Retro Rubber Challenge #265 - Tic-tac-toe...

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Welcome to another awesome Retro Rubber challenge.

This time we have a fun tic-tac-toe board created by me!

I do love tic-tac-toe boards! I went with the middle horizontal row - kraft paper, your choice, embossing.

I had a lot of fun making this card! I paired very old with very new! The embossing folder is new to me, and I got it at a second-hand craft store called Bottom of the Bin - x2 3D folders for $3!! I embossed a piece of kraft paper using it, and it really pops! I dug out a fun set by Stampin Up 'Zany Zoo' (2024) I especially love the gator, but there are quite a few other fun critters in the set. I coloured him with Altenew Markers. I paired it with a sentiment from a freebie set that I have had since 2017!!

I loved this card so much that I made 2 :)

I can't wait to see which row you use. Don't forget to pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends February 20th.

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

p.s The year in brackets indicates when I got the stamp, not when it was released.

Retro Rubber Challenge #264 - Sketch time!

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Welcome to another fun Retro Rubber challenge.

We have a sketch for you this time.

You know how much I love a sketch!

I needed a hello card for a friend, and I thought this awesome set by Avery Elle 'Stuck on You' would be perfect. I used a scalloped circle die to add a bit of interest and the sentiment is also by Avery Elle 'Speech Bubbles'. I love the little faces you can add to the cacti! I coloured them using Altenew Markers.

Supplies: Avery Elle 'Stuck on You' and 'Speech Bubbles' - I have had both since 2020. Scalloped die is by The Works.

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

Challenge ends February 6th.

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 #263 - Anything Goes...

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Happy 2026!! 

The Retro Rubber team are back with a new blog! Jane our amazing leader has done such a great job getting the new blog up and running.

We had a few glitches this week, but we will be back to publishing a new challenge every other Tuesday starting January 27th.

Welcome to our first Retro Rubber challenge of 2026.

This time we have everyone's fave challenge Anything Goes!

In 2025 one of my new work colleagues got married. She also lives in Tampa, so I wanted to send her a card. 

She is a fan of animal print, so I thought the embossing folder was perfect, but in white to make it more wedding. I dug out my all-time fave wedding stamp set 'Married' by Simon Says Stamp, and I have had it since 2014!!!

I should have stamped the sentiment before I embossed, but I made it work. I love the delicate flower spray, it is one of my fave elements of this set.

The card was well received and my colleague and her husband have now been married for 5 months!

What will you find in your stash that needs an outing? Don't forget to pop over to Retro Rubber, and get inspired by the things the DT have made.

Challenge ends January 23rd.

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 - 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...

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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