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.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  Its birthday themed this go around.

I started with this fall branch from The Greetery Autumn Sketches (August 2019) and stamped it in some fallish colors.

Then I added the sentiment from SU! Endless Birthday Wishes (2014) before die cutting a curved edge that I backed with a piece of cajun craze.  I popped it up on the card base and was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and cajun craze.  Stamps:  The Greetery autumn sketches (8/2019).  SU! endless birthday wishes (2014).  Inks:  SU! cajun craze, crushed curry, crumbcake and soft suede.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SSS curved edge die.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s Anything Goes!

I started with the beautiful stamp set from the Greetery called Pine Blossom from 2019.  These are builder stamps and they stamp quickly and easily!  I used a variety of inks and love how the colors work together!

I die cut with my mini scalloped stitched ovals and popped up over some lace on the card base of rustic cream.  I added the sentiment and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI rustic cream.  Stamps:  The Greetery pine blossom (2019).  Inks:  SU! fresh fig, always artichoke, calypso coral, pool party and crushed curry.  Dies:  PTI linen.  MFT mini scallop stitched ovals.  Other:  SU! sahara sand lace.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a Tic Tac Toe and I opted for one word, die cut and pattern paper.

I started by die cutting a piece of white card stock and adhered to some pattern paper.  Then I die cut with my stitched rectangle die and adhered to the lemon lime twist card base.

I stamped the sentiment (from the PTI uncorked stamp set from 2014) and added a die cut bottle to finish it off.  A perfect card for an upcoming celebration of any sort!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, lemon lime twist and bubbles and fizz dsp.  Stamps:   PTI uncorked (2014).  Dies:  MFT blueprint 20 and stitched basic edges.  PTI linen plate.  SU! bottles and bubbles.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a theme to use stitching or sewing.

I admit this one was a hard one for me!  I had to search through my stamps and dies pretty thoroughly but then I found these cute bobbin dies and voila – an idea was born!

I die cut the bobbins and added the twine and thread.  Then I stamped the sentiment on the pattern paper (perfectly suited with the cross stitched images) and a bit on one of the bobbins.

I added the bobbins and a few pearls and was done.  I love what I came up with!

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI cream linen plus paper from stash.  Dies:  PTI hanging by a thread.  Stamps:  PTI quilters sampler sentiments.  Other:  SU! pearls, linen thread and Bermuda bay twine.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s anything goes!

I started by using the blooming branch stamp set from The Greetery (April 2019).  I stamped the layers and then die cut.

I popped up the die cut and added this beautiful sentiment (from Papertrey Ink walk by faith - 2016) and was done!  Clean and simple.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  The Greetery blooming branch (April 2019) and PTI walk by faith (2016).  Dies:  PTI linen.  The Greetery blooming branch.  Inks:  SU! soft suede, crumbcake, sahara sand, pear pizzazz, old olive, peach parfait, and pumpkin pie.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It is anything goes!

I started by using a stencil of berry leaves and randomly sponging the images on my card front.

I added the sentiment from PaperTrey Ink’s It’s the Thought stamp set from 2016.

Finally I ran the card front thru my linen plate and die cut with a stitched die before adhering to the always artichoke card base.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and always artichoke.  Inks:  SU! always artichoke.  Stamps:  PTI it’s the thought (2016).  Stencils:  The Greetery berries.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT Blueprints 22.

Welcome to a new As You See It Challenge!  This one is all about vacations.  Do you have a dream vaca?  Or a favorite one that you have been on?

When I was a kid, we would go camping in the mountains.  It never failed that where ever you put the sleeping bag, it was on a rock!  I prefer glamping (in a nice hotel) now!

I used some fun outdoors paper, adhered and then die cut a rectangle.  I stamped the station wagon and camper in fun colors and then added the sentiment.

Finally I popped up on a vanilla card base.  Link up HERE to play along.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white and vanilla.  Paper from stash.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT mini scallop stitched rectangles.  Stamps:  PTI petite places happy camper.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber and we are all about the summer!

As I was getting ready to make my card, I noticed a couple of my teamies used flip flops and had the same sentiment so I made it a trio because I couldn’t resist!

I started by chalking a sun on the card base.  Then I die cut the flip flops and sunglasses out of fun colored paper and adhered to the card.

Finally I added the sentiment (from my PTI flipping out stamp set from 2012) and was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, mango melody, granny apple green, lovely lipstick, smokey slate.  Dies:  PTI linen and flipping out.  MFT geek is chic glasses.  Stamps:  PTI flipping out (2012).

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a fun tic tac toe so let’s get to it!

I chose to go with ribbon, emboss, birthday.  I started by stamping some balloons in soft colors.  Then I added the sentiment and some balloon strings.  The stamps came from two different sets of stamps (SSS big birthday wishes – 2015 and Paper Smooches sentiment sampler) that I have had for more than five or six years. 

Then I embossed the white card stock (with my linen plate) and added an embossed strip of X's under the sentiment before adding my pool party ribbon.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Inks:  SU! calypso coral, so saffron, wisteria wonder, pool party and pear pizzazz.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  Sissex alterations embossing folder.  Stamps:  SSS big birthday wishes (2015) and Paper Smooches sentiment sampler.  Other:  SU! pool party ribbon.