Happy April! It's a new month and time to launch another fun edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Adventure! I did not do as well using up my March kit as I had hoped. I spent most of the month working on a wedding album I am trying to finish for a gift and didn't have time to use my kit at all! I will keep it out and hopefully use some of it soon! Thank goodness it's a new month, it is time to reset & start anew!! So without further adieu let's kick off the April edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2026!!
Here is how our 2026 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 kit as possible on different projects. Then, somewhere along the way 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 on our quest to bash some stash in 2026. If you accept the challenge to play along - link up on either my blog or Lori's Blog My Happy Life (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month!
Now for our Stash Bash kit recipe for this month:
Here is my April kit:
I love these Spring colors and hope to use these papers in my journal for April and to create a few Spring layouts and some birthday cards!
A close up of the "A" sides of my papers:
These patterened papers are from the SImple Stories Tea Time collection. I picked a white and dark pink cardstock to go with these fun patterned papers this month!
A close up of the "B" sides of the papers:
I am loving these fun cut apart cards and have a few ideas on how to use them on some layouts this month!
My embellishments & alphas:
I picked the SImple Stories Tea Time ephemera set, tag cut apart sheet, journal card cut apart sheet & chipboard stickers for my embellishments. My alphas are from Hobby Lobby (blue), American Crafts (pink) and Jillibean Soup (yellow), what fun Spring colors!
My stash bash item (stickers):
I am trying something new starting this month. I got a sticker album as a freebie in a kit I ordered last month and I decided that I will place some misc stickers on these 2 sheets each month that match my kit and try to use them up! I have so many misc stickers on half full sheets and I hope this will help motivate me to use them up! Besides these misc stickers I am including the 12 x 12 sticker sheet from the Simple Stories Tea Time collection as my stash bash item this month!
I hope you will join us this month!!!
Here are the rules for 2026:
Each month we will create a kit using the recipe (found above) of 3-5 patterned papers of any size (dig into your stash for new or old papers it's up to you!), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 pieces of cardstock, alphas and our 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 - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026
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!!
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 #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026. I can't wait to see your kit! If you create a kit link up below to share with us all!! Happy creating!!LISA
