Weekly Challenge, oldest and newest!

It was easy to remember what my oldest and newest stamps were- one hadn't been used since 1998, the year I bought it, and the other has not left my desk since I bought it a couple of weeks ago! The top picture shows my latest stamps (along with a few other favourites), which are the flowers- a new Inkadinkado clear set of scribble flowers- very usable. The bottom photo is my oldest stamp, a Personal Impressions snowflake. It used to have a bow, but when I unmounted it from the wood last year I cut it off! Having used it again, I can see why I bought it. I may even use it to do this year's Christmas cards!

Sunday Challenge No 1

Our weekly challenge on UK Stampers was to create something with your oldest and newest stamps.

My oldest stamp is this funky cat, (All Night Media) which I brought while on holiday in Centre Parcs in 1993, I needed something to do in the evenings while my youngest was asleep (just 2 and a half) and my husband and other 2 children were out, so I got this a black ink pad and some colouring pencils and I was hooked. The next day I went back to the shop and got a set of 9 more stamps and so I was on the slippery slope and still am!

My newest stamp,(Crafty Individuals) brought for me by my husband when he took me to LB Crafts at the weekend.
The background was made from lots of off cuts (which I keep cos I can't bear to throw anything away), the birds were stamped in Archival black ink and sewed to background using waxed thread.

Sunday challenge no1

2 ATCs

First stamp., a little heart from Anita's . I've used it to create a scalloped border as well as the main image. Background is hand made paper

Latest is a bird from Inkadinkadoo's Birds Galore set. Again the background is hand made paper

Sunday Challenge No 1 entry

Here are my two cards for the UK Stampers Sunday Challenge using my first bought and last bought rubber stamps. The first stamp I ever bought was the small bare tree stamp (no make) and I have used it many times......here on a simple aperture card. The second is my latest freaky stamp from Zettiology (11-44-G). I love their stamps but they are definately very weird. I hand coloured with Inktense ink pencils.

Sunday challenge No1

Here it is........We all must have hundreds of stamps....what's the first and last ones you bought?Create 2 cards or 2 ATCs, one using your oldest stamp and one using your newest! Post your results on the blog by next Sunday.........Happy stamping!