January Stash Challenge Reminder and Inspiration!!!!

Just a reminder....
you have until January 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to link up your entries for our

 January Stash Challenge

NOTE:   To be eligible for the monthly prize drawing, when posting your layout on your blog or in your gallery, make sure you include what items you used from your stash for each letter in the word TWINE

For challenge and complete details, click HERE!!!

Our sponsor this month

17turtles

is generously awarding this month's randomly drawn winner a $20 gift certificate:

Today Rochelle and I are sharing layouts we created inspired by the challenge.

Here's Rochelle's lovely page

"Captured"

Rochelle shared this about her layout :

"Happy New Year!!! My goal this year is to scrap photos that I have been meaning to scrap…. but never get around to it. Usually this happens if it doesn't fit into one of my DT assignments or a challenge I want to participate in. So… for my first SOS layout this year… here is a photo of my sister and her husband on Thanksgiving in 2013! 

I used a sketch from Bev Code (Sketches in Thyme) 

and for the SOS word challenge TWINE I used:

T - Twine

W - Wood (hearts)

I - Ink (around the edges)

N - Number (date)

E - Enamel shape (arrow)

I just love these stash word challenges! It really helps you dig into your stash and use what you have on hand!!! Love it!"

And here is the page I created inspired by the challenge:

"Life is Like a..."

"Using the January sketch from my personal blog combined with my 

Scrappy Friends Challenges, I created this page using 

October Afternoon's "Travel Girl" Collection.

Here's how I completed the elements of the challenge:

T ~ Twine, Ticket, Thickers,Tabs, Travel Girl Collection (OA)

W- Wood Veeners 

I ~ Ink (Pen used to outline patterned paper)

N ~ Notebook Punch

E ~ Ephemera"

So there you have it, another look at the challenge, an awesome prize and a little inspiration!!!

Why not create a layout, link it up!!!  We would love for you to share with us what elements you found in your stash to complete this challenge!

Make sure you stop in tomorrow for our January Sketch reveal and to meet our first

Guest Sketch Artist!!!

Design Team Introduction ~ Tracy Thompson Basinger

Good Morning!
We are back on the blog today with our final Design Team introduction!
Meet talented designer and new member to the Scrap Our Stash team:

Tracy Thompson Basinger

"Hi there! Tracy here and I'm from NW Indiana. 

 I live a blessed life with a great guy and together we've created and raised a happy/loving blended family of four. I started scrapbooking in 2003, by taking a local class out of curiosity, and I've been addicted ever since. In the last few years I have been able to spend more time creating and it's becoming more of a lifestyle rather than a hobby. It's really hard to pinpoint my "style" since I am all over the place. I love to try new techniques and to venture out of my comfy zone, but I do like a clean look. My number one weakness right now are those cute little wooden accents. I just love them and you will probably see some type on all of my layouts. I am so thrilled to be here and looking forward to creating with this group of talented ladies!"

Tracy's Blog: Scrappy Daze

Tracy it is a pleasure having you on our team and we are excited and looking forward to all of the awesome inspiration you will be sharing with our followers!

Check out Tracy's wonderful layout, inspired by our
January Stash Challenge:

"12.13.14"

Tracy shared this with us about her layout:

"Such a cool date! 

Wouldn't you agree? 

It's the last consecutive date that we will see in our lifetime so I had to scrap it.

This is the first ever stash challenge for me and I have to say "I loved it!" It was so fun digging through my stash and actually finding items I forgot I even had and what a great way to use it up. 

My items used to spell TWINE are as follows:

T - transparency

W - wood veneer

I - ink (around edges)

N - numbers (title) 

E - enamel dots 

Visit my blog for more details 

Scrappy Daze

Happy scrapping to you!"

How would you like a chance to win this amazing  prize from our awesome sponsor this month,

17turtles?

All you have to do is, link up your entry inspired by the challenge below by January 29th to be entered into our random prize drawing:

For challenge and complete details, click HERE

Thank you for joining us today!  

