"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!!!

"Bali" LO by DT Manda M.

] Chevrons]  !!! Who doesn't love chevrons?? DT Manda does such a wonderful job on her summer themed layout with chevrons.  Great choice of collection for this layout.  

Manda: "I found this photo of me forever ago of the first time I went to Bali and I just had to scrap it. I have been to Bali almost every year since my first visit because I really love the people and the culture. I wanted to repeat the flower in my hair in some sort of motif, I dug into my stash and found a Dear Lizzy chipboard flower but it was pink which just did not work, so I decided to alter it. I took my Versamark pen and coloured the parts I wanted to emboss then added yellow embossing powder so it was a match to the one in the photo."

COMB BACK TOMORROW FOR OUR SKETCH WITH STASH CHALLENGE REVEAL! :) 

"Pretty Bicycle" By DT Lee-Ann T.

DT Lee-Ann creates this gorgeous Summer themed layout about a cute bicycle display with fresh flowers.... screaming Summer is here!! I love all her layering and embellishments that tie into the summer theme! Take a look: 

This is what is Lee-Ann said about her layout, "I snapped a photo of this adorable bicycle all decorated with a basket of flowers outside my local scrapbook store and thought the soft, vintage collection from Crate Paper (Pretty Party) was perfect. Besides the chipboard die cuts, I also embellished with some wood veneer flower shapes, pearls, lace, mist splatters and finally some machine stitching around the outside edge of the background paper." 

Did you upload your Summer Time themed layout yet? :) 

"This Looks Like Trouble" LO by DT Lindsey K.

Today, DT Lindsey K. shares with us this beautiful Summer Layout with bright and fun colors! 

Lindsey said, "So I have to admit, this turned into a whole lot of fun! Who knew that themed paper and die cuts (two of the things I reach for the least) would lead me into a super colorful, fun page! I had a blast putting little details next to the requirements - like droplets and teardrops I had forgotten about, yellow bling I had tucked away, and fishy fish that would probably still be swimming around a hundred years from now!"

To see more details about this layout, please visit my blog! http://lindseysscraps.blogspot.com/2013/08/tuesday-special-diecuts-and-summer-at.html

For more information on this challenge click HERE.

Happy Scrappin'! 

"Summer Fashion" DT by Kerry B.

Summer wouldn't be Summer without fashion, right? :)  DT Kerry does a wonderful job on her Summer  themed layout using great summer die cuts.  Take a look:

Kerry said, "I don't have many pre-made die cuts so I thought I had better use them as my starting block. Luckily some of them were part of a paper range from S.E.I. called Vanilla Sunshine that went so well with these photo's of my eldest daughter and her friend out shopping! One sheet was completely fussy cut to provide the flowers and the cutest little humming bird (I wish I had bought two sheets now!) I added some die cuts from My Little Shoe Box (Sunday Market) as they were lovely and bright. A few word stickers and a smattering of sequins and I was done. I would love to see your summer inspired pages so please play along with us and brighten our day. xx"

Have you checked out the Summer Time Challenge? 

"Good Day Sunshine" LO by DT Kelly H.

I just love Summer themed layouts because Summer colors are so bold and beautiful! Just like Kelly's layout for the Summer Time Challenge.  I love all the colors and how the layout feels fun and happy! 

Kelly said, "Oh the summery days in Texas can be super HOT but out on the lake with a little 6 month old makes it all so much more fun! I really enjoyed creating this layout with tons from my stash. Everything on this layout is completely mixed from different lines and with some of it being years old. Can't wait to see more awesome summer layouts this month!"

Click HERE for information on this current Summer Time Challenge! 

"Joes Crab Shack" LO by DT Robin R.

Yummy! Doesn't that look good? Robin did a fantastic job using summer themed paper and embellishments on this layout! I love the how she added the waves throughout her layout! Cute!!

Here's what Robin said, "Summer papers are my FAVORITE! I cannot resist them. I have so many different once. I was thrilled to have the perfect excuse to finally use my October Afternoon Seaside collection from 2010?! I still love it today as much as the day I bought it, therefore, I had a lot of fun playing with it.

