Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash November Kit Challenge

 

Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday and Happy November 1st! It's hard to believe it is November with all the warm weather we've had recently. 

The start of the new month means it is time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit Challenge! If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created for it. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here is the recipe for November:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for November is 12x12 stickers.

Now, even though it is unusually warm for this time of year, I am ready to get started on some holiday crafting, so my kit for this month is holiday-themed. I do still plan on doing some fall/thankful projects, so my October kit will be staying close to my desk.

Here is my kit for November:

I'm going a bit bigger with my kit this month, and I'm combining the Baking Spirits Bright collection from Simple Stories and the Baking Spirits Bright collection from Echo Park. I could not decide which one I wanted to go with, so I decided to go with both! They are pretty similar in colors, so I can mix and match, and of course the embellishments will work with both. Since I have a lot of Christmas cookie photos, gingerbread house photos, and general Christmas photos, I think I can put a pretty good dent into both of these collections.

Here is a look at the papers:

And since the back sides of these papers are equally as cute, here is a look at them:

Here are my embellishments:

I have the 12x12 sticker sheets (our focus item this month) from both collections, ephemera pieces, and the sticker book from the Simple Stories collection, and a couple of Christmas sticker books from Echo Park. Not everything in those sticker books will work, but quite a few will!

I also need to find some enamel dots to add to my kit, and I have some wood veneer pieces that are Christmas baking-themed floating around my room somewhere. When I come across them, I will add them to my kit.

Here are the cut-aparts from both collections. I like to use these for extra embellishments and to be used as-is:

The back sides of these papers are also cute and may make an appearance sometime this month:

Here are the cardstock papers I have pulled:

A good variety of colors that are found in both collections.

As usual, I have forgotten to pull any alphas. There are a couple of alpha sticker sheets in the sticker books, but I can always pull others from my stash. 

That is it! I hope to get lots of Christmas photos scrapped this month!

Be sure to head over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the fun kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 

1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit and link it below. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 

3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

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Sketch N Scrap - WCMD Sketch #4

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope your weekend is off to a good start!

Today I am here to share the card I made for Sketch N Scrap's WCMD Sketch #4. If you didn't know, Sketch N Scrap celebrates WCMD all month long with a brand new exclusive card sketch every Saturday through the month of October. Here is the fourth sketch:

And my card:

I am still working on getting my Christmas cards made for this year, and this sketch was a fun one to play around with!

For my card, I have used Simple Stories' Winter Cottage collection. I pulled out most of the reds and pinks in the collection for my card. The black matting really helps the layers to stand out. 

I hope you stop by Sketch N Scrap and check out all of the fun sketches for this month. I would love to see you playing along, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

 

Sketch N Scrap October Mid-Month Throwback Sketch Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Friday to you! Are you ready for the weekend? It's looking like it's going to be a beautiful fall weekend around here, and I am ready for it! We are finally feeling a little more like fall in these parts. A much-welcomed change after having a high of 93 just a few days ago.

Today I am sharing my take on Sketch N Scrap's mid-month throwback sketch challenge. Here are the sketches we have to choose from:

I chose Throwback Sketch #210 and shrunk it down to make a 6x8 layout.

I've been planning to make an album of Ada's Halloween costumes over the years for a while now. I have most of the photos printed and in an envelope, all ready and waiting to be scrapped. I figured there is no better time than now to get started.

Guys! I finally did it! I pulled out what little bit of the Scenic Route 'Salem' papers that I have and put them to use! I have been hanging onto these papers for so long, and I love that I used them on a layout. I didn't have any embellishments, so I fussy-cut some stars from one of the papers, and I found a couple of ephemera packs from different Echo Park collections that worked for what I needed. 

The photos I have are all portrait-oriented, so I omitted one of the photos that was on the sketch, and my big cluster of stars doesn't leave a lot of open space like is shown on the sketch, but I do think you can still see the sketch in my layout. Here are a couple of close-ups:

I am so glad to get this album started!

Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration. We would love to see your take on one of the sketches, too.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!

Sketch N Scrap WCMD Sketch #2

 Hello, hello! Happy Monday to you! I hope you had a good weekend and that you are ready for the new week. 

