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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Shopping our Stash #166 - ABCs


This week at Shopping our Stash, we're celebrating the start of school with a return to ABCs - we want you to use something that starts with each of those letters! Here are some ideas:

A: ant, anchor, arrow, apple, arithmetic, animal
B: bee, button, bow, bonnet, ball, brad
C: candy, carrot, car, corn, curtain, cow, comet, chipboard, chalkboard

Of course you aren't limited to those ideas, but you DO have to tell us what you've used!

I had a particular stamp set in mind that I wanted to use, but do you think I could find it? NOPE. So then I was stuck. Finally I went ahead to work on something else, and found this paper pad, and it all came together. *whew*


Supplies: Papers from Simple Stories; Buttons from Basic Grey; sentiment from Paper Smooches; Memento Tuxedo Black ink


Simple and straightforward! I let the paper do the heavy lifting. I've gone with 
A- apples, alphabet
B- buttons, black
C - chalkboard

Check out the design team creations & join us before next Monday, September 1st!

17 comments:

  1. HA! An alphabet for an ABC challenge. LOVE it!

    Now that you've made this card, you know you'll find the missing stamp set.

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  2. ok, leslie took BOTH of my observations, i clearly need to get up earlier to be FIRST! love this, brilliant adaptive skills in the face of frustration, too!!! :)

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  3. Perfect and so cute! That's a great idea for a challenge too....and it'd really be a challenge for me. Love your card.
    Lynn

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  4. You made this challenge much too easy with those great papers! LOL I love the alpha paper - I used to love to practice writing when I was in school!

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  5. Jessi, this is so nicely done. I like the clean look and the great colors!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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  6. Fun back to school card! I love the DPs! I'm sooo not ready for school to start this year! :O

    (FYI your TMS link goes to the TMS blog not your post)

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  7. Fabulous back to school card, love those papers and the buttons are a perfect finishing touch.
    Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    Luv
    Debby

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  8. LOVE this one, Jessi. It's unmistakably school-like. Sorry I'm late commenting ... I've missed so many of your wonderful makes. You take care, friend!
    hugs, Asha

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  9. I bet you found that stamp set you originally wanted to use, after completing this awesome card! LOL!

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  10. I love the challenge premise, and the card you ended up with! Have you found the hooky-playing stamps yet? (Keeping with the school theme...) I found a die cut square today I lost last week...

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  11. Your ABC card is adorable! Reminds me of my teaching days... :-} Is August/September hard for any other retired teachers?

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  12. Eeeep! This is SO. SERIOUSLY. CUTE. Givin' me inspiration for an upcoming challenge I need to create for, too. Thank you, ma'am!

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  13. Smarty pants! Using the alphabet for your ABCs..why didn't I think of that??? I couldn't think of an A for the longest time so I went back and added an arrow lol

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  14. Wow what a great card, you ABCs are super creative. I was guessing before I read and I thought Calligraphy so you really had two ideas for each. WOW

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  15. Well you pulled it together nicely!! Love the mix of pattern paper!! Love it!!

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