Retro Rubber Challenge Blog - Color Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is a color inspiration. Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my card for your inspiration. My card is an A2 card measuring 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I am using a cute stamp set from Lawn Fawn called "Simply Celebrate Summer" which was released in July 2020.

I created a rainbow of ice cream cones, by stamping the image and then coloring them with copic markers.  I die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die and added the ice cream image with foam squares.  I stamped the sentiment below the ice cream and finished the card off by adding some sequins and glossy accents onto the ice cream.

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until June 16th to join the fun!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon.

Here is a list of supplies I used on my cards. Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #165 - Mode of Transportation

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is "Mode of Transportation"!  I have created a cute car with my mode of transportation being a scooter. Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my card for your inspiration. I am using Taylored Expressions stamp set called Gus & Gertie. The set was released in May 2020.

My card is an 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, I die cut the top layer with a stitched die and some deign paper from Lawn Fawn. I stamped and die cut the dog from the Gus & Gertie stamp set by Taylored Expressions.  I then die cut the elements for my card and assembled it.  

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you will stop by the Retro Rubber Challenge blog and join the fun and check out the beautiful projects the design team members have created.

Here is a list of supplies I used on my card, Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

Mother!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

I know we are all in quarantine right now, but I hope you are getting crafty at home.  Lots of people are crafting with friends over zoom.  Earlier in the week I was crafting with some of my crafty peeps, it was so much fun.

I am stopping in to play along with the Sweet N' Sassy Stamps VIP Facebook Challenge and the theme is Things with Wings. I decided to make a mother's day card, or a card you can just give to your mom to let her know she is loved.  I am using the free digi that Sweet N' Sassy posted on their VIP Facebook page, so you want to play along or just like the digi, the link is above.  The sentiment is from the Sweet N' Sassy Stamps Precious Poppies.  I colored the image with copics and what doesn't show up on the card, I added wink of stella on the butterfly.  The background paper is some retired paper from Stampin Up called Painted Autumn.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Here is the sentiment inside of my card.

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Thank You

Hello everyone!

I am here playing along with a couple of challenges today.  The first is Dare 2B Artzy and the challenge is to use pastel colors on your card.

The second challenge, I have been playing all week is Photo Scraps Store color challenge.

Here is my card for your inspiration.  My card uses a Dare 2B Artzy Leaf Background Die. This die is so pretty and so intricate. I've had this die for a while, but I couldn't resist getting it, it is so pretty and intricate.  There are several ways you can use this die, hop over to Dare 2B Artzy blog and they have lots of inspiration.  The sentiment is from the Well Wishes stamp set, which is a very nice set to have in your stash, lots of sentiments and beautiful font.

I die cut the leafy background with white cardstock and inked it with distress ink.  I then die cut the leaf from a piece of  alcohol Ink Cardstock, I created using alcohol inks.  I stamped it with black ink and used foam dots and popped it up on the background die.  I used alcohol inks on the background panel and attached it to an A2 card. 

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again!

Supplies Used: Some affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support!

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog Challenge #101 - Happy Holidays

Hello everyone,

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new inspirational holiday challenge.  I hope you enjoyed hopping along with the design team celebrating Retro Rubber's Challenge Blog 100th challenge.  I had fun and the winner of my blog is Alicia from Golden Goddess Designs, please send me a message at didlet@aol.com so I can get you your prize!  In the subject line, please put "RRCB 100th Winner".

If you have not joined our challenges before, the rules are very simple, just use a stamp older than a year and you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. Here is the sketch for you to use. I cannot wait to see you take on it.

Now onto my take on the challenge, I was so inspired with the holiday challenge.  I had this paper in my stash called "Snowman and Penguins" by Craft Creations LTD, I bought from White Rose Crafts.  I just had to use it on this challenge.  The stamp I used on my card to stamp the sentiment is by Stampin Up called Wondrous Wreath, it was released in 2014 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  I believe the stamp set is retired.

My card is a 5 x 5 card, I cut the image from my paper to 4 7/8 x 4 7/8, I cut come of the images from the paper and fuzzy cut it and used foam tape to pop the images on the card.  I stamped the sentiment from Stampin Up's Wondrous Wreath.  To finish the card, I added some dew drops.

closer look at the card.  I added the little penguin and pop it up with foam tape and two of the presents are popped up using foam tape

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you will play along.  You have until December 14th!

CAS-UAL FRIDAY CHALLENGE #211 - Shades of Gold

Hello everyone!

I'm here with CAS-ual Fridays with a new challenge! We have a color challenge which is shades of gold. I hope you will join in on the fun. I also want to mention CAS-ual Fridays is retiring a bunch of sets which are marked down, if you are interested click here to see them all. Once the set has sold out, they will not be reordering.

Did you know, CAS-ual Fridays picks 10 winning entries who will be highlighted on their blog each Thursday before a new challenge? In addition, there is a $25 gift certificate to the overall winner atCAS-ual Fridays Stamps. If the chosen winner has used CAS-ual Fridays stamps and/or dies as the main focus in the card, that gift certificate will increase to $50. Wow, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to CAS-ual Fridays and link your card to the challenge.

