RRCB137 Hooray

Happy Tuesday, peeps! It's time for a new Retro Rubber challenge, and this week we are pairing with the Double Trouble challenge as well!

Our challenge is a sketch challenge so all you have to do for Retro Rubber is to make a card using our sketch and at least one stamp older than a year.

The Double Trouble challenge requirements are:

• Thing 1 – Trouble Maker: 3-2-1 Recipe: 3 colors – 2 embellishments – 1 old stamp
• Thing 3 – Twisted Sister: Follow our RRCB sketch with at least one angular shape.
• Thing 2 – Double Dare (Optional): If you used the RRCB sketch and the 3-2-1 Recipe be sure to link your card Double Trouble’s challenge to receive an additional chance to be in Double Trouble’s random draw.

So here is our sketch:

And here's my card:

You can't really see it, but the base is Seaside Spray; my main images are from a 2010 stamp set called Out West, and the sentiment and barbed wire are from a 2015 set called Yee Haw.  I used some papers from Authentique and Carta Bella; my 3-2-1 recipe is three colors:  mustard, blue and red; 

my two embellishments are the hat and the star brad, and my one is the old stamp! 

 

On the inside, I stamped the boot from Out West, and cheated a little because I used a new sentiment stamp from A Grand Kid because I liked the font:

I hope you'll play along with us at Retro Rubber this week, and do the Double Trouble challenge if you want too!  Remember, you must give us the approximate age of the stamps you're using and they have to be at least a year old!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	A Grand Kid, Out West (ret), YeeHaw (ret)
Card stock & Papers	Seaside Spray, Cowboy Country DSP (Carta Bella), Genuine DSP (Authentique)
Ink	Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Star Brad, Dimensionals
Tools	Markers

RRCB114 Christmas Double Trouble

Happy July! The Retro Rubber challenge is starting off this month with a bang (because it’s July, after all)! We are starting our challenge a day early so that we can team with the Double Trouble Challenge! Now, I have to admit that I had never heard of this challenge, so I was intrigued!

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. Here's our prompt:

Here’s the cool part: 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. (Sweet – that’s us!)

· 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 as well!

So here we go! Double the fun! Double the Trouble!

For my card today, I chose to make a square card; I used a Cottage Cutz die to cut out Santa and his team from some watercolor paper and colored them with some watercolor brushes; still getting the hang of using them!  I added a background of "snow" and a little ribbon diecut from the Arts and Crafts dies:

My top sentiment is from a 2017 Paper Pumpkin kit, and the bottom sentiment is from To You And Yours (2008).  That set is one of my favorites!

 

And just for fun, since the Jingle Belles' challenge this week is Snow Much Fun, I am entering my snowy scene there, too!  It's nice to think of snow and Christmas when the temperatures are in the 90s, right?!  I hope you'll play along with our Double Trouble challenge these two weeks...be sure to share your creation with us on both websites!  Have fun!

We had a quick downpour last week, which turned our little creek into a swollen rushing river!  The water was up to the bottom of the bridge!  The kids went down to stick their feet in and I think it freaked Cassidy out a little....not really, she was just cheesin' for the camera!  It was impressive, though!  Loud and fast!  You don't fool with Mother Nature, LOL!

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	To You And Yours (2008), Paper Pumpkin (2017)
Card stock & Papers	Smoky Slate, Real Red, Watercolor, Winterberry DSP (My Mind's Eye)
Ink	Real Red
Accessories
Tools	Big Shot, Arts and Crafts Die, Winter Wonderland Border Die (Cottage Cutz), Watercolor Brushes (Arteza)