TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ April 2022 edition!

Happy weekend!  After taking last month off due to the death of my Dad I am back with another edition of one of my favorite challenges: TN Time with Lisa & Lori. I love working in my traveler's notebooks and this challenge gives me the excuse to make time to create in this fun smaller format!!  

So let's get this party started with the April edition of the TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge.  

HERE IS HOW OUR CHALLENGE WORKS: 

This is a monthly challenge that launches on the 10th of each month  You will have until the 9th at midnight CST to link up your entries. If you complete my sketch challenge link your TN, bullet journal or planner spread below. If you combined my challenge with Lori's challenge link up your spread here on my blog AND on Lori's Blog (My Happy Life). This is a "just for fun" challenge with no prize, but isn't the real prize just documenting your memories and getting more pages done in 2022???!!!! 

Now for my challenge!! Here is this month's sketch:

Now for Lori's challenge: (April 10-May 9th):

I just love stickers!!  It shows too, because I have a plethora of them so this was a super easy challenge for me!! 

 Here is my spread using both the sketch & Lori's challenge:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl & PhotoPlay Paper; stickers: title "CREATE" Photo Play Paper, Girl, flowers, word strip, subtitle words & tack- Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl; enamel dots: Simple Stories I Am;

Now for some close ups:

I am still working on finishing up my 2020 TN that I spilled coffee on and had to re-do! I believe I only have 3 more layouts to go to complete it!  I loved that the color scheme in the Hey Crafty Girl collection I wanted to use on this spread totally matched my picture, I think that is every crafter's dream lol!  

This letterboard is fussy cut from one of the patterned papers, how cute is that?  I now wish I had gotten 2 sheets of this paper as I just love these letter boards, they can be used with more than just this line and are easy to fussy cut!  Glad I still have some left!!

   

                           NOW FOR THE RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE:                              

1.Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 

2.Create a new, not previously posted project.

3.You are welcome to combine with other challenges.

4.If you have a blog include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.

5.You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 

6.Multiple projects are okay but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.

7. Most importantly have FUN!

Be sure to stop by Lori's blog to see her awesome TN spread for this challenge! I hope you will find time to join in the fun this month!  We can't wait to see what you create!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2022 ~ April Edition!!!

Happy April!  I have been missing in action around here the past month, unfortunately my Dad passed away last month so I have not been up to blogging for awhile. However, it's a new month and I know he would want me to get back to the things I love, so I am starting the new month off with a new edition of The Great Stash Bash Adventure with Lisa & Lori!!  With my Dad's illness I did not get to use my March kit as much as I would have like, but I hoping this month I will be successful at bashing some stash!  So without further adieu let's get the party started with the April edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2022!! 

For those who are new to the challenge here is how it 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!

This will be 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 2022. 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 April Challenge:

Here are the rules for 2022:

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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022

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!! 

This month I decided to do 2 kits again!

Here is my first April kit :

I stuck with just 5 papers and a few scraps with each kit this month, hoping to make myself more successful in bashing my stash!

A close up of the papers and scraps:

The papers are from Crate Paper Marigold (black diamond and pink), Heidi Swapp Carefree (ledger), Crate Paper Garden Party (stripe & floral), Amy Tangerine Brave and Bold (blue/green dot).   The scraps are from Amy Tangerine Brave and Bold and the plaid is from a CTMH Mix In kit.

My embellishments and stash item (flowers):

These embellishments are stickers sheets from Crate Paper Garden Party, Marigold and Willow Lane.  I also have Thickers from the Garden Party line.  The cut apart cards are from Crate Paper but I don't know which line.  The crystals are from Prima.  I also have a few pieces of ephemera left from my Amy Tangerine Brave and Bold ScrapRoom kit so I included those in here as well.  The flowers are just misc ones I have had in my stash FOREVER!!  

This kit is full of Crate Paper!! I love Crate Paper and these are some older papers/embellishments I need to use up to justify buying more!!  I have a lot of just everyday life pictures with the family outdoors and I think these papers will complement those pictures nicely!  I can't wait to dig into this fun kit!

My second April kit:

A close up of the papers and scraps:

All the papers are from the CTMH collection called So Much Happy.  The scraps are from Echo Park (yellow) and Pink Fresh Studios although I no longer can recall the collections they are from.

My embellishments and stash item (flowers):

These embellishments are from Pink Fresh Studios Joyful Day (word strips & journaling bits), CTMH So much Happy & Fancy Pants Happy Place (ephemera).

This bright and bold kit is so fun!  Like Crate Paper I LOVE CTMH papers, however, instead of using them I tend to hoard them!!  So throughout the rest of the year I am going to try and use up some of these papers so I can justify buying more!!  

I am super excited to dig into my fun kit this month!! I hope you will join Lori and myself as we endeavor to bash some stash!  Remember if you play along make sure and use the hashtag #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022.  I can't wait to see your kit!  If you create a kit link up below to share with us all!!  Happy creating!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2022 ~ March edition!

Happy March!  It's a new month and time for a new edition of The Great Stash Bash Adventure with Lisa & Lori!!  I am happy to report I did do a bit better with using my kit last month!  I did not use it all as I would have liked but I did create 3 cards and a TN layout with it! I will post an update later this week. So I am still not out of my slump 😕 but at least I did use SOME of my kit this month which is better than the previous month, so I will take that as a positive! I am hoping this month will be even better!!!  So without further adieu it's time for another edition of The Great Stash Bash with Lisa & Lori!  Let's get this party started with the March edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2022!! 

For those who are new to the challenge here is how it 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!

This will be 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 2022. 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 March challenge:

Here are the rules for 2022:

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 6 x 6 paper pads!!!

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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022

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!! 

This month I decided to do 2 kits instead of one kit!

Here is my first March kit :

Side A of the papers (this is my favorite side!)

Side B of the papers:

My embellishments, scraps and stash item (6 x6 paper pads):

I am loving the Spring Vibe this kit has!! These are papers from the Hip Kit Dream Big collection with one paper from the Echo Park Little Dreamer Girl Collection (dark pink hearts).  I also included chipboard stickers and ephemera from the Simple Stories Bunny and Blooms collection that I was gifted and have been hoarding!!  I don't have any of the papers from this collection but I think it goes well with these papers I have chosen!  Then I have the Hip Kit Dream Big ephemera and chipboard embellishments as well.  I chose the Elle's Studio Live Laugh Love 6 x 6 paper pad and a mix of plaid 6 x 6 papers by Stampin' Up that I haven't used yet.  I stuck to just two 6 x 6 paper pads to allow me to concentrate on using up these pads that I have had for a long time!! 

Now for my second kit:

Side A of the papers:

Side B of the papers:

My embellishments, scraps and 6 x 6 paper pads:

For this kit I am hoping to scrap my friend's granddaughter's 3rd birthday pictures she sent me.  I have picked papers from Echo Park's Magical Birthday Girl collection as well as a 12 x 12 sticker sheet from this line.  I also picked an ephemera pack from Echo Park's It's your Birthday line.  My 6 x 6 paper pads are from Crate Paper Cute Girl and Echo Park's Party Time line. I am hoping to make some birthday cards for my stash and think this kit will be fun to create some birthday cards for guys and gals with!!  

I am super excited to dig into my fun kit this month!! I hope you will join Lori and myself as we endeavor to bash some stash!  Remember if you play along make sure and use the hashtag #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022.  I can't wait to see your kit!  If you create a kit link up below to share with us all!!  Happy creating!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ February edition!

Happy Valentine's Day!! I apologize for the delay in posting the challenge this month, life sometimes gets in the way of my crafting fun, but even though this is a short month you still will have until March 9th to play along! So without further adieu, let's get this party started!! 

HERE IS HOW OUR CHALLENGE WORKS: 

This is a monthly challenge that launches on the 10th of each month  You will have until the 9th at midnight CST to link up your entries. If you complete my sketch challenge link your TN, bullet journal or planner spread below. If you combined my challenge with Lori's challenge link up your spread here on my blog AND on Lori's Blog (My Happy Life). This is a "just for fun" challenge with no prize, but isn't the real prize just documenting your memories and getting more pages done in 2022???!!!! 

Now for my challenge!! Here is this month's sketch:

Now for Lori's challenge (February 14-March 9th):

What a perfect challenge for Valentine's Day!! Even though I didn't create a Valentine's Day layout I was still able to include some hearts on my spread!!  

Here is my spread using the sketch & Lori's challenge:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pebbles (Jen Hadfield) Reaching Out, Pebbles (Jen Hadfield) Along the Way & Paige Taylor Evans Wonders (green); stickers: Simple Stories Hey Crafty Girl (word strip & word "create"), Carta Bella Craft & Create and Pebbles (Jen Hadfield) Reaching Out (hearts); Letter Stickers: Keeping Cozy by the Hip Kit Club; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye, white pen: Signo; black pen: Sharpie

Now for some close ups:

I am still working on finishing up my 2021 TN, so this is another spread done in this TN!! Yay! These papers are from my February Great Stash Bash Kit, I love this mix of patterns. Green is a color I don't use a lot but I love this shade and the pops of pink and gold are so pretty with it! If you aren't familiar with the Great Stash Bash challenge, check it out HERE, you may want to join in the fun this year!! As you might notice, I love to outline all my papers, I just love that look, how about you??? 

My friend Paula G gifted me this Cinch from her stash last year and I was just floored...it was so out of the blue and such a BIG surprise!!  I was so astonished I didn't even get a picture of her and me with it and had to have a friend take this the next day!  I am just blessed to have such amazing friends in my life!!! 

                             RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE:                              

1.Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 

2.Create a new, not previously posted project.

3.You are welcome to combine with other challenges.

4.If you have a blog include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.

5.You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 

6.Multiple projects are okay but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.

7. Most importantly have FUN!

Be sure to stop by Lori's blog to see her awesome TN spread for this challenge! I hope you will find time to join in the fun this month!  We can't wait to see what you create!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

February Freaky Fast Friday Formula at The ScrapRoom

TGIF!!  We are on day 2 of an ice/snow storm here in Texas, the perfect day to stay in and get creative!! Today I am sharing my layout I created with the February Flavors of the Month kit and The Friday Freaky Fast Formula at The ScrapRoom! 

 Here is the gorgeous kit for this month:

Here is February's Freaky Fast Friday Formula:

Here is my layout using the Flavors of the month kit & the Freaky Fast Friday Formula:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: white- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Kid at Heart- from the kit; ephemera: Pebbles Kid at Heart-from the kit; letter stickers: Pebbles Kit at Heart- from the kit; enamel dots and heart: American Crafts Shimelle Sparkle city (heart) & My Mind's Eye-from my stash;

This layout was so fun to create!! This is a picture of my friend's two cats who make quite the pair (pear)!!!  I hope she likes this layout I have created for her!!  Make sure and hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this kit & the Freaky Fast Friday Formula!! Happy creating!

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash challenge ~ February edition!!

Happy February!  It's a new month and time for a new edition of The Great Stash Bash Adventure with Lisa & Lori!!  I'm still not out of my slump 😕 as I have been dealing with family members who are ill this month but I am determined to move forward and hope to turn things around this month!!!  So without further adieu it's time for another edition of The Great Stash Bash with Lisa & Lori!  Let's get this party started with the February edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2022!! 

For those who are new to the challenge here is how it 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!

This will be 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 2022. 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 February challenge:

Here are the rules for 2022:

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 STICKERS!!!

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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022

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!! 

This month I will doing just one BIG kit instead of two smaller kits!

Here are the papers for my February kit :

These papers are from the Pebbles Jen Hadfield line Reaching Out as well as one paper from the Buenos Dias Obed Marshall line by American Crafts (yellow grid) and one paper from Paige Evans' Wonders line (green).  I love these fun colors don't you?

The papers "B" sides:

I really like the "A" sides better but will most likely use some of the "B" sides as well on my projects!! 

Close ups of the papers (my favorite sides):

My scraps:

These scraps are all from the Jen Hadfield Reaching Out line by Pebbles, Inc.

My embellishments and stash bash items:

I picked all stickers for my embellishments and stash bash item this month!  I have a sticker problem lol!  I have way to many in my stash and need to use them up! These stickers are from the Jen Hadfield Reaching Out line (foam on left, cardstock stickers next to them, and pressed flower 3D stickers), Paige Evan's Wonders line (banner stickers), Jen Hadfield The Avenue (far right) and the newest line by Pebbles Inc Kid at Heart.

I am super excited to dig into my fun kit this month!! I hope you will join Lori and myself as we endeavor to bash some stash!  Remember if you play along make sure and use the hashtag #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2022.  I can't wait to see your kit!  If you create a kit link up below to share with us all!!  Happy creating!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

January Flavors of the Month Kit @ The ScrapRoom ~ Doodlebug Great Outdoors

Happy Hump Day!! Today I am sharing another fun layout I created with the January Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom.  Here is this month's kit:

And here is the Doodlebug Designs mini kit I am using on today's layout:

Here is my layout using this fun kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: White- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs Great Outdoors- from the kit; Ephemera: Doodlebug Designs Great Outdoors- from the kit; letter stickers: American Craft Thickers- from my stash.

I had so much fun playing with all the cute ephemera in this kit! I love all the little critters, especially the skunk!!  This kit was perfect for this picture of my friend's granddaughters at the local petting zoo last year!!  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this fun kit!! Happy creating!! 

LISA