DTC #72 - Use your scraps

Hi everyone and happy tuesday!

Hope you've had a great start of the week, our's started with back to school for my son. I can't believe he is already in second grade!!! Where does time go!?

We've had such a busy week last week, going on a mini vacation before the end of summer break and then had to get a couple more things for school...I really thought I was going to have to miss this week's challenge. Glad I found some time for it!



Our challenge this week, chosen by the fabulous Shelly, is

USE YOUR SCRAPS.

I know you all have lots of bits an pieces laying around so this is your time to use them! Hope you'll all play along this week!


I've actually decided to make two cards for the challenge because I waited till the last minute and wasn't too sure if I liked the first one, so I decided to make a second one. I believe I have a case of lost Mojo...

Here's one card I made using the super adorable Monkey Fun Set by Primsy Doodle Designs, from our generous repeat sponsor My Grafico. I just love that big smile! It's been printed on some couture 80lb cards stock and then colored with derwent coloursoft pencils and blended with baby oil.

I've used only card stock scraps on this, no designer papers or ribbon scraps (not that I don't have any, I just couldn't decide which ones to use so I decided to make a "scene" instead.
I tore some sahara sand card stock for a sandy look ( at least that was my intension LOL), then added a little bit of stickles glitter to the torn edge and some to the sun and coconuts. To finish it off I did a little bit of paper piercing.

I am also entering this to a couple of other challenges:

• All Sorts (theme: paper piercing or paper piecing)
• Daring Cardmaker (theme: tree-mendous)
• Little Red Wagon (theme: summer)
• Simon says (theme: summertime blues)
• Stampin Bee's (theme: create a scene)

Here's the other card I made. This one uses a brand new image (new to me) from Sassy Cheryl.

It's been printed on couture 80lb CS and colored using derwent coloursoft and baby oil.

My paper scraps are from stampin up and I believe the other Designer Paper is from a short stack from DCWV. Sentiment is from stampin up. I added some stickles glitter, ribbon from my never emptying ribbon scraps jar and then I did some sewing with my janome mini.

This card fits a couple of challenges too:

• Papertake weekly (theme: something old something blue something borrowed something blue)
• Sew many challenges (theme: stitching)

Hope you liked the cards and be sure to check out the rest of the DT's work, they all did an amazing job this week again.

Hopefully you'll get to play along this week. My Grafico is giving away one set of winner's choice PLUS 30% off one order. How fun is that!!

Have a great day,
Ellie.

ETA: Lora from Lora's cards has several cute stamps, christmas sentiments and alphabet stamps for sale on her blog. They are all marked about half prize what the sticker says. Check out these links below to take a peek.

Stamps for sale first post
Stamps for sale second post