We are honored and looking forward to working with this talented team and the amazing inspiration they will be creating to share with us!

Make sure you stop back by tomorrow for more 

January Stash Challenge inspiration!!!

Design Team Introduction ~ Katherine Blue

Good morning!!!

 Thank you for stopping by for yet another Design Team introduction and inspiration.   

Today we are introducing our 11th designer!

Meet our talented and returning designer

Katherine Blue

"Hi, I'm Katherine (a/k/a Kate or Queen Kat) Blue-Wife to Ken and super mom to my Things 1 & 2 . In between wife, mom and employee duties, I've managed to scrap/create stuff/tell our story for almost 8 years. 

 My first love is paper, followed by wood veneers and all things silver & gold! My favorite thing to create are layouts; but I do dabble in some simple mixed media projects and home decor for myself & family from time to time. 

I have been with the Scrap Our Stash DT for all of 2014 and am happy that I will continue to craft with and be inspired by these lovely ladies in 2015! Also hoping to make time in my busy schedule to learn some new techniques to kick up my style and decrease my stash even more in 2015 ! 

 You can always catch me on my personal blog at

Queen Kat ~ My Family & Scrapbooking Obsession

Kate welcome back and we are thrilled to have you for another term!   Love your work and looking forward to seeing how you will be "kicking it up" in 2015!!!

Take a look at what Kate created to share with us, inspired by the
January Stash Challenge:
"Girls Nite Out"

...And this is what Kate shared about her layout and the challenge:
"Something I definitely thought was a challenge! For this challenge, I used:
T- TAG (silver Christmas tag)
W-Washi Tapes
I- IN (meaning "I am" IN the photo
N-Navy patterned papers
E-Enamel Dots

Girls Nite Out is always fun; especially when we get to dress up! Just remember to always get IN the pictures!"

Our sponsor this month
17turtles

is awarding the winner of our random drawing this month, this awesome prize:

All you have to do is complete a layout inspired by one or both of our January Challenges and you will be entered into the drawing....complete one challenge that is one entry.   Complete both challenges that gets you two entries into the drawing!!!!

Thank you for stopping by and we hope you come back tomorrow for our last and final Design Team introduction!

Have a Wonderful Day!

Design Team Introduction ~ Becky Springer

Hello friends!!!
Welcome to our tenth Design Team introduction!
Meet talented designer and new member to the team

Becky Springer

"I live in Portland, Oregon with my partner, Jayden, and our two french bulldogs. 

By day I'm a college instructor and adviser for at-risk youth. I have always been artistically inclined, drawing and painting from a young age and taking art classes throughout school. I discovered scrapbooking in 2005, but then my focus turned to other forms of creativity, such as quilting and embroidery. After taking an art journaling class this past year, I discovered mixed media and reclaimed my love of paper crafting. It sparked a renewed passion in all things scrapbooking and I happily discovered a community of like-minded folks. My approach to the craft feels different this time around, as it's messier, less refined, and more expressive. Now I'm dreaming in color, imagining new layouts, playing outside the lines, and making time for art journaling, card making, and scrapbooking every chance I get." 

Becky's Blog:  Heartstrings and Lovely Things

Becky we are honored to have you as part of our team and we are definitely looking forward to all of the awesome inspiration and creations you will be sharing with us!

Becky has created this adorable layout to share with us, inspired by our

January Stash Challenge

Enjoy!

"Let Your Light Shine"

Becky shared this about the challenge and her reveal:

"I'm so excited to share my first layout for Scrap Our Stash! This layout was inspired by sweet baby Isabella, a nursery rhyme, and every type of star I could find in my stash.

T= Theresa Collins rub-on

W= Wood veneer stars

I= Ink. 

I used an assortment of mists to create a watercolor background before overlaying the die cut words. 

N= Nursery Rhyme - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

E = Ephemera from Heidi Swapp"

The deadline for entering the January Stash Challenge is January 29th, 11:59 PM (PST)

 We'd love to have you join in the fun!

And here is what our sponsor 

17turtles 

is awarding this month's lucky randomly drawn winner:

Thank you for stopping by and come back tomorrow to meet another member of our team!

Have a great week!

Design Team Introduction ~ Claire Rambo

Welcome to day nine of our Design Team introductions!!!

Meet our talented and returning designer

Claire Rambo

"Aloha! My name is Claire R. I'm originally from Hawaii however currently living just north of Los Angeles, California with my husband. By day, I'm a certified massage therapist with a private practice, by night I scrapbook for the creativity and fun of it. My crafting journey started back in 2009, when I decided to make my very first Christmas cards. I made snowmen out of yarn, fussy cut the hats, hand drawn faces and adhered them to one layer of paper. I was a knitter at the time, so I had plenty, and still have plenty, of yarn laying around. Well, a couple of years later I decided to dive head first into paper crafting: I purchased a die cutting machine, created a blog and started participating in challenges to learn how to paper craft. Cards turned into home decor which turned into scrapbooking, scrapbooking and more scrapbooking....

Thank you to the wonderful women of SOS and I am truly honored to be part of such a creative team."

Claire's Blog:  Three Waters Creations

Claire it has been a pleasure to have you on our team and we are excited to have you return for another term!  
 Looking forward to the inspiration you will be creating and sharing with us this term.  

Friends of SOS Claire has created this beautiful layout inspired by our
January Stash Challenge
Check out her page and how she embellished her page, she has used a digital cut file from our sponsor

17turtles

"Hello 2015"

Claire shared this with us about her page:

This layout documents the un-boxing of my new 2015 life planner.
Life planning is part of my 2015 goals so it deserves a scrapbook page.

T= Twine and Texture. I was excited to use my orange twine from my stash for this layout. Along with blue texture paste.

W= Wood Veneer tag

I= Ink. Gelato pigment ink on the flower die-cuts, and Heidi Swap Gold mist ink splatters.

N= Numbers. Amy Tangerine Thickers

E= Enamel Dots and Photos of Erin Condern planner.

I also used 17turtles (our sponsor this month) die-cut: Floral Bouquet. 

I cut them out using the Cricut Explorer.  I love these flowers so much and the gelatos really made them pop! 

Thanks to 17turtles!

What a beautiful layout and the die cut flowers compliment her page well!

Now it's your turn to create a layout and show us how our challenged inspired you!

During the month of January play along with our challenges for your chance to win a $20 GC to

Meet another team member tomorrow and check out the fabulous inspiration she has created to share with you!

Happy Scrapping!

Design Team Introduction ~ Robin Redd

Happy Friday everyone!!!
Today we are introducing yet another one of our talented designers...and featuring the awesome reveal she created inspired by our
January Stash Challenge
using the "Puppy Love" digital cut file from our sponsor
17turtles!!!!

Meet returning designer 

Robin Redd

"Hi, I’m Robin Redd. 

I've been crafting all my life. I've done just about everything you can imagine in regards to crafting, thanks to my mom!

I've been scrapbooking for over 20 years, stamping for over 25 years, and I've been venturing out in painting/mixed-media, and art journaling for the past 3 years.

I was a Close To My Heart/D.O.T.S. consultant for over 15 years. I consider myself a professional stamper, lol.

I have LOTS of college credits in art, but never got a degree.

I have a small online craft supply store:  Redd Robin Studios 

and I’m currently on three design teams, 

Scrap Our Stash for 3 terms, Art Anthology since January, 2014, 

and new this year to Red Carpet Studio

I recently ended my design team terms at Sin City Stamps in July, 2014 and a two term run with 

The Robin’s Nest"

Robin's Blog:  Redd Robin Studios

Robin we are excited to have you design with us for another term and looking forward to the wonderful inspiration you will be sharing with us the next six months!

