Sketchy Time at Retro Rubber

 We have a great sketch, perfect for Valentine's Day if you still need to make a card for someone!  Check out the great makes of the Design Team at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.  

So my take followed the sketch for the most part with a few additions.

 

 I knew I had some lovely deep red suede paper that is easily 25 years old.  In that folder I found the border that must have been left over from an old project.  I had a perfect use for it!

• The hearts are ancient Quickutz dies cut from cream cardstock and the above mentioned red suede paper.  
• Scrapbooks.com had a great layering tag die that I use ALL the time.  After die cutting black cardstock, it is run through and pressure embossed with Sizzix Scattered Hearts embossing folder.  
• The scrap bin of patterned papers yielded the perfect strip paper for the design.
• Lawn Fawn die cut banners is stamped with a Technique Tuesday Love is all you need stamp set from 2008.  Memento Luxe Rhubarb Stalk ink is used to stamp the image and it is heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  
• The layers are adhered together and a small tied bow is the finishing touch.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope that you enjoy playing along with this sketch at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.   

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB248.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 5 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 5 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
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Winter Color Scheme Inspiration for Retro Rubber

Each team member contributed to the challenges for Retro Rubber this year.  This lovely color scheme was my choice, and was a great inspiration for this fun card.

 The trees in the image were also an inspiration for my stamp choice.  

• The background was created by blending Versa Magic Thatched Straw, Persimmon, Spring Pansy, Purple Hydrangea, and Pretty Petunia with an ink dauber.  Pigment based inks blend the best with sponge based ink daubers rather than small bristled blending tools.
• Pink Fresh's Through the Trees from 2019 is stamped in Versa Magic Wedding White and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder.
• Versa Fine Claire Fantasia is used to stamp the sentiment.
• The image is die cut with My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangles.
• The card base is inked with Versa Magic Persimmon, and the image is mounted to the card base.
• Spellbinders sequins are added to finish the card.  

Simple and pretty, my friend really enjoyed this card.  That is part of the joy of creating cards is when the recipient truly appreciates the little masterpiece.  

Please join us at Retro Rubber and make your own card featuring this soothing palette.  

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB247.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 5 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 5 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

Winter Fun for Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #246

 Welcome back to Retro Rubber Challenge Blog as we start 2025 with a seasonally appropriate challenge.

 Where I now live in North Central Minnesota it actually looks something like this outside today!  High was a lovely 4F on this bright and sunny morning.  We recently received 6 inches of new snow, some is still in the trees.  A perfect excuse to stay inside and do a little crafting?

For my card I decided to use a whimsical winter stamp set by Hunky Dory Crafts in the UK called Winter Warmers and release in 2017 as  gift with Creative Stamping. 

 

• The penguin's sweater was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and masked, with the penguin stamped over the mask.  The presents and sentiment are aslo stamped in Memento black.
• All the images are colored with crafters chalk, I wanted a softer look.  
• All the images were fussy cut. 
  
• Ancient paper from my stash was used to create the card base.  Paper Pizaz Snowflakes from 1997 and Darcies Country Folk Plaid from 1999.  The deckle edge was trimmed using my Creative Memories trimmer.  The layers were adhered together.
• The images are mounted with various thicknesses of foam adhesive.
• The star and sentiment was begging for a little bling, so I used Stickles in Diamond to make a little sparkly shine.  Actually it is best to add this at the very last so the entire card can be set aside to dry.  

In a way a fairly simple card to send to a special little human that is having a birthday soon!

Please do join us at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and create your own winter project!

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB246.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

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Retro Rubber Challenge 245 to finish 2024

 Here we are at the end of another challenge blogging year at Retro Rubber!  Our last challenge is a creative Tic Tac Toe, that can be used in many ways.

 This is very conducive to create a lovely Christmas card.  Some of the greenery is the same as the last challenge, but used in a very different way!  Here in Northern Minnesota  porch pots are very popular.  As of last week they all became frozen so the greens will stay all winter.  My card is a representation of a porch pots and looks similar to the one sitting on my porch!

Heartfelt Creations last day was November 30, 2024.  I've been a Platinum Member since 2013, and purchased products regularly.  This is the Winter Wreath Accents and Die from 2021.  (Yes, featured in the last challenge too!)  I choose the Ribbon or Twine/Greens/Dies or Punches diagonal to create my card.

• The greens from HC Winter Wreath Accents are stamped in Memento Northern Pine and Cottage Ivy on various colors of green card stock.  Memento Bamboo Leaves is blended onto the images as well.  All are die cut with matching die.
• Sizzix Small Tattered Florals die was used to create the brown branch fro cardstock.
• Sizzix Garden Greens dies are used for addition sprigs in the arrangement.  One set is blended with Memento Cottage Ivy.  
• The pot is a punch I've own for easily 20 years!  Green shimmer paper was punched for the pot and the edges lightly inked with Memento Coffee ink.
  
• The oval is die cut from the center of Kraft cardstock with the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Ovals.
• The background paper is by Hot of the Press.
• The layers are adhered together and the "porch pot" greens are assembled and adhered with various thickness of regular and foam adhesive.
• The sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Winter Wavy Sayings  (2019) is stamped in Memento Northern Pine on green card stock and die cut with the matching die. 
  
• The final touches includes Christmas Red Stickles for red berries and a bow tied from shiny red ribbon.  

I hope that you enjoy playing along with us a Retro Rubber and enter your own Tic Tac Toe project!  

Sketchy Time at Retro Rubber

 This is a a bit more complicated, but beautiful when complete!  Come join us at Retro Rubber and play along!

This card will go to a dear family member.  It was a labor of love and really fun to put together.

Heartfelt Creations came out with Seasonal Wreath set in 2021.  The underlying wreath is paper cut with dies.  The different season have coordinating stamps and dies.  The finishedI really like how the layers work together!

• The wreath is die cut from green cardstock, the bow from red glitter paper and gold metallic.
• The images were stamped in Versa Fine Clair Nocturne, Acorn, Verdant, and Green Oasis.  Then colored with Prisma Color pencils.  Then die cut with the matching dies.
• Gold metallic paper is die cut with Pink and Main Stitched Arches die.
• The green layer is just cardstock with rounded corners.
• Lawn Fawn Cuts is the Simple Wavy Banner.
•  Recollections Christmas Noel is stamped in Versa Fine Clair Glamorous and die cut.
• The card base looked a little plain so decided to use the same images on the background to tie the card together.

 I hope you enjoy this challenge!  Come and play along at Retro Rubber.

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB244  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

Color Challenge for Retro Rubber

 Here is a fun challenge for the next two weeks at Retro Rubber.  So many great colors to play with and create your own design.

 

I have a relatively "new" to me stencil I wanted to play with, so I adapted the colors and came up with two versions using this color palette.  

Most of my inks etc are from Imagine (aka Tsukineko) so they play well together!

• The background uses Altenew Geo Triangles stencil from 2022 and Memento inks in Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Lulu Lavender, Summer Sky, and Bahama Blue.  Different colors are featured between the two cards.
• Fireworks! shimmer mists in Angel Pink, Bahama Blue, and Lulu Lavender are sprayed on water color cardstock and dried.  The panel is cut down and inked with Memento Luxe Rose Bud.
• The trial of the background had more spray applied and once dried it became the "you" die cut from the Hot of the Press You stamp and die.  
• After the cards were assembled the additional sentiment is stamped in Memento Luxe Rose Bud and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

 The stencils did take some time, but the finished product is so fun!  Please do give this color challenge a try and show us what you come up with at Retro Rubber!

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB243.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

Fall by the Lake

We have just passed the peak of our fall colors here in Northern Minnesota.  This is only my second fall living here, and experiencing a true fall color season.  Last week my husband and I took a drive to see the colors, and discovered that some of the best were right in our backyard, well along the small highway and street we live on!  We also put our boat away for the season and I had to stop driving the boat to take some photos of the colors along the shoreline that were simply amazing.  So blessed!  At Retro Rubber each design team member choose our challenges throughout the year.  This is my theme challenge!  Perfect timing!

I choose a few old school ways to create this fall card to convey the beauty of nature around us.  It was really fun to create and color this card.

• The image is Stampendous 1995 is stamped on velour paper in Memento Tuxedo Black.  
• The image is colored with Prisma colored pencils.
• The image is adhered by using a slot punch to mount to cream cardstork.
• The edges of the cream cardstock is outlined in a metallic gold pen.
• Another layer of brown cardstock mounted behind before being mounted to a light green card base.  

Please do come and play along with us at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog!  We do have a few guidelines we ask you follow:

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB242.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

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