Welcome to the first ever blog hop for the Retro Rubber Challenge!  We are changing things up a bit to celebrate our 100^th challenge!

Here’s the scoop…play along with our celebration themed tic tac toe challenge!

Then hop around to all of the design team blogs and leave a comment!  Each team member is offering up some surprise retro (new but older than a year) goodies to one lucky person who leaves a comment on their blog.  That means there will be seven winners!

As always, we will be listing the five top picks with the winning pick receiving a prize for this challenge only.

*You do not have to enter the challenge to win but you must leave a comment on the design team blogs in order to have a chance to win!

Ok..here we go:

Claire Grantham

Neva Cole

Donna Idlet

Maria Rodriguez

Jan Clothier

LeAnne Pugliese

Jane Knudsen

Help us celebrate 100 challenges!!

I am so excited to be celebrating 100 challenges!  When I started this challenge, I never dreamed we would still be going at 100! 

You may just be starting the blog hop or hopped here from Jan Clothier.

I opted for the balloons, ink smooshing and glitter for my card!  I am using this sweet balloon giraffe from Close To My Heart Balloon Animals from 2016.  I heat embossed it in white on a piece of water color paper.

I also heat embossed the sentiment before doing my ink smooshing.  I die cut the watercolor paper, adhered to the card base and added glitter dots and rhinestones.

Thank you for checking out our Retro Rubber Blog Hop!  Play along and link up HERE!

***Be sure to leave a comment to win a brand new retro prize.  Comment on each of the design team blogs for a chance to win!!*** 

Your next stop on the blog hop is Claire Grantham!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! lemon lime twist.  Watercolor paper.  Stamps:  CTMH balloon animals (2016).  Inks:  Tim Holtz distress – twisted citron, spun sugar, picked raspberry, dried marigold and spiced marmalade.  Dies:  MFT blueprints 22.  Other:  SU! glitter dots.  White embossing powder.

Welcome to a new challenge at House of Cards!  As always, we have a fun challenge with making either a birthday card, using the colors or both.

My apologies to my teammates and to you for the late post today!  You know when you wake up in the middle of the night and wonder what day it is?  And then remember you were supposed to have a card made and a post up for today?  Yep!  That was me!  But better late than never!

I went for the birthday card with a bit of the colors thrown in.  I dug out some of my funky patterned paper and adhered to a base of white.

I accidently shorted the striped piece but I love the result – it adds a bit more something something to the card.  I added the sentiment and then ran the card through the linen impression plate.

Be sure to join us!  Link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI funky town and white.  Stamps:  PTI KIS birthday 2.  Other:  PTI linen impression plate.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!!  It’s a challenge all about flowers!  It is May after all!

My mom requested a card for a friend of hers who was turning 90.  She wanted purple and the numbers in cork, I wanted flowers.  I started by die cutting the numbers in cork and die cutting a mini scallop stitched rectangle.

I stamped the bleeding heart in purple and then added the sentiment and cork numbers.  The stamps are from Papertrey Ink’s Garden Gate (2016) and Clearly Besotted Message Me (2016).

I popped up the rectangle and added some dots and pearls to finish off the card.

Link up your card HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  MFT cork.  SU! wisteria wonder.  Dies:  Lil Inkers stitched numbers.  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT mini scallop stitched rectangles.  Stamps:  PTI garden gate (2016).  CB message me (2016).  Inks:  Memento black.  PTI limeade ice, green parakeet, lilac grace, winter wisteria, and harvest gold.  Other:  SU! pearls and rhinestones.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  We have an Anything Goes!

I needed to make a birthday card for my mom.  It ended up being a bit more Christmasy feeling than I had intended but she loved it just the same!

I started by using the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch and cut some assorted panels out of patterned paper and adhered to a piece of cream cardstock.

I added the sentiment from Clearly Besotted Message Me (2016), ran everything thru the linen impression plate and then popped the cream cardstock up on a base of cream.  I finished it off with a bit of bling and a sweet epoxy heart for my mama!

Be sure to join us and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  PTI vanilla cream, spring moss, pure poppy and fall prints.  Stamps:  CB message me (2016).  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  Other:  SU! rhinestone and dots.

Welcome to our new challenge at Retro Rubber!  For the first time ever, we are doing a tic tac toe challenge where you use three elements either across, down or diagonally.

I opted for green, die cut and twine.  All lovely elements.  I was going to make a St. Patrick’s Day card but I don’t have a clover leaf die.  Also, it’s hard to feel too happy about clover leafs (or anything springy – lol) when we still have 3-4 feet of snow on the ground.

So I switched it up and made a birthday card.  I started with several leaf die cuts that I stacked together.  They have a bit of coppery/gold on the edges as this is a die that I ruined with some paint and the remaining paint clings to my cardstock.  It did add a bit of shimmer.

I added the twine and adhered to the card front that I ran thru the linen impression plate.  I added the sentiment (from my 2016 Clearly Besotted Message Me stamp set) and layered the card front on the card base.

Be sure to play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! garden green and white.  Stamps:  CB Message Me (2016).  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate and leaf silhouettes.  Other:  SU! linen thread.

March is coming in like a lion around here and it’s also a new challenge at House of Cards.  The challenge is to use colored pencils on dark cardstock and/or the colors in the challenge image.

As usual, I did a bit of both.  I stamped the image in crumbcake ink on crumbcake cardstock and then colored with my pencils.

I added a popped up sentiment and some pearls to finish off the card. 

Play along HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! crumbcake and white.  Stamps:  SU! heartfelt blooms and text ya later.  Other:  PTI linen impression plate.  Chalks.  SU! pearls.

Welcome to a new As You See It Challenge!  Since we are just about to the New Year, our theme is sparkle!  And what could be more sparkly than glitter?  Glitter…the gift that keeps on giving!

I started by using some Bermuda Bay glitter paper and die cutting a hat. And now I officially have glitter everywhere on my table!

I die cut a scalloped panel and ran it and the card base thru my linen impression plate.  I added the sentiment and then attached the glitter hat.  A cute white fuzzy ball added some dimension and kept the die cut from looking like a mailbox – lol!

I popped the panel up on the card base and was done!  Be sure to join us!  Link up your sparkles HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, Bermuda Bay cardstock and glitter paper.  Stamps:  PTI two feet deep.  Dies:  MFT warm and fuzzy, mini scallop stitched rectangles.  PTI linen impression plate. 

Happy Friday! It’s time for a new As You See It Challenge! We have a lovely sketch for you to try out!

I started with a piece of pattern paper that I backed with early espresso.

Then I die cut a couple of gerbera daisies in Dijon and white. I interlaced the daisy petals and then added a bit of string behind the daisy before adding to the pattern paper.

I popped a sentiment on and a few pearls and was done.

Be sure to play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today! I am off for the weekend but will be back on Monday!

Supplies: CS: SU! white, early espresso, and delightful Dijon. Pattern paper from stash. Dies: MFT gerbera daisy. PTI linen impression plate. Stamps: PTI KIS birthday 3. Other: String. Pearls.

Welcome to a new As You Can See It Challenge! We have a fun sketch for you to try so be sure to join us!

My card is super CAS today. I started by die cutting these circles using my Reverse Confetti falling confetti die.

Then I added a piece of ombre paper behind the circles. A few dots, bling, and a sentiment and I was done.

My back is slowly getting better. The pain is easing and I hope to do some serious crafting this weekend! I have missed it!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope to have posts for you starting Monday. We shall see how the weekend goes!

Supplies: CS: PTI white. Lil Inkers dip dyed ombre. Dies: PTI linen impression plate. RC falling confetti. Stamps: PTI KIS simple birthdays 2. Other: Memento black ink. SU! rhinestones and enamel dots.

It’s time for a new Retro Rubber Challenge! We are all about the birthdays for this challenge and if you are like me, you never have a birthday card handy!

I started by stamping these layered flowers in pool party and Bermuda bay. Then I added a few crushed curry and delightful Dijon sprinkles. The flower images are from Rubbernecker that I have had at least 3 or 4 years and my sentiment stamp is one I have had since 2014.

After I added the sentiment, I ran the card front thru the linen impression plate and then die cut using a stitched rectangle. I decided the pattern paper needed a bit more flair and die cut it using a mini scalloped rectangle. I layered everything together and added the final touches of dots and rhinestones.

Be sure to play along with us and link up your birthday card HERE!

I have managed to get the crud or it’s gotten me so this will be my only post for the week. Blech. Thanks for stopping by today! See you next week!

Supplies: CS: PTI white and kraft. Pattern paper from stash. Stamps: Rubbernecker layered flowers. PTI KIS birthday. Inks: Memento black. SU! Bermuda bay, pool party, delightful Dijon and crushed curry. Dies: PTI linen impression plate. MFT blueprints 20. Other: SU! dots and rhinestones.