May Challenge

Graduation Card by Laurie

Design Team Member Laurie submitted this Graduation card that she created for the May "Get Out Of Your Box" Challenge. She said, "For this project I finally used one of those famous distress inks! I got the pine needles distress ink for my birthday earlier this month and thought it only fitting to create a card for the giver with it. This is fellow DT member Stephanie's graduation card I made for her. I followed the ink application and water spray technique showcased in THIS video by Jennifer McGuire. I enjoyed using the distress ink so much that I've already purchased three more colors and plan to watch the whole series of tutorials for more inspiration. Now my next step will be to use them in my layouts!

Now it's your turn to take the "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge. Just create something that is out of your usual - and submit it to scrappinpsycho@live.com for a chance to become a Guest Design Team Member here at Scrap Our Stash. Check out all the details below in May Challenge.

Also, how about accepting the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge. The sketch can be seen in the side bar or below in the Scrap Our Sketch Challenge post. Just complete your project using the Sketch and submit it to scrappinpsycho@live.com for a chance to become a Guest Design Team Member.

Can't wait to see your creations!

Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge

The Thrill of the Hunt by Amy

Here is Design Team Amy's take on the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge. She said, "Instead of using patterned paper to create the stripes, I used glimmer mist and a paper towel to blend the colors together. The Egg die cut is also sprayed with glimmer mist to match the egg that my son is picking up in the picture"!

Now it's your turn to take the Sketch Challenge. See the Scrap Our Sketch Challenge below to see the sketch. Complete it in any way you please, and then submit it to scrappinpsycho@live.com. All entries will be posted.

Also, how about completing the May "Get Outside of Your Box" Challenge. Maybe, doing a sketch is outside of your box. You could do one layout for both challenges! See all the details below in May Challenge.

Also, how about becoming a follower or just leaving comments - to become eligible for the May Flowers Prize package from our Sponsor "A Little Dash of This and That". Details below in Follow Me Contest.

Votes for the Spring Cleaning Challenge are still being excepted. Check out all the before and after pictures and then cast your vote.

See all the details below.

Spring Cleaning Challenge

Spring Cleaning Contest - All the BEFORE and AFTER photos for the Spring Cleaning Challenge have been posted below. Please check them out and decide which one you think should win the Prize (stampin' up set - donated by Kimmarie). Just go to the upper right hand corner of the blog and vote for the room you think should win. Voting will end on May 31st at midnight.

If you did not get your AFTER pictures in, and still want to share - please send them to scrappinpsycho@live.com and we will post them. Sorry, you will not be eligible for the prize though.

To see all the Before and After pictures - Go to Spring Cleaning Challenge Posts - below.

Vote now!

Catch up Sunday

Here it is Sunday already. This is just a quick overview of what's been happening at Scrap Our Stash this week.

On Monday we posted Kimmarie's April challenge that got missed. She had lifted an altered frame. On Tuesday we posted Amy's I Love you layout for the May Challenge. It featured a glimmer mist mask. She is also offering a bottle of glimmer mist as a random prize drawing for any readers who accept the May Challenge. On Wednesday and Thursday we posted projects from Kimmarie for the May Challenge. She shared her graduation annoucment and a layout in which she used purple in stead of her normal pink.

Frugal Friday's Tip was submitted by Amy. She did a tutorial on how to create a glimmer mist mask background. Be sure to check it out.

On Saturday we introduced our FIRST Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge. This is a sketch designed exclusively for Scrap Our Stash by Robin. We also posted Robin's layout using the sketch.

Our Spring Cleaning Voting continues through the end of the month. Be sure to check out all the before and after pictures and cast your vote.

We are also still having our Follow Me Contest. Just sign up as a follower - or leave a comment for a chance to win the May Flowers prize package from our Sponsor "A Little Dash of This and That".

So, there is lots going on here - come back everyday next week for something new. We will continue to post May "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge projects. Get your project in soon, for not only a chance at winning the Glimmer Mist - but also a chance to become a Guest Design Team Member. We will also be posting layouts from Design Team Members, Guest Design Team Members and readers using the SOS Sketch. Don't miss it.

Have a great Sunday!

Scrap Our Stash Sketch One Challenge

Play by Robin

This is Design Team Member Robin 's take on her own sketch. Now it's your turn. Check out the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge below for your copy of the sketch and all the details on submitting your layout.

The May "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge also continues. This is a fun challenge that encourages you to do something "different" than usual. It could be as simple as the size layout, a different color then what you would normally use, or a new technique. Check out all of the May Challenge entries and see how others have taken the challenge to get out of their box.

$$Frugal Friday Tip$$

How to make your own glimmer mist masks by Amy




I used my cricut machine to cut out different sizes of snowflakes as my masks. You could use any type of die cut, it doesn't have to be from a cricut machine. I chose to use a cardstock color that i usually don't use for my masks. If you chose a color that you like you could not only use them as a mask but use the die cuts with another project!




Next I chose a neutral color background cardstock. Lighter colors show the mist better. Also, note that textured cardstocks tend to be more absorbent than non-textured. I used a repositionable adhesive, Zig 2-way glue. I just dabbed the glue on the tips of the snowflake so that they will stay flat during spraying.




Remove your die cuts and reveal your cute and custom patterned paper!!!


Now it's your turn to try this. Just send a picture along with a brief description to scrappinpsycho@live.com
and we will post it here.

Do you have a frugal tip you'd like to share? Please email it to scrappinpsycho@live.com - you could be featured as our next Frugal Friday Tip.

If you would like to see all our previous frugal tips - just click on the Frugal Friday Tips label on the sidebar.

Also, don't forget to vote for the Spring Cleaning Challenge winner (upper right hand corner) and become a follower or leave a comment for a chance to win the May Flowers prize packet from our sponsor "A Little Dash of This and That".

May Challenge

Bloom where you are planted by Kimmarie

Design Team Member Kimmarie submitted a second project for the "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge. Here is what she said, "I took this picture of my daughter, Sara last Mother's Day. I try to always find a color in a layout that I can use as a focal color for my layout. I was going to use the pink from the bush but my cousin talked me into using the purple on Sara's shirt so it would stand out. I didn't have any purple pattern paper at all because I never scrap with purple, just not my style. She had just recently purchased a DCWV 8 x 8 paper pack (I forget which one it was) but it came with these purple papers so she gave them to me to use. I also used Stampin Up Ink, Punch and a White Rub-on.

Thanks for looking, now it's your turn to do something Outside your box, or use something that you normally wouldn't use.

Don't forget to vote for the Spring Cleaning Challenge winner - and leave a comment or follow for a chance at the May Flowers prize package from our Sponsor "A Little Bit of This and That" - see all the details below.

May Challenge

Graduation Card by Kimmarie

Design Team Member Kimmarie made this graduation invitation for her daughter's high school graduation. This is what she said, "I do make cards, but never invitations. It is so different for me is because I did not ink, sand or distress any part of the card or insert. The only ink on the invite is the stamped graduation cap and the info that I printed from my computer on the insert. This card is very clean cut for me. I do have to admit, I am very happy with the way it turned out. The products that I used are Stampin Up' cardstock, blue writer to color stamp and punch for the pull tab, MM brad, stamp unknown and Tim Holtz new Alterations Movers and Shapers bigz diecut. "

What box are you in? Come take the challenge to "Get Out of Your Box". Check out all the details in May Challenge below, and become eligible to become a Guest Design Team Member and have a chance at winning the Glimmer Mist Prize.

Also, don't forget to vote for your favorite Spring Cleaning Challenge - see all the before and after pictures below and vote in the upper right hand corner. Also, how about becoming a follower and/or leaving comments. See how you can win our "May Flowers" prize package from our Sponsor "A Little Dash of This and That" just for leaving a comment or becoming a follower - details below in Follow Me Contest!

