No Blue Mondays Here

with a month of daily downloads, you probably have more scans than you need, but I thought I'd tell you anyway: I've posted a 35% off discount code on my Etsy shop (no minimum purchase required) and a 50% discount code on my Zibbet shop (with $30 minimum purchase). It's a 72-hour sale and the clock started ticking last night. And yes, you can shop at both stores and get a discount at each one.

Month of Daily Downloads No. 20

Are you a ruffles and bows sort of girl? This little sweetie seems right at home in all this frou-frou. No doubt her Sunday best. I think I might be icthing and squirming if it were me:)

In my shops, I'll be offering a few different versions of her, but first I'd love your input!

I like the fact that the stamp just 'happens' to be the same shade of blue as the girl's dress. But what's your opinion? Do you think the postal mark and the stamp 'ruin' the image?

So many antique postcards have these dull gray backdrops. I'll likely get around to cutting her out. OR...I might just offer a circle of her face. I have really fought offering the other sizes, shapes, inchies, twinchies, bottle cap size, ATC size, etc., of my postcards.

As I mentioned before, I approach these images from their historical roots. They are postcards first and foremost. When they are cut out and removed from their connections that tell their story, it bothers me some. When I see all those little dots and lines on the girl's hat and dress, I'm impressed because I realize some aspiring artist hand-painted those working in a French 'sweatshop' and maybe even died from the lead in the paints.

But striving to look at this image from a crafters' point of view, I realize that you might hate all those dots and lines. So by all means, before you grab and go, feel free to leave an opinion, a critique; your impressions are most welcome!

AND THE WINNER of the Retro package of Paris postcards is commenter No. 72 --and that is Cathy Smith! Congratulations, Cathy! I'll get your package of cards mailed tomorrow:)

Also, I have to give a shout out to "Meowart " aka Roslyn, who is my 400th follower! She is a California artist and she offers you a tour of the Los Angeles County Art Museum in her latest blog post: Frida Kahlo, Barbie and freeways - where else but at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Roslyn, since you love ceramics and tiles, I have a special digital scan of an art nouveau advertisement from a tile maker that I'd like to send you as a petit cadeau.

I was up till midnight working on a "queen" scan that I couldn't tear myself away from, but overall, I had a restful weekend. I hope you did, too!