Monday, December 4, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF - LAST Challenge!

This will be my last challenge as Design Team member of USE YOUR STUFF.  The blog is closing down.  It has been tons of fun stretching my creative brain to fit the challenges.  

This time we are collaborating with DOUBLE TROUBLE and our part of the challenge is to incorporate twine, string, ribbon, etc.


  • EVERYTHING: Violet Studio "Fall in Autumn"
EXCEPT

  • enamel dots: SCT 
  • edging ink: Close to My Heart


To see what the other design team members have come up with, go HERE

Monday, November 27, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #497 - Shine Bright

  • White Cardstock: SCT
  • Stamp set/dies: Taylored Expressions
  • Ink: Close to My Heart
  • Flower dies: Spellbinders
  • Gems: Spellbinders
  • Embossing Folder: Spellbinders
  • Instructor: Meghann Andrew




To see what else our Design Team has come up with, check it out HERE

Monday, October 16, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF - Challenge #495 - Autumn Mood Board

 


  • Stamps, Stencils, dies, patterned paper: Lawn Fawn
  • Inks: Close to My Heart
  • Black ink: Versafine Claire
  • Alcohol Markers: Spectrum Noir Triblend
  • from a class at SCT Crop and Create Delivered
  • Instructor: Jenn Shurkus


To see what creations the rest of the design team came up with, go HERE


Monday, September 18, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #493 - use hand drawn lines

I drew the dashes around the border.

  • Stamp set: Colorado Craft Company - Recharge
  • Card base: Recollections 
  • White Cardstock: Staples
  • Patterned paper: Carta Bella
  • Black Pen: Pigma
  • Black Ink: Versafine Clair
  • Shell stamps: Issue 72 Creative Stamping - Seaside
  • Markers: Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend
  • Beige ink: Close to My Heart
  • Pearl: Close to My Heart


Check out the other projects my fellow Design Team mates came up with HERE

Monday, August 21, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF July 2023 Challenge #491 - Vintage

  • Black Cardstock: Recollections
  • Feather: unknown - bought at deSerres
  • Everything else: BoBunny


To see what wonderful creations the other Design Team members came up with, see HERE

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH - August 2023 - Create a summer themed layout using the sketch provided plus striped paper


  • White cardstock: Bazzill
  • Patterned paper/diecuts: Fancy Pants - Making Waves
  • Heart puffy stickers: Sticko
  • Black pen: Pigma



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

Monday, July 24, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF - #489 July challenge - 3 item cluster

  • Patterned paper/chipboard: Stamperia - Sea Dream
  • Woodgrain paper: Crafto
  • Cardbase: made from Staples cardstock
  • Edging ink: Close to My Heart


Check out what our other Design Team members have come up for this challenge HERE.  

Saturday, July 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH July 2023 Challenge - Sketch plus...

...red/white/blue


  •  Patterned paper: Teresa Colllins
  • Gold Letters: My Minds Eye
  • "Bon Voyage" chipboard: Stamperia
  • Vacation tag: Little Yellow Bicycle
  • "hotel" letter dies: Tim Holtz
  • Black Cardstock: Recollections
  • Pen: Pigma
Paris Hotel in Las Vegas - 2023

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


Monday, June 26, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF June 2023 Challenge #487 - Hearts

  • Stamp: Stampin Up
  • Markers: Spectrum Noir Tri-blend
  • Black Ink: Versafine Clair
  • Stitched rectangle die: Close to My Heart
  • Patterned Paper: Stampington; Sizzix
  • Hearts: Recollections
  • Doily: Recollections

 Check out what the other design team members have created HERE

Thursday, June 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH - June 2023 Sketch challenge plus...

...tags, tabs and creative title work


  • Patterned paper/stickers: Simple Stories - Happy New Year
  • Pink cardstock: Doublemates - Worldwin paper
  • White cardstock: Scrapbook and Cards Today
  • Twine: Stampin Up
  • Puffy hearts: Recollections
  • Black pen: Pigma


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

Monday, May 15, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF #484 Challenge - use a technique

I used mixed media - in this case, metallic paint with a stencil.  

