happy birthday ♥SOS♥!

would you believe the shopping our stash challenge blog is THREE years old already??! i haven't quite been on board since the very beginning like leslie and alica and deena, but i joined midway through the first year and have had a total blast ever since! if you've never played along, i heartily invite you to dust off some of your most treasured older supplies* and see if you can't think of a cool new way to use 'em! this week the challenge is super-simple and perfectly appropriate: we want to see birthday or anniversary cards. easy peasy! here's mine:

(patterned paper: recollections, kay and co, glitz design, pink paislee, making memories + papaya art glitter giftwrap + cool vintage doily from stephanie; florals: prima; leaf diecut: kay and co; brad: my mind's eye; happy birthday rub-on: fancy pants; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)

i used the current-- and obviously awesome-- sketch from cardabilities (#99):

as well as a super-fab palette (#292) from color throwdown:

i'm not sure you can tell from the photo, but the silver-grey leafy bits in the background paper are actually highlighted with silver glitter. i'm not sure you can tell from this next photo, either, but it's arguably slightly better than the first one. plus it shows the layers on the cupcake, which i really like, lol, so there's that!

something else i really like is being part of the awesome SOS team, so i hope you'll take a little time to visit their blogs, see their gorgeous projects, and leave them a little loooooooove:

alica

barb

chana

chris

deena

donna

jessi

leslie

michelle

thank you, darlings! 

♥♥♥

**hence the name, "shopping our stash"; we're trying to use what we have instead of perpetually chasing the latest and greatest. or, if you prefer, we're using up older stuff to make room for a few new goodies. it's up to you! :)