Shopping Our Stash #379 - Raining Cats & Dogs

Greetings friends!!

Thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge from the crew at SHOPPING OUR STASH

This week Alica is our host and our theme is "Raining Cats & Dogs"

That means we want to see cats, dogs...or both on your project.

I went with a cute paper pieced pup which required FAR more fussy cutting than I usually like to do!

Shite I used to make this card:

• Crumb Cake cardstock (SU)
• White cardstock (Fireworx)
• Polariod die (Paper Smooches)
• Chubby Chums & Slan Gang stamp sets (Paper Smooches)
• Sunday Afternoon mat stack (DCVW)
• Fishtail & Banner die set (Your Next Stamp)
• Small heart punch (SU)
• Paper piercer & mat (SU)
• Tuxedo Black ink (Memento)

As always, we would love for you to join our crew and play along!!

You can find all the details for the challenge on the SHOPPING OUR STASH BLOG

While you are there, please share some crafty love and comments with the rest of the crew!!

Shopping Our Stash #146 - Pieces of April

Happy Happy Tuesday!!! Here's hoping the weather is warming up where you are, here in Southern Ontario...not so much...but I am ever hopeful!!  This week's Shopping Our Stash challenge is "Pieces of April" we want to see you break out your mad paper piecing skills for this one.

I don't do paper piecing nearly as much as I should...it's soooooooo much fun and a super good way to use up scraps in the craft room! All the paper on this card are miscellaneous scraps that I have been hoarding for some reason (I knew I would use them eventually!!!) and the clouds were a gift from my crafty friend Jessi.

SUPPLIES:

Kraft, pink, white & yellow cardstock scraps from my stash

Cloud cutouts from Jessi

Birthday Buddies stamp set (Paper Smooches)

Weather Report stamp set (Technique Tuesday)

Black Stazon ink

Tumbled Glass distress stain (Tim Holtz)

Kraft Core Nostalgic Collection (Tim Holtz)

Design paper scraps for the sun, hat, banner and groundhog (SU)

Transparent blue button

Visit the Shopping Our Stash blog to upload your project and be sure to visit my SOS teammies to show them some crafty love!!

Paper Piece Birdies

Yep - another card with birds on it - what's that now, 3 in a week - Jen will be so proud of me :)

I am really liking using paper pieces in place of colouring - I could never have made such nice stripey birdies if I had coloured these myself.

And I think it will be a great way to use up scraps of DP!

This is the first of three valentine projects I am going to do in a lunchtime class at work this week.