August Sketch with Stash Challenge Inspiration by DT Brenda

Hello and Happy Friday!

I am the last designer on the inspiration train this month and I hope that you have enjoyed all of the FABULOUS "Summertime" and "Game On" inspired layouts our designers have shared with you daily during the month of August.

Today I am sharing two layouts I created inspired our 

August  "Game On' Sketch with Stash Challenge

Here is the first layout:

"Let Ur Smile Be Ur Strategy"

"While digging through my stash and looking for game pieces, I found the chipboard dart and dart board in my Crate Paper "Toy Box", SCORE, these items matched up perfectly with the colors in EP's "For the Record " Collection.  The hardest part of putting this page together was coming up with a title.  I really wanted my title themed around the dart board, so  I  searched  sayings on google, and "whala", my title problem was solved!"

And here is my second layout:

"Memo"

"I turned the sketch 90° to the left to accomodate my photo!  For mys tash part of the challenge, I used a cardstock sticker (playing cards) I found in my old stash of Vegas embellishments and a bingo card from Simple Stories 24/7 collection.  Both of these gaming embellishments matched up welll with Echo Parks " Happy Days" Collection.  Again I used google and found a quote regarding cards that was perfect for a layout about my granddaughter because I feel she has a lot going for herself and we have many discussions on making the right choices to be successful and happy in life."
The quote:

"Life consists not only in holding good cards,

but in playing those cards well!"
~Josh Billings

Thank you for stopping by and if you did not get a chance to  play along with us this month, that is okay, we have two wonderful challenges planned for September as well as another surprise we will be revealing soon with an additonal challenge, inspiration and prizes!!!   

Make sure you stop by tomorrow to see who won the random prize drawing for August and to see what entries were selected by our Design Team as their TOP 3 favs!

Have a  WONDERFUL and SAFE Labor Day weekend!

"I Think You Are Amazing" Layout by DT Rochelle

Hi Everyone!

It's time for our daily Design Team inspiration.

Today DT Rochelle is sharing a beautiful layout she created inspired by our

August "Game On' Sketch with Stash Challenge!

I really like how she changed up a few of the sketch elements and made it her own.

Let's take a look at what she created:

Rochelle: "I had so much fun with this sketch! I really wanted to make a pie chart but when I saw this fence sticker in the Echo Park This & That collection, I just had to use it. I had already knew I was going to run a vine through it. I love the outcome, not to mention I finally got to use a Prima mushroom I had been hoarding for a while!! I added the Oval circle in place of the pie chart in the sketch."

Don't miss out on your chance to be entered into our monthly prize drawing and/or being selected as one of our Design Team's Top 3 picks.   All you have to do is complete one or both of our August Challenges and link up on our sidebar by 11:59 PM (PST) tonight!
We would love to see your work!

Thank you for stopping by!  Come back tomorrow for more inspiration!
Happy Scrapping!

"Daddy's Girl" Layout by DT Manda

Hello!

It's time again for more of our daily Design Team inspiration!

Today, Manda is sharing this wonderful layout embellished with so many awesome elements!

Take a look at Manda's layout inspired by our
"Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge:

Manda:  "I had a lot of fun with this sketch adding lots of layers and bits and pieces. I am currently working on a family album for my mum so I have been sorting through a lot of crazy 80's pics including this one of me with dad, I am not sure what he is wearing or why LOL. For the gaming pieces I used some scrabble tiles that I have had sitting around in my art cupboard (I actually bought them on ebay to use for crafting). To adhere them to the page I used Diamond Glaze, which is what I used to stick down the wood veneer as well."

Have you had a  chance to play along with us this month?   If not, you still have until midnight tomorrow night to complete one or both August Challenges and link it up for a chance to win our monthly prize!

Click HERE to check out both challenges!

Thanks again for visiting our blog, as always, come back tomorrow for another day of our daily Design Team inspiration!   

"Family Fun Night" Layout by DT Lee-Anne

Hello and welcome to another day of Scrap Our Stash Design Team inspiration!

Today Lee-Anne is sharing this awesome layout she created inspired by our 

August "Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge

and her families love for the game of Scattergories:

This is what Lee-Anne shared about her layout:

"My layout is of my parents and my daughter and son-in-law playing Scattergories. They love that game and since my daughter can't get home much to visit, it is always fun to play games with them. She has such a great sense of humor and always makes me laugh. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out some of my title and also my tags and spinner. The papers are from the Well Played Collection by Carta Bella. The Bingo card is an embellishment I had in my stash from Farmhouse Paper Company. There are also some splatters made with my Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mists as well as some enamel dots from Teresa Collins. Finally I added some flair buttons by The Paper Bakery, a chipboard title by American Crafts, some mini letter stickers from October Afternoon and some machine stitching and twine."

Feeling inspired?  You still have time to get your "Game On!"
Both of our monthly challenges end on August 29th so that gives you a few more days to dig into your stash and link up your wonderful entries for a chance to win this month's
Game Day Colelction Kit by Jillibeam
and/or a chance to be selected as one of our Design Team Top 3 picks.
We will select one of our Top 3 winners to Guest Design in October!

Click HERE for our current challenges, details and rules!!!

Thank you for visiting, we would love for you to leave a comment below and return tomorrow for more wonderful inspiraton!

"Watkins Glen Water Fall" Layout by DT Lindsey

Good Morning!

We our continuing this week with more Design Team creations inspired by our

August "Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge!

Today's inspiration is being shared by DT Lindsey:

Lindsey: " I was so stumped by this challenge at first! But logic set in and I had a few aha! moments. My first idea was to scrap some pictures of one of the kids putting together Legos and actually attach some. Then I remembered my extensive playing card collection and went from there. It was a choice between Yankees cards, Georgia cards, Keuka Lake cards, or Watkins Glen (among sooo many others). The Glen is was, and this was one of my favorite pictures from our hike. What a fun it is to put actual souvenirs on the page!

Thanks for looking - please visit my Blog for more information."

Here's the August Sketch:

We hope you'll have time to create something awesome with it embelished with some of your "gaming" stash and share it with us.  You have until Augsut 29th, 11:59 PM to link it up on our side bar.   For complete challenge details and rules click HERE!

Thanks for visiting us today, come back tomorrow for more design team inspiration!

"Sleeping Cutie" Layout by DT Kerry

Hello All!!!

Today our adorable inspiration was created by DT Kerry!   Take a look at her super cute pie chart and the "adore" bingo card is perfect for photo:

Here is what Kerry shared about her layout:

"I have had the bingo cards for a long time and this challenge was the ideal time to use one of them. ADORE was the perfect fit for this layout of our cat Ginger who sleeps with his feet in the air and he looks so sweet and cute. The papers I used are from the Pebbles 'Cats and Dogs' line and I used some gold sticky mesh instead of paper across the page. I haven't got a paw print stamp so I used a stamp from Autumn Leaves 'Build -a-flower' set which seemed to go nicely and almost looks paw like! The journaling reads 'When he is asleep, Ginger is probably the cutest cat in the world' (maybe I'm a teensy bit biased?).

I had fun making this page and I hope you will join us with this sketch as we would love to see your interpretation."

Kerry's layout has to inspire you to your stash of "gaming" embellies, combine it with our
"Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge
 to create a  layout and link it up by August 29th for a chance to win our monthly prize.   We would love for you to share your work with us!

Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by!   

"Buddy Time" Layout by DT Kelly

Hello...Happy Saturday!

Today's "Game On" Sketch with Staash Challenge inspiration is being shared by DT Kelly!

The Bingo cards on Kelli's layout let's you know innediately what goes on when these cute little guys get together!  Check out how she created a title work:

Kelly:  "I absolutely loved working with this sketch and realized I had more bingo cards, playing cards and pieces than I knew were stashed away. I used up products from MME Lime Twist, MME Indie Chic, Websters Pages, Simple Stories and some pretty old pictures. I loved how this challenge made me think out of the box and look forward to even more wonderful layouts from the sketch!"

I hope we have inspired you today to pull out your stash of "gaming" embellishments and get your "Game On" with our August Sketch with Stash Challenge!
Click HERE for the challenge and details.

You have until August 29th ~ 11:59 PM (PST) to complete both of our August Challenges for a chance to win our monthly prize and/or have your entry selected as one of our Design Team Top 3 picks for the month.   One of our Top 3 picks will be asked to Guest Design for Scrap Our Stash in October.  

Thank you for visiting us today, we love comments, so feel free to leave us some love below and return tomorrow for my inspiration!  

'Home" Layout by DT Robin

Hello everyone!  

I hope you've had a wonderful week and you are looking forward to an even better weekend!

Are you ready for more awesome inspiration from our Design Team?

Today, DT Robin is sharing her this wonderful layout about her pups, inspired by our 

August "Game On' Sketch with Stash Challenge:

Here's what Robin shared about her layout:

"I love my sketches. I may be too dependent on them. I guess that’s not so bad, especially when you have a chance to win a prize from Scrap Our Stash!

As much as I adore these products, I think I wouldn’t have used them until a challenge like this came along. Yes, I’m your typical hoarder. But, now that I’ve used them, I’ll have them in the back of my head and use those bingo pieces again in a future layout."

Tickets are Maya Road. 

Papers are Jenni Bowlin.

Here is our August Sketch:

(Click HERE for Challenge & Details)

If you have some scrapping time this weekend, why not create a layout inspired by this sketch and share it with us by linking it up on our sidebar.   

You have until August 29th to link up for a chance to win this month's awesome prize:

We love to hear what you think about our daily inspiration, so comment away! And, stay tuned for more layouts, inspired by our August "Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge posted daily until August 30th.   

"Our Summer Went Llike This..." Layout by DT Jenni

Hello and thanks for stopping by!
Our fabulous inspiration today, is the work of DT Jenni!  
What a super cute, fun take on our
"Game On' Sketch with Stash Challenge

Jenni: " I love sketches! It is such a great place to start and interpret into your own page with embellishments and papers! However, I actually struggled a bit with this one. I really wanted to use this photo and have so many great summer pics that need to be scrapped! 

So, I tried to think of something other than a game piece or bingo card to use! These letter/color "playing cards" from Crate Paper's The Pier worked perfect! In fact, I didn't know how I would use them before...and the pool+sun=fun card is too cute. Instead of a piechart or game spinner I watercolored a giant water splat! 

Now it's your turn to take the sketch and share your interpretation of it on the blog. Upload your layout to get a chance at this month's prize!! 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!"

Please link your project no later then August 29th, to be considered in our Top 3 picks and to be entered into our monthly prize drawing.   

One of our Top 3 picks will be asked to Guest Design in October.  

See ya tomorrow for more Design Team inspiration!

"Breanna's x 2" Layout by DT Patricia

Hello there! 

We are still getting our "Game On" here at Scrap Our Stash with our

 August Sketch with Stash Challenge!

Today's wonderful reveal using is being shared by DT Patricia!  I really like how Patricia incorporated a large as well as a small bingo card into her layout:

Patricia:  "This was a pretty fun challenge! I always love seeing the Jenni Bowling Bingo cards on layouts, but rarely end up using them on a layout! So, when the challenge came, I jumped to it! I also had the mini Bingo cards in my stash that I decided to use. Along with the Bingo cards I loved using the Crate Paper “The Pier” collection for this layout. The alphas came from Prima and I used the cute Maya Road flower to add to my embellishment fetish. Other embellies used were the Pier Slide Frames, Pinwheels and Flags. Fun! Fun! Fun!

The photos I used for this layout are pics of my little munchkin and a friend she met in Kindergarten. The unique thing about the two girls is they were in the same class, both their names are Breanna and then they later learned that they were neighbors, just a few doors down. Breanna’s x 2!

We hope you are enjoying all of the awesome inspiration the SOS Design Team has been sharing with you and that it motivates you to dig into your stash of "gaming" embellies and create a layout to link up with us by Aug 29th to be entered into our randomly drawn drawing for the following prize:
Jillibean Soup 12 x12 "Game Day" Collection Kit:

Thank you for visiting us today and  make sure you stop by tomorrow for more awesome "gaming" inspiration!!!!

"Playing Piano" Layout by DT Joefil

Hello Everyone!!!

Welcome to our second week of our Design Team's August Sketch reveals!

Today DT Joefil is sharing this super cute layout about her daughter playing the piano:

Joefil:  "I had this photo of my daughter that I really wanted to scrap for a long time but I just could not find the right design for a layout.  When I saw this month's sketch, I know this is the right one! I love how it turned out.

I used Basic Grey papers, the tags and the bingo card are from my stash, and the bubble speech is from Recollections.  I also added some splatters to the page with Heidi Swapps Black Velvet and Primrose Color Shine."

Here's our August Sketch:

Stash Item:  Game Pieces or Cards

For complete challenge details, click HERE

Have a Scraptabulous Day!

"Mr & Mrs" Layout by DT Elizabeth

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

Today our Design Team inspiration is the fabulous work of DT Elizabeth.  When I created this sketch and added the "game pieces" for this month's sketch challenge, I never imagined a wedding layout could be created with this challenge, but Elizabeth got very creative with her scrap supplies and used this challege to scrap a speccial moment during her recent wedding.  I really love how she used the wooden games pieces to create the date.  Take a look at her amazing layout:

This is what Elizabeth shared about her layout:

"This was a challenge to say the least! Finding bingo things were hard, but I realized I had bingo circles and started to look at those. I had odd numbers left over in my stash and as I sat there looking at them, I realized that I had numbers that were the date for our wedding! I based my entire layout on the date and the usage of the bingo thingys and created one of my favorite layouts to date! Not only did I pull the challenge off, its our first official layout of our wedding!"

