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

Encore Performance - May 2026

My friend Darlene developed the idea for this series and invited some of us to join her in the challenge. It's called Encore for a reason. We all have those stamps (or other card-making items) that we've only used once even though our intentions were to use them again - and again. After all, we invest a lot of money in our supplies for them only to be used once. So, this series is our opportunity to dust them off and use them a second time.

Challenge Description

Go and grab a stamp set, dies, stencil, etc - your choice, that you have used once before and have always wanted to revisit it and use it again.  However, despite your best intentions, you have yet to use it!  

Now's your chance! Go dig it out and have fun with it once again.  Create anything you like, a card, gift card holder, decorate a gift bag, make a refrigerator magnet... whatever lights up your creative juices!

We'll be posting these Encore cards on or around the 25th of each month. I'm a day late this month as I had another card that needed to be posted on my blog yesterday.

This month I revisited the Unity Turtley stamp set. This stamp set first appeared on a card on my blog on June 9, 2025 - you can see it HERE. 

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Encore Item: Unity Turtley stamp stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU River Rock CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 1, Pink & Main Stitched Dome, and Spellbinders Large Standard Circles

Embellishments: Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

Double Duty 2026 - May

In January of 2021, my stamping comrades Barb and Kelly and I debuted a new series/challenge. Double Duty was Barb's idea... and it is a GREAT idea! I've had so much fun with this series. Thanks for inviting me to play along, Barb!

This is Barb's description of the Double Duty concept...

Each month, we get to pick a stamp set from a predetermined company. Then, we will use that one stamp set and make two cards from the set.  Different images and sentiments from the same set can be used, or use the same image two different ways—Double Duty either way!  But, as an added challenge, one item must be used on both cards—same color cardstock, same ribbon, same stencil, same something.  Double Duty Again!  Post both cards on your blog on the same day—the 22^nd of each month.  See-Double Duty again!  (Yes, I know it's the 23rd but my blog was busy yesterday so I am a day late this month.) Have fun getting doubly inky each month with a different stamp company.  Let’s have fun!

Things have changed a bit in who's participating over the years, but not in the instructions. This year's Double Duty crafters are Barb, Darlene, Terry and me.

This month's company is Waffle Flower.

Card #1

Card #2

The thing/s that are the same on both cards (as per the challenge specifications) are: the layer of black backing the main panel and the trio of embellishments.

Let's check out the other Double Duty cards, too...

Barb

Darlene

Terry

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Supplies Used

Stamp/Die Set: Waffle Flower Tulips stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Sentiments Stamp Set/Die: PinkFresh Perfect Sentiments stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU Pineapple Punch and Pretty Peacock CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 1, My Favorite Things Inside & Out Stitched Arches, and My Favorite Things Mod Stitched Rectangles 

Embellishments: Sequins and Faceted Gems from unknown vendors

Hot Mess - May 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 took a few steps to create the colorful background. First I put drops of glue onto white CS and used my finger to slide the glue into a flat shape. When the glue had dried, I blended three colors of Ranger distress ink onto the piece. Once I was satisfied with the blended ink, I splattered water onto it.

After the piece was completely dry I diecut it and then assembled my 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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Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black and SU Pineapple Punch CS

Messy Medium: Elmer's Glue and Ranger Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, and Spiced Marmalade)

Dies: Taylored Expressions Diagonal Stripes and Waffle Flower Overlapping Vertical Hugs

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots