Wednesday, June 22, 2011

SDC33: Use Your Scraps with a Magical Mystery Tour (Blog Hop)

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
3 Girls, Dragonfly #2
Today marks the beginning of Stampotique's Magical Mystery Tour! Why a Magical Mystery Tour? Comment on all the blogs and along the way we have 2 mystery prizes to give away!!

If you have arrived here from the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog then you are in the right place, if not, you may want to visit the Stampotique Designer's Challenge Blog and begin your tour from there.

A few weeks ago, I hosted the recycling challenge and this week I have everyone cleaning house again!!! This week, I am challenging everyone to dig in their stash to see how many scraps we can use up in our projects. Just about anything qualifies as a scrap - as long as you're utilizing a piece or part of something that you generated before but never used up... it counts! So what will it be? Bits of an old master board or freaky background? Leftover pieces of your favorite designer paper? Part of an old piece of grunge board? Fragments of a previously inked image? Or the remnants of some odd embellishment? Let's see just how creative you can be!

Here's my project made using strips of scraps fashioned into a bargello pattern to create a backdrop for these adorable girls flying their dragonfly kite!  My quilting friends would be proud that I have used a traditional quilting pattern in my project!

As you make your way through the tour make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 2 prize winners chosen randomly amongst the blogs. For some additional chances to win another prize join us with our "Scraps" Challenge using your Stampotique stamps for your chance at a $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps and at being our August Guest Designer, see our blog for additional information.

Our tour will end on June 28th and the winner or the 2 tour prizes will be announced on our blog on June 29th.

Be sure to jump on over to Kaz Boughton at Slightly Wonky Crafts next to see what kind of scraps she has used on our Magical Mystery Tour!

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country."
Anais Nin
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57 comments:

  1. Gez ButterworthJune 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Beautiful creation Val. Thanks for a great challenge :)

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  2. Jane WetzelJune 22, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    lovely Val!

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  3. MoniquiJune 22, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    It is gorgeous Val!

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  4. Gerrie JohnnicJune 22, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Very creative use of those scraps Val, great pice.

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  5. WillyJune 22, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    Beautiful bargello pattern and great creation, Val.

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  6. CarlaJune 22, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    beautiful project

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  7. Maria Sabina RJune 22, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    wonderful .love the colors

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  8. Craft Addicts - Tracy EvansJune 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Fabulous background, very striking. Tracy x

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  9. KazJune 22, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    This is gorgeous Valerie, I love that background and the kite you gave them! xx

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  10. Cynthia SchelzigJune 22, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Wonderful way to use up all those scraps!

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  11. Cynthia SchelzigJune 22, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    I just hopped around to each and every blog but Vicki from Summerthyme had no entry for this blog hop...her last entry was yesterday with a chandelier. Other than that it was fun visiting all the blogs and seeing the different styles of pieces.

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  12. Lisa SomervilleJune 22, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Wonderful use of scraps - the Bargello BG looks wonderful with your image!

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  13. thekathrynwheelJune 22, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Thanks for another great challenge. Love your background - it looks fab!

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  14. BarbaraWJune 22, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Fab Bargello pattern made from your scraps. Makes a great background for your image.

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  15. Nicole MakiJune 22, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Gorgeous background. It offsets the image beautifully.

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  16. Basement StamperJune 22, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Great card with your scraps, love how many different ones you incorporated with this darling image.

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  17. Sam & PoppyJune 22, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Absolutely brilliant, love your creation! Great challenge too, thinking cap at the ready! Sam

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  18. fatmonicaJune 22, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    It's a great piece,love the dragonfly kite!

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  19. flutterbycrafterJune 22, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    A stunning piece, love the background and those stamps are awesome

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  20. joanne wardleJune 22, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    lovely pieced background. great work!

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  21. SidJune 22, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Superb work on the background, love the challenge !!

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  22. shawnJune 22, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    excellent idea-using up what you have!

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  23. Billie DeeJune 22, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Whodathunk? Beautiful card (and background!)

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  24. Annes ArtJune 22, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Great card with your scraps!!

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  25. Ellie KnolJune 22, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    I like your "scrapcard"!

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  26. KarenJune 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Great idea for the challenge and I love what you did with the scrap background! The dragonfly kite is pure stamping genius - so clever!

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  27. FionaJune 23, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Love the use of scraps to make a fabulous background! Love the colour of the stamping of the children, and the dragonfly really pops with all that sparkle!

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  28. JoyJune 23, 2011 at 3:58 AM

    Great idea, love the scrap background xx

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  29. hol*June 23, 2011 at 5:27 AM

    I love how you've cit and rearranged all those papers. I really want to try this now!

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  30. AnonymousJune 23, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Gorgeous, great challenge!

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  31. Jayne CJune 23, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    Fabulous!! I love the background you created from your scraps x

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  32. LisaJune 23, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Great challenge and loving the mystery tour!

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  33. stamping sueJune 23, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Great tag. like the squares and dragonfly.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  34. TerryJune 23, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Great challenge and beautifull card!

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  35. mom2fivekiddosJune 23, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Love the "quilted" background, and the dragonfly!!!! SO cool!

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  36. Maria OntiverosJune 23, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    I love how that image works so well with the background. Thanks for the challenge!
    Rinda

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  37. CorinaJune 23, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    What a great idea, oh my goodness how many scraps of paper do I have hehehe, now I know what to do with them thank you

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  38. jeanie gJune 23, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Wonderful use of all your scraps. My scraps piles are bigger than my unused papers. I could be here until Xmas,scrapping away on them!!!!

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  39. Vicki GJune 23, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Very Cool Project Val!

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  40. pearshapedcraftingJune 24, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Love the way you have used your scraps. I have more than enough so I had better make a start!

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  41. DonnaMundingerJune 24, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    What an amazing background you've fashioned with your scraps. Love this! Fabulous challenge. xxD

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  42. VickyJune 24, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Great b'ground, & a fantastic way to use up left-overs, thanks for the fab idea :)

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  43. Linda RJune 24, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    I'm loving this "scrap bits" idea!

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  44. Angela WeimerJune 24, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    A great project. love the pattern. Thanks for another wonderful challenge. I had alot of fun with this one. Have a great week. Angela

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  45. Melanie BennettJune 24, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    Great idea....love the blog hop....I am really believe in using scraps.

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  46. Valerie H. MarshallJune 25, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Thank you for all of your beautiful comments! It's wonderful to hear that everyone is enjoying the challenge and the hop too!! I can't wait to visit your sites and see your creations too!!
    Cheers,
    Val :)

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  47. Dotty JoJune 25, 2011 at 5:21 AM

    Stunning work Valerie, Jo x

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  48. Barb CadyJune 25, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Love the background, beautiful piece.

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  49. salamandaJune 25, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Great way to use up scraps. A beautiful piece.

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  50. Silvia(Barnie)June 25, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    A wonderful piece, love the dragonfly on it.

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  51. DawnJune 25, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    What you have done with your scraps is beautiful

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  52. patcraftsJune 26, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    A fab Bargello background and just love how you have made the kite.

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  53. salamandaJune 26, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Love this and using up scraps is such such a good idea

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  54. AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    Oh this is lovely :-) S x

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  55. AnonymousJune 28, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Wonderful card Valerie, love that girlstamp and the colours are beautiful

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  56. SannaSJune 28, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    WOW!!! brilliant creation!! =)
    hugs, SannaS

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  57. Crafting QueenJune 30, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    Great creation!

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