Here is the inspirational photo:

Here is my take on the challenge.  I stamped the sentiment on black cardstock from the CAS-ual Fridays Merry Stamp set  with versamark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. The layer gold paper I embossed the edges to match the sentiment.  I adhered the two together and added it to the vellum gold stripe paper.  I added some snowflakes from the CAS-ual Fri-dies Flurry, which I die cut from some gold glitter cardstock.  I finished the card off by adding some gold rhinestones.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you decide to play along! Good luck and have fun!

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog - Anything Goes #99

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is "Anything Goes"!  I love challenges with anything goes, because you can create anything you would like! I have created a fall/autumn themed card.

If you have not joined our challenges before, the rules are very simple, just use a stamp older than a year and you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. Here is the sketch for you to use. I cannot wait to see you take on it.

The stamp I used on my card is made by Deep Red stamps called Fall Leaves and was released sometime in September 2013.  This is totally a guess, I could not find it on their website on when the stamp was released, but I have had this stamp in my stash for lots of years!

Here is my card I created for the challenge.



My card is an A2 card, and I used watercolor paper and watercolor ink for the background.  I stamped the image on the background after it was dried.  The sentiment is from the same set. 

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until November 16th to join the fun!

Joy Clair - October Challenge "Anything Goes"

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair and we have a new challenge this month! As always it is "anything goes" but the design team has an inspirational photo. I hope you will join, the challenge runs all month and one person has the opportunity to win a $25 gift card to the Joy Clair store.

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here is my take on the inspirational photo.  I have created an autumn card using the Hello Autumn stamp set, it reminds me of the cool mornings we have been having.  The technique I have done here is to take an acrylic block and ink it up and stamp on the card.  I then stamped the leaves on top.  I love how it turned out.  The sentiment is from the Hello Autumn set, I stamped it and die cut it and adhered it to the layer and popped it up.

For more inspiration make sure to follow Joy Clair on their social media platforms: Joy Clair blog,facebook page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects, Color By Faith Facebook Group, Instagram and Twitter, Pinterestand Youtube channel to be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways!

Thank you for stopping by and please join the challenge!

RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE #95 - School Days

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is "School Days"! 
I was happy to see this challenge, I have wanted to create a card with this cute MFT Pure Innocence Bookworm stamp set for a while.  This image was released in December 2016.  I think she is adorable, it is a perfect image for school or to make a card to give to someone that loves to read! 

If you have not joined our challenges before, the rules are very simple, just use a stamp older than a year and you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. Here is the sketch for you to use. I cannot wait to see you take on it.

My card is an A2 card, I die cut the background onto white cardstock and adhered it to my card base.  I stamped and die cut the image out and colored her with copics and then stamped paper pieced her clothes.  I stamped the image and die cut it.  I die cut the background paper die and adhered it to the white background with foam tape.  I used foam tape to pop the girl up onto the card and added the sentiment and that cute little worm.

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration.  Thank you for stopping by, you have until September 21st to join the fun!

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #92 - Beach Theme

Hello everyone!


I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is an inspiration photo of the beach!  How fun is this?  I hope you all are enjoying your summer, I can't believe it is already the end of the month.

If you have not joined our challenges before, the rules are very simple, just use a stamp older than a year and you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. Here is the sketch for you to use. I cannot wait to see you take on it.

Here is my take on the challenge. My card is an A2 card, I am using the stamp set by Gina K. Designs illustrator is Theresa Momber which is called Framescapes Tropical Skies released on July 10, 2017 the sentiment is from the stamp set called My Island, illustrator is Claire Brennan which was released July 2016.  I used some purple tap to separate the water and sand and used a blending tool to add the ink.  I then stamped the frame with the trees, added the sun and the people holding hand and finished my card off by adding the sentiment.  If you are interested in these sets the links are at the bottom of this email.



Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations! Thank you for stopping by, you have until August 10th to join the fun!

Supplies Used (affiliate links)

 

Happy Fourth with Joy Clair!

Hello everyone!

Wow, the summer is just flying by, can you believe we are already in July! I am here with Joy Clair with a new challenge, which is always anything goes, but we always have an inspirational photo if you would like to use it! I hope you will join, the challenge runs all month and one person has the opportunity to win a $25 gift card to the Joy Clair store.

Also, the whole month of July we will be collaborating with Leisure Arts, so please stop by the Joy Clair blog to see all the lovely projects from the design team!

Here is the inspirational photo:

Here is my take on the challenge:

Another view of the card:

Here is how I put my card together:

1. My card is an A2 size,
2. I stamped the background with Joy Clair background stamp called Grungy Flag,
3. I then stamped the sentiment and fireworks from the Joy Clair stamp set Happy Fourth and die cut it with a stitched circle, I adhered it to the card,
4. I then stamped and cut out the image from the Joy Clair Light House stamp set, colored it with the Leisure Art colored pencils, I used foam tape and popped it up on my card,
5. I finished the card off by adding a few red stars and added some clear wink of stella to the fireworks on the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by, for more inspiration make sure to follow Joy Clair on their social media platforms: Joy Clair blog,facebook page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects, Color By Faith Facebook Group, Instagram and Twitter, Pinterestand Youtube channel to be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways!