  • Card base: Close to My Heart
  • Black cardstock: Recollections
  • Metallic embroidery floss: DMC
  • Vellum: ???
  • Stitched circle die: My Favorite Things
  • Metallic paint: Mont Marte
  • Stencil: Stampendous
  • Alligator Sticker: K&Company
  • "laugh" sticker: Tim Holtz



Check what the other Design Members have created for this challenge, HERE

Monday, May 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH - May 2023 Sketch challenge plus circles

  • Cardstock/Patterned paper/Stickers: Close to My Heart
  • Pen: Pigma
  • Rhinestones: Forever in Time
  • Circle punch: Marvy Uchida 


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

Monday, April 17, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF - Challenge #482 Layers

  • Patterned paper (animals, postage stamp, tag and title are fussycut): Stamperia
  • Card base: Close to my Heart
  • Edging ink: Close to my Heart


 To see other projects created by our Design Team, click HERE

Saturday, April 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH - April 2023 Sketch Challenge plus flowers


  • White Cardstock: Close to My Heart
  • Pink embossed cardstock: CraftSmith
  • Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay
  • Ephemera: Pinkfresh Studios
  • Black pen: Pigma

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

Monday, March 20, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF - Challenge #480 - Animals

We are collaborating with Double Trouble and their theme is NATIONAL PUPPY DAY.  


  • Card base: Hello Hobby
  • Dog Stamp: Close to My Heart
  • Sentiment Stamp: Close to my Heart
  • Markers: Spectrum Noir TriBlend
  • Black ink: Versafine Clair
  • Patterned Paper: Sizzix
  • Frame die: Frantic Stamper
  • Rectangle Stitched die: Close to My Heart


 To see other projects created by our Design Team, click HERE

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH - March 2023 Sketch Challenge - plus stars


  • Cardstock/patterned paper/ink: Close to my Heart
  • Buttons/fabric circles: no idea (they've been in my stash forever)
  • Alpha stamp: Clearly Wordsworth
  • Pen: Pigma
NOTE: I realized, after I posted this, that the first "to" should be "too" - this will be fixed.


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

Monday, February 20, 2023

USE YOUR STUFF # Travel Themed

  • Cardstock (for card base): Recollections
  • Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft
  • Fibre: Basic Grey
  • Chipboard: Stamperia
  • "travel" sticker: Tim Holtz


Check out what our other Design Team members have created HERE.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

SCRAP OUR STASH - February 2023 Sketch Challenge plus hearts


  • Cardstock: Close to My Heart
  • Patterned paper: Close to My Heart
  • Embossed cardstock: Craft Smith
  • Wooden Leaves: DeSerres
  • Twine: Queen & Co; Hemptique
  • "Fall" sticker: Simple Stories
  • Pen: Pigma
  • Stamp: Close to My Heart
  • Black ink: Versafine Clair
  • Markers: Spectrum Noir Triblend
 


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

Friday, January 27, 2023

SCT Crop and Create - Holiday Event (Fall) 2022 - Class 4

Instructor: Jess Forster

Supplies: 

  • Everything: Simple Stories
  • Cardstock: Bazzill
Layout 1 (didn't finish)

Layout 2 - Christmas 2014
Note: this was supposed to be a pocket page, but I just did it as a regular layout





SCT Crop and Create - Holiday Event (Fall) 2022 - Class 3

Note: Class 1 and 2 where not layouts

Instructor: Virginia Nebel

Supplies: 

  • EVERYTHING: Crate Paper
EXCEPT
  • White Cardstock: Bazzill
  • Angled strips die: SCT 
Layout 1 - Vintage Baubles - 2021
(there is a second page that I will treating like a single layout, but it has not photos yet)


Layout 2 - Before Christmas 2017







SCT Crop and Create - Fall 2022 - Bonus Class

Instructor: Becki Adams

Supplies: 

  • I can't remember - if I ever find the list, I will fix....
  • Puffy word stickers and hearts, etc.: AC Thickers
Layout 1 - Camping Cats - 2014


Layout 2 - Sharkey's Pier (Florida) - 2008


Layout 3 - CN Tower (Toronto) - 2014






 

SCT Crop and Create - Fall 2022 - Bonus Class

Instructor: Victoria Calvin

Supplies:

  • Everything: Pinkfresh Studios
Halloween 2022


 

SCT Crop and Create - Fall 2022 - Attendee Kit

Instructor: Virginia Nebel

Supplies:

  • a mix of paper/stickers: BoBunny; Echo Park;  PhotoPlay
  • Enamel dots: BoBunny
  • Cardstock: Pebble Beach; Bazzill
  • Alphas: AC Thickers
Layout 1 - Day away in Cobourg - 2022




Layout 2 - Hubby's Birthday 1990


Layout 3: Mom on ATV 2022






 

Thursday, January 26, 2023

SCT Crop and Create - Fall 2022 - Class 4

Instructor: Jana Eubank

Supplies: 

  • Everything: Simple Stories
  • Ribbon: from my stash
Mini album (6x8) with many, many pages, pockets, pull-outs, etc. 








SCT Crop and Create - Fall 2022 - Class 3

Instructor: Paige Evans

Supplies: 

  • EVERYTHING: American Crafts - Paige Evans
EXCEPT
  • Cardstock: Bazzill 
Layout 1 - Tammy (some of my doll collection)




Layout 2: Friends 2022