Creative Crew 2025 - December

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 acts as hostess, meaning 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.

Occasionally we shake things up and instead of having a hostess we have a common theme and everyone uses her own supplies for the card. This is one of those months. 

Color/Sketch

Barb chose a color combination by randomly choosing a card from her Color Cube.

I created a sketch.

It's going to be fun to see the cards the Creative Crew members make with these colors/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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Image/Sentiment: Unity Nestled Near at Christmas stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers and a sentiment from Pink Fresh

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Cinnamon Cider, Mossy Meadow, and Pear Pizzazz CS

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 2, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, MFT Stitched Rectangles, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Strips, and Unity Scallops and Squares

Embellishments: Gina Marie Enamel Dots 

BK - Mountain Flowers

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 Mountain Flowers stamp. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

A sentiment from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps

Majestic Pines Stamp Set

Card #2

A sentiment from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps

Shoreline 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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SCS Sketch #SC1092

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 - #SC1092:

I flipped the sketch on its side to make my card:

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

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Stamp: Gina K Thankful Magnolia stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Sentiment: Sassy's Cards & Gifts Simple Favorites Vol. II

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

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Glitter Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

3M Grinch-Mas

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 Crackerbox Grinch and Saying stamps.

Here's the inside of my card:

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

Barb

Kelly

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Image/Sentiment: Crackerbox Grinch and Saying stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishment: Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

CAS876 Do You Want to Build a Snowman

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 the host this week. I chose the theme...

Do You Want to Build a Snowman

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Stampalicious Winter Snowbird stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Lemon Lime Twist CS

Dies: Altenew Featured Sentiment and Brass & Bliss Stitch Dot Nested Rectangle

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

Unused No More - December 2025

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 Rabbit Hole's 1 Line Holly 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

Carol

Darlene

Terry

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Stamp Sets: The Rabbit Hole 1 Line Holly stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers and a sentiment from Joys of Life Oh Christmas stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Ink (for blending): Taylored Expressions Potato Chip

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Real Red CS

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2

BK - Sheet Music

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 Sheet Music stamp. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Praise Him Stamp Set

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Wedding Couple 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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!