Bugs!

 

Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS.  This is our 90th month of de-stash, so we are into our 8th year of challenges.  I cannot believe my thought about using what we have is now 8+ 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.

Jeanette posted our June challenge--Bugs!  Make a card with bugs on it or something that bugs you!

I picked a Unity stamp set called Let Your Wishes Fly. I love the dragonfly image!  I then found a metallic background panel in my basket of leftovers that is kind of brassy and is on a dark cardstock. I die cut the panel with my Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 and backed the panel with gray.   I used Hero Arts Brass Embossing Powder and heat embossed the image. I die cut the image with a CottageCutz Single Stitched Oval die.  I also embossed one of the sentiments, but I did not use it as it was too large and did not look good on the card front.  I added some brass dots around the image.   I now have a blank card to use for any occasion in my stash!

 

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

Image/Sentiment:  Unity Let Your Wishes Fly Stamp Set

Cardstock: The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White:  Stampin' Up Basic Gray, Basic Black

Ink:  Versamark; Hero Arts Brass Embossing Powder

Accessories:  Brass Dots; CottageCutz Single Stitched Oval Die; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2