Today, it's welcome to not only a new challenge at As You See It but the start of a new way of doing things. With the retirement of Amanda, our Designer Emeritus, the crew is taking on the task of designing the weekly challenges on a rotating basis. In addition, we've decided to use a regular rotation of six styles of challenge. In future, you'll be seeing a sketch, a colour challenge, a fill-in-the-blank, a recipe (where you're given ingredients you have to use), a theme and finally a speed challenge. Then back to the beginning.

Our team leader, Heather, has started the ball rolling with this sweet sketch challenge.  I love a great sketch so I set to work making a retirement card.

I started with a base of delightful Dijon.  A bit of travel themed paper backed with tranquil tide kept with the retirement theme.

I stamped the travel trailer directly on the Dijon and backed it with a bit of tranquil tide as well.  Finally I used my washi tape dies to create a sentiment and was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! delightful Dijon, tranquil tide.  PTI vanilla cream.  Paper from stash.  Dies:  MFT washi tape.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  CTMH camper crazy.  PTI KIS retirement.  Other:  SU! silver star.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge! 

Since it is a tic tac toe challenge I naturally went for the one layer card, birds and sponging.

I started by using a leaf stencil and sponged peach parfait and peekaboo peach inks for the color.

This beautiful bird stamp and a whimsical sentiment finished off the card.  Both the bird and sentiment came from the Close To My Heart Live Inspired stamp set that I have had for about seven years.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI rustic white.  Inks:  SU! peach parfait and peekaboo peach.  Dies/Stencils:  SSS screened leaves stencil.  PTI linen impression plate.

It’s our 200^th challenge at As You See It!  This challenge is to use two [things] on a card.  Which is harder than you think!

I used two images, two colors, two twines and twisted the twine twice.  Say that three times fast!  Anyway…I think I met the challenge!

I stamped the two balloon animals in dapper denim and lemon time twist.  I added the sentiment and the twine and was done!

Have fun and see what you can do with two!  Link up HERE!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  CTMH Balloon Animals.  Inks:  SU! dapper denim and lemon lime twist.  Twine:  SU! lucky limeade and island indigo.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber.  It’s all about flowers!

I started with this beautiful mums stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps which I have had since 2016.  I stamped the first layer in chocolate chip ink and then added yellow, orange and red to the flower portion of the stamp.  I wasn’t sure what I would get – but it turned out really well.

Then I added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp’s Birthday Flowers from 2016.  Finally I added a couple of strips of crushed curry and die cut with a stitched die.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! crushed curry.  PTI white and kraft.  Inks:  SU! chocolate chip, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, garden green, and pear pizzazz.  Stamps:  Rubbernecker Mums (2016) and SSS Birthday Flowers (2016).  Dies:  MFT blueprint 13.  PTI linen impression plate.

We have a new challenge at As You See It!  A fun color palette of powder pink, pineapple punch, and lovely lipstick.

I busted out some of my dies and embossing folders and set to work.  The top part of the card is the pineapple punch cardstock that I ran thru a striped embossing folder.  I added it to the white card front that I ran thru the linen impression plate.

Then I die cut a chevron out of the lovely lipstick and added pink pirouette underneath.  I couldn’t find my powder pink cardstock so I went with as close as I had.  I adhered it to the card front and added the sentiment and a few enamel hearts.

Finally I attached everything to my kraft card base.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and kraft.  SU! pink pirouette, pineapple punch, and lovely lipstick.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  SU! stripes embossing folder.  Reverse Confetti big chevron and class note.  Other:  SU! enamel hearts.  Stamps:  Clearly Besotted message me.

It’s Anything Goes at Retro Rubber! 

I started with a funky die cut rectangle out of some musical paper.

Then I flagged a couple of scraps of paper and popped them up after adding my sentiment.  I thought it appropriate given my paper!

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted Message Me from 2016.  A little bling finishes the card!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! black.  Pattern paper from stash.  Dies:  PTI brushed off rectangle and linen impression plate.  Stamps:  Clearly Besotted Message Me (2016).  Other:  Rhinestones.

It’s a new sketch challenge at As You See It.  And I love it!

I started with a base of vanilla cream that I ran thru the linen plate.  Then I added a half circle of pear pizzazz and the silver thread. 

I added the flagged pattern paper and finally the sentiment on a wonky die cut.  I couldn’t resist the sweet butterfly and string of rhinestones [which look really blurry here and I could not get a good pic without that happening - sorry about that!]

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI vanilla cream.  SU! pear pizzazz and pink pirouette.  Pattern paper from stash.  Stamps:  PTI choose joy.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT stitched arches.  Lil Inker wonky.  SU! butterfly punch.  Other:  SU! silver thread.  Rhinestones.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  The challenge requires you to either use a rainbow or rainbow colors on your card.

I went clean and simple (natch!) and created a rainbow with words.  I used my nifty Papertrey Ink Be set which I have had since 2016 and started stamping!

Each word is stamped in a color of the rainbow and are all things we should strive to be – right?

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  PTI Be (2016).  Inks:  SU! real red, pumpkin pie, crushed curry, garden green, marina mist, island indigo, and elegant eggplant.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.

It’s a fun new sketch challenge at As You See It!

I started with some antique looking papers from my stash and used a curved die to create the two layers for the sketch.

Then I added some lace and adhered everything to the card base.  Finally, I added the sentiment and pearls and popped up on the card.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI vanilla cream.  Pattern paper from stash.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate and brushed off circles.  SSS curved edge die.  Stamps:  SU! forever lovely.  Inks:  SU! soft suede.  Other:  Pearls and lace.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber and it’s one of my favorites!  Tic Tac Toe!  I am loving those more and more!

I opted for the top row of dies/sparkle/stars.  I die cut several stitched stars out of blueberry bushel, pineapple punch and granny apple green.  A weird combo of food themed paper names!

I added the sentiment from my PTI belated birthday sentiments from 2015.  I ran everything through the linen impression plate and then added the bling.

I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

Play along and link up HERE!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, blueberry bushel, pineapple punch and granny apple green.  Dies:  Lil Inkers Stitched Stars.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  PTI KIS belated birthday (2015) Other:  Rhinestones.

Happy Birthday Mom!  I miss you terribly.