I'm popping in today to share the card I made for Sketch N Scrap's WCMD Sketch #2. Here is a look at the sketch:

I'm trying to get a head start on my Christmas cards, and this was a fun one to make! I pulled out my Simple Stories Make It Merry collection, one of my all-time favorite Christmas collections, and this card came together so quickly. That little Santa is so stinkin' cute!

Have you had a chance to check out Sketch N Scrap lately? We are celebrating WCMD all month long with new card sketches every Saturday this month. We would love to see you playing along!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Sketch N Scrap - WCMD Sketch #1

 

Happy Saturday and Happy World Card Making Day! Sketch N Scrap will be celebrating WCMD all month long with a new card sketch every Saturday this month!

Here is a look at the first sketch Lisa has created for us to try:

For my card, I actually used my kit for this month for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash! I am off to a good start already! 

I saw this tag on the tag cut-apart sheet and thought it would work perfectly for this sketch. I fussy-cut out the wonky circle with the sentiment from the tag so I could add the paper strips underneath and pop it up with foam tape for a bit of dimension. I then cut three more circles from cardstock and patterned paper, using the sentiment circle as a guide to make it a bigger piece. I also fussy-cut the flower from one of the patterned papers for my embellishment.

Since the tag was not as long as the paper on the sketch, I omitted the strip at the bottom of the card. I probably could have cut the tag and moved the bottom portion down, but I think it looks fine just as it is. 

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration all month long. I hope you join us in celebrating WCMD this month!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a fabulous day!

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash October Kit Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Thursday and Happy October 1st! I can't believe it is already October! It still feels like the middle of summer around here. The high temperature on the day I am writing up this post is forecast to be 90 again. Ugh! I am ready for those cooler fall temps for sure! The forecast for next week is supposed to be a little more like fall, and I am keeping my fingers crossed.

It's time for another Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Challenge! If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here is the recipe for this month's kit:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for October is ephemera.

Here is my kit for October:

I am trying to pull in all the fall feels, so I went with a fall-themed kit. I will be using the Simple Stories Cider & Donuts collection for my kit. I simply could not decide on only 3-5 papers, and in my defense, it's going to be a busy month at Sketch N Scrap with WCMD coming up, so it will be good to have a bigger kit to play with!

Here are the papers:

These are the papers I see myself using, but the backsides of each of these are so pretty, I may have to use them, too. 

Here are the backsides to the above papers:

Oooh! They're so pretty, too! I may have a hard time deciding which paper to use!

I kept the cut-aparts separate since they can be used in so many ways - in my Project Life album, images fussy cut for embellishments, etc. Here they are all together:

And again, the backsides are so pretty I will have to do some creative cutting to use all that I want to use! Maybe I should have bought two of these collections! 

Here are the "b" sides of the cut-aparts:

Here are the cardstock papers I have pulled:

I used the "thankful" patterned paper to pull the colors of cardstock. It has all of the colors on it from the collection,and I tried to match each color as best I could. I didn't have a yellow that was a good match, so I left that one out for the time being, and I pulled a piece of kraft cardstock instead of brown, but I love these colors together.

Here are my embellishments:

I have the sticker sheet, foam stickers, and sentiment bits from the collection, alpha stickers, word/phrase stickers, wood veneer, and enamel dots.

Our focus item for October is ephemera, and I pulled lots!

I have the sentiment bits down the center of the photo, ephemera from Carta Bella's Harvest collection, are on the left, and they are a really good match to the colors, and an assortment of ephemera from old Simple Stories and Echo Park collections on the right. That should be plenty to play with, and I hope to put a dent in it this month!

Phew! That is it! If you've hung in there this long, thank you! I am looking forward to seeing what I get made this month.

Be sure to head over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the fun kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 

1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit and link it below. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 

3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

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Just Having Fun - Sketch N Scrap Sketch #332

 Hello, hello! Happy Thursday to you! I hope you are having a good week and are ready for the long holiday weekend coming up. 

Today I am sharing my take on the September 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap. Here's a look at the sketch:

And my layout:

Guys! Remember these tags that I posted in my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for this month?

I used all four of the Simple Stories tags on this layout! I cannot even tell you how ecstatic I am to get those out of my stash and onto a layout! They have been hanging around in my bashket for years now, and I finally used them.

These photos are of my granddaughter and me testing out the camera on her new phone. I love that she wants to take fun, silly photos with her Nana, and we had so much fun doing it!

Everything on this layout is at least a few years old. The green flowered paper is from Jillibean Soup, the yellow dot and red dot were in my scraps bin, and the rest are all from different Simple Stories collections. The chipboard camera - I can't even remember how long I've had it floating around in my supplies, and I got a couple of clear stickers from an old Simple Stories collection on there, too. It feels so good to use my older supplies instead of grabbing things I just bought. 

Here are a few close-ups:

I actually got my little bit of journaling added to my layout! I am terrible at journaling at the time the layout is made. From here on out, I need to try to get it done instead of putting it off until "later."

I put my metal dies to use cutting out the title for my layout. Another supply that's not been used in a while!

I had so much fun doing a stash dive for this layout. That is something I need to do a little more often!

Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration using the September 1st sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash September Kit Challenge

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday and Happy September 1st! It may be the first day of meteorological fall, but summer is still holding on tight! Our temps this week are forecast to be right around 100 all week long. Ugh! I love summer, but I am ready for some cooler temperatures! 

I have a new Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash Challenge for you today! I must admit that I have been struggling with my kits recently. Struggling with scrapping my own photos. I am finishing up the (what I hope will be) last album for a friend, and while I am doing fine scrapping her photos, it's not leaving much time or motivation to work on my own stuff. I am hoping that all that will change this month.

Let's get on with the challenge. If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here are the requirements for our September kit:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for September is tags.

Here is my kit for September:

I decided to keep my kit on the smaller side this month. I have a box full of papers that are from past kits that I've never put away, papers from older kits from The ScrapRoom, and papers I pulled for layouts that didn't get used, etc., so I pulled my papers from there. 

Here is a look at the papers and cardstock:

All of these papers are from Carta Bella's Summer Market collection and were from an old kit from The ScrapRoom and a free layout kit from Scrapbook Generation.

Here are the embellishments and alphas:

Since the only embellishment I had that went with the papers is the 12x12 sticker sheet, I dug into my bashket that has been hanging around forever! I love to do this from time to time. It helps me to use things that have long been forgotten. I have sticker sheets from Simple Stories and My Mind's Eye, random ephemera, chipboard, cork pieces, wood veneer, and enamel shapes and dots. This should be plenty to embellish a few layouts!

Our focus item this month is tags, and I kept it minimal to see if I can be successful in using them!

Only one of these tags really matches my kit, so surely I can at least use that one! The other four tags are from Simple Stories and have been in my bashket for so long! I have an idea for those, now if I can just make it happen.

That's it for my kit this month. I'm always so excited about the possibilities that come with a new kit. Here's to using it up this month!

Be sure to head on over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the beautiful kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 

1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit, and link it below. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 

3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful day!

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Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash August 2026 Kit Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday and Happy August 1st! I can't believe it is the start of the new month already.  The summer is flying by, and it will be time for school to start before we know it. 

Since it's the start of a new month, that means it is time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit Challenge. If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here are the requirements for our August kit:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for August is washi tape.

Here is my kit for August:

I wanted to play with the Echo Park Sunkissed collection this month, but was having a hard time choosing just 5 papers, so I threw in the whole collection! I remembered my cardstock. I remembered my embellishments. I remembered my focus item, but I once again forgot to add alphas! One of these months I will remember them!

Here is a look at the papers in this collection:

I have the sides I plan on using shown in this photo, but there is a good chance I'll be using the back sides of most of these papers, so you can see the back sides here:

A few of those cut-aparts will be used in my Project Life album this year.

Here are the cardstock papers I have pulled:

I used the rainbow striped paper to match my cardstock and came up with some pretty good matches.

Here are the embellishments:

I had the sticker sheet, sticker book, ephemera pieces, frames and tags pack, enamel dots, and the 6x6 from the collection. I also had a few random sticker sheets thrown in with this collection, so I left them in there, too.

Our focus item is washi tape. I pulled a few rolls to keep on my desk to hopefully remind myself to use it. I do reserve the right to pull other rolls if need be this month!

That is it for my kit! I have gone through all of the papers and embellishments and made a list of layouts I want to make with this collection. I always do better when I have some sort of plan for my kit before the month starts. I am excited to see how much I can get used up this month!

Be sure to head on over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the beautiful kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit, and link it below. 2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a fantastic day!

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