I used some of the cardstock stickers that came with the collection. I altered the crabs and the anchor by covering them with Liquid Glass to make them look epoxy. And if you take a really close look, you can see googley eyes on the crabs. I believe those came into my house when my mom moved in with me over 9 years ago! LOL

I also used some Studio Calico vellum die-cuts from their Atlantic collection, great color and theme coordination with my layout. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge!"

What summer collection will you be using on your layout? You have until August 29th to upload your layout!  For challenge details click HERE. 

"INTSA.BEACH" LO by DT Jenni C.

I just love the title of DT Jenni's layout! What a fantastic idea to create a seasonal review layout with little Instgram photos!! I just love it! Take a look:  

 

Jenni said, "I LOVE instgrams! Since I don't do Project Life I try to do a seasonal or monthly pages in review. Summer is always one of my favorites and for this one I focused on our beach trip. I used papers from Elle's Studio 'Saltwater' collection and several die cuts from last year's American Crafts Shoreline...definitely working through my stash for this layout!"

Lets see your Summer Time Themed layout! Check out the challenge details HERE. 

"A Perfect Vacation" LO by DT Louella A.

Oh I love this colorful layout by DT Louella!  She did a great job on the mixed media and incorporating the die cuts within the layout! 

Here's a close up on the details:

And this is what Louella said about her layout: "I took this pretty photo of my brother last April. Just a perfect moment for the Summer theme we have for this month. I simply used the modeling paste with acrylic paint and mist for the background. I added some die cuts and stickers for the embellishments. I super love it as how I love him. I'm wishing all the best on his birthday. with love, lou"

Make sure you stop by tomorrow to see what DT Jenni has for us! :) 

"I {Heart} Summer" LO by DT Joefil C.

What a beautiful layout Joefil shares with us today! I love all the bright colors and fun embellishments she used! Perfect Summer Time layout!  Take a look:

Joefil said this about her layout, "This is my daughter playing in the water park with my friend kids. She's jumping for joy when I say lets go to the water park and say I love summer mommy!  I used  Me and My Big Ideas summer papers, the summer die-cuts is by K&Company.  I also added some flowers from my stash and some green rain dots and butterflies.  I also add a wood veneer with the word hello by Studio Calico."

Come back tomorrow to see more inspiration from our fabulous Design Team! 

"Summer Time Fun" LO by Rochelle S.

Hello and Happy Monday!!!!

Today I am sharing my layout for the Summer Time Challenge!  I used Carta Bella's Cool Summer collection which represents Summer perfectly! I used my Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge to create that fun and playful framing.

 For this challenge, you need to add 3+ die cuts from your stash.  I used a butterfly and two flowers die cuts.  Also, I used a sketch from PageMaps for inspiration.

My layout was combined with Red Carpet Studio's Lilo & Stitch Challenge.

Now it's your turn! :) Get your summer collections out and start creating and don't forget to upload it on our side bar before the 29th of August!! !!

"Canon Beach" LO by DT Elizabeth H.

Summer is upon us and this week at Scrap Our Stash our Design Team will continue to share and inspire you with their fabulous summer themed layouts!!!

Today DT Elizabeth is sharing this awesome mulit-photo layout of her visit to one of the most beautiful beaches in the Northwest:

Read what Elizabeth had to say about her layout:

"I didn't have a lot of summer themed paper in my stash, so I pulled out colors and the bicycle papers to use instead! I think this layout says summer even though I didn't go very themey with it! You can also see the three premade die cuts as well that I did have in my stash to use for this challenge. I loved the different elements that came together and created a summer layout!"

We would love to see your "summer" themed layouts!   
Click HERE for our "Summer" Themed Stash Challenge and how you can link up your entry for a chance to win our August Prize:
Jillibean Soup "Game Day" Collection Kit

Check back tomorrow for more Design Team "Summer" inspiration!!!

"Hello, Life is Better at the Beach" LO by DT Dulcinea S.

Happy Scrappin' Saturday Crafters!  Are you home scrapping?  Or Outside enjoying the Sun?  

DT Dulcinea's layout makes me want to go outside and enjoy the Sun!  I really like the way the anchor paper really ties in the photos and summer! Take a look:

Dulcinea said, "I usually don’t use so many picture 4x6, but I have this three old pictures about my niece and I could not choose just one or two, so I try to work with them. The most difficult thing when I work with many big pictures is that I don’t have space enough for playing, so I try to angle the picture and I use a 6x6 Glitz’s paper for my title and I concentrated all my embellish on the picture for have some fun but also some white space. The good thing is I could use this enormous die cuts from Amy Tangerine and Dear Lizzy collection I have on my stash without worry with the size since is smaller than my photos."

Click HERE for information on the current challenge. 

"Summer Days" LO by DT Carol S.

We are starting of the month smoking hot!!! Check out Carol's Summer Themed layout!  Look at how Carol layered the photos with the black and white under the color photo!! Fabulous!!!  

This is what Carol said about her layout:

"These are my boys playing at a beach named Daniela in Florianópolis, Brazil. This is our favorite spot, since the water is calm and they can do what they love best: jump little waves and fall down and roll in the sand. How fun is that?!?!?! Can you tell by their faces?"

See ya back tomorrow! 

Stash Challenge #6 ~ Summer Time!

Are you ready for another challenge? Here we go!!!!

Here is our first challenge for August:

STASH CHALLENGE #6 - 

Summer Time

Create a SUMMER THEMED LAYOUT

AND

you MUST include (3) or more pre-made Die-Cuts embellishments from you stash!

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:

Jillibean Soup's Game Day Chili 12 x 12 Collection Kit

To be eligible for the prize drawing you must link up your project using Mr Linky

on the side bar by:

August 29, 2013 ~ 11:59 PM (PST)

Don't forget about the SOS Challenge GUIDELINES!!!! 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

So excited to introduce you to our
August

Guest Designer:

Leila Cassimira
"I'm Leila, 36, married, mother of Maria Clara 12 years and Matheus 5 also have a cute Yorkshire, July and a turtle (we love pets here at home, lol).   I currently live in Araruama - Lakes Region of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, a very beautiful place with wonderful beaches. Love my family and she is my biggest inspiration in my scraps.  I've been scrapping since October 2010 and it's became a wonderful addiction for me.  It's a way to relax and keep the memories for my children and grandchildren in the future. I've always loved photographs and scrap has complemented this passion.  I'm super happy to be part of Scrap our Stash Design Team this month!"
Leila's Blog:  Lolo Artesanato


Here's her layout for this challenge:

This is what Leila says about her layout: "My childrens love going to the beach and they always have so much fun...Here in Brazil it's a winter, but we found some days with sun to enjoy and play a little.  These photos are of Coconut Beach in Angra dos Reis / Rio de Janeiro" 

Make sure you come back daily for inspiration from our Design Team! :) 

Announcing July Winner and Top 3!!!

Hello Everyone!
We had an awesome turnout for the July challenges!  It is always very difficult to choose, but our design team has voted and here are our July
TOP 3 Picks:

(in numeric order)

#12 Megan Laine

#20 ~ Steffanie

#29 ~ Devra

Congratulations Ladies!!!

One of you will be contacted by our Admin Team and asked to Guest Design in September and be part of our up coming Blog Hop! :) 

Don't forget to grab your TOP 3 blinkie to place on your blog!

AND.... the randomly drawn WINNER for our July Prize is...

# 5 ~ Andrea E

Congratulations !!!

Please leave a comment below, then email us your mailing addy to: scrapourstash@gmail.com

with July Winner in the subject line

You have until August 15th to claim your prize.  

Don't forget to grab your Winner blinkie to place on your blog!

Thank you everyone for stopping by today!

Make sure you visit us tomorrow for our 

August Stash Challenge 

and to meet our August Guest Designer! 

"You Are Perfect..." LO by Rochelle S.

Hey crafters! Did you get a chance to play along with our challenges this month?  Don't  forget,  today is the last day to get your layout uploaded if you haven't already! :) 

Well I had a chance to played around with my sketch last week and this is what I came up with:

I used My Mind's Eye Collectables collection, Flowers are Prima, Kaiser Craft, and Recollections, Butterflies are Recollections, Zva Bling, Studio Calico wood veneers, and American Crafts Thickers.  I used my Cricuit to cut the photo frame. I also created this layout for Red Carpet Studio's challenge - Driving Miss Daisy.

