#38 - Graduation

This week is our Second Anniversary at Shopping our Stash and our challenge for you is to make a graduation or anniversary card...I can't believe it has been two years already, but it has been a fun ride....I totally scraplifted this idea from a father's day card in paper crafts magazine...loved the idea of it, but added my own spin to it with the colouring etc...I love the look of the copics on the kraft paper, but the blending leaves something to be desired on this paper....come and have some fun with this one!

#37 - retirement card

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is "Tool Shed" - use a tool that you have neglected or forgotten about...
my tool was the all time basic of all - a ruler....I never use a ruler for anything, yet I have several of them....I did the black outline on this image with one - and as you can see from the imperfections, there is a reason I don't use one very often!  Let's see what tools are hiding out in your shed.

#36 - Sawyer

This week's challenge at the Opus Gluei is to use black or a cat or both.  My project is a bit of a stretch to classify as "black" - however to welcome Chat Noir to our team, I did purchase (and use) a super fancy dancy sparkly and shiny piece of gorgeous black cardstock to make this scrapbook page....can't wait for the craft lounge to be finished so I can get back into my supply stock, but the end is near and the beginning is almost here (next week construction begins)...wahoozle!!!  Isn't my nephew a cutie??

#35 - happy mother's day

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is "Scrap Attack" - use only scraps...this is my favorite kind of challenge...I love using scraps to create something fun!  It is the best way to get rid of some of those unloved pieces that are left lying around...play along with us this week, won't you?

#34 Happy Mother's day

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use at least 60% pink or do a mother's day card...I tried to combine the two (not quite 60% pink, but there is a lot)...we learned this cool technique at a crop this weekend and I had to give it a whirl...you use peel offs and stick them to the doublesided sook-wang tape...the sprinkle ultra fine cool tone glitter ritz on top and burnish it a bit until it is good and stuck and super sparkly...then you glam it up by dabbing it all over with the copic markers...be careful though...the glitter funks up the ends of you markers miserably and the ink eats through the glitter if you use too much...the lighter the touch the better (I opted to use the chiseled end of my copics because I don't generally colour with that side anyway)....love the look of this technique and I plan to use it again...going to try to use the kid's markers and see if it gives the same effect or if it has to be copic??

#33 - a bouquet for you

This week's challenge at the Opus Gluei is to use flowers on your project.  I found these Calla Lillies at my local Dollarama....I thought they would be just perfect for a sympathy card, so I whipped up a few of them...join us this week, won't you?