tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74965838319485405372024-03-27T07:38:18.619+01:00Postcards and LettersTomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.comBlogger514125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-32072987952096705762020-07-29T17:00:00.000+02:002020-07-29T17:00:13.767+02:00Colorful greeting cards<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I made several greeting cards </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>over the last few weeks.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I love this colorful set</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppGvDD7pcVWmIVoR2zTPtkOn0qBod5Yf87nuR6kl2unOF7IX2IBBmY8j_K5Kh_0aYC827NB36ODTjwxKGYIC4vkd9ZLxo65oDEEdcM0dMIBy9QgSJ-Sqyg9X_mVbgQLbK1DmFWKSrWeg/s4004/blue+banner%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="4004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppGvDD7pcVWmIVoR2zTPtkOn0qBod5Yf87nuR6kl2unOF7IX2IBBmY8j_K5Kh_0aYC827NB36ODTjwxKGYIC4vkd9ZLxo65oDEEdcM0dMIBy9QgSJ-Sqyg9X_mVbgQLbK1DmFWKSrWeg/s320/blue+banner%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4Bv-eiLmbVa5-DCy3Fp_WYRdF_QSrS03IpuV3_nMBC1gkQfbSqM5Cu_kRNgSEBoKu7L5lCiQg-w20EkUOOkn19qnOzOYbdHSJ4KU2QdOqEtCXOw6MsE570F_6lYbsUXCIbQm-BxIg4A/s3824/dark+pink+flower%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3136" data-original-width="3824" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4Bv-eiLmbVa5-DCy3Fp_WYRdF_QSrS03IpuV3_nMBC1gkQfbSqM5Cu_kRNgSEBoKu7L5lCiQg-w20EkUOOkn19qnOzOYbdHSJ4KU2QdOqEtCXOw6MsE570F_6lYbsUXCIbQm-BxIg4A/s320/dark+pink+flower%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxvdd7LHlTYUTuwOFFVL8od6kb215zNFd_hZ9-W-4OSf1ZVmya-Htg9cmloDAoPgnP1P8tW6ACtxpBSGJbE-oZJQ32F_1WNqiK9gJYWczD7xVh33joF9L6fKiFaIM3E44B17DtMxu-Fk/s3882/orange+flower%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="3882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxvdd7LHlTYUTuwOFFVL8od6kb215zNFd_hZ9-W-4OSf1ZVmya-Htg9cmloDAoPgnP1P8tW6ACtxpBSGJbE-oZJQ32F_1WNqiK9gJYWczD7xVh33joF9L6fKiFaIM3E44B17DtMxu-Fk/s320/orange+flower%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUtprscuVOKMVXVgSJEYvXagi0yTtinUxtACfNYAWI-MlhsP_o1QR5Tjx3vEiOCK6XUWUljvkttgQPcRqvSMvdTkH8TJ0K_-kZOSU46Mf54pEISzc4QXj_x1m1RaTVDWHncTxGmGYiSU/s3227/pink+flower%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="3227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUtprscuVOKMVXVgSJEYvXagi0yTtinUxtACfNYAWI-MlhsP_o1QR5Tjx3vEiOCK6XUWUljvkttgQPcRqvSMvdTkH8TJ0K_-kZOSU46Mf54pEISzc4QXj_x1m1RaTVDWHncTxGmGYiSU/s320/pink+flower%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My camera work is not the greatest, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I really should look into it more...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Also! I got the inspiration for these cards</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5dcsPcSwJxKPLsU9UhaPjg" target="_blank">CraftyRia</a>. I love her youtube channel</i></div><i><br /></i></div>TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-89957109105804031012020-07-03T15:40:00.001+02:002020-07-03T15:41:10.665+02:00Christmas in July!<br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ready for some Christmas cards? </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>These adorable images came with a magazine,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>some of the background papers as well. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25-byLM9XH814Bk0Y_JpFdcgmSCnp23YISe1e3FFrwXfUpRPJM8zD3fVPmd5a5UTmutZMegL3cFNH8TxBsi3luV6lZ7FJGuo3ogK5SwIBO54429RyKoCFdW2gGmPdP_sLdf4BZR_SKjU/s3334/Christmas+bird+with+gift%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My friends better like cats...</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="3034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbFB7TVjSOS-CCDOK8oxRJZUY7wC_UviWIjCMXGZx6Ee0rDB0keogLg5_YCWx86K79PtVKm_Nf0RTvKXuGu0aun5Din1nnEbnRHz5z8Vh4ucmXi9bvYnjVTApRCwpvu_2tXG99JI3niI/s320/Christmas+cat+with+hot+chocolate%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="3032" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb2PBJx3hawpNdz9KZ6PqnOo0rwNgleChSY5466hxPNgEZA0IAc5PlEy55SaxOdby7mYkagCbkyBMoNhF5GXU8p78ZKbkr4TKbJjGsql3qzedNlofxLGRcE7-TdPKbuRxM61r1XB2eTw/s320/Christmas+cat+with+poinsettia%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>3D kitties</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJvtpTryYqqf2R8DLHqql53UzOH6nWLZEj5ixxFckQDWU_sk0gQvrKhD7NoTu0lGStQIPsMZVcrWZTPUwpz9GxkyRLPIIiCloZgFsZxuDDbpWvdT71NYHb_P-yFd7uG3h4EoWvc1PzLQ/s3916/Christmas+cat+in+the+window%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="2943" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJvtpTryYqqf2R8DLHqql53UzOH6nWLZEj5ixxFckQDWU_sk0gQvrKhD7NoTu0lGStQIPsMZVcrWZTPUwpz9GxkyRLPIIiCloZgFsZxuDDbpWvdT71NYHb_P-yFd7uG3h4EoWvc1PzLQ/s320/Christmas+cat+in+the+window%252C+handmade+greeting+card.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Two tags I made with scraps, to make me feel better</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>about creating even more scraps...</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eVITddnZOKgPCgwYBWDvdN-iQhmvjqsK5ib5QN_1wB88Ix0z4Bzy470eBneU6Mkt1vwm8ztyxm9vEcdYCloMUURVgHHj2V4ByJ643n9LoVGjT6KcjclPMTJSp90bHgOn30PemlieWCI/s3813/Christmas+gift+tags%252C+handmade.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3813" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9eVITddnZOKgPCgwYBWDvdN-iQhmvjqsK5ib5QN_1wB88Ix0z4Bzy470eBneU6Mkt1vwm8ztyxm9vEcdYCloMUURVgHHj2V4ByJ643n9LoVGjT6KcjclPMTJSp90bHgOn30PemlieWCI/s320/Christmas+gift+tags%252C+handmade.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i><br /></i></div>TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-83161640469789894582020-06-18T17:42:00.000+02:002020-06-18T17:42:38.593+02:00A monastery, a church and a castle<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Three cards this time,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>with some of my favorite themes on cards.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The first one is from</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Portugal</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj6Pgbz1ZkcZE8N4IVQSkYb7BWMioXJC9Kw_ZQdU00xs6v23bVx858l4nSryEI3sde-SrrsWlUR99cuDwpz6D3yUW0knOy2mNcywv5JUcOA-EeEkdzMzTGQoaxrj5RjYVX2B1buajQxI/s1744/Batalha%252C+Portugal.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="1227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj6Pgbz1ZkcZE8N4IVQSkYb7BWMioXJC9Kw_ZQdU00xs6v23bVx858l4nSryEI3sde-SrrsWlUR99cuDwpz6D3yUW0knOy2mNcywv5JUcOA-EeEkdzMzTGQoaxrj5RjYVX2B1buajQxI/s320/Batalha%252C+Portugal.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A view on the "Capelas Imperfeitas"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalha_Monastery" target="_blank">Batalha Monastery</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Northern Ireland </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxt7Pc03RzRA3LMxgOcjlU0zKKoiPT8o6BL4xZihzUJ_GDnDR1lHAp3w9huFfwBdJB2KG76KwLgWxLi6nciS62CqXFljIiZHAb4fRPuM93sWYN2B6cRg1Aay-6O8v-QLEEScSEDC25Ug/s1731/Dromore%252C+Northern+Ireland.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1235" data-original-width="1731" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxt7Pc03RzRA3LMxgOcjlU0zKKoiPT8o6BL4xZihzUJ_GDnDR1lHAp3w9huFfwBdJB2KG76KwLgWxLi6nciS62CqXFljIiZHAb4fRPuM93sWYN2B6cRg1Aay-6O8v-QLEEScSEDC25Ug/s320/Dromore%252C+Northern+Ireland.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromore_Cathedral" target="_blank">The Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer</a> and </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the Medieval High Cross in Dromore</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Italy</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLOr3QBVh0X8H6R2DJcL8sAanhsoZmTMzOMPrH5Acz3RhIlNBVraMuQiHrVaJrRFJ50ZospxESj-ZIB41mjAWakKn-1p6abWSepOtfm5qaEX67_0pvxpybODXPEXApBScWEZgxuCbG9A/s1970/Miramare+Castle%252C+Trieste%252C+Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="1970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLOr3QBVh0X8H6R2DJcL8sAanhsoZmTMzOMPrH5Acz3RhIlNBVraMuQiHrVaJrRFJ50ZospxESj-ZIB41mjAWakKn-1p6abWSepOtfm5qaEX67_0pvxpybODXPEXApBScWEZgxuCbG9A/s320/Miramare+Castle%252C+Trieste%252C+Italy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramare_Castle" target="_blank">Miramare Castle</a> in Trieste</i><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was surprised to learn there is a small connection</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>between Belgium (my home country) and this </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>castle. I love history. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-57256785925177452152020-02-12T16:12:00.000+01:002020-02-12T16:12:04.788+01:00Seven days of friendship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Next to these cute cat pictures </i></div>
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<i>She included seven handmade envelopes</i></div>
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<i>Day one</i></div>
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<i>paper to use for card making and a charm</i></div>
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<i>Day three</i></div>
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<i>little giftbag, facial mask, stickers</i></div>
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<i>I don't think my photos do the effort she put in this</i></div>
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<i>Thank you Suzanne for this wonderful week of mail!</i></div>
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<i>I will definitely put everything to good use. </i></div>
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<br />TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-90678749958341608832020-02-04T16:25:00.000+01:002020-02-04T16:25:23.674+01:00Received a new country in my mailbox <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>Armenia</i></b></div>
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<i>I am really behind on posting all the wonderful</i></div>
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<i><b>Belgium</b></i></div>
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<i>A view on the Vismarkt and</i></div>
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<i>the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Rumbold%27s_Cathedral" target="_blank">St. Rumbold's Cathedral</a></i></div>
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<b><i>Sri Lanka</i></b></div>
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<i>And last but not least, </i></div>
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<i>I would like to show you some nice cards from <b>Italy</b></i></div>
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<i>The Tower of Cerrano (Torre di Cerrano) is 2 kilometres from the town centre, at the town's southern border with Silvi Marina. It was built in the 16th century by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V as a watch tower to guard against attacks from the Turks and others based in what is now Croatia, 100 km (62 miles) across the Adriatic. Today, the tower houses a modern sea-biology laboratory. </i></div>
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<i>We get a multi view on the castles of the Abruzzo region</i></div>
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TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-4259645752104294632020-01-21T19:19:00.000+01:002020-01-21T19:19:29.635+01:00Making simple greeting cards<div>
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<i>Another Christmas season over, </i></div>
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<i>First, <b>Germany</b></i></div>
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<i>Top left: 2018, set of two</i></div>
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<i>The classic or religious Christmas stamp issue this year depicts the Three Kings, in the Ateneo de Sevilla’s Epiphany Parade, alongside famous Seville landmarks such as the Torre del Oro,</i></div>
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<i>A century has passed since the Parade first made its way through the streets of Seville on 5 January 1918. A group of Ateneo members first had the idea to spread good cheer among the children and adults of Seville. Over the years, the Parade became more elaborate and more significant to the city than they could ever have imagined.</i></div>
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<i>Happy New Year! is the message featuring in the Christmas stamp which is illustrated with the clock from the Puerta del Sol in Madrid and the traditional twelve grapes.</i></div>
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<i>A custom in Madrid in the late 19th century imposed the intake of twelve grapes at the chimes of the clock in the Puerta del Sol. The practice soon spread throughout Spain and seems to have its origins in a surplus of grapes in the area of Alicante and Murcia. A grape is eaten at each chime with the wish for a prosperous and happy new year. This Spanish tradition became popular in Latin American countries where in some places fresh grapes are replaced by raisins like in Argentina. </i></div>
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<i>The 2016 stamp features a typical Christmas decorative bell.</i></div>
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<i>The bell forms part of a set of three stamps that will be issued between 2016 and 2018, and that will be able to be stuck on a Collectable Christmas Card. The card is shaped like a Christmas tree for decorating with images featured in the three stamps:</i></div>
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<i>- Present: 2018</i></div>
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<i>This issue is especially dedicated to children, as their innocence and eagerness for Christmas to arrive mean they are the focal point of this holiday.</i></div>
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<i>The 2017 stamp represents a typical Christmas star, which can also be added to the Christmas tree-shaped Christmas Collectible Card campaign. </i></div>
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<i>The “star” represented on the stamp is a golden star that includes the Correos logo alongside the words “Christmas” and “Spain”, as well as Tariff A, which is the stamp’s postal value.</i></div>
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<i>The stamps have an internal die-cut form that allows the silhouette of the decorative figure to be removed in order to decorate the Christmas tree on the card or, they can be left intact for use as a standard stamp.</i></div>
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<i>You can read "Merry Christmas" in </i></div>
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<i>2019, set of ten</i></div>
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<i>"shepherd and Christmas star"</i></div>
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TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-85803127657121432272019-11-25T16:08:00.000+01:002019-11-25T16:08:15.283+01:00Kitties! and a dog...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>for a while now... I can't tell much about them, </i></div>
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<i>they are cute, they are cuddly, they deserve some attention.</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">set of 6, 2018</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 sets of 5, 2018</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">set of 4, 2018</span></i></div>
