Merry Christmas Warm Wishes for Retro Rubber

 Our last challenge of the year, and I am a bit late posting!  Please do check out the rest of the wonderful designs by the Retro Rubber Design Team. 

I had some fun with very old Hot Off The Press papers and a sketch from Callmecraftyal Sheetload.  

• The Stamps of Life Hotcocoa die and hotchocolate2Stamp from November of 2017 where used to create the cocoa mug and whip cream.  
• The whip cream is stamped on white cardstock with Memento Tuxdeo, then die cut.  
• The Mug is stamped on red glossy cardstock with StazOn Jet Black and die cut.  Memento Luxe Wedding White is stamped in the center of the mug and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  
• A standard A2 card base has the layers of patterned paper layered along with green cardstock to finish the sketch.

Please do come and join us!

 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 RRCB197.  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.

Let's Get Groovy with 60's Colors at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog

Our color challenges this year are inspired by the recent decades, this time we are featuring the 60's.  What fun color combos at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.  Do come see what the design team has come up with this Groovy Challenge!

With all the illness going around it was time to for a humorous get well card!  It features a set from Technique Tuesday, Funny Fruits from 2018.  I figured a bright yellow banana would be perfect for the color scheme.  I used a very old sketch from Sheetload of Cards back from June 2019.

• After searching through my scrap papers for all the layers including the patterned papers I trimmed each to layer to fit the sketch.  I added an extra layer, the green so three colors in the challenge would be represented.
• The green layer is 4" x 5.25", the orange patterned paper (ancient paper slab by My Mind's Eye) is 3.75"x 5", the orange cardstock is 3.25" x 4", and the yellow patterned paper is 3" x 3.25.  
• A 2" is trimmed and then punched with the Paper Studio Fish Tail Punch.  
• The layers are adhered together as  shown.
• The banana and face is stamped in VersaFine Onyx Blank and heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.  It is colored with Prisma colored pencils in Canary Yellow, and Deco Yellow for a bit of shading.  The banana is die cut with the coordinating die and adhered with dimensional foam adhesive.
• The sentiment is stamped in VersaFine Onyx black and heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.
• I pulled out my trusty Lawn Fawn Cuts Everyday Sentiment Banners to die cut the sentiment with a fish tail.  The other end was trimmed so to the sentiment would line up under the banana and with the edge of the backing orange cardstock.

To be honest I would not have put these colors together  if it had not been for this challenge.  I believe they all compliment each other nicely!  Please do join our challenge over at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and have a little fun with 60's themed colors.

 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 RRCB179.  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.

Playing along with Sheetload of Cards February 2021

 I've recently started playing along with Alicia at the Call Me {Crafty} Al YouTube Channel.  Her February sheetload was fun to use to creat a batch of cards.  The February Sheetload can be found with this link. 

Here is my take on the February Sheetload, along with the extra scraps leftover from the batch of nine cards.

The top five cards follow the Sheetload design, the next four flip it around a bit to fit the sentiments.  The remaining cards used up the last bits of patterned paper.

Supplies used:

• ProvoCraft Stack I circa ~2000?
• Memento Luxe Olive Grove
• Technique Tuesday Large Birthdy
• Lawn Cuts Everyday Sentiment Banners
• WeRMemoryKeepers corner rounder 7 mm
• Paper Studio Fishtail Punch.

Now I have a masculine birthday card ready to send out at a moments notice!

Thanks for stopping by, and go give Alicia's Channel a looksie.  It is a great way to get a nice set of cards finished in a relatively short amount of time! 

#SUYSFeb2021 #showusyoursheetload