CAS859 Summer Fun

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. She chose the theme...

Summer Fun

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Altenew Spectacular Adventures stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Stencil/Ink: MFT Sun Ray Stencil and Concord & 9th Buttercup Ink

Dies: MFT Wonky Stitch Rectangles

Embellishments: Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

3M Thankful Magnolias

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 the beautiful Gina K Designs Thankful Magnolia stamp set.

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): Gina K Designs Thankful Magnolia - I colored it with Olo Markers

Papers: SU Old Olive CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame 2

Embellishment: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones 

BK - Panda Bamboo

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 Panda Bamboo 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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SCS Sketch #SC1074

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 - #SC1074:

My card:

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

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Stamps: Whimsy Panda Peekers stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic & Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and FSJ Watermelon Fusion CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles and Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strips

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Unused No More - August 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 two unused Unity stamp sets. The image is from their Blooms of Solace set and the sentiment is from their Lily, Love & Prayers 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: Unity Blooms of Solace and Lily, Love & Prayers stamp stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Chocolate Chip and So Saffron CS 

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and Unity Scallops & Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS858 National Chocolate Week

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

National Chocolate Week

(use chocolate or the color brown)

Here's my card (featuring two Chocolate Labs):

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

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

Stencil/Ink: A Colorful Life Puppy Pals Stencil and Taylored Expressions Chocolate Truffle Ink

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Confetti Tan CS 

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Keeping One Plus Twelve Alive in '25 - August

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 stamped the image and the sentiments from the same set using Taylored Expressions Fruit Punch Ink.

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 Taylored Expressions Fruit Punch Ink

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

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, MFT Stitched Rectangles, and Stamp Market Quick Strips

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

BK - Bamboo Borders

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

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Silhouette Corner Foliage Stamp Set (sentiment)

Rectangle Stencil

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!