Creative Crew 2026 - August

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. 

Most months 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.

The last month of each round we do things a little differently. Barb randomly selects a color combination card from her Color Cubes and I create a sketch. Then each of us use our own supplies to create a card with those colors and that sketch.

This month's color combination:

This month's sketch:

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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Stamp Set: Creative Worship Stamps How Tweet stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored with Copic and Olo Markers, then re-stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Amazon 120# Black, and SU Bermuda Bay and Chocolate Chip CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: CC Designs Banners, Gina Marie In and Out Stud Square, My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles, and Stampin' UP! Circles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Color Combination - July

I enjoy challenging myself to something new from time to time so this year I decided to have a monthly Color Combination series. I'll randomly select a card from one of the two original Color Cubes and make a card using that color combination. Each card has 5 colors on it. I'm giving myself the creative freedom to not use all 5 but I will try to use as many of them as possible and certainly no less than 3 of the colors.

This month's Color Combination is:

Here is my card:

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Stamp: Erin Lee Written In the Stars stamped with Memento Paris Dusk Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Evening Evergreen, Lemon Lime Twist, Old Olive, Pacific Point, and Starry Sky CS 

Dies: Erin Lee Monstera Circle, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles, and Stampin' UP! Circles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

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

SCS Sketch #SC1120

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.

Kim created this week's sketch - #SC1120:

As  you can see, I rotated the card, making it a vertical style card vs. horizontal.

My card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamps: CC Designs Three Reindeer stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles and Stampin' UP! Stitched Shapes (squares)

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS902 Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

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...

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Stampin' UP! Wonderful Moments stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Powder Pink CS 

Dies: Waffle Flower A2 Lacy Layers

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

SCS Sketch #SC1115

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 - #SC1115:

My card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Sentiment: Taylored Expressions Sundry Sentiment

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Fun Stampers Journey Lemon Grass and SU Evening Evergreen, Island Indigo, Lost Lagoon, and Mellow Moss CS and Paper Studio Eucalyptus DP

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 13, Spellbinders Precision Layering A2, and Stampin' UP! Circles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Unused No More - May 2026

It's time for the Unused No More Challenge. Not sure what that is? 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 Newton's Nook Puppy's Reading stamp/die 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/Die: Newton's Nook Puppy's Reading stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black and SU Lemon Lime Twist CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles and Stampin' UP! Circles

Embellishments: Faceted Gems from an unknown vendor

SCS Sketch #SC1110

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 - #SC1110:

My card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die Set: Taylored Expressions Through the Years stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Sentiment: freebie from Unity Stamp Company

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU Sahara Sand CS 

Taylored Expressions Inks (for blending): Oat Milk and Plum Tart

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 1, scrapbook.com Thick and Thin Strips, and Stampin' UP! Circles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots