10 on the 10th: Animal Names

Welcome to the latest installment of "Ten on the Tenth," my monthly adventure in de-stashing.  For this group of ten projects, I worked with a file of supplies that is a bit of a mixed bag.  It's my "animal names" file, and it contains items from Doodlebug Design, Cosmo Cricket, and Lawn Fawn.

This file had a good amount of supplies, including different papers and embellishments, but there was a lot of variation.  First of all, I had quite a bit of glitter cardstock, which I over-bought one year at Christmastime.  I also had a few random animal stickers (a koala, a rhinoceros, a turtle, and a zebra) to use up.  And last, but not least, I had a lot of flowery/feminine items from Lawn Fawn. Could I rise to the challenge and use this assortment of supplies?  See for yourself...
 

Project 1: banner stickers & glitter cardstock by Doodlebug Design; red/white heart patterned paper by Authentique; fussy-cut heart paper by Crate; all other paper by Cosmo Cricket; rectangular mini alphabet stickers by October Afternoon; all other stickers by Cosmo Cricket, including square mini alphabet stickers; punch by All Night Media; black pen by Creative Memories; green pen by Sakura.

I started with the glitter cardstock.  For my first project, "Sparky Show," I tore a free-form hole in a sheet of green glitter cardstock and placed the sheet atop my layout as a frame.

Project 2: previously blogged here.

No surprise, I used the remainder of the torn green glitter cardstock for my next layout, "Carnival." 

Project 3: glitter cardstock by Doodlebug Design; cupcake paper by Crate; blue patterned paper & banner paper by October Afternoon; bracket frame sticker by Cosmo Cricket; alphanumeric stickers by Lily Bee Design; epoxy dot sticker by EK Success; Stickles glitter by Ranger; household stapler.

I only had a half sheet of blue glitter cardstock, so it became a card base.  I decided that some glitter is good, but more is better, so I smoothed Stickles glitter over the banner and bracket frame.

Project 4: luggage tag, doily sticker, & all paper by Cosmo Cricket; border stickers & koala by Doodlebug Design; alphabet stickers by Lawn Fawn; foam flower by Darice; aida cloth by Charles Craft; tulle by Wyla; small scrap of lace (brand unknown); Distress Stain by Ranger; pen by Zig.

Next, I worked on using the animal stickers.  My husband loves Australian wildlife, so the koala sticker made its way onto an anniversary card. 

Project 5: animal, banner, & alphabet stickers by Doodlebug Design; masking tape paper & star paper by Crate; mini file folders by Teresa Collins; label stickers by October Afternoon; pen by Creative Memories.

The rhino and turtle worked perfectly on this page about my son's imaginary safari.  

Project 6: previously blogged here

And you've already seen how I incorporated the zebra sticker into a mini album last month.  Now I've used all my animal stickers!

Projects 7 & 8: journaling cards, floral paper, & green alphabet stickers by Lawn Fawn; cardstock by Wausau Paper; round mini alphas & white rub-ons by October Afternoon; number sticker by Bella Blvd.

The flowery, feminine supplies from Lawn Fawn were great for creating a pair of Women's Day cards.  This Russian holiday is celebrated on March 8, which is one of the few Russian dates which I can spell out with English letters--8ое марта.

Project 9: previously blogged here.

Pink and purple are colors that I seldom use, but the art journal page above gave me a chance to use Lawn Fawn alphabet stickers in these colors.

Project 10: previously blogged here

There were also some squares of pink/red feminine paper among my Cosmo Cricket supplies, and they found a home on another art journal page.

I'm really enjoying the process of de-stashing, and I feel like it's making me think about my supplies in a more creative way.  I hope you're enjoying reading about my de-stashing adventures.  Thanks for dropping by my blog today!