WT473 - Spring means new beginnings (4/3/14)

[tygerpaws11]

It's officially spring!!!! In Chicagoland, we actually got something springlike for weather, but unfortunately it didn't last.
Spring means spring cleaning and new beginnings. So I am challenging you to use something new you have not used before. The twist is - the item must be at least one month old, if possible.
Unfortunately, I got an awful April fools joke and ended up with the flu and couldn't play with my toys, but Toni, Sabrina, and Cathy have made fabulous samples for you with some old new toys.
Be sure to include WT473 in your keyword and be sure to tell us what's new to you in your post, so we can see all of your New Old Toys.
Update: I was FINALLY able to get the energy to play along, so now you have my sample too!

[cathymac]

Here's my card, Michelle�I made it before I realized you wanted the new item to be at least a month old, so I'll try to do another one!
Love at Easter

[Biggan]

Thanks! Here�s mine;

WT473 My new Sweety by Biggan - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers


TFL!
Birgit

[One4Joy]

I've got a few new/old things...smalls as Frank on American Pickers likes to say...

Maxies' back.

Thanks to our sample makers and to Michelle for the theme

[sistersandie]

Sorry to hear you are poorly Michelle - feel better soon! Here's my card with new/old lace !!!

WT473 ~ Baby girl by sistersandie - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

Sandie
x

[Cook22]

WT473 Masculine Birthday
Here's mine. I got Banner Blast 5 weeks ago tomorrow (I remember picking it up on the way into work the last time we made a trip down to the southwest), and the embossing folder was part of a Christmas gift - thanks, Di.
Take good care of yourself Michelle, hope you feel better soon. Flu is not fun. We had sunny Spring on April 1st but it's back to grey skies and rain again.

[k dunbrook]

I want Spring too...little teases of it here and there.
Fun challenge...here is my card:

Spring Parade

[Toy]

I like this challenge! I already have an idea for another card.

Here's my first:

~ The Herd ~ (new stamps/over 6 mo old!)

TFL!~

[hobbydujour]

Thanks for a challenge, Michelle, that pushed me to use a stamp that I bought and then never inked...felt a little daunted by it.

TULIPS

[coffeestamper]

Just got this kitten stamp for my birthday~
CT0314-HERE KITTY KITTY! by coffeestamper - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Holstein]

Thanks Michelle for giving us the challenge today even though you are not feeling well. Here is my card.
WT473, Kayla by Holstein - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Arizona Maine]

Hi Michelle, I hope you feel better soon! Here's my " Butterfly Kisses "

[Shadow's Mom]

Michelle...feel better soon!!!

WT473 Warped Sense of Humor

[Robin Lee]

Fun Challenge! Thank You! The Hardwood Background stamp is my new toy. Sorry I just couldn't wait a month to use it. I tend to rip things out of my box and start playing.

Over the Garden Fence by Robin Lee - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[smadson]

Great challenge! I shouldn't have a problem with this, as I had a large SU! Sale-a ration order last month and haven't even played with the stuff yet!

[Crafty Julia]

Michelle- great challenge! I just reorganized my dies with my new totes from Stamp-n-Storage (came yesterday)- and so rediscovered my bird dies, and my tulip frame embossing folder. Added some quilting fabric for the birds' "nests". Finished with a handwritten sentiment mounted on a scalloped frame. Here's Easter Birds

[Cook22]

Yay for a day off AND energy to make a couple of extra cards!
I had fun with this - and will piece together another 3 for my April quota of Christmas cards. Thanks for a challenge which helped me figure out how to finish my card off, Michelle.

WT473 Old & New

[peeps321]

Sorry you're sick Michelle..fell better. Well we're expecting more snow today and tomorrow (6-10)..will it ever end :mad: Anyway..here's my card:

Teacup Wishes

[shelia]

Here's my card for today's challenge.

Make a Wish! by shelia - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[gabalot]

Two cards for today's WT, using stamps I have had a while but never yet used. It was a tough morning so ... .

PINK PEEPS BUNNY

MASCULINE YOU'RE THE BEST

TFL ... but not too closely! Hee.

[tessaduck]

I was going to use my Stampendous Creative Palette, but I don't think I've had it more than a month...

