December Anything Goes Challenge by Elizabeth

Guest Team Member Elizabath submitted this project for the December Anything Goes challenge.  She said:

I’m really enjoying this challenge because it leaves me so free to choose whatever I want to make. This time I’ve chosen to make an 8”x8” birthday card with matching bookmark for my brother, Dougie, but I've treated it as I would a scrapbook page, cutting out and piecing together the papers to create a background.
The design paper, chosen for its vintage country-style in earthy tones, is taken from a Simple Stories 6x6 paper pad, Generations. I’ve highlighted the number seven, Dougie’s birthday.
The background of the stamped topper was created using a brayer ... the stamps used are from Clarity Stamps, stag & fir trees and Tim Holtz, birds in flight ... and matted on to gold pearlescent card ... the same card used to make the bookmark.
The design for the pocket is the result of a suggestion from my husband ... a man of many talents. You can see from this shot that there is a little pleat on the side giving plenty of room to neatly hold the bookmark. Dougie loves our beautiful Scottish countryside, having been a farmer for much of his adult life, hence the topper. Unfortunately, due to ill health, he's now retired and so doesn't get out into the hills as much as he would like. I'm hoping he will enjoy this little reminder as much as I enjoyed making it for him. And, just in case he hasn't got the message to 'live, laugh and love' it's repeated front, inside and back - some things are worth repeating.


Thanks for looking,
Elizabeth
http://silverscrappers.blogspot.com/

Now it's your turn to take the December Anything Goes Challenge.  Just complete a project and email a picture of your project along with a description to Scrappinpsycho@live.com 

All submissions will be posted to The Scrap Our Stash blog and on December 31st a winner will be chosen, and given the opportunity to be a Guest Design Team Member for the month of February. This challenge ends at midnight central time on December 31st.

March Dust it Off Challenge by Denise

Design Team Member Denise said:

March's Dust it off Challenge was such a stash buster for me.  Love it!  I decided to dust off my fibers.  I used a ton of them with my project to make bookmarks for my son's class.  I got the idea from volunteering during his class' library time and watching the kids go nuts over new bookmarks.  

I used my Cricut machine to cut out the bookmarks (Plantin Schoolbook), the letters Read (Plantin Schoolbook), and the boy and girl reading a book images (A Child's Year).  I laminated them to make them more sturdy and last longer.  Then I added an eyelet. I used some fibers I had on hand and added some beads for a little bling.  It took me a while to make 24 of these, but the reactions of the kids made it so worth it.  As soon as it was time for them to get them, I got mobbed!  LOL.  

Now it's your turn to dust off a tool, a technique, a supply, or project and use it! See all the details on the March Challenge HERE!

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