BK - Sea Grass

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

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Clever Fox Stamp Set (sentiment)

Rectangle Stencil

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Chickadee on a Fence Post Stamp Set (sentiment)

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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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Keeping One Plus Twelve Alive in '25 - July

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. 

I first stamped the image on white cardstock and die cut it. I then blended ink onto it, using a stencil. Lastly, I softly blended the same color of ink over the entire diecut image.

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 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink 

Stencil/Ink (for blending): A Colorful Life Grunge Dots Stencil and Taylored Expressions Peaches 'n Cream Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Evening Evergreen CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Paper Roses Little Foliage 1, and Pink Fresh Stitched Scallop Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

SCS Sketch #SC1069

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 - #SC1069:

My card:

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

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Stamp/Die Sets: Technique Tuesday Crocus and Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Thanks stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Stencil/Ink: Concord & 9th Kristina Werner Finishing Touches Stencil and Taylored Expressions Oreo Ink

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, MFT Stitched Rectangles, and SU Stitched Shapes Squares ink blended with Taylored Expressions Gumball Ink

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Coloring Flowers Makes Me Happy

Have you noticed? Surely you have. I make floral cards quite often. There's a good reason for that. They are my favorite images to color and I love to color!

I used a stamp set I've not used before (though I've had it a while) on today's card - Unity's Special Place.

Those flowers were a dream to color!

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Stamps: Unity Special Place stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers and Concord & 9th Cardscapes (sentiment) stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Bubble Bath CS 

Dies: Pink & Main Extra Large Sentiment Strips and Unity Scallops & Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Pearls

CAS853 National Meteor Day

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

Pam is the host this week. In honor of National Meteor Day, she is asking us to make cards that are...

Space Related

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Whipper Snapper Alien and Planet stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers and Whipper Snapper Out of This World stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Tahitian Tide CS and DP from my scrap file

Ink (for blending): Concord & 9th Aqua Sky

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, MFT Stitched Rectangles and Sizzix Squares

Embellishments: Rhinestones from an unknown vendor

Catch Up Club - June 2025

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 (or close to it) 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 cards from The Paper Cut's Splatter Stamping Crafters Classroom (May 18, 2025).

Celebrate - Candles (Flip Card)

Love & Laughter

B-Day Balloons

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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CYS Vintage

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 Vickie's turn. She challenged us to make a Vintage style card. I tried, but that's just so hard for me, so instead I made a card featuring a vintage image.

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

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Stamp Set: Sparkle and Sprinkle I Love Old Trucks stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Crumb Cake and Tahitian Tide CS 

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles and Pink & Main Extra Large Sentiment Strips

Embellishment: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

BK - Flowers in Grass

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

Card #1

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Shoreline (Sentiment) Stamp Set

Cloud Stencil

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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!

SCS Sketch #SC1068

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 - #SC1068:

My card:

Here's the inside:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp/Die Set: Concord & 9th Don't Forget stamped with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

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

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Encore Performance - June 2025

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 Stamp Market Botanical Beauties stamp/die set. This stamp/die set first appeared on a card on my blog on December 19, 2023 - you can see it HERE. I watercolored it with Karin Brushmarker Pro markers at that time. I always intended to use it again - coloring it with alcohol markers BUT I never got around to doing that. Until now.

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Stamp/Die: Stamp Market Botanical Beauties stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts #13 and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Stampin UP Gems

CAS852 Rainbow

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...

Rainbow

Here's my card:

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

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

Dies: Concord & 9th Sending Smiles, Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border, MFT Stitched Rectangles, and Taylored Expressions Rainbow Cutting Plate

Taylored Expressions Inks (blending of rainbow pieces): Blueberry, Candy Corn, Gumball, Jelly Donut, Lemon Meringue, Lime Zest, and Watermelon

Double Duty 2025 - June

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!  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, Carol, Darlene, Terry and me.

This month's company is Brass & Bliss.

Card #1

Card #2

The thing/s that are the same on both cards (as per the challenge specifications) are: the embellishments and the overall design.

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

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Terry

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Supplies Used

Stamp/Die Set: Brass & Bliss Watercolor Hydrangea stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Amazon 120# Black and SU Balmy Blue and Fresh Freshia CS 

Taylored Expressions Inks (for blending): Lavender Glaze and Sprinkles

Dies: Rubbernecker Nested Rectangles with Square Holes and Rubbernecker Rectangle with Pierce 

Embellishments: Studio Katia Iridescent Snow Crystals

BK - Silhouette Dogs

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. And after having the past two weeks off (a DT break) I am ready to get back to these Friday Blue Knight Rubber Stamps posts.

This week the design team's cards are featuring the newly released Silhouette Dogs stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE. Actually, some of us are using it (I am) and others of us are using the Silhouette Cats stamp set found HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Clever Fox (Sentiment) Stamp Set

Sun/Moon Circle Stencil

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Pines & Distant Mountains Stamp

Flowers in Grass (Sentiment) Stamp Set

Cloud Stencil

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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!