TBT- Use your stash! The challenge is issued

Hey y'all!
When I started paper crafting years ago, I found that I fell in LOVE with all kinds of patterned paper. I would buy the paper and lovingly place it into my stash. But there it would sit... kind of like a black hole swallowed it up. I mean what if I needed that paper for a card or scrapbook page but I had already used it???

The struggle is real. But here is the thing, that paper would sit there indefinitely. I still have stacks of baby boy papers that I "fell in love with" and Jackson is now 16! If the perfect use for that paper hasn't happened by now, I'm not sure it will. So today I am throwing down the gauntly and challenging you to USE YOUR STASH!

Here is a card I made using the Tuttie Frutie DSP from Sell-a-bration this year. I fell in love with it, had to have it. When it got here, I opened the pack and let it sit. I just couldn't bring myself to cut into it. Please tell me I am not the only one...

So here are two cards to inspire you to use your stash!

This card used the Tutti Fruitti paper and Party Pandas (I can't get enough of this stamp set!!!). I cut strips of the DSP and layered them behind a circle cut from the Stitched Shapes framelits. The sentiment came from old Paper Pumpkin kits. And the finishing touch is the Whisper White polka dot tulle ribbon.

This second card also uses strips of paper but these are wider. I used sequins and wink of stella to add some bling. The panda is the one that is holding the envelope and that got me thinking about what else he could be holding. I happened to have the Varied Vases set on my crafty corner table and quickly stamped and fussy cut one. Isn't this adorable?!?!

Here is a close up of the panda holding the vase. I think it's pretty cute. 

Right now is a great time to be working with your stash because of the buy 3 get 1 free DSP sale! The images below will take you to my online store.

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Throw Back Thursday: Message in a Bottle

Hey y'all!
 After being on the coast I felt like playing with the Message in a Bottle set. I love the blues and greens in this paper (not from Stampin'Up!).

Today's card was super quick and super fun to make. One of the things that we were treated to on our trip was the wild life. We saw whales and seals playing and showing off their beauty. This little whale  reminded me of our "shows". Not to mention that the sentiment is a pun, and I LOVE puns!!

This card was made from my scrap bucket so I am not 100% sure who to credit the paper too. I so know the white is Whisper White. Please forgive me. The punch is a Fiscars border punch and I used versa mark to stamp the "happy day" on the blue paper. 

I hope this card inspires you to create something today!!

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If you are in the United States and not currently working with a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, you can order supplies in my online store, here.

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Throw Back Thursday #1 Party Pandas

Happy Thursday Y'all!

Have you ever seen a stamp set and fallen in absolute love with it? If you ask my husband that happens daily for me,  and maybe it does… today’s card is made with one of my all time favorite stamp sets! Party Pandas had me at hello and I still love them today!

One thing that is VERY important to me is to be a crafter first and foremost.  This means buying and blogging about the sets, techniques, and products that I love and use. Each year Stampin’ Up!  does retire stamp sets and products; and just like you I am sad to see some things go. Tempting, as it is to do a BOGO sale, I want to remain true to the idea that I am a crafty blogger first.  This is a bonus for you, my reader, because the sets I go googoo over will be the sets that I continue to blog about. My hope is to continue to inspire you to use the things you have purchased. 

Today’s card is one that I have made over and over again. There is something about the cheerful Party Pandas and the bright colors that makes my heart happy. One tip that I have learned along the way… thin craft foam! After I have die cut the windows that the pandas are going to pop out of, I lay the card front on a piece of white craft foam and mark where the windows are. Then I use a circle die that is larger than the windows on the card to make windows in the craft foam. This makes the card a little more stable. 

I used sponges to fill in the colored area behind each window. You could use any shape to make your windows and any color or Designer Series Paper in those windows.  A quick google search shows that this window card idea is not my original idea, but I think you’ll agree that it makes a super cute card!

I hope that you are inspired to create something today!

I would LOVE to be your Stampin'Up! Demonstrator!

If you are in the United States and not currently working with a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, you can order supplies in my online store, here.

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