Hello and Happy New Year! 2026 is officially here, and we are kicking off the year with a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit Challenge!
This is our seventh year hosting this challenge, and we are changing things up a bit this year. We are going with more of a mini kit challenge. Of course, if you want to play along, you can always go bigger! The goal is still to use up our stash.
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 are the new requirements for your kit:
To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size), 2 - 3 embellishments, 2 - 3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for January is cut apart cards/journaling cards.
Here is my kit for January:
I am still in full-on December Daily mode around here, and am still working on my 2023 album as well as my 2025 album. I am hoping to finish both of them by the end of the month, but we will see how much time I actually have to work on them!
My kit contains all Elle's Studio products, with the exception of the cardstock papers and the black puffy alphabet stickers.
Here are the papers I have chosen to work with:
A good mix of red, green, and pink! If by chance I use all of these papers, I still have my November and December kits by my desk, which were full of Christmas goodies, too.
I pulled three pieces of cardstock, one red, one green, and one white. These will be great for backgrounds and photo mats.
Here are my embellishments:
I pulled an ephemera pack, tags, and stickers - both cardstock and puffy.
Here are my alphas:
I chose a green alpha, two different red alphas, and a black alpha for a good variety.
For the focus item of cut apart/journal cards, I chose the 3x4, 4x6, and 3x8 cards from this year's release. It would make me so happy to get the majority of these used up this year!
Now that the busyness of the holidays is behind us, I can't wait to dig into my kit and put it to use!
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 #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a wonderful day!
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