More Trash to Treasure!

The stupendous Stampendous gals are at it again this week...recycling, repurposing, and reusing for the month of April! Nothing hits the "round file" this month, and everything is fair game to be stamped, cut, encrusted, and Frantaged!

I have yet another metal item I salvaged from the "trailer of treasures."  I'm all about recycling cool found items.  What may look like junk to one person could become all sorts of things in my crafty claws!  Here's the cool piece I'm using for this week.  I have no idea what this was in its previous life!

Today it has become the Surf Shack!  I think it's much cuter as a surf shack than it was as a, well, whatever it was!  Here's my card:

This was so fun to create and so easy!  Here are the details:

Products used:

Stampendous Cling Changito Surfer
Stampendous Golden Sand Embossing Powder
Bazzill
Neenah
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
VersaMark Pad
Copic Markers
Tim Holtz Brad
Doodlebug Twine
Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Glossy Accents

Instructions:

1.  Cut Bazzill base and fold in half
2.  Cut Neenah paper to fit on Bazzill
3.  Stamp Cling Changito Surfer and color (I used Copic Markers)
4.  Color background (again using Copics)
5.  Stamp three surf boards only, color and cut out, set aside
6.  Cut metal into "shack" pieces (side and roof), adhere to image piece
7.  Punch hole for brad, hand written sign with twine
8.  Using VersaMark pad, add Stampendous embossing powder in Golden Sand
9.  Attach surf boards with glue dots
10. Using Glossy Accents, adhere Ultra Fine Flower Soft in Sand
11. Attach hand written and layered sentiment

Easy peasy, right!?  And, he's just so darn cute!  I hope you like my project this week for the April Challenge.  Be sure to check back next week for another trash to treasure project.

Check out what the other players for this week have been up to:

Stampendous Impressions
Lea Kimmel (Me!)
Pam Hornschu
Suzanne Czosek
Melinda Gleissner
Tenia Nelson
Wendy Jordan
Wendy Price

You have until Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to add your direct link to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog). You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do! As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous newly released Mother's Love Perfectly Clear Stamp Set .

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you may enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!


Hugs,
Lea

Stampendous Snowfall Pair

Now don't these two look all cute and snuggly?  I think they're adorable!  This is an image from Stampendous in one of their new Jumbo Clings called Snowfall Pair.  I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah and colored it with my Copics.  I cut it out and layered it on Bazzill, Reminisce and Bo Bunny papers.  I added some Polar White Flower Soft on their hats and some Stampendous Shaved Ice for the snow.

I don't know if you've played with the Stampendous Shaved Ice but it's like glitter on steroids!  It's so awesome and sparkly, I love it!  It's a simple card but cute and very easy to do.  I hope you enjoy looking and thanks for stopping by!