It's hard to believe that it's been one year since I started my blog. My first year of blogging has been more rewarding than I ever imagined ... it included 536 posts, 2385 comments, and over 57,000 hits. I love looking back at all of the posts chronicling this wonderful year of creativity ... thanks so much to all of you for stopping by my little corner of blogland.
To celebrate, I have some goodies for one lucky reader.
- Three sets of vellum envelopes from Sticko
- Fun floral rick-rack
- Bazzill Petal Pushers
- Hero Arts Clear Design Cupcakes stamp set
- Twenty-five 6" square envelopes
All you have to do is leave me a comment by midnight on Saturday night (July 26th) telling me one of your favorite 'non-traditional' supplies that you use when you create. I'll use my dear husband the random number generator to pick a winner.
Some of my favorites are a foam sanding block that I picked up at the hardware store & sheets of 11" x 17" cardstock that I use on top of a same-size piece of craft foam for a perfect stamping surface (I got a damaged ream of paper very cheap from a local paper company).
Mmmm, I'm still so new to all this that I don't think I've found any non-traditional supplies yet...but I do have to have music! Lauren sent me some vinage card thingys ...tarot cards, language game cards, etc, and I'm looking forward to using those very soon.
HAPPY BLOG BIRTHDAY Stef...looking forward to another year of wonderful creations!
Posted by: Kristie | July 23, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Happy Blog Birthday!!! Lately I've been using my Target $ spot twine...
Posted by: ~amy~ | July 23, 2008 at 10:40 PM
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My fave non tradional scrappy "supply" these days are reinforcements. I buy them at my local office supply store and go crazy with them..paint them, doodle on them, layer them, etc.
P.s. I LOVVVEEEE Those cupcake stamps:)
Trace G
Posted by: Trace Geworsky | July 23, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Oh, I hope it's me. I loooove that cupcake set. They are sold out around here.
Probably my most non-traditional supply is dry wall mesh tape that I emboss and use here and there as a background.
Posted by: Donna | July 23, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Oh I've been drooling over that cupcake set for a while now. Eeegads...non-traditional things I like to use...let's see...I like the mesh bags that cherry tomatoes come in...they have the coolest look to them.
Posted by: Denise ~ Paper Ponderings | July 24, 2008 at 12:30 AM
I use odd stuff all the time. I recycle the mail a lot but one fav is using drywall tape/mesh. You can ink it and its tons cheaper than magic mesh.
I used it here.
http://papertango.blogspot.com/2008/02/winter.html
Posted by: JanScholl | July 24, 2008 at 12:52 AM
Happy Blog Birthday to you!!! Woohoo!! :)
Non-traditional supply? Well, since I'm still quite new, I don't have much that is non-traditional.. still learning! :)
Posted by: bunny | July 24, 2008 at 05:30 AM
Congrats...I enjoy your blog and try and visit daily. I love using paint chips as they are free from the Home Improvement centers and they come in such a variety of colours.
Thanks for a chance to win.
Posted by: Karen from Ontario | July 24, 2008 at 05:48 AM
Happy Blog Birthday! How exciting!!The only real non-traditional thing that I can think of right now is the piece of luggage I use to take to big crops - it's made to hold clothes and a laptop - but it has a pop out side table that folds down. I love it - it gives me a little extra table space and it has tons of storage. Plus it wheels around and hubby was just going to toss it so it was free to me!
Posted by: Mitzi Koons | July 24, 2008 at 06:32 AM
Happy blog birthday! I'd have to say that my favorite "strange" stamping supply is a standard page protector. Slice it open, smoosh some ink around on it, then press it to paper for cool backgrounds! (I've been eyeing up that HA cupcake set for quite some time now - I love it but just haven't brought myself to spend the $)
Posted by: Trish D | July 24, 2008 at 06:57 AM
Happy blog B Day!! I'm a big fan!
My favorite non-traditional supplies are all of the "random" things I pick up at Target in the $1 area. I find really interesting things there!
