#60 for the kids

This weeks challenge at Shopping our Stash is "for the kids"...making something kid related....I threw together this birthday card with this cute little girl sticker and used this stamp for the first time...the papers are all scrap which is another bonus....play along with us, won't you?

#59 - Trick or treat

This week's challenge at the Opus Gluei is to make something with Ghosts and Goblins, Spiders and Witches and everything Hallowe'en...Time is flying by so fast that I can't even believe Hallowe'en is just around the corner! I am making these little take out boxes for all the trick-or-treaters in the neighbourhood...I have about 198 more to go, but they will have to wait a bit to get finished...these two are just the prototypes...and then to fill them all up with candy...mmmm.

#58 - flowers everywhere

This weeks challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use your oldest flower products- stamps, primas, paper etc...I used 17 paper flowers and a flower embossing folder that hasn't been used in years - plus used a "virgin" die that has never touched paper...until today!...the flowers are from one of my first prima tins that I just "had to have"....but have barely touched...trying to use up tons of stuff now that I am organizing the craft area....almost out of space and that is not a good thing...the room is huge...and now the cupboards are full!

#57 - stampy technique

 This weeks challenge at shopping our stash is to use a favorite stamping technique...I thought I would use a new one as the other team members already did the emboss resist and the colouring and of course those are my favorites...so a new attemp was had.  I did a double stamp technique that is supposed to make the butterfly look like it has motion...to me it just looks blurry like you should be looking at it with 3-d glasses but forgot to put them on...oh well...I also did an inked background with a mask to try and get in the inking part of it...on a less blurry note, our basement now has carpet and we put in my countertops in the craft room yesterday...just some patching and repainting of some chips putting them in and it is all mine...this card was the first project done in my new crafty lounge (while watching tv...yup...even have cable in my room...) pictures coming soon...

#56 - City scape

This weeks' challenge at the Opus Gluei is to use something to do with a cityscape or your home town...I finally got a chance to put this cityscape die to some paper and love the scrap of starry night I had a chance to use for the background....after this challenge I will finally get to start creating in my brand spanking new craft room and I am sooooooooooooooo excited....I can't wait!
Pictures will be coming as soon as the silicone for the counter tops is dry and the dust is wiped up!!

#55 - back to school

This weeks challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use office supplies or a back to school theme....I opted to try a bit of both...added some tags and paper clips and did a fun school tag too...my oldest heads off to her first day of high school...kind of bitter sweet day...she is excited though, so that is always a good thing...can't believe grade 9 is high school already...yikes!