Hello dear crafting friends: There is a super fabulous sketch over at the RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE created by the also fabulous Claire Grantham for you to play with so, grab your OLDER THAN ONE YEAR stamps, get busy an come and join my teammates and me in our gallery.
Here is my card and I hope you get inspired to play along.
The image is from a super old Stampin' Up! set called "Feathered Hope", the wood blocks have a date on the decal that says 1998!!!!! WOW!! that was waaaaay before I even entertain the idea of stamping, heck.....it's the year my granddaughter Vanessa was born so, I was totally and completely absorbed in caring for her while her mother went to work.
So, through the wonder of Ebay and while browsing one morning, I saw this set, in pristine condition and very reasonably priced so I pounced on it without a second thought, I'm now the joyful owner of this gorgeous set, it makes me happy to stamp the images and color them, I love it.
The pattern paper behind the image is from a retired line from Lili of the Valley, the wood plank paper is from a collection called WOOD EFFECT from a company called MODA SCRAP.
The designs on this paper are gorgeous and, to my absolute delight, they are ONE SIDED!!!!!
WOO HOO!! I just couldn't possibly pick a side to put under, I just couldn't.
The sentiment is from a Power Poppy set called Simply Camelias, the little brad from my stash of super old Stampin' Up! embellishments, I don't remember from what year they are.
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This is how the INSIDE of my card looks like.
The sentiment is from another Power Poppy set called ***** and the little birds are from the SU set.
I know that almost all of you guys have stamp sets that are OLDER THAN ONE YEAR and the RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE is the perfect place to give those beloved and maybe a bit forgotten sets a chance to get inked up again and shine, WE LOVE OLD STAMPS.
So I hope you go dig out your older sets and come and play along with me and my awesome teammates in our gallery.
Please read OUR RULES, they are few and simple, the most important one is that at least one of the stamps you use on your cards MUST BE OLDER THAN A YEAR.
I will play along with the following challenges.
SUO Challenges #208 "Nature/Fall"
Cards in Envy "Feels Like Fall" Challenge.
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #218 "Autumn Colors"
The Cutie Pie Challenge Challenge #127 "Shades of Autumn"
Make My Monday Challenge #80 "Autumn/Fall Colors"
Thank you for stopping by, I always read every single comment you so kindly leave on my posts, I want you to know I appreciate them more than words can express.
Until next time, happy stamping.
Hugs from Maria.