"Axel" LO by DT Manda M.

The month is almost over!!!  Did you get your layout uploaded yet? :)  

Today we are sharing with you a very cute layout by DT Manda M!  She did such an awesome job on the sketch!! I love how she used the hexagons for the circle! Great idea! 

Here's what Manda said about her layout: "I am hopeless with sketches that feature a circle, I am not sure why I have such a hard time with them, they just stump me. So when I want to do a sketch that has a circle I first work out a way I can recreate the shape, for this one I used hexagons from patterned paper and then I stitched around them to give them some definition for the background paper. To add the bling I just used some little adhesive rhinestones and mixed them with the ink dots on my background to add a little bit of sparkle and dimension."

Here's the sketch:

Stash item: Bling

Remember this challenge and the Red, White and Blue challenge is due by tomorrow, July 29th midnight PST! :) 

"Woof Woof" LO by DT Lee-Anne T.

Can you say WOW!!!  Lee-Anne brings us this awesome eye catching layout!!!!  I just love how she did her circles with paint and stitching!  Take a look: 

Lee-Anne said this about her layout: "This layout is of Elly, my daughter's dog. I began with a piece of white card stock and used Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mists in Mustard, Mint Green and Tinsel. I unscrewed them and "painted" a circle with the sprayer. I then machine stitched several circles are the painted area. I then used my Silhouette Cameo and diecut the flowers and the title and then misted them with Mustard and Mint Green. I printed my photos and adhered them to the layout. I then adhered a doily, a bingo card from the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss Collection. Finally I added some pearls to the centre of the flowers and also added some droplets of mist and then added the cute camera paper clip, wooden butterfly with pearls and lots of Prima bling and pearls."

Once again, here is the sketch:

Only a couple more days to upload your layout! :0)

"Flag 13" LO by DT Lindsey K.

Hey Crafters!  Today Lindsey gives us great inspiration with this awesome layout. She did a great job with the paints and Stickles! Take a look: 

This is what Lindsey said about her layout: 

Bling all over! All bling no rhinestones; look! Layered bling from back to front: the splatters I literally did with my fingers (a mix of paint, water and Stickles) since I didn't have any mist in the right color blue. To mimic the circle on the sketch, I used Stickles as dots around the photos. Then those bright blue shiny things - I don't know what they are or where they came from, but I figured a bling-boy page was a good time to use them. Then I stuck on the one bling-brad I had, also in royal blue. For more on the background splatters and about this layout, please visit my blog!

http://lindseysscraps.blogspot.com/2013/07/creative-thursday-sketch-and-some-bling.htm

You still have a few days to get your layouts uploaded to Mr. Linky on the side bar!  Click HERE to see the CURRENT SKETCH CHALLENGE and the RED, WHITE AND BLUE CHALLENGE - both due by July 29th! 

"Little Sucker" LO by DT Kerry B.

Hello Crafters!!! You have to check out this super cute layout by our DT Kerry!   How stinkin' cute is this!  And the title just says it all! I love how she interpreted the sketch, the bubbles and bling heart adds that little bit of spice to a page!

Kerry said, "Whilst searching through my photo's looking for a set of three I came across this photo of my eldest daughter at nine months old (she is now seventeen!) and really wanted to scrap it. She used to have a sponge in the bath that she loved to suck the water through hence the title!

So I have adapted the sketch to one photo but added a couple of Polaroid frames in place of the other two.  I have a great bubble die so I made the big circle in the sketch with lots of the little bubbles instead.  I have scattered some gems around the page and covered the heart on the pink speech bubble too.  All the papers I used are various My Minds Eye collections that I had scraps of and some glitter card from my stash.  I loved making this page even though it took a long while! It was a real labour of love and has become one of my favourites!  I am looking forward to visiting you and seeing what you have created using this sketch. xx"

"Party Time" LO by DT Kelly H.

Take a look at this fabulous layout by DT Kelly H! Love all the colors and circles! 

