Love is in the air!  With Valentine's Day around the corner it is time for a theme challenge that has plenty of heart!  So much so, we want you to use hearts on your card!  Make it a valentine theme and you get bonus points!  (OK so no bonus points but if you are going to put hearts on a card - it just makes sense for it to be for Valentine's!)  Use at least one stamp older than a year and join us!!

We have made a change to our challenge rules – you have always had to use a stamp older than a year but now you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. After all – we want to give these old stamps some love!

Are you on Facebook?  If you share our challenge on your Facebook page, we will happily share your post!

To be considered for a Top Pick and to receive comments - be sure to link your card below!

Be sure to play along with us! This challenge ends February 10, 2017.

We are excited to welcome LeAnne Pugliese as our guest designer for this challenge!  LeAnne blogs her crafty heart out at Wee Inklings!  Prepare to be amazed at the delightful offerings you will find!

Enjoy the inspiration of the design team!

Katy

Debbie

Claire

Christine

Neva

Donna

Maria

Jan

Jane

 CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB55.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the InLinkz by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 other challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

Good afternoon all!  A huge thank you to everyone who played along with this challenge!

We love all of you who stop in and visit us on a regular basis!  If you are new to our site and like what you see, be sure to stop by on Tuesday when our next challenge goes live!

 The design team had a very difficult time choosing our top picks this week!

Without further ado – here are the top picks, in no particular order…

Kathy K

Darnell

Mimi

Theresa P

Lynne in NI

The design team voted on their fave and this week's winner is :  MIMI!!!

Mimi...we would love to have you as our guest designer for an upcoming challenge.

Please contact us at retrorubber at outlook dot com.  Email link in the side bar.

 See you Tuesday for the next challenge!!

Welcome back!  We are excited to get back to our challenges after a long winter's nap!  First up - a theme - appropriate for this time of year!  Let It Snow!  Just add snow to your card, use at least one stamp older than a year and you are good to go!  Be sure to join us!!

We have made a change to our challenge rules – you have always had to use a stamp older than a year but now you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. After all – we want to give these old stamps some love!

Are you on Facebook?  If you share our challenge on your Facebook page, we will happily share your post!

To be considered for a Top Pick and to receive comments - be sure to link your card below!

Be sure to play along with us! This challenge ends January 27, 2017.

We are excited to welcome Patty Schultz as our guest designer for this challenge!  Patty shares all of her crafty goodness at her blog called PJ's Projects!  PJ creates beautiful clean, colorful and layered cards and shares her enthusiasm for card making with all of us! It's always a joy to pop in and see what she has done lately!

Enjoy the inspiration of the design team!

Katy

Debbie

Claire

Christine

Neva

Donna

Maria

Jan

Jane

 CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB54.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the InLinkz by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 other challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
• Turn off Word Verification.  We love to comment but word verification can make that difficult.

The Retro Rubber Challenge is excited to announce the addition of Jan Clothier to our design team!

http://scrapbookingstuff28.blogspot.com/

Hello!

I live in the North Island of New Zealand with my husband of 30+ years.  My three fabulous children have left home.

By day, I'm a teacher-librarian at a local secondary school but nights and weekends, I'm a card-maker and scrapbooker.  I discovered card-making and the world of online challenges a couple of years ago when I was off work with a leg injury and I've been addicted ever since!

I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator just over a year ago and I've really enjoyed the extra challenge of running classes and sharing my work with others.

I'm very pleased to be joining the team at Retro Rubber and look forward to seeing everyone's creations.

Welcome aboard Jan!

Be sure to join us January 17, 2017 when our new year of challenges start!