Use Your Stash - Use Your Cartridges or Cuts

Happy Friday! I was able to get one project done last week and it is a variation of my monthly card sketch, which you can see here, but not exactly the card I had planned - oh well! And since this is "use your stash" weekend I decided to use one of the (many) unopened carts I had lying on my table. I am very good at buying cartridges, but not always the best at actually using them. This card actually uses Sophie, the Cricut Circle exclusive, that a most wonderful friend sent me in the mail as a surprise. Now only a few (or 7 or 8) more carts to get open and use!

This was a card for a 16 year old boy - which presented quite the challenge - so I kept it simple and tried not to over think it.

I used one one of the doily shapes from Sophie - cut at around 4.5 inches so that it would fit on the front of the DCWV card base. Then I used some embellishments I had found on clearance at Hobby Lobby (more stash items) - the sentiment is popped up so that the candle fits underneath. Like I said, quite simple because I  tend to get myself in trouble when I think too much about cards and I only had a short time to make it. 

So this weekend's challenge is to use a cart you haven't - or if you have another machine - use a new cut or svg that perhaps you bought and haven't had the chance to use yet. we can feel less guilty about taking advantage of all the early Black Friday sales if we use what we have! Happy Veteran's Day and happy crafting!

---Allison