Kelly said, "Such a fun sketch to work with and I loved the circle from the start. I traced the larger red circle and cut out then decided I loved the opposite side and flipped it for the center. I began cutting even more circles to carry out onto the page. I decided I would journal on colored strips and then came the super fun part - adding all the BLING! I grabbed my drawer full and began adding all over the center to bring more excitement to the "party" theme and then found the fun star bling I have had forever. I even had some older glitter stars to add even more bling! I had a great time with these older Bo Bunny papers and all the bling for a party layout. "

Make sure you come back tomorrow to see what DT Kerry brings us! :) 

"My Decker Kids" LO by DT Robin R.

Hello!  Today Robin inspires us with this lovely layout about great nieces and nephew.   I love how she altered the bling to the right color she needed! Great idea and great take on the sketch! 

 Check it out:

This is what Robin said about her layout, "These pictures of my great-nieces and great-nephew fit perfectly with the three picture placement in the sketch this month. I’ve, MAYBE, seen these kiddos in real life twice, so I appreciate any and all pictures I can get. Luckily, for Instagram, I’ve gotten to know the girls a bit more. I love social media and use it to snag pictures of my family whenever necessary!

For the circle in the sketch, I traced a paper plate with a few different gold paints I had on hand, Art Anthology Gel Paint, 3D Stamp Paint and Tattered Angel’s Glimmer Glam, off-setting the plate a tad with every paint type.  The swirly bling and the two smaller hearts were, originally, white pearls. I used Art Anthology Gel Paint to color them red. I also used my Copic Markers to color them red. You probably have a lot more colors in your stash than you realize if you just try coloring them with various mediums."

You can find information on the challenge and the Red, White and Blue challenge HERE.

"Summer 2013" LO by DT Jenni C.

It's Monday!!! What a great way to start of this week with fabulous inspiration!! Jenni did a fantastic job interpreting the sketch using a trendy pie chart as the circle! How fun is that! What a gorgeous layout and great use of stash too!

 

Jenni said this about here layout:

"The first thing I thought about when I saw this sketch, was a pie chart, or in this case a color wheel! I watercolored the different shades of green that remind me of Spring's new growth to Summer blooms. I added lots of butterflies in the similar shades and that is where I used my bling! I think the little rhinestones help move your eye around the page."

Here's another look at the sketch:

Stash: Add bling

Don't forget to upload your layout on the side bar!

Happy Scrappin'! 

"Siblings" LO by DT Louella A.

Today Louella share with us a stunning layout!  I really love the layering of the dolies and how she added single rhinestones with the paint splatters! Check it out:

Louella said this about her layout: "simply love doilies and blings. I always used the splatter technique for my page. I tried to make it simple but I ended up putting a lot again. I just hope that my cousin will like this little present though. I heard that they were feeling unwell today. Here is to wishing them their speedy recovery. "

Come back tomorrow to see what DT Jenni brings us! :) 

"Fun Ride" LO by DT Joefil C.

Happy Scrappin' Saturday! :) 

DT Joefil brings us inspiration with this very pretty layout she created! I love how she incorporated the doily as one of her circles. Such a great job on of the sketch challenge!

This is what Joefil said about her layout:

This is my daughter when she was two yrs. old, in one of the rides in circus-circus adventuredome here in vegas. I used white cardstock for the background, the circle paper is by dcwv,and i add doily in the center of the circle, the polaroid frame is by basicgrey and i stamped it with the words good times in the red banner i also added some tickets from basicgrey, die cuts butterflies, flowers and added some misting then my bling from want 2 scrap and recollections."

Click HERE to see this current sketch challenge.

"It's The Little Things" LO By DT Patricia B.

Woohoo it's Friday!!! :)  

Today we are featuring Patricia's super cute and fun layout.  Her doodling and hand journaling makes this layout extra special!  I love her interpretation of the sketch. Check it out:

Patricia noted:

Journaling reads: "Mommy loves the fact that the most little things make you smile! That good ole' Thrifty's Ice Cream on a cone does it each and every time! Smile on Baby Girl!"

Products Used:

Paper - Lilybee Designs, Carta Bella (Summer Cool line), White Cardstock

Wooden embellish, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain), Heidi Swapp Color shine (Sweet Cherry). Pink Flower, Bling, Polka Paper Clip (Recollections)

Alphas: Colorbok & SNAP Studio - Simple Stories

And here is the sketch:

Now it's your turn to try out the sketch! ;)