I couldn't wait to use the new Repeat Impressions rubber stamps I picked out with the $25 gift certificate I won last month in RI's What If Wednesday challenges! This RI pine forest stamp was *perfect* for pairing with the little campfire rubber stamp that my family found as a hidden treasure in our very first geocache find. (We started geocaching with our kids earlier this month. It's like a high-tech treasure hunt using a handheld GPS unit.) The campfire stamp is definitely handmade and the rubber image appears to be hand carved. It couldn't have been a better find for my new-to-camping-and-geocaching family! It even has a hot dog and marshmallows roasting on sticks (which I colored in with colored pencils).
And I used the sketch from the current What If Wednesday sketch. This is also for the Paper Sundaes challenge to make a birthday card--this is for my Dad, whose birthday is in August. This will be a great reminder of all the wonderful camping trips my own parents took us on when my sister and I were growing up!! I enjoyed fitting in the Day 123 challenge on 365 Cards: to use three shades of yellow on your card. And finally, this is for the Delightful Challenges challenge to make a card that's all about summer. Camping and campfires are all about summer in my book!!!
Stamps: RI Pine Forest, handcarved campfire stamp found in a geocache, sentiments from TAC and Fiskars, SU Linen background
Paper: SU chocolate chip CS, PTI Kraft CS, SU so saffron CS, various yellow CS scraps
Ink: Palette burnt umber, Palette paris lights
Accessories: CM corner rounder punch, CM oval cutting system, SU large oval punch, SU scallop oval punch, colored pencils, orange marker, buttons, hemp twine, desconstructed heavy duty twine rope, dimensionals
Registered: April 26, 2006 Location: Maple Grove, MN Posts: 6670
Fri, Jul 02, 2010 @ 5:46 AM
Great card, Emily! How fun that you found rubber stamps while doing your geocaching! Not ALL that many people would appreciate them, so it's very cool that YOU got them. Thanks for playing in the Repeat Impressions challenge.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74734
Fri, Jul 02, 2010 @ 3:43 PM
Well, you're just winning and finding stamps all over the place, Emzi. This is perfect, as you say, for your camping and geocaching family. Bet your kids love this card. Your Dad is sure to love the memory of camping with his children, too.
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Fri, Jul 02, 2010 @ 5:20 PM
I especially love the trees in that new set of yours! What fun that your whole family can enjoy camping and geocaching together. Great little card - love the buttons! RYPH!
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Registered: December 15, 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 5806
Fri, Jul 02, 2010 @ 5:44 PM
what a great bday card for your dad! congrats on your stamp win and your comments win! do you ever buy lottery tickets for the fun of it? lol. a friend of mine found stamps through geocaching too and it sounds like a lot of fun.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82296
Sat, Jul 03, 2010 @ 3:23 AM
Are you not the challenge queen? What is geocaching - sounds interesting and also sounds like destiny if you found handmade stamps when you got to the treasure! Love this card - reminds me of camping in my younger days - those were some fun days!
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Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Sat, Jul 03, 2010 @ 5:01 PM
Woo Hoo Emzi, look at all them there challenges, girl!! It makes my head spin. Great prizes you received there. I love your campfire scene. So perfectly done. Grat job!! TFS!
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Sat, Jul 03, 2010 @ 5:08 PM
Great tree image and I love the added campfire with hot dog and marsh mellows Great card.
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