Take a look at this adorable layout Robin created!  I really love how she used the
17turtles "Puppy Love" digital cut file to create her title:

"Good Dog"

Robins shared this about today's reveal:

"I enjoyed playing with 17turtles' "Puppy Love" cut files on this layout.
 I combined two cuts to make the title of my layout. 

This is how my T-W-I-N-E challenge panned out for me...

T-Thread

W-Wood (the kitty)

I-Ink (I inked the kitty and the kitty frame)

N-Numbers

E-EnamelDots

You can visit my blog for more close-up pictures."

It's your turn to create a layout inspired by our Stash Challenge and link it up with us by January 29th for a chance to win our January Sponsored Prize:

generously donated by 
17turtles!!!

Visit 17turtles Etsy Shop to check out all of the awesome digital cut files that are available!

Enjoy your weekend and remember to return tomorrow for another Design Team member
introduction and more awesome inspiration!

Design Team Introduction ~ Nicole Doiron

As of today you have met half of our new Design Team members!!!
Today we are excited to introduce you to yet another awesome designer...
Meet talented and returning team member

Nicole Doiron

"Hi! My name is Nicole Doiron and I live in Canada... in a small coastal town called Beresford in the province of New Brunswick, to be more specific. I share a home with my soulmate Yves (we've been together for 8 years) and our furry purry baby, Sugar the cat. We don't have children of our own, but we do have 2 wonderful nieces who we love to spoil and have fun with. We also have several friends with wonderful kids who let me scrapbook their pictures often. :) I l work in a fairly uninspiring office job during the day, and I let my inspiration and creativity loose in the evenings and weekends, doing the hobby that I love so much... scrapbooking!

My scrapbooking style varies a lot, adapting itself constantly to my moods and inspirations. My forte is definitely layouts (from single to double-page), but I do also create a lot of cards and have been challenging myself to create more and more beyond the page and mixed media projects, like canvases and frames. I like to use a lot of embellishments (chipboard shapes, flowers, gems/pearls, metal accents) and I love to incorporate different techniques on my creations like handmade stitching, stencilling with gesso or molding paste, misting, whitewashing, etc. 

And I also love a great challenge so I'm thrilled to be part of the Scrap Our Stash DT! I hope that you will enjoy my creations and that they will inspire you to play along! 

You can visit my blog at Scrap-utopia."

Nicole we are thrilled to have you return for another term!!! 

 We are looking forward to being inspired by more of your fabulous work!

Nicole has doubled up on us, and created this precious layout to share with us, inspired by our

January Stash Challenge

"Little Star"

This is what Nicole shared with us about the challenge and her lovely reveal:

" I know that double-page layouts are not necessarily the trend these days, but when I started scrapbooking back in 2004, that is all I made, and I have to say that I still enjoy them a lot. Double the layout, double the fun! This stash challenge was also a lot of fun! I got stuck on a couple letters, but with a little help from my friends (thank you SOS DT gals), I found some cool stash items for every letter in the word T-W-I-N-E. Let's start with 'T' - Aside from the obvious twine, I used tags on my page. The 'W' is represented by wood veneer shapes. For the letter 'I', I thought of adding some faux stitching with a white ink pen. As for 'N', the overall theme of my layout was inspired by the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star'. And last but not least, I included eyelets to represent the letter 'E'. I can't wait to see what words you will come up with!"

How would you like a chance to win this awesome prize sponsored by out
January Sponsor ~ 17turtles?

Create a layout inspired by our
January Stash Challenge
or our upcoming Sketch Challenge,
 link it up by January 29th and you will be automatically entered into our monthly prize drawing!!!

Thank you for stopping by and please take time to visit 17turtles!!!

Stop by tomorrow to meet our next Design Team member and for more
beautiful Stash Challenge inspriation!!!

Design Team Introduction ~ Patricia Barnett

Hi there friends of Scrap Our Stash!

Thank you for stopping by!
Today we are introducing our next talented team member!

Meet returning designer

Patricia Barnett

"Hello my crafty friends!

My name is Tricia and I am from Sunny Southern California, mother of one beautiful daughter Breanna Nichole (6) and a brand new fury friend, Brownie. I have been creating for about 17 years and have enjoyed every moment of it. I began scrapbooking right when there weren’t too many “safe” products out there to use. Since my attendance to a Scrapbook Expo it went all down hill from there! I usually reference that as my “coming out party!” Most of my projects and layouts you will see will be of my daughter as she IS the subject and focus of my life! I have met so many cool people through the world of crafting in which I am so lucky to have many of them as my friends!

I’m usually kept busy doing layouts, canvas pieces, Project Life, Art Journaling and my favorite…. Mini Books! Whatever it is I am creating I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE using embelIies! You will almost always find some BLING, Washi Tape, Paint, and most likely some doodling. =) I

Besides crafting, I love spending time with my family, friends, traveling, reading, dancing and working out. I am usually never still and always involved in something.

I am super excited to be a part of such an awesome design team here for Scrap Our Stash! 

All the designers are extremely talented and I am sure you will find inspiration every time you visit! 

I am totally looking forward to another term and I hope you are too! 

Stay tuned to see some cool stuff!

See you around!"

Tricia

Tricia's Blog: Supha Woman...A Day In The Life Of

Patricia we are very happy to have you return for another term to inspire, create and share your lovely and always fun creations with us!  

Looking forward to the awesome inspiration you will be sharing with us this term!

Below is Patricia's interpretation of our 

January Stash Challenge

"Epic"

Patricia share this about the challenge and her reveal:

"Sharing with you my very first layout for 2015! 

Im ready for a new term of challenges, how about you!? The concept of the Stash challenge was pretty cool...I thought I would dig around and use one of my Project Life Kits for some of my embellies which worked out great!

For some of the letters I was able to use more than just one on a few!

T: Tim Holtz Staples & Teresa Collins "Daily Stories" paper collection

W: Washi (of course, because I love it!) & Wood embellies

I: Inked Edges

N: Numbers (2014)

E: Envelope (Transparent in upper right corner of white "Smile" frame"

Hope you enjoy the challenge as much as I enjoyed working on it!

 Stay tuned for more inspiration!"

How would you like a chance to win this month's prize?

Create a layout inspired by one or both of our January Challenges and you will be entered into our random drawing for each challenge completed.and linked up by

January 29, 11:59 PM (PST)

Please take some time and visit our sponsor

17turtles

where you will find lots of fabulous cutting files at a very reasonable price!!!

Have a wonderful day and make sure you stop back tomorrow for another Design Team introduction and more fabulous inspiration!!!

Design Team Introduction ~ Tanti K

Welcome everyone!
Today we are introducing yet another one of our amazingly talented designers!
Meet returning designer

Tanti K

"Hi scrappers,

my name is Tanti.

I was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia.

In 1994 I went to Germany for my studies. There I met my husband, so I stayed for good. Nowadays I'm a stay at home mom of two wonderful kids.

I speak indonesian, german and english.

I've been papercrafting since I was at school.

15 years ago I started making cards for my friends and family.

2009 I fell in love with scrapbooking and I'm addicted to it since I made a vintage mini album for my mother in law.

I love working with transparency and vellum. I like creating homemade embellishments on most of my projects. My style is clean and colourful but I do also layering and splashing. Besides scrapbook pages I also love to make cards, mini albums and altered items.

I'm so excited that I could be here again for another term.

Thank you Brenda and Rochelle for letting me stay in your team.

You can see more of my creations on my blog: TantiK Creation

or on my Facebook page"

Tanti we are delighted to have you returning for another term!   I know you will continue to surprise and inspire us with your amazing creations!!!!

Let's have a look at the wonderful page Tanti created for her first SOS 2015 reveal, inspired by our

January Stash Challenge:

"Let It Snow"

And this is what Tanti share about the challenge and her layout:

"As I was looking through all my layouts that I've created last year, I've realized that I haven't made many winter layouts. So in this new year I've decided to scrap some winter layouts. 

This is one of them.

By the way, I love the new SOS stash challenge. It gives me more freedom to choose the stash items I want to use on my page. 

To finish this layout I used:

T = Twine.

W = Washi Tapes.

I = Ink.

N = Numbers for the date. 

E = Eyelets"

How about creating a layout inspired by our January Stash Challenge

for a chance to win a $20 gift card from our January Sponsor

17turtles

Have a great day, and return tomorrow to meet another Design Team member and to see what she has prepared to inspire you!!!!

Design Team Member Introduction ~ Lynn L

Well hello SOS fans!!!

Today we are we a excited to introduce you to our fourth talented designer and new member to 

Scrap Our Stash Design Team

Meet designer

Lynn L

"My name is Lynn and I live in a small town in Northern Ontario Canada with my dear husband and two busy daughters. I've been scrapbooking for over 10 years now but only started blogging about it for the last two. My scrapbooking style varies a lot, depending on my mood and inspiration. I love incorporating mixed media on my layout and creating my own backgrounds. I'm looking forward to hanging out with you here at Scrap Our Stash! 

 Happy scrapping!"

 Lynn xo

Lynn's Blog:  Smalltown Scrapbooker

Lynn you are an awesome fit for our team and we are excited to have you and looking forward to the amazing projects you will be sharing with our followers!!!

Check out Lynn's fabulous take on our 

January Stash Challenge:

"Just Goofing Around"

Lynn shared this about the challenge and her reveal:

"I love stash challenges! It always gives me several ways to use up different items in my stash that I forgot I had. 

I used:

T: thread and talk bubbles

W: washi tape

I: ink

N: neon

E: embossing and enamel hearts

More details on my blog:  Smalltown Scrapbooker"

Inspired by Lynn's fabuluos layout?  Why not create a layout inspired by our
January Stash Challenge

then link it up for a chance to win this awesome prize, generously donated by our

January Sponsor ~ 17turtles

We would love to see your creations!

Have a great week and remember to return tomorrow for another

Design Team introduction and more fabulous inspiration!!!

Design Team Introduction ~ Joefil Cate

Hello and welcome to another day of our Design Team introductions.
Today we are excited to introduce you to 
 returning designer

Joefil Cate

"My name is Joefil Cate. I live in Las Vegas, Nevada. and I am a stay @ home mom. I am married to a wonderful husband that encourages my scrapbooking. I have a 6 yr old daughter named Chelsey who is my inspiration! She is my favorite topic to scrapbook and I use her photos all the time.

 I started scrapbooking five years ago and fell in love with it right away. I am now officially addicted! I scrapbook whenever I feel like it which is a lot. I don’t really have a particular style, I just love playing with different papers and trying new techniques,  My projects always include layering and distressing. I get many good ideas from sketches and challenges online. I love the online challenges. I started blogging online more than a year ago so I can better share my layouts with others"

Joefil's Blog:  Cate's Crafts

Joefil, it is such a pleasure having you return for another term!   We are looking forward to the beautiful inspiration you have in store for our followers this term! 

Friends of Scrap Our Stash, check out Joefil's lovely take on our January Stash Challenge:

"Bliss"

"I love this challenge, because you have to think outside the box on how to finish your page with all the different stash items. 

For my TWINE challenge I used:

T- Tag

W- Washi tape

I- India ink

N- Numbers

E- Enamel Dots

Now its your turn! Can't wait to see it!"

Complete a layout inspired by the challenge below

 for a chance to win this awesome prize from our 
January Sponsor ~17turtles

Enjoy your weekend!

Stop by tomorrow to meet another one of our talented Design Team members and to see what inspiration she has created to inspire you!

Design Team Member Introduction ~ Elena Bianconi

Good Morning!!!
Welcome to day 2 of our Design Team introductions.  