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<i>The Art of Magic</i></div>
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port to serve Dublin. It was known as Dunleary until it was renamed Kingstown
in honour of King George IV's 1821 visit, and in 1920 was given its present
name, the original Irish form of Dunleary. Over time, the town became a
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<i>Celebration of the reopening </i></div>
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<i>Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, is a Roman Catholic church. Mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220, it stands at the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since Chartres became a bishopric in the 4th century. It is in the Gothic and Romanesque styles.</i></div>
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<i>The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in the Antakalnis neighbourhood of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is the centerpiece of a former monastery complex of the Canons Regular of the Lateran. Its interior has masterful compositions of some 2,000 stucco figures by Giovanni Pietro Perti and ornamentation by Giovanni Maria Galli and is unique in Europe. The church is considered a masterpiece of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Baroque.</i></div>
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<i>We have no idea what prompted the Ursuline nuns in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver to make the rather bold decision to build this truly magnificent Art Nouveau building. After all, this style was considered hyper-modern in 1900. And yet, this enchanting Winter Garden with its colourful stained glass cupola was considered the most stunning feature of their boarding school, for young girls from good families. What’s even more intriguing is that nobody knows who designed the Winter Garden. And yet the architect’s design skills are unparalleled.</i></div>
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<i>The Winter Garden is part of a magnificent listed complex, which is a stunning mix of architectural styles including Art Nouveau with neo-Gothic elements, neo-Empire style and Art Deco. It’s as if you have stepped into a different world. Names like the Empire Corridor, the Alpine Room, the La Fontaine refectory, the Piano Gallery and the Grand Staircase will spark your imagination.</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The history of Wide and Narrow Alley can be dated back to the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD). At that time, the area was a city within the Chengdu city called Mancheng City or Shaocheng City, where the court quartered troops. As time passed by, the city decayed and only the Wide Alley and Narrow Alley were left. In 2003, renovation work of the two alleys began, aiming to build a complex cultural and business street with the functions of tourism and recreation. On June 14, 2008, the newly renovated Wide and Narrow Alley were opened to the public, located in the current Qingyang District. Nowadays, Wide and Narrow Alley is a popular entertainment and nightlife block as well as a famous tourism site, with lots of restaurants, pubs, teahouses, and stores selling featured souvenirs.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gran Canaria, <b>Spain</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Cathedral of Santa Ana is a Roman Catholic church located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The structure is considered the most important monument of Canarian religious architecture. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Myra was an ancient Greek, then Roman Greek, then Byzantine Greek, then Ottoman Greek town in Lycia, which became the small Turkish town of Kale, renamed Demre in 2005, in the present-day Antalya Province of Turkey. In 1923 its Greek inhabitants had been required to leave by the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, at which time its church was finally abandoned.</span></i></div>
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<i>The Dubovac Castle overlooks the Croatian city Karlovac. It's square tower was probably built during the 13th century. In the 15th century, the castle was rebuilt in a renaissance style. The castle had various owners—from Slavonian nobleman family Sudar to famous Croatian counts and dukes Frankopan and Zrinski. From 1671 until 1809, the Dubovac was owned by the Karlovac generals. In 1837, a new owner, Count Laval Nugent, rebuilt the castle in the spirit of romanticism. Dubovac was once again renovated in 1952 using references from the end of the 18th century.</i></div>
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<br />TomoyoHimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199684600494441112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7496583831948540537.post-8584264381114577112018-10-30T14:36:00.000+01:002018-10-30T14:36:14.767+01:00All kinds of mail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I am a big fan of Cardcaptor Sakura, </i></div>
