Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash August Kit Challenge

 

Hello, hello! Happy Friday and Happy August 1st! The new month means that it is time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit challenge.

Here is how this challenge works -  on the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. Then, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects throughout the month.

This will be a just-for-fun challenge so there is no monthly prize - but the real prize is 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 August's recipe:

To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, and 5-7 scrap papers. Our focus item for August is washi tape.

I am mixing things up here in August and have decided to go with three kits - two layout kits and a kit for smaller format projects. I have been working more and more on my Project Life albums and in my traveler's notebooks lately, and yes, I could always use my 12x12 paper for those as well as traditional layouts, but I have so many 6x8 (and even 6x9) paper pads and papers that I want to get used up. So for August - and maybe even the rest of the year - my kit will have a mix of 12x12 and 6x8 papers in it.

Here is my first layout kit for August:

For both of my layout kits, I have already picked the photos I want to use and only pulled what supplies I will need for one layout.

This first kit has papers, the sticker book, and enamel dots from Echo Park's Away We Go collection. Here is a closer look at the papers:

I have three full sheets of paper and a good sized scrap that I will be using.

Here are the embellishments for this kit:

I have the sticker book and enamel dots from the Away We Go collection. The labels and small enamel hearts were in with the scraps I have for that collection so I added them to this kit, as well. I also added wood veneer to my kit that will be carried across all three kits. The sheet of pink puffy hearts fell onto my desk while I was looking for something else, so I added those in hopes of getting a few more of them used. I would be so happy if I could use them all this month! 

Here are the scraps:

A few of these scraps can be used with my other two kits if I need them.

Here is my second layout kit:

This layout is filled with Simple Stories' Boho Sunshine goodies. Here is a closer look at the papers:

I'm not sure that striped paper will get used but it is there just in case!

For the embellishments, I added everything I have from the collection, puffy stickers from an old Dear Lizzy collection, and the enamel hearts and wood veneer will be used in this kit, too. 

Here is my smaller fromat kit for the month:

This kit is full of Pretty Little Studio's Good Vibrations collection.

Here are the papers from the collection:

All of these papers are 6x9 and will be perfect for a 6x8 layout or a traveler's notebook layout. 

I loved this collection when it came out and pre-ordered it from Pretty Little Studio the minute I saw it. I love Pretty Little Studio's embellishments but sometimes have trouble using their paper. I am hoping having it in my kit will help me get over whatever it is that makes me hesitate to use it.

Here are the embellishments:

So many fun goodies to play with here!

Our focus product for August is washi tape and here is what I pulled:

I recently went through my washi tape and gave quite a bit of it to Ada. A lot of what I gave her was doubles or tapes that I knew I would never use. She has a journal I gave her that she is using for a junk journal - drawing in it and decorating the pages. She was tickled to take some washi tape home to use in her journal!

I added the majority of what was left to a couple of boxes I found at Dollar Tree. They take up way less space on my desk than the basket I originally had my washi in and it's a lot easier to see what I have. I pulled a variety of washi that I will keep on my desk, but I am not limiting myself to just these rolls. If I find I need a different color, I will pull in whatever I need.

I will be the first to admit that I am horrible about actually using washi, but I am going to channel my inner Jennie Garcia this month and really try to use some! 

That is it for my August kit! I am looking forward to putting this kit to use!

Hop on over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the beautiful kit that she has put together. I always love to see her kits!

Don't forget - 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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2024

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