Use Your Stash Blog Hop!!

Hi! Welcome to the first blog on the Use Your Stash Blog Hop! I'm glad you've joined in, and I hope you'll hop with us all the way to the end- and end up at Kathy's blog! If you get lost along the way, just head back to Kathy's blog- she'll have a list of all the blogs participating there.

Do you ever have number stickers left over from your alphabet sets that you don't know what to do with? Ooh- I see a lot of head-nods. Well, I'm the same way. I personally don't like using them for dates on my layouts (because they're too big) and I don't do a lot of titles with numbers in them. So I have a TON of numbers that I never use up!

One good way to use up number stickers is to collage different fonts together on a Birthday card! I mean, the person you'll be giving it to is turning a year older, right? I found that when I used only white numbers on my white background, they *almost* looked elegant! I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug so it would add a bit more visual interest to my card.

There are so many other ways you can use number stickers- another idea I came up with is to use them as a mask and spray mist over them and then take them off.  But that's another card for another time!

Patterned Paper: Pretty Little Studio
Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Number Stickers: American Crafts
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"
Sentiment Stamp: The Paper Company
Ink: Tim Holtz

Oh- and by the way! I'm giving away a RAK from my stash! I don't even know what it is, but I'll try to make it good. :) To enter, become a follower of my blog and leave a comment telling me. If you are already a follower, then put that in your comment. You do not have to comment twice- just include in your comment whether you're an "old" follower or a NEW follower. :) All comments must be received by 8:00 am CST on Sunday January 8, 2012. I will announce the winner on Sunday, along with another tip to use up your stash!

Now head on to Andrea's Blog and see what ideas she's sharing to help use up your stash!