RRCB130 Country Birthday Wishes

 

Hi stampers!  Time for a new Retro Rubber challenge where we give our older stamps (at least a year) some love!!  We've got a fabulous sketch for you this week:  

I just LOVE this sketch---I love things in threes, so this was right up my alley!  I was perusing my vast selection of 6x6 papers and came across this pretty woodgrain paper in subtle shades, already cut to size!! Woohoo!  I mounted it on a Crumb Cake card base and went to work:

My main sentiment is from a 2016 SU set called Time of Year...I stamped it in Pretty Peacock and fussy cut it out:

I am thinking it might be a little too bold for these soft colors, but it's already done, LOL!  I added a little banner from the same woodgrain paper, and stamped "wishes" on it, then added some diecut stitched stars from the same paper pack below:

I added some silver metallic pearls just for fun!  My niece's birthday is coming up and she is all about country decor, so this will be for her!

How will you interpret this sketch?  The DT has some fun ideas, you need to hop on over to the Retro Rubber blog to check them out!  Remember, your stamps have to be at least a year old, and tell us the approximate age!  Almost every SU set can be found on Splitcoaststampers in the SU Gallery, if you need help!!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Time of Year (ret), Sentiment Stamp from Spellbinders (at least 2 years old)
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Felicity Collection DSP (BoBunny)
Ink	Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Silver Metallic Pearls, Dimensinals
Tools	Big Shot, Itty Bitty Banners Dies (ret), Bundle of Stitched Shapes Dies, (Simon Says Stamp)

AYSI205 Symphony of the Sea

Hey everyone, we made it to Friday!  It's wicked hot here in PA!  Are you staying cool?  We've got a cool theme for you this week at As You See It:

I have LOTS of beach-themed stamps, so it was hard to choose which ones to use, but in the end, I went very, very simple and used a stamp from 100 Proof Press called Shell Plate 17. (My friend Colleen enabled me to get this, although she says I am her enabler, LOL!  You can see her card here.)  So here is mine:

 

I stamped my shell plate on a piece of Graphic 45 paper with Lost Lagoon ink and matted it with a piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock, sponging the edges for a more rustic look.  

For the card base, I chose another Graphic 45 paper and stamped some splatters from Gorgeous Grunge, a cheesecloth image from Cornish Heritage Farms, and a sentiment from Impression Obsession....isn't that a great sentiment?

This will be going to a special friend on her birthday, so I stamped some appropriate words from a Spellbinders stamp set on the inside; of course, I did not use my Stamparatus on the first go-round, so I messed it up and had to cover it with a stitched layer....lesson learned!  I also stamped a shell very lightly down in the corner.

Hope you'll play along with our beach-themed challenge this week!  It will make you feel like you're on vacation, even if you're not!

In keeping with the beaches theme, Cassidy and family are visiting Carolina Beach in NC...I just love this shot of her "riding the waves"!!!

Uh oh....do you see the shark?!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Shell Plate 17 (100 Proof Press), Gorgeous Grunge (ret), Cheesecloth (Cornish Heritage Farms, ret), Nautical (Impression Obsession, STP-002 Sentiments (Spellbinders)
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White, Misc Graphic 45 DSP, Pretty Peacock
Ink	Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Pretty Peacock
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Sponges