It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  A sketch designed by yours truly!

I started by stamping the flower image in sahara sand and then adding the purple and greens to it.  I die cut the image using my stitched nested labels and also die cut one in perfect plum.  I wanted just the strip of purple to help the image to pop off the vanilla card base.

I added a bit of pattern paper, a fancy bow paper clip and my sentiment before adding some pearls.  

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! perfect plum.  PTI white and vanilla cream.  Stash.  Stamps:  SU! lots of lavender.  CB message me.  Dies:  SU! stitched nested labels.  PTI linen plate.  Inks:  SU! sahara sand, perfect plum and pear pizzazz.  Other:  Pearls.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a color challenge to use red, pink and white on a card.

I started by die cutting my heart die out of cherry cobbler twice and then layered them together for a bit of depth.  I punched some hearts out of pink pirouette to layer on the die cut as well.

I stamped the sentiment (from Clearly Besotted Message Me circa 2016) and die cut on a washi tape die.  I popped it up on the hearts and added a sweet little pink one on it before adding some rhinestones for sparkle.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! cherry cobbler, pink pirouette and white.  Dies:  SU! detailed hearts.  SU! heart punch.  PTI linen plate.  MFT washi tape.  Stamps:  CB message me (2016).  Other:  Rhinestones.

Welcome to a new As You See It Challenge!  This one is a speed challenge (10 minutes) in shades of brown. 

I started with a card base of crumbcake.  Then I stamped the thanks image on white before running thru my linen plate and stitched rectangle die.

I grabbed a scrap from my scrap bag and also some ribbon.  I layered these and attached using staples.  Then I adhered everything to the base at a slant.  I quite like this card!

Remaining time – 2 minutes 50 seconds!  I was shocked!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, crumbcake, chocolate chip.  Dies:  MFT chunky chevron and blueprints 20.  PTI linen plate.  Inks:  SU! crumbcake.  Other:  SU! soft suede ribbon.  Stamps:  SU! a world of thanks.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  We have a tic tac toe challenge so I opted to use the pattern paper, die cut, and sympathy row.

I started by adding a piece of pattern paper to my card base.  I stamped the daffodil image (from my Stampin’ Up! You’re Inspiring – 2018) and colored using some chalks.  I die cut the image so that I could adhere to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment (Clearly Besotted Message Me 2016) and then die cut using my washi tape dies.  Finally I popped it up and then added a few rhinestones.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and crumbcake.  Pattern paper from stash.  Stamps:  SU! you’re inspiring (2018) and CB message me (2016).  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT mini scallop stitched rectangles and washi tape.  Other:  Chalk and rhinestones.

Welcome to a new challenge at As You See It!  We have a love theme for this go around so I went pretty clean and simple (naturally!).

I started with a die cut heart out of white paper before adding an ombre of sweet sugarplum ink to it. 

I added the sentiment and then popped it up on a base of sweet sugarplum with a bit of white twine tied around it.

Finally, a sweet little heart and rhinestones finished off the card.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and sweet sugarplum.  Inks:  SU! sweet sugarplum.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT stitched heart stax.  Stamps:  PTI grand ampersand.  Other:  Rhinestones and dots.

It’s a new challenge for a new year at Retro Rubber!  The challenge is to make a winter themed card.  I thought this would be easy until I couldn’t come up with anything!  Luckily, I had a meeting this past weekend where a friend showed off her collection of wreaths.  One of them was a snowflake wreath so I used that for my inspiration.

I started by drawing a circle and then stamping a variety of snowflake stamps around it.  I used colors that I used on this card that I made a few weeks ago.  These stamps were from my Simon Says Stamp Lots of Snowflakes stamps from 2014.

I added the sentiment from my Penny Black Yuletide Wishes stamp set from 2016 and decided to put the stamp a bit to the right.  I moved it around the circle, in and out of the circle and ultimately liked it where it ended up.

I added a few rhinestones and some twine before adhering to a card base of soft sky.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and soft sky.  Stamps:  SSS lots of snowflakes (2014).  Penny Black yuletide wishes (2016).  Inks:  SU! baja breeze, pool party and soft sky.  Other:  Rhinestones.  SU! pool party twine.  PTI linen impression plate.

Welcome to the first As You See It Challenge of 2020!  It’s a recipe challenge to use silver, snowflakes, dry embossing, rhinestones and an inspiring sentiment.

I started by stamping some snowflakes in light gray and then stamping the sentiment over the top in black ink.

I added a piece of silver cardstock and then ran the card front thru the tin types impression plate.  After that, I die cut using a stitched rectangle and adhered to the black card base.

Finally I added the rhinestones and was done!  Just a note, these photos may look a little dark – when I lighted them up, the silver was too reflective and made the dry embossing even harder to see.  (The pattern is a stitched diamond and inverted dots at the edges of the diamond.)

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! basic black, white and brushed silver.  Dies:  MFT tin types impression plate.  SU! stitched rectangles.  Stamps:  SSS lots of snowflakes.  Verve smallest things.  Other:  Rhinestones.  Memento London fog and black inks.

It’s a fun new challenge at As You See It!  This challenge is fill in the blank!  What brings you holiday joy?  For me, although there are many things, my answer is snow!

I stamped a variety of snowflakes in different blues and then ran my card thru my linen plate.

I added this fun sentiment!  I love snow, glitter not so much but I do love nature’s glitter!

Finally, I added a few stars and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Inks:  SU! baja breeze, pool party and soft sky.  Stamps:  PTI freshly fallen.  SSS lots of snowflakes.  Other:  PTI linen plate.  Bling.

It’s our last challenge for 2019 at Retro Rubber!  It’s a color challenge to use red, white and green!

I started with a die cut of some appropriately colored pattern paper.  Then I stamped my brush tree and die cut.  The tree is from the PTI Joyful Christmas stamp set from 2015.

I stamped the sentiment and then punched using my washi tape punch.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted Message Me from 2016.

I layered everything up and added a bit of bling!

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Thank you for stopping by my blog this last year!  I so appreciate the comments and the looks!  I wish you and your families a wonderful Holiday Season!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Lawn Fawn Christmas plaid.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SU! washi tape punch.  MFT small scalloped stitched squares.  PTI joyful Christmas.  Ink:  SU! call me clover.  Other:  Rhinestones.

We have a new challenge at As You See It.  It’s a color challenge to use granny apple green, pineapple punch and blueberry bushel.

I started by stamping some roses using the yellow and the green inks.  I stamped the sentiment then die cut the sentiment in white and blueberry bushel and layered them up.

Finally I die cut the roses and a piece of blueberry bushel and adhered together.  I added the layered sentiment, some bling and was done. 

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and blueberry bushel.  Inks:  SU! granny apple green and pineapple punch.  Dies:  SU! stitched nested dies.  MFT washi tape dies.  PTI linen plate.  Stamps:  SSS many thanks.  PTI KIS encouragement.  Other:  bling.