#493- Hand draw lines

Hi everyone!  We have such a simple challenge for you this week!  We just want to see some hand-drawn lines on your project!  It could be a faux border, a squiggle, part of a design, a mat around a picture, lots of possibilities.  Let's see where the design team went with this one!

Gail

I drew the dashed border around the edge...

Amanda

Haven

Lines for journaling and XC logo

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#492- Borders

Hey everyone! Welcome to this week's challenge which is Borders!  They can be on top, on the bottom, side, decorative or plain.  Show us what you can create!  Now for a few DT projects to get you started!

Haven

Tammy 

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#491- Vintage

 Hey there everyone!  Another great challenge is coming your way!  Our theme this go round is 

Vintage (add some sort of vintage element, think lace, pearls, images). Shabby chic also works for this theme too.

We are excited to see what you come up with!  Check out these projects from the DT.

Amanda

I used pearls, lace, a doily and buttons here!

GAIL

What's more vintage than a 1920s Flapper Gal! 

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#490 - Recycled, Upcycles

 Ohh,  a fun challenge for you this week folks!  Our theme is Recycled, Upcycled!  Your challenge is to add something to your project that was once something else! 

It could be cardboard, or perhaps you used some saran wrap or bubble wrap to do a mixed media element, what about a napkin technique, or maybe even cutting out some elements from magazines or flyers as die cuts.  Lots of exciting possibilities for this one!

Let's see what the DT has created for you!

Haven:  Not a papercraft but an upcycled project nonetheless

Helen - a recycled Christmas card front

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Highlights for #488 summer mood board and #489 small clusters

 Summer is quickly flying by and I'm trying to catch up on the features post so we will have both the summer mood board and small cluster challenge highlighted this time around.  As always thanks for joining us at Use Your Stuff

#488 Summer mood board

Haven:  I picked #8 Trijntje.  I love all the tropical layers and images 

#489 small clusters

 Haven: #24 Melanie that cluster of wonky birds is too cute and the sentiment is perfect

#489 - Three item cluster

 

Hi All!  Welcome to another challenge to get your stuff used up and get the creative mojo flowing.  Today we want you to create some 3 piece clusters!  All that means is there needs to be a grouping of 3 items on your project.  It could be 3 of the same items or 3 different ones together, same size, different sizes, same color or different colors...play around with it, and see what you come up with! Just remember that the 3 items have to be together in some form, not spread out around your project. 

Check out these great ideas from the DT!

Gail

Helen

Amanda

 

Haven

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#488- Summer Moodboard

 

Now that we are well into summer it's time for the Use Your Stuff summer mood board challenge.
  Make a project inspired by the board.  There are so many great elements on this board to choose from.  It could be colors, textures, shapes, themes or icons....what inspires you??  The DT has found some amazing inspiration in this board.  

Stephanie:  

When I saw the mood board for this challenge, I instantly thought of the pictures I snapped in Costa Rica of my daughter & the beautiful foliage everywhere we looked.

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Highlights for #487 Heart

 We "loved" seeing all the ways you use hearts in your projects.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

Here are a few of my favorites

#13 Heather

#8 Pauline

#4 Bonnie

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#487 - Hearts

 ** hey everyone, there was an issue with the link for the hearts challenge...if you happened to link up with that last one, could you please relink using the one below! ***

Hello one and all!  What a turn out for our flowers challenge!  Thank you all so much for playing along with us.  Amazing creations!  
Well it's time to announce this week's challenge......it's HEARTS!
Create any project you desire, as long as we can see some hearts on it! If you are at a loss for inspiration, look no further than down below with the DT creations and I know that something there will spark your imagination!
Happy crafting everyone!

Gail

Tammy

Haven

Doreen

I used black heart washi tape on this 

Fauxbonichi Weeks spread

Amanda

Helen

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Highlights for #486flowers

 We loved seeing all of your projects in bloom.

Here are some highlights in no particular order.

Haven: I choose two cards as I love both the bold and bright orange of

#27 Karen

and the soft earthy hues of 

#29 Bonnie

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#486 Flowers

 

 Welcome to this week's challenge everyone!  Another easy one for you and one I'm sure is on everyone's mind  FLOWERS.  Show us your flower inspired projects this go round! 

 

Stephanie:

For my flower themed project, I used flower themed papers to showcase the pictures of my daughter posing in a garden.

Haven

Tammy

 

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#484 Technique highlights and #485 anything goes

I'm a bit behind with the highlights post as I've been swamped with other creative endeavors.  

Big Remodel going on my daughter's place so please forgive the tardiness of this post.

Thank you to all that shared their crafty techniques with us.  

Here are some staff highlights in no particular order.

Haven:  I choose the mixed media creation of  #36 Granne

and so I don't get more behind we also have the "Anything Goes" highlights here too.

Haven: #71 Donna's gorgeous sunset card

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#485 - Anything Goes

We have an extra Monday this month everyone so our theme is Anything Goes. Show us what you are working on right now!  Let's take a peek to see what the DT has been creating!

 Helen

Amanda

Tammy

Doreen

My latest PL Layout:

Haven

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#482 Layers Highlights

 Thanks for showing us all your layered projects and let me tell you we most certainly enjoyed them

Here are some staff highlights in no particular order.

Haven:  I picked #56 Esther 

I love the mixed media of stamping, paper, lace, and ribbon all combine for this fabulous card

I also picked #49 Brandi Jo as my favorite crafting is scrapbooking and I really like all the paper layers added to her layout 

And for my last pick I selected a layered craft item made by

#15 Jan R

Gail: I chose this one - #2 Esther - I love the nautical look!

 

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#484 - Use a Technique

 

Hey everyone!  Hope you had an amazing weekend!  It was Mother's Day weekend for those of us in North America, so I hope that if you are a mom, you got celebrated!

Today's challenge is technique!  Show us a project that has some kind of technique on it.  Could be stenciling, mixed media, or masking, just be sure to tell us what it is in your post ok!  

Here are some projects from our DT!

Gail

I used mixed media - metallic paint with a stencil.

Amanda

I know it's a bit early for Christmas but I'm trying to get a jump start on my cards this year! 

I used some embossing on this one!

Tammy

For this layout, I did some die-cutting as well as some edge distressing.

Haven

I embossed then dry rubber yellow ink over the embossed area.

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#483 Inspired by water

Hey Everyone!  Our new challenge for you this week, is inspired by water!  It can be a technique that uses water, perhaps a place or event that was water themed,  a technique that looks like water or even just some big bunches of blue and white!  What does water say to you!  Some of the DT have already gotten started!

We can't wait to see what you have created too!

Haven

Stephanie

 

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#481 Easter Highlights

Thanks for showing us all your Easter-themed projects and let me tell you we most certainly ooohed and ahhed!

Here are some staff highlights in no particular order!

Haven: #2 Donna W

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