Iron Orchid Designs - Le Courrier - Decor Stamp - RETIRED

IOD Le Courrier Decor Stamp

Bring the character of vintage French print to your projects with the IOD Le Courrier Decor Stamp from Iron Orchid Designs. Made up of excerpts from an old French newspaper, this retired design adds printed detail to furniture upcycling, handmade home décor and papercrafts.

Imagine a painted keepsake box layered with French newspaper print, a journal page with the feel of collected ephemera or a decorative panel inspired by a vintage find. Use the newspaper excerpts as a focal point or as a textured background beneath floral and decorative motifs.

Ideas for your next project

• Add French newspaper detail to painted furniture and decorative boxes.
• Create vintage-inspired backgrounds for mixed media artwork.
• Decorate junk journals, handmade cards and gift tags.
• Layer printed excerpts with botanical stamps for a collected-paper effect.
• Make French-inspired wall panels and framed paper compositions.
• Press the design into IOD Air Dry Clay for embossed craft details.

Using your IOD stamps

Use with IOD Decor Inks. An IOD Flexible Grid Mount Sheet can support positioning on flat projects, while the stamps can be used without their backing on curved or irregular surfaces. Test your placement and ink coverage on scrap material before stamping your finished piece.

Preparing your stamps

Condition before first use for a cleaner impression. Remove the protective acrylic sheet from the stamping side, leaving the stamps on their backing sheet. Gently scuff the stamping surface with fine-grit sandpaper in one direction, then turn through 90 degrees and repeat.

Stamp details

• Design: Le Courrier by Iron Orchid Designs (IOD)
• Motif: excerpts from an old French newspaper
• Sheet size: approximately 12" × 12"
• Format: clear decor stamps
• Retired design

Available from Yorkshire Sitting Pretty, your official UK IOD stockist.