someones day than to send an original art card that they can frame and cherish always.

You can find this card for sale in Roses' Etsy shop with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Autism awareness.

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Card Of The Day!

Sometimes you've just got to "Spread Your Wings and Fly!"

The image for this card was created from ink, paint and vintage paper. A reproduction is mounted on 80 lb recycled card stock.

You can find this card for sale in my Etsy shop with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.

What will you do today? Will you take the initiative to make necessary changes in your life? Will you spread your wings? I'd love to hear about it.

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Card Of The Day!

Fall is my favorite time of year! The temperature is just right and I love the color of the leaves. When I'm out and about I often pick up leaves and bring them home. I know that sounds crazy because there are plenty to pick up in my own driveway but I never seem to select those.

For this card I took three of those coveted leaves and scanned them. Then I added some filters in Photoshop. You can find this card for sale in my Etsy shop.

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Card Of The Day!

I didn't start making Ovarian Cancer Awareness cards until a few years ago. A survivor contacted me and asked me "Why does everyone create beautiful cards for Breast Cancer Awareness but never for Ovarian Cancer. Why don't you or anyone else create cards for Ovarian Cancer Awareness?"

I had never thought of it before. My life has been touched by Breast Cancer but not Ovarian Cancer so it never really occurred to me that I should create cards promoting Ovarian Cancer Awareness. She asked me to design cards and this is one of the cards I came up with. I ended up selling about 300 cards to a survivors group that she was a member of.

It's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month so I'm asking all the women out there to please do all that you can to make yourself and those you care about aware of the signs and symptoms of Ovarian Cancer.

You can find this card for sale in my Etsy shop with a portion of the proceeds being donated to support cancer awareness.

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THE ETSY TIMES: MEET ETSY SELLERS AND SISTERS BETTY AND ROSE REFOU...: "Betty Refour is a contemporary abstract artist and caregiver to her sister Rose, who is also an artist, and who is autistic. This artistic ..."

Happy Easter!

Rose did this image for our Easter cards which I hate to say are still sitting on my desk. She used markers, ink, and acrylics.

Happy Easter everyone! Have a great day, thanks for stopping by.

Card Of The Day - Autism Awareness Month

During April we will feature cards by artists with autism or cards promoting autism awareness. The image for this card was created by my sister Rose. You can find it for sale on Etsy. Visit my art blog all month to find original art by artists with autism. http://artbybettyrefour.blogspot.com.

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Card Of The Day

Need Valentines Day Cards? Visit us in our card shop or in our art shop on etsy. Also visit our website.

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Card Of The Day

The original image was created using primacolor markers on yellow card stock. The image is titled "Peace on Earth" and that is what I'm wishing for this Holiday Season. You can find this card for sale in our Etsy shop.

We'd like to with everyone a safe and happy holiday. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Of The Day

The image for this card is a reproduction of a painting I did, Untitled #121. When I first started painting I didn't like to title my paintings, as a matter of fact...I still don't!

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Card Of The Day

Temperatures here have been in the teens. While I'm not a fan of cold weather, I am a fan of coffee. I used pastels on a page from a vintage textbook to create this image. A reproduction is mounted on rust card stock. You can find it for sale in our Etsy shop.

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Card Of The Day

The image for this card is a reproduction of the second painting I ever did. I was off work recovering from a back injury and decided to start painting as a form of therapy. You can find this card on our website or in our Etsy shop.

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Card Of The Day

After 10 years of painting I took a painting class a few years. We did an exercise where we were given three pieces of paper, one each of grey, white and black. We were instructed to make collages out of the paper and then the class had to vote on which of our collages they liked best. The collage getting the most votes was the one we were instructed to paint. I however cannot see only black, white and grey so this is what I came up with. A reproduction is mounted on green card stock. You can find it for sale in our Etsy shop.

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