Oldie but Goodie!

 

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 108th 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.

I posted our December challenge--Oldie but Goodie.  Use a Christmas image that is more than a few years old on your card!

I decided to go with a wood-mounted stamp as I do have a few and I know they are more than a few years old!  I picked one of my most favorite Santa images of all time!  He is Santa Collage from a company called Rubber Stampede. I stamped Santa on Ivory cardstock with Chocolate Truffle ink.  I did not color the image at all as I love all of the lines on it.  I picked two background papers from a 12x12 pack called Welcome Christmas from Pebbles--this too is quite old! I added 3 brown rhinestones below the image.  It was a fun card to make with one of my favorite stamps--I will never get rid of that wood-mounted stamp!

 

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

Image/Sentiment:  Rubber Stampede Santa Collage

Cardstock:  The Paper Cut 100# Ivory; Taylored Expressions Chocolate Truffle; Pebbles Welcome Christmas 12x12 Patterned Paper Pack

Ink:  Taylored Expressions Chocolate Truffle

Accessories: The Ton Brown Bling