BK - Flower Walkway

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

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Cloud Stencil

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Reverse Sentiments 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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Hot Mess - November 2025

I'm a day late for the Hot Mess challenge this month due to other commitments on my blog yesterday. As you likely recall, 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, Carol, Darlene, Terry, and I create cards for the Hot Mess Success challenge each month and share them on (or near) the 12th. 

It's Anything Goes - as long as there is something messy involved. This month I used an ink pad to directly add color to an embossed piece of cardstock.

Be sure to check out the other Hot Mess gals blogs, too, to see their cards (you'll be WOW'd!)... 

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Terry

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Sentiment: Pink Fresh Ephemera Pack

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Taken with Teal CS 

Messy Medium: Cuttlebug Matalasse Embossing Folder and Taylored Expressions Tropical Punch Ink

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and MFT Stitched Rectangle

SCS Sketch #SC1088

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 - #SC1088:

My card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die Sets: Taylored Expressions Poinsettia Bouquet stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Olo Markers and Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Taylored Expressions Inks (for blending): Mango, Oat Milk, and Watermelon

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Pineapple Punch CS and AMuse Studio DP 

Dies: CC Designs Banners, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, and SU Stitched Shapes (Squares)

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

On My Mind (in the best way)

Last Saturday I showed a card I made using a stamp set I purchased in this year's Simon Says Stamptember event. If you missed that post, you can check it out HERE.

Today I have a card made with the other purchase I made through Stamptember - the Every Lovely Reason stamp/die/stencil set from the collaboration with Pink Fresh Studio.

I also used the Pink Fresh Sparkling Diamonds coverplate from my stash.

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Stamp/Die/Stencil Set: Simon Says Pink Fresh Every Lovely Reason Stamptember Collaboration stamped with Versa Clair Nocturne Ink

Taylored Expressions Inks (for blending): Cupcake, Lemon Meringue, Peapod, and Strawberry Milkshake

Coverplate: Pink Fresh Sparkling Diamond

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

CAS872 Glow of the Autumn Moon

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...

Glow of the Autumn Moon

Here's my card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Sentiment: Pink Fresh Ephmera Pack

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

Dies: Erin Lee Sunset Circle and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Inks (for blending): Taylored Expressions Bleu Cheese and Green Tea

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

3M Special Flowers from Stamp Joy

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 Barb's turn. She chose to use a floral set from the 2023 Stamp Joy event. 

Thank you, Barb!

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

Barb

Kelly

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Image/Sentiment (provided by Barb): Taylored Expressions - I colored it with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Recollections Black and SU Very Vanilla CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 1 and Sizzix Squares

Embellishment: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones 

Stamptember Bold & Beautiful

I always look forward to seeing what the Simon Says Stamps Stamptember collaboration stamp sets are each year. Sometimes I make a purchase and sometimes I don't. This year I actually made two purchases. One of them was the Simon Says / Ink on 3 collaboration set called Bold & Beautiful.

The set has a VERY large floral image and several sentiments (the sentiment on my card is not one of them).

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Stamp Set: Simon Says - Ink on 3 Bold & Beautiful stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers and a sentiment from Sassy's Cards and Gifts Simple Favorites

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

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and Pink Fresh Basic Label Frames

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Pearls

BK - Music Notes

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

Card #1

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Bird's Song 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!

Unused No More - November 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 Gina K Just Keep Swimming 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

Carol

Darlene

Terry

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Stamp/Die Set: Gina K Just Keep Swimming stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

SCS Sketch #SC1087

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 - #SC1087:

My card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die Set: Technique Tuesday Sunny Flowers stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers and a sentiment from Technique Tuesday Crocus Flowers stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Close to Cocoa CS

Stencil/Ink: Papertrey Brick Wall Stencil and Taylored Expressions Hot Fudge and Latte Inks

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

CAS871 Daylight Savings

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

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

Daylight Savings

(simply put, she wants us to use dark colors)

Here's my card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die Set: Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Sympathy stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Always Artichoke, Cinnamon Cider, and Evening Evergreen CS 

Dies: Gina Marie Tall Whispy Pine Trees, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Congratulations to GIU Winners

It's with great delight that I get to name the winners from my week as the Growing in Unity gal. Congratulations to Colleen Hammons Thesing and Pat Malsbury Rue!

Keeping One Plus Twelve Alive in '25 - November

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, so this is our 7th year. 

My ONE stamp this year is the bloom from the Gina K Modern Floral stamp set. 

This month I stamped the bloom on designer paper and then added a die-cut button to the center of the bloom.

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: Gina K Modern Floral stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink

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

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 4 and Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

Growing in Unity 2025 - Day 5

I love Unity stamps! My vast collection of them collaborates that statement. Some of my favorites are their various dog images, snowmen, flowers, people... oh the list goes on and on.

I was so excited the end of last year when I found out I would be one of the Growing in Unity gals in 2025. And then I had to wait and wait. And wait some more for my week to get here.  

This. is. my. week.

If you're not familiar with the Growing in Unity concept, each fall Unity posts (on Facebook) that it's time to put your name in the hat, so to speak, and then they randomly choose 52 people who will post a card using Unity stamps each day (Monday-Friday) on their specific week of the year. And at the end of the week two people will be chosen randomly to receive a prize from Unity Stamp Co.

All you have to do to have your name in the drawing is to comment on my cards - either here or in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group and/or the Growing in Unity Cardmaking-Rubberstamping Facebook group. 

For my fifth (and final) card of the week I decided to use the Frost and Feathers stamp set.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!

Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a prize from Unity Stamp Co.

Stamp Set: Unity Frost and Feathers stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Misty Moonlight CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles and Simon Says Sentiment Labels

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones and Snowflakes from an unknown vendor

BK - Northern Lights DP

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.

Throughout the month of October the design team's cards are featuring the newly released Northern Lights designer papers. You can check out these gorgeous papers in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Pines and Deer Stamp Set

Flocks of Birds Stamp Set

Forest Animals Fox Stamp Set

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Pine Tree Trio Stamp Set

Star Gazing Deer 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!