Happy Saturday and Happy November 1st! Can you believe that it is November?! The holidays will be here before we know it.
The start of a new month means Lisa and I have a new kit challenge for you! 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 try to 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 November recipe:
To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers, and the focus item for November - stamps.
It's that time of year when I have all the feels going on! Fall is in full swing, Halloween just happened, and Christmas is on its way. I couldn't decide which way I wanted to go. I was really leaning toward a Christmas-only kit because I want to finish my December Daily from 2023, but I had a few fall and Halloween photos I wanted to scrap, so I decided to do all three. A layout kit for fall, a layout kit for Halloween, and a mega kit for Christmas!
Here is my fall layout kit:
This is what I had left over from a Flavors of the Month kit from The ScrapRoom. I love this collection and even have the complete 12x12 collection in my supplies, but this month I am concentrating on using up what is left of this kit.
Here are the papers:
And the other side, since there is a chance I will be using both sides:
The scraps:
The embellishments:
I added in a few die-cuts and stickers from an old Pinkfresh collection, a fall sticker book, and some random fall ephemera pieces that I thought I might find something that works.
Here is my Halloween kit:
I have photos of the new Halloween decorations I got this year that I want to make a layout of. I'm just not sure if it will be 12x12 or a small format layout. I may be able to scrap some of Ada's Halloween photos, too.
Now, for my big kit - my Christmas kit:
For this kit, I pulled the Simple Stories Make it Merry collection. It will work beautifully with the Elle's Studio goodies I have been using in my 2023 December Daily.
Funny story - when I went to pull out my current December Daily I have been working on, I truly thought it was from last Christmas! As I was looking through what I had completed, I saw the page of Ada's birthday party, and it was her 10th birthday. I thought I had messed up and put the wrong age on the layout because Ada will be 12 this year, but when I got to looking, it was 2023's December Daily! I haven't even started 2024 yet! That's how fast time is going for me!
Here is a look at the papers:
I have two of the collection kits, so this is showing the front and back of each paper, along with the sticker sheet. So much goodness right there!
Here are the embellishments:
Our focus item for December is stamps, and you should know how much I love my stamps, so I pulled quite a few sets to have out on my desk this month:
I added in a few stamp sets I can use for cards, and the rest will all be used in my December Daily.
This is a big kit and will stay out through Christmas of this year, at least!
I can't wait to dive into all of these goodies!
Be sure to head 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 #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2025
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!
