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!

March 1, 2016

NBUS Challenge #6! Day One

Welcome to NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) Challenge #6!!
Let's get right to it! If you're like me, when you play in a challenge you want to know three four things:
  1. The theme.
  2. The dates.
  3. The rules.
  4. The prizes.
So here you go!

Anything Goes!


12:05 a.m. PST on March 1, 2016 to 
11:55 p.m. PST on March 10, 2016

  • 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 "Join This Site" button on my side bar to your right where all the happy little faces are!
  • Cut and paste the NBUS badge shown above into your post or on your side bar and include a link back here.
  • Please enter only four other challenges in addition to this one, for a total of five.
  • Link up your creation using the Inlinkz button at the bottom of this challenge in the usual way.
  • You may enter a total of three times. New work only please.
  • 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.
Wait. What? There are prizes? Well, yes indeed there are! Unfortunately, I am not feeling up to par, so to make things easier for me, I am going to be the sole sponsor as I was for the first four NBUSesses. I hope you understand and don't mind! (And thank you to all the would-be sponsors who contacted me!)
Prizes:  FIVE (5) $25 gift cards 
from any US domestic company of the Winner's Choice!

and


A complete set of 12!

Selection

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. They will work tirelessly with Hammy and The Hammettes to hold the random drawing and I will post the winners at the latest on Sunday, March 13th.
I have been making cards when I've been up to it, so I will be posting one or more cards each day as inspiration for cheering you on! I'm sorry I'm not going to be able to comment on each of your entries as I've done in the past, but I will visit as many of you as I possibly can and I hope you will visit each other as well.

Here is today's QACAS OLC for you:
As it happens, this works well for the current CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!

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I can't wait to see the beautiful 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 email darnell dot knauss at gmail dot com.

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Enjoy your day! Enjoy the challenge! No, seriously, enjoy! LITS!*

& Hammy and The Hammettes

*Life is too short!

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