Today we are we a pleased to introduce you to another talented designer and new member to 

Scrap Our Stash Design Team

Meet

Elena Bianconi

"I'm Elena B,  35 years old (not for long).   I live in the countryside near the beautiful city of Bologna (Italy).  During the day I'm wife to a wonderful man, mother of a beautiful little girl and owner of a beautiful dog. But at night when everybody is asleep, I turn into a crafter!! 

I sleep very little and work so much with great satisfaction, my hands never stop working!

My relaxation is my hobby.

I started with decoupage in the nineties, passing through the lovely world of doll houses, to arrive (and never stop!) at  scrapbooking and mixed media in 2009."

Elena's Blog:  Paper and Colors

Scrap Our Stash is thrilled to have Elena joining our team and we are looking forward to the  wonderful inspiration she will be sharing with us this term!

Check out Elena's first reveal for Scrap Our Stash and her beautiful take on our

January Stash Challenge:

"Falls"

Elena:

"A great memory must have a great photo...

For my cover page I used a classic "big photo sketch" and included the required elements of the word part of the challenge:  TWINE

Tape (washi... bird on line too!)

Wood (veneer)

Ink (distress)

Numbers

Embossing powder (on numbers)"

And the Stash Challenge that inspired Elena's page:

For challenge details click HERE

We hope that now with the holiday festivities being over and done with, that you have time to create a layout inspired by our challenge and link it up with us by January 29th, for a chance to win this awesome prize offered by our January Sposnore:
17turtles

Check back tomorrow for more Design Team Stash Challenge inspiration!

Enjoy the rest of your day!!!

Design Team Member Introduction ~ Steffanie Seiler

Welcome to Day 1 of our New Design Team Introductions!

Scrap Our Stash has such an amazing team of talented designers with various scrapbooking styles and during the next two weeks, we will introduce a designer each day along 

with their first reveal for this term. 

 Be sure you check out each of their blogs to be further inspired!

This is our first designers second term with Scrap Our Stash

Meet 

Steffanie Seiler

"Hi! My name is Steffanie. I started scrapbooking when my oldest son was a baby---he's now 15! I also have another son who is 10. These two are my primary scrapbook subjects in addition to a golden retriever puppy, a calico kitty and, of course, everyday life. 

In the early days, I was definitely a flat, non-lumpy-bumpy scrapper---I now can't imagine scrapping that way. Although I don't really dabble much in mixed media, I do need to have layers and dimension on my pages. I think I have a pretty good eye for color, balance and details. I like clean lines and don't really do messy. 

My husband and I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest region of the United States. My favorite season is summer. I like coffee, chocolate, pizza and wine (among other things!). Besides scrapbooking, I enjoy running and just being outdoors. I am an RN and work very part-time so that I can spend most days being home fulfilling my role as wife and mom...and have plenty of time for scrapbooking, of course!"

Steffanie's Blog: Glimpses of Life from a Brown Eyed Girl

Steffanie we are excited and looking forward to having you create and share inspiration for our followers during this next 6 months!  
Welcome back and thank you so much for agreeing to another term! 

Today Steffanie is sharing a beautiful Disney themed page she created inspired by our 

January Stash Challenge:

"The Magic Stars Here"

Steffanie:

"I really enjoy these alphabet-style stash challenges. They allow you a lot of flexibility when selecting products that are just right for your photos. 

I have been working really hard at trying to get these photos scrapped from our trip to Disneyland over two years ago. These are some of the first ones that I took on that trip...driving up to our vacation destination!

T - twine

W - washi tape

I - regular ink on the edges of all my papers and photos, also spray ink for the background

N - negative cut from the mickey punch to create a tag

E - eyelet on the tag"

The January Stash Challenge:
For details click HERE:

And here is the prize our awesome sponsor
17turtles 
is offering our January monthly drawn winner

Thank you everyone for stopping by, and remember to stop back by tomorrow to meet our second Design Team member and more January Stash Challenge inspiration!

Have a great weekend!!!

Happy New Year and a New Stash Challenge!!!!

We have a fabulous new Design Team in place 

AND...we have made some minor changes for 2015!!!

