SCS Sketch #SC1123

I have been part of the Sketch team on Splitcoaststampers for a few years now. Whether it's my week to create the sketch (the first Wednesday of each month) or I'm creating a sample card based on the sketch someone else created, I find that having a sketch to use can get my creative ideas flowing. 

There is a new sketch to work with every Wednesday. I encourage you to check them out.

Marion created this week's sketch - #SC1123:

My card:

I hope you'll use the sketch to make a card, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamps: Whimsy Cactus Cuties stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic, Ohuhu, and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and Amazon 120# Black CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: CC Designs Banners, Gina K Designs Master Layout 5, Simon Says Sentiment Labels, Spellbinders Precision Layering A2, and Stampin' UP! Circles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Creative Crew 2026 - July

It's posting day for the Creative Crew. What exactly is the Creative Crew? We are a group of 6 card-making friends from various US locations who have a fun monthly creative adventure with a secretive twist. 

One of the group's members hosts each month. As host, she chooses a theme and then sends each of the group members a theme-appropriate image and some designer paper. The host can also include a sentiment and/or special item if she chooses to do so. The group members all receive the same items, but there is to be no conversation about what was received or the cards we're making. Then, on the 15th of the month, we all reveal our cards.

It's always fun to see how each person uses the image/papers.  

This month it was Terry's turn to host. She chose the theme...

Birthday

Terry sent us the image and sentiment from Taylored Expressions' Silly Goose stamp set and papers from her stash.

THANK YOU, Terry!

Here's my card:

Be sure to check out all of the Creative Crew cards:

Barb

Darlene

Jeanette - that's me

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry

Tracie

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I used the following things from my own stash (in addition to the items Terry sent)...

Cardstock: Fun Stampers Journey Lemon Grass, Recollections White (on the inside), and SU Tempting Turquoise

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles, PinkFresh Studio Basic Label Frames, and Simon Says Festive Bunting

Embellishments: Glitter Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

CAS907 Clean Off Your Desk

Each Monday there is a new CAS Challenge on SCS. It's always fun to see what others create using the CAS theme.

Lisa is this week's hostess. She chose the theme...

Clean Off Your Desk

That's a challenging theme for me. I am one of those crafters that puts everything away in-between cards, so there was nothing to clean off of my desk. I do, however, have some bins (organized scraps and leftovers from previous crafting times) so I turned to those. In fact, everything on this card with the exception of the card base comes from my leftover bins.

Here's my card:

I hope you'll check out the challenge - HERE - and play along, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Scraps/Leftovers including PinkFresh Studio Keepsakes of the Heart image

Card Base: Amazon 120# Black CS

Hot Mess - July 2026

It's the 12th of the month, time to get messy. (insert deer-in-the-headlight look) As you likely recall from previous 12ths, I am not one who likes messes. Not one bit. BUT a challenge is only a challenge if it stretches you, and I'm up for the Hot Mess Success Challenge. 

Barb, Darlene, Terry, and I create cards for the Hot Mess Success challenge each month and share them on the 12th. 

It's Anything Goes - as long as there is something messy involved.

This month I started with an altered piece of CS that had been a failed attempt at ink blending onto an embossed panel.

This is what the failed side looked like:

I turned it over and added black ink to that side directly from a black ink pad:

Here's the finished card:

Be sure to check out the other Hot Mess gals blogs, too, to see their cards (you'll be WOW'd!)... 

Barb

Darlene

Terry

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Sentiment: PinkFresh Studio Sentiment Pack

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Berry Burst CS and Recollections Black and White CS on the inside

Messy Medium: Simon Hurley Black Widow Stellar Ink

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 1

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

BK - Lake Retreat

Fridays are special days - who doesn't love TGIF, right? But here on my blog Fridays are also special because they are the day I get to post as a design team member for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.

This week the design team's cards are featuring the newly released Lake Retreat stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Silhouette Sportsmen Stamp Set

Cloud Stencil

Card #2

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You can find each of today's featured stamps HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store.

And... don't forget to join us at the Fan Group and YouTube Channel:

Fans of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps (Facebook group) is HERE

and the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps YouTube Channel is HERE

Jeanette Cloyd, Design Team Member

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3M Spring Rain

Kelly, Barb, and I have been creating together as the Three Musketeers every month since November 2014. We all three create a card using the same image. I always enjoy seeing how different our cards are, even though we use the same image. This is one of my favorite posts of the month. 

