Challenge #69: Finale of the Finale

Did you think we weren't coming back to finish off the last challenge?

Christmas got the best of my time and I almost forgot to come back with the final Use It Tuesday post.

We feel very honored that so many of you joined us for our final challenge. And thank you to those who left such thoughtful comments on our final post. We truly feel lucky to have been able to have spent 69 challenges with this group of fine crafters.  Whether you've been her for 69 challenges or 1 challenge, we truly appreciate it. 

And now it's time for our final Design Team Top 2 Picks.  

Our first pick this week is from Christine Drogt. She made this adorable Christmas card using  washi tape and patterned papers from her stash.

And Helen G wowed us with her simple, but splashy card using scraps from her stash. Love these, Helen!!

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

And that's it for the Use It Tuesday Team.

Happy Holidays, however you may celebrate. Best of luck in 2014 and remember, you don't need us around to use up your scrappy stash. Get in there, get dirty....and Use It!

Challenge #68: WINNERS!!

"Anything Goes" week here at Use It Tuesday is always a popular one. This week, we had 115 gorgeous entries. Let me tell you, picking just two to highlight for you was a tough challenge. 

So, we didn't!

For this challenge, we changed things up slightly at Use It Tuesday and will not draw a "winner" to be a future Guest Designer. Because of this, we instead decided to take our time wandering through the gorgeous entries and each Design Team member selected one entry they wanted to share with all of you.

If you were one of the entries we chose to share, congratuations!

If you weren't, it doesn't mean we don't appreciate the time and effort you put into visiting us, creating for our challenge and them coming back to post it. There were simply too many gorgeous entries to show you all of them (it would be a VERY long post). 

Of course, if you are reading this and have time, you are always welcome to go back through our InLinkz entries and leave some comment love for your fellow crafters. We all appreciate it!

Now, let's take a tour through this week's Winner's Gallery!

We start with the selection from our fearless Challenge leader and founder of Use It Tuesday, Siobhan. Siobhan started Use It Tuesday 68 challenges ago (almost three years) with the goal of inspiring us all to get into our craft room and use those accumulating supplies. Thanks to her, the drawers and cupboards would probably be bursting by now. 

Siobhan chose Melissa Miranda's absolutely adorable owl gift basket that she made for her child's teacher. Isn't it adorable? She used brown papers from her stash to create this unique 3D project.

Tracy picked Brenda Ragsdale's beautiful layout. Being a scrapbooker herself, I know that Tracy has a soft spot for the layout entries we get here at Use It Tuesday. This week, Tracy loved the layers that created an eye-catching creation. She's also a huge fan of the Teresa Collins collection Brenda used.

Tammy selected Kathy Jo's elegant Christmas card, falling in love with the subtle bleaching and gorgeous color combination. She also loved the gorgeous embellishments Kathy Jo pulled out of her stash.

Steffanie S was Michele's pick this week.She loved that Steffanie took some old patterns that didn't work for her and used the "B" side instead. She also loved the simple ornament shapes and fussy cut presents. Gorgeous and festive!!

Next up is Doreen Vasquez, who caught Becky's eye this week with the gorgeous colors in her layout. Plus, the fact that pretty much everything on the page was hoarded in her stash.

Heather wanted us all to see Shirley's beautiful card. Heather has so much trouble with "busy" background papers, so loved how Shirley really made it work with this card. Plus, the coloring on the image - just highlights in the same shade as the paper - is really eye-catching!

Jessica B found this delightful altered project on JanR's blog. Jessica loved how simple and cute it was. The fact that it was resurrected from the "altered projects graveyard" is fun too!!

Valentina picked Lauren Tomacek's advent calendar. This unique project itself is from her stash. It was first created in 2010 and Lauren updated it to be fresh again by replacing the main display panel and decorations. Valentina loved the cute trees she made from saved twine from bouquets.

Jessica A wanted to share the creation from Issys with us. Issys created a super sweet holiday mini album for her friend using empty cookie boxes plus ribbons, tags and buttons from her stash. Check out the pictures of the inside on her blog. It is adorable!!

And that's it for our Winner's Gallery! Once again, thank you to each and every person who entered.

Our last challenge of 2013 will be posted tomorrow, Tuesday December 10th.
Come on back and see what we're up to this week!

Challenge #67: WINNERS!!

We loved all the fabulous entry you "stuck" to our blog post using the incredibly handy InLinkz tool.

And, InLinkz did it's incredibly handy magic and chose this fabulous entry as our "Stick It" winner. Congratulations to Lizzie R!!!

 

 

Lizzie found some old sticky pink rhinestones to put the finishing touches on her gorgeous card.

