It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  It’s a sketch challenge to start out 2023!

I started with some Bermuda bay and coastal cabana paper that I adhered to the card front according to the sketch.

I stamped the design with the same ink colors and then added a popped up sentiment.  I die cut with my deckled frames and was done.

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Supplies:  CS: SU! white and brights dsp.  Inks:  SU! coastal cabana and Bermuda bay.  Dies:  MFT washi tape.  PTI linen plate.  SU! deckled edges.  Stamps:   SSS damask greetings.

It’s a new Retro Rubber Challenge!  It’s a color challenge and celebrates colors of the 80s.  We need to use three of these colors – muted mauve, pink, blue, tan or gray.

I opted to go with blue, pink and tan and created my own plaid design.  Once I had it done – I thought that is a lot of plaid!  So I cut down a piece and decided to show it off thru a chevron cut out die.

I ran the card base of Sahara sand thru the linen plate, added some pink ribbon and attached the chevron/plaid over it.  I finished off the card with a sentiment from my Papertrey Ink It’s The Thought stamp set from 2016.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and Sahara sand.  Stamps:  PTI it’s the thought (2016).  Inks:  SU! misty moonlight, rococo rose and Sahara sand.  Dies/Stencils:  PTI linen plate.  MFT chunky chevron.  The Greetery tartan builder diagonal stencils.  Other:  SU! primrose petals ribbon.

It’s a new challenge at As You See It!  We have a recipe challenge and are charged with using watercolor, floral stamps, bright colors, pattern paper and a punch/die.

I started by watercoloring a background of bright pink.  I then stamped a black daisy image on it.  It came out distressed looking so when life gives you lemons…I decided to embrace the distress!  I grabbed some kraft cardstock for the base and roughed up the edges a bit as well as die cutting the daisy image with my deckled edges die.  Using some granny apple green pattern paper, I die cut a stitched jumbo fishtail and attached to the card base.  I attempted to distress the edges a bit but the pattern paper is thin so I gave up quickly!

I had great debate about adding a sentiment.  By happy accident, I found one that had a bit of a distress to it which I didn’t notice at first.  I stamped the sentiment and started to panic!  I thought I had moved the sentiment and messed up the whole card – but – that is exactly the way the stamp is supposed to look – old fashioned typed lettering that is a bit off.  See, happy accident!  I popped up the daisy image then added a bit of black bling and was done.

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Supplies:  CS: PTI kraft.  Watercolor paper.  SU! brights dsp.  Inks:  Tim Holtz distress ink picked raspberry.  Stamps:  SU! daisy.  SSS one with nature.  Dies:  SU! deckled rectangular edges.  MFT stitched jumbo fishtail.  Other:  SU! rhinestones and distress tool.

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

I started by stamping this floral image from Altenew’s Fabulous You stamp set from 2017.  I colored with my alcohol markers before adding the floral paper and old olive strip.

I die cut with my deckled edges rectangles and then adhered to a card base of old olive.  I added the sentiment (from the same stamp set) and a few dots and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, old olive and pattern paper from stash.  Stamps:  Altenew fabulous you (2017).  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  SU! deckled edges rectangles.  Inks:  SU! stampin’ blends – mambo melon, daffodil delight, granny apple green and old olive.  Other:  SU! dots.

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.

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 challenge at As You See It!  This is a fill in the blank challenge.  My favorite first flower of spring is daffodils.  I know it’s finally spring when I see them!

I started by stamping the daffodils, leaves and fillers and then colored them with my alcohol inks.  I die cut and then adhered to the card base.

A soothing sentiment and I was done.

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Supplies:  CS:  PTI white.  Inks:  SU! Blends – so saffron, mango melody, old olive and heather highland.  Stamps:  SSS friendship blooms.  Dies:  SSS friendship blooms.  PTI linen.

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  We are partnering with the Double Trouble Challenge so you can play along with both!

We have a sketch challenge on which you must use at least one stamp older than a year.  The requirements for the Double Trouble Challenge are:

• Thing 1 – Trouble Maker: 3-2-1 Recipe: 3 colors – 2 embellishments – 1 old stamp
• Thing 3 – Twisted Sister: Follow our RRCB sketch with at least one angular shape.
• Thing 2 – Double Dare (Optional): If you used the RRCB sketch and the 3-2-1 Recipe be sure to link your card Double Trouble’s challenge to receive an additional chance to be in Double Trouble’s random draw.

I started with a soft green polka dot panel and added a hexagon shape instead of the triangle.  I used my Rubbernecker Summer Meadow stamps that I have had for several years and colored them using some distress inks. 

I added a piece of summer starfruit paper to add a little pop and then added the sentiment (from Simon Says Stamp You Got This – 2017) and embellishments.  I followed our sketch and Thing 1 and 3 for the Double Trouble Challenge.

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and summer starfruit.  Pattern paper from stash.  Stamps:  Rubbernecker summer meadow (have had 3-5 years).  SSS you got this (2017).  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT vertical stitched panels and hexagon stax.  Other:  SU! dots.  

It’s a new challenge at Retro Rubber!  It’s anything goes!

I started with a card base of night of navy.  Then I die cut 3 strips from vellum and adhered to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment from my Simon Says Stamp I See You stamp set from 2015 and then embossed with white to make it pop.

I die cut the leaf to go with my botanical themed vellum, adhered and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white, night of navy and botanical gardens vellum. Dies:  PTI linen and leaf.  SSS sketchy banners.  Stamps:  SSS I see you (2015).  Other:  White embossing powder.

A lovely sketch challenge is on tap at As You See It!

I started with some fall themed pattern paper and adhered to the white card base.  I die cut two double stitched circles from shaded spruce and white.

I added the sentiment and then did an acorn punch with a button and some twine.  Finally I added some bling and was done!

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Supplies:  CS:  SU! white and shaded spruce.  Lawn Fawn sweater weather.  Dies:  PTI linen plate.  MFT double stitched circles.  SU! acorn punch.  Stamps:  PTI mini blooms.  Other:  bling and twine.