This weeks challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use the oldest punches you have laying around.  I am super excited because I got to start putting some stuff into my new cupboards yesterday! Wahoo...and one of the boxes I could reach to get into happened to be my box of punches (which also landed on my head as I was trying to take it off of the pile stacked to the ceiling in my basement....thought I was going to end up in the emergency room, but walked it off with some aleve and a hot bath...whew it was a close one...note to self...***ask for help when the boxes are heavier than you and stacked two feet above your head...and check if there is stuff on top of them before pulling them down on yourself***...made the confetti with my super old mini punches that I bought when I first started doing scrapbook pages and have never really used since...should really purge those babies...join in with us this week, won't you?

 This weeks challenge at the Order of the Opus Gluei is called don't be such a beach and the idea is to use up your beachy looking supplies...beach stamps, sand, shell fish, what ever you have going on to look hot and summery...I used the beach babes, because if they aren't summery, nothing is...however when I woke up today it was only +8 celcius outside, so there will be no beach around here today...but the warmth is supposed to return this week, so we can only hope...play along this week, won't you?

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use something that you have to keep buying even though you have a ton of that thing already...I mixed my three favorite vices in with this card...#1 - stamps....I must have 10,000 stamps in my collection...and that is not an exaggeration (but to be honest, I haven't counted - something I may have to think of as I start filling my craft cupboards in a couple of weeks)...the next is paper...I have so much paper that I would not ever be able to use it up in a lifetime...plus I still save scraps...why??  because it is a sickness, that is why....my new policy is going to be no scrap saving...must use it or lose it....and the third is washi tape...I always buy it...and never ever ever use it cuz it is too pretty...that is also stopping as of this card...must use all of those precious little rolls up...copics as well are a must buy item...but I have been really good at resisting new purchases of those....so what is your weakness? 
***as an update though, my room is coming along splendidly...counter top template went in yesterday and it should be 2 weeks for that to get here and by then the floor should be done and in...and maybe even the ceiling (but I think that might be pushing it a little)...***

this is a pre sneak peak as to how it might end up in two weeks or so....giddy with excitement as it gets closer to the time....then just to pull out all the boxes and get organizing...that is a chore unto itself for sure!!!

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use up the weirdest supply that you have purchased for a project and then never used....I have sooo much of that kind of stuff (most of it is still packed away in the now painted but no cupboards, floor or ceiling craft lounge)...so I searched until I found something elsewhere in the house that was intended for a craft project (not really a hard search though, this stuff seems to multiply)...I found some cork coasters from the dollar store to use...kind of  a basic card (can't wait to get my bigshot out of the storage boxes- shouldn't have packed that baby and am really regretting it now)...play along with us, won't you?

The challenge this week on the Opus Gluei is to make a card in honour of Electra's daughter's upcoming wedding...which also worked out perfect for my husband's brother's wedding last weekend....I needed a card for this occasion and I thought this one turned out perfect for them....join in with us, won't you?

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to do a project with summer colours or theme...I think this is a pretty good coverage of both colours and theme....our basement is done being dry walled and we are moving on to paint this weekend...wahoo....my cupboards for my craft area are done and ready to be picked up ...getting excited!  Play along with us, won't you?