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Evidently I need challenges to motivate myself. In the current Shimelle class, she suggested we write down 20 prompts on strips of paper, put them in a jar, and choose one each day of the class.
I'm going to post one every couple of days or so. I hope you'll join in.
You can either write down your own prompts or use mine.

Day 1 - Use a pristine stamp. If you don't one, please be brave enough to put that in writing! If it's a set of stamps, don't feel you have to use the whole set - unless you want to. Seriously, if you don't have a pristine stamp (as in brand new, never used before), then just use one that has been neglected, or a favorite - the idea is to be creating with your stamps.

Non-scrapbookers should of course, feel free to join in

Don't drag your feet - you never know when I'll post the next one.

Unused stamps? Unused stamps???? Who, me?????

It will take me days to sift through my stamps to find an unused one. Sorry. I can't participate.

And for some people, you have to choose from the first three sets of stamps you pick up because having too many supplies is never a good excuse.

Who, me?

If someone doesn't have a pristine stamp... they can come to my house and borrow one... LOL

It's actually something I find pretty funny... if I'm scrapping with Helen, she won't use one of my stamps if it doesn't look like I've used it before... she always says I should use it first since it's mine... so I usually grab it, ink it, and smoosh it onto paper and then tell her... OK.. you can use it now...

I have a friend. My SU friend. Whose stamps I won't use for fear of messing them up. Her used stamps look like they are brand spanking new.

I'll let Farley tell you how I messed up one of her CTMH stamps.

Back on topic, I have started your challenge, Pam, but as slow as I scrap, I'm sure the next challenge will be posted before I finish.

I know just the stamps to use for this but I'm afraid if I start pulling out stamps, it's going to mean I get into reorganizing them all. There needs to be a lot of purging done-again!

What do you all do with unmounted stamps that you don't want anymore? Do you just toss them? I would have no idea how to make them look presentable/desirable to someone else.

Organizing would be a rules infraction.

My first thought would be to stamp the images onto scraps. Would that be too much like work?

It's after 8 pm and I'm just now home from work. I think I'll go choose a stamp set and then seek out some inspiration. Sounds like a plan, right.

Don't know if I can keep up with all your prompts but I can certainly do this one. Good idea choosing from the first 3 I find or I could be at my desk deciding for a week! This may be a card however rather than a LO. We shall see.

Thank you Pam for this challenge. I was thinking yesterday how quiet it has been here. We need your challenges!

Marianne,

Just toss them in a box and bring them to the beach next spring. We'll find a home for them.

pamcook wrote:Organizing would be a rules infraction.

My first thought would be to stamp the images onto scraps. Would that be too much like work?

It's after 8 pm and I'm just now home from work. I think I'll go choose a stamp set and then seek out some inspiration. Sounds like a plan, right.

Ok, if I start reorganizing them (which would include stamping new image sheets so I can see what the stamps say), I won't tell you.

Just to prove I'm actually working on this. I know, Pam, you will post Day 2 before I finish this. So you know I'm not fibbing. I used a stamp I had never inked before. I can't believe it. What was I waiting for?????

You of all people never stamped THAT stamp??? I like the looks of it so far. Great colors.

oooohhhh...Jennifer... I love those colors and what a great stamp!

You will probably beat me. Tonight's water aerobics. I can barely move after water aerobics. Because there's no pain, I never have enough sense to pace myself during the class.

I know which stamp and which photo (5x7). Today I hope to decide on colors and a page design. If I can move tonight, I could at least get started on it. We'll see how it goes.