We take turns choosing what stamp will be used. This month it was my turn. I chose the Spellbinders House Mouse Spring Rain stamp set.

Be sure to check out Barb's and Kelly's cards, too...

Barb

Kelly

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Image/Sentiment: Spellbinders House Mouse Spring Rain stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored it with Ohuhu and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Fun Stampers Journey Lemon Drop, and Recollections Black CS

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles, and Simon Says Sentiment Labels

Embellishment: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones 

SCS Sketch #SC1122

I have been part of the Sketch team on Splitcoaststampers for a few years now. Whether it's my week to create the sketch (the first Wednesday of each month) or I'm creating a sample card based on the sketch someone else created, I find that having a sketch to use can get my creative ideas flowing. 

There is a new sketch to work with every Wednesday. I encourage you to check them out.

Lisa created this week's sketch - #SC1122:

My card:

I hope you'll use the sketch to make a card, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamps: Gina K Sending Flowers colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Fun Stampers Journey Grape Fusion and Limeade Splash CS and other items from my scrap file

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and Paper Cut Oval 1

Embellishments: Stampin' UP! Faceted Gems

Unused No Mord - July 2026

It's time for the Unused No More Challenge. Actually, it's a day late, but  yesterday was busy on my blog. 

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 made a card this month using the CC Designs Rockabilly Gals stamp set.

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

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Stamp: CC Designs Rockabilly Gals stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and Amazon 120# Black CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 and Stamplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS906 Something Fishy

Each Monday there is a new CAS Challenge on SCS. It's always fun to see what others create using the CAS theme.

I am this week's hostess. I chose the theme...

Something Fishy

Here's my card:

I hope you'll check out the challenge - HERE - and play along, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamps: Unity Danglin' stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Real Red CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles

Using this ONE Stamp for Kicks in 2026 - July

The 3rd of each month is a special day here on my blog - it's the day that Kelly (the founder of this series), Barb, and I share our One Plus Twelve cards. The idea is to use the same ONE stamp (not a set) each month to create a card. Sentiments can be used, too, if we choose.

We started this series in 2019; it's hard to believe we've been doing it that long. 

My ONE stamp this year is a beautiful floral from the Pinkfresh Studio Amazing Things stamp set.

This month I used the coordinating stencil in greens and yellows and placed the diecut image onto a black arch to make it really pop.

Another thing I've started doing is stamping with a Copic-friendly ink first, using my Misti with the CS placed snugly in the corner. I then take it out and color it, or in this case blended ink onto it using the stencil. Then I place it back snuggly in that corner of the Misti and stamp it with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink for a dark crisp result.

You can see Barb's and Kelly's cards on Instagram as well as their blogs...

Barb's blog

Kelly's blog

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die: Pinkfresh Studio Amazing Things stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Stencil/Ink: The Coordinating Stencil was color blended with Taylored Expressions Inks (Lemon Meringue, Lime Zest, Mango, Peapod, and Pineapple)

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU Wild Wasabi CS and other pieces from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

BK - Silhouette Flower Garden

Fridays are special days - who doesn't love TGIF, right? But here on my blog Fridays are also special because they are the day I get to post as a design team member for Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.

This week the design team's cards are featuring the newly released Silhouette Flower Garden stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Card #2

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You can find each of today's featured stamps HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store.

And... don't forget to join us at the Fan Group and YouTube Channel:

Fans of Blue Knight Rubber Stamps (Facebook group) is HERE

and the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps YouTube Channel is HERE

Jeanette Cloyd, Design Team Member

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

SCS Sketch #SC1121

I have been part of the Sketch team on Splitcoaststampers for a few years now. Whether it's my week to create the sketch (the first Wednesday of each month) or I'm creating a sample card based on the sketch someone else created, I find that having a sketch to use can get my creative ideas flowing. 

There is a new sketch to work with every Wednesday. I encourage you to check them out.

I created this week's sketch - #SC1121:

My card:

I hope you'll use the sketch to make a card, too.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die Set: PinkFresh Studio Extra Special Sentiments stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and Amazon 120# Black CS and SU DP from my scrap file

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and Spellbinders Curved Borders One

Embellishments: Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots