Showing posts with label Use It Tuesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Use It Tuesday. Show all posts

Use It Tuesday : Anything Goes

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Today at Use It Tuesday, we have a favorite challenge for you: ANYTHING GOES! So dig into your stash of hoarded items, we know you have them, and make something. Anything. Then link up the creation by Friday, December 6th.

For this challenge, I dug out some old papers, embellishments, and STAMPS! Image stamps are not always my go-to supply while scrapbooking, so they often get overlooked. 

Shopping Scrapbook Layout
The tag and 'cheesin' phrase were both stamped onto white cardstock and cut out to make a fun embellishment. The stamp set, vintage Market Street Stamps, is a travel-themed set. However, the tag worked perfectly for this shopping layout! 

Creating scrapbook embellishments with stamps
Shopping Scrapbook Layout
Adding journaling to scrapbook layouts
There's lots of paper distressing and stitching on this layout - both machine and doodled. The title was cut from BasicGrey patterned paper using my Silhouette Cameo. The pattern was a little busy and hard to read, so I added some faux stitching with a black marker. 

Faux stitching on scrapbook layouts
Scrapbook Embellishment Cluster
Thanks for stopping by today. Now it's your turn to create something with those supplies that have been piling up! I can't wait to see what you create.

SUPPLIES :: American Crafts (Cardstock, Dear Lizzy) Teresa Collis Now & Then Floral, Pebbles Sunny Side Content, We R Memory Keepers Travel Log, BasicGrey Fact & Fiction 12x12 Paper Pack

TOOLS :: A Muse Studio Acrylic Block, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Brother Sewing Machine, Close To My Heart Paper Distresser

Use It Tuesday : Stick It

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Good Morning! It's time for another Use It Tuesday Challenge! We're challenging you to use up all your sticky stuff. That's stickers, tape, and anything with adhesive! 

Just remember, this challenge calls for you to use your hoarded supplies. Link up your own project at the Use It Tuesday blog by Noon EST on Friday, November 22nd, letting us know what sticky item you used. As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer for an upcoming challenge!

Now let's get to my creation for the challenge... 

Doodlebug Halloween Scrapbook Layout (via shezigzags.blogspot.com)
Now, I know we're past Halloween, but I found some old Doodlebug stickers this week and forced myself to use them! I used 3D foam squares to pop up the 'Oct 31' center as well as the banner letters - All stickers. Who said stickers had to stay flat to the page?!

How to add stickers to scrapbook layouts
I used one of my favorite adhesives, Glossy Accents, to adhere the baker's twine to the page. It's easy to get a small, invisible line of adhesive, and it dries so fast! I highly recommend it for ribbons, buttons, and more! The last use of stickers were these stars in matching colors. I used my finger to curl up the star edges slightly so they wouldn't blend in with the background. 

Fool proof way to add twine to layouts
Thanks Use It Tuesday! I'm so glad I took another look at those banner and frame stickers. They worked great for this layout! Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create.

Use It Tuesday : Stamping On Layouts

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Good morning! It's time for another challenge with Use It Tuesday! Today we're requesting you dig deep into your stash and create something CREATURE themed. My fellow design team members have some great inspiration up on the Use It Tuesday blog - You'll want to make sure to take a look! 

I didn't have any creature-themed stamps or papers in my hoarded supplies, but I did have some recent pictures from the Wildlife Sanctuary here in Green Bay, Wisconsin. My friends and I had a countdown to the arrival of the new wolf cubs and immediately went to see them. When you walked up to the window, they'd stick their nose to the glass. I chose to think they were interested in being our friend over eating us alive. They were so adorable! Here's the layout I created...

Scrapbook Layout (via shezigzags.blogspot.com)
As mentioned above, my hoarded items weren't creature themed. But don't worry, I still used hoarded supplies! You'll see I stamped in three different areas of the layout. All of the stamps were from sets I haven't paid much attention to in a long, long time. I dusted them off and was so happy to breathe some new life into them. 

Stamping on scrapbook layouts
The numbers were a Studio Calico set received in the Planetarium Project Life kits. I don't number the weeks of my PL spreads; therefore, I just set this set aside. Having the numbers symbolize the year was a fun, new way to use them. 

