Retro Rubber 111 - Design Team Card

This week, at Retro Rubber Challenge, we're having a Tic-Tac-Toe. Choose a row, column or diagonal and use it to make your card. Of course, with this being Retro Rubber, you need to use at least one stamp that's more than a year old and tell us the approximate age of it.

Now that Stampin' Up's retiring list is out, you'll know that Lovely as a Tree is finally retiring this year after being in the catalogue since 2001! So this card is a farewell to that long-serving and truly lovely set. The sentiment is from a newer set - just about to have its first birthday - Rooted in Nature.

I've played the top row: neutrals, ribbon or twine, sponging. 

I've not only sponged the hills for the trees but have used a sponge to distress the edges of the main panel and the Crumb Cake mat behind. This helped the plain Crumb Cake sentiment stand out more clearly. To add to the slightly distressed look, I've coloured the shiny silver leaf trinket with a Soft Suede Stampin' Blend - voila - instant antiquing!

The challenge will be open until May 31, so why not pop over to the challenge site to see what the rest of the team have done and then join in with us? You can visit the site here.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas and provide you with Stampin' Up products. Message me by visiting my Facebook page  - there's a link in the sidebar of this blog. Or you can leave a comment below. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below will take you to my on-line store.

Product List

Lovely As A Tree Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[127793]

$47.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

$17.75

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$17.75

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$23.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$15.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$15.75

Linen Thread

[104199]

$10.50

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$74.00

Leaves Trinkets

[146343]

$16.75

Light Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker

[146874]

$9.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$7.25