Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Time to get Sketchy at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog

 This is the last sketch challenge of the year over at Retro Rubber.  Check it out and have some fun!

 

I am finishing up the fall season be fully ready to switch into the winter and Christmas season.  Here is my fall version:

 
I had a lot of fun with the textures in this card.  The stamp is an but goody from a 2014 Color Layering Stamp from Hero Arts called Fall Leaves.
  • Starting with water color paper I stamped the branches in StazOn Timber Brown.
  • The different layers are Altenew inks in Citronella, Honey Drizzle, Melted Butterscotch, Amber Blaze, Maple Yellow, and Burnt Red.  They are spritzed with water to bleed the colors a bit.
  • The sentiment is stamped in Burnt Red and die cut with my go to Lawn Cuts Everyday Sentiment Banners, along with a shadow.  
  • The focal image is die cut with Simon Says Stamps Stitched Ovals.
  • The background strip is trimmed before being pressure embossed with Darice Falling Leaves embossing folder.
  • The background is Darice Crackle embossing folder.   
  • All the layers are adhered together.

Enjoy this challenge and play along.

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.
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