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Uploaded: 12/01/06 4:47 PM GMT
When Santa Retires....
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:) Manip'd by me: used a wooden Santa ornament and one of my lake pictures...and my own cloud stock....

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::jswgpb
12/01/06 5:15 PM GMT
Very nice job Terri.
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&KEIFER
12/01/06 5:17 PM GMT
Hey .. it's santa .. what's not to like ...

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::muggsy
12/01/06 5:34 PM GMT
What some people won't do to avoid "coal" in their stocking. VERY imaginative and VERY well done.
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::phasmid
12/01/06 5:46 PM GMT
Beautifully rendered, Terri...excellent job, and I see that even Santa has visions of owning his own BB (bob bench) in those halcyon days of the future..Let's hope he's not going to retire too soon !!!! ;)PJ
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.dwdharvey
12/01/06 6:47 PM GMT
Too cool Terri. Looks like a lot of work to come up with this work of art.
Very Well Done my friend, thanks for sharing, Don
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::Dunstickin
12/01/06 7:44 PM GMT
What do you mean! retire...I ain't retiring...I have to see to the kiddies of the land every Christmas Eve!.......and the little 'dears' around the doors??

Nice one love!.......

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::razorjack51
12/01/06 7:49 PM GMT
Great manip Terri! Kinda magical! Hey! Ya gotta love Santa Claus..=)
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::kidder
12/01/06 8:20 PM GMT
This is terrific Terri!! What a great Xmas season post!! Excellent work Ms. Maven!! Santa Dan is proud! lol
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::Inkeri
12/01/06 8:53 PM GMT
Fantastic manipulation,Terri..Creative and Fascinating ..
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.foofoo
12/01/06 11:17 PM GMT
This is just so creative and beautiful Terri- you did a jam up job on this. You should be very proud of it :)
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::Hottrockin
12/01/06 11:21 PM GMT
~sees Santa in a swamp buggy~

KILLER KOOL!! Great works babe!!

~wonders...what did Jesus ever do for Santa on his birthday???~
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Picture Purrrfect . Some people are like slinky's, completely useless but still a lot of fun when you push them down the stairs. 8~O
.DERAIN
12/01/06 11:49 PM GMT
Not sure why this works.BUT it surely DOES!! excelent post with a melange of disharmonious aspects;it has a feeling of reminiscing-perhaps that is in its favor and its greatest strength.a 10!
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::cynlee
12/02/06 12:18 AM GMT
Nice work, Terri, but you know Santa's never throwing in the towel!
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Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. —Aristotle
::sandserene
12/02/06 12:58 AM GMT
Very creative Terri. I really like it, but please don't let Santa retire, my son is only 4 and I can use his help!!!
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::LynEve
12/02/06 2:40 AM GMT
Clever manipulationTerri _ I love it.
I too hope he never retires. He is ageless
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.DixieNormus
12/02/06 3:47 AM GMT
Santa CAN'T retire! I'll run out of sweaters!
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::snapdragonk
12/02/06 12:12 AM GMT
Great creation Terri, I love how Santa looks so whistful, dreaming of the time he can put his feet up:) Well done.
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::wheedance
12/02/06 3:21 PM GMT
Very nice manipulation here. I especially like your Santa figure and the layering is done so well.
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.kimcande
12/03/06 9:08 AM GMT
Very clever......Santa baby!
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::shedhead
12/03/06 6:32 PM GMT
Your creative side is showing here Terri,keep them coming.Nice work.
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I might not have enough time to respond to all your pictures.But I will see them all.
::od0man
12/03/06 7:33 PM GMT
This is great Terri. It's still all a mystery to me, this manip stuff - one day if I ever get the time.
Cheers,
Steve.
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::ls123
12/04/06 12:10 AM GMT
Terri this is really unusual and clever, you've created a great effect :-)
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::gerryp
12/06/06 11:58 PM GMT
Very nice work Terri...gerry.
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::doubleheader
12/10/06 3:34 PM GMT
Great manip Terri. I like the opacity you used.. lets one see the different images nicely.. good job hon...=D
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.animaniactoo
12/13/06 9:16 PM GMT
OMG! You mean the retirement police come take SANTA away too?!?!??
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