Challenge #20: Giving Thanks

***Psst: You still have a time to apply for our Design Team!***
See this post for more information!
Applications are due by Nov. 30th!

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Hello Users!

I can't believe it is already near the end of November! Where did fall go?

This week, in honor of our Thanksgiving holiday, please make a project that has to do with Giving Thanks.

***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 Dec. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE020 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:

Heather has a little addiction to card kits. Shhh...don't tell anyone. ;) We are so glad she dug into one to create this beauty! Such pretty fall colors!


Jane used this darling digi she downloaded over a year ago and 'lost' on the computer. And the paper? She bought 10 sheets and cut into her very LAST one just for us! Oh Jane, we are so thankful because this is so cute!


Nancy dusted off the heat gun and embossing powder for this one! She also 'almost' used up the ribbon, which was re-purposed from a cupcake box! {And she confessed the ribbon was yummier than the cupcake was. Spoken like a true hoarder! Tee Hee}


Sonya finally inked up this stamp, which was a gift from a friend! What a fabulous bike stamp and the colors she used are so soft and pretty...takes me back to spring!

Siobhan used her hoarded washi paper tape she bought in Japan last year. {I won't admit just how many rolls I have stashed away (42) and how many cards I have made thus far with it (2).} Confessions aside, it was fun to use and I am glad I tore into it! ;)


Dinah, our scrapbooker extraordinaire, has a hidden talent! Look at this darling card! And it is hand-stitched! We are 'grateful' she was taken out of her comfort zone for this one!


France used 100% hoarded papers for this amazing tag! The leaves are hand cut. Gorgeous! We are so 'thankful' she dug deep into her stash to create this beauty!


Haven heated up her oven for this one! That Girl Scout emblem is from an old candy mold! Once cooled, she colored it up with hardly used embossing powder and chalks. She finished it off with hoarded flowers and a brad. What an awesome thank you card!

And, our lovely guest designer, Carol, made this gorgeous creation! The flower decoupage has been sitting in her stash for ages and the backing paper...a magazine freebie! She was saving it for the perfect card and we are thankful she used it for us!

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!

Challenge #19: Winner!

Well hello there users!

Fabulous creations this challenge! So many unique and fun projects...and I also picked up a few new recipes to try! Yummy!

The Inlinkz froggy chose SANDRA as our winner! She cooked up this darling creation:

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 22nd! Are you ready to use it?

Challenge #19: Cooking Up Fun & a DT Call!

Our current challenge is just under the information
related to our design team call :)

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On behalf of Sami and our current Design Team, we are humbled by the response of our fellow "collectors"! Thank you for making this challenge site so much fun!

With that said, we are happy to announce an open call for our 2nd Design Team; we are looking for people with all experience levels.

Requirements:

- have an online gallery and/or a blog
- if you have a blog, you need to be a follower of Use It Tuesday to apply :)
- have a Facebook account or a willingness to make one
- be able to work with deadlines
- make and post 2 inspiration projects per month
- comment on players’ projects
- be a team player
- have a positive attitude

Term: January 1-June 30

Interested? Please email the following completed application to UseItTuesday@gmail.com by November 30th.

1. Name
2. Links to your online galleries and/or blog
3. Your previous DT experience, if any.
4. Please tell us a little about yourself.
5. How did you hear about our DT Call?
6. Have you played with us previously?
7. Please tell us why you would like to be on our team.
8. Please share one fun fact about yourself.

Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!!

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Now, onto the challenge! Please make a project that has something to do with cooking!

You can make a recipe card, a layout about your favorite meal or cooking, a card thanking a gracious host...let your imagination (and your stash!) guide you!

***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 18 November. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE019 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:

Haven used her hoarded stickers that a friend gave her in 2006 to make this yummy baking layout! She also used paper from her stash...the pages looks just as great as those cookies do!


Heather's riddle for this darling card? What do you get when you cross a RAK image, perfectly good and unused background piece, forgotten quilted top note and neglected brad? This week's card, of course! Now that is a recipe for success!


Jane has us salivating with this home-baked creation! Can't you just smell that warm apple pie? Her images were her hoarded items...aren't they darling? We totally agree with her sentiment and could not have said it better ourselves!

Nancy's cupcake looks good enough to eat! What a fun technique for her cupcake topping! Her image is from a neglected Hero Arts set. She also used hoarded papers to make this delectable card!


Siobhan pulled out her neglected Cricut Imagine to make this card. She also used some old SU paper that was a hostess gift a few years ago. And that ribbon slide? She had to blow the dust off the package it was in. Thankfully the dust did not get in the apple pie. :)


Sonya made this darling layout using all hoarded supplies! The parenthesis around the turkey were 6 years old and started out red. She pulled out the 5 year old Making Memories paint she 'had to have' and painted them orange to match her layout colors. We think she fixed-up a fabulous layout!


Dinah used some old Fancy Pants paper to make an amazing layout about her Julia Child cookbook she has yet to use! We think Dinah must not only have hoarding issues with scrappy supplies, but also cookbooks! :)


France used all hoarded items on this tag...except for one thing...guess what it is? The picture! It could not be more perfect for this challenge, too! What a cool vintage feel (and cute little girl)! Bon Appetit is right!

And last but certainly not least, we have our Guest Designer, Corry, who whipped up this amazing set of eye candy! Who knew that hoarded papers, ribbons and chip board could make such a fabulous creation!

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!

Challenge #18: Winner!

Well hello there users!

Thanks for all the awesome entries in our color challenge! It was so neat to see many of you going with non-Halloweenie projects. :)

The Inlinkz froggy chose CAROL as our winner! She made this darling creation:

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 8th! Are you ready to use it?

Challenge #18: Colors!

Hello Users!

This week we have a festive challenge for you...
Please make a project that uses ONE OR ALL of the colors
Orange, Black or Purple!

***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 Nov 4th. No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE018 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:

France made another stunning tag! Look at that background! While the inks she used were new, her flowers were from her hoarded stash...how many of you have those laying around? What gorgeous inspiration for them!


Haven used some paper she picked up this summer, but paired it with all hoarded supplies consisting of flowers, brads and the frame. And guess what? She painted that frame black herself!


Heather pulled out her neglected brayer to create this gorgeous card! Look at that beautiful sunset background! She went on to use her old, forgotten patterned paper and flowers.


Nancy used her hoarded cardstock and Doodlebug brads for this beauty! And those flowers...from the bridal section at Michael's! She colored them to match for our challenge!


Siobhan used her neglected Sizzix pillowbox die to make treat holders for her 1st grader's class. The stamps had yet to see ink and the paper...SO old...the orange was from the old Creative Memories 10x12 paper packs and the belly band was from a trip to Michael's at least 5 years ago.


Sonya inked up a previously uninked stamp (and isn't it darling?!). Plus, that circle clip had been collecting dust for 5+ years! You know you have some of those in your stash too! It looks perfect on this bewitching card!

And finally, our Guest Designer, Ana, who won our Chocolate challenge created this AMAZING box! Thank you for designing for us!

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!

Challenge #17: Winner!

Well hello there users!

Amazing work this past challenge! We all must do a good job at hoarding our metal items!

Thankfully the Inlinkz froggy had to pick the winner, because if it were up to me, you all would have won!

YOU WIN, Corry!

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 25th! Are you ready to use it?

Challenge #17: Metal!

Hello Users!

This challenge is inspired by my own personal crafty stash of all things metal...
Eyelets? Got 'em! Brads? Got 'em! Little word frames? Got 'em! Buckles? Got 'em!

Please make a project that has something metal on it! Use your imagination! Have fun with it!

***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 Oct 21st . No blog? No problem! Just use keyword USE017 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 from our fabulous design team to get you started:

Sonya made this festive card which was inspired by her overlooked pumpkin brads! (Oh my gosh, click on the picture to see them bigger...they are darling!) Love the rich colors!



Dinah used a metal frame and if you are looking closely, you will notice the title of "bubble" is made out of alpha brads! Genius!



France named this tag 'find the time' because she needs to find some! Her tag is embossed with metal embossing powder and even the butterfly is a metal cut-out!



Haven took the challenge into the kitchen! She pulled out tin foil, my friend, to make that amazing background! Per usual, she raided her craft stash for the remainder of this layout!


Heather used the faux metal technique to make this stunning card! Love the dimension it gives! She also finished it off with glimmer mist.



Nancy raided my stash for this one (well, not really but it is ironic that I have the EXACT items she used to make this beauty)! Love the big brads and that silver paper...yes, I hoard it too!

And the winner of our uninked stamp challenge, Jen, made these fabulous creations with her leaf brads!! Best use I have even seen for these brads...and the stitching is such a perfect addition!

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!