Happy May! I can't believe Summer is just around the corner! It's a new month and 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 May 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 May!
This month I once again made one large kit:
These papers are from Carta Bella Summer Market (lemon), Hip Kit Delightful (black stripe and dark pink), Crate Paper Gingham (green plaid), Crate Paper Sweet Story (strawberry, black/white swan, rainbow, & blue grid), Heidi Swapp Color Fresh (pink plaid), Simple Stories Vintage Life in Bloom (typewriter keys) and Jen Hadfield Hey Hello (bird/blue-green).
Here are the "B" sides of the papers:
I really like the hot air balloon paper! I think the "B" sides show how fun the patterns are in this kit! I had a hard time narrowing down my papers for this kit so as you can see I picked one extra paper because it was so hard to narrow it done to ten papers!
Here are the embellishments I have chosen:
The ephemera is from Crate Paper Sweet Story. The puffy stickers are from Pink Fresh Studios Happy Blooms and Crate Paper Parasol and the butterflies are from Crate Paper Sweet Story.
Now for my stash bash items:
Cut apart cards:
I just love cut apart cards! I narrowed it done to 5 sheets here but I have MANY more I could have added! I may or may not have an addiction to these papers!
I love me a good "project life" card!! I have WAY to many of them!! More than I could ever use in one lifetime! I hope to use most of these up this month, aren't they all pretty???!!!
Here are my scraps:
My scraps for this kit are pretty big, so I hope I can use them up! They are from Echo Park Best Summer Ever (green stripe), Carta Bella Summer Market (floral), Pink Fresh Studios Happy Blooms (pink plaid) and Hip Kit Club Delightful (blue).
Now for my BASHKET items:
For this month I have picked a 12 x 12 sticker sheet from Simple Stories My Story (1), ephemera from The Hip Kit Club Delightful (2), stickers from Pink Fresh Everyday Musings (3), an envelope from Pink Fresh Happy Blooms (4), epoxy butterfly from Crate Paper Parasol (5) and ephemera pieces (6-10) from Fancy Pants Honey and Bee collection.
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 Project Life/cut apart cards!!!
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
