A site for my handmade cards, accompanied by my photos and written meanderings which are occasionally witty, often tongue-in-cheek, and rarely profound. Beginning in June 2013, you'll also see lots of NBUS, which is an acronym I coined for Never-Before-Used-Schtuff. Note: my Privacy Policy can be found at a tab below and you can find my NBUS Challenge online. I hope you'll join in the fun there! Thanks for coming by! Have a beverage and enjoy!

September 24, 2017

NBUS Challenge #12 ~ Day One!

WELCOME!!

Let's get right to it! We've been doing this for FOUR years now, if you can believe it! If this is your first time, here's what you need to know.

Anything Goes!
(As long as it has NBUS!)

12:05 a.m. PST on September 24, 2017 to 
11:55 p.m. PST on October 4, 2017

  • You must use a NBUS item on your creation and indicate what it is. It doesn't matter if it is old or new, although that old virginal schtuff would really like some attention!
  • This challenge is a thank you to my followers, so to be eligible for a prize, please join via the blue button on my side bar to your right where all the happy little faces are! If the button says "Follow," you have not followed me; you click it to join and follow the prompt in the popup window. If it says "Unfollow," you are already a follower and you don't need to do anything! Thank you!
  • Include a link back to here in your post.
  • Please enter only four other challenges in addition to this one, for a total of five.
  • You may enter a total of three times. New work only please.
  • Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this challenge in the usual way.
  • HAVE FUN!!
For more detailed rule information and instructions for how you enter if you don't have a blog, please click HERE. 

 For history and prior challenge winner information, please click HERE.

 My card.

Mother Nature has put us through a few rough weeks with fires and floods and earthquakes and wind all around the world, so I will be focusing on HUMOR with my NBUS cards for this challenge. 

 I love snarky sediments and have accumulated a few over the years, but they can be hard to use for specific challenges or events, so this will give them an opportunity to feel some inky love and hopefully bring you some smiles!
Is this perfect for opening day of this challenge, or what??!!

I can't remember now where I first saw this hysterical sediment, but I had to have it immediately. It is from Simon Says Stamp. The little crazy stamping lady ("Mad Stamper") is from Uptown Design, and the "Life is Good!" border is simply a double layer of Washi tape from Mike's.

 
I can't wait to see the amazing creations you make and enter below using one or more item of Never-Before-Used-Schtuff!! Thank you very much for participating and for being incredible followers and supporters and friends! Your friendship and your encouraging comments keep me going! MWAH! 

 If you have any questions, please use the Contact Me form on the side bar or email darnell dot knauss at gmail dot com.

[All prizes are donated by me personally, except for #18.]

  • Five (5) Gift Certificates of Winner's Choice to any USA company!
  • These new stamp sets and dies:
6. Build A Blossom (SU!)
7. Small Circle Burst (Memory Box)
8. Fringe Circle (Memory Box)
9. Elegant Weeds (Hero Arts Clings)
10. Madison Avenue (SU!)
11. Distress Oxides (unopened) ~ set of five
12. Shadow Play (Altenew)
13. Uplift (Skipping Stones)
14. Tasty Trucks (SU!)
15. Wish You Were Here (Lawn Fawn)
16. Tin of Cards (SU!)
17. Borders and Backgrounds 3 (WPlus9)
18. And last, but not least, this new PTI "Holiday Greens" stamp and die set donated by my friend, Linda Snodgrass of Lin's Craft Corner. Thank you, Lin!

Selection of Winners: Because you are all my friends, I could never select one of you over another, so I will use Dr. Random and Mrs. Dot Org to choose the prize winners by random drawing. They will work tirelessly around the clock, with Hammy providing beverages to keep them highdrated. 

 Feel free to let me know in your comment which prize you prefer if you're a winner. I will post the winners as soon as possible.

 Enjoy the challenge! No, seriously, enjoy!

Viscous Circle Warning: Participating in the NBUS challenges will diminish your stash of NBUS! Yay! Unfortunately, because part of participating in the NBUS challenges is visiting the other gallery entries and leaving comments, you will find yourself experiencing severe PE (Product Envy). This, in turn, will cause you to purchase more NBUS and your stash will grow. 








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