Lizzie, here is the Use It Tuesday winner's badge for your blog.
Hope to see you soon as our Guest Designer.

And, the Design Team has looked over this week's entries and chosen these two fabulous creations for this week's Top 2 pick!

Chana wowed us with her patience to "stick" those pearls onto the front of her card. Beautiful! Chana used both some ribbon that has been around her craft stash for awhile and the normally discarded pieces of a punch. Great idea!

And regular "User" Stacia Brandt had us in love with her sweet and colorful layout. She pulled those alphabet stickers out of her stash in order to make this masterpiece!

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

Our next challenge is up tomorrow. Come on back and check it out!

Challenge #66: WINNERS!!

Another challenge has come to an end. Here is this week's Creature Feature:

The winner of our Guest Design spot is the week is Sandi Pressley. She used some Halloween scraps to make this adorable cat card for her grandchild.

Here is the Use It Tuesday winner's badge for your blog.
Hope to see you in the next few weeks on a new challenge.

And, the Design Team has looked over this week's entries and chosen these two fabulous creations for this week's Top 2 pick!

Sonia Kertznus is our first pick with her beautiful spider and spider web. Sonia pulled out a paper pad she's had for over a year for her creature creation.

And our other Top 2 pick for this week is Doreen Vasquez with her lovely layout. She cleaned out some old supplies on this beauty. And her creature? That adorable cat!

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

October was a five week month, so we've got a short break at Use It Tuesday. We'll see you back here on November 12th for our next challenge.

See you then!

Challenge #64: WINNERS!!

Thank you to everyone who played along with our "Use Two" challenge!

This week's winner of the Guest Designer spot is Ursula Uphof with her pretty fall card, using buttons and a leaf bead from her stash. Beautiful creation, Ursula!

Ursula, we hope you'll come back and join us in a few weeks as a Use It Tuesday Guest Desigern. In the meantime, don't forget to add this badge to your blog.

And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.

Brenda Ragdale with her super sweet and happy layout, using a hoarded paper pack and thickers.

And Julie B.x with her striking black and white card. Love that hint of red with the hoarded twine and red snowflake!

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

Come on back tomorrow, where we'll give you another opportunity to "Use It"!

Challenge #63: WINNERS!!!

We here at Use It Tuesday are blessed to have so many crafty friends, and we're glad you came by this week to find inspiration in our FRIENDSHIP challenge.

Our winner this week is Lyndal! She made this super cute "coffee and friends card" with some old papers that are - can you believe it - between 3 and 7 years old. Now that's digging to the bottom of your scrap pile!

Congrats, Lyndal! We sure hope you'll come back in a few weeks and be a Guest Designer on a future challenge. Don't forget to add this badge to your blog.

And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.

Lizzie R's glimmered layout caught our eye. She used her stash of glimmer paint to splatter this colorful work of art. Love it!

And Lynne in NI made this adorable zombie card with some ribbon and paper from her stash. She also pulled out an old technique, using heat embossing that she hasn't done for awhile.

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

We're back tomorrow with another opportunity to Use It.
We hope you find some time to join us.

Challenge #62: WINNERS!!

Washi tape, hexagons, kraft cardstock, chevrons, chalkboards...
So many fabulous trends out there that we've been collecting for WAY too long!

Who did our happy little Inlinz froggy pick this week? It's none other than Hilde with her paper bag mini album. She did a beautiful job with this trendy technique, making a beautiful butterfly creation using many items from her stash.

Congrats, Hilde! We hope to see you soon as a Guest Designer on a future challenge.

And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.

Twisted Witch - Lin wowed us with this awesome and tremendously detailed jewelry wrap. Her trend for this project was peel-offs, of which she claims she has an extensive collection!

And our other choice this week is ~Deanne~ with her eye-catching, bright red layout. Deanne used washi tape on her layout, in addition to some hoarded brads in her collection. 

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

See you tomorrow for another opportunity to Use It!!

Challenge #61: Winners!!!

We here at Use It Tuesday just love un-inked stamp week. Not only do we get to see the beautiful variety of projects out there, but we craft happily knowing that many pieces of un-inked rubber are finally feeling the love!

The Inlinz froggy didn't waste anytime finding our winner this week and Alicia was our winner! We love Alicia's brayered background, but we also love those beautiful wheat stamps she inked for the first time.

Congrats, Alicia! We hope to see you soon as a Guest Designer on a future challenge.

And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.

First up is Guild Master Crystal with here adorably cute laundry room art. She turned a dull wall into a eye catching beauty with this collage frame and several un-inked stamps. Aren't the mini clothespins attached the the frame adorable?

And our other Design Team winner this week is Anni. We loved her beautiful CAS-style card using an un-inked set from Paper Smooches. She also tried a new technique too!