Embellishment Cluster
Typewriter journaling on scrapbook pages
The other two stamps were from Market Street Stamps. Unfortunately, this stamp company has since closed its doors. The 'remember this' sentiment went well above my journaling which was created with my typewriter. After typing it out, I cut the words into strips and adhered it onto the page. The 'cheesin' sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece of patterned paper. Triangles were cut out of each end to create a banner. I clustered it with washi tape, an arrow die cut, and a few pearls. That sentiment really fits our personalities and this picture. Of course I had to add just a little stitching to a few areas of the page! 

Stamping on scrapbook layouts
Now it's your turn! I encourage you to grab some of your stamp sets and see if you can add them to your scrapbooking layouts. However, the true challenge for Use It Tuesday is to grab any hoarded supply and USE IT to create a creature themed project. Then link up your project on the Use It Tuesday blog. As always, one lucky participant will be chosen to be a guest designer on an upcoming challenge! I can't wait to see what you create.

SUPPLIES :: American Crafts (Cardstock, Puffy Vinyl Thickers) We R Memory Keepers Forest, Studio Calico (Darling Dear Gems, Planetarium Project Life Kit Stamp), A Muse Studio (Stormy Sky Spray Ink, Pearls), BasicGrey Washi Tape, Market Street Stamps, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

TOOLS :: Silhouette Cameo, Fiskars Scrapbooking Rotary Paper Trimmer, CTMH Paper Distresser, A Muse Studio Acrylic Block, MyStik Permanent Adhesive, Brother Sewing Machine, Typewriter

Use It Tuesday : Scraps, Pieces, Odds & Ends

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Good morning! It's time for another challenge with the Use It Tuesday team! Today we're challenging you to use up all of those scraps you have lying around - papers, ribbons, buttons, and more!

For the challenge, I looked around my scrap table and found plenty of items to pull together a card! Here's what I created...

The main background was a piece I cut too small. I added the black strips to the sides which were pieces that should have made their way to the trash a long time ago! Other paper scraps I found were the polka dotted piece and the pieces for the banner. I simply cut a triangle out of one end of the scrap and adhered them across the card. A black marker was used for the faux stitching and a ribbon scrap helped create a fun bow. 

The only item not hoarded was the new Northwoods stamp. Woo Hoo! Thank you Use It Tuesday for challenging me to use up all those pieces lying around. 

Now it's your turn! Link up your own project to the Use It Tuesday blog by October 18th. Make sure to include what scraps you're using in your project. As always, one lucky participant will win a guest design spot on an upcoming challenge. I can't wait to see what you'll create! 

SUPPLIES :: We R Memory Keepers Chalkboard Collection, Paper Cut White Cardstock, Northwoods Stamp, StazOn Jet Black Ink, Copic Spica Black Marker, Ribbon Scrap

Use It Tuesday :: Friendship

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Hello there! It's time for another challenge with Use It Tuesday! Today we're celebrating friendship!


That's right, FRIENDSHIP! Grab all of your hoarded supplies, and create a layout, card, or other project with a friend theme. For the challenge, I created this fun card using random items found on my craft table. I layered a doily, tag, ribbon scraps, and lots of bling! The hoarded items for this challenge? All of them! Can you believe it?!


Now it's your turn! Link up your project to the Use It Tuesday blog by Friday, September 20th for a chance to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge. I can't wait to see what you create! Make sure to let us know the hoarded item(s) you're using this week.


SUPPLIES :: A Muse Studio (Onyx Chevron Ribbon, Latte Pearls, Sugar & Seattle Cardstock), Heidi Swaap Gold Color Shine, StazOn Jet Black Ink, Studio Calico Marks & Co Stamp, Stampin' Up Vintage Verses Stamp, American Crafts Dear Lizzy (5th & Frolic Brads & Large Tags)

TOOLS :: A Muse Studio Acrylic Block, Fiskars Scrapbooking Rotary Paper Trimmer, MyStik Permanent Adhesive, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Martha Stewart Score Board

Use It Tuesday :: Trends

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Happy Tuesday, Paper Crafters! Today, Use It Tuesday is celebrating the hottest trends right now. Let's all admit it, when an item becomes popular, we need lots and lots of them! We want you to look at your stash and use up all of those hoarded items that you picked up because everyone else did!

Make sure to link up your project to the Use It Tuesday blog by noon EST on Friday, September 6th and let us know what hoarded supplies you used! As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge. 

Now, let's take a look at the project I came up with for this week's challenge:

Baby shower scrapbook layout

Hot trend: Triangles. Must have product: Thickers. Exciting technique: Paper strips on the top or bottom of your layout. 

These are the trends that I decided to incorporate into my layout. I had been hoarding this Dear Lizzy triangle paper for quite a while. I used scraps to add layers and strips to the page. The most hoarded item from this layout is the round dimensional embellishments from Pebbles. I've had them for a few years and just loved looking at them! Ridiculous, right?! The layout really came together after adding a title and a bit of journaling. 


Now it's your turn! Dig into your stash, and USE IT! 

SUPPLIES :: American Crafts (White Puffy Vinyl Thickers, Dear Lizzy Bowtie Boulevard), Pebbles Hip Hip Hooray Stitched Dimensional Stickers, Glitz Design Color Me Happy 8x8 Paper Pad

TOOLS :: Fiskars Scrapbooking Rotary Paper Trimmer, MyStik Permanent Adhesive, Close To My Heart Paper Distresser, Bic Mark-It Ultra Fine Black 

Use It Tuesday :: Uninked Stamps

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Vellum die cut flowers

Hello paper crafters! Use It Tuesday is back with one of our favorite challenges - UNINKED STAMP! I know that you have them... So get them out and create! 

After you've patted yourself on the back and marveled at your gorgeous creation, head over to the Use It Tuesday blog to link up by Friday, August 23rd. Make sure you mention you're playing along with us and mention your hoarded supplies. As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge!

Distress Ink background

I just love this stamp from Penny Black, part of a clear stamp set called . I wanted it to appear as a bold statement; therefore I stamped it black ink on white cardstock. For the background, I used the foam applicator tool to add three colors of Distress Inks. Because the inks are water based, they react beautifully to a few drops of water.

I finished up the card with a Lifestyle Crafts die that has gone untouched for over a year. The leaf was cut from patterned paper, the flower base from cardstock, and the layer from vellum. An eyelet was put through the middle to hold the layers together. It was so easy to make a dimensional embellishment! I'll need to use this more often!

Vellum die cut flowers

Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see what stamps you pull from your stash! Don't forget to see the lovely creations my fellow design team members created on the Use It Tuesday blog. 

SUPPLIES :: Paper Cut (Vellum, White Cardstock), American Crafts Cardstock, We R Memory Keepers patterned paper, Gary M Burlin Black Eyelets, Penny Black Friendship Clear Set, StazOn Jet Black ink, Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint)

TOOLS :: A Muse Studio Acrylic Block, Tonic 12" Guillotine, MyStik Permanent Adhesive, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Lifestyle Crafts Plumeria Die

What Was I Thinking?!

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a layout posted on the Use It Tuesday blog yesterday. As part of the Use It Tuesday team, I'm here helping you USE YOUR STASH.... and my own! Sometimes I look at a hoarded item and think, "Why in the world did I buy that?!" That brings us to this week's challenge: WHAT WAS I THINKING?!

For this challenge we want you to use your hoarded supplies featuring something that makes you think, "Why did I buy that?" or "Why did I buy that many" or even "WHY did I let my friends take pictures when I did THAT?" 

Then head over to the Use It Tuesday blog and link up your creation by Noon EST on Friday, August 2nd. As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge. 

Now, let's take a look at my WHAT WAS I THINKING moment...

I thought these locks and keys from Graphic 45 were just gorgeous! But the packages sat and sat and sat and sat and collected dust in my pile of embellishments. They're beautiful, but they're not my style. In my mind, a key just never fit in with the theme of any of my layouts. Solution? Come up with a cheesy subtitle for this layout and add the metal embellishments to the page!

The pictures were from a concert I attended downtown with two friends. The keys were strung on ivory twine and hot glued to the page. I glued a bunch of twine behind the lock embellishment to tie the two pieces together.

The chipboard letters that make up the title are a few years old as well. I painted gold Color Shine from Heidi Swaap over the top to highlight the other gold pieces in the page. 

Thanks for stopping by today. I can't wait to see what great moment or item you highlight! 

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: A Muse Studio (Sugar)
Patterned Paper: BoBunny, Crate Paper (Story Teller Cuts 12x12 Accents) 
Embellishments: Chic Tags (Birthday Cake Banners), Graphic 45 (Ornate Metal Keys, Ornate Metal Key Holes), Ormolu (Made Little Labels, Made Flappers), My Mind's Eye (The Sweetest Thing Lavender Stickers)
Twine: A Muse Studio 
Stamp: American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Date Stamp)
Inks: Heidi Swaap Color Shine (Gold), StazOn (Jet Black)

Use It Tuesday :: Birthdays

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Hello there! Use It Tuesday's newest Design Team has posted their first challenge, and I'm so excited to announce I will be joining them for another term! 

This challenge is all about BIRTHDAYS! With America celebrating its independence recently, we wanted to encourage you to get out your birthday themed hoarded items to celebrate! 

 
Here's the fun card I created for the theme! The bubblegum machine stamp was so adorable, but I was never sure how to use it! Birthday's are sweet, so it worked well! Other hoarded items on this card are the ribbon and paper scraps. Love when I can combine the scraps of other projects to create something new!

Thanks for stopping by! Now head over to Use It Tuesday to see my fellow Design Team members and their gorgeous projects! Then link up your own birthday themed project... We can't wait to see what you create!

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzill Dots, Paper Cut, Copic X-Press It Blending Card
Patterned Paper: A Muse Studio
Stamps: Stamps By Judith
Inks: Copic Markers, Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Ribbon: A Muse Studio

Use It Tuesday :: Bring on the Sunshine

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Hey there hoarders! It's time for a new Use It Tuesday challenge. This week we're celebrating that bright star that warms our days with a challenge we call... BRING ON THE SUNSHINE! 

Remember, all of our challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies, so dig into your stash, make something bright and sunny, and proudly tell us what you used! You have until Noon EST on Friday, July 5th to link up your creation to the Use It Tuesday blog. As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer!

For my sunshine-filled project, I created the above card. I started with this great patterned paper from Dear Lizzy and used watercolors to add orange, pink, and yellow to the background. Unfortunately, I didn't wait long enough for the watercolors to dry when I added the ink. Therefore, the bicycle image is a little faded. Note my mistake and learn, right ladies?! 

The card seemed a little plain -- I'm quickly learning that the idea of negative space just isn't my style -- so I added some splatters of Mister Huey's mists in bright colors as well. I've had the glitter stars in my stash for quite a while. They were on clearance, so I juuuuust haaaaaad to buy them. This challenge's theme was the perfect time to get them out. A pearl was placed on each sequin and added around the stars to complete the embellishing. I'll also add that the stamp was un-inked in my stash. Thanks Use It Tuesday for challenging me to USE IT! 

Thanks for checking out my take on this challenge... Make sure to head to the Use It Tuesday blog to check out my fellow Design Team Members and link up a bright and sunny project of your own! 

CARD SUPPLIES
Cardstock: A Muse Studio (Apricot, Onyx, Sugar)
Patterned Paper: American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Carwheel Court)
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co (Basket Full of Wishes)
Inks: StazOn (Jet Black), Mister Huey's (Sherbet, Leaf Green)
Embellishments: A Muse Studio (White Pearls)
Tools: Close To My Heart (Paper Distresser)

Time To Use It :: Masculine

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Hey there folks! It's time for a new challenge at Use It Tuesday... This week's theme is MASCULINE. Remember, all of our challenges call for hoarded supplies. We want to see what you create! Link up your masculine themed project by Friday, June 21st, making sure to let us know what products you're using up! As always, one lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge. 

I had every intention of making the most manly page ever when I grabbed the papers that I did for the layout below. I'm not sure what happened. As I grabbed embellishments and put the page together, I'm not sure I made the most masculine themed project! But don't worry... I have many more manly pages and cards coming your way on the blog this week leading up to Father's Day!

I'm all about baby Hunter, my gorgeous nephew. This is the first family picture my brother and his wife took with their newest addition. So precious. 

Let's talk about hoarding. One, these Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper embellishments and papers are to die for, and I just never ever wanted to use them. They're used now! What I don't want to admit to you all is that I only used small portions of each, so I could still technically hoard them! WOAH MOMMA THIS IS BAD! 

Second, I have these adorable paper polaroid frames that I never seem to use. This one in particular worked well for the color and theme. 

Lastly, this Studio Calico border stamp has gone un-inked for many months. Broke it out for this special occassion and put it to work. 

Please join us this week for the masculine themed challenge. I can't wait to head over to your blog and check out your entry! Thanks for stopping by.

You Can't Touch This

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Good afternoon, paper crafting friends. Today is the first Use It Tuesday challenge of May. Not only do we have a great challenge for you (we'll get to that soon), we also have a Design Team Call! Be sure to check it out! 

All challenges at Use It Tuesday call for you to use your hoarded supplies. In fact, a challenge requirement is that you tell us in your post what you used. This challenge goes beyond the hoarded items, asking you to use a beloved item that you love so gosh darn much you avoid using it at all costs. That's right - "You Can't Touch This!"

Now don't worry... I have faith in you. You can do it! Along with my fellow design team members,  I was able to dig into my own stash and find a collection of papers from BoBunny that I never wanted to use. The Country Garden collection is full of the most beautiful paper designs. How could I ever cut them to create a card... Or cover up its beauty with photos and embellishments?! Well I sucked it up, called myself ridiculous, and got over it to create this layout below.

The large background paper is from the Country Garden collection. I actually forced myself to create a few different layouts with the pieces that will be shared over the next few days. This layout documents the first time my mom and dad met my nephew. I wanted it to be soft, but to still have boyish elements. Therefore, I layered 6x6 patterned papers from the large collection of 6x6 paper pads I have laying around. Pulling together the oranges and light blue helped keep a masculine feel among the floral elements. 

I opened my May Studio Calico Project Life Kit right before starting this layout and found a few things to use right away, including this adorable paper clip with fabric flag. Included in the kit was a fun stamp set from Amy Tangerine. I used the ampersand stamp from the set and stamped it directly onto the page using Galaxy Gold Brilliance ink. I added some sticker alphas over the top. 

I stamped it a second time onto white cardstock and adhered it to the page. Using the cut out image allows me to layer the pieces and have added movement. A few additional embellishments from around my craft room complete the layout. I just love those bird shaped wood veneer's from Studio Calico! I had yet to open them, so I'm counting that as an additional hoarded item. I used two large birds and one small to stay within the theme of the page. I plan to make copies of all of my nephew-related layouts and print them off for my mom as a gift. Therefore, I haven't added any journaling yet. I'll let her add her own personal thoughts to each page. 

Thanks for stopping by to see my take on the challenge. We love looking through all of your fabulous entries, so please link up to the Use It Tuesday site by noon EST on Friday, May 24th. One lucky participant will be a guest designer on an upcoming challenge! 

Use It Tuesday :: Sticky Situation

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hey there paper crafters! It's time for a new Use It Tuesday challenge. We're challenging you to dust off your stash and play along with us! This challenge is called STICKY SITUATION! Grab all those hoarded items that stick - rub ons, stickers, glue dots, glue sticks, and embossing powders. 

All of the supplies used to create my card today were made from scraps around my craft room. I was so proud of myself - even the ribbon, card base, and die cut that I used! I'm so happy Use It Tuesday has forced me to look around... These would have most likely ended up in the trash or collection dust rather than making this gorgeous card.

Most of this card is paper. For my sticky item, I used a sticker from a 12x12 sticker sheet. The sheet, along with the paper pieces and brads, are from Bo Bunny's Prairie Chic Collection. I wanted to pop up the sticker; therefore, I went to my trusted Powder Tool. The tool, from EK Success, deactivates stickers. This way the sticker will not adhere to the card front when placed into an envelope and will keep its dimension. 

Link up your own project to the Use It Tuesday blog by Noon Friday, April 19th. I can't wait to see what you create. 

CARD SUPPLIES
Cardstock: American Crafts
Patterned Paper, Sticker, Brads: Bo Bunny (Prairie Chic Collection)
Die: Lifestyle Crafts (Nice Set)
Ribbon: Creative Imaginations
Powder Tool: EK Success

It's Time To Use It!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

I'm here today with Use It Tuesday, bringing you another inspiring challenge. This week we want you to focus on Diecuts, Punches, and Cutouts! 

Remember, all Use It Tuesday challenges call for you to use your hoarded supplies. You have until Noon EST on Friday, March 22nd to link up your project to the Use It Tuesday site. Make sure you mention your hoarded supplies and that you're playing along with us! One lucky participant will be randomly chosen to be a featured guest designer in an upcoming challenge! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Surprisingly, I don't collect too many dies and punches. I have a few edge punches and a corner rounder that I use quite often. However, I have tons of cut outs and printables! While looking through my stash I came across a 12x12 sheet of cutouts by Pebbles. I had bought the sheet with every intension of making TONS of cards with it. But, let's face it, I've picked up the sheet numerous times since purchasing it, and put it right back down. This challenge was the push I needed to get to it! 

I started with the hello friend banner cutout, adhering it to white cardstock and cutting a border. I then pulled together coordinating products and started stacking. The smile banner is from the 12x12 sheet as well. I mimicked the banners with a kraft piece. When using a lot of color, I try to incorporate one or two neutrals to give resting places for the eye. 

The cording I used here is a bit of a hoarded item as well. I ordered it from A Muse Studio upon its release. I had no plans for it and have only used it once.... And yet I have the world's largest roll of it! I love being on this design team, if only for the fact that it's forcing me to use stuff I already have! Won't you join us in digging into your stash of supplies and creating something for this week's challenge?

Use It Tuesday -- 50th Challenge!

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Good morning! I'm so excited you've joined me today. Use It Tuesday is turning 2, and we're partying hard during our 50th challenge! 

Challenge 50: Create a project using an un-inked stamp. Bonus points if you use GOLD! 

I'll admit, I have several un-inked stamps. So this challenge was going to be an easy one... until I had to decide which one to use! I decided to break out this set from Tim Holtz. The background stamps in this set feature reverse imagery. That's right - The words are backwards. I always liked the idea of stamping the background directly onto the embossing folder, but never found a folder I wanted or could use with such a technique. What a great excuse to go shopping! 

After a walk around Creation Galore's store, I came across this beautiful swirl embossing folder by Sizzix. I stamped the script background three times directly onto the embossing folder, inserted the cream cardstock into the folder, and ran it through my machine. When it came out, the script does not show up on the embossed edge, creating multiple layers easily. 

I applied Antique Linen Distress Ink to the embossed design with the ink pad directly. To add some depth, I added Forest Moss to just the edges of the cream cardstock with the applicator tool. 

For the gold element of the challenge, I embossed this flower stamp from Penny Black onto vellum. I also added some gold cord around the sentiment, and tied a bow. 

Thanks for stopping by today... Make sure you head over to the Use It Tuesday blog to see more inspiration and play along!

Use It Tuesday :: Rockin' Fasteners

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Good morning! If you're a craft supply hoarder like I tend to be, you're going to love Use It Tuesday! Every second and fourth Tuesday, the Use It Tuesday blog posts a new challenge for you to dig into that stash and USE IT. 

Ready for the new challenge? We want to see your fasteners! Gather together your eyelets, brads, or buttons, and create! You have until Noon on February 22nd to link up your project. I can't wait to see what you create! 

I had some glitter brads from We R Memory Keepers that I picked up years ago! Who can resist glitter?! But when it came to adding them to projects, the glitter stopped me from ever using them! Ha! How ironic. Therefore, I laid them out on my craft table and used them as a starting point for today's project. While looking around my craft room for pictures, papers, or stamps that would coordinate well with the brads, I came across a guitar stamp from A Muse Studio that I have yet to use. The lightbulb in my brain lit up, and we were ready to rock.

I punched various holes around the guitar image, stamped on orange cardstock, before adding the paper layers to the card front. The brads give an illusion of glittery music notes. 

You must head over to the Use It Tuesday blog to check out what the rest of the Design Team created for today. There are some incredibly inspiring projects! 

CARD SUPPLIES
Cardstock: A Muse Studio (Pumpkin, Sugar, Onyx)
Patterned Paper: Glitz Design (Cashmere Dame Honeycomb)
Stamps: A Muse Studio (Rock Star)
Ink: StazOn (Jet Black)
Brads: We R Memory Keepers
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