Scrapbook Challenges: Full House Challenge

You might be wondering just what is a Full House challenge. It's essentially like being dealt a hand of cards only instead of the suits you normally see, each card has an item that must be used on your layout. There is not a wrong way to interpret the challenge. You can do so literally or play a bit with some creative license. I did a bit of both.

A Cute Boy with Bunny Ears On By Christy Strickler |Supplies Patterned Paper: American Crafts; Letters: Elle's Studio, Colorbok; Glitter Glue: Stickles; Flowers: Sassafrass, Maya Road; Sticker: American Crafts; Wood Button: Jillibean Soup; Stamp: Studio Calico; Ink: Tsukineko; Flair: Fancy Pants; Jewel: Freckled Fawn; Paint: Ranger Liquid Pearls; Stencil: Jenni Bowlin; Embossing Paste: Wendi Vecchi; Other; Doily, Tag, Flossy Accents

Here is how I interpreted my hand of cards:

-the 3x4  journal card is the notebook print. I cut it into two pieces and used it as though it were patterned paper.

- The tag and two pieces of flair are easy to spot.

- I stamped a set of bunny ears and used it in the title.

- I used Liquid pearls paint in Ocean Blue and White Opal to make tiny dots which are scattered like beads around the flower clusters.

The challenge really is super easy to work with. I think the hardest part for me was finding a way to incorporate the paint into my busy patterned paper background. It takes a bit of planning as you pull out your supplies but what I love about a challenge like this is how it incorporates so many items and techniques into one page. I really felt like I gave my stash a workout to create this page. Be sure to stop by Scrapbook Challenges to see the Full House Challenge with inspiration from the SBC Sketch Crew.

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I recently created a kit based on this mood board and the Scrap Stash Kit Club Bunny Hop Palette. I used a few of the papers from the original kit plus added just a few extra items within the palette. 

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Kit It Out: Counterfeit Kit July 2014

It's been a long time since I have been making my own kits. After reading about making them in the Get it Scrapped's Product Play e-zine, I decided I needed to start making my own kits again on a regular basis. I made my first kit earlier in the month, However, I soon realized that I wanted to make more. I hopped on over to a site I used to frequent quite a bit. It's called the Counterfeit Kit Challenge.

This month, the ladies at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge have chosen a bright kit set against a black background. Once I saw it, I immediately knew which supplies would go into my kit.

A few weeks back, I had picked up the Basic Grey Highline collection. I have yet to crack it open and use it. Pulling it together with all of the embellishments made for a quick kit and now I am ready and inspired to play. Currently, I have plans to use this kit on an assignment for Get It Scrapped. I also feel that this kit will intermix well with the Freshly Squeezed kit I created earlier this week.I will be looking to my supplies, especially my washi tapes, for pops of blue.

Now that it's Friday, it's time to play with my kits. How about you? Are you scrapbooking this weekend?Did you make your own kit?

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Hero Arts Highline Cling Stamps, Geometric Background, Basic Grey	Basic Grey Highline Overlay Frame Scrapbook Embellishments	Basic Grey Highline 6x6 Scrapbook Paper Pad	Hero Arts Highline Cling Stamps, Ironwork Background, Basic Grey
Highline Cardstock Stickers 12	Basic Grey Highline Mixed Brad Scrapbook Embellishments	Basic Grey Highline Chipboard Shape Scrapbook Embellishments	Basic Grey Highline Vellum Tape Scrapbook Sticker Embellishments
Basic Grey Highline Scrapbook Title Sticker Sheet	Basic Grey Highline Chalkboard Wood Tag Scrapbook Embellishments	Basic Grey Highline Die Cuts & Transparencies Scrapbook Embellishments	Highline Waterfall Pack - Basic Grey
Basic Grey Highline Snippets Scrapbook Paper Pad

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Kit It Out, July 2014

Over the past month, I have written about my lack of inspiration and how creating hasn't come as easily for me as it usually does. Some of this, in part, is due to how stagnant I feel my supplies are. That's not to say new things aren't coming in. Currently, I am relying on my kit club subscriptions to keep my stash of supplies feeling fresh. In fact, most of my creating has heavily centered around my JBS Mercantile kits and my Freckled Fawn kits. If not for them, I might not be creating at all.I am otherwise limiting my spending and when this happens, sometimes my stash just feels old and uninspiring.The easiest way to reverse this feeling is to shop my stash to create my own kit.

Creating a kit has several advantages. I don't always use up all of the supplies within my JBS Mercantile kits. Combining kits or refreshing them with supplies in my stash helps me to use them more effectively. The same goes for paper collections. I tend to keep them together, but sometimes, it's nice to combine them with other supplies so that old items feel new again.

This month's kit inspiration photo from Use Your Stash.

So let's set about creating a kit  to use during July. I was just introduced to a new website, called Use Your Stash, which provides inspiration for creating your own monthly kits.  It's free to join and free to play along. This month's inspirational kit focused on bright colors. I also noted that some of the supplies used came from Amy Tangerine's Plus One Collection. It's a collection I picked up earlier this year, but as of yet, I have not killed the collection. Now is the perfect time to revisit it and see what I can come up with.

I chose one solid piece of blue cardstock to start off with. I don't have the same picture frame print. What I do have is a picture frame stamp which I can use with white ink to create my own patterned paper. I added in one black picture frame print and two polka dot prints in green. These will be my canvases. I decided to include the entire 6x6 Plus One pad. I might as well try to use up as much as I can. I also had a variety of the Amy Tangerine embellishments. Some of the packages were open and partially use. Let's see if I can use all of them up!

I had a great time shopping my stash to come up with a kit. Now my goal is to use up as much of it as I can. Stay tuned to see the results.

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*American Crafts Amy Tangerine DIE CUT CARDSTOCK SHAPES Plus One	*RESERVE American Crafts Amy Tangerine 12 x 12 PLUS ONE Paper Pad	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine 6 x 6 PLUS ONE Paper Pad	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine WASHI TAPE Plus One
*RESERVE American Crafts Amy Tangerine ELEMENTS Fabric Brads Plus One	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine TEAMMATE Embroidery Stencil Kit Plus One	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine DIE CUT TAGS Plus One	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine COMRADE Embroidery Stencil Kit Plus One
*RESERVE American Crafts Amy Tangerine ATTENDANT Wood Stamps Plus One	*RESERVE American Crafts Amy Tangerine US Tiny Matte Puffy Accent Stickers Plus One	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine FLAIR Adhesive Badges Plus One	*RESERVE American Crafts Amy Tangerine COMPLEMENT Rub-Ons Plus One
*RESERVE American Crafts Amy Tangerine REMARKS Accent & Phrase Stickers Plus One	*American Crafts Amy Tangerine PEN PAL CORRESPONDANT Alphabet Sticker Book Plus One

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Kit It Out: Making the Most of a Kit Club Subscription

I like kit clubs. It's easy for me to keep track of my scrapbooking budget each month. I have an idea of what I will be getting, but somehow, when that box arrives, it's as though I just got an unexpected gift. If however, you aren't using the supplies you just got in the mail, then subscribing to the kit club is a waste of your time and money. Remixing your supplies is the answer to get the most of any kit.

I have been subscribing to kit clubs for a few years. I like how they freshen up my supplies with new ones. Making your own kits is also a great option. I have learned a lot from observing how various retailers put their kits together. You can get a lot more from you own supplies when you kit and re-kit what you have on hand. You have an understanding of what you have in your own supplies while you can also match current trends and interesting color combinations.

After working with a monthly kit, I find I  may have just a sheet or two of paper left. Sometimes, there are just scraps. I could break the remains apart and sort them into my other supplies. Instead, I choose to re-kit the leftovers. Many kit clubs work with the same manufacturers. This means that the patterned paper in each kit often works well with the patterned paper from another month's kit. Mixing and matching a few months of your kit clubs together results in some fun and interesting new supply combinations.

I have chosen to categorize the patterned paper from my JBS Mercantile kits into three categories: brights/ lights, jewel tones/ deep colors, and red/black extension ( a JBS exclusive line).  I store them in large zip loc bags. When I want a quick kit, I can grab one of these bags, select a few papers and then move onto the embellishments.

Typically, I break my kits apart after about 2-3 months( if they last that long). Sometimes, I end up with a lot of scraps pretty fast and the kits get broken apart sooner. I do mark my embellishments so that I know they came from a kit. There are often more embellishments in a kit than I can use up. Plus, just as the papers intermix, the embellishments can intermix with each other. It makes it easier for me to build my mini kits.

Here is an example of a mini kit I recently created. It mixes brights with a grey patterned paper plus embellishments from several of my kit club kits. I added doilies and the cat cameo from my supplies.










Whether you subscribe to kit clubs or not, making your own mini kits from your supplies is good for you. It's easier on your wallet than always buying new supplies. Re-kitting your supplies is almost like shopping for new ones.You will be acquainted with what you have stored while you keep mixing the supplies to keep the look of your layouts fresh. Try it and I guarantee that you will find older supplies exciting and new once again.

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