#26 - may day

This week's challenge at Shopping our stash is to use the may pole as your inspiration for a project.  This can include the likes of maypole ribbons, twisted items, rainbows or something tall and skinny...I did the twisted, rainbow ribbon aspect for my challenge...the tree was a reject from a different project last week and all the ribbon pieces were scraps...so was the littlest piece of sparkly black paper that I was holding on to because you just can't throw sparkly paper away no matter how small the piece is because it is so darn expensive...get your colourful juices flowing and play along with us this week....

#25 - happy earth day you old bag

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to reuse or upcycle something for another go at life...I re-used a paper bag that my scrapbook supplies came in...I love this stamp and think it was so fun to use....play along with us this week, will ya?

#24 - now that is eggciting

This week's challenge at the Order of the Opus Gluei is to do a project with eggs...seeing as how it is Easter and all...I don't give out Easter cards in general, so I tried to go another route with this challenge and hatch a baby egg instead....I thought this might make a cute expecting card for someone and I love the film strip idea....play along with us, won't you?

#23 - numbers

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is related to the time of year most of us have to deal with - Tax Time....the challenge is to use numbers on your project somewhere...I took this project literally as we have a 70th birthday party to go to in a couple of weeks...I also did a "number" of cards in this same design to have for some other occasions (using up scraps I found in the bottom of a project bag left over from 2004 or so....) but they are cut up and gone just like the Chatterbox company they came from :(

#22 - life is too short to match socks

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to do paper piecing on your project...this is one of my most favorite techniques going and I use it quite frequently on my cards...soemtimes it is just more fun than colouring in a stamped image.  This one is done in two steps as I made the toes and heels in the opposite cardstocks from each sock.  This is also one of my favorite stamps (and reminds me of my girls who never EVER wear matched socks...ever)...play along with us, won't you?

#21 - inchies

This week's challenge at the Opus Gluei is to do inchies...the poohbas have been swapping and these are my contribution to the cause...so much fun!  Join in with us, won't you?

 

#20 -faux mosaic tile

This week's challenge over at Shopping our Stash is to use a faux technique...I had all these different ideas in my head and when it came down to doing my project, I couldn't find my clear embossing powder...it is amazing how many faux techniques use clear embossing powder...so I had to move on and find a different project...I did a faux mosaic tile project...this is not one that I will do again any time too soon...it was messy and sticky and things didn't line up the way they were supposed to...anyhow, this is how it came out and it is all it will be....play along with us, won't you?