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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Mountain Lion

Today I invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while I tell you my story about this card.  See, this card wouldn't have even been possible without my dear friend Wendy from Canada.  I had been looking for this retired PSX Mountain Lion stamp for about six months without any success.  In early November I sent an email to my Stampscapes group asking if anyone knew where I could locate this retired stamp.  Wendy was so sweet and emailed me back stating she had the stamp and offered to stamp some images for me.  I was more than thrilled!

Well, around Thanksgiving a package arrived in the mail and I just ripped it open without even looking at the return address.  To my amazement it was the mountain lion stamp - not the stamped images, but the actual stamp!  I can't begin to explain how shocked I was.  I was sitting at the kitchen table with the stamp in my hand and my husband said to me "Is something wrong?"  I told him how I had been looking for this retired stamp for months and here it is.  I had this confused look on my face because I really had forgotten about Wendy sending the images then I pulled out her beautiful note saying she wanted the stamp to go to a good home.  I told my husband I couldn't believe someone would be so generous and kind to do this.

I am so grateful for Wendy's generosity and so I made this card to thank her.  We have since become pen pals and I can tell you from the bottom of my heart Wendy is such a wonderful person!



Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Stampscapes Boulders, Cascading Falls Lg., Oak Branch, PSX Mountain Lion           
Paper:  The Paper Company Glacial Blue, Night of Navy, Shimmery White      
Ink:  Images - StazOn Stone Gray; Sky - Adirondack Cloudy Blue, Ballet Blue, Brocade Blue, Adirondack Denim; Water - Adirondack Aqua with ColorBox Frost White; Rocks - Going Gray & Basic Gray; Lion - Pearlescent Beige & Close to Cocoa applied with cotton swab
Accessories:  Angel Wings Shimmerz Paint          
Techniques:  Sponging, Masking, Post-It Notes, 1" Circle Punch

18 comments:

  1. Kristi January 23, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Donna,
    This is so stunning! I have seen Stampscape Stamps before and thought they were awesome. You have done them justice! That was so sweet of Wendy to sen you the stamp. I miss PSX and wish they hadn't gone out of business.

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  2. KarinsArtScrapJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    wow donna, this is beautiful.
    I love your stampscapes cards they always look gorgeous.
    And there still people who are very kind.
    what a great gift you have reseved.

    greetings karin

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  3. BeckyJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    wow Donna, what a beautiful story and beautiful card.

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  4. BeaJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Beautiful Donna!!!!
    Nice story,
    Greetings Bea Wagenvoort.

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  5. Karen WJanuary 23, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    I left a note on SCS for you also, this is gorgeous and I have that stamp also. I love it!!

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  6. Pam~January 23, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Donna, such a touching story and a gorgeous card to go with it! Stamping friends are the best!

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  7. SandyKJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Donna, you did a fabulous job using the Mountain Lion. I love the colors and effect you achieved. I didn't know this was the Mountain Lion you were looking for. I have this one. It was very generous of Wendy to give her's up. I found mine last year I think on Ebay. You did wonders with it.

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  8. Linda's Crafty WorldJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    This card is beautiful. I like the story also. You did such a great job on the coloring. TFS

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  9. Amy WatsonJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    This card looks so picturesque and real! Gorgeous!

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  10. Rhonda LangleyJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    How thoughtful of Wendy! Looks like you put the stamp to good use making this gorgeous card!

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  11. shazsilverwolfJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    This is stunningly beautiful Donna. You do some gorgeous things with stampscapes, thanks for all your encouraging comments, I truly appreciate them.
    Does this not go to show how wonderful crafters are? Makes you think how peaceful & caring the world would be if everyone was a crafter!

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  12. MorganJanuary 25, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Hi Donna,
    Just want you to know I am passing on the Stylish Blogger Award to you...here's my post about it.
    http://stampcravings.blogspot.com/2011/01/stylish-blogger-awardpaying-it-forward.html
    Thanks for always leaving such great comments!! you are so sweet!
    Morgan

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  13. Anne Marie HileJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Wow, Donna! What a great story and I have to say that your card is proof that that beautiful mountain lion stamp went to a great home. Absolutely stunning! :)

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  14. The Mama MonkeyJanuary 26, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    Aw! What a sweet RAK! So glad it has a wonderful new home! Gorgeous card; you certainly used it well!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    This is a lovely story of a much sort after teasure in the shape of a mere rubber stamp! I can almost feel your amazment at finding it in your hands. You've made a very lovely card with it.

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  16. galeJanuary 30, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    What a pretty card. I want to try making a scenic card someday.

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  17. KERJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    great RAK back story on this...you did the stamp justice...but then you do these stampscapes so beautifully...always!

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  18. VictoriaJune 26, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Great card Donna. I too miss PSX.

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