Friday, 27 January 2012

Postcard from China

This week Gloria is enjoying a meal at the Pagoda Restaurant with her friends.  
 Unfortunately, they seem to have arrived in a real tourist trap and find the place full of German diners, even Gloria's fortune cookie is in German!
 Figuring that Jayne is best placed in Austria to translate (yes she could've asked the tourists but she's a bit of an after the event gal) she glues her fortune to the front of her card.  She's convinced her destiny will shortly become clear, only time will tell...
 Gloria's card reads: 
 Hi Jayne, I can't believe you're still in the snow!
Great meal at the Pagoda last night but crowded with German tourists,
 even my fortune cookie was in German!
can you please translate for me,
 I just KNOW there's wisdom within 

I cut my 'bowl' out of an old cookie box, I sanded and inked the edges.  The card is made from a folded sheet of text, you can find the tutorial here if you'd like to have a go!

35 comments:

Lulabelle said...

I love your postcard! It is so different! I wonder what the fortune cookie says!

WrightStuff said...

What a fab card. I'm afraid my German is a tad rusty... something do with eating I think!

Gina said...

Wow! You really make the most unusual pieces!!! Off to check google translate lol :D XXX

Gina said...

LOL!!! Class fortune :D XXX

Sandra Hoogland - The Netherlands said...

Oh, it's easy to translate! Denk om je gezondheid. Eet niet te vet...
Hope that helps! :)
Great card, so much fun!!! ♥

cindyw said...

Great postcard, love the bowl of fortune cookies. Great job.

lorig said...

Hopefully she gets a translation. Love the non-standard postcard shapes.

Jamie Lynn said...

I really enjoy the surprises of your post cards <3

Jen said...

Clever card, will you translate for us next week?
Jen x

Sabrina said...

This is so original - wonderful job!

Darcy said...

another great card, love the shapes you come up with.

Halle said...

Awesome! I love the unique spin you are putting on this challenge.

Nathalie Thompson said...

Brilliant! The shape, the mystery, the folded holder (with those skewers!) I am inspired!

Janet said...

Love the fortune cookie line! Great idea and card.

Janet xx

peggy gatto said...

Brilliant!!!
My first smile of the day!

craftattack said...

Love this, and I know what it says!! Valerie

~*~Patty S said...

I guess Gloria had to stay away from duck ;)

Now WHY didn't I think to try and get some German fortunes while we were visiting...so novel!

Your card is super...great shape and theme!
oxo

Jenxo said...

haha loving these....great card :)

debbi taylor said...

what a great idea for a card x

Linda said...

You are having way too much fun.

Cazro said...

Your having a grat time, love your postcard again. Caz

Tammy Freiborg said...

Love how you create outside of the box for this challenge.

Sunshineshelle said...

This is too cool for school, what a brilliant postcard, funny though I'm hungry all of a sudden ;)

Alison xx said...

What a great card, love your fortune cookies !! A xx

Manon said...

What a wonderful postcard so different! I see it has already been translated. See you next week

TheFairyyellowbugQueen said...

Your card is really awesome. Just wonderful. *smiles* Norma

Alex said...

Yours is by far one of my favorite cards. Love all the different elements you used!

Roses, Lace and Brocante said...

Really cool - I can see you've got totally "into it" with a bit of intrigue and great story line - looking forward to the next one Marg!

Shane x

Alisa Noble said...

Haha... that's awesome! I'm interested in Jayne's reply.

BadPenny said...

Such fun. I'm loving this postcard trail !

Dagmar said...

OMgoodness! Love the journey you have creAted and how you are stitching them all together! Wonderful...classy fortune cookie!
Ox
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Gini said...

Love the postcards Margaret and your previous ones what a fantastic and original challenge.
Plus I love your wire thingys! So glad you are finding more time to create these days.
We haven't had any snow yet either although they are forcasting it again this week but they might as well use a crsytal ball as I think the weather forcasters would be more accurate that way!
Gini
xx

gottahavemoxie said...

This is so clever! I love it!! I'll have to figure out what that fortune cookie says.

Esther said...

ooh..I wonder what her fortune says..love your shaped card..Esther xx

Katie said...

What fun cards! Loved the German twist. hee!
I must do this challenge-sounds great!