I bought this stamp set (of 4 stamps) with my Eiffel Tower a few months at Hobby Lobby for $1.99 on sale, not knowing what I would do with it so I was excited to get a chance to use it today for today's Paris in the Spring challenge. I stamped it on watercolor cardstock, then watercolored just the Eiffel Tower in gold. I also wanted to use my little mouse so I put him walking to work with his fancy Louis Vuitton briefcase. I have no idea who I will send this card to but I did like how it came out.
My daughter went on her first international trip last June for her 30th birthday. She went with a tour group all by herself and met up with 50 other people her age in Italy. It took her 3 days to get to Italy from the USA due to all the cancellations etc. Anyway, one of her overnight stops that was totally unexpected was Paris, France. She had already spent one night at the Boston airport because her flight was cancelled (She got no sleep since she "slept" in the terminal) Once she got to Paris, she found out her flight was cancelled again and she decided to get a hotel room at the airport. She met up with a man and his teenager in the hotel's lobby and they all shared an Uber to see the Eiffel Tower at 11 at night. Apparently at 11:00 pm, each night, the Eiffel Tower lights up with beautiful twinkly lights for 5 minutes so she was thrilled to see that. I was a nervous wreck as you can imagine but all went good and she had a great time in Italy and Greece both. I can only dream to go there one day!!
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 GMT Views: 707
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Fri, Mar 31, 2023 @ 7:56 AM
What a cute little card. I enjoyed the story of your daughter's trip -- it's so nice that she took what could have been a miserable delay and turned it into a wonderful memory.
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Fri, Mar 31, 2023 @ 1:15 PM
Aw, this card put a big smile on my face, and I enjoyed reading about your daughter's trip; travel is pretty complicated these days : (
I have seen the Eiffel Tower lit up at night and it is pretty fabulous!
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