Elfje66

Hi, my name is Ellen.
Living with my friend in a small village called Zweeloo, with historical farms & a little church, drawn by Van Gogh.
We have two cats (Puk & Aagje).
Very recent also a new and very sweet 'secondhand' dog called Beer (Dutch for Bear).
I <3 spring & summer most, being in our garden; seeding & picking flowers, enjoying the atmosphere.

I' m an artist (papier mache, illustration) & I have an a studio/atelier where I <3 to be & work most of the time.
(making cards, etc.)
I make birth announcement cards - which we, in the Netherlands, traditionally use to send to family & friends to let them know our baby is born.
And I have a webshop where I sell paper related stuff, and a lot!!! of postcards! :-D
But actually I'm a 'Jack-of-all-trades'.
Like to see what I do? Please take a look at: www.elpapel.nl
Text only in Dutch, sorry! But a lot of pictures to look at :-)
Or take a look on my El' Papel FB-page: https://www.facebook.com/ElPapel.nl

And, of course, I <3 post!!!
I find it important to take time to find or make for you the card you are waiting for!

In May 2016 I was interviewed on the PC blog!:
https://www.postcrossing.com/blog/2016/05/17/ellen-s-special-mailbox

22nd of May is my birthday;
I <3 to get many birthday-cards!!!

I prefer ILLUSTRATED-cards mostly!
And cards with colorful, warm colors-no pastels!
I <3 purple-violet-deep blue-turquoise-orange-yellow-red
And BEAUTIFUL STAMPS are the icing on the cake!

But every nice card you send with love & attention will make my day!
Only ... PLEASE ... NO TOURIST CARDS!

i LOVE to receive:
- PLEASE SEND ME GAPCHINSKA cards!!!!!! (and stamps!!!)
- Art Parody cards (Klimt f.i.)
- Little Red Riding Hood & ...

- witches!!!
- dia de los muertes- sugar skull
- Gypsy-bohemian style
- HAPPY cards
- animal illustrations; black or b&w cats, birds (especially owls)
- Alice in Wonderland (esp. Mad Hatter)
- colorful houses & birdhouses
- mailman/post-office, mailboxes
- Paisley, Jugendstill, totem poles, tattoos
- Eugenia Gapchinska!!! Anne-Julie Aubry, Debbie Lavreys, Sasha Salmina, EDC, IZOU!, La Marelle, Amandine Piu, Rob Ryan (or similar), INKOGNITO, Aquarupella, Majali
- HUNDERTWASSER, Klimt, Gaudí, WALASSE TING
- colorful art, paper cut
- handmade cards, made by artists = very welcome.
- or surprise me :-)

Please write the date and your PC-name on the card!
Again: I am very fond of beautiful stamps!!! So if possible use these on the card or envelope(used ones added)?
And if you have a Hundertwasser, Little Red Riding Hood or Alice in Wonderland stamp for me it would make my day!!!

Love from Ellen

For who likes to do something EXTRA, it would be great to sent some goodies along with your card in an envelope. Like beautiful used stamps (yes, again ;-) would be super! But please, do NOT feel obliged