Blast from the Past

When putting this post together I discovered that all of the images I used on these three cards are from retired sets or companies that are no longer in business. I do have LOTS of old wood-mount stamps but have never posted so many at one time. I did a bit of research and found a few of them on EBay.  

I made this first card for the Monday Simon Says challenge named “Early Birds”. When organizing my craft room I found some pink feathers and decided that I needed to make a flamingo card. This fun retired digi, sentiment, and patterned paper from Imagine That! worked perfectly. I’m entering the card into several other challenges including Double D’s “Let’s Go To The Beach” (I wasn’t sure that flamingo’s liked beaches, so did some web research and discovered that all flamingo species like water and several prefer living near beaches especially in the Bahamas and Caribbean. So yes… they do fit this challenge!)            

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Imagine That Flamingo Dress Up Digi Set (no longer available)  

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front sentiment- Desert Diva (Hello)

·   Inside sentiment- Imagine That Digi (no longer available)  

·   Flamingo background paper- Imagine That (no longer available)  

·   Assorted cardstock and pink feathers from my stash

Entered into:  

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Early Birds                                  

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #124

Double D’s Challenge- Let’s Go To The Beach            

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- July                        

A Perfect Time to Craft 2020-Anything Goes- July Challenge #7-2020

I made this card in honor of my father-in-law Gene Escher, who passed away in 2016 just a few days before his 99^th birthday. He was an amazing man, who raised Arabian horses for many years before becoming a successful stockbroker. I loved going to rodeos with him, as he would explain all the intricacies of the riders' techniques as we watched roping, cutting, and barrel racing. He lived in cowboy boots most of his life and wore them up to his final days on this earth!  The cowboy boot stamp is one of the first wood mount stamps I bought from a now-defunct company named Comotion. It is the last of their stamps I still have in my collection.

Supplies: 

·   Boot Image- Comotion Stamps (company is out of business)

·   Front Sentiment- Merry Christmas from Printworks Stamps (company is out of business)

·   Inside Sentiment- upcycled from a boxed Christmas card

·   Colored with Tombow watercolor markers and silver gel pen

·   Sparkly Christmas Greenery Stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Cardstock, patterned paper, burlap square and fabric scrap from my stash

Entered into:  

Outlawz Sunday Challenge- Songs and Rhymes- Boots Are Made for Walking

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- #136 Christmas in July (Week 2)

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #498 Anything Goes

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

A friend is having a baby in a few months. I offered to make their announcements. So am making an assortment of cards from which they can pick their favorite. This is the first! I hand sketched the word BABY to fit the size of the card front. After attaching it, I adding some shading with markers and adding stitches with a blue ballpoint pen. The stamped and colored bear plus stamped sentiment were attached and… it’s done! (I left the inside blank so that the baby announcement can be added after he or she joins their family!)

 

Supplies: 

·   Teddy Bear image- Stampin' Up Wood Mount Stamp (retired)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment- “It’s a Boy!” from Printworks Stamps (company is out of business)

·   Assorted cardstock, ribbon scrap, hand-sketched template for BABY Sentiment

Entered into:  

Incy Wincy Designs- Curvy/Curves

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- For a Child                                            

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #643 Stitching

Bugaboo Stamps- Bear With Me    

Outlawz Challenge- Saturday Paper Ala Mode- Birthday

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #448-449 Anything Goes