Retro Rubber 114 - Design Team Card

This week at Retro Rubber Challenge we have something special for you. We're teaming up with
the Double Trouble Challenge, which means you'll have the chance to enter two challenges with the one card - so double the fun.

Our theme is Christmas in July so all you have to do for our challenge is to make a Christmas card using at least one stamp older than a year.

By teaming with Double Trouble you get to play along with their challenge as well. All you need to do is follow their requirements which are super easy and fun.

· Thing 1 – Double Trouble: Make a square card, scrapbook page, gift box or use squares on your project.

· Thing 2 – Double Dare: Use a rubber or acrylic stamp older than one year.

Thing 3 is an optional twist.

· Thing 3 – Twisted Sister: If you create a beach scene with Santa you can earn an extra chance to be in Double Trouble’s random draw.

Be sure to visit their website – Double Trouble Challenge – to get all the details for their challenge to make sure that you are following their requirements. It's also where you can enter their challenge too.

I was very happy to have the chance to get out Beachy Little Christmas, which appeared in the 2017 Holiday Catalogue.

I stamped the palm tree onto the Whisper White card and coloured it with Stampin' Blends. I sponged Crumb Cake and Bermuda Bay lightly onto it to give the impression of sand and sky.

The beach hut I stamped and coloured on a separate piece, then fussy cut it and popped it up on dimensionals.

Adding the sentiment directly onto the card base was a tiny leap of faith but -phew - it was straight!

You can see what the rest of the design team at Retro Rubber have done here and you can also enter our challenge there.
You can visit Double Trouble Challenge to see what their team has done here and you can also enter their challenge there.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to be yours and help you with ideas and to supply you with Stampin' Up products. You can message me by leaving a comment or going to my Facebook page, linked in the side bar of this blog. Or you can click on the SHOP NOW icon in the sidebar, or any of the pictures below, if you'd like to purchase any Stampin' Up products.

Product List
Note: Beachy Little Christmas is a retired item.

Beachy Little Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144857]

$42.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

$18.50

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

$15.75

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$15.75

Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144600]

$19.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

$19.00

Pineapple Punch Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147280]

$19.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147274]

$19.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147273]

$19.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

As You See It 162 - Design Team card

Welcome to a new challenge at As You See It. This week we have an interesting sketch for you to play with.

I've broken out Beachy Little Christmas for this one. I started with the beach hut and used my brand new Stampin' Blend alcohol markers to colour it in. 

Then I picked up the colours used in the hut to make a water-colour wash to match the three strips in the sketch. I white-embossed the shells and crab with a branch to match the elements at the left-hand end of the strips.

For the first time ever, I used a staple to attach something to a card - and it felt good!

We'd love to see what you do with this sketch - and for you to show us how YOU see it.
You have until 11.55 p.m. on Wednesday 15 November PST to join us.

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below.

Ingredients - all products Stampin' Up

Card: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, watercolour paper

Stamps: Beachy LIttle Christmas

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Versamark, Stampin' Blend markers: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Pool Party (lights and darks)

Other: White embossing powder, Burlap ribbon, staple

Match the Sketch 194

Today, I've used the sketch at Match The Sketch for inspiration.

I've seen a lot of cards using watercolour wash backgrounds but I am particularly indebted to Natalie Lappako, aka the Stamp Witch, who recently did a lovely card using watercolour wash and Beachy Little Christmas and so I guess I've cased her! Check out her blog as it is wonderful, full of lovely cards and ideas.

I've used Pool Party, Calypso Coral and a touch of Crushed Curry for the background. I've reduced the size of the three elements around the sentiment strip but retained the idea of having one tucked under the sentiment.

Ingredients

Card: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White, watercolour paper

Stamps: Beachy Little Christmas

Inks: versamark, Crumb Cake

Other: white embossing powder, dimensionals.

All products Stampin' Up.

The Paper Players 358 - DT card

Last week's summery colour challenge at The Paper Players certainly threw up a whole range of projects from flowers to caravans and they were all a delight to look at. This week, we have a theme challenge for you.

Colouring any image - so many choices! As I'd used my favourite colouring stamps recently (Best Birds and Butterfly Basics) I turned to my pre-order box of goodies. Out came Beachy Little Christmas. Perfect for those of us who live in warm climates or like me, live somewhere where Christmas is mid-summer. This will be available for order after 1 September, from the new Stampin' Up Holiday Catalogue. There are several images but I liked this beach-ornamented Christmas Tree for my first experiment.

For this, I used blender pens and ink to colour the tiny ornaments and the bucket. I stamped the shells, also part of the set, then coloured them, over-stamped them with a darker splatter and fussy cut them to add in under my tree. I used the fine splatter stamp from Touches of Texture for my 'sand' and for the shells.

Since my box also held some mini-sequin trim, I used a bit of that under the sentiment and pulled a few off the string to put in the centre of the round baubles on the tree.

There are just a few rules to remember if you're joining us at The Paper Players. 

1. Create a NEW paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 4 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

I enjoy seeing everyone's creations, so please join in.

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a demonstrator, please contact me. I'd love to help you out with ideas and Stampin' Up supplies. You can reach me through contacting me on my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog, or by leaving me a comment below.

Ingredients - All products Stampin' Up

Card: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Shimmery white cardstock, Whisper White

Stamps: Beachy Little Christmas, Touches of Texture

Inks: Garden Green, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron

Other: Seaside embossing folder,  blender pen, Burlap ribbon, Gold mini-sequin trim, dimensionals, Metallic enamel shape