Welcome to our Labor Day Virtual Card Making Party!
If you'd like to head over to the complete challenge list on the Stars and Stamps Blog, click here!
I hope you are having a great time creating with us this weekend! As many of you know, my own sweetheart is currently deployed and I know how much these cards mean to those of us at home.
You are not just making cards- you are creating happiness!
I hope you are having a great time creating with us this weekend! As many of you know, my own sweetheart is currently deployed and I know how much these cards mean to those of us at home.
You are not just making cards- you are creating happiness!
CHALLENGE: Use a neglected crafting tool. It can be a stamp set, a punch, a cricut cartridge, an eyelet setter, or a die cutter. Any tool that you haven't touched in a while is fair game. Use the InLinkz tool at the end of this post to share your creations. One lucky card maker, I mean happiness creator, will be randomly chosen to win a Simply Renee Clip It Up Wall Mount organizer!
The two craft tools I chose for this challenge were my stitching alphabet stamps with floss and a needle, and a few of my very neglected Sizzix Paddle Punches.
The two craft tools I chose for this challenge were my stitching alphabet stamps with floss and a needle, and a few of my very neglected Sizzix Paddle Punches.
Neglected craft tools are so sad!
The stamp set was something I had to have the minute I saw it and I used it as soon as it came in the mail. I loved the look of the sewn letters, but for some reason I never used it again. The paddle punches are also great tools that had gotten lost at the bottom of my punch bucket. The last time I remember using them was more than 4 years ago! They are especially cool because you can punch anywhere on the page at any angle.
My Cards
All three of my cards were also made from a neglected paper pack (which doesn't qualify)! :)
Paper: Die Cuts with a View Indian Summer Fall Stack & Indian Summer Fall Cardstock Stack
Sizzix Paddle Punches: Primitive Star #1, Primitive Heart #1, & Leaf
Stamp: Thinking of You by Stampin' Up & Stitch Alphabet by Close to My Heart
Ink: VersaMagic, Hint of Pesto
Floss: DMC
I hope you have a good time bringing life back to a neglected tool!
Shannon, I'm so glad to hear that there was no damage to your crafting space - THAT would have been a real tragedy! I can't imagine losing my scrapbooks with all of our memories to any type of disaster, let alone my supplies. Thanks so much for hostessing this awesome challenge for VCMP - who doesn't have one (or a dozen) neglected tools lying around! We all want the latest and greatest tools but then certain ones just become our favorites. Your stitching reminds me that I have the Bazzill InStitchz stuff that I haven't used in eons. Maybe I should go pull it out! Your cards turned out great!! I especially like the first one.
ReplyDeleteI just love your stitched letters! I don't know if I would have the patience to use those but boy did they come out beautiful! This is a great challenge too. I have very limited space for crafting "stuff" and even as careful as I am about what I buy I too have a few totally neglected tools. Thanks for hosting a VCMP challenge this weekend!
ReplyDelete:-).........I think I know EXACTLY what neglected tool I'm going to use..........
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ReplyDeletelove your cards and the challenge too! I pulled out my old Coluzzle and used it. I think I remember why I didn't use this particular cutting pattern so much, but anyway it was fun to challenge myself. BTW, your mentioning Indian Summer prompted me to pull that set of papers out of my stash too. Thanks for a fun challenge. I wanted to add, thank you for your service as a serviceman's wife. God bless you both!
ReplyDeleteOOOHHHH I forgot about my coluzzle's - I'll have to break those out. Thanks.
DeleteThanks so much for hosting a challenge and please thank your hubby for his service!!! I love your samples and your neglected tools are so cool! I have never seen punches like that and I must know where you got the stitching letters! (Please email me at angelladcrockett at yahoo dot com.)Thanks again and God bless!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by today! I will be talking to my sweetheart on Skype in about 2 hours and I will thank him for you! :) The stamps are from Close to My Heart. E1008 Stitch Alphabet. Happy Crafting!
DeleteThose are awesome stitched letters! I don't think I've seen that tool before... hmmm, how neat! I really like your cards, and thanks for a great challenge!
ReplyDeleteCute cards and such a great challenge. Hmmm I am sure I can come up with something. Thanks for hosting this challenge. And blessing to you and your husband for the sacrifices you both are making.
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Sharon
Great challenge! I actually have never seen the tools you used, I especially like those cool punches! I look forward to digging out my neglected tools and getting to work!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards and a fabulous challenge!! I LOVE tools and neglect way too many!! I will definitely have to play along!!
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon, Thanks for being our OWH VCMP hostess for this challenge. I know we all have neglected tools that at the time of purchase we had to have... I one out that had dust all over it and used it today, thanks for your great inspiration!
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I just love your stitched alphabet... and am happy you have re-connected with it to make some adorable cards! What a great challenge!
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten those paddle punches ever existed, but they sure do make some cute punched elements! I love the stars and letters you created! I think you should use them more often now that they've been dug from the depths of your punch bucket :) I just love that scalloped border on the last card! Thanks for hosting a great challenge!
ReplyDeleteI have had such a great time with these challenges. I used my light box and brass embossing stencils to create my flag card. Really had a great time. I absolutely love the creativity you have all provided this weekend. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! Love your cards...I have been wanting to do something like that using just my piercer and thread. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'd never heard of paddle punches. What a great way to add interest to a card. TFS!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the inspiration to use some much neglected punches. :)
Thanks for hosting a challenge, and thanks for "making" me pull out my spirelli punch! Fun! I'm a new follower too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun challenge! Sad to say my neglected item was my Sizzix Side-kick.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun challenge! I love using the piercing tool but hadn't done anything with it for awhile.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder to use my corrogator. Had to find it first! But do like the CAS card...
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. This is a great idea. I definitely have a couple of tools that never see much action. I also loved looking at your cards because I have that paper stack!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I found a few tools I had almost forgotten I had!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I had to dust off my Fastenator and give it a run. Poor thing probably feels neglected! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun challenge! I'm looking forward to many more in the near future!
Thanks for the great challenge! It makes me look around my room and see what is collecting dust. I love you fall card! The stitching is great. Thanks for hosting this challenge and for supporting OWH!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this fun and functional challenge! It was a good reminder to use what I have and to donate things that I haven't used and don't plan on using.
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon, thank you for hosting this challenge. It really got me to think outside the box. Thanks for supporting Operation Write Home!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention I liked your cards too! Have a great day!
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