Challenge #14: Back to School!!

Hello Users!

Did I just hear a bunch of people squeal when they read our topic this week? ;) My kids are so happy to be back in school, homework and all. (OK, that was a white lie, they are happy only for the social aspect. And the 1st grader got in trouble for talking on the first day back. ROTFL!!)

So, this week please make a project that has something to do with SCHOOL!

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday 2 Sept. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE014 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is a little inspiration to get you started:

Jane had help from a little boy on this darling card! Can you believe her son stamped those images?! She used a ton of hoarded supplies to whip this up, including the stamp set she last used for birthday invitations years ago! We give it an A+!



Nancy is still in denial of the pending 'alarm clock' which will arrive in 3 short weeks! She did a great job on this darling card...look how she used that embossed background that was sitting in a drawer...and that hoarded paper! Great work!! We give it a 10!


Sonya literally dusted off the Locker Talk cartridge for this one! Nice! I think mine are dusty too! Anyway, she also used a rub on from 2007 and cut into paper that was in jeopardy of being hoarded because it is SO CUTE. We love it!


Dinah gets 100% for using 3 different brands of hoarded paper together! I think I need to pay for her to come to my house! I have this very problem!! What a cute little student, too. :)


France made a darling tag that looks like a blackboard! And check out that little ink bottle...she had that set aside for ages and it was perfect for this challenge! How cute would this be for a bookmark? 5 gold stars for France!


Haven used a ton of CM papers and embellishments! She paired things from a few years ago with a few new creations...that were hand cut! She used a die cut from CM, traced it and then used it again and again. Genius!


Yup, and I actually have a contribution this week. :) My sweet little girl (who was uninked), DCWV papers that are hoarded...and really old SU ribbon I got from eBay in say 2004??

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!

Tips for linking:

• On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.
• No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below. If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Lucky #13: Winner!

Wow, stunning projects this week, ladies! Thanks so much for playing along! I must admit, I am in love with the color orange, so this challenge was right up my alley!

Thankfully we don't have to pick the winner...that inlinkz froggy does it for us! All the submissions were so pretty it would have been difficult to chose!

We would like to congratulate CAROLE who made this beautiful wedding card, rather than cleaning her house! See, it was karma! :)


As always our winner will be asked to join us as a Guest Designer in an upcoming challenge! She also gets to put this awesome button on her blog!


Our next challenge goes live on the 23rd! Are you ready to use it?

Lucky #13: Indian Summer

Hello Users!

I must admit, this week is my absolute favorite thus far! The Design Team projects as of those of our guest designers are AMAZING...must be the lucky #13!

This week we are asking you to make a project that comes to mind when we say
"Indian Summer".
Wherever it takes you is great! Do you think of a summer heat spell? Does it remind you of a trip to India? Or maybe it brings the colors of summer to mind.

***REMEMBER: All of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies! A challenge requirement is to tell us in your post what you used!***

Please link your creation using Inlinkz by Friday August 19th. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE013 when uploading to an online gallery and leave us a direct link so we can find your creation. (Linking tips are at the bottom of the post!)

Please make sure to mention you are playing along with a Use It Tuesday challenge (a link is great too!) so we know you are participating.

As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Here is a little inspiration to get you started:

Jane said that when she thinks of Indian Summer, she thinks of warm rich colors and flowers that bloom around this time. Her stunning creation...made entirely from hoarded items! Even down to the layout!


Nancy was inspired by rich, warm colors on a fall day. Ah, we can feel it, can't you? She dug the paper from her stash and used a long forgotten stamp set to make this gorgeous card.


Sonya also made a 100% hoarded item card! From her DCWV paper, to her CM Cricut cartridge, to using the last of her ribbon off a spool, she certainly used it! Sonya picked the flip flops for the Indian Summer theme because those scream HOT DAYS to her along with the color scheme. They scream to us as well!


Dinah was totally inspired by the colors she associates with Indian Summer. She made such a gorgeous layout using her hoarded papers! The black and white photo just pops right off the page! And we love that #3 switched to an "e" in the title! Awesome effect and great use of your letters!


France was inspired to get out of her comfort zone! She combined red and orange together to make this beautiful rendition of an Indian Summer day!


Haven dug through her stash of Creative Memories papers to make this darling page of her kids enjoying summer in the pool! Funny thing...some of her hoarded items were as old as her kids! Woo Hoo! Way to use it!


Heather chose to be inspired by the colors she thinks of as well...and guess what her hoarded item was? I'll give you a "B"...then a "R"...yes! It is a brayer! Raise your hand if yours is hoarded as well! I know mine has not rolled around in a while.


And our fabulous winner from Challenge #11, Amy, created this beauty with all hoarded items! From a new Cricut cartridge, to DCWV paper, and stamps, and ribbon, oh my! What a darling card that illustrates how many of us want to spend our lazy summer days!


Hazel was a quick worker! She created this Stunner after winning Challenge #12 on Saturday! Her inspiration came from thinking of a bit of summer in autumn. She used uninked stamps and paired these gorgeous yellows and oranges...**love**!

Thank you Amy and Hazel for doing an AMAZING job on this challenge as Guest Designers!!

We can't wait to see what you create! Now go Use It!!

Tips for linking:

• On your blog, once you publish your post, click on "View Blog". Then copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field.
• No blog? Easy enough! Save your creation in your online gallery. Once it has been published, click on the exact project you want linked. Once it is up in your browser, copy the URL and paste that into the Inlinkz address field below. If you don't use any online galleries, you can use Sami's SP Gallery, registration is free and easy!

Sorry our winners post is late. Our cable and internet company graced us with an unwelcome 48 hour outage. Amazing what chores you can accomplish around your house in that time, though! Not nearly as much fun, however!

Once again, you girls did such a great job with the challenge! We are honored to have so many of you playing along. I hope you find the challenges are helping you use your crafty stash. You are all so inspiring!

Our winner this week, chosen by that darling Inlinkz Froggy is HAZEL!!! She made this very relaxing creation with an unused stamp and hoarded papers:

As always our winner will be asked to join us as a Guest Designer in an upcoming challenge! She also gets to put this awesome button on her blog!

The next Use it Tuesday Challenge will go live on the 9th!

Are you ready to Use It??