Friday 12 February 2010

Plunder from Downunder..

Well, not plunder, exactly, as it was in fact a very generous gift, but it rhymed with downunder, which is where it's from! ;o)

Regulars may recall that I was after a stamp that had been discontinued, and I put out an appeal on my blog a few months ago...



Chris, a very generous stamper from Australia, contacted me to offer the one she had in her collection.. much loved, but never inked. We have agreed a swap, but when the stamp arrived, I thought, "That's heavy.. there's more than one stamp in this packet", and just look at what it was wrapped in...


How gorgeous is this? I was blown away. Thank you again, Chris.. I love it!! The photos don't do it justice, I'm afraid. The beautiful work around the sides of the box doesn't show up very well.

Chris' blog is well worth a visit, but I have lost the address!! Have asked Chris to remind me, and then I'll come back and edit this post to tell you, so please do check back in a day or two.

What a blessing, eh? :o)
EDIT: Chris' blog is HERE. You may have to scroll back to the 'older posts' to see some examples of her lovely artwork.
XOXOXO

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Wauw great gift lucky GIRL!!!

Carol said...

The box is beautiful, lucky thing :) I would be interested in visiting her blog when you have the address - would like to see more of her work.

Carol x

Anonymous said...

what a blessing indeed...Ive always wanted that stamp, its just so gorgeous and how generous of Chris,there are some wonderfully beautiful souls out there xx

Lesley Edmonds said...

How beautiful! What a gorgeous gift and what a fabulous stamp! Love that image!!!!!
Lesley x

craftimamma said...

Oh my Chris. That box is an absolute treasure! Lucky, lucky you! Can't wait to have a look at Chris's blog when you have the link. Can't wait to see what you do with that gorgeous stamp too.

Lesley Xx