Saturday, December 31, 2022

2023 Calendar - January to June

Every year I make a calendar for my mom that includes family photos from throughout the previous year. 

January:

  • Patterned paper: Recollections
  • Gold cardstock: Recollections
  • Snowflake punch: EK Success

February:
  • Patterned paper: Forever in Time
  • Bottle sticker: Recollections
March:
  • Patterned paper: Sizzix
  • Puffy Stickers: Amy Tangerine
  • Hears: Recollections
April: 
  • Patterned paper: BoBunny
  • Punch: Stampin Up
May:
  • Patterned Paper: Simple Stories
  • Hearts: Recollections

June:
  • Patterned paper: BoBunny and Simple Stories







2023 Calendar - July to December

Every year I make a calendar for my mom that includes family photos from throughout the previous year.   

July: 

  • Woodgrain patterned paper: Close to My Heart
  • Other patterned paper: Kaisercraft
  • Diecuts/Ephemera: Simple Stories


August: 
  • Patterned paper: Authentique
September: 
  • Patterned paper: Basic Grey
  • Gold paper: Canvas Corp.
  • Phrase Sticker: Tim Holtz
October: 
  • Patterned paper: Fancy Pants
  • Ephemera: Tim Holtz
  • Skull trim: ???

November: 
  • Patterned paper/stickers/ephemera: Simple Stories
  • Woodgrain paper: Close to My Heart
  • Cardstock: Bazzill
December: 
  • Patterned paper and ephemera: Doodlebug
  • Other ephemera: Close to My Heart
  • White cardstock: Staples


Wednesday, December 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - December 2022 Sketch Challenge


  • EVERYTHING: Simple Stories - Hearth and Holiday
  • except
  • Twine: Hemptique


All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE.

Monday, December 12, 2022

USE YOUR STUFF - December 2022 - Anything Goes - Christmas Edition

  • Patterned paper: My Minds Eye; Stamperia
  • Ribbon: ???
  • Gold marker: 


To see what the other Design Members created, you can check it out HERE. 


Thursday, December 8, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH December 2022 Wheel Challenge


  • EVERYTHING: Close to My Heart



All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE.

Monday, November 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH November 2022 Sketch Challenge

  • Base page: Close to My Heart
  • Cardstock: Recollections
  • Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft
  • Stickers: Close to My Heart
  • "more" stickers: The Paper Studio
  • Black pen: K&Company
  • Wooden pieces: Woodpile
  • smaller wooden pieces: Jillibean Soup
  • Snarky words stickers: Tim Holtz
  • Circle cutter: Creative Memories


All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE.  

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - November 2022 Wheel Challenge


  • Patterned paper and stickers: PhotoPlay - Fallings Leaves
  • White doily: Wilton
  • Pleated circle: Amy Tangerine
  • Punch: EK Success
  • Edging ink: Close to My Heart
  • Date stamp: Amy Tangerine
  • Sketch: PageMaps


All challenge information and more inspriration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Friday, October 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH October 2022 Sketch Challenge


  • Patterned paper/stickers: Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Botanical
  • Doily: Unique
  • Pen: Pigma
  • Enamel hearts: Recollections
  • Edging ink: Close to My Heart


All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - September 2022 Sketch Challenge


  • Base page: Crate Paper
  • Tag: Kaisercraft
  • Journaling box: ???
  • Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay
  • Glitter Alphas: AC Thickers
  • Alpha stamps: Stampin Up
  • Ink: Close to My Heart
  • Pen: Pigma
  • Black cardstock: Recollections
  • Heart die: Poppy Stamps

All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Thursday, September 8, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - September 2022 Wheel Challenge - INSPIRED BY

NOTE: I'm inspired by my MOM! I love those little enamel hearts and I've been hoarding them because they're hard to find.

  • Patterned paper/stickers: Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Botanicals
  • Twine: Martha Stewart (pink); Recollections (blue and green) 
  • Tag: The Paper Studio
  • Enamel hearts: Recollections
  • Stencil: The Crafters Workshop
  • Edging ink: Close to My Heart
  • Circle cutter: EK Success
  • Sketch: PageMaps May 2020
 


All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Monday, August 22, 2022

USE YOUR STUFF - Rainbow

  • Cardstock (for card base): Recollections
  • Patterned Paper: Pinkfresh Studios
  • Doily: Wilton
  • Image: Taylored Expressions
  • Distress ink: Ranger Tim Holtz
  • Sequins: 28 Lilac Lane
NOTE: The image is from Taylored Expressions that is printed onto a watercolour panel. 


