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Artist Notes:
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Wish your wonderful grandson and his family a Merry Christmas with a card featuring adorable penguins, one in pink, ice skating wearing a scarf, bow and earmuffs behind a little one sitting on a bench, while one in blue is standing in the snow just looking cute. Background is decorated with big colorful trees against a blue sky with white text. Original design by Laurie Schneider, elements by Nini Scrap, La Galerie de Jackie. FYI: Figure skating debuted during the London Olympic Games in 1908, pre-dating the beginning of the formal winter games by 16 years. Prior to E.V. Bushnell inventing a secure clip for metal skates, it wasn’t possible to perform intricate maneuvers on blades—they’d simply fall off, or injure the wearer. But when Bushnell unveiled skates that could be clipped to the foot in 1848, more elaborate moves became possible.
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