February Challenge @ Merly Impressions

It's a long time since I entered a challenge but when I saw what the challenge was for this month over at Merly Impressions I was tempted. I have a love affair with stamps but I admit that I really don't use them as often as I should or could, when I'm scrapping. It's so easy ( and quicker) to reach out for that ready made embellishment that matches the paper rather than take the time and make your own.

Well for this layout I can safely say " Not guilty m'lord! I had a really good look through all my stamps and was pleasantly surprised by some that I found....I'd forgotten I had them LOL! So I challenged myself to use as little "ready made" embellishments as I possible could.

This is what I came up with:

On the white background card stock I've randomly stamped  with the following stamps,all from the Kaisercraft Clear Stamps range available here  Woodgrain: Script and the Chicken wire.

The light hasn't been very kind to my photography today so I've cropped a close up of some of the stamping

In addition to the background I stamped the little stars on the pop up circles down the right hand side of the photo. The bingo card embellishment at the top is stamped from the Miss Match Bingo Cards set, again a Kaisercraft set.I also lightly stamped a short length of a  number border down the left hand side with a stamp from the same set. I can't seem to find it on the website so perhaps they're out of stock at the moment.Some more stamping for the word" laugh" on the circle, top left of the photo and a circle enclosed star directly underneath it. Added some small arrows and a flower at the top of the left hand border

and to finish off  the stamping a small border of stamped doodle circles along the top of the pink paper

. and another Kaisercraft clear stamp, this time from their sentiment selection " Go confidently the direction of your dreams" which you can find  here but I've only used half of it on the banner to the left of the photo.

To finish the whole layout I added a few buttons, three pre printed  word stickers and a large Basic Grey decorative brad and that was it finished!

The challenge is open until March 2nd, why don't you have a go and use some of those stamps up and not hoard and forget about them like I seem to do!