Stamps from a Sweet Son

David and the stamp set.

When my son was home this past winter, he went up to a local thrift store. He didn’t find what he was looking for, but he saw this stamp set and picked it up for me. I thought it was so so sweet of him to think of me like that. I told him I wanted to take a picture of him and the stamp set and put it on my blog, so here it is.

The stamp set, called Nice & Easy Notes, was made by Stampin' Up! in 1996 - the year he was born! I have been buying from then since the early 2000's, so this was an old one even for me.  But just because it’s older, doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of life left in it. Below I’ve made a few cards from this and plan to make a lot more.

Three cards I made with this set.

One thing that I had forgotten about is just how much work it was to "assemble" these sets. For those who are newer to stamping, you may not know that back in the day we had to trim the red rubber from around the edges, peel the sticker paper off the back of the stamp and attach it to a wooden block. Then we had to peel the image off and attach it to the front of the wooden block. Positioning it was often difficult. Boy do I feel old and boy do I have an appreciation for today's acrylic stamps!

This was our reality back in the day!

But getting this set has meant so much to me. Not only was it a trip down memory lane, but the sweetest part was that my son thought enough of my hobby to buy this for me. My heart is full.

I tried to keep the colors retro when making these cards too. I think that a young girl will like the look and I'll keep my eyes open for just the right people as I look around on the Angel Card Project.

I hope this post brings back some early stamping memories for you as well. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!