A couple of Eiffel Tower memories - ne year when we were in Paris in December they had a small ice-skating rink on the first floor of the tower. I don't have a good head for heights anymore ( I'm glad I did get to the top as a teenager, certainly couldn't do it now!) , so it was as much as I could do to climb up that far, the idea of actually skating was too much but DH loved it. And another year we were there doing a bad smog (free public transport for three days, another yay!), and you could only see the tower halfway up, the rest was obscured in the fog. It was pretty cool, actually. The Tour Montparnasse, near where we were staying, was the same.
For the left-hand card I used a Penny Black stamp (thank you, Margot) stamped onto a Brusho background on watercolour paper. It originally said "Amour", but to make it more versatile I used Paris from a stamp set I bought - in Paris. I also stamped the little heart panel again on plain watercolour paper, coloured the hearts red and added a thick coat of Glossy Accents. The base layer was embossed with SU's Elegant Lines.
The other card uses a stamp from Katzelkraft stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with watercolour. To back it I used somr of SU's printed vellum, partially coloured with Sharpies. Added the Paris postmark from French Foliage.
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 GMT Views: 294
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Registered: May 29, 2006 Location: Eminence, Indiana Posts: 29679
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 @ 2:07 AM
All of your cards today are fantastic!!!!! I confess....I don't have one stamp in regards to Paris, but luckily, designer paper came through for me today!!!
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Registered: June 3, 2016 Location: France Posts: 60538
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 @ 4:18 AM
I know you love Paris and I love the card with the cat on the roof, made me think about the Aristochats of course the other card is beautiful too
Today there's no fog and no ice skating but STRIKE so the Eiffel Tower was even closed, not funny for the tourists
Registered: November 24, 2013 Location: NYC Posts: 17745
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 @ 10:56 AM
This challenge was right up your alley! Or maybe I should say allee!
A nice pair of cards! I like the BG on the right side-looks like stained glass. Poor cat is probably wondering what is going on...
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28949
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 @ 11:46 AM
I love both cards!! I have that right side bg paper, and I am going to color mine like you did yours!! It is beautiful!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7394
Thu, Mar 30, 2023 @ 8:35 PM
My favourite card is the one with the kitty sitting on the roof. A very French scene indeed. I also like the other card with the collage theme. Both cards are so very French.