November Winners Announced!!!

Hello Crafters! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! 

Thank you all for playing along with our Nov. Challenges.  As always…. We had so many wonderful entries this month that it is always hard for our Design Team to pick our top 3!!!

The Design Team has voted and here's the 

November  Top 3 

(in no particular order…)

#3 Becky Springer

#18 Heather Robertson

#24 Sherri Caramico

Congratulations ladies!!!!

One of you will be contacted and invited to be our Guest Designer for the month of January 2015.

Please grab our new TOP 3 blinkie below so that you can BRAG on your own blog ;)

And now for our November randomly drawn winner...

#15 Wendy B. 

Congratulations Wendy B.!!!

 you have won the following prize:

Please leave a comment below AND...

email us at scrapourstash@gmail.com with November winner in the subject line and your choice of gift card so that we can get your prize out to you right away! 

Also, please grab our WINNERS blinkie below to add to your blog!

Thank you again to all who played along with us in November and we look forward to seeing your creations in December!!! 

Introducing the New Design Team!

Hello Crafters!

We would like to introduce the 

Jan ~ June 2015

Scrap Our Stash Design Team!!

But first we want to thank our current team for their awesome inspiration and dedication to our site during the past 6 months.  The following team members will be leaving, and although we will miss each one of them, we are proud to have had each one of them as part of our team: 

Tammi Bennett

Dulcinea Silva

Leila Cardoso

Megan Liane Beaubien

Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!!

Please help us welcome back the following designers

for another term:

Patricia Barnett 

Elizabeth Carney (Hellum)

Joefil Cate

Robin Redd 

Tanti K.

Kate Blue

Nicole Doiron

Claire Rambo

Steffanie Seiler

In addition to the returning designers, we have 4 more talented designers joining our team.  Please join with us in  CONGRATULATING and extending a warm SOS WELCOME 

to the following designers:

Lynn Lefebvre

Becky Springer

Elena Bianconi

Tracy Basinger

Click on each of the designers names to visit their blogs and remember the new designers will be formally introduced in January 2015 and will share with you their first SOS reveals!!!!   

Our November Design Team Top 3 and Monthly Prize winner will be posted tomorrow!

Come back to see who won!

Have a great day!

"So Thankful" LO by DT Megan

Hey Crafters!

Today's daily inspiration is this lovely layout by DT Megan:

Here's what Megan shared about her layout:

"When I saw the challenge, the first thing I thought of was how thankful I am for my youngest. He just turned 3 and is full of life but is the sweetest thing ever. For stash items, I used patterned paper, letter stickers, die cut (number 3), chipboard shapes (heart and stars), a tag, an arrow paper clip and baker's twine."

There's only a couple more days to get your layout uploaded.  Check out the current challenges for more information.

Scrap Our Stash wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

"Sweet Memory" LO by DT Tanti

Happy Hump Day!!

Today, we are inspiring you with this precious layout by DT Tanti:

Here's what Tanti said about her layout:

"I realle love this challenge and the beautiful sketch from Rochelle. It's so perfect for this photo. 

I'm so thankful for my parents. Who were always there for me and supporting me in everything I've done. I miss them a lot and think about them all the time. So, this layout is about them.

And my five stash items are: patterned paper, washi tapes, twine, paper clip and buttons.

I couldn't explain why I've chosen these stash items. I just love them and these are the most useful items for me to scrap."

Thanks for stopping by the SOS blog. :) 

"My Heart is Full x 2" by DT Kate

How's everyone doing today? :) 

Today's inspiration is from DT Kate.  Here's her gorgeous layout she created for the

November Sketch Challenge:

Here's what Kate said about her layout:

"My young niece (pictured) lost her mother last year and I think about her all the time. But, since she lives in another state with her dad, I don't get to see her. BUT, I got to go on an unexcpected road trip to KY in August and she got to stay with me for 2 days! I was THANKFUL for all the things we crammed into those 2 days; she is a joy and such a wonderful kid! My heart was bursting with joy!!!

My 5 supplies that are always my go to's are:

1. Patterned Paper (My name is Kate and I am a PAPER addict)

2. Gold accents (again, I need a 12 step program)

3. Enamel dots (love all the colors and they just add a quick finishing touch to the page)

4. Paper flowers on PP (cause handcutting is my thing)

5. PL letterpress chipboard/cards (for their versatility)"

You still have a few days to upload your layout for this sketch challenge and the Nov. Stash challenge.  For more information click HERE. :) 

"Spontaneous Adventure" LO by DT Claire

Happy Monday!

Today DT Claire is inspiring us with this lovely layout:

This is what Clair said about her layout:

"I love it when I'm working on a project and I can combine it with a challenge, such as with this layout. I am working on a new travel album about our spontaneous adventure to the Four Corners and came across this photo; which encompasses everything that I am "thankful for." I am thankful for my hubby and all our adventuring we have done over the years. This photo was taken on our way home when we made an unexpected detour to visit the Great Sand Dunes.

I also created this layout using all my favorite supplies. I LOVE my (1) mixed media supplies: watercolors, stencils, and textured paste. Then I added more favorite "go tos": (2) a flair badge, (3) some jute twine, (4) Thickers alpha stickers, and last but definitely not least, (5) enamel dots and wood veneers. All my "go tos" are to add texture, motion, and dimension to my layouts.

What are your favorite stash supplies? Lets us know when you upload your sketch+stash layout."

Here's the sketch:

For more information on this challenge click HERE.

See you tomorrow! :) 

"So Thankful" LO by DT Robin

Hello Crafters! Today we are sharing with this fabulous layout from DT Robin:

Here's what Robin said about her layout:

"I am SO thankful for my new'ish roommates. I can't express how grateful I am for them.

I'm also thankful for my Freckled Fawn embellishments, my enamel dots, fun-shaped paperclips, a stash of chipboard pieces that have already been cut by my dies, and my stash of Studio Calico wood veneer pieces."

See you tomorrow  with more inspiration! 

"Gift of Love" by DT Nicole

Happy Saturday!!!

Today we have this lovely layout by DT Nicole to inspire us:

Here's what Nicole shares about her layout:

"Gift of Love" - What a beautiful sketch Rochelle Spears has designed for the sketch challenge this month! I love those strips of papers layered underneath the photo and the circle outline. I used a photo of me with 3 of my favorite people, my boyfriend Yves and our two nieces, Ella and Daphne. I am so thankful for all the joy, laughter and love that they bring to my life. As far as the stash challenged is concerned, I used the 5 products that I most often used in all my creating. 1. Stencils - I love to dabble in mixed media techniques and stencils are a must-have for any mixed media artist. I most often use mine with molding paste to add elegant and textured designs on my backgrounds. 2. Mists & Paints - After doing the stenciling, I add colour to my background using mists. Mists are also perfect to turn any embellishment into the perfect colour for your page. And anyone familiar with my work knows how much I love to dab white paint over my layouts to finish it off with a soft whitewash look. 3. Chipboard - I've been so blessed to be on the amazing 2Crafty Chipboard DT for more than a year now and I get loads of beautiful laser-cut chipboard to create with. 4. Flowers - My favorite style of scrapbooking is shabby chic so obviously, I love to use flowers, loads of them, of most of my creations. 5. Tags - Ever since I discovered tags, I can barely do one page without slipping one in some way, shape or form. Now, who and what are YOU thankful for? 

For more information on this challenge and the Nov. Stash Challenge, please click HERE. 

Have a great Saturday and see you tomorrow! :)

"Live Laugh Love" LO by DT Leila

Happy Friday!!!

Leila's fabulous layout starts off our weekend inspiration! 

Leila said, "I am thankful for my family, but today I decided to make a page for my son because he teaches me smile, reminds me that life can be lighter ... He has an intense joy that infects those around her and for that I am very grateful to God for trusting me one creature so special.

I chose the 5 items that most use in my designs: patterned papers, flowers, leaves and twigs (just love), washi tape and chipboard."

Have a wonderful Friday and see you back here tomorrow for more information! 

"Love" by DT Joefil

Hello All!!

Today, Joefil inspires us with this beautiful layout:

Here's what Joefil shared about her layout:

"I thankful for this two love of my life, my hubby and daughter. I love this sketch challenge and for my five stash I used patterned papers from studio calico, chipboard stickers by Heidi Swapp, wood veneers by American crafts, mist also by Heidi Swapp and ofcourse don't forget my favorite sequins.

More details in my blog: http://joefilcate.blogspot.com/" 

Now its your turn! cant wait to see your layout!

"Thank Goodness For… My Girl" LO by DT Patricia

Hello Scrap Our Stash Friends! Happy Hump Day!

Today, DT Patricia is sharing with us her super cute layout:

This is what Patricia said her about her:

"I am thankful for my daughter because she is completely 100% the love of my life. Everything I do, I do for her! I call her my miracle child because we tried a very long time to be blessed with her, and when we almost gave up...we were blessed. She is my angel, my rock, my heart and my love. 

