Scratch My Back

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 81st month of de-stash and we are into our 5th year of our challenges.  

The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased.  The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash!  The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired.  It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be.  And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.

Shelly posted our April challenge--Kiss Your Mate Day is April 28th. Lets make cards showing a kissing couple, a couple in love, even love for a pet!

I picked a fun image from Whipper Snapper Designs called Scratch My Back.  I colored the fun image with my Copic Sketch Markers. I then die cut the image with Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 and added a layer of Early Espresso with another die from the same set.   The background is a Stampin' Up embossing folder called Hammered Metal--looks like giraffe spots!  The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips set.    I added some Studio Katia Clear Drops for the final touch!

Here is the inside of my card, with a strip of washi tape:

If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link here.  We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is CYSAPR.  You might see many cards there if you do a search.  They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.

I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made!  Thanks for stopping by today!  For May, I am up for our challenge.  Be sure to check back to see what we create then!

Image/Sentiment:  Whipper Snapper Designs Scratch My Back/Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 110# White; Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:  Gina K Master Layouts 2; Stampin' Up Hammered Metal Embossing Folder;  Copic Sketch Markers;