I Love You by Amy

Design Team Member Amy created this layout for the "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge. She said, "I've used glimmer mist in the past, but i was always "safe" in the way i used it. Recently, i volunteered at a scrapbook convention and one of the classes i volunteered in was a tattered angels class. I learned so many cool ways to use glimmer mist! Suddenly, i wanted to mist everything!!! I created this layout by first making my own masks using my cricut. I adhered my masks to the cardstock and sprayed the whole thing with "black magic" glimmer mist. I used a paper towel to soak up some of the excess and took my masks off. And that is how i created my very own custom patterned paper using glimmer mist. I just accented the snowflakes with jewels, glitter and glossy accents and finished my page"!

Amy was so excited about Glimmer Mist - that she is providing a bottle as a Prize. The winner will be randomly chosen from any reader that submits a project for the May Challenge.

Now it's your turn to take the challenge and become eligible for the prize. See all the details in May Challenge below.

April Challenge

Altered Frame by Kimmarie

Design Team Member Kimmarie submitted this altered frame for the April Lift Challenge. Somehow I missed getting it posted in April, so here it is now. This is what Kimmarie said about her frame. "This time I decided to alter a frame like Monica did. I love to alter anything wood. So easy to work with. Again, I used Zip Dry glue to adhere the paper to the frame added some ribbon and sticker letters with a nice picture of a bunch of scrappy friends I met about 7 years ago online and we finally were able to get together about 5 years ago. I love to create simple things to show off my pictures and memories.

If you have a project from any of the previous challenges that you were unable to share - we'd love to share them now. Just send a picture to Scrappinpsycho@live.com with a brief description and what tell us what challenge it is from.

Don't miss the May Challenge. See all the details below.

Catch Up Sunday

This post is to help you catch up on what's happend this week at Scrap Our Stash.

The May Challenge is to "get out of your box". We've had several interesting takes on the challenge. Monica used patterned paper from several different manufacturers for her layout. Joni, who doesn't do cards - did a cool easel card. Brittney who usually uses solid cardstock for her background used patterned paper, and Megan used purple for her layout, which is very unusual for her. What box are you in? Check out May Challenge for all the details on the challenge.

Our Frugal Friday Tip for this week was DIY popdots by Rachel. What an interesting concept to pop-up elements on your page, with scraps of cardstock.

We have 2 contests going on. The Follow Me Contest. Just become a follower of Scrap Our Stash and/or leave some comments. Each comment gives you a chance to win our Prize Package from our Sponsor "A Little Bit of This and That". We'd love to have you follow.

The Spring Cleaning Challenge entries have all been re-posted together - scroll down to Spring Cleaning Challenge to see all the entries. Please vote for your favorite. Winner will receive the Stampin' Up prize packet donated by Design Team Member Kimmarie.

Stay tuned this week for more "out of your box" projects posted by Design Team Members, Guest Design Team Members, and readers. Submit your project to be posted here.


On May 15th, I will post the May Sketch Challenge. A sketch designed by Design Team Robin, exclusively for Scrap Our Stash. Come join the challenge.

Have a great week!
Later,
Kathy

May Challenge

Coffee Queen by Megan

Former Design Team Member Megan submitted this layout for the "Get Our of Your Box" Challenge. This is what she had to say about her project. "I don’t use much purple for myself on layouts…my daughter LOVES purple, and I don’t hate it, but I don’t usually focus on the color purple. So I took a challenge to use the color purple and a “royal” theme and this is what I came up with. Note my purple coffee mug in the pictures…I don’t hate purple, but I don’t usually use it on my layouts.

What box are you in? Come take the challenge to do something outside of your box. See May Challenge for all the details.

