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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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 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!

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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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

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!

You can find this card for sale in our Etsy shop or on our website. Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by.

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

The artwork for this card was done by my sister Rose. Rose has autism and will often use art to express herself. You can find it for sale in our Etsy shop.

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Card Of The Day

This card features an image of a painting I did titled GY3. You can find it for sale in our Etsy shop.

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Card Of The Day

The image for this card was created from a drawing I did using pastels. This would be great for Valentine's Day or anytime you want to send a note to your sweetheart.

You can find it on our website or in our Etsy shop. Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by.

Card Of The Day

This card was created from a reproduction of a painting I did titled Dreamweaver. You can find it in our Etsy shop.

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We're Having A Sale

From now until Midnight CDT we are having a sale in our Etsy shop. Take 15% off all orders Excluding shipping. Take a look here. Plus take 15% off on orders from Art by Betty Refour.

Have a great evening, thanks for stopping by.

Item Of The Day

We now have an Etsy shop for Noteworthy Crafts! I have a shop for my art, Art by Betty Refour that included items from the Noteworthy Crafts line but we had several people tell us it confused them. The new shop is still under construction but at some point we will have most of the cards there as well as the jewelry. And for those of you that have asked, we plan to bring back some of the body products as well as the candles. So stay tuned!

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Card Of The Day

Show your support of Breast Cancer Awareness or send a note of encouragement with this note card. You can find this card on our website on in my Etsy shop.

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Card Of The Day - Autism Awareness

Rose drew the ovals and colored them with crayons. I added the background with oil pastels. You can find this card in my Etsy shop. Also check out our Zazzle shop for mugs and t-shirts with this image.

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Card Of The Day

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please do all you can to spread awareness. You can find this card in my Etsy shop.

Have a great everybody, thanks for stopping by.

Etsy Artists of Color Scavenger Hunt

Come play this week to win a basket with wonderful handcrafted items in a variety of media. Discover some great new artists and have fun along the way! You must be an Etsy member to win, both buyers and sellers are welcome! No purchase is necessary to win. Members of the Artists of Color Team are not eligible to win. You can find more details on the team blog at http://eaoc.blogspot.com/

How to play?

Visit each of the participating EAOC shops below and look through the pictures in their shop listings (recent sold items included). Some shops will contain one picture of a "letter" hiding in one of their shop listings. Search through the participating shops and jot down the "letter" and the name of the shop you have found the letter in.

After you have found all of the letters (15 total), then unscramble them to complete a word. When you think you have solved the puzzle, please convo Calidora at http://callidora.etsy.com/ with your entry and your name, if you are correct your name will go into a drawing to win the prize basket. (Only one entry per member.)

Contest ends at 12 midnight EST, March 31st. All correct entries will be entered into a drawing and the winner will be selected at random and announced on Tuesday, April 1st. The lucky winner will be contacted by ‘convo’ on Etsy and the results will be posted in the forums and on our team blog.

Good Luck!

List of participating shops:

http://mosaicsbyah.etsy.com/
http://brefour.etsy.com/
http://wsirarts.etsy.com/
http://ayanacreations.etsy.com/
http://theivorymagnolia.etsy.com/
http://satindollco.etsy.com/
http://jamilary.etsy.com/
http://lamarlynch.etsy.com/
http://marciapalmer.etsy.com/
http://springcartdesigns.etsy.com/
http://origamicentral.etsy.com/
http://bklynmomos.etsy.com/
http://callidora.etsy.com/
http://thehandoffatima.etsy.com/
http://tyramade.etsy.com/
http://reign.etsy.com/
http://urbanknit.etsy.com/
http://gingerlime.etsy.com/
http://feille.etsy.com/
http://stormeejean.etsy.com/
http://anaaya.etsy.com/
http://raghousenternational.etsy.com/
http://liviastreasures.etsy.com/
http://cassowaryjewelry.etsy.com/
http://africanfashions.etsy.com/
http://beadsinthebelfry.etsy.com/
http://ladiestheytalkabout.etsy.com/
http://precioust.etsy.com/
http://soleilrouge.etsy.com/
http://hilari.etsy.com/
http://takeyceart.etsy.com/
http://marcuskwame.etsy.com/