Retro Rubber Challenge #272 - Time to get sketchy...

 

Hey,

Welcome to another fun Retro Rubber challenge.

We have a sketch for you this time

You know how much I love a sketch!

I tried a bunch of ideas, that I didn't love! But then I saw this stamp in my stash and it all came together.

I stamped off the edge of the panel and coloured in parts of it.

I searched for the right sentiment for about 2 hours lol!

The main stamp is by Visible Image 'See Everything', I have had it since 2019. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts.

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

Challenge ends May 29th.

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 #271 - Colour Challenge - Cotton Candy Spring...

Hey,

Welcome to another awesome Retro Rubber challenge.

This time we have a colour challenge for you - pretty springy candy colours!

These colours were so much fun to work with!

Of course, I had to grab my fave MFT Mini Cloud Edger stencil to create a pretty sky for the card I had in mind. I added a Taylored Expressions grass die-cut and then die-cut the whole panel using a stitched rounded rectangle die.

I love this Mama Elephant 'Little Line Agenda' set (I have had it since 2024). It's always so cute. I coloured one of the lines using the colours from the challenge and added a bit of grey for the bunnies. It's very easy to fussy cut, so I did that and popped it up with some foam tape. I mixed a couple of sentiments to get what I wanted.

How will you use the colours? I can't wait to see! Don't forget to pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends May 15th.

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 #270 - Theme - Singing in the rain..

Hey,

Welcome to another fun Retro Rubber challenge.

This time we have a fun theme for you - 

Being English, I am not a fan of rain, but I do like the imagery associated with rain - boots, umbrellas, droplets, etc

I dug the 2 Simon Says Stamp sets that I used for this card out of the archives. I have had both of them since 2015! Big Birthday Wishes and Abby's Spring Showers.

I added a pearl to her hat as fun little touch.

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

Challenge ends May 1st.

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

NND IPC #251 - Bold Colour...

 

Hi!

Happy Sunday from me! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

A rare blog post from me, because I saw the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge this month and HAD to enter - 

I love bold colours.

One of my all-time fave NND sets is 'Newton Dreams of London', not just because I am from London, but because I love the cute little English/London stamps. I overuse the Big Ben and bus stamps.

I used a Taylored Expressions square windows stencil to create my colourful blocks. If you look carefully you will see it is wonky, the stencil is so old it has warped with extensive use.

I used Altenew inks and their matching markers for my colours - Coral Berry, Turquoise, Ultraviolet and Citrus Burst. I think they are a perfect match. I coloured and die-cut the cute little buses and used foam tape to pop them up. Final touch was a birthday sentiment from my stash.

Fun card. I have had a lot of fun at my desk this weekend, mainly making DT things, so it was fun to play with no agenda, other than fitting the challenge.

Cx

Retro Rubber Challenge #269 - Tic-tac-toe...

Hey,

Welcome to the latest fun Retro Rubber challenge.

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

I went with middle horizontal row - Ribbon - Your Choice (tag) - Holly.

The funky holly die-cut is part of a stencil/die set by Taylored Expressions 'Play on Words - Holiday' I got it in 2025. I stamped my tag using the fun Taylored Expressions 'Trendy Tree Farm' background stamp that I have had since 2023. The ribbon is from my scraps bag.

Can't wait to see which row you choose, pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends April 17th.

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