#58 - light my fire

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use an image of something that represents light - sunshine, light bulb, fire etc.  I thought I would try out my new Stamps of Life set that I received in the mail this month...not really old stash, but part of the stash none the less...I must say the inside of the lightbulb is from a different set that I have had for ages and never used, so some of the stash is there in the end.  Play along with us, will you?

#57 - coffee time

 

This week's challenge at the Order of the Opus Gluei is to use a coffee themed item on your project...I recently gave up my favorite coffee at Starbucks as we booked a European cruise and I decided that the money I spend at the coffee shops could be much better used on a vacation, so this card is making me kind of jealous....play along with us, will you?

#56 - go paperless

 

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to go paperless - that is to not use any pattern paper...I seem to have fallen into a pattern of patternless paper lately and that is so sad as I probably have about 100000 pieces of patterned paper..but this one is done with stickers (so I didn't have to cheat) for the border and a retro card front piece...play along, will you?

#55 - spill the beans

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to get your caffeine fix in by making a project with something to do with coffee etc.

This paper was from an old travel set, however it worked perfectly for coffee cups in my opinion...the stamp and die set finally saw ink for the first time and I have had it for a couple of years,,,one of those ones I just "had to have"...play along with us, will you?

#54 - halloween fun

This weeks challenge at the Opus Gluei is a halloween one.  We have had the most gorgeous fall here in our neck of the woods and I hope it can keep up for all the little ghosties and goblins to take advantage of it for trick or treating...we usually have miserable weather by now requiring snow boots and big parkas and it takes the costumes to a whole new level of puffiness...fingers crossed this year will be as nice as today and maybe just light jackets will be necessary...but who knows, it is still almost 2 weeks away and things can change so fast here. I made several of these little candles to light our path in front of our house....now if the winds will just stay calm enough to keep them lit, they could look super cute....

#53 - i can see clearly

 

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use clear acetate to make a window or shaker card on your project...I chose to use the window type aspect with some sticky fun foam and stuck this to the outside of the window and did the window on the inside...play along with us, will you?

#52 - happy birthday

 

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is a birthday challenge. I loved this image and just had to use it up.   all the paper pieces are scraps from other projects that were just laying around and probably should have hit the trash a long time ago but I just can't part even with the smallest of pieces. Play along with us, will you?

#51 - happy thanksgiving

This week the challenge at the Opus Gluei is to do a project that reflects Thanksgiving for us Canadian folk who will be celebrating next weekend...I thought that these projects represented the harvest bounty that will be had at our tables at the two or three dinners we will be having and/or hosting next weekend... if you don't have anything to represent thanks, you can use our official colours of red and white or a maple leaf...play along will you?

#50 - oh ship

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use wood on your project...I had this cute little wooden anchor hanging around for a good couple of years, and I thought it would fit perfectly on this card....on the inside of course it is "I forgot your birthday"...play along with us, will you?

# 49 - show us your smile

This week's challenge at Shopping our stash is to use the word smile or a picture of a smile on your project....I thought this little camera that I have had sitting around for a bit would work perfectly with this challenge...play along with us, will you?

#48 - happy birthday to me

This week's challenge at the Opus Gluei is a birthday challenge...that is because it is my birthday today and what better way to celebrate than to set up a project challenge around it!  Come out and join in the fun this week, will you?

 

#47 - out of this world

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is just out of this world...we are to use something outter space on your project - martians, stars, moons, planets or monsters...you get the idea...I saw a layout for this card on pinterest and decided it would be perfect for this challenge...I thought the sparkly paper looked starry and my next door little guy turned 4 today so it was the perfect challenge for a card for him...play along with us, will you?

#46 - jingle belles

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is a crossover with the ladies at Jingle Belles - and the challenge it to make a Christmas card with stash that is over 1 year old...everything on this card easily covers that ground...the stamp is around 2 years old, the paper at least 3, the little santa brad is at least 8 years old and the felt heart is at least 4....play along with us, will you?

#45 - mirror, mirror

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use something reflective on your project...to me, this does not feel like my best work...I tried to get the little mirror to feel like it fit on this card instead of being slapped on there, but I don't think I achieved the look I had in my brain....oh well, it was definitely a challenge to say the least...but that is a good thing, right?  Play along with us, will you?

#44 - end of summer break

After a summer break we are back at the Order of the Opus Gluei...this week's challenge is to show us what you have done on your summer vacation.  We have been super busy in our household this summer. I took 5 weeks off work and we went to the lake. We went to the United States with our next door neighbours. We had VIP passes for folklarama and used them to their fullest extent. We went the Canadian museum for human rights. We canned beans, beets, pickles, zucchini and made several batches of salsa. We bought 2 new vehicles. We got one teen ready for driver's education. We got the other teen ready to start high school. We held an ice cream party for all of our friends and neighbourhood kids. That was a blast. And we are back to work and school on Wednesday. In there I got a bit of cleaning and crafting in too. All in all it was a fabulous summer and I am sad to see it end.

 

#43 - a little birdie told me

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use a bird on your project...I have had these little birds and cage die and stamp sets for a bit, but they have never touched paper - until now...I am hooked...I might just have to come up with a few more projects with these in the next few weeks!  Play along with us, will you?

#42 - SPLISH SPLASH

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use wet mediums to make your project....I did water colour on my image and then dripped brown ink all over the cards...plus I figured I would go for the extra bonus of using an image with water in it just to cinch the deal...play along with us, will you?

#41 - Layer it on me

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is called layer it on me- and as you could probably guess, the goal is to use layers...these cards have lots, however, I am not sure if you can tell from the picks - the base is white, then black, then blue, then stripes, then foam dots with beads and gems, then blue again and then a flag with birthday sayings to top them all off....once you get started it is hard to stop - 7 layers just like the dip...mmm off to make some 7 layer dip now...sounds good...play along, will you?

#40 jeepers creepers

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to make a spectacle of yourself and use eyewear on your project...I had these little brown eyeglasses just sitting around from a clearance sale since early last year and they were just calling out for this challenge...colored them with copics and stamped the wood grain on the centre, a little bling and voila!  The paper with the glasses on it was a scrap in the pile, so that worked out to be a total bonus too!  Play along with us will you?  We are off to a cabin at Lake of the Woods to soak up some rays this week (the weather is supposed to be fabulous!).

#39 - dreamed it cleaned

This weeks' challenge at Shopping our Stash is a Collaboration with the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers and we are to show our snark...this card is so my life lately...on the outside it is the truth and on the inside it says "then I woke up"...play along with us, will you?