To see what the other Design Team members have created, go to the UYS blog, HERE. 

Sunday, August 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - August 2022 Sketch Challenge


Note: The embellishment clusters were made with elements fussycut from the patterned paper and popped.

  • Patterned Paper: Recollections
  • Twine: ???
  • Edging Ink: Close to My Heart


Monday, August 8, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - August 2022 Wheel Challenge


NOTE: There are numbers in some of the patterned paper and on the clock.
  • Patterned Paper: Diecuts with a View
  • Diecuts: Creative Memories
  • Tag: ???
  • Twine: ???
  • Bracket rectangle die: Close to My Heart
  • Border and corner punches: Martha Stewart
  • Pen: Pigma
  • Edging Ink: Close to My Heart
  • Enamel Dots: Close to My Heart



 All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Monday, July 25, 2022

USE YOUR STUFF CHALLENGE #453 - Sunshine


  • Patterned Paper: BoBunny
  • Stamp: Hampton Art
  • Sentiment diecut: Kaisercraft
  • Markers: Ranger Tim Holtz
  • White Gel pen: Gelly Roll
  • Black Ink: Versafine Claire

  • White Cardstock: Close to My Heart
  • Patterned Paper: Simple Stories
  • Stamp: Hampton Art
  • Markers: Ranger Tim Holtz
  • Black ink: Versafine Clair
  • Watercolour paper: Canson
  • White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll
  • Gems: Forever in Time


You can check out what the other Design Team members came up with HERE. 




 

Thursday, July 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - July 2022 Sketch Challenge

  • Patterned and gold paper: Recollections
  • Bracket chipboard: Basic Grey
  • Gold letters: AC Thickers
  • Twine: Queen and Co.
  • Edging ink: Close to My Heart


All challenge information and more inspiration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 
 

Friday, July 8, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - Wheel Challenge - Bingo


 I chose the middle horizontal line: watercolour; puffy stickers; FREE; colour blue; stripes

  • Everything: PinkFresh Studios 
  • EXCEPT
  • Puffy stickers: Maggie Holmes


All challenge information and more inspiration from our design tam members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

USE YOUR STUFF - Challenge #452 Plants/Flowers

  • Pink Cardstock: Recollections
  • White Cardstock: Staples
  • Stamps: Pinkfresh Studios; Simple Cards and Papercrafts
  • Markers: Spectrum Noir TriBlend
  • Sentiment Stamps: Spellbinders
  • Rhinestones: Recollections
  • Stitched Rectangle die: Elizabeth Crafts 
Note: Card made pretty much the same as the one in the magazine, just a little smaller (A2 size) 


To see what the other Design Team members have come up with, check it out HERE. 

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

SCRAP OUR STASH - June 2022 Sketch Challenge



  • Patterned Paper: Authentique; Kaisercraft; Graphic 45
  • Wooden anchors: Studio Calico
  • Twine: Celebrate IT; Darice
  • "Adventure" stamp: Recollections
  • Tab die: Close to My Heart




 All challenge information and more inspriration from our design team members can be found on the SCRAP OUR STASH blog HERE. 

Sunday, June 12, 2022

CROP AND CREATE DELIVERED - April 2022 - Attendee Kit - Virginia Nebel

  • Patterned paper: Doodlebug; PhotoPlay; Carta Bella
  • Ephemera: Doodlebug
  • Stickers: Photoplay 
  • Frames and Tags: Carta Bella
  • Foam letters: AC Thickers
  • Gumdrops (enamel dots): Your Next Stamp
  • Cardstock: Bazzill

Spring with my nephew - 1984 




Honeymoon in Boston (Mass.) - 1984





CROP AND CREATE Delivered April 2022 - Class 3 - Virginia Nebel

  • Everything: Echo Park
  • EXCEPT
  • White cardstock: Bazzill
  • Foam alphas: AC Thickers

5th Birthday - 1991





Campsite - 2021