Also, don't forget to vote for the Spring Cleaning Challenge winner - and become a follower or leave a comment to be in the drawing for the prize package from our sponsor - A Little Dash of This and That. See more details below.

$$Frugal Friday Tip$$

DIY Pop Dots by Rachel

Last week I found myself without any foam pop dots and I decided to make my own. Here is how I did it: Two strips of cardstock with adhesive:

Fold the cardstock on itself until you reach the desired thickness:

You will have a small piece of cardstock such as this, apply the piece of cardstock to the desired surface:

You will have a fabulous popped up flower

If you use this or any other Scrap Our Stash Frugal Tip please share your project. We would love to post it here. If you have a frugal tip you'd like to share - please send pictures and a description to scrappinpsycho@live.com. You could be featured as our next Frugal Friday Tip.

May Challenge

The Louvre Museum By Brittney

Guest Design Team Member Brittney completed this layout for the "Get out of Your Box" Challenge. This is what she had to say about the challenge. "This was a little difficult for me because I pretty much have a set way of scrapping. I know what I like and I stick to it! So, I took a look back at my previous layouts, and I realized that they all use cardstock as the base. So, I looked around for a nice piece of patterened paper for this layout"!

What Box are you in? Why not accept the challenge and do something different. Check out all the details in May Challenge below.

And don't forget to get involved in the Follow Me contest - just become a follower and/or leave comments and each time your name will be entered in the drawing for the prize provided by our Sponsor "A Little Dash of This and That". See all the details in the Follow Me post below.

Also, don't forget to vote for your favorite Spring Cleaning results. Scroll down to see all the rooms Before and After pictures - then cast your vote for your favorite in the upper right hand corner of the blog.

Now, "Get out of that Box"!

May Challenge

Thank You Easel Card by Joni

Design Team Member Joni created this card for the May "Out of Your Box" Challenge. This is what she had to say, "OMG...I made a card...and it turned out pretty nice too. Now, this is outside my box because I don't DO cards. I don't really want to...I'm a scrapbooker. Ok, but this is cute...and I made it for my son's Kindergarten teacher for the "end of the school year". I keep seeing those "easel" cards...so I tried it. Here it is (folded on the easel). Now, I've got to be honest here...since I don't DO cards....this card took me about 3 hours to make. (longer than most scrapbook pages) .... I gues getting outside your box takes time and patience. Ahh...big sigh. "

Design Team Member Tere provided this Ytube Link to a Easel card Tutorial. HERE

Now it's your turn - to take the challenge and "Get Out of Your Box". See all the details in the May Challenge post below.

Also, don't forget to vote for the Spring Cleaning Challenge Winner - and become a follower or leave comments for a chance to win the prize package from our Sponsor A Little Dash of This and That - see the details in the Follow Me post below.

May Challenge

Say Cheese by Monica

Guest Design Team Member Monica submitted this "Out of the box" project. She said, "I tend to scrapbook using one brand of paper because I always want my papers to coordinate. SO I challenged myself to use three different brands of paper and no card stock. I still managed to pick papers that went together very well. I used old Li'l Davis designs, 3 Bugs in a Rug and Making Memories. I also used a variety of embellishments on this page. I really like the way it turned out. These pictures were taken by my very talented friend Michelle Lanning."

Now it's your turn to "get out of your box" and accept the challenge. See all the details as to how to submit your project for a chance to win a spot on the Guest Design Team in May Challenge below.

Also, don't forget to get involved in the Follow Me contest to win the prize pack from our Sponsor A Little Dash of This and That. Don't forget to vote for your favorite in the Spring Cleaning Challenge. All the details are below.

Catch-Up Sunday

Wow here it is May already. Here at Scrap Our Stash we finished out the month with lots of activity. Four Design Team Members shared their April Lift Challenge. Joni and Kathy shared layouts which they Lifted, Kimmarie shared a tin that she lifted, and Robin shared a layout she did using a sketch. So, there were lots of additional projects for you to use as inspiration.

Our Frugal Friday Tip was from Wendy, and gave a tip on how to get just the right color of paper to use . What a great idea when you don't have the option of going shopping for that perfect paper! This is a great way to use your stash also. We are always looking for frugal tips - send yours to scrappinpsycho@live.com and you could be featured on SOS in the near future.

