Itty Bitty Christmas for Retro Rubber 149

Welcome to our final challenge for 2020!

This time round, we're giving you a challenge that will let you get out your older Christmas stamps and show them some love. All you have to do is let the picture inspire you in some way, use at least one stamp that's a year or more old AND give us an indication of how old that stamp is. We also ask you not to enter the challenge more than three times.

This pretty Christmas graphic gives you plenty to work with in the inspiration department. I went for the colours, which are classic Christmas: red, green, white, gold. I took the gold from the flames of the candles. I also used the red stitched star and the snow.

Itty Bitty Christmas is one of my favourite Christmas sets because it's all small scale Christmas sentiments that are endlessly useful on cards and tags. It first appeared in the Holiday catalogue of 2019 and is still available. When it first appeared, it bundled with the Christmas Layers dies, which I've used here with gold foil to create the swirly star layer. This die set is also currently available, although the two are no longer offered as a bundle.

The greenery is cut with the very handy Sprig punch. It, and the Stitched Stars dies are both still current products but first appeared in last year's Holiday catalogue.

One of the creative pleasures is to combine old and new, so there are some new items here too: the Gilded Gem embellishments, the gold twine and the Winter Snow embossing folder.

You can see what the rest of the team have done with this challenge, and link up your entry, by visiting the Retro Rubber Challenge site. We'd love to see what you do and what stamps you have in your stash.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 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.

Product List

Itty Bitty Christmas Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150513]

$46.00

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

[147006]

$18.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$10.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$15.75

Christmas Layers Dies

[150654]

$61.00

Stitched Stars Dies

[150653]

$80.00

Sprig Punch

[148012]

$38.00

Winter Snow Embossing Folder

[153577]

$15.75

Wonder Of The Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153537]

$19.00

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$14.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Christmas Gleaming for Retro Rubber 142

This week, at Retro Rubber Challenge, we have an interesting sketch for you to get creative with. As always, since this is Retro Rubber, we ask you to use at least one stamp that is a year or more old AND to tell us the approximate age of that stamp.

It's never too early to start a stash of Christmas cards, is it?!  The sketch certainly got me thinking of Christmas because I thought a lacy rectangle might be a nice element and that lead me to the Christmas Layers dies.  I backed some of the gorgeous Brushed Copper foil with Adhesive Sheet to make application easy. Then, I cut two of the Christmas foliage dies and arranged them into a rectangle and applied them to a Very Vanilla base that I'd embossed with the Subtle embossing folder. This die set is also a carry over from last year's Holiday catalogue and I'm very pleased to see them return - you should see the snowflake die in the set!

My favourite bundle from last year's Holiday Catalogue was Christmas Gleaming. The stamp set, which contained both sentiments and Christmas images - including these wonderful baubles - came with a pair of punches to cut the baubles out with. Because the background is so rich, I kept the treatment of the baubles very simple, opting to stamp them in Pretty Peacock on Very Vanilla and add a touch of Wink of Stella  on the hangers. 

The foil accented DSP was also my favourite DSP from last year's catalogue too and you can see some snippets of it here, behind the sentiment.

If you missed out on getting these beauties last year, they are back in this year's August-December Mini Catalogue both individually and as an extra special bundle. The Christmas Gleaming Variety Bundle gives you 10% off for getting the stamps set, pair of punches AND the DSP for only $133.

You have until September 4 to play along with us. You see what the rest of the team have done with this sketch, and link up your entry, by visiting the Retro Rubber Challenge site.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 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.

Product List 

Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set (En)

[150464]

$44.00

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

[150886]

$18.50

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

$20.50

Brushed Metallic Cardstock

[153524]

$32.00

Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper

[150429]

$32.00

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$15.75

Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack

[150647]

$72.00

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

[151775]

$21.00

Christmas Layers Dies

[150654]

$61.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$14.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

As You See It 216 - Design Team Card

Welcome to a new year of challenges at As You See It. Our rotation of challenges continues with a recipe challenge: use the five ingredients and see what you can cook up!

Here's what I did.

For the snowflakes, I used the Christmas Layers dies. This set, which is carrying over, includes snowflakes, mistletoe and stars in group and single die cuts. I cut the snowflakes in white multiple times to create the background. Then I overlaid a set in silver foil, to fit in with the sentiment.

The rhinestones and silver metallic thread carry on the shining theme. The silver foil mat was dry embossed with the Subtle embossing folder.

Finally, the inspirational sentiment 'It's your time to shine' from Daisy Lane, was added.

So, what can you do with snowflakes, silver, rhinestones or sequins, dry embossing and an inspiring sentiment? We'd love to see what you do. You can see what the rest of the team have done, and link up your entry, at the As You See It Challenge site.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 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.

Product List

Daisy Lane Cling Stamp Set

[149325]

$48.00

Christmas Layers Dies

[150654]

$61.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$10.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$15.75

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

$7.25

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$10.50

Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

[151775]

$20.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25