Posted by: meredith | July 24, 2008 at 07:24 AM
Happy blog-birthday to you ;D
I guess the most 'non-traditional' items I use on my cards are silk flowers (from Michael's, or the $Tree)... I love ripping the flowers off of the bunches that I buy!
{thanks for stopping by my blog, and for your sweet comment.... I appreciate it!}
Posted by: rae | July 24, 2008 at 07:28 AM
Happy Blog-o-versary!!!!
I use LOTS of non-scrappy supplies in my creations! My new favorite tool is the Wilton Fondant Cutter/Embosser - besides doing neat embossed things (it's on a wheel runner, kind of like an old fabric marking tool), it's FABULOUS for adding ink - perfect stitched look in runner form that can do curves easily!
Posted by: Jenna Franklin | July 24, 2008 at 08:07 AM
Hey!!! Happy Blog Birthday!!! I, too, LOVE the cupcake set!!!
I use I'm not as original as I though, from reading these other comments! LOL! I use paint chips, cause they're free! I also use mail stuff... And I love anything I can find in the $1 Spot at Target! But now I'll have to try the dry wall mesh!!! Thanks for the ideas, ladies!
Posted by: Summer | July 24, 2008 at 09:27 AM
Happy blog Birthday!!!
I too love paint chips!
Posted by: Hilma | July 24, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Happy Blog Birthday to you Stef !
Happy Non traditional supplies I've used : pom pom trims from the haderdashery section of an upmarket departmental store from Bangkok ! But now after CHA Summer 08, I think Maya Road does a fab job at only US$0,75 per yard they said !
Posted by: Pearl | July 24, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Im just getting into stamping and the only thing I can think of is using the backs of cereal boxes to die cut shapes and ink or apply a graphic to it, kinda like cheap and free chipboard, lol!
Thanks for the giveaway, looks yummy :0)
Posted by: shelly | July 24, 2008 at 03:28 PM
OOps forgot to say Happy Blog Birthday to you too!
Posted by: shelly | July 24, 2008 at 03:35 PM
Congats to you, Yippee!
One of my favorite choices is to use the quilting template tools by June Taylor . I have the sets of circles,ovals,stars so far and I'm hoping to complete my collections. They are flexible but sturdy and range in sizes from 2"-8". Best of all they were very inexpensive.
Posted by: Chris | July 24, 2008 at 04:17 PM
Hi Steph!! CONGRATS on your one year blog birthday..isn't it fun to celebrate!! I love to use handmade fabric yo-yos on my cards and recently I started using my old ugly sparklee eye shadow to add a bit of "bling" to my works of art...thanks for the fun and those cupcake stamps are way too CUTE!!!
Posted by: DeeDee | July 24, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Anything I can cover with paper. Any plastic packaging . I love your website , thank you for the wonderful ideas.
Donna
Posted by: Donna Coffman | July 24, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Happy first Blog-aversary!!! Your work is amazing! Keep up the great work!
Ally
sosketchy@live.com
Posted by: Allison Cope | July 24, 2008 at 05:22 PM
Oh a BIG congrats to YOU! Happy Birthday ;^)*
I love to use crumpled plastic wrap to ink and blot -- makes a great sort of mottled/crackled backgrounder that is different every time... I like to use it for a gestural sort of leafy effect, too! Thanks for all you share... I LOVE your blog!
Posted by: Julie (Joypup on SCS) | July 24, 2008 at 05:41 PM
Congrats Stef. You probably already know my fave, but I'll tell you anyway. My Hubbies Toothbrush! Love it to ink up and drag across the edges of my layers. I do get tons of people concerned about his teeth and have even received toothbrushes in the mail. Too funny!
Posted by: Shelly | July 24, 2008 at 05:44 PM
I guess my non-traditional item would be the threading plastic pick used for flossing under bridges - it makes threading thread through buttons so easy - it si so flexible and I also use it with ribbon sometimes....I would love to have this stamp set!!!
Posted by: Glenda J | July 24, 2008 at 05:57 PM