Former Design Team Member Megan, submitted her After pictures for the Spring Cleaning Challenge. This was a fun challenge that gave some of us just the encouragement we needed to get our scrap area back in shape. Voting for the prize will begin soon. Watch for further details.

On Thursday you were introduced to our May Guest Design Team Member - Brittney. Be sure to check out her bio and the layout she shared. Were looking forward to sharing lots more of Brittney's projects with you during the month of May.

Christine was our winner of the April Challenge. Her project was a lift of a layout by her talented sister :). Christine will be our Guest Design Team Member in June.

Our May "Get out of your Box" Challenge was announced on Saturday. I think this will be a fun challenge to participate in, and am anxious to see what "box" you will be getting out of, and the results. Design Team Member, Guest Design Team Members and Readers' samples will be posted thoughout the month for inspiration. Be sure to check back regularly. A winner will be chosen from all reader submissions, and given the opportunity to be a Guest Design Team Member for the month of July. It could be YOU!

BIG NEWS:

We now have our first Sponsor. A Little Bit of This and That. Check out the description of the prize offered this month. It is in the sidebar with a link. Stay tuned to SOS - details of the contest will be announced soon.

Our April Guest Design Team Members, Laurie, Mardi, Rachel and Stephanie have all been asked to stay on as Guest Design Team Members. So we will all be able to continue to enjoy their talent for the next 3 months.

Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge - will start May 15th. Guest Design Team Member Robin, has agreed to create a exclusive sketch for Scrap Our Stash each month. Our first sketch will be posted on the 15th of May. Readers are encouraged to use the sketch and submit their version by June 15th. A winner will be chosen, and given the opportunity to serve on the Guest Design Team for the month of July.

Have a great first week of May!
Later,
Kathy

March Special Spring Cleaning Challenge

Before by Megan

Design Team Member Megan submitted these pictures of her scrap space "Before".

Now it's your turn. Take the Challenge and join us for our Special Spring Cleaning Challenge.

Spring Cleaning Challenge

After by Megan

Former Design Team Member Megan said, "I finally got everything put away and reorganized in my SB room and wanted to submit my “after” pictures too.

My SB room has several “purposes” for me. It’s my office, scrapbook room and also my laundry room, so I can say that it does get quite a bit of use! The main pictures of my big desk show where I sit to work on the computer and do my other office type work (I have lots of school papers and other things I work on here at this desk, but trust me, this is WAY more organized than it was earlier). I also took pictures of my smaller stamping area (the counter top between the big tall IKEA cabinets). The other area of cabinet base drawers is where I store my embellishments by color, my punches, my paper cutter and some more of my tools. It’s nice to be able to see the top of that counter again! The main area I had to work on for this clean up was the horizontal surfaces…things get piled on the countertops and desk and I had to find a home for them or purge them. As I’m also getting ready to study again with a class coming up this summer, I had to find room for my textbooks and notebooks, so they now have a temporary “home” on my desk until I’m finished with that.

It's still not to late to submit your pictures. Deadline is midnight April 30th. Check out all the details in Spring Cleaning Challenge below.

Spring Cleaning Challenge

After by Monica

Here is what Guest Team Member Monica had to say about her Spring Cleaning.
First I cleaned up the horrible mess of ribbon that I had. I was able to weed through my jars and get rid of some stuff that I saved off gifts and other misc. things. I cleaned up the ribbons that I have in my 3 drawer container. The ribbon jars are on the top shelf of my computer desk, away from my son's little fingers! Next to my desk are the white stacked shelves that hold misc. embellishments and other supplies. I filed all the papers that were in front of it. And the most improved area is my dining room, where I scrap. I was able to put everything away that was on the plastic table I had under the window before. I cleaned up one side of my fireplace shelves and have all scrapbooking stuff there. Well as much as I could. The top shelf is all my papers. I got these wicker backets at Target to kind of hide my tool bag and other misc. plastic bins. I really would have liked to have it all in one place but for now this will do!

Now it's your turn - send your before and or after pictures by April 30th. See all the details in Spring Cleaning Challenge below.