Postcard from Paris

How I wish !!!

When you can't go to Paris ... You can always pretend, dream or imagine yourself there.

A postcard stamp background will fit the bill.

Recipe:

Stamp sets: Shop Around wheel p.98, Postcard p.102, Postage Due p.103, and new hostess stampset - Postage collection (page 204).

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, whisper white

Ink: Baked brown sugar, stampin' write markers in-colours p.141

Postage stamp punch p.180.

Oval card fold

It may be wet and grey outside but there is always something happening on my craft table. Most days  anyway! Wisteria wonder and elegant eggplant cardstock form the base of my card.

This one is a fancy fold using the ovals Framelits and my big shot machine. 

I am using some squares of the soon to be retiring "Fan fair" designer series paper. Pretty French lace and French script patterns to punch out and layer on a postage stamp punch. Ooh la la!

Our current catalogue retires at the end of this month. Give me a call or email your order to me this weekend at nerida_carter@hotmail.com or place an online order using the link button on my sidebar.

Fine Feathers on a postage stamp

 I bought this stampset purely because I like feathers... and I have been looking around the internet looking for ideas. I mean I could have just copied the beautiful card in the catalogue (and perhaps I will ) but in the meantime I have been inspired by a simple card on pinterest.

 It now looks almost nothing like the original card ... as I changed the punched squares to postage stamp punch and put the sentiment "Thank you" into another square of its own.
This is the card by Tamara Bertram that inspired me:

It is a lovely idea, simple yet striking.
Mine could have been a bit simpler ... and I had to add some black ribbon to the edge.