Challenge Your Stash

 

Today as it is the 28th and the day I am posting my cards for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS. This is our 106th 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 October challenge---Make a non-Halloween card. Use colors typically associated with Halloween (orange, black) on a card that is NOT a Halloween card.

I decided to do another type of fall card for Thanksgiving--I did not want to break the rules.  I picked an often used set for Thanksgiving cards for our sister church from Colorado Craft Company called Truly Thankful for the main sentiment image.  I die cut the sentiment and the black backer with a Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitched Rectangles set. The background panel is from a 6x6 Carta Bella pack called Americana.  The leaves are die cut from Tangerine Tango using the Stampin' Up Gorgeous Leaves die set. I added some black and white baker's twine behind the image and a few black matte enamel dots on the sentiment.

 

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

Image/Sentiment: Colorado Craft Company Truly Thankful

Cardstock:  The Stampin' Up Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Tangerine Tango; Carta Bella Americana 6x6 Paper Pack

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories: Stampin' Up Gorgeous Leaves Dies, Black & White Baker's Twine; Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitched Rectangles; Black Matte Enamel Dots