Hi everyone! It's Tuesday, and that means Retro Rubber day, where we give our older stamps some love! Here's our challenge for these two weeks:
Isn't this just the sweetest photo prompt?! Yum! I had lots of ideas swirling in my head, but I finally chose a stamp set from 2010 called Greeting Card Kids. Remember that one? I stamped my wee little Valentine girl in Stazon ink on Shimmery White cardstock and watercolored her in:
I diecut her with a Stitched Shape circle die, added a scalloped Real Red mat, then placed her on a Rococo Rose gingham panel. I added some Real Red diecut hearts as well:
A couple of past Paper Pumpkin Valentine sets came in handy for the sentiment on the outside:
as well as the inside:
And I used the sketch from the Fusion challenge for my layout:
Here's another card I made for the RR challenge before I remembered the Greeting Card Kids set; this one uses an image from a stamp set I don't know the name of; I got it at a yard sale and I think it is probably from the early 2000s:
Edited to add: Thank you, Tina, for letting me know the name of the mystery set...it's Thankful Thoughts! The sentiment is from Vintage Postcard, and it is from 2001, so if anyone recognizes the silhouette, let me know! I stamped her in Riding Hood Red ink, and added a felt flower with an enamel center, some pink and white baker's twine and a polka dot background atop a mat of Merry Merlot. Isn't this just the sweetest image?:
Love that little pup too! Thanks for popping in today! I hope you'll dust off some of those older stamp sets...they have to be at least a year old...and ink them up today for our pretty color challenge! Share it with us at the Retro Rubber blog! Can't wait to see what you create! Enjoy your day and be blessed!
| Card One Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Greeting Card Kids, Paper Pumpkin (all ret) |
| Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Real Red, Shimmery White, In Colors DSP |
| Ink | Stazon Black, Rococo Rose, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette (ret) |
| Accessories | Dimensionals |
| Tools | Big Shot, Stitched Shape Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Heart Border Dies (Close to My Heart), Aquapainter |
| Card Two Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Vintage Postcard, Unknown (ret) |
| Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Lost & Found Record It DSP (My Mind's Eye) |
| Ink | Riding Hood Red |
| Accessories | For the Love of Felt Embellishments, Pink & White Baker's Twine (my stash), Enamel Dot (ret), Dimensionals |
| Tools | Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies |