Happy April! 2023 is flying by! Spring time has arrived here in Texas! I hope the weather is beautiful where you are too. A new month means it's time to launch another fun edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Adventure! So without further adieu let's kick off the April 2023 edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2023!!
How our 2023 challenge 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 kits as possible on different projects. Then, on the last day of the month, we will do a recap post showing what stash we were able to bash! New in 2023: We will also be placing 10 things in our "bashket" each month. This "bashket" is progressive meaning at the end of the month we will keep what is in our basket moving into the next month. Our goal is to use up 10 things or 120 ITEMS from our stash by the end of the year!
Here is an explanation of how the "bashket" will work:
This challenge is 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 some stash in 2023. If you accept the challenge to play along - link up on either my blog or Lori's Blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month!
Now for our "recipe" for April!
Now for my April kit, this month I have just one large kit:
These papers are all from Simple Stories and all but one are from the collection Life Captured, the blue grid is from the Quarantined collection.
Now for the "B" sides of the papers:
I have an obsession with cut apart cards, so this collection was right up my alley!
Now for my embellishments:
I have the chipboard and 12 x 12 sticker sheet from the Life Captured Collection and 2 more sheets of cut apart cards. I didn't like the "B" sides of these papers but bought them because I loved the cut apart cards!
My scraps:
These scraps are pretty generic as it was hard to match the orange and blues of my main papers. The woodgrain is from Echo Park, the black grid is from Simple Stories and the blue plaid is from Pink Fresh Studios, but the other papers are one sided and I am not sure where they are from, but since they are thinner and one sided I think they are pretty old!
Now for my stash bash item-flowers:
I hardly ever buy flowers anymore and these flowers are pretty old as the bottom 2 are from Sassafrass Lass and the one on the top left is from Basic Grey. The Dear Lizzy flowers on the top right I got in a kit. I will be glad to use these up as I have a lot of flowers but rarely use them!
Now for my April Bashket items:
I ended up just picking some random items that I felt matched the color scheme of this month's kit. I have the sticker sheet from Simple Stories, the enamel dots are from The Hip Kit Club, the tag is from Fancy Pants, the cat sticker is from Amy Tangerine and the pencil is from Cosmo Cricket! The cards, butterfly, owl and bird are so old I don't even know where I got them from lol!
Here are the rules for 2023:
Each month we will create a kit with 10 or more papers (dig into your stash for new or old papers it's up to you!), 5-7 scrap papers (let's keep those scrap piles under control!), 3-4 embellishments (new or old- you decide), and a stash bash item! This month's stash bash item is flowers!!!
1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but try to concentrate on using your kit.
2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit.
3. If you have a blog - please include the challenge graphic & 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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2023
Since this is a just for fun challenge the rules are not set in stone BUT we have them to help you focus on what really matters using your stash! We also hope you will help spread the word of our fun challenge so others may join in!! You know you have at least one friend who needs to use her stash!!
LISA