Thank you for stopping by and please join the challenge!

Supplies Used:

JOY CLAIR JUNE CHALLENGE - ANYTHING GOES

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair and we have a new challenge this month!  As always it is "anything goes" but the design team has a photo inspiration.  I hope you will join, the challenge runs all month and one person has the opportunity to win a $25 gift card to the Joy Clair store.

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here is my take on the challenge:

Closer look at my card

Here is how I put my card together:

1.  My card is an A2 size,

2.  The next layer is 4 x 5 1/4,

3.  I then used my Imagine Versafine Inks to create my scene for the card,

4.  I then stamped my image from the Joy Clair Light House stamp set and colored them with copics,

5.  I then stamped the sentiment from the Joy Clair Light House stamp set  and the birds from the Joy Clair Noah's Ark stamp wet with with VersaFine Noctrine ink,

6.  I added the light house to my card using foam tape to pop it up,

7.  I finished the card off by spraying some Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spritz Spray, Sparkle, to give make the water sparkle.      

For more inspiration make sure to follow Joy Clair on their social media platforms: Joy Clair blog, facebook page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects, Color By Faith Facebook Group, Instagram and Twitter, Pinterest and Youtube channel to be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways!

Thank you for stopping by and please join the challenge!

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Joy Clair Stay Strong - Coffee Talk Stamp Set

Hello everyone!

I am back with  Joy Clair Stamps show casing one of the newest release called "Coffee Talk".  I am joining the challenge Spring and Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  Joy Clair is a Super Sponsor and you have a chance to win a $25 gift card to spend at the Joy Clair's store. All you have to do is head over to the Joy Clair blog and comment, then go to each design team members blog and comment.  The Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is from May 25 - June 1. I hope you will play along, who knows you could be a lucky winner.

 Joy Clair Stamp currently is offering 20% off until May 28th. So hope on over and get all your coffee related stamp sets that you have been wanting.

Here is the Stamp set I am using....don't you love all the sentiments and elements to use on your card?

Here is my card:

Nice and colorful isn't it! The month of June Imagine is collaborating with Joy Clair.  I am using their inks on my card...don't you love the bright colors?

For more inspiration make sure to follow Joy Clair on their social media platforms: Joy Clair blog, facebook page, Joy Clair Stamp Projects, Color By Faith Facebook Group, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and Youtube channel to be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways!
Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon!

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Happy St. Paddy's Day

Hello everyone!

I am stopping in to play along with a few challenges.  I am using a free stamp set I received from Winnie & Walter called "For Luck".  It's no longer available, but on their website it says it will be available later. 

I am entering this card into the Fusion Card Challenge, umMore Fun Mood Board #23 and The Card Concept, my card I believe falls under the category clean and layered.  Come join the fun. 

I hope I gave you some St. Paddy's Day inspiration and you will join some of the challenges.  The supplies I used are listed below.

closer look at my card

Thanks for stopping by, and please come back again!

Challenges I entered my card in:

Fusion - St Paddy Day

SumMore Fun Mood Board #23

The Card Concept


Supplies Used:

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog Challenge #78 - White Out

Happy New Year!

I am so happy to be back with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog Team!  I hope that you all are ready to get creative again for the new year.  Dust those stamps off that you haven't used in a while or have never used and join the challenges!  The challenge is "White Out", your card should be mainly white with an accent of one of the colors on the inspirational photo below.

Today I am sharing a "Happy New Year" card.  The sentiment I am using is from a Hero Arts Stamp and Cut stamp set called Merry.  I believe this set was released sometime in October 2016.

Here is my card, I started out by die cutting the background with the Hero Arts background Party Confetti Fancy Die.  I used some gold glitter paper on the back of the die cut.  I cut the champagne glasses with my silhouette, I then stamped my sentiment with versamark and used some gold embossing powder.

Are you ready to play along?  The rules to play along with Retro Rubber are very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older.   For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.  Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

Thank you for stopping by, you have until January 26 to join the fun!

Joy Clair - Color Inspirational Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair and we have a new challenge for this month, every month Joy Clair has a challenge starting at the beginning of the month.  There may be an inspiration photo, but the challenges are "Anything Goes".  Joy Clair will be giving away one $25 gift card to the Joy Clair Store, randomly selected to give everyone a chance to win.

Here is the inspiration photo and my card for your inspiration:

My card is a clean and simple one.  I am using the Joy Clair stamp sets "Uh-Oh Ink Spatter" and

 "Hello Sentiments".  I used ink colors that were from the inspiration photo, I then stamped my sentiment and finished my card off with some bling from my stash.

The Joy Clair rules are very simple, you can use any stamp set, the them is  Anything Goes, post your project on your personal blog or an online gallery and link back to Joy Clair.

• MUST directly link to the Joy Clair blog in your post. (Or entry will not count)
• Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.
• Number of entries is unlimited.
• Add a direct link to your project using the InLinkz below.

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by, please leave me a comment if you like my card, I love reading them. If you are not a follower, please follow my blog to stay up to date on what's going on.