It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  We are partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge.  Yay!

Our theme is Christmas in July so all you have to do for our challenge is to make a Christmas card using at least one stamp older than a year.

The Double Trouble challenge requirements are:

• Thing 1 – Double Trouble:  Make a square card, scrapbook page, gift box or use squares on your project.
• Thing 2 – Double Dare:  Use a rubber or acrylic stamp older than one year.
• Thing 3 – Twisted Sister:  If you create a beach scene with Santa you can earn an extra chance to be in Double Trouble’s random draw.

I stamped a branch and pinecones from my Papertrey Ink peaceful pinecones stamp set that I have had since 2012.

Then I diecut a square around my image and backed it with a garden green scalloped square.  I popped the image up on the card base and added the sentiment around the square.  A few pearls finished it off!

Be sure to play along with both challenges.  Link up HERE for RRCB and HERE for DTC.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! crumbcake, garden green and white.  Stamps:  PTI peaceful pinecones (2012).  Inks:  SU! garden green and crumbcake.  Dies:  SU! stitched squares and layering squares.  PTI linen impression plate.  Other:  Pearls.

Welcome to a new As You See It Challenge.  This one is fill in the blank!

My favorite color to wear is lime green!  So I used my retro circles and some lemon lime twist ink to stencil the background.

Then I added the sentiment that I backed with a bit of black.  I finished off with a few black rhinestones.

Link up HERE to play along!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Dies:  Art Explorations retro circles stencil.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  PTI infinity frames sentiments.  Other:  black rhinestones.

Welcome to our new challenge at Retro Rubber!  It’s anything goes!

I started by stamping this image from PaperTrey Ink’s Fashion Sense stamp set from 2015.  I stamped the background in black and then added the dress in flirty flamingo.  I added the sentiment across the image itself which is a bit unusual for me.

I added a strip of flirty flamingo beneath the white card front and some bling as well!

Play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! flirty flamingo.  PTI kraft and white.  Stamps:  PTI Fashion Sense (2015).  Inks:  SU! flirty flamingo.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT blueprints 15.  Other:  rhinestones, pearls and dots.

Welcome to a new Retro Rubber Challenge! 

Since it is a tic tac toe challenge I naturally went for the one layer card, birds and sponging.

I started by using a leaf stencil and sponged peach parfait and peekaboo peach inks for the color.

This beautiful bird stamp and a whimsical sentiment finished off the card.  Both the bird and sentiment came from the Close To My Heart Live Inspired stamp set that I have had for about seven years.

Play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI rustic white.  Inks:  SU! peach parfait and peekaboo peach.  Dies/Stencils:  SSS screened leaves stencil.  PTI linen impression plate.

It’s our 200^th challenge at As You See It!  This challenge is to use two [things] on a card.  Which is harder than you think!

I used two images, two colors, two twines and twisted the twine twice.  Say that three times fast!  Anyway…I think I met the challenge!

I stamped the two balloon animals in dapper denim and lemon time twist.  I added the sentiment and the twine and was done!

Have fun and see what you can do with two!  Link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  CTMH Balloon Animals.  Inks:  SU! dapper denim and lemon lime twist.  Twine:  SU! lucky limeade and island indigo.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber.  It’s all about flowers!

I started with this beautiful mums stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps which I have had since 2016.  I stamped the first layer in chocolate chip ink and then added yellow, orange and red to the flower portion of the stamp.  I wasn’t sure what I would get – but it turned out really well.

Then I added a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp’s Birthday Flowers from 2016.  Finally I added a couple of strips of crushed curry and die cut with a stitched die.

Be sure to play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! crushed curry.  PTI white and kraft.  Inks:  SU! chocolate chip, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, garden green, and pear pizzazz.  Stamps:  Rubbernecker Mums (2016) and SSS Birthday Flowers (2016).  Dies:  MFT blueprint 13.  PTI linen impression plate.

It’s Anything Goes at Retro Rubber! 

I started with a funky die cut rectangle out of some musical paper.

Then I flagged a couple of scraps of paper and popped them up after adding my sentiment.  I thought it appropriate given my paper!

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted Message Me from 2016.  A little bling finishes the card!

Be sure to join us and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  SU! black.  Pattern paper from stash.  Dies:  PTI brushed off rectangle and linen impression plate.  Stamps:  Clearly Besotted Message Me (2016).  Other:  Rhinestones.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber and it’s one of my favorites!  Tic Tac Toe!  I am loving those more and more!

I opted for the top row of dies/sparkle/stars.  I die cut several stitched stars out of blueberry bushel, pineapple punch and granny apple green.  A weird combo of food themed paper names!

I added the sentiment from my PTI belated birthday sentiments from 2015.  I ran everything through the linen impression plate and then added the bling.

I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

Play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, blueberry bushel, pineapple punch and granny apple green.  Dies:  Lil Inkers Stitched Stars.  PTI linen impression plate.  Stamps:  PTI KIS belated birthday (2015) Other:  Rhinestones.

Happy Birthday Mom!  I miss you terribly.

A new challenge is afoot at Retro Rubber!  It is time to earn your stripes and use them on a card.

This card did not turn out anything like when I started.  I was going to stamp the stripes and then ended up with pattern paper instead.  You just have to go with the flow!  I started by die cutting two stitched ovals and stamping the sentiment using my W+9 Strictly Sentiments stamp set from 2013. 

Then I flagged the ends of the striped paper (it pays to save scraps!), added some gold thread and then adhered everything together.  Finally, I popped up the sentiment and added some gold stars.

Play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  SU! daffodil delight.  PTI white and harvest gold.  Stamps:  W+9 Strictly Sentiments (2013).  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  SU! stitched shapes.  Other:  Thread.  SU! enamel stars.

It’s time for a new As You See It challenge.  This is a fill in the blank challenge. 

When I think simple, I think clean and simple.  I love a one layer card so I started with this lovely poppy image that I used my chalks on and then decided to add one small layer with my sentiment.

I loved how this card turned out!  Play along and link up HERE!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Stamps:  Rubbernecker poppies.  PTI ways to say hello.  Dies:  PTI linen impression plate.  MFT washi tape.  Other:  Chalk.