Retro Rubber - Design Team Card

Romance is in the air at Retro Rubber Challenge this week, or at least it was for me. It's always good to have an engagement/wedding/anniversary card in the stash. This week's challenge will let you do that AND give some love to some of your old stamps.

At Retro Rubber Challenge, the rules are simple: Use a stamp that's at least a year old, tell us the approximate age of it (or them) and don't link up to more than ten challenges in total.

Use this lovely graphic to inspire you: colours, theme, patterns, shapes.... whatever you see in it that gets you wanting to create.

This card uses two older stamps. Firstly, the Brushstrokes background stamp (2015-16 Annual Catalogue) and then the very versatile Sunshine Sayings (2016-17 Annual Catalogue). Both stamp sets, along with the gorgeous Sunshine Wishes thinlits, are still current.

I chose one of the latest in-colours, Powder Pink, along with gold for this card since the inspiration photo was so pink and gold. I chose Very Vanilla as the base.

The 'love' is stacked to give it dimension and I've sponged it at the top with Powder Pink and moved through to Flirty Flamingo at the bottom. Black was too harsh for these colours, so I've used Early Espresso for the rest of the sentiment.

You have the next fortnight to join in with us at Retro Rubber Challenge and we'd love to see what you do with this gorgeous inspiration. Pop over to the site and see what the rest of the Design Team have done with it.

I am also going to enter this card into two other challenges.

Stamp, Ink, Paper 135

You can join Stamp, Ink, Paper up until 4 February

and

SU Only Challenge 193

Hearts Aplenty

You can join this challenge up until February 10

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. If you would like a copy of the new Special Occasions Catalogue or the Sale-a-bration brochure and don't have a demonstrator, then contact me. You can message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below. 

Ingredients - all products Stampin' Up

Card: Powder Pink, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil

Stamps: Brushstrokes background stamp, Sunshine Sayings

Ink: Powder Pink, Early Espresso, Flirty Flamingo

Other: Sunshine Wishes framelits, dimensionals, sponges.

Farewell to the 2015-17 In Colours

I feel very attached to this set of In Colours. Not only do I really like them, they were the In Colours when I became a demonstrator, so I feel as though they've shared my journey. In fact, I used Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe and Watermelon Wonder in the very first card of the very first class I ever had. So when I realised they'd be unavailable soon, forever, I made a little set of notecards just as a kind of farewell moment.

And with their envelopes...

So if you want any paper, inkpads, re-inkers or accessories in Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon, Cucumber Crush or Tip Top Taupe, get your order in before the end of May. The sooner the better, as these items sometimes sell out. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar and your goodies will be delivered to your door.

Ingredients for the ThankYou cards

Stamps: Brushstrokes background stamp, One Big Meaning, Touches of Texture (inside and on envelopes)

Inks: 2015-17 In Colour collection

Card: 2015-17 In Colour collection, Whisper White

Other: SU doilies, linen twine, Layering circle framelits, Stitched circle framelits, dimensionals