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:: Every Queen Needs a King! ::

Thursday, 25 January 2007, 9:24 | Category : Life in General
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I would like to thank all of you for your advice on the raccoons. We took up all of the food and water 5 days ago, but they still keep coming back. Last night I heard Rocky outside in the yard raising Cain! I went our on the deck, and it was a mess! Baskets turned over, two broken flower pots, small trash can (which we do not use for food) turned over! And there’s Rocky barking his head off at a tree! LOL! Obviously he had one of them up in a tree. I was hoping that taking the food up would make them go somewhere else.

So now, we have to keep the dogs locked in the house at night. They have a doggy door in the basement, and they’re used to just coming and going as they please. Now I’m starting to worry about the raccoons finding the doggy door and making themselves at home in the basement! I know they are super smart, and I wouldn’t put it past them.

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Did you all see the new items I put in the Scrapbookgraphics store yesterday? These are super versatile element packs, and I think you’ll find yourself using them for all sorts of layouts.

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I shared the Queen of Heart a couple of days ago, so I thought I’d do a King to go the Queen. Hope you like him!

HERE is the download link. PLEASE DO NOT SHARE MY LINKS WITH OTHERS OR IN YAHOO GROUPS! Have a great day, and leave me some love if you download the freebie!

36 Comments for “:: Every Queen Needs a King! ::”

1Shirley

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 9:47

Thank you Traci!
2Debra

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 9:54

So cute Traci…thanks. I’m off now to the store because I wasn’t able to make it over yesterday to pick up your new things!!
3Lynn

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 10:11

Yikes! You might have to call animal control or an exterminator. Cruel, but your family comes first. I had to evict (that’s a nice term for what happened to them) a family of squirrels from our house. Once they get food or nest somewhere, it’s home for life! And, thanks for the cards.
4grammy4him

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 10:18

Thanks so much for sharing your cute cards, Traci! I can picture a cute anniversary card with these, among other things!! They are adorable!!

Sandy
5grammy4him

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 10:25

Oooops, was going to say, we caught our sweet corn thief, racoon, in a live trap that was baited with a whole fresh egg, and dh let him out about 10 miles away…a couple of miles away from any other farms. If you have a family of them you might want to call animal control, if you have that available….they WILL figure out a doggie door…and so can an opossum..we found!!
6Michelle

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 10:27

So glad you made the king, thank you for sharing it.

Michelle
7Sharon aka Scrapcat4914

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 11:12

Thank you so very much for the awesome king to go with your queen!
8jan

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 11:28

Oooh! so cute! Any chance you might do a joker, too? (I have 3 little jokers living at my house! lol!!)

We’ve always been afraid of critters finding a doggie door, too, but here’s a couple of ideas to consider:
~ If your dogs aren’t too big in size, they do make an electronic doggie door that is triggered by something the dogs wear on their collar. The last time I checked into this option, they were mostly sized for cats, but it’s worth looking at.
~ What we’re finally going to do this spring (because we have not only had raccoons on our deck, but also oppossums, foxes, otters, and who knows what else? And we’re inside city limits!) is to install a regular doggie door, but control the area to which it exits. That is, we’re basically going to buy an enclosed dog run (chain link fence on all sides, and top). It’s not the ideal situation, but it is better than no dog door at all. My husband has never lived in a dwelling with a dog door, and I keep telling him it is worth the money it will take. I’ve lived in a house and townhouse with dedicated dog door (and fenced yard), and it was so different than having to take the dogs out constantly. Anyway, just wanted to share, since we’ve had to consider the critter issue, too!
Thanks again!
9Victoria

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 11:56

Thanks for this regal companion!
10Mary

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 12:32

Thanks, Traci! These cards are so cute and perfect for Valentine’s day!
11Cathy

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 13:15

Thanks so much, Traci. This card is perfect for a valentine for the president of our bridge club.
12Glenda D

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 13:40

Traci
I agree with the comments that suggest calling animal control. A neighbor had them get in their attic and one died in their bathroom wall. That meant they had to tear out the wall to have it removed, more repairs to the roof and attic and getting rid of the smell. You could try and trap them yourselves but on the off chance it is diseased, I wouldn’t want to bother. Also they have been known to come back… I knew of one that traveled over 20 miles to return.
13Helen

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 15:49

This really makes for the perfect pair! Thanks so much for your creative goodness!
14AstLin

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 16:25

Thanks so much!!!
15Laurie

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 16:37

Bummer, Traci, I clicked on him and got Not Found…am I too late? he’s gorgeous, and my queen is so lonesome.
16Marilyn

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 16:57

Thanks again so much for all the terrific goodies!
17Rae J, Australia

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 19:05

Thanks Traci! The bookplates look great - heading over to have a look!
18Joanna

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 19:36

I was so hoping for this - thanks a lot.
19Liz

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 20:35

Thanks again Traci, these cards are so cool.
20Krista

wrote on 25 January 2007 at 22:06

So very grand! I love this guy! TFS
21Debra

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 8:30

Wow! Thank you so much!
22Melinda

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 10:12

Great funky cards! thanks!
I agree with the others, if you’ve taken in the dog food almost a week ago and the raccoons are still hanging around, then you should call animal control. Someone else probably has food out in the area that they are eating. They will come in the doggie door if they find it. My parents had a mama raccoon build a nest and have her babies in their chimney- freaked my sister out to hear them scritching around in the stove pipe down in the basement next to her room! Animal control had to come and remove them- they were tearing up the roof using it as a highway between the neighbor’s house behind them (who was feeding them on purpose) and the lake on the other side.
23Sophie

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 11:04

Thanks for the card Traci, what a great idea! I’ll be sure to use them on my Valentine layouts.
24Kimberly

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 11:15

Thank you and I love those bent frames! I’ll have to go check them out!

Kimberly
25Bernadette Hunt

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 11:15

Thank you so much for the freebies, I grabbed several today as I hadn’t visited your blog in a while. You are a very talented lady.
26Karen

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 11:34

Thanks for the cute queen and king! Yikes on the raccoons! Do you have an animal control officer in the area? I wonder if they would come capture them and release them somewhere else? Or a Game and Fish Department maybe?
27Tamalita

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 19:51

oh i love the king of hearts card too! thank you!
28Amy

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 21:44

The King is wonderful. Thank you for sharing him, and for creating him.
29Leda

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 21:55

You DID see Over the Hedge, right?
30Cindy

wrote on 26 January 2007 at 22:04

Thanks for the King, Traci! He’s wonderful. As for raccoons, we have some in the neighbourhood, but not TOO close.

Cindy
31Rona

wrote on 27 January 2007 at 18:02

thanks for the king of hearts! love it!
32Christia

wrote on 28 January 2007 at 1:27

thanks! This is awesome!!!
33Sue White

wrote on 31 January 2007 at 18:30

Love all of your altered stuff… so fun and so addicting! thx for the freebies!
34Marna

wrote on 2 February 2007 at 22:13

Wow cool stuff, thanks so much!
35Janice (aka. mi2az)

wrote on 3 February 2007 at 8:42

I love this - it’s great. Thanks for sharing!
36linnie-818

wrote on 6 February 2007 at 23:19

I thought the joker was (and is) cool. The king is really great!! Thank you so much!!!