It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a tic tac toe challenge!  I opted for pattern paper/die cut/4X4.

I cut down my pale papaya cardstock to 4 inches by 4 inches and ran through the linen impression plate.  I also die cut a white card front so that I can use as my background.  I die cut some pattern paper and adhered to the card front.

I stamped, colored and die cut the flowers and popped up on the card front after I had wrapped some twine and added the sentiment.  The sentiment is my retro stamp which is from Clearly Besotted 2015.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! pale papaya, and daffodil afternoon dsp.  Stamps:  SU! Nature’s Harvest.  CB Message Me (2015).  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT mini scalloped stitched squares.  SU! stitched rectangles and harvest dies.  Inks:  SU! blends – flirty flamingo, pale papaya, crumbcake, mango melody and mossy meadow.  Other:  twine.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  We have a recipe challenge to use a die cut, embossing, twine or ribbon, pastels and thinking of you on a card.

I die cut a piece of pale papaya and some white card stock.  I ran the white card stock through the timeworn embossing folder and added the twine before attaching to the white card base.

I stamped and die cut the flowers and leaves and adhered to the pale papaya.  I added the sentiment, attached to the card front and was done!

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Supplies:  CS: SU! white and pale papaya.  Stamps:  PTI mini blooms and some like it hot.  Dies:  PTI linen plate and some like it hot.  SU! timeworn embossing folder.   MFT blueprints 15.  Lil Inkers wonky dies.  Inks:  SU! purple posy, highland heather, pear pizzazz, old olive, crumbcake, sahara sand, pale papaya, calyspo coral, so saffron, and daffodil delight.

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s time for a sketch challenge.

I started by die cutting three chairs in sahara sand, granny apple green, and misty moonlight.  I used some misty moonlight and sahara sand inks to create the horizontal piece that the sketch required.

I added some linen thread, the chairs and the sentiment (from my SU! colorful seasons stamps circa 2017) and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! watercolor paper, sahara sand, misty moonlight and granny apple green.  Stamps:  SU! colorful seasons (2017).  Dies:  SU! seasonal layers.  MFT blueprints 13.  Inks:  SU! sahara sand and misty moonlight.  Other:  SU! linen thread.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It is a fill in the blank challenge to name a favorite technique.  I have many favorites but went with coloring for this challenge.  Just like a lot of people, I find coloring very soothing!

I started with my happy hedgehogs stamps from SU!  I love me some hedgies!  I stamped up the scene and then used my alcohol markers to color away.

I fussy cut the butterfly and popped up on the card after die cutting the images and backing with some daffodil delight pattern paper.  I stamped the sentiment and popped it up as well.  Finally, I added some dots and was done.

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Supplies:  CS: SU! white, crumbcake and brights dsp.  Stamps:  SU! happy hedgehogs.  Dies:  PTI linen.  MFT stitched mini scallop squares.  SU! stitched rectangles.  Inks:  SU! blends – daffodil delight, pumpkin pie, real red, crumbcake, old olive, mossy meadow, flirty flamingo, 600, 700, and 800.  Other:  SU! dots.

I had time this weekend to make up a card that fits three challenges.  I am playing along with The Paper Players (theme challenge of love and friendship), The Card Concept (I was inspired by the colors to make my clean and layered card) and Sunday Stamps (that provided the sketch)!

I dug out my PTI pack your bags stamp set that hasn’t seen the light of day in a long while for the sentiment and used my dies to cut two pieces of luggage that I adhered to a white card front.

I die cut the card front and a piece of pattern paper and arranged them according to the sketch.  Finally, I added the sentiment which could be used for love or friendship.  This was a fun card to make but it was because these three challenges worked beautifully together.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and pattern paper.  SU! old olive.  Stamps:  PTI pack your bags.  Dies:  SU! stitched rectangles.  PTI linen and pack your bags.

I am playing along today with The Paper Players.  They had a tic tac toe challenge that I decided I couldn’t resist!

