The view from our hotel room in downtown Seattle . . . Tom said I should have planned to do my book prep from here so I could enjoy the view, so I came in two days late to stay the night, do some prep work after the annual banquet, and enjoy the magnificent view from our windows . . .

This makes me think I just made a postcard!
View of Pine Street going to the Pike Place Public Market and Elliott Bay.
Notice the ferries coming in, all lit up!

Looking to the northwest, I was able to take in the iconic Space Needle, too!

And then one last look as the ferries come in closer.
I love it when I discover a feature on my camera that I didn't know
about, i.e., night scenery! It really does make a difference!

From Outlines Rubber Stamp's website . . . the card is by Jenny Gropp at Outlines. I was especially taken with the  snowflake stamp they used because it is so delicately beautiful. Kathy and the rest of the crew at Outlines are so good about using various mediums to use with their rubber stamp images.

NEW! Holiday Mini Cards

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