Tuesday 27 March 2018

Retro Rubber 83 - Design Team Card


This week at Retro Rubber Challenge, we have an always popular challenge: Anything Goes As Long As You Use Stamps Older Than A Year. Also, don't forget to tell us how old your stamp is (approximate age is fine),


For this challenge, I thought I'd pay some respect to my first ever stamp set, Flower Shop. In my first order ever was this set plus one that is now retired, By The Seashore. I can still remember the excitement of receiving my first order, although to be honest, I always feel a little excitement when the courier comes up the driveway! Anyway, Flower Shop first appeared in the 2014-14 Annual Catalogue and is still current. I wonder if it will make the cut into the new catalogue?


I started by stamping one of the floral images from Flower Shop in black on white, then cut a square from it. I also gold embossed one of the same image, which is popped up on a dimensional over one of the black images.


The gold embossed sentiment is from Big On Birthdays, which also just qualifies as an aged stamp as it first appeared in January 2017. The black layer is embossed with the Pinewood Planks textured impressions folder.

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Inspiration for the layout came from Fab Friday's latest challenge and you can still play with them until March 29.


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12 comments:

  1. Super dramatic! A very cool card - love those contrasts!

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  2. Hah - I just pulled out Flower Shop this week, too - look how gorgeous it is in gold! Great idea to add the daisy center - I might have to get some of those now, lol. Thanks so much for playing at Fab Friday!

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  3. Oh, I still have this set with the punch, so pretty, as you can appreciate here on your fabulous card.
    Love the embossed background and how you showcased the flowers, popping the gold one up, really beautiful.
    Awesome card, teammie.
    XO
    Maria.

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  4. Beautiful card, Jan! I haven't seen Flower Shop done so elegantly before. I love this so much! So fun to hear what your first SU order contained. I remember - although the memory could be wrong - going for anything nautical, since my stamps were for scrapbooks at the time. Times have changed, looking at my stamp stash now! LOL Have a great week, my friend!!

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  5. What a great color combo for this set! You always see it with 'flower colors' but the gold and black is so bold and and striking! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!

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  6. Great use of the sketch Jan. Your card is so elegant, I love the colour palette. I also like the idea of stamping but only using a small portion of it..I need to try that. Clairex

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  7. Very pretty! Simple and classic. I love how it's metallic yet monotone! Thanks for playing at Fab Friday!

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  8. WOW!! This card is SO classy!!! Perfect colors, perfect balance of image and texture ... LOVE it!

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  9. Simply sweet and classy card; I really like the textured background

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  10. This is one of my favourite flower stamps too! Gorgeous card, Cathy x

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  11. Beautiful, beautiful card! Those stamps are keepers!

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  12. Yep... a forever stash rubber stamp!! It's a classic to be mixed with any new trend, colors and patterns! Great card!

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