Stamp Challenge @ UYS

This weeks challenge over at the Use Your Stash blog is STAMPS! And we know you got 'em, so dust 'em off and create a NEW card, layout or altered art project and link 'em up here. If you participate in all the challenges for the month of July you could win a chance to be a Guest Designer for the month of September. If you missed the first challenge, that's okay, you still have until the end of the month to upload a project and link it to the correct post before July 31st.

Here's a quick and easy card that I created for the challenge. I used the new Lemonade paper and stamps from Basic Grey.


Deets: Cardstock: The Paper Co. and Georgia Pacific. Pattern Papers and Stamp: Basic Grey. Ribbon: Offray. Other: Corner Chomper from WRMK.

Cuttlebug Giveaway!

Wanna win a Cuttlebug? All you have to do is go here and follow the directions for your chance to win. How cool is that! Let me just say, that these little machines are wonderful! I use mine all the time! And if I'm the lucky winner (fingers crossed), I plan to give it to my 21 yr. old niece, Nikki who just started scrapbooking.

Changes at UYS.

If you haven't visited the Use Your Stash blog in awhile you might want to do so. As of July 1st there have been some major changes made. You can check them all out here. While you're there check out the clip challenge that was issued on Monday. If you have a bunch of these items in your stash that you've been hoarding or have purchased and don't know what to do with, then check out the blog and see what the UYS team created. If you would like to participate in this weeks challenge all you have to do is create a new project - card, layout (any size) or altered art using clips and link it here.

Here's what I came up with.

Deets: Cardstock: The Paper Co and Bazzill. Patttern Paper: Colorbok and Basic Grey. Stamp: Paper Inspirations. Flowers: Prima. Buttons: Autumn Leaves. Journaling Block: YMBD. Letter Stickers: K & Company. Photo Corner: Sassafras Lass. Brads and Clip: Making Memories. Metal Book Plate: Marcella. I also used the Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch and the Quickutz Nesting Label Die.

Thanks for looking and I wish you all a safe and happy weekend!

Happy 4th of July!

First of all, I want to say Thank You to all the men and women that are fighting for our freedom and to their families that are left behind. And if you're the praying type, say a little prayer tonight that our heroes will one day return home safely. Dh is gone to town to have the oil changed in my car and he's going to stop by the grocery store to pick up some hamburger, hot dogs and brats to throw on the grill tonight. It hasn't rained in 10 days so there will be no fireworks this year, don't want to have the fire department out here tonight. lol. It's probably a good thing, since the dogs are afraid of them anyways. Sooo, what's your plans for this holiday weekend?

Sketch-A-Day layouts for the month of June

Yes, I know the month is almost over but things have been a little hectic around here. My hubby has turned into a Mr. Fix It this past month and has been putting new doors and windows on the outside storage building and guess who his little helper was, ME! Let me just say, summer and I don't mix. It was too hot, I don't like getting sweaty and the mosquitoes ATE ME UP! At least the storage building looks nice with it's new doors and windows and a fresh coat of paint.

Anywho, here are some layouts I created back in May for the Sketch A Day Club.


I kept the next three layouts pretty simple because I didn't want anything to distract the eye from the beautiful photos that my son had taken.




Thanks for looking. Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

Pattern Paper Challenge

This week the Use Your Stash blog is challenging YOU to use your pattern paper. And let's face it, we all have plenty of paper in our stash. All you have to do is create a layout, card or altered project using 3 or more different manufacturers of pattern paper. Now don't be nervous, it's a lot easier than you think.

Here I mixed 4 different manufacturers: Anna Griffin, Martha Stewart, SEI and I have no idea who manufactured the black and white dot paper. I bought it at a local scrapbook store when I move away from El Paso almost 10 years ago. Yes, it's that old! I told you before I never throw anything out. LOL.
Now head on over to the UYS blog and link your entry up here for a chance to win some really cool prizes!

CAS19 and YSS Challenge

It was my first time participating in the CAS challenges over at SCS and I think I am hooked! What does CAS mean - Clean and Simple! And these days I'm all about keeping things simple. The cards below were so quick and easy to make that they can be easily mass produced.
And because I dug deep into my stash for the materials, I'm combining this challenge with the use your stash challenge going on over YSS. I think 10 yr. old paper and 5 yr. old stamps qualify, don't you?

Okay the deets for this first card is: Cardstock: Core'dinations and Georgia Pacific. Pattern Paper: Making Memories. Stamps: KI Memories and Stampin' Up. Ink: Stampin' Up - Pink Passion and StazOn - Jet Black. Ribbon: Offray. Buttons: Discount Store.
This next card: Cardstock: Core'dinations, The Paper Co. and Georgia Pacific. Stamps: Discount Store and Wordsworth. Ink: StazOn - Jet Black. Ribbon: Offray. Thanks for looking and I wish you all a scrap happy day!