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<i>This beautiful mini sheet from <b>China</b> was on the envelope.</i></div>
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<i>I received this card from a friend who went on vacation to <b>Japan</b>.</i></div>
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<i>A while ago I read something about <a href="http://youvegotmail.club/" target="_blank">youvegotmail.club</a> </i></div>
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<i>I sent a "surprise" to Italy and got one from <b>Sweden</b> in return.</i></div>
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<i>King Boudewijn and queen Fabiola. </i></div>
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<i>They had no children, so when king Boudewijn</i></div>
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<i>King Albert II</i></div>
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<i>and his wife, queen Paola took the throne.</i></div>
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<i>This is their only daughter (they have two sons)</i></div>
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<i>Princess Astrid </i></div>
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<i>With three of their children, </i></div>
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<i>and these are the ones I managed to get from </i></div>
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<i>Two cards from the <b>Czech Republic</b></i></div>
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<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_astronomical_clock" target="_blank">Prague astronomical clock</a> </i></div>
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<i>when I was 18, that's 12 years ago already...</i></div>
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<i>A viking bracelet (ca. 800-850 AD), </i></div>
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<i>found in <b>the Netherlands</b>, Wijk bij Duurstede</i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>The name
'Wijk bij Duurstede' means 'Neighbourhood by Duurstede'. Duurstede is the name
of the nearby castle/ruin, also called Dorestad, where the bishop of Utrecht
used to live. Wijk bij Duurstede is located at the place where Dorestad used to
be, an important Frisian trade settlement during Carolingian times, that was
pillaged around 850 by the Vikings.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>I am more into swapping postcards than sending them</i></div>
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<i>Isn't this a cutie? </i></div>
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<i>Beautiful, traditional Chinese themes</i></div>
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<i>I love these stamps, but I am having some trouble</i></div>
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<i>Help is always welcomed. </i></div>
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<i>I got a lot of meeting postcards lately! </i></div>
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<i>Two more to add to my growing collection, </i></div>
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<i>the first from Charleroi, <b>Belgium</b></i></div>
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<i>And the second from Lisbon, <b>Portugal</b></i></div>
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<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Lys_(1918)" target="_blank">Battle of the Lys (1918)</a></i></div>
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<i>This nice postcard from Prague, <b>Czech Republic</b> was </i></div>
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<i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka" target="_blank">Franz Kafka</a></i></div>
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<i>This postcard was sent to me by a friend from her </i></div>
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<i>vacation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uelsen" target="_blank">Uelsen</a>, <b>Germany</b></i></div>
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<i>Let's start with the Easter card I received </i></div>
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<i>and never managed to show here till now.</i></div>
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<i>This card from <b>Russia</b> is absolutely gorgeous!</i></div>
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<i>Unfortunately my scan doesn't show </i></div>
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<i>I love Japanese/Chinese style art.</i></div>
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<i>The best advice! </i></div>
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<i>Another truth.</i></div>
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<i>These are not postcards, but the sender was so kind</i></div>
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<i>to add them to our swap when she noticed I love anime.</i></div>
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<i>These are the postcards I swapped with her,</i></div>
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<i>six in total! </i></div>
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