I chose the top row of rainbow, sparkle and die cut.  I decided to pull out some old dsp that seemed cheery and would give me bright colors to make a rainbow.

I die cut the rainbow out of real red, daffodil delight and lemon lime twist.  I used crumbcake and the dsp to make the umbrella and then used a bit of real red to go with the horizontal stripe of dsp.

I die cut some clouds and then put everything together and added the “raindrops” made of rhinestones for the sparkle.  I debated about the sentiment and thought I would go with a thinking of you.  We all need a little brightness to chase away the rain and clouds and see the rainbows!

A huge thank you to The Paper Players for being chosen as A Cut Above for THIS card and to The Card Concept for being chosen as Honorable Mention for the same card.  I was so surprised and honored!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, real red, daffodil delight, lemon lime twist, crumbcake and tutti fruiti dsp.  Dies:  PTI linen.  W+9 umbrella.  Lil Inkers rainbows and clouds.  Stamps:  MFT peaceful wildflowers.  Other:  SU! rhinestones.

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  We are celebrating love this time with a theme challenge!

I stuck with my clean and simple style and die cut three stitched triangles in coordinating paper.  Then I stamped and die cut a boxwood heart.  The stamps are from The Greetery Mini Boxwood Heart from January 2021.

I stamped the sentiment from Clearly Besotted Message Me (2016) on a piece of scrap, cut the ends and weaved into the heart.  I popped both the heart and sentiment up and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and pink patterns.  Stamps:  The Greetery mini boxwood heart (1/2021).  CB message me (2016).  Inks:  PTI spring moss and ripe avocado.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SU! stitched triangles.  The Greetery mini boxwood heart.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s time for a color challenge of calypso coral, soft succulent, evening evergreen and crumbcake.

I started by stamping and die cutting the mimosa flowers in calypso coral and soft succulent.  I die cut a brick layer in the white and backed with evening evergreen.

I adhered everything together and then popped up the sentiment (stamped in evening evergreen) on the card.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! crumbcake and evening evergreen.  Inks:  SU! calypso coral, soft succulent and evening evergreen.  Stamps:  The Greetery mimosa musings and opposites attract.  Dies:  PTI linen.  The Greetery mimosa musings, brick layer and opposites attract.  MFT mini scalloped stitched rectangles.

I have not played along with any challenges in I don’t know how long but mojo struck so I thought I would give it a try!  I am playing along with the sketch from The Paper Players and the colors from The Card Concept.  It’s a clean and layered card and I am quite pleased with the results.

I started with stamping the fence in Sahara sand and soft suede directly on the card base.  I stamped the snowman in London fog and added the hat, arms, and face before die cutting it. 

I stamped, cut and then added the bits of garland and a couple of birds to the fence before adding the snowdrift and snowman.  The sentiment is contrary to a snowman’s wishes – he would want cold blessings!

This card really came together for both challenges – the sketch showcases the colors and wintery inspiration for the card.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! real red.  Inks:  Memento London fog and black.  SU! soft suede, Sahara sand, mossy meadow, real red and pumpkin pie.  Dies:  MFT stitched snowdrifts.  PTI linen plate and fence line – winter.  Memory Box resting birds.  Stamps:  PTI fence line – winter and just sentiments – warmth.

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a color challenge to kick off the new year and we are using colors from the 1950s.  We have to use three of these five colors – pastel pink/yellow/green/blue/turquoise.

I opted for four of the colors and took advantage of using some 1950s style stamps as well.  These stamps are all from Pink Persimmon’s Hello Vintage Girl (2011), Style Girl (2012) and Classic Pattern (2013).  I stamped all the images and then colored in the scissors and the very stylish lady.

I die cut using a curved stitched die and then popped it up on a mint macaron base and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! mint macaron.  Stamps:  Pink Persimmon Hello Vintage Girl (2011), Style Girl (2012) and Classic Pattern (2013).  Inks:  SU! blends:  ivory, crumbcake, flirty flamingo, seaside spray, so saffron and mint macaron.  Dies:  MFT blueprints 22.  PTI linen plate.