<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Faux Postage]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Hello crafters, a few weeks ago I signed up to so a faux postage mingle at Oriental Stamp Art, we each had to make 10 fake postage stamps and mail them to another OSA member, I found this quite addicting, I made a ton:</p>
<p><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4209" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/faux-postage/fauxstamps/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg" data-orig-size="600,450" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285679335&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="fauxstamps" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4209" title="fauxstamps" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg?w=468&#038;h=351" alt="" width="468" height="351" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg?w=468&amp;h=351 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxstamps.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>Here is how I made the faux postage:</p>
<p><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4210" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/faux-postage/fauxpostagehowto/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg" data-orig-size="600,458" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285681428&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="fauxpostagehowto" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4210" title="fauxpostagehowto" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg?w=468&#038;h=357" alt="" width="468" height="357" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg?w=468&amp;h=357 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg?w=150&amp;h=115 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg?w=300&amp;h=229 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostagehowto.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>After you have inked and stamped over the mask, remove the mask and cut apart with stamp-edge scissors. These are only to be used as decorations, not to trick the postal system. Here I used some to decorate a card:</p>
<p><a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="4211" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/faux-postage/fauxpostageset/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg" data-orig-size="600,559" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285679302&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="fauxpostageset" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg?w=600" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4211" title="fauxpostageset" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg?w=468&#038;h=436" alt="" width="468" height="436" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg?w=468&amp;h=436 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg?w=150&amp;h=140 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg?w=300&amp;h=280 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/fauxpostageset.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /></a></p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!</p>
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