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Stash Challenge Tuesday and Day 2 of our 300K Celebration!

 

It's time for another Stash Challenge, and this week, Holly Young challenged me to dig out my "collection" of epoxy stickers and put them to good use!  I'm embarrassed to say how many I have.  Some I collected back when I scrapbooked alot, but a lot of them have fallen into my cart as I pass by the dollar bins at Michaels.  How many of those do YOU have?  Well, I challenge you to dig 'em out, and show them the love!  Link your creation to this post by comment or upload to SCS with the keyword SXSC08!

  Check out Holly's creation!  Now how adorable is this?  Such a fun and sweet Easter card, and that sentiment just kills me!  The little epoxy flowers are perfect little embellishments, and I love the shimmery ric rac!

Holly did a second card, and I really love this spotlighting technique, and I even have the clear epoxy stickers to try it!  How cool is that?

You can find out all the details of Holly's card on her blog; Hogwild about Stamping.  Thank you so much for the challenge Holly!  I hope you got a bit of satisfaction putting a few of those little stickers into play!

Now, I have to confess, I found this to be the most difficult stash challenge yet, although you`d think I had a love affair with these little babies given the amount that I have!  I also added another element to my first card, in that since Julie cased herself for our 300K Celebration, I figured I should too!  So my first card is a case of this card of mine. 

While I have a lot of the stickers, they were all so diverse and colourful, I had a really hard time settling on one set.  I finally decided to go with the simplest image and pulled out Verve`s Seeing Stars set.  This is a classic favorite of mine, and I love that it works with my SU! star punches.

I kept it fairly simple, adding three epoxy stars on the left and some glimmer ribbon along the top.  The sentiment is from Starlight Starbright, and I was tickled pink when it fit inside the large star, making it a quick finish!

Now, I also wanted to use one of the epoxy slide mounts I had purchased...but so far had never used, so I did another card.  I kept it simple because it was getting late!  I thought the colours were a perfect match for So Saffron and Sage Shadow, and they were pretty close.  I was quite drawn to the split of the colours and wanted to create a reverse look on the card.  It`s pretty cool lined up like that.

The stamp set is Verve`s Floral Symphony, and I stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black and coloured it with my SU! markers.  The image is popped up on dimensionals with a ribbon tab and there is piercing all along the edges of the designer papers.  I finished it with three So Saffron brads and that`s all she wrote!  The sentiment is from Feeling Groovy. 

How would you like to win Floral Symphony..and more!  Well, yesterday I asked you to case me, and link your creation by comment to this post.  So today, you are going to check out Julie`s blog or SCS gallery and pick a card of hers to case.  This time you will link it to this post on her blog!  You have until midnight Monday, March 30, and we`ll select a random winner on Tuesday, March 31.  You can check out Julie`s blog to find out what she`s giving away, but I`ll tell you mine right now!  For Day 2 of our Celebration, Julee at Verve has graciously donated a Fun With Florals bundle!  That`s 5 stamp sets!  Both Julie and I will draw a winner from all the entries each day, so there will be four winners in all!

Case me(Laura), and link to this post on Laura`s blog, or upload to SCS with the keyword CEL300L. 

Case Julie, and link to this post on Julie`s blog, or upload to SCS with the keyword CEL300J.

Remember to link the card you cased in your post or upload, and change at least two things, and yes, you can case as many cards as you like, and enter as often as you like on both days of our Celebration!

Happy stamping!

Laura

Stash Challenge Tuesday

 

Actually, I don't have a Stash Challenge for you this week.  I was running late and didn't leave enough time to contact a challenger.  I mean it's OK to put myself under pressure, but I don't want to do that to my challenger!  I am always looking for challengers, so if you have something in your stash you think it's about time you used, lets play!  Contact me at scrapnextras@yahoo.com

  I actually made this card for the Rub on challenge I did a while back.  However, since I had two cards already, I decided to save this one...for a time like this!

I also have tons of the die cut blooms that I don't seem to use enough, and since the "Perfect Day" rub ons seem to match the blooms, I decided to put them together and this is what ended up with.  I love the colour combo and the black background.  I think there was a SCS challenge about using a black background that week, and that's how I arrived at that!

Not a lot to say, although, I did cut some of the circle rub ons apart and used them separately.  All the rub ons here are from "A Perfect Day" set, both the white and black.  Dimensionals were used to add interest to the layers, and the black panel was pierced all round, and popped up on dimensionals as well.  This is about as close to SUO as I've come in a while.  Just that one red brad....hmmm.

Speaking of SU!...are any of you going to the Edmonton regionals this Saturday?  I am going, and I'm so excited because I'll finally meet Dawn and Christine!  If you are going,  you must stop and say hi!  It's always so fun to meet people in real life.  I hope to find some time to whip up some swaps to swap with you, but time is closing in on me!  If I do, I'll try and share it with you this week.

Well, off to work I go!  Have a fabulous Tuesday, and email me if you want to play in my stash challenge.  Let's dig out those treasures and show them some love!

Stash Challenge Tuesday; Stickers

 

Tuesday's Stash Challenge this week is to dig out those stickers from your stash and use them!  There is no time limit, anyone can play, anytime!  If you play along with us, upload your creations to SCS with the keyword SXSC07, or link it by comment to this post so we can all see your fabulous efforts! 

This week my guest challenger Justine of Cardiology: Cards from the Heart stepped up to the challenge and dug out some of her stickers to play.  I just love the fabulous summer card she came up with!  Aren't those stickers amazing!  This just leaves me dreaming of summer, and beaches and NO more snow!   You can drop by her blog to find out all about this beautiful creation! 

Justine, thank you so much for playing along!  Your card is gorgeous, and I hope you feel a little better having pulled a few stickers off their sheet!

Now it's my turn to fess up. I have a sickness when it comes to stickers.  I seem to just "collect" stickers, and hoard them.  I never use them.  I have a sticker binder and an entire rubbermaid bin full of them.  Alphabet stickers were my weakness!  I must have at least 200 alphabet sticker sheets alone.  Border stickers, image stickers, definition stickers, Disney, Teletubby...OMG, I would be embarrassed to show you how many I have.  Way more than the average scrapbook store, since stickers aren't quite as popular as they once were.  I have way too many.  So I was thrilled that Justine and I narrowed it down to stickers.  I am pleased with my projects, and just maybe, I'll try it again!

You know if I had looked at stickers the way I did making these cards, chances are that there would have been a lot more on my scrapbook pages, and a lot less in my stash.  However, I looked at them as stickers...an "as is" package deal that I never really explored creatively.  And you know what, I always thought I was a pretty creative scrapbooker!  (all the pictures will enlarge if you click on them)

I pulled out this sheet of stickers, and decided that since there were 4 of the corner flowers, I would try layering them.  The first thing I did was adhere them to cardstock. Then I cut two of the flowers out at different points and layered them on the first which had been positioned in the corner of my paper. I also cut away the white behind the flower for a little added interest. The sentiment is from "Beautiful You" by Verve, and I thought it worked in so well with the little flourishy elements around the letters!  

The gingham paper is from my stash...no name on it, and I ran the Really Rust cardstock through my Cuttlebug and layered it on the black/rust/black.  A length of black gingham ribbon tied off at the side and I called it done!  I think the flowers look so cool layered, yet it never would have occured to me to stick them on cardstock and then cut them out???  Nope...not back then.

I did a second card, since I was in the zone!  This one used a sticker sheet by David Walker...very cute and whimsical.  I worked with a square card and 9 squares.  I "dressed" up each of the sticker shoes with some adhesive gems and I think it really "updates" the look of the stickers!  I decided to use one of the "title" included with the sheet, so I adhered it to white cardstock, cut it out and attached it across the middle with dimensionals.  I tied some satin ribbon around it and called it done!

Honestly, I've never seen stickers look so good.  Well, alot better than shmooshed in my sticker binder or the rubbermaid bin!

It's your turn now!  Dig out your stickers and play along!  There is no time limit, no rules and everyone can play...just use stickers of any kind on your creation!  Upload your project to SCS with the keyword SCSX07, or link it to this blog post by comment!

I can't wait to see what you'll come up with!

Stash Challenge Tuesday; Old Stampin' Up! Designer Paper

 

How old can you go?  You know I have no idea when Stampin' Up! introduced patterned papers to their line up.  I know it was there when I signed on in 2003.  Truthfully, I thought it was ugly then, but I bought it because I thought that's what a good demo should do.  Well, a good demo should demonstrate it, unlike me, who 6 years later has a full package, un cut. 