WT473 a note by tessaduck - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Boss]

Here's my card for the "new beginnings" challenge. I used a leaf sprig die that I bought back in January and never even tested to see if it cut. I also used a speckle stamp that is ANCIENT (date on stamp cube is 1998!) and had never seen ink. :shock:

WT473 Bunny finds the speckled egg! by Boss - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers


It's one of those days....I accidentally hit the transmit button before I was done with my upload and then went back in and did an edit. And the edit didn't work. Monday on a Thursday, I guess! :rolleyes:

Can't wait to see the gallery, I know it will be fun!

[parknslide]

My 3 in 1 challenge card: Easter Delivery by parknslide - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[ravengirl]

Whoops! I'm just getting my card into the gallery a little late

Home Sweet Nest

[mamaxsix]

Stamping instead of packing....spring break week with my kids coming up and we'll visit my niece who just had a bday. Put a couple of virgin stamps to use! Paris Birthday

[luvs2stamp2]

chick with an apple card.

[beesmom]

here's mine:
WT473 birthday basket by beesmom - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[MaryR917]

thanks Michelle for a fun, spring challenge- here is my card-hope you get to feeling beter soon

~stippled blossoms birthday~

[schlozb]

Thanks for the great challenge! Here is my card: WT473 (brandiw) by schlozb - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[susanbri]

Great challenge! It got me to use something I've had for a few months and hadn't even opened:

New Beginning for a Die Cut

[schlozb]

Okay, I wasn't thrilled with my first card, so here is my other card. I think it is much better! WT473 take 2 (brandiw) by schlozb - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[kendra]

Here is my entry ~ I finally used my new Radiant Neon inks that I've had sitting on my desk for the last 6+ week.

Neon Brushstrokes

[BarbieP]

Thanks so much, Michelle, for giving me the kick start to use something new that is over 1 month old. I have a habit of buying and storing :-( Here is my card:

Spring Crocus by BarbieP - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Boss]

Here's another card for the New Beginnings Challenge....I have LOTS of more-than-a-month-old unused supplies to choose from.

I needed a card for a fishing friend, who is going through a tough time right now. Here it is:

F4A215 WT473 Wood Veneer Leaping Trout by Boss - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

This challenge has really opened my eyes to all the wonderful possibilities I have with my current supplies. It was FUN to "shop" in my own stamp room! :cool:

[bejoyce]

This challenge was so much fun, Michelle. Thank you!

Once I got started with the idea of "new," my ideas came pretty easily. I needed a baby card, so this is what I came up with.

Bloomin' Baby by bejoyce - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

I've had the Four Frames set for a long, long time, but had never used this particular stamp. Likewise, the sentiment came from "Best Yet," a hostess set from long ago. Again, I'd never used this stamp. I wasn't sure they would fit together, but with the help of my trusty Stamp-A-Ma Jig, I was able to make it work. Actually, now I think they look like they were made for each other.

Then I got to thinking about other new stuff I could do, and for the first time, I made my own DS paper, and also tried the "latch card" idea that's been circulating on the Internet. All in all, I'm pretty happy with the card.

Here's the inside:

Bloomin' Baby-Open by bejoyce - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

By using post-it notes as a mask, I was able to decorate only the part of the white card that would show, and wrote a message on the blank part.

Thanks for looking!

[redi2stamp]

Fresh Flowers for a Friend by redi2stamp - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Here's my old but new something.. wonderful challenge!

[StampinAK]

Fun challenge, Michelle! Here's my card using my new Wink of Stella brush:
Sweet 'n Sassy Tulip Block by StampinAK - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[gabalot]

Today (Sat.) I'm adding another card to the WT gallery. I have had the found peacock feather for 1-1/2 yrs and this challenge, along with today's IC challenge inspiration, inspired me to use it. Thanks, Wendy!

HE is Risen Easter Blessings

Thank you for looking!

[laughingstamper]

Here is mine! I hope you like it!
I used a new edge die. I won't tell you how many years it has been sitting unused.
Flourishes Sweet Pea

[yellowrose46]

I was looking for some silhouette stamps to use on another challenge and realized I have never inked up most of the stamps in this set, which was a used set when I bought it over a year ago.
Meadow by yellowrose46 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers