Unused No More - August 2026

It's the 6th of the month - time for the Unused No More Challenge. Not sure what that is? Knowing we have stamps and other products we've not used, Barb created the idea for this challenge and invited others to join her in the fun.

The challenge each month is to pick a stamp set, stencil, die, hot foil or press plate (or maybe something else I have not thought of) that you have not used yet—still new in the package or your storage choice.

Make a card or another project, giftable, ATC, etc. with the new item and now it is used!

This challenge is exactly what I need! I'm not going to name how many unused stamps I have (not to mention dies, embossing folders, stencils, etc.) but I will tell you this - over 35% of the stamp sets I own are currently unused (at least by me - some of them I have purchased second-hand). That's ridiculous! I need an intervention and Barb has created it for me. It's called Unused No More.

I have decided to use the remaining months of 2026 to use items I received at the No Foolin' Retreat this past April for these posts. Some items will be from the swag bag we received and other items will be from the White Elephant gift I won. This month I made a card using the Gina K Designs Early Spring stamp set that was in the swag bag.

There are several of us in this group, but these are the ones that have blogs if you'd like to check out their Unused No More cards/projects:

Barb

Darlene

Terry

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp: Gina K Designs Early Spring stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and colored with Ohuhu Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Grapefruit Grove CS 

Dies: Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strips and Unity Scallops and Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots