Use Your Stash Blog Hop

Last week, my new products arrived, and it made me realize something. I have too much paper. I am a paper addict. With that being said, I found the perfect way to bust my stash (a wee bit) with a blog hop put on by some of my CTMH sisters.

If you have arrived here from Michelle's blog, you are on the right track.

At the top of the pile in drawer #2 of my super cute Lingerie chest (that I found at a resale shop) was Emporium. My card stash was low, but I never start there when using up scraps. I always try to squeeze out as many scrapbook layouts as possible, first.

Without further ado, here they are:

Inspired by Spring 2009 Idea Book

Inspired by Spring 2009 Idea Book

Inspired by Spring 2009 Idea Book

Sketch Layout from Imagine

Sketch Layout from Reflections

A childhood friend lost her baby boy back in August, and I plan to use most of these layouts in a scrapbook album that she can personalize to remember her sweet Jayce by. After creating 6 pages, I was left with small scraps that were perfect for cards.

I used a lot of retired product for this challenge. 

Paper: Florentine, Emporium, Veranda (retired)

Stamps: Love You Forever (retired), Baby Love (retired), Capture The Date (retired), Trinity Alphabet (retired), Rustic Alphabet (retired), Headline Alphabet (retired), Laughing Lola Cardmaking WOTG, Art Philosophy, You Only Live Once, Words of Comfort, Look To The Light, For Every Occasion, Santa Claus, Artbooking

Inks: Cocoa, Twilight, Crystal Blue, Garden Green (retired), Sweet Leaf, Heavenly Blue (retired)

Tools: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Watercolor Pencils, Blending Pen, Corner Rounder, Scallop Border Punch, Sanding Kit, Artbooking Cartridge

Other: Metallic Brads (retired), Neutral Brads (retired), Sweet Leaf Ribbon (retired), Heavenly Blue Ribbon (retired), Chocolate Ribbon (retired), Neutral Embroidery Floss (retired),Clear Sparkles, Bronze Glitter Tape,Buttons (retired), Dimensionals (retired), Neutral Baker's Twine

Next up on the blog hop, please be sure to visit Nikki's blog. Thank you for visiting my blog today. I hope we have inspired you to use up some of your old scraps, too. 

Casandra

Core'dinations January Sketch Challenge Card

Good afternoon. I'm back with my second post for the day.

I found a sketch on Pinterest last week and was drawn back to it today to create the following sympathy card. You can participate in this challenge, by clicking this link.

Products Used:
Paper: Veranda (retired), Emporium (retired), Cocoa CS, Colonial White CS
Stamp: Words of Comfort
Inks: Cocoa, Garden Green (retired) (CTMH)
Other: Bitty Sparkles

Have a great day.

Casandra

St. Patrick's Day Cards

Good afternoon! I have been busy today recreating one of my St. Patrick's Day cards for Sunday's "Build Your Card Stash" workshop. (If you page down a few posts, you will find the original.)

I am really happy with the way these 2 cards turned out. It was nice to revisit some of my all-time favorite papers. Below is a list of products used to create these 2 cards. If you would like to make these cards, but can't come to my workshop on Sunday, please contact me via e-mail to see how you can get your own pre-stamped, pre-cut cards to assemble.

Products Used:

Card #1
Mayberry L2 Paper
Take Luck Stamp Set
Wooden Button
Neutral Embroidery Floss
Olive, Honey & Smoothie Inks

Card #2
Veranda Creative Basics Paper
Pair-A-Phrase Stamp Set
Watercolor Pencils
Chocolate Dot Ribbon
Clear Sparkles
Chocolate & Garden Green Inks
Wishes How-To-Program

Thank you for stopping by!

Casandra