Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Challenge #66: CREATURES!!


 Welcome to another happy day at Use It Tuesday!

Our challenge this time is....
CREATURES 

All creatures, big and small.
Ghosts, goblins and monsters if you're in the Halloween mood.
And if you're not, then bunnies, bears and bugs are okay too!

 
***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link up using Inlinkz by noon EST on Friday November 1, 2013. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE066 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here's the menagerie our Design Team rounded up for you this week:

Rachel leads us off with the king of the Sahara! This digi image was colored in pencils, a new technique she tried out. She used some scrap paper to make the card and added some gems, pearls and a sentiment stamp that have been in her stash for ages. 


  Valentina made this sweet owl treat holder with her silhouette cameo.  She gathered up old scrap paper pieces for this project and and also some "pretty old" ribbon.

 
Nicole documented a trip to a wildlife sanctuary with this pretty little layout. She challenged herself to get out some stashed stamp sets and use them, stamping them in three separate places on this project




Tammy skipped right past Halloween and moved on to Christmas! This ATC uses scraps and diecuts from her desk. The pearls and bling have been sitting pretty for awhile, waiting to be used. She also added some glossy accents to the bird.



Jessica A had some assistance with her background this week, from her young son. He's no hoarder, using bits and pieces from pretty much everything...including bits of packaging! The oldest thing he used has been in the leftovers bin for at least a year. Jessica then finished off the layout with pictures from their "Monsters University" movie date. 


Tracy scrapbooked her favorite creature, her dog. The patterned papers she chose are newer to the "craft stash" (under a year), but those dog themed stickers have been around for about 5 years. 

 
Jessica B kept it simple this week with this adorable card. She used this squirrel diecut and some Basic Grey paper that's "so old" it's single sided...probably about 4 years old now. 




Michele's used this Cosmo Cricket bunny sticker that's been in her stash for 2 1/2 years. She paired it with some "Hello" washi tape that she won from the same company over a year ago.



And our Guest Designer this week is Ursula Uphof. Ursula used her hoarded flowers for this pretty little project. They tend to collect in her craft space, since she's taken to making her own with dies and punches. She also used some pretty mesh trim across the middle of her card. Thanks for playing again, Ursula!!



Thanks once again to our amazing Design Team!
Now, show us what you've got!

Tips for linking:
  • On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.
  • No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below. If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Monday, October 21, 2013

Challenge #65: Winners!

Wow, amazing creations with this challenge!  
Thank you everyone for sharing the creative ways you use your scraps!

This week's winner of the Guest Designer spot is Holly who made this darling festive fall bookmark!  Look at the scraps of ribbon she used up!



We can't wait to have you join us as a Use It Tuesday Guest Designer. In the meantime, don't forget to add this badge to your blog.


And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.  It was tough this week...so many great entries!

Nancy made this super darling spooky card using her paper scraps!



And Dips Designs made this ah-mazing votive using paper scraps and her Silhouette Cameo!



Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.
Thanks for playing!!

Come on back soon, where we'll give you another opportunity to "Use It"!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Challenge #65: Scraps, Pieces, Odds & Ends


 Happy Tuesday, Friends!

There aren't many crafters who will claim that they don't have miles and piles of scraps in their stash.
Which makes it just perfect that this week's theme is  
SCRAPS, PIECES, ODDS & ENDS. 

Paper scraps, ribbon scraps, last button, end of the roll....it goes on and on.
 
***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link up using Inlinkz by noon EST on Friday October 18, 2013. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE0645 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Our Design Team had no shortage of scraps, pieces, odds and ends to share with  you this week. Here's what they all came up with for you:

Jessica A used stickers that were the last of a sticker sheet that's been hanging around for a year. The oldest things are the tiny brads, 3 years old. As well, this is the first time that border punch has been used, even though it's been around for the best part of six months!


Rachel raided her white and yellow cardstock scraps to make this 4 drawer easel card. She also found some brads collecting dust in her stash for the past few years that made a great addition to the project!



Tammy card uses a starburst background that was the last in the box she had purchased. The star brads were just hanging around on her craft desk, along with the scraps used for the banners. The stamp set also has never been used before!


Valentina is getting a headstart on this holiday season. She opened up her Christmas scraps from last year and found it was bursting at the seams! The little pieces were perfect to create these banners and stars. Quick and cute!


Nicole used scrap pieces as borders along the sides and bottom, as well as for the banner on top.  A bit of scrap ribbon made a simple bow to finish the card off.


Becky put this stamp by Fresh Squeezed Stamps on her "must have" list when it first came out, but then left it buried in her stash. She finally cracked the package for this beauty, stamping the images onto little scraps saved from The Pier collection.
 

Tracy started with a pile of scraps from this collection that she's had for over a year now and created this beautiful layout. She couldn't let those hexagons go to waste and it's a good thing she didn't!


Michele'shas a little bowl on her shelf where she keeps her odds and ends left over from projects or card kits. She dug into her bowl for this week's challenge and found the little button brads on this card, which were from a kit purchased 1 1/2 years ago.


Jessica B thought only small pieces made it to her scrap bin, so what was this large piece of adorably cute paper doing there? It has to be at least 4 years old, since she hasn't purchased baby paper in at least that long. She found just enough paper to cut those four butterflies out and accented them with pearls that are so beloved, they may cause a few tears once the package is empty. 



Thanks to the Design Team this week for some great inspiration!!
Now, let's see what you have for us.

Tips for linking:
  • On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.
  • No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below. If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Monday, October 7, 2013

Challenge #64: WINNERS!!

Thank you to everyone who played along with our "Use Two" challenge!

This week's winner of the Guest Designer spot is Ursula Uphof with her pretty fall card, using buttons and a leaf bead from her stash. Beautiful creation, Ursula!


Ursula, we hope you'll come back and join us in a few weeks as a Use It Tuesday Guest Desigern. In the meantime, don't forget to add this badge to your blog.


And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.

Brenda Ragdale with her super sweet and happy layout, using a hoarded paper pack and thickers.


And Julie B.x with her striking black and white card. Love that hint of red with the hoarded twine and red snowflake!

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.
Thanks for playing!!


Come on back tomorrow, where we'll give you another opportunity to "Use It"!