So what will you do with this sketch and what game piece or card will you dig out of your stash to add a palyful element to your layout?   We would love to see your work, so link up your entry using Mr Linky on the right side of our blog.   You have until August 29th to complete our 

"Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge 

as well as our

"Summertime" Stash Challenge

for a chance to win our monthly prize.   

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you come back tomorrow for more Design team inspiration!

Have a great week!

"Lucky Having You" Layout by DT Dulcinea

Back on the blog today sharing another DT reveal inspired by our 

August Sketch with Stash Challenge

"Game On!"

DT Dulcinea proves that Bingo is not just about the competiton and prizes anymore!

I really love her precious layout about her fur baby, and how she used a bingo card and wooden bingo game pieces to embellish and help tell her story about her kitty:

Dulcinea share this about her layout:  

"All my games card and pieces are on my layout. I don’t have much of them, so when I knew about this challenge I grab them and stare at for inspiration. That lucky bingo card give me the idea for the story. Last year, my husband and I adopted Ulua, an abandoned cat left on the street close to the coffee shop we go. It was close to the winter, so despite we never had a cat before, only dogs, we brought him home. Everyone said he is a lucky kitty, but we also think we are lucky to have his companionship since he is so sweet and kittenish. After I have the story decided, I found some cute pictures of him, I turned the sketch on 90º and just let my creativity works."

Show us how you get your "Game On!"   You have until August 29th to create a layout and link it up for a chance to enter into our monthly prize drawing!

Thank you for visiting us today and make sure you return tomorrow for more "gaming" inspiration!

"Let's Play" Layout by DT Carol

“Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.” - Voltaire

I would say Carol played her cards right!  

Check out how she rocked the August Sketch Challenge by creating this fabulous layout themed around Uno playing cards!

Carol:  "I was so excited when I saw this challenge! I had the perfect photo and the perfect elements to use! And the colors of Crate Paper DIY Shop collection were perfect to go with the UNO card!

In the picture you can see my son and I (well, only my cards I guess...) playing our favorite card game: UNO. And the journaling says: "We love playing UNO but the TV gets in our way sometimes." Can you tell?"

Time for you to dig into your "gaming" embellishments or cards OR gather up some  miscellaneous game pieces from around the house and upcycle them by using on a layout.  We would love to see what you come up with.  

For details and rules on this challenge, click HERE!!!

Sketch with Stash Challenge #6

Happy Thursday Everyone!!!

So glad you stopped by today!!! 

It is time to get your sketch on with our

Sketch with Stash Challenge #6

"Game On"

Your challenge is to

Create a layout inspired by the sketch below

AND... you must include at least one game card and/or game piece on your page.  

  (Example: Playing card, bingo card, wooden game pieces, monopoly pieces, etc)

Here is the sketch

You can flip it, turn it, or change the size of the photo, as long as we can tell your entry was inspired by the sketch!!

To be eligible for the August prize drawing, you must link up your layout to 

Mr. Linky on the right side of our blog by Aug 29, 2013 ~ 11:59pm (PST)

And don't forget to check out the SOS CHALLENGE GUIDELINES!

You also have until July 29th to participate in our August: 

"Summer Time" Stash Challenge 

Complete both challenges this month and that gives you two entries into the random prize drawing for this month's awesome 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Jillibean Soup's Game Day Chili 

Our

August Guest Designer 

Leila Cassimira

is back with us and sharing this gorgeous monochromatic beach layout she created inspired by our August Sketch Challenge.  For the stash criteria of the challenge, Leila included the "Love" Bingo Card:

Here is what Leila shared with us about her layout:

"Again another page with the children at the beach, this time together with a cousin that visited us on vacation.  The beach is, "Little Beach" in Arraial do Cabo / Rio de Janeiro"
Leila's Blog:  Lolo Artesanato
   
Thank you Leila for joining us this month!  It has been a pleasure having you and sharing your awesome work with our followers!!!!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow and every day until the 29th for more Design Team reveals inspired by this month's sketch...I can assure you, our team has come up with some very creative ways to use their game pieces and/or cards!!!

Enjoy the rest of your day!!!