A long story- so get a cuppa!! Now I know that a lot of you think that February is WAY too early to even be thinking about Christmas cards .....but this gorgeous little wreath stamp from Paper Trey ink travelled a long... long ....way to join my little collection ...so I could not just leave it sitting in the basket until next Christmas could I ?? It all started in about November last year when I was lucky enough to win a gift voucher prize on Susan R's "Simplicity" blog. Not wanting to waste my treasured prize on something that would be of little use-I agonised long and hard over which stamps to buy with my $15 US voucher and finally decided on this one from PTI. I then went to the "checkout" to complete my purchase and was horrified to realise that my FREE prize stamp worth $15US was going to cost me $27 AU to post to Australia!! Luckily my son and his girlfriend were stoppping over in Los Angeles on their way to Holland in early December so I arranged to have them pick it up from a friend's house while they were there before they continued on their way to Amsterdam. BUT WAIT....there's more!!....they only made it as far as Frankfurt when the snow cancelled their flight and while they drove.... from there to Holland -....their bags (including my stamp) remained in Frankfurt!! Nobody really knows what happened after that as the bags were not heard of or seen again until mid January (!! ) when they suddenly turned up in Melbourne (a week after my son got home!) and my adventurous little stamp finally made it into my baskets !! Goodness knows where it went to on the way there!! So here it is (with much thanks to Susan... and my son)....being proudly used on this month's Bling sketch (# 34) from Annabelle stamps which was pretty perfect for it.
I have also combined it with part of a beautiful sentiment stamp and some pearls (both from Annabelle Stamps) and my last scrap of this favourite Holiday Harmony DSP!
9 comments:
Ohmygoodness! What a journey that stamp set had! So glad you finally got it, and I wish I were so well travelled!
was meant to be yours ..
Great card to start the Christmas gallery .
Am sending you email ..hugs Shirley-Anne
Beautiful Xmas card and I wouldn't leave a new set uninked till next xmas either espesially one that has had such a journey!
Tammy
Such an elegant card Robyn, love the gorgeous rich colour scheme, love the stamped image. Fantastic take on the AnnaBelle Stamps sketch, thanks for playing along.
Gorgeous Robyn! I love your incredible story as well...how amazing! You certainly couldn't have left it until next Christmas to use :)
Thanks for playing along with us this week!
Andrea
What a gorgeous card Robyn! I love your berries and the lovely colours you used, just beautiful!
Great story about your well traveled stamp lol!
Thanks for playing along with us at AnnaBelle Stamps!
Take Care,
Kylie X
this most determined stamps should defiantely be on display now, what an epic journey it has had!! you have used it to perfection, your use of the layout is stunning!!
Thanks for joining in the fun at AnnaBelle Stamps! :)
It's such a shame PTI chargge us O/S buyers like a wounded bull isn't it........I'd buy from them but for that!!!!
This really is a well travelled set and look at the gorgeous card it made......worth the wait!!!
Thanks for adding this little beauty into ABS challenge and who knows it might just win you another Aussie set!!!
That's a gorgeous little wreath card Robin and I'm one of those who thinks it's NEVER too early to start on your Christmas cards! Love your story about the adventurous little stamp - especially its triumphant ending!
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