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<\/p>\nI have too many rubber stamps to count – probably several hundred if not over a thousand.\u00a0 So I really should be able to stamp for many years and never use the same stamp twice.\u00a0 But as I looked over my card designs from the last few years, I found a few stamps did get used more than once.<\/p>\n
Sometimes this is intentional when I want to convey a similar message.\u00a0 My nephews Craig, James and Kyle are all very bright and are older now, so the cars, animals and robot themes seem a bit juvenile for them.\u00a0 In 2009, when I was working on a batch of birthday cards, I came across an unmounted set of stamps I had picked up with an Einstein theme.\u00a0 Perfect for these boys.\u00a0 Here are two cards, one for James and one for Kyle\u00a0 – with slight differences:<\/p>\n
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When my nephew Jacob was little, I called him Jake-a-bug. The Bugs & Kisses set from Stampin Up was perfect for his card:<\/p>\n
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Later, when I wanted a tongue-in-cheek “you bug me” card for my brother, I used the same set:<\/p>\n
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(And yes, inside I told him I loved him anyway).<\/p>\n
Other times, I don’t realize until later that I had used the same stamp. Here are two birthday cards using the Stampin Up Tickled Pink set:<\/p>\n
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\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.elizabethtaylorstudio.com\/jeannie.jpg\")
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Another Stampin Up set – Ancient Art – provided the perfect theme for Susan’s card, as she likes southwestern art:<\/p>\n
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Then, when my niece Caitlin graduated from high school – the kokopelli stamp from that set seemed just right to convey the celebratory theme:<\/p>\n
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For get well and sympathy cards, I found I kept using the same teddy bear stamp from PSX – he has just the right expression on his face:<\/p>\n
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\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.elizabethtaylorstudio.com\/rosegbw.jpg\")
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But the funniest coincidence happened earlier this year.\u00a0 I was working on birthday and anniversary cards for a family reunion.\u00a0 Many extended family members were celebrating milestone birthdays and there were anniversaries celebrating 20, 25, and 55 years.\u00a0 I created this card for Susan and Dave’s 25th anniversary using the shore birds from Stampin Up’s Shore Thing:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.elizabethtaylorstudio.com\/susandave25.jpg\")
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Not until I was adding the picture of that card to my portfolio did I realize I had used the stamp for her birthday card two years earlier!<\/p>\n
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Wonder if she noticed?<\/p>\n
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I have too many rubber stamps to count – probably several hundred if not over a thousand.\u00a0 So I really should be able to stamp for many years and never use the same stamp twice.\u00a0 But as I looked over … Continue reading