Happy November! The holidays are upon us, do you have any special projects planned? I am looking forward to doing a December daily this year as well as a November Gratitude Journal! Since it's a new month that 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 November 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. 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 November:
I don't know about you but I have LOTS of half used 12 x 12 sticker sheets to use up!
New in 2023: We will 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:
Now for my November kits:
For this month I am once again making 2 mini kits!
My first kit:
For this kit I chose papers and embellishments from the Simple Stories Harvest Market collection. I recently received these things in a warehouse box I ordered from Simple Stories. I plan on making a gratitude journal using these things. Someone gave me this half sized composition book that I hope to use for the journal. I wanted to make more for gifts but this notebook is now sold out at Walmart! I'm always late to the party lol!
Now for my favorite sides of the papers:
I'm hoping to make some layouts as well with this kit!
B sides of the papers:
My second kit for November:
This kit features papers and embellishments from the Simple Stories Vintage Blessings collection. This is all I have left of this collection from a number of years ago, so I am hoping to use it up. My plan is to create some more gratitude journals to gift, IF I can find more mini composition books, so stay tuned on that!
My favorite sides of the papers:
The B sides of the papers:
My stash bash items for this month:
Group #1:
12 x 12 sticker sheets from: Simple Stories Cozy Days, Carta Bells Our House, Echo Park Good to be Home, Photo Play Heart & Home, Simple Stories Harvest Market, Simple Stories Harvest Lane, Echo Park Paper Hello Fall.
12x12 sticker sheets from: Jenni Bowlin black alpha (very old), Echo Park Paper Everyday Eclectic, Bo Bunny alpha sheet, Photo Play Paper Stuck on You, Simple Stories I am, and Bella Blvd One Fall Day.
My "bashket" items for November:
These are all things I found when re-organizing my Fall craft things a few months back and since I didn't have a place for them, they are going in my bashket!
My 10 items are:
1. Sticker sheet from Paper House Studios (top left)
2.Ephemera quote from Photo Play Paper
3.ephemera word strip-Photo Play Paper
4. enamel dots- Echo Park Paper
5. ephemera piece (sunflowers)-Photo Play Paper
6. ephemera piece- quote-Photo Play Paper
7. heart sticker-Simple Stories
8. 6x8 paper pad-Simple Stories Vintage Blessings
9. Foam sticker sheet-Simple Stories What's Cookin'
10. Cut apart paper from Pebbles.
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 12 x 12 sticker sheets!!
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
