Catch Up Club - January 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 the remaining three cards from the Fall 2024 Stamp Joy Go Bold With Backgrounds virtual event. You can see the other card from the event HERE.

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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BK - Beach Stuff II

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 Beach Stuff II stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Church with Steeple Stamp Set

Cloud Stencil

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Lighthouse on the Cliff Stamp Set

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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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CYS Humorous

One of my favorite challenge groups is the Challenge Your Stash group on SCS, under the capable and organized leadership of my friend Barb. The idea is we can't shop for anything when making our monthly challenge card (which we post on the 28th of each month).

We take turns choosing the theme. This month it was my turn. Since January 24th is Belly Laugh Day, I challenged the group to make humorous cards.

I hope Barb and the other Challenge Your Stash gals like my card.

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Stamp Set: Unity What the Cluck? stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black and SU Summer Sun CS and MFT Small Check DP as well as other DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2 and Simon Says Sentiment Strips

Embellishment: Amazon Diamond Dots

SCS Sketch #SC1099

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 - #SC1099:

My card:

I turned the sketch 90 degrees.

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

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Stamps: Riley & Co Woody & HJ Puppy Power 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: CC Designs Banners, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, Sizzix Squares, and SU Circles

Color Combination - January

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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Sentiment: Pink Fresh Studio Sentiment Pack

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

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2 and Unity Scallops & Squares

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS883 Pets

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 the host this week. She chose the theme...

Pets

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Unity Stories & Snuggles stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU Soft Sea Foam CS 

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 1

Encore Performance - January 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.

This month I revisited the My Favorite Things Perfect Balloon die set. This die set first appeared on a card on my blog on March 26, 2021 - you can see it HERE. I thought I would use this die again and again when I bought it but obviously I haven't.

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Encore Item: MFT Perfect Balloon Die Set

Papers: Opaque Accent 120# White and Amazon 120# Black CS 

Stencil/Ink: Picket Fence Winter Rings Stencil and TE Persimmon Ink

Dies: Gina K Birthday Trio and Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles