Happy June! Summer has arrived in Texas, all week it has been in the low 90's!! I'm so excited for a new month because 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 June 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 June!
My papers for my June kit:
This month I tried to pick more of a variety of colors and patterns as last month the patterns just didn't interest me half way through the month so I added in other papers and therefore, while I used up 2 full sheets and a few pieces of others I didn't make much of a dent in my kit. These papers are from various manufacturers. Most of the papers are from Simple Stories with some Echo Park and Pebbles thrown in!
The "B" sides of my papers:
Once again when I look at the "B" sides it looks like a hot mess, nothing coordinates well. It is funny to me that the "A" sides look so good together but the "B" sides don't! Most likely I will not use these sides, but you never know!
My embellishments:
These are a miss mash of embellishments that I have been trying to use up for awhile. There is a 12 x 12 sticker sheet from the Simple Stories Celebrate line, 2 packs of ephemera from the Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed line, a cut apart page with 2 x 2 squares from the Pebbles My Bright Life collection and a set of fun word stickers from Pink Fresh Studios.
My scraps:
I found a bunch of scraps that I hope to use up this month! They are from Pebbles (green, blue dot, strawberry), Simple Stories (multi stripe and orange) and the pink and red unknown manufacturers.
These fun tags I have had for a long time! The full sheet is from Pebbles My Bright Life and the smaller cut apart sheet is from Simple Stories Celebrate. The other tags I believe are from Bella Blvd and Pebbles. I love tags and am excited to use some of these on my projects for this month!
Now for my BASHKET items:
I did use up a number of my "BASHKET" items last month (stay tuned for re-cap coming soon) but my bashket is definitely overflowing! I hope to use up a lot more this month! This month I have picked some 1) misc ephemera from Doodlebug and Echo Park left over from a few TSR kits, 2) three tags for cards from Pebbles, 3) a cut apart sheet from Simple Stories with letter boards on it that I think will be super fun to use up, 4) an epoxy title THIS IS MY HAPPY PLACE from Doodlebug, 5) strawberry quote card 6) rainbow quote card 7) word quote card, 8) some misc Bella Blvd epoxy shapes left over from an old TSR kit, 9) a Doodlebug journaling cut apart card, and 10) a 6 x 6 paper pad (almost gone) from Echo Park- My Favorite Summer 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 Tags!!!
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
