Paint Challenge

The challenge this week over at the Use Your Stash blog is PAINT! Don't fret, it's not as intimidating as you might think. I simply used it in place of ink to stamp an image on a sheet of paper I cut out of an old Readers Digest book. If you would like to participate in this weeks challenge, all you have to do is create a card, layout or altered item using paint and upload to the UYS blog here for a chance to win some cool prizes. And don't forget to check in with us all month for our month long birthday celebration.

Sketch-A-Day Layouts

Here are a couple more Sketch-A-Day layouts I wanted to share with you.

This first one is of my handsome 19 yr. old son using Basic Grey's Granola collection. Big boys or little boys it doesn't matter this paper works great for boy pages. It also works great with black and white photos as well as sepia toned. I love this paper! I still have a few strips of journaling that I want to add to the upper right hand corner. But all in all, I'm very pleased with the way this one turned out.

This second layout is also of my hansdsome boy when he was about 4 yrs old. Yes, I know I'm a little behind in my scrapping, but hey, I do this for therapeutic reasons so I work at my own pace. lol. Mmm, mmm, mmm, I just love a man in a tux, no matter how old he is. BTW, the papers used here are SEI's Black Orchid collection.

Thanks for looking and I hope you all have a scrap happy day!

and the winner is....

#8 - Stacy!!!


Congratulations Stacy - please drop me an e-mail (link in side bar) with your mailing address and in the subject line please include "Jan's Blog Candy Winner" and I will get this mailed out to you ASAP!


A big thank you to all for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. It looks like we are all paper collectors and this is why you should join me over at the UYS blog and start using up some of that paper you all say you have sooooo much of - that way, you can go out and buy more - 'cuz you know you're gonna. LOL.

Oh, and be sure to check out the UYS blog on Monday, June 8th for this month's first challenge.

Gotta a sweet tooth.....

for scrappin' supplies, that is! Well then, you should check this out. I couldn't believe my eyes. Did you get a look at that Sizzix machine! This is one blog candy I would love to win! Hmmm..... I wonder if Melissa takes bribes. LOL.

Use Your Stash Blog Hop!

Can you believe it, UYS is 1 year old! Happy Birthday UYS!!! Okay, before we get things started, we would like to take this opportunity to say "thank you" to all the participants that we have had over the past year and we are especially excited to celebrate our first birthday with YOU!

Please join us in our month long celebration. There will be lots of challenges, games and giveaways. You can check out the prizes here. In order to win my blog candy all you have to do is leave me a comment and tell me what you have the most of in your stash. For a second chance to win, follow my blog and post the UYS Birthday invite on your blog and link back here.

SU Cherries, Checks & Posies Stamp Set (RETIRED)

Doodlebug Designs Christmas Clear Stamps

Inkadinkado Doodle Flowers Clear Stamps

Eva Chip Stickers by Basic Grey

Doodlebug Designs Crushed Velvet Brads

Now let'get this party started, shall we. I'm sure most of you already know how it works. If you didn't arrive here from Kelli's blog then you need to go back and start at the beginning here. To be entered in a drawing for the Core'dinations cardstock you must leave a comment on everyone's blog. Easy peasy, right! From here you need to head on over to Patti's blog to see what she's up to. Oh, and don't forget to join us over at the UYS blog this month.

See ya there!

Celebrate with UYS!

Come celebrate the 1 year blogaversary with Use Your Stash! Starting June 1st there will be lots of fun challenges, games and prizes! Don't miss out!

Scouts honor!

I am scrapping I swear! I've been working on layouts and cards and even have an altered art project but it's all DT stuff so I can't post it just yet, but I do have a few layouts I can share with you now.

These first two I did for the Sketch-A-Day Club. As you can see, I finally broke down and used my 12x12 sheets of Chloe's Closet papers by Making Memories - love these papers! I had been using the 6x6 pad and hoarding the big paper. I thought it was 'bout time I pulled it out and used it. I also used a butterfly stamp from Stampin' Up and my Labels 1 die from Spellbinders. This second layout is of my handsome son (if I do say so myself). Yeah, I'm a little bias. What can I say, I'm his mother. I used Basic Grey's Hang 10 Collection for this one. I struggled with it for a couple of hours until it finally dawned on me to print it out again in a sepia tone - I'm such a dumb ass sometimes. lol. Once I did that, it came together in about 10 minutes! Love the smirk on my sons face -this was as close to a smile as I could get that day! lol.

And this last one I did for the UYS blog. This month the challenge was to use glitter. GLITTER! YIKES! I panicked - I have never used glitter before! But hey, a challenge is a challenge so I did the best I could. This is not one of my favorite layouts, but nonetheless, it is a completed page.

I used 3 different paper manufacturers - Bo Bunny, Scenic Route and The Paper Studio. I ran the letters through my Xyron machine so that the glitter Corey sent would stick to 'em. And it did for the most part, as long as you don't touch it anyways. lol. Have I mentioned that I suck at glitter. lol. Anywho, the glitter is by Pink Paislee and if any of you have any tips for me I would greatly appreciate them.

Be sure to check out the new look over and the Use Your Stash blog and follow along because there are going to be some major changes starting next month!