USEIT2022
 

Happy New Year Everyone!! We are so thrilled to welcome all of you to our challenge to pull out those unloved stamps, papers, dies, embellishments, etc. and give them some "love".

This is the easiest challenge forum to join! We love seeing what you create with your unused paper crafting supplies, so please add the keyword USEIT2022 to your gallery post, and if you have time, link here in this forum as well so we can admire your artwork...

Thanks for joining in with us and we are looking forward to seeing what you create with your stash in 2022- hugs!

Julie, thanks for starting this thread again. I'm determined to make a good go of it this year!

Thank you, Julie. I love the USEIT threads as they encourage me to use what I have.

So glad that both of you are here!

Thank you Julie for starting the thread again this year. I am still trying to use that tote of items on my craft table. In the middle of last year my MIL had a friend move to Michigan. She was a quilter and paper crafter and she decided to give up paper crafting. My MIL brought home a huge box of supplies and now I am in the process of clearing out those items that were added to the tote.

Here are two cards I have made with my tote items:

IC839 USEIT2022 Bear Birthday by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers - used a bear patch

FS778 USEIT2022 My Heart by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers - used a heggie paper embellishment

This dp has been in my “use it” pile for awhile:

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...00&ppuser=6674

I used more of these bows from my tote for several thank you cards:

MMTPT702 USEIT2022 Thanks by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers

Don’t know why this is the first time I have come across the USEIT challenge but with everything in my stash, I could play here forever. My card: https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...0&ppuser=23746

Hi Everyone! This card was designed with paper, lace, etc. that I have owned for a while-
TCC166 I Can Do All Things by Julie Gearinger at Splitcoaststampers

Awesome!!!!! You're doing the thread again Julie! THANK YOU so much for inspiring me to use up some of my unloved stash.

I am playing my "Challenge Catch-up" cardmaking. This is a card for my brother who recently lost his wife. I've posted it into December 2021.

Here is my card: Being Strong!

Here's my first card for USEIT2022. Dusted off an old Taylored Expressions mini set to make this cute surfing card inspired by the Wide World of Sports theme from VSN. Surf's Up

Created a birthday card for my youngest daughter - dug out punches that haven't been used in many years. Hope the pearls stay attached as they too have been languishing in my stash for a very long time.
https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g.../photo/3067597

This is the year I use up all my hoard of stamping/scrapbooking paper and embellishments

Here is my first, can you recognize this patterned paper?

USEIT2022 Number 1

Whew, good thing I am trying to get my new craft room organized! Makes this so much easier!

USEIT2022 - Number 2

I used up a bunch of hearts from a baggie in my tote for this card:

FS779 USEIT2022 Valentine Hearts by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers

Thank you Julie for starting the 2022 thread! I really enjoy the Use It challenge as it continually reminds me not to forgot those old and often dusty items in my tool/ elements stash!

I have just posted my final card to the December 2021 thread, but note it here, as well, because I assume 2021 is now pretty much closed.

I am playing my "Challenge Catch-up" cardmaking.

This is a birthday card for a long-time friend and co-worker: You Can NEVER Have Too Much Happy!

Created a sympathy card for the church card ministry that I provide cards for. Used ribbon, stamps and die cuts that have been hiding away in the Rubber Room.
https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g.../photo/3067906

This was a birthday card for my husband's brother.

My OLD item(s): 2018 punch (Tailored Tag) and 2019 stamp/ die set (Friends Like You/ Friendly Silhouettes). It was good to pull these out after two years and re-use them!

Here is his card: Let's Have Cattail Weather for January!!

Here's another using up some stickers I've had for years. Mermaid Child of God

I have been off and isolated :( here is Number 3

And another

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=402961

It's been some time since I've linked from my gallery, so we'll see if I do it right. I finally dug into some of my very, very old embellishments and made a card or two. This is one that uses a large printed chipboard piece.
https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g.../photo/3068205

Here's another one using scrap designer paper, fibers and sequins from my stash (I just might use these up by 2030 LOL ): Warm Coffee Wishes

I am playing some "Challenge Catch-up" cardmaking with a few current ones as well!

My OLD item(s): 2016 stamp (Honeycomb Happiness), Stamp Write markers, Scalloped Scallops punch. My OLD/NEW items: Perfectly Artistic dsp, Duck Tape Rainbow Glitter, Savvy Die: Thank You Cursive. I just opened these and used them for the first time.

This card is a thank you to my sweet Mom:So Sweet Thank You! It is a much needed January card!

Hi Carlene,
Thank you so much for all your sweet comments on my gallery cards. How fun to see notifications and then to see that you took a look! I'd forgotten all about most of those.
Karen

I used up some already cut Daisies from my tote for today's card:

IC847 USEIT2022 Daisy Thanks by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers

Here's one using a digital stamp from Impression Obsession I've had all pandemic and never used. Sunflower Advice

I'm playing my "Challenge Catch-up" cardmaking. This is an anniversary card for my youngest daughter and her husband for the USE IT Challenge--2022/ January.

My OLD item(s): Leftovers from cards I made way back in 2009 stored when my sister closed her scrapbook store! I've love this collection of papers and the Papertrey leaf/ acorn stamps/ dies belonged to my sister. I love them so made a little stash to keep for future use!. Also, got a stash of BoBunny Double Dot from Sis when the store closed...it was one of my favorites back then to use as backgrounds and card insides! Figured it was time to pull out stuff I found and use it since fall was my intended theme!

Here is my card: An Anniversary for January!

My son has been under the weather for over a week, and I made him a zany get well card to cheer him up.

OLD item: 2012-2014 SU DSP paper stack. OLD/NEW item: my little turtle digital image...computer image file for quite a while...first time I've inked him up!

Here is my card: Under the Weather?

I used up a few more of these butterfly stickers for a couple of cards today:

IC842 USEIT2022 Butterfly Birthday by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers

I used up a stack of die cut candles from my tote for a few cards today.

FS781 USEIT2022 Birthday Candles by Shoe Girl at Splitcoaststampers

Here's one using stamps I won a few years back and hadn't used yet. Rock Out

Here's another using my dusty SU Wonderful Words set. Love Mouse

I used this image from my stack of stamped images.

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=400689

I am playing my "Challenge Catch-up" cardmaking (old and new challenges). This card is for a January SCS friend's birthday.

My OLD item(s): stamp set last used in 2018; DSP paper last used in 2018 as well.

Here is my card: Happiest of Birthdays for an SCS Friend!

I forget this challenge exists and am glad to find it again, because I’m definitely trying to use up a LOT of scraps (so many boxes with scraps languishing so long that I have decided I’m going to dump everything that started the year in the boxes into the recycling next December and move on from there! So time to use or lose!) plus too many stamps that haven’t seen ink in years, and I still like many of my older ones and want to use them!

so here are my first USEITs for 2022…I mentioned what I counted for this challenge in the last paragraph of the descriptions.

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=326099

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=326099

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=326099

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=326099

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I used some oldies with a new set for this Valentine card: https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/g...&ppuser=301308

I am playing Challenge cardmaking, and hopefully, doing some catching up as well. This is an end of January birthday card for a friend.

Items used: OLD: seam binding ribbon from stash; retired corner punch. NEW/OLD: "Celebrate" die, which I've had for over six months...opened package and used for the first time.

Here is my card: A Shen Yun Birthday Celebration!