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

See you tomorrow for another opportunity to Use It!!

Challenge #59: Winners!!!

Another two weeks have FLOWN by and we arrive on the doorstep of another challenge. That means today is Winners Post day!! 

 

The Inlinz froggy searched high and low and finally chose a deserving Jane Willis as our next Guest Design Team member. Jane has had these butterfly shaped cards in her stash for awhile and finally found the inspiration to use them. 

Congrats, Jane! We hope to see you soon as a Guest Designer on a future challenge.

And, here are our picks for this weeks Top 2 honor.

What could be more representative of a birthday than Birthday Candles. And Beth C put 10 glittery candle creations on her beautiful birthday card, plus used up some buttons from an old sweater. We loved it!

And Charity Hotrum made this gorgeous layout. At first glance, it doesn't seem like a birthday themed layout, but Charity documented a visit with family on her birthday. Can you believe the trim is upholstery material and is over 8 years old!?!

 

Congratulations to you both. Here is the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog.

Thanks for playing!!

See you Tuesday for another opportunity to Use It!!

Challenge #58 Winners...and a New Design Team!

Not quite as many projects to admire this week. We can only hope that everyone is out enjoying the sunshine! Those that did play, thank you very much for your time and your beautiful creations.

Inlinkz chose Lizzie R as our winner this week. Can you believe Lizzie used paper that is almost a decade old? It was one of the first paper pads she bought when she started scrapbooking. Way to go, Lizzie!

Lizzie, congratulations and thanks for playing. We hope to see you again soon as a Guest Designer for an upcoming challenge. Please feel free to add this badge to your blog.

And, here are our "sunshiny" picks for Design Team Top 2 this challenge!

Chris V with her adorable card. She used ribbons, twine and a sentiment sticker all from her stash of hoarded goods.

And Deborah Johnson with her sweet layout using mists that are over a year old and paper so old that she doesn't even know what brand it is anymore!

Thank you for brightening our week with your projects. Feel free to add the Top 2 Pick badge for your blog, ladies. Congratulations and thanks for playing!!

And, last challenge marked the sunset on one Design Team term, as the sun rises on another! We're happy to announce our Term 5 team. Once again, you'll be happy to find a few familiar faces and a few new faces to show us their talent over the next six months.

First of all, last term Use It Tuesday launched our Facebook presence. We're excited to connect with you in a new way, but also stepping into unfamiliar territory. Returning to help us with this tremdendous task is Stephanie, our new Social Media Goddess.

My names is Stephanie, and I live in New Mexico. I am a mom to three kids - a 5 year old girl, a 3 year old boy, and an almost 2 yo girl. My days are filled with keeping them happy and safe, teaching online classes for our local community college, trying to keep the house presentable, and crafting! I have always liked to craft, but I really got into scrapbooking three years ago. Before then, my "stash" could fit in roughly a 1ft by 1ft by 1ft container - including most of my tools. Now, just my 12x12 papers take up more than that! So, I am here to use my stash and help others find creative ways to stop hoarding and CREATE!

 

Returning to Use It Tuesday for another term is...

Tammy

I'm excited to be back again for another term on the UIT Design Team. I am a hoarder. If they ever did a Hoarders episode for scrapbookers, I would be on it!  I have lots and lots of stuff and never seem to use it up. It's in shelves, on shelves, on the floor, in the desk, under the stairs, pretty much every possible place I can cram it into. It is just never ending. I love being on this DT because it forces me to find and use what I know I have! I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada (just down the highway from Heather ;) ) and I do both scrapbooking and cardmaking. I am also a SMASHer and have about 3 SMASH books on the go right now. My favorite subject is my 4 yr old son. I love surfing the net for scrappy ideas and also watching YouTube. When I am not crafting I enjoy going to movies, camping, traveling and reading.

Nicole

Hello! I'm Nicole, a single gal living in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I'm anything but a morning person; therefore, you'll find me craftHello! I'm Nicole, a single gal living in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I'm anything but a morning person; therefore, you'll find me crafting late at night with coffee in hand. I fell in love with card making and scrapbooking 4 years ago after taking a job designing for a paper arts store; however, I've always had a desire to create. Documenting the details of life is my main goal, and I have a passion to share that with others. I'm so excited to begin another term with Use It Tuesday, using all the goodies I have hoarded over the years! I hope to inspire you to do the same!
  
Tracy

Hey! My name is Tracy and I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. I am a newly wed to my talented husband Sean (a band teacher) and stepmother to 2 beautiful teenage girls, Zoe and Margaret. So you'll find us somewhere between highland dance classes, piano lessons or volleyball practice through the week. Rounding out our little family is our crazy pooch Kya. Aside from paper crafting I am a classical musician playing the french horn, I love to kayak and with the family we love to watch movies and geocache. I've been a paper crafter for about 14 years. Although I do a little of everything, I LOVE to scrapbook. I am excited to be a part of the Use it Tuesday design team, as I hope it will force me to dig deeper into my stash. What I love to collect most? Paper and flowers!

And joining us for the first time this term will be...

Becky

I am thrilled to be joining the Use it Tuesday team! I live in Southern California with my high-school sweetheart turned husband. We recently adopted a dachshund who has become the center of my scrappy inspiration. When I am not scrapping pictures of our furbaby, I work on making a dent on our wedding album (even though it's been two years already, oops!). I mainly enjoy creating 12x12 layouts although I'll make a card or altered item once in awhile. Besides being crafty, I enjoy reading, surfing the web for new creative ideas, and occasionally watching junk t.v. (I'll admit it!). Looking forward to digging into my ever growing stash and finally using it!

Brenshevia

I am the mother of 2 young adult children and the grandmother of 3 toddlers ages 5, 3 and 9 months.  They are the primary subjects of my pages. On rare occasions I have been known to actually scrap my children from time to time lol but mostly its the grandbabies.  I have been scrapping since 2007 and it is my favorite way to relax and unwind.  Some people need Calgon to take them away, well I need scrapping! I have been published several times so that was awesome.  I love clean and simple but I also love shabby chic so I tend to do a mixture of both sometimes. Thank you for allowing me to share my journey through pictures with you.

Jessica A

Confession, I'm a crafter. ;)  Now that we have that out of the way, I guess I should say that I am actually a scrapbooking fiend and typically my subjects are my 4-year-old and 2-year old sons. Most of those projects get linked up on my blog so I can enter them into various online challenges - one of my favorites was always Use It Tuesday because they encouraged me to find ways to bust through my stash. I hope I can help you find inspiration in the same way now that I'm on the team! As for other hobbies, well, I make cards and sometimes do some altered art. Oh? Non-paper crafts? That's a little harder. The hubs, and I have an on-again-off-again relationship with road running. We watch a lot of movies and love eating out. And when I can sneak a second I enjoy long soaks in bubble bath with a good book.

Jessica B

Hello my name is Jessica B. I have been married for eight years to an amazing, loving and supportive husband.  We have two beautiful daughters, a four year old and one year old.   We currently live in the Northern Virginia/DC area.  We have only lived here a couple short years and are still exploring the area.  We love being tourist on the weekends. It also gives me a lot of things to scrap about.  During the day, I work full time as an interior designer.  I am usually a night owl and scrap late after my babies have gone to bed.  Though 12x12 layouts are my first love, I do dabble in altered items, mini books and project life.  I started scrapbooking in high school when I returned from a mission trip.  After I created that first album there was no turning back, I was hooked.  I am looking forward to using up my stash of hoarded supplies on the Use It Tuesday design team.  My stash is taking over multiple closets and cabinets.   

Rachel

Hi to you all! I am a crafter first then a cook and cleaner. LOL. I am married to Ralph and we have 2 grown up children: a son Matthew, 26 who is still at home and Aimee, who is 24 and lives in Cardiff  I run  Blossom Cards and Gifts from home and teach card making classes and I also do demos and card party's I like all sorts of crafting, but I like doing shaped cards most of all. I also enjoy scrapbooking. I have been a crafter most of my life. Happy crafting to you all.

Valentina 

Hi Everyone, I'm Valentina and I live in a small city in Italy. I’ve always loved hobby and crafts and when I discovered cardmaking in 2011 it was love the first sight! I found not only a world of wonderful papers, creativity, techniques and ideas, but also a virtual community of REAL friends. I filled a closet with materials that claim to be used, but I always say I've not enough! It's easy to find excuses for a bit more of shopping! When I'm not crafting I love to cook for my husband and my friends and we love to watch food entertainment tv shows. I also have a real passion for makeup, cosmetics and nail art and love Youtube tutorials to learn the makeup artists secrets.

And, Heather will remain as our Design Team Coordinator...

I'm back!! I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with my husband, our young daughter and two always entertaining cats. I focus on card-making, which I've been into since 2008, but, occasionally I'll spread my crafty wings and dabble in other things, such as 3D projects, digital scrapbooking, or sewing. Thanks to the arrival of my daughter, traditional scrapbooking now makes its way into my projects now and then. These days, my biggest challenges are using my quickly accumulating stash and finding time to get into my craft room with a toddler in the house. Wish me luck!

That's it for today. Come back Tuesday, July 8th, for our first challenge of the new term.
The Design Team is keyed up and ready to go!!