So your challenge this week, is to pull out your oldest series of Stampin' Up! designer papers, and get creative with them.  There is no time limit, and anyone can play, demo or not.  If you upload to SCS, use the keyword SXSC06.  Or link your blog by comment to this post.  I would really like to see some more players, because I secretly want to have a reason to use that very cool Mr. Linky thing LOL!!!  So come play with me!

This week, Vicki Parson from Stamped Smiles went head to head with me, pulling out the oldest SU! paper she has, and created this gorgeous ensemble!  She used a series called Sweet and Sassy, which I actually love!  I'm pretty sure, with the exception of Real Red, this is the only designer paper series I recall with any of the bold brights. 

Vicki made this paper look brand new!  Nothing old or out dated with this set, and I love the fruit theme through out!  Check out Vicki's blog, and she'll tell you all about these amazing projects!

Thanks so much for the challenge Vicki!  This was fun.

OK, my turn.  I pulled out some paper that was introduced in the 2002-2003 SU Catalogue called "Seasons".  They had lots of patterned paper in their Simply Scrappin' kits, but there was a limited number of 12x12 papers.  And back then, the only reason I bought designer paper was for scrapbooking.  The day had yet to come where I dared use patterned paper on a card.  Back then, that was considered "cheating" LOL!  Which is really too funny, because now it's rare that I'll make a card without patterned paper.  OK, enough blabber, and on to my card.

  I think the seasons these two papers represent were spring and summer, and I combined them into a springy Easter card.

I used Easter Elegance, one of my very first Verve stamp sets!  I still love it and it's on sale right now too!  It's a two step stamp set and I pulled the colours from the papers; Lovely Lilac, Gable Green, and Pretty in Pink to colour those elegant Easter eggs!

I scalloped the bottom of the panel and added some Cotton Candy stickles to the eggs and scallops, and finished it off with taffeta ribbon.

Quick and cute!

Ok...start digging!  I want to see how old you can go!  I want to see how creative you can get!  Dig out your oldest SU! designer paper, and if you don't have any SU!, dig out the oldest patterned paper you can.  Have fun and have a great day!

Laura

Recipe:  Stamps:  Easter Elegance (Verve)  Paper:  Lovely Lilac, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Seasons designer paper series  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Gable Green, Pretty in PInk, Lovely Lilac  Accessories:  Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon, scallop border punch, dimensionals (all SU!), Cotton Candy stickles (Ranger)

Stash Challenge Tuesday; Rub ons

 

It's Stash Challenge Tuesday, and today's challenge is to dig out your rub ons and use them.  That's exactly what me and my challenge guest Angel Wilde of Angelosity did! 

Now the funny thing about rub ons, is that none of mine are very old.  I mean some of the stuff I have dug out for these challenges is up to 10 years old.  My very first Rub-ons though I got from Stampin' Up! during Sale-a-Bration last year.  However, I've rarely used those ones, and I have now acquired almost 10 packages, some SU along with many others!  I think I have used one image from one of the packages.  So although, they're not that old, I've already started to accumulate and hoard, so this challenge is timely.  And you?  Hmmm, I thought so.  Well, dig them out of your stash and use them!

Angel did!  And aren't these gorgeous?  I love the clean and simple design, and the gorgeous colours.  This would be so perfect for an anniversary card for dh don't you think?  Fabulous masculine colours.

  I love that they are distinctly different, yet work beautifully as a set with the colours and circles.  You'll want to drop by Angel's blog to find out more about these beauties, and have a gander at some of her other gorgeous creations while you're there.

Awesome job Angel, and thanks so much for playing.  I hope you'll have time to play along with the weekly challenges.

Here's what I came up with!

  I have to say one of the most appealing features of Stampin' Up!'s rub-ons, is the fact that they come in two or more colours.  Most rub ons that I have found come in one colour.  I had fun with the different colours and really enjoyed playing with them.

Both my cards feature the "Love and Happiness" rub-ons that were part of the SAB freebies last year.  I ended up with two packages, and haven't even come close to finishing up the first.  For this card I chose the Chocolate Chip rub-ons.  I thought I might try replacing the flowers with buttons, but it wasn't working for me, so I ended up adding gems to the flowers instead.  The sentiment is cut with the Petite Oval nestability set, which can be purchased at Flourishes.

  For my second card I wanted to try a split negative look.  The white rub-on was transferred to the black, and then the white cardstock was positioned over top and the black rub on placed in position at that point.

Really very simple to do with rub-ons, and easy since most SU packs have two colours!

OK...you're up next!  Dig out your rub ons and create something with them!  They are one of the most versatile products out there, and the more you use them, the more creative and comfortable with them you will get!  If you play, upload your creation to SCS with the key word SXSC06, or link your blog by comment to this post!

I am looking for some challengers who would like to dig out some of their: fibres, magic mesh, stickers, slide mounts, metal frames or whatever else you might have in your stash.  Come play with me.  I'll feature your creation and your blog in my post, and we are looking at dates in March, so you have lots of time!  Email me at scrapnextras@yahoo.com

Happy Tuesday to you!  I'm so glad you found a minute to drop in, and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Laura

Tuesday's Stash Challenge; Chipboard letters

  

I was really excited when Jen Tapler responded to my Stash Challenge post in January.  Jen is a Verve Diva with me, and her work is always amazing and I couldn't wait to do a stash challenge with her.  When she suggested chipboard, I knew we were on to something.  I suggested chipboard letters, because I think I'll need a few more go rounds with chipboard before I even put a dent in my stash.  Plus it's always fun to share different ideas on how to put them to use.

Here's what Jen came up with!  How fabulous is that!  Jen does clean and simple like nobody's business.  I love the chipboard flower and button.  What an amazing creation!  This is definitely a card you want to reach out and touch!  Stop by Jen's blog and find out how she put this baby together, and give yourself a minute to browse all the fabulous stuff she shares!

Jen thank's so much for playing along with my stash challenge! 

Now put your sunglasses on for my chipboard alphabet design.

 

I really wanted to do something other than a word, and here's where I ended up at.  I thought of doing a full sentiment or quote using the first letter, but it was taking too long to decide which one.  In the end I decided on "Superstar" which is from Verve's "Great Expectations" set and I combined it with "Seeing Stars".  I pulled the letter "S" out of a set of Chatterbox chipboard...it was pink, so I let it dictate my colours.  I had my daughter in mind, and she loves all the bling and ribbon and all the extras.  So I tried to get them all on here!

I tied grosgrain ribbon around the "S" and although the letter is peel and stick, I wanted a bit more dimension, so I popped it up on dimensionals glue dots.  "Superstar" was stamped in Pixie Pink with the "s" omitted and punched out with the word window punch.  I added a some rhinestone stars to the "S" and the sentiment just to keep with the theme. 

In the lower right corner I stamped the flourish star in Versamark, then pierced along the dots.  I have had it in mind to do that for a long time, and I think it played a big role in how this card came to be.  Some star buttons and punches were added for embellishments, and just for fun, I took the spiral punch and punched all along the top of the card, then tied a slip of grosgrain ribbon through one of the "loops".  I love it!  And I think it's perfect for the tween age group!

So see...alphabets aren't only for scrapbooking!  I challenge you to use some of those chipboard letters you have hidden in your stash!  Get them out and onto something!  If you play, be sure to link your post up by comment or upload to SCS using the keyword SXSC05.

Tomorrow begins the previews of Flourishes' upcoming release.  I am so excited to finally be able to share them with you!  I hope you'll drop by again...I think you're going to love them as much as I do!

Laura

Recipe:  Stamps;  Great Expectations, Seeing Stars (Verve)  Paper:  Summer Sun, Whisper White, Junkitz "Salsa" paper pad  Ink:  Versamark, Pixie Pink  Accessories:  paper piercer, buttons, Chipboard "S" (Chatterbox), grosgrain ribbon, word window punch, spiral punch, pop up glue dots, rhinestone stars (Hero Arts)

Tuesday's Stash Challenge: Specialty Papers

 

This week's challenge is brought to you by Ali Manning.  Ali admits, as do I, that paper is her biggest weekness.  In fact, by far, the biggest challenge item I've received to date has been paper...we all confess to being paper collectors or hoarders!  So to narrow it down, I suggested we work with specialty paper.  You know that really special paper you had to have, and were saving it for the perfect project?  Yup, those are the ones.  I challenge all of you to play my Stash Challenge this week and pull out that fancy schmancy paper and make that perfect project...make anything, just dig it out and show it off! 

Let's start with my challenger's project this time! After a bit of indecision, due to the huge stash she has, Ali decided to pull out some of her Mulberry paper for the challenge. She used a stunning batik technique to get the beautiful design and from the jars of Shimmerz I see peeking out behind the card, I can see why this card shines.  I just love the pearly design she achieved and all the different ribbons and the pearl accents..what a beauty!  You can find out how Ali created this beauty on her blog. 

Ali, thanks so much for stepping up to the challenge!  I hope you gained a bit of satisfaction knowing that you have put a teensy dent in your stash!

  I decided to work with some of the incredible embossed papers I have collected over the years. (you can click on all the photos to get a closer/bigger picture!) These are just the embossed ones (I have tons of other specialy papers LOL!), and they were purchased long before the days of the Cuttlebug.  I have no idea regarding the manufacturers or retailers that I aquired them from. The picture doesn`t do them justice, as each one is a masterpiece on it's own.  For my project this week, I decided to cut into four of them!!  But I am thrilled to pieces at the outcome!

 I decided to work with a really simple layout;  one that would let me incorporate four of the fabulous papers I've hoarded all these years.  I must say they look much better here than in my cupboard!  Aren't they amazing?

The card base is Tangerine Tango, and is 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" square.  I added a layer of black and pieced each of the four papers on the card.  I chose Fabulous Flowers and inked the large flower in Pumpkin Patch spectrum pad and stamped it in the corner of the Very Vanilla centre piece.  With a Really Rust marker I added a line of shading on each flower petal just because it seemed to fit with the embossed look of the beautiful papers.  The sentiment is from "Pocket Silhouettes" and then I layered the piece on Tangerine Tango and Basic Black before popping it up on dimensionals in the centre of the card.  So much of me wanted to embellish it more, but I really think the simplicity lets these gorgeous papers shine through.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Fabulous Flowers, Pocket Silhouettes (SU)  Paper:  Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, specialty embossed paper (?)  Ink:  Pumpkin Patch spectrum, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Really Rust marker, dimensionals

I challenge you to play along!  There is no time limit and this is not a contest.  Just a challenge issued to you to actually *USE* some of that gorgeous specialty paper that you've been hoarding.  If you upload to SCS, use the code SXSC04 (Scrapnextras Stash Challenge #4, Specialy papers), or you can link your blog by comment to this post.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Have a fabulous Tuesday, and thanks for dropping by!

Laura

Tuesday's Stash Challenge: Outline Stickers

 

I'm curious.  How many of you fell victim to the lure of the Class a Peel stickers?  You know the amazing laser cut, highly detailed outline stickers?  Well I did, although for the 15 or so packages that I have I had only used 2 images on a scrapbook page many years ago.  Since then, I just proceeded to collect them; lots of them.  When Nancy Holland (www.windstarcreations.blogspot.com) challenged me with them, it was the perfect excuse to dig these little treasures out and let them see some action!

  I decided to use one of the floral designs, since I'm naturally drawn to anything flowers.  I started by choosing a circle nestability die that was close to the right size and cut out a circle in Shimmery White cardstock. I placed the sticker on it.  I was quite surprised at how strong the sticker is, as I was able to reposition it a couple of times to get it perfectly centred without a single tear!

I had just received my Twinking H20's from Flourishes, and this was their maiden expedition.  I could have coloured this with markers the little spaces are so small, but I fell in love with the vibrancy and shimmer of the Twinkling H20's!  I think you'll see them a lot, or at least until the novelty wears off LOL!

Once the image was coloured it was layered on Tempting Turquoise and I added some rhinestones to the flower centres. I pulled out a sheet that my good friend Dawn (aka Stampin' Scots girl) had run through the Cuttlebug with Floral Fantasy (I love this folder!!) and placed it on the white card.  I pulled a sheet of long retired Stampin' Up! designer vellum and added it to the bottom of the card.  I adhered it by placing adhesive under the sentiment, along the ribbon line, and on the white card base in the lower left.  The sentiment is from Verve's Grateful Elegance set and is cut out with a Cuttlebug tag die and two rhinestones anchor it.  Lastly, I added one of the laser butterflies above the sentiment and then I sat and wondered why I had waited 4-5 years before I used these beauties!  Now take a look at what Nancy came up with:

       

Nancy's creation is unique and stunning!  I had never seen this elegant image...otherwise I would have owned it too LOL!  How beautiful are the dress and hat against the gorgeous designer paper?  I love that she paper pieced the dress.  I think that's how she did it, but you can find out all the details and see more of her outline sticker creations on her blog http://www.windstarcreations.blogspot.com/

Nancy, thank you so much for challenging me to dig up these amazing treasures!  Not only are they gorgeous, but they make for a very quick card.  I have ones by "Marks" and "Stampendous", and I believe Magenta also makes (or made) a similar line.

So do you have any of these gorgeous outline stickers buried in your stash?  The challenge this week is to get them out and on a project!  I challenge you to do as Nancy and I have, and breathe some life into these fabulous stickers.  I know you won't be disappointed.  There is no time limit, so play anytime you can, as often as you want.  If you do, link up your creation to this post by comment or post on Splitcoast using the key word SXSC03.

Happy Tuesday!  Thanks for dropping by, and have a wonderful day!  Laura

Recipe:  Stamps:  Grateful Elegance (Verve)  Paper:  PTI White, Tempting Turquoise, Shimmery White, "Sweet" designer vellum (SU retired)  Ink:  Versamark  Accessories:  Class a Peel stickers (Marks Enterprises), Twinking H20's, aquapainter, gold ep, Floral Fantasy CB folder, turquoise grosgrain ribbon, diemsnionals, rhinestones (MAMBI), tag die (CB)

Tuesday's Stash Challenge!

   

So how many ribbon charms or sliders have fallen into your shopping cart over the years?  Oh my....I don't even want to go there.  I had such a hard time deciding which one to use for this week's stash challenge.  I have a dozen different varieties; metal and chipboard most that I have never used, although all of them are "hoard worthy" LOL!  You know, nice enough to be used, I just haven't found the "perfect" project.  Well  this week I put one into action, and I have a dozen ideas on how to use some of the others, but lets' start with the one I actually did!

I ran into a bit of a crunch with my weekend being so action packed (NOT), so I needed to whip something together fast.  I pulled out some images I had stamped when I did my Baby Wipe Tutorial last January.  The first thing I saw were the three flowers, so I went in search of a sketch to put them to use and came across SCS #202.  Perfect, things were looking good!  The baby wipe technique was done in Soft Sky, Blue Bayou and Real Red, and the red looks "pinky" on screen, but it's more vibrant in real life.  For this card I pulled out Baja Breeze and Real Red cardstock, and of course my favorite (y'all aren't getting sick of this are ya?) Basic Grey "Euphoria" designer papers.

The background for the focal panel was done with the "Baby Wipe Swipe" technique and all the images are from "Always" by Stampin' Up!.  The only thing stamped "recently" was the sentiment in Baja Breeze which I punched out with the word window punch.  The ribbon charm is one I picked up at Dollarama (I love that place!!), and I suspended it from Real Red Grosgrain ribbon.  I think it's kind of cool!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Always (SU)  Paper:  Whisper White, Glossy white, Vellum, Baja Breeze, Real Red  Ink:  Baja Breeze Accessories:  Soft Sky, Blue Bayou and Real Red re-inkers, baby wipe, dimensionals, Real Red grosgrain, ribbon charm (Dollarama)

  Now check out what my guest challenger Melissa Hubert came up with!  Now the funny thing with Melissa is that she has stuff even I don't have LOL!  She through out a couple of challenges and we had to go back and forth before we finally connected with something we both had...ribbon charms and sliders.  I have also had the pleasure of meeting Melissa in person which was a real treat, since she lives in a neighbouring town!  Wavin' at ya girl!! 

Melissa created this gorgeous set of Thank You cards and I love the way she used the ribbon slider, which says "Gratitude" on the box top!  There are so many fabulous details like the beautiful glittered coneflower, the amazing border all around, the pearls and more.  You will definitely want to stop by her blog "My Paper Obsession" and see more of this beautiful set!

Thank you Melissa for challenging me!  This was fun and I now realize how many of these little babies I have that need to see the light of day! 

