#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?