Craft & Connect August Challenge: Shop Your Stash
Summer is finally, officially here! We’ve had an amazing week of weather in the UK, but that hasn’t stopped all of you wonderful creative people entering some fantastic Christmas in July projects for last month’s challenge! The winner of this month’s challenge is set out below, but first, let’s take a look at our new challenge!
The theme for August is SHOP YOUR STASH. Anything goes this month – as long as you are raiding your existing supplies to create a new project, you can make any type of card, gift, home décor item or other handmade project you like!
Not every element of your card needs to be from your stash, but make sure it features significantly in your project – this is the perfect opportunity to raid that bin of supplies that you’ve bought and not had chance to use yet, or revisit some of your favourites.
We are leaning hard into stretching your supplies at the moment, and we’ll shortly be releasing two brand new classes showing you how to get the most out of those precious supplies – if you’re interested, make sure you’re on the waitlist!
This month, we have the lovely Fran Carroll guest designing for us. Fran won June’s challenge, and as a result, had the opportunity to bag this month’s guest design spot, and let me tell you, she has knocked it out of the park!
Fran’s card is the perfect example of what you can do when you raid your stash! Fran says: “This Concord and 9th 'Hello Wishes' stamp and die set was the first I bought from a US company. That was 2022 and it has sat in my stash with hardly any use ever since! This was a great opportunity to pull it out and create something.”
Thanks Fran for showing us how it’s done!
Challenge rules
- Create a card, scrapbook layout or other handmade project featuring items from your stash.
- Create a new project (it can be a card, scrapbook layout, mixed media project or anything else your crafty heart desires) that fits with the month's theme;
- You can use any brands you love;
- Enter the challenge by posting it on social media (Instagram or Facebook) with the hashtag #craftandconnectchallenge ;
- Each month, the challenge will be open from the date the challenge is posted until 5pm (UK time) on the final day of the month;
- Winners will be picked at random, and will have the opportunity to guest design for a future challenge;
- Winners will receive a prize, which will be set out with the details of that month's challenge.
If you use the hashtag #craftandconnectchallenge you will also have the opportunity to be featured in our Stories!
July Challenge winner
Thanks so much to everyone who took part in the Christmas in July challenge. The winner for the July challenge, picked at random, is:
Jane Taylor (@purplejetjt)!
Congratulations, Jane!! You have won an amazing bundle of dies from Time for Tea Designs.
Here is Jane’s winning entry:
Jane will also have the opportunity to be a guest designer for our September challenge!
Let's get crafty!
So, over to you! You have until 5pm on Saturday 31st August to submit your challenge entry by posting your card on social media with the hashtag #craftandconnectchallenge
August’s winner will receive a free place on our upcoming online class with Erica Andersson (Erica CaCaCraft) on how to stretch your supplies - including the Work of Art stamp and coordinating die by Avery Elle which Erica will be using in the class!
We'll be back with plenty of inspiration throughout the month. Good luck, and mostly importantly, have fun!
Have a wonderful crafty day,
Jayne x