I have some items in my stash that I don't have a challenger for yet.  Do you have these items in your stash, and would you like to step up to the stash challenge?  If you do then email me at scrapnextras@yahoo.com.  These challenges won't happen until February/March, so you shouldn't be too pressed for time!

Magic Mesh.....Slide Mounts.....Metal or acrylic frames.....stickers.....fibres

You are invited to play along with the Stash Challenge.  Dig out those ribbon charms and get them on a project.  Link it by comment to this post or upload to SCS with the keyword SXSC02.  There are no rules and no time limit.  Dig out those treasures you've been hoarding, and get them on a project!

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Thanks so much for dropping by!  You know I love it when you do!

Tuesday's Stash Challenge 1

 

This year Tuesdays will be "Tuesday's Stash Challenge", and I invite you all to play along.  If you have some items in your stash that you still ask yourself why you bought them in the first place, well I probably do to.  Send me an email and challenge me!

Tracy Harp did just that!  And the funny thing, I didn't mention the Tagmaker in my list of long lost treasures...but she just knew I had one, and of course, I did.  I just had to have it and used it once.  You can see my first and only other project here, but you need to be a SCS Fan Club member to view it.  So I was more than happy to step up to the challenge.  The Tagmaker is actually a very cool tool, and I hope this reminds me to pull it out more often!  Here's what I came up with.

  I had hunted down the heart tags shortly after I bought the Tag Maker.  In fact I was on a mission, relentless until I found them.  And would you believe when I pulled out the package for the challenge it hadn't even been opened!!  Well it is now, and it was so fun! 

I picked up "Tres Chic" background stamp and stamped it on pink vellum in Versamark and embossed it in silver.  I cut the heart out and fit it into the tag, placed it in the Tag Maker and voila...beautiful heart tag.  I had in mind a Valentine, but when the words "hope" and "heartfelt" showed up with "Love", well it took on a new meaning.  I chose to work with  "Wonderful You"  stamping in Pirouette PInk on whisper white.  I added a border of designer paper from Bella Rose and tied a length of Pirouette Pink grosgrain ribbon around it all before mounting it on Pirouette Pink.  The heart dangles from silver cording tied through the knot in the ribbon.  It kept wanting to tuck into the ribbon, so I pulled out a heart charm that I thought looked a bit like a ribbon shape, and attached it with a silver brad.  I added three more on the lower left hand and called it done!  Pretty cool tag don't you think?

Recipe:  Stamps:  Tres Chic, Wonderful You (SU)  Paper:  Pirouette Pink, Whisper White, Bella Rose designer paper  Ink:  Versamark, Pirouette PInk  Accessories:  Tag Maker & Jumbo Heart tag (Memory Makers),  silver brads, silver ep, gold cord, Pirouette PInk grosgrain ribbon, scallop border punch, dimensionals

Here's Tracy's take on the Tag Maker challenge.  Isn't that gorgeous!!  I love the colours and the added hearts, and how cool is the stitching!  Of course it doesn't hurt that this is a totally yummy jar of chocolate!  What a fun way to usethe Tagmaker and a fabulous project!  You can find out more about this project and see a feast of eye candy on Tracy's blog Inky Doodles. Tracy, thank you so much for playing, and for agreeing to take the first Stash Challenge.

So, do you have a Tag Maker collecting dust in your stash?  Why not show it some love, it's really a fun tool to have!  If you play, link your project to this post by comment, and if you upload to Splitcoast Stampers, then use the code: SXSC01(Scrapnextras Stash Challenge 01).  There is no time limit, and no other requirements...just use the tag maker and have fun.

If you would like to challenge me, send me an email and let me know what you've dug out from under a rock, and I bet I have one (or three) too!  If you have contacted me, I have tried to respond to everyone however, if you did not hear from me...send me another email.  I had a fabulous response on top of many other emails over the New Year, so I may have missed it.

Tomorrow is the first preview of Flourishes "Celebrating Home" release, and I'm so excited to share these awesome stamps with you.  You know you could win the entire release!  Just find something in your home that inspires you and create a project from that inspiration.  Upload it to SCS with the keyword FLLCJAN, and/or link it to the Flourishes blog.  On Friday, at the Flourishes release party, a random winner from all the entries will win all three of the new sets!  Best of luck and happy stamping!

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Thanks so much for dropping by...you know I love it when you do.