This is it! The final Smash Our Stash of the year. December was again up to us to choose and I decided Winter themed cards using the December 2021 Pink & Main Crafty Courtyard kit. It has penguins! I also did some Coptic coloring, which I am not good at, but doing it will makeContinue reading "The Final Smash Our Stash of 2022!"
November 22 Smash Our Stash: Anything Goes!
For November, we had the option to choose whatever we wanted to smash. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to fall-themed cards AND I really wanted to use Call Me (Crafty Al’s October Show Us Your Sheetload sketch. All that to say, I made 9 fall cards using an old Pink & Main kit followingContinue reading "November 22 Smash Our Stash: Anything Goes!"
November 22 Smash Our Stash: Anything Goes!
For November, we had the option to choose whatever we wanted to smash. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to fall-themed cards AND I really wanted to use Call Me (Crafty Al’s October Show Us Your Sheetload sketch. All that to say, I made 9 fall cards using an old Pink & Main kit followingContinue reading "November 22 Smash Our Stash: Anything Goes!"
July 2022 Smash Our Stash
July's theme was buttons, sequins, and gems. We all have a stash of them. If you're very organized, they're easy to find and maybe divided by color. If you're unorganized, you find them scattered around in drawers and bins. I used up a small package of black gems I found at a yard sale. IContinue reading "July 2022 Smash Our Stash"
Smash Our Stash: May 2022 Ephemera
May's Smash Our Stash theme was embellishments, die cuts, ephemera, or stickers. I focused on ephemera and made ten Birthday/Celebration and Thank You cards with a minimum of stamping. I'm really enjoying ephemera for card making right now. I'm on the verge of moving to a new house and the vast majority of my craftingContinue reading "Smash Our Stash: May 2022 Ephemera"
March Smash Our Stash: Unfinished Projects
This month’s theme was unfinished projects and I had a doozy. I make photo albums or folios for my nieces and nephews. I started on for my niece after she was born at the end of 2020, but I didn’t finish. The base was done, but I had a few things I wanted to addContinue reading "March Smash Our Stash: Unfinished Projects"
LATE ENTRY Smash Our Stash February: Ribbon
February This month’s theme was ribbon or twine. I decided to pull out some of my ribbon stash and use it to accessorize some cards. I made some Valentin’s Day cards and some more general use cards. The ribbon was fun to use and reminded me that fabric can be used to make really cuteContinue reading "LATE ENTRY Smash Our Stash February: Ribbon"
Smash Our Stash 2022 January: Scraps
Many card makers have a stash of scraps. Patterned paper we know we can do *something* with; colored card stock that would be great for…some project; random die cuts we know we’ll end up using. This month’s theme was scraps and I went for it. I have a drawer of larger scraps that I hadn’tContinue reading "Smash Our Stash 2022 January: Scraps"
Smash Our Stash 2022!
Happy New Year! I’m excited to announce I’m participating in Smash Our Stash again this year. We have an exciting and talented group of creators in the collaboration and I can’t wait to start sharing our monthly creations. Each month there is a different theme. You can find them below. If you’d like to craftContinue reading "Smash Our Stash 2022!"
December Smash Our Stash: Pick Your Theme
Tags & Cards A few more cards How about a few more? December's theme was another pick your own and I went to town. My goal was to get through some stickers, scraps of paper, and as many embellishments as I could and succeeded! I used up a chipboard sticker sheet, a card stock stickerContinue reading "December Smash Our Stash: Pick Your Theme"
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