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

Unused No More - June 2026

It's the 6th of the month - 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 Stamps of Market Best of Times stamp set and It's Time 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: Stamp Market Best of Times stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink 

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Bumble Bee and Meadow Moss CS and other papers from my scrap file

Dies: Spelbinders Precision Layering A2 and Stamp Market It's Time

BK - Wild 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 Wild 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

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Using This ONE Stamp for Kicks in 2026 - June

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 diecut part of the image using an oval die and added a bow from the same die set.

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

Barb's blog

Kelly's blog

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Stamp/Die: Pinkfresh Studio Amazing Things stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Lemon Lime Twist CS and other papers from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles and Spellbinders Scallop and Stitched Edge Ovals

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

SCS Sketch #SC1117

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 - #SC1117:

My card:

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

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Stamps: Unity Just Beak-Cause stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black 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 A2 Layering

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS91 Masculine

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

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

Masculine

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 All Cylinders stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Strips and Spellbinders Precision Layering A2

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Catch Up Club - May 2026

In a text conversation amongst friends in the fall of 2022, we agreed that we were all falling behind in creating with items from virtual events, kits, even groups we are in. From that conversation the idea of the Catch Up Club took formation. We decided it was time to work on those cardmaking projects that were waiting for our attention. 

On the last day of each month we've committed to sharing card/cards we have made from something we need to "catch up" on. 

You can view my original Catch Up Club post - HERE - for more details.

For this month's Catch Up Club post, I chose to complete one of the cards from Taylored Expressions Virtual Stamp Joy 2026 which took place on March 7th.

This card is from Session 7: 

It should be noted that while most cards posted on my blog are my own designs (albeit sometimes inspired by others), these Catch Up Club cards are not my designs. I've completed cards designed by the class instructor, so while I've made the card, it is not original to me.

Please check out the blogs of my Catch Up Club friends, too...

Barb

Darlene

Terry

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