Go in to the prefecture (or whoever issued you the recipisse) just before you leave and if they don't have your new carte, they should be able to issue you a new recipisse to tide you over until your return.
When I applied for my carte de sejour, they would only give me recipisses good for a month at a time. I had to renew my recipisse two or three times before they finally turned down my carte de sejour request. (Long story - which I will save for another time.)
Cheers,
Bev
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