UYS Recipe Challenge

There's a new recipe challenge posted over at the Use Your Stash blog. Kimmie and Corey have challenged us to use a frame of any kind, ink and brads. Now I'm challenging you to do the same. It can be a layout of any size, card or altered art - the choice is yours. So get those supplies out and join us in this weeks challenge. You can link us up HERE.

Here's a layout the I created using the new Junebug collection from Basic Grey.
Deets: Cardstock: The Paper Co. Pattern Paper: Basic Grey's Junebug collection. Brads: Making Memories. Buttons: Jesse James. Other supplies used: Sizzix jelly frame and shadow letters dies, Quickutz labels die, EK Success heart punch and Fiskars apron lace border punch.

UYS and William Sonoma Inspiration Challenge

I love it when I can combine two challenges in one. I created this card for the tag challenge over at UYS and the William Sonoma Inspiration Challenge that Jackie, my fellow Creatively Cute Blogger issued last week. Incidentally, thanks for the great challenge! I was inspired by the beautiful summer colors found here. Are they not scrumptious? They remind me of sherbert ice cream. Oh, how I wish for summer!


If you want to join in on the tag challenge over at UYS you still have time. Deadline is Tuesday, April 20th.

April's stash item......

over at the Use Your Stash blog is TAGS! If you would like to join in on the tag challenge this month all you have to do is create a NEW layout (no lifts or sketches please) and link it to this post HERE by April 20th for your chance to win a $10 gift card.

Here's what I came up with.Now be sure to head on over to the UYS blog and check out all the wonderful creations by the rest of the team! While you're there, become a follower and tell them Jan sent ya by posting it HERE. April is also Refer A Friend Month and we would love to have a 150 followers by the end of the month.

UYS Eyelet Challenge

How long has it been since you used eyelets on a project? If you're like me, it's probably been awhile. Well, this month over at UYS we were challenged to use them on our projects and I must admit I enjoyed pounding away them - although my son was not very happy with all the noise I was making. Yeah, yeah, I know that they have come out with a silent setter and the crop-a-dile but I'm still using the old 10 tap hammer method - you know the one, where you hit the eyelet ten times before it sets - yep, that's the one! LOL. Anywho, if you want to join in all you have to do is create a "new layout" - no sketches or scraplifts please, and link it to the UYS blog by March 20th for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Scrapbook.com.

Here's the layout and card I made for this challenge.

For the layout, I started out with an 8.5x11 sheet of Bazzill cardstock, distressed some of Martha Stewart designer paper with Tim Holtz's Walnut Stain ink - added some Making Memories eyelets and flowers and created a title with Sizzlets Girls Are Wierd and Spellbinders oval dies. After I set the eyelets, I decided I liked the distressed flower shape on the back side so I just flipped the paper over and glued it down. The library card and photo turn are part of my stash.




For the card, I used the same Martha Stewart designer papers and distressd them with the same Tim Holtz ink, added some eyelets - after all, that is the stash item for this month. I used the Sizzix Vine and Spellbinders Label 1 dies, added some tiny alphas by Making Memories, added some twill to finish it off.

Now head on over to the UYS blog and check out all the wonderful creations from the rest of the team!

Another Sketch A Day layout and a card

First, I want to share a card that I created for the ribbon challenge over at UYS. I used some old paper and stickers that I purchased in a slab at my local Walmart sometime last year. I keep telling myself not to by slabs of paper because it lasts for freakin' evah - and what do I do? I buy more paper! (roll eyes). This particular slab of paper is from Colorbox and the colors are so bright and vibrant - just perfect for these winter blues. Anywho, the challenge was to use ribbon in a creative way so I chose to use ribbon for the balloon streamers. Hope you like.
Deets: Card base: Halcraft. Pattern Paper and Stickers: Colorbox.
Accessories: balloon dies (Sizzix). Buttons and Ribbon: craft supply. Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities: Spellbinders.


Second, is a 11x8.5 layout I created for the Sketch A Day Club. I love, love, love this picture of Lulu wearing her Santa hat. Ain't she a cutie! Deets: Cardstock: Stampin' Up. Pattern Paper and Letter Stickers: Basic Grey (Blitzen). Stamps: Studio G. Rubons: Creative Imaginations and The Paper Studio. TFL.

UYS Ribbon Challenge!!!

I don't know about you, but I have yards and yards of beautiful ribbon. I have some stuffed in glass jars, some rolled up neatly in floss organizers and some still on the rolls and don't have a clue how to use it on my layouts. Cards - sure, no problem! Layouts - not so sure! And just my luck the stash item for this month over at UYS is RIBBON! (roll eyes) After trying to come up with an idea for almost a month I finally broke down and searched the web for some ideas when I ran across this tutorial on Candice Carpenter's typepad for making ribbon flowers.....finally, I had a starting point and this is what I came up with! It's by no means one of my favorite layouts but it's growing on me! Oh, and the little girl with the scraped nose - is my great niece, Annaleigha!

Deets: Lots and lots of ribbon, craft supply. Stamps: Birds Galore and Expressions, Inkadinkado. Buttons: Autumn Leaves. Bling: Heidi Swapp. Rub-on: Basic Grey.

Now be sure to head on over to the Use Your Stash blog and see how the rest of the DT used ribbon this month! While you're there check out the prize - a one year subscription to Ready, Set, Create Ezine!!! How cool is that! Please remember, that all layouts must be new and linked to the blog by February 20th!