You can find the changes posted HERE!

It is time to reveal our first challenge and introduce our first Guest Designer for 2015!!!

But first we want to say

THANK YOU 

to our January 2015 Sponsor

About 17turtles:

"17turtles offers a wide range of digital cut files that are perfect for paper crafting, scrapbooking and other craft projects such as cards, home decor, wall art, and more. When you purchase a digital download from 17turtles you will receive a zipped file that includes 1 SVG, 1 PNG and 1 DXF file. These files are for use with a wide variety of electronic cutting machines that will open and cut digital files. You can use 17turtles cut files with both the Silhouette Studio Software and the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition Software. You do not have to use the Trace feature because the cut lines are already there for you. You will find a versatile mix of designs including multiple layered images, single layer images, backgrounds, pocket cards, tags, borders, titles and more. Visit the 17turtles Etsy Shop for all of your digital cut files needs at www.etsy.com/shop/17turtles.

Juliana Michaels, the artist behind 17turtles, has had a love affair with creating and designing for years. When she first discovered scrapbooking over 15 years ago, it gave her a way to combine her two loves to form a creative outlet that brings her so much joy and happiness. This past year, she began creating her own digital cut files to use with her Silhouette Cameo on her scrapbook pages and other craft projects. She has now opened 17turtles as a way to share her digital design creations with others. For more ideas, inspiration and tutorials about using her cut files, you can visit her blog at www.17turtles.com."

17 Turtles is generously offering our randomly drawn winner this month, a $20 gift certificate to shop in their online store:

We encourage you to stop by 

17turtles Etsy Shop 

and check out all of the wonderful digital cut files that are available.

Now on to the January Stash Challenge:

Create a layout and include an item from your stash for each letter in the word 

T-W-I-N-E

Please remember to list what items you used for each letter when posting your entry.

Entries linked up without a list will not be eligible for the prize drawing. 

Click HERE for our challenge guidelines

Meet our 

JANUARY GUEST DESIGNER
Shercara (Sherri) Caramico

"I am so honored to be asked to be a Guest Designer for January at Scrap Our Stash! 
 I am so happy to have found this Challenge Blog!

I am a wife and mother of 2 adult sons, and 2 young Portuguese Water Dogs. All of them are my favorite subjects! We love to travel and Disney Cruising and Disney Parks are our favorite way to vacation. I love meeting people, and enjoy photographing our journeys. I started scrapping late in my children's lives, ( about 10 years ago,) and I know I will never get "caught up." I'm okay with that, as I like to scrap what I "feel like" scrapping, and love lots of layers, textures and "stuff" on my pages.

I work full time in the corporate world and Scrapbooking helps me to relax from a busy day, and get creative. It has helped me to meet so many people that I now call my true friends. I teach classes at my Local Scrapbook Store and I enjoy inspiring others to think outside the box and encourage them just try a new technique or product. I believe there is no right or wrong, no good or bad - everyone has their own personal "art" inside them."

Sherri's Blog:  For the Love of Paper

And...here is what Sherri created to share with us, inspired by our January Stash Challenge:

"Me At 50"

Sherri shared this about her reveal:

For the Challenge - I used:

T = Twine and paper Tearing

W = Washi Tape, and White Gesso

I = Distress Inks and Chalk Inks

N = Numbers

E = Distress Embossing Powder

Thank you Sherri for providing this beautiful inspiration and agreeing to be our
first Guest Designer in 2015!!!

Friends of Scrap Our Stash, we would love for you to leave some comment love for our
 Guest Designer!!!

Now that we have provided a challenge and inspiration, along with the chance to win an awesome prize from 17turtles

it is your turn to dig into your stash, create a layout and link up something wonderful to share with us.  

Remember to come back tomorrow for more January Stash Challenge inspiration and to meet our first Design Team member for the Jan - Jun 2015 term and to see what she has created to to share with you!!!

Wishing you all a blessed New Year!!!!