In this challenge, we were to use 5 items from our stash. I used: 1.) Bakers Twine, 2.) Yellow Ribbon, 3.) Enamel Dots, 4.) Bella Blvd Alpha Dots, 5.) Wooden Flair and bonus...to add I used Heidi Swapps Sweet Cherry Mist / Spray, and used Bella Blvds Summer Breeze" paper collection.

Enjoy and can't wait to see your creations!"

See you back here tomorrow with more inspiration! 

"We Are Family" LO by Rochelle

Hi Crafters! 

Today's inspiration come from me!  I am sharing with you all my layout I created using this month's Sketch challenge.  Here's my layout:

For this challenge we are to use this sketch:

 AND

Scrap someone we are thankful for 

AND

Atdd 5 stash items that we are thankful for (our goto items). 

So I scrapped my family that I am sooooo thankful for!! As as my stash…. there are sooo many that I am "thankful" for and believe me, I tried to fit them all on my page, but I didn't! lol But the 5 I did add was wood, enamel dots, twine, wash, and bling.

Can't wait to see your layout! :) 

"Thank You for Having You" by DT Dulcinea

Happy Monday!

Today's inspiration comes from our DT Dulcinea.  Here's her fabulous layout:  

This is what Dulcinea shares about her layout:

"I love this week sketch and challenge. I am so thankful for my friend and husband, so I just want to do a page about him. I have these two pictures of them with our kitty, Ulua. Really, I am thankful for my lovely cat as well, so I suppose it's a great page about “my family”. For the layout I most stick with the sketch, I did a large circle to be able to see the paper stars patterned and, since I am using two pictures and a large circle, I didn't add the strips on vertical. I preferred substitute for two small label on top. My five stash items was: patterned paper, letters, stickers, wood veneers and blings."

Have a fantastic day and see you back her tomorrow! 

"Good Friends" LO by DT Steffanie

Hello Crafters!

Today we are inspiring you with this lovely layout by Steffanie:

This is what Stephanie said about her layout:

"What am I thankful for? This hobby and the wonderful friends I share it with! Several years ago, my friends and I decided we needed to get away to the beach for a whole weekend and just scrap. We had so much fun that it's now a bi-annual event. And, since our kids are getting older, the weekends are getting longer!  

Included on this layout are several items that I love:

wood veneer shapes---especially stars and cameras

washi tape---so fun and easy to use

Thickers---for fast ready-made titles

enamel dots---for that little pop of color and dimension

patterned paper---a girl can't live without it!"

Thank you to all who applied for the Design Team. We have a VERY difficult decision to make in the next few days and then we should be ready to announce our new team. 

Stay tuned and Happy Scrappin'! 

November Sketch Challenge #20

Hello, welcome to our November Sketch Challenge reveal!

This month our challenge is to CREATE A LAYOUT USING THIS SKETCH below

AND...

to scrap about someone you are THANKFUL for

AND...

include 5 STASH ITEMS on your layout that you are THANKFUL for (most likely it’s your “goto” stash items).

Here’s the sketch: 

Click HERE for the SOS Challenge Guidelines!!! 

Make sure to LINK your layout to Mr. Linky on our side bar no later than 

November 29th, 11:59 PM (PST)

This is the prize you are playing for this month:

November Guest Designer

Sandra Scott

Here's Sandra's fabulous layout she created based on this challenge:

And here's what Sandra shared about her layout:

I’m so thankful to have this lady in my life not only as an auntie but as a friend to chat too as well.

My ‘go to’ things in my stash are patterned paper, stamps, ephemera (or collectables), stencils and inks.  My patterned papers are from Stampin’ Up! and 13 @rts, and I love that you can mix and match collections and it’s also a great way to use some of your stash.

I created the background using a stencil and ink mixed with texture paste followed by splatters of another brand of ink.  I just love a bit of mixed media on a layout and you can mix anything from ink to glitter with texture paste for a great effect.  I also love heat embossing and I used a script stamp on the light orange background paper before embossing it.

Thank you so much Sandra for being out November Guest Designer and sharing your fabulous creations with us! 

We are looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful entries inspired by this challenge!

See you again tomorrow with more fabulous inspiration! 

"Got Stache?" Layout by Rochelle

TGIF!!!!

