Retro Rubber Challenge - Hiatus

Hi everyone!

The Retro Rubber Challenge Blog is going on hiatus until mid-January 2026.

The blogging platform we use gave all of us a 30-day notice that they are shutting down as of September 30, 2025. Unfortunately, we are already experiencing issues trying to access the blog.

The plan is to move to a new blogging platform and hopefully retain all of the posts and pictures.

This is going to take some time, but we are going to push through and plan to be ready for our first challenge of the new year.

Thank you all for playing along with us or just taking the time to enjoy the craftiness of our crew and the fabulous crafters that join us.

Keep up to date with news from us and potential sneak peeks of the January challenges on our Facebook page.

See you in January!

Retro Rubber Challenge #262 - Books books books...

Hey,

Welcome to another awesome Retro Rubber challenge.

This time we have a theme for you -

My Momma was a Librarian, so of course I love books. But these days, I am Kindle-based.

I love these two stamp sets by Avery Elle 'Feels like Home' and 'Feels Like Home Addition', I have had them both since 2022. How cute is that bunny with his/her carrot book :)

I stamped and die-cut all the stamps I wanted for my card. I used Big-sexy (Brother scan'n'cut) to cut the stamps. I CASEd a card I had seen, because I loved the blended background that anchors the whole thing.

I coloured the stamps using Altenew markers, and I played with the layout before I stamped my sentiment, which is from the stamp sets. I mounted everything with a skinnier foam tape to get a bit of dimension but not too much.

Love how this came out.

What book stamps do you have in your stash? Don't forget to pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends September 5th.

Don't forget to tell us the age of your stamp, that is part of the fun of our challenge, and please only enter 5 challenges including Retro Rubber.

Cx 

Retro Rubber Challenge #261 - Tic Tac Toe...

Hey,

Welcome to another fun Retro Rubber challenge.

I'm getting excited as Momma arrives on Friday for her 70th birthday cruise with me!

We have a great tic tac toe board for you this time - 

Tic tac toe boards are always fun.

I chose the first vertical row - die cut or punch / stripes / washi tape - ribbon - twine.

I had an idea for a funky anniversary card. I started by creating stripes on a piece of white card using the fun heart washi tape. I die-cut this panel using a heart die. It came out so well, I am thrilled! I added a sentiment from a great set by Three Room Studio that I have had since 2023 - it has a bunch of essential sentiments.

Which row will you choose? Don't forget to pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends August 22nd.

Don't forget to tell us the age of your stamp; that's part of the fun of our challenge. Please only enter 5 challenges, including Retro Rubber.

Cx

Retro Rubber Challenge #259 - Colour challenge

Hey,

Welcome to another awesome Retro Rubber challenge.

We have a fun colour challenge for you this time.

I have had this card pinned for a while. I love the green and yellow colour combo, with the navy and grey acting as great neutrals.

I had to use this Unity Stamp Co. 'Erica Girl' stamp from 2016 for this challenge. I really wanted to colour a green jacket lol! The background stamp is by Taylored Expressions 'Shiplap' from 2019.

Show us your interpretation of the sketch, pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends July 25th.

Don't forget to tell us the age of your stamp, that is part of the fun of our challenge, and please only enter 5 challenges including Retro Rubber.

Cx

Retro Rubber Challenge #258 - Happy Birthday!

Hey,

Welcome to another awesome Retro Rubber challenge.

It's time for a Birthday theme -

I came across this stamp set while looking for something else, and I thought it would make a unique birthday card. 

The set is 'Stick with Me' by Jillibean Soup and I've had it since 2017. I cannot get over how cute the cactus is with googly eyes! I decided to draw an outline on the card blank and I am loving that as a detail.

I can't wait to see how you play with the theme. Don't forget to pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends July 11th.

Don't forget to tell us the age of your stamp, that is part of the fun of our challenge, and please only enter 5 challenges including Retro Rubber.

Cx