Celebrating a Birthday!

 

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 76th month of de-stash, so we are in the middle of our 7th year of challenges.  I cannot believe my thought about using what we have is now 6+ years old!   I really like these challenges and know they will continue as I know I have many, many items in my stash that I can use and love the fun 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.

Tracie posted our April challenge--It is my pre-birthday month so let's make a card with balloons!

I wanted to use a Pinkfresh Studio stamp set that also has a coordinating die set, stencil set and a sweet roll of washi tape called Celebrate!  I picked the washi and die cut the balloons.   I have additional pieces left over that I am storing in the package to use for a future card.  I also used a Pinkfresh cover plate called Hearts & Stars for the background panel.  I then added a sentiment from a PFS Foiled Sentiment pack, with the balloon bundle along with a single balloon.  I added a few gold pearls around the card.   I hope Tracie likes my birthday card with balloons!  

 

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, Sharon is up for our challenge.  Be sure to check back to see what we create then!

Image/Sentiment:  Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Stamp Set, with coordinating washi and die, plus Foiled Sentiments 

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White

Ink: None

Accessories:   Pinkfresh Studio Gold Pearls, Hearts & Stars Cover Die