Thanks to Cath for a great trade! I really enjoyed the rare event of receiving something wonderful in the mail.

Settle and Chase

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I was thrilled this morning to receive this beautiful handmade postcard from visual artist Stephen MacInnis.

A few weeks ago we agreed on an exchange, and now we both have a little piece of each others artwork in our homes!

I’ve been a huge fan of Stephen’s work since finding his blog here on WordPress, so it was a real joy to do this swap with him.

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This is the one that I sent in exchange – I wanted to make something handmade, and had great fun with this, both in the making and in the wrapping up, knowing that it was going on a long journey!

(clicking on the image should bring up a clearer one)

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Stephen’s card was wrapped and folded, making it really intriguing to open..

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It opened out to a great design and little handwritten note inside. I…

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