To start your weekend off, we are featuring this super fun layout created by Rochelle,
 inspired by our 

"Countdown"Stash Challenge:

Here is what Rochelle shared about her page:

"For this layout I used a sketch from sketch-n-scrap. For the countdown challenge I used the following:

~ 5 (actually 6) different Patterned papers 

~ 4 stickers - kraft tag & die cut, circle sticker, and date sticker

~ 3 (actually 4) numbers: 2014

~ 2 stamps: triangles and date

~ Mist

I had such a great time creating this layout! I used up some stash that I have been waiting to use! So much fun!!"

Thank you for stopping in.
Time to start counting down and create a layout to share with us for a chance to win this month's prize:

Click HERE for the challenge and details!

You have until November 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to link up your entry!

Stop in tomorrow for the reveal of our November Sketch Challenge and to see what our
November Guest Designer
Sandra Scott
has created to share with you inspired by the new challenge!

Interested in becoming a layout designer or sketch designer for Scrap Our Stash?

Click HERE for details of our current Design Team Call!

The call ends tomorrow, November 15th!!!!

"Icing Love" Layout by DT Megan

Good Morning!

More ADORABLE "Countdown" inspiration to share with you today!

Today's inspiration is a fabulous layout created by DT Megan:

Megan shared this with us about her layout and the challenge:

"For this challenge, I used a picture of my son that shows his face covered in blue icing. I talked about how eating a cupcake for him is basically just eating the icing! 

For my stash items, I used the following: 

5 different patterned papers behind the photo,

 4 stickers - 3 layered to the left of the photo and one used as part of the title ("love"), 

3+ numbers - showing the date on top of the left cluster of stickers, 

2+ different star stamps and 

1 mist to make my background paper."

Have you had a chance to play along in our Countdown challenge yet?   

You still have time and we would love to see what you pull from your stash and create inspired by our challenge!

Link up your entry by November 29th to be entered into our monthly prize drawing and/or for a chance to be selected as one of our TOP 3 Picks.  

And...we are searching for designers and a sketch designer to join our team!

Click HERE for details!!!

Have a Scraptabulous Day!!!!

"Friends of Monalisa" Layout by DT Tanti

Hello!
Today's lovely feature is being shared by DT Tanti, inspired by our
"Countdown Stash Challenge:

Tanti shared this about the challenge and her reveal:

I do use some background stamps for many of my layouts but don't use a stamp image very often. This challenge inspired me to use them and I love it.

Here is my countdown:

Five patterned papers ( Three from Amy Tangerine and two from Dear Lizzy).

Four puffy heart stickers.

Three puffy numbers stickers.

Two stamps ( A cup and a little flower on the background).

A yellow acrylic paint.

Your turn to "Countdown" and show us what you got!   Get your creation uploaded by November 29th to be entered into our November prize drawing.  Our randomly drawn winner this month will receive the following prize:

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

"Celebrate Good Times" Layout by DT Kate

Hello and welcome to another day of awesome Design Team inspiration!!!
Today DT Kate is sharing her fabulous take on our
"Countdown" Stash Challenge

Here is what Kate shared about her layout and the challenge:

"I always love it when my bff and her family have a party; people always think I am related too! This is me and one of the "aunts" as we celebrate my bff's dad's birthday. 

Loved the challenge despite the fact that I messed up on my stamping/stenciling; I simply moved on!

SUPPLIES: 

5 Patterned Papers mostly from Crate Paper, 

4 Stickers are all the gold glitter stickers from Heidi Swapp (I'm addicted to them), 

3 numbers I cheated and used the BINGO card, 

2  stamps are the Cupid and the Love 

and

 I used black paint for my stenciling."

Click HERE for the rules and details on our current challenge, begin "Counting Down" and create a layout to share with us!   We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge!

Comeback tomorrow for more Design team inspiration!
Happy Scrapping!

"Life Is A Daring Adventure" Layout by DT Claire

Happy Monday!!!

We are continuing this week with more "Countdown" Stash Challenge inspiration>

Today's awesome inspiration is the creative work of  DT Claire:

Claire:  

"This layout is the title page to our Four Corners Adventure. I used My Mind's Eye Jubilee "Tangerine" collection specifically for the wood grain sheet. I thought it made a great title and mat layer.

Countdown:

5 --Patterned papers:  The banners and mat layer

4 --Stickers: Gold word stickers from MME Market Street.

3 --Numbers: Thickers, 

2 --Stamps: Amy Tangerine camera and CTMH star

1 --Heidi Swapp Gold mist for splatters.

And here starts a new project..."

All you need is (5) matching patterned papers, (4) stickers, (3) numbers, stamp it twice or add two rub ons and splash it with some paint/mist and you are good to go!  Oh yeah, and a design or choose a sketch from one of the many November challenges going on around the scrap community!

Click HERE for the challenge details!!!

And just a reminder....applications being taken until Nov 15th!!!

Thank you for stopping by and come back and visit us tomorrow!

"P!NK" Layout by DT Robin

I hope you all have enjoyed your weekend so far!

Today we have some "P!NK"  inspiration to share with you, created by 

DT Robin, inspired by our 

"Countdown" Stash Challenge:

Robin:

"I played with my adorable Heidi Swapp products in this layout. I tend to hoard Heidi Swapp, so this was good for me.

5 ~ Patterned Papers-The photo mats and base paper.

4 ~ Stickers or Cardstock Stickers-Alphabet stickers used for journaling, “at the Honda Center”.

3 ~ Numbers-Wood numbers in date.

2 ~ Stamps or Rub ons-Alphabet stamps spelling P!NK.

1 ~ Paint or mist-Mists used on base paper which is Heidi Swapp’s"

As always you have until the 29th of the month to link up your entries inspired by our challenges for a chance to win our monthly prize, and/or be selected as one of our TOP 3 Design Team Picks.

Each month we invite one of our TOP 3 Picks to join our team as a Guest Designer.

Would you like to be our January Guest Designer? 

Click HERE for our current challenge!

Also, if you or you know of someone interested in being a part of our Design Team, we are accepting applications for Designers as well as a Sketch Designer .

Click HERE for the details!

Have a great week and don't forget to stop in each day this week for more Design team inspiration!

"Note" Layout by DT Nicole

Hi there!

Check out the ADORABLE inspiration we have on the blog today, 

created by DT Nicole inspired by our 

"Countdown" Stash Challenge:

Read what Nicole shared with us about the challenge and her layout:

"I decided to go masculine this month with my layout based on stash challenge #20. It seemed to go along with the theme also as most little boys love countdowns. The cutie on the picture is Tristan, my friend's son, when he was a baby, and my page design was inspired by a sketch from Creative Scrappers. Now let the countdown begin! 5 - All papers used are from an older Echo Park collection called 'Note to Self'. I actually used 7 different patterns - blue polkadot (background), stripes, red polkadot, numbers, beige grid paper, ivory lined, journaling card. 4 - I added many stickers to my page, 4 of which are the red arrow, the 'Love This' tab, the circle tag and all cork embellishments are stickers. 3 - There is a whole vertical row of numbers on the right edge. 2 - Because I didn't have any rub-ons that matched the layout, I decided to use 2 different star stamps. 1 - I added red strings of red paint on my background and on some embellishments and I finished off with my signature whitewashing style using a sponge and white acrylic paint."

Okay, we have given you eight days of  awesome "Courntdown" inspiration and by now we should have inspired you to pull out your supplies, and start your "Countdown!"

We are looking forward to seeing how everyone completes this challenge, so make sure you check out the details and get your entry uploaded by November 29th for a chance to enter into our random drawing for our November prize!
Click HERE for the challenge!

And remember...we post design team inspiration daily, so make sure you return tomorrow to see what our next team member has created to inspire you!

Enjoy your weekend!!!

"Me" Layout by DT Leila

Hey everyone!

Looking for a fun easy challenge to play around with this weekend?

Well we have one for you, it's our 

"Countdown" Stash Challenge

And to get your weekend of to a good scrappy start, DT Leila has created this beautiful layout inspired by the challenge to share with you:

Here is what Leila shared about the challenge and her layout:

"I just loved this challenge.  

I really like to put a lot of things on my projects and on this one I abused it...LOL!

(5) patterned papers, the back and the stripes of papers in the center of layout, all by Prima Marketing

(4) stickers, I used some of Simple Stories "Story of Us" collection (title me, black bird and 2 hearts)

(3) numbers, they are present in the background paper

(2) stamps (leaves and Prima stamp in the corners)

1 paint or ink (big brown drops)

So, that's it'!  I hope you like it!

Inspired by Leila's amazing layout?  

Create a layout of your own inspired by our challenge, and link it up with us for a chance to win our monthly prize and/or a chance to be selected as one of our November Top 3 Picks.  

Each month one of our Top 3 Picks is invited to Guest Design with us.

Click HERE for the challenge and details!

Have a great weekend and stop by tomorrow for more Design Team inspiration!

We are looking for layout designers and a sketch designer to join our team.

The call ends November 15th

Click HERE for details!!!