It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  This is a fill in the blank for what color makes you feel cozy.

Green for me.  It’s one of my favorite colors so I used five different green colors and used an impression plate to add a wedding ring pattern.

This is supposed to look like a quilt as when I think cozy, I think of grabbing my favorite quilt!  I added the sweet sentiment and some bling and was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and kraft.  SU! Always artichoke, pear pizzazz, granny apple green, old olive and garden green.  Dies:  PTI linen and comic strip cover plate.  Lil inkers wedding ring impression plate.  Stamps:  PTI quilters sampler sentiments.  Other:  Bling.

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  A fun sketch so here we go!

I started by die cutting a lot!  I cut the two flags, the hoop, the message strips, and the hello before adhering them all together.

I stamped the sentiment using my W+ 9 hand lettered hello stamp set from 2014.  I attached some buttons and I was good to go.  I liked this sketch, it felt a bit hard but I liked stretching my imagination!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! White, black, highland heather, purple posy and botanical butterfly dsp.  Dies:  PTI linen plate and hoop and banner.  MFT blueprint 25, stitched fishtail flags and stitched jumbo fishtail flags.  W + 9 hand lettered hello.  Stamps:  W + 9 hand lettered hello (2014) Other:  Buttons.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  We are challenged to use gray, Sahara sand, poppy parade and garden green on your card.

I started by stamping the mistletoe image in wild wasabi and garden green with some creamy berries.  Then I die cut and added a poppy parade ribbon.

I added a bit of textured Sahara sand to the gray card base before adding the mistletoe.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, poppy parade, Sahara sand and basic gray.  Inks:  SU! garden green and wild wasabi.  Distress inks antique linen and brushed corduroy.  Dies:  PTI linen.  MFT mini scalloped stitched rectangles and chunky chevron.  The Greetery fit to be tied.  Stamps:  CB message me.  The Greetery budding beauties – winter.  Other:  bling.

Welcome to a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  It’s a color challenge to use black, grey, white and red.

I started by die cutting a heart out of cherry cobbler and adhering to the white base.  I die cut two thermoses out of cherry cobbler plaid and grey plaid before adding a black lid/cup.

Finally I added the sentiment (from PTI Cozy Christmas from 2016) and some bling.  This card takes me back to my childhood and when my dad would head out to work on the farm he always had his thermos of coffee.  I miss those days!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, black, cherry cobbler and plaid tidings.  Dies:  PTI linen and cozy Christmas.  SU! stitched rectangles.  MFT stitchable heart.  Stamps:  PTI cozy Christmas (2016).  Other:  Rhinestones.

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

I started by die cutting a wood slice out of crumbcake and chocolate chip.  Then I stamped and die cut the branch and marshmallows which I popped up on the wood slice.  I added a few marshmallows to the slice as well.  Two cooked and one waiting to be cooked!

I stamped and die cut the word s’more and then added to the card base along with the rest of the sentiment.  The best part about camping is the s’mores!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI vanilla cream and white.  SU! crumbcake and chocolate chip.  Dies:  The Greetery wood slices and s’more holidays.  PTI linen.  Stamps:  The Greetery s’more holidays.  Inks:  Distress antique linen, brushed corduroy and gathered twigs.  SU! garden green.

It’s the first challenge of 2021 for Retro Rubber.  It is a winter theme because it’s winter!

I don’t do a lot of layering on my cards but I went for it this week!  I die cut the geometric pattern in perfect plum and then added a vanilla cream stitched frame.  I used a stitched circle frame from wintery paper to add to all of the layers.

I stamped the winter berries image from Papertrey Ink Beautiful Berries – Winter from 2017 in distress inks in the purple and cream theme.  I die cut the image and popped it up on all of the frames.

I added the sentiment from MFT Holiday Hugs (2013) and popped it up before adding some pearls.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI vanilla cream.  SU! perfect plum.  Pattern paper from stash.  Stamps:  PTI beautiful berries winter (2017).  MFT holiday hugs (2013).  Dies:  PTI linen, cozy Christmas, beautiful berries winter.  MFT stitched rectangles, double stitched circles and washi tape.  Inks:  Distress antique linen, milled lavender, and dusty concord.  Other:  Pearls.

It’s a new year and a new challenge at As You See It!  Not only did the year start over, but we refreshed our website with a cool new banner and challenge images!  The challenge today is a speed challenge (i.e. 10 minutes) to use your scraps.

Well, I have lots of scraps and they are organized with my cardstock so I just had to decide on colors and what kind of card I was going to make.  I opted for a thank you card that is going to my lovely aunt.  She recently wrote a memoir and gifted a copy to me.  I was happy I made the short list of her favorites and even happier to read the book!  I learned so much about her life!  She is a vibrant lovely person whom I adore!  Love you Aunt MaryAnn!

I stamped my sentiment and then added some scraps of blue around it.  I die cut the sentiment and then layered on some stripey pops of color.  Easy peasy!  I hope auntie loves my card as much as I love her book!

Time left:  surprisingly 2 seconds.  Honestly, it seemed like it took less time than that!

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Happy New Year everyone!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and kraft.  SU! magenta madness, granny apple green, pineapple punch and misty moonlight.  Dies:  PTI linen.  SU! stitched rectangles.  Stamps:  The Greetery opposites attract.

It’s a new As You See It Challenge.  A recipe to use red or green, pattern paper, die cut, snowflakes and ribbon or twine.

I started with a die cut of this gorgeous tree.  I added some pattern paper to the crumbcake base that also had snowflakes on it.

I wrapped some white twine before adding the sentiment.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! crumbcake and garden green.  RC very merry.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  Tim Holtz woodlands.  Stamps:  PTI KIS warm winter wishes.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge.  This is a Christmas challenge to be inspired by the photo.

I started by die cutting this set of candles in white.  I knew I was going to use cherry cobbler as my base so I knew it would be striking!

I added some black and white plaid before attaching the die cut.  Finally, I added the sentiment from my Papertrey Ink Keep It Simple Joyeux Noel stamp set from 2017.  A few stars and I was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, cherry cobbler and plaid tidings.  Dies:  PTI linen.  MFT washi tape.  Memory Box glowing candles.  Stamps:  PTI KIS joyeux noel (2017).  Other:  Bling.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It is a fill in the blank so here we go!  The color I avoid using the most is orange.

I started by stamping the berry branch in soft suede and then added the berries in mango melody and pumpkin pie.  I die cut the berries and then popped them up on some orangey plaid and pumpkin pie.

I stamped the sentiment and then die cut using my washi tag dies before popping it up on the plaid.  The sentiment feels highly appropriate right now.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, pumpkin pie and plaid tidings.  Stamps:  PTI beautiful berries autumn.  PTI bitty butterflies.  Dies:  PTI linen and beautiful berries autumn.  MFT washi tag.  Inks:  SU! soft suede, pumpkin pie and mango melody.