CCEE1428 - Repurposing

It's time for another CCEE Stampers Challenge and Shirley Quarry has another great challenge for us all.

Let's repurpose something. We all have bits and pieces of things we have saved in our stash for those "just in case we need it moments".

In my stash I had some cardboard coasters that I had saved to reuse in some form or fashion. So, I decided to make a little book of quotes and sayings. Thought it might a nice littel gift for someone. The stamps I used are from Hampton Arts and Verve.  I used twine to bind the book together. 

Hope you choice to join in on the fun this week over at CCEEStampers at www.cceestampers.blogspot.com

Come leave your card there on the Linky and check out the other team members great repurposing ideas.

A double challenge

This card is for the Color Throw Down challenge to use pretty in pink, bravo burgundy, and melon  mambo. I inked my embossing folder and then ran it through my cuttlebug. The stripes are washi tape. The stamps are from Recollection (daisy border), Hampton Arts (bird), and Sweet and Sassy stamps (sentiment). I used rose bud ink (Memento), burgundy baroque (SU), and tuxedo black (Memento). I used a burgundy Copic marker to die my white seam binding for my bow.  I am also using  the Freshly Made Sketch challenge #139 sketch for my layout.

Clear it out challenge

I checked by the Clear It Out Challenge this morning to see what I could use up in my stamproom. Always ready to deplete some of the stash in there. Today, it is a color challenge to use black, and stickers. I used this new Hampton Arts stamp, black and white designed papers left of over from previous projects. this week. I found these silver flourish stickers to stick around on the card too. I am always happy to se up some of my stash in my stamp room.

Technique Lovers Challenge

My buddy, Joan, a wonderful fellow Texan stamper, hosted the challenge Monday for the Technique Loveres challenge over on Splitcoaststampers. She asked us to make a snowglobe on our cards. This is a one layer card that I did masking on to make the globe. I cut out a base pattern and traced it below the globe.
I love this little stamp and I love its vintage look. I have only one sister as a sibling and she has always been my best friend as well. I can't make it a couple of days without calling her on the phone. Wish she lived closer to me. We share our passion for stamping and between the two of us, we have some pretty awesome collections of stamps, papers, inks, punches, and diecuts.

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The challenge was to use Santa! I decided to use 4 Santas since he seems to be "around every corner."

This Santa stamp is by Hampton Arts and has a wonderful vintage look. It was stamped with tuxedo black ink and colored with copics. The letters I hand wrote on the red is done in silver gel pen.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

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I had a great few days with my sister, Lynn, who really is the one responsible for me ever owning a stamp. After quite an adventure to Canton and alot of obstacles along the way, we got back to Houston and headed straight to the Acheiver's out in Katy. I found this adorable little stamp with matching dp and could not resist it. I decided to use it for the latest CAS challenge on Splitcoaststampers.  I added some flower soft for the fur and did my coloring with copic markers.