Creative Crew 2025 - August

It's posting day for the Creative Crew. What exactly is the Creative Crew? We are a group of 7 card-making friends from various US locations who have a fun monthly creative adventure with a secretive twist. 

One of the group's members hosts each month. As host, 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.

It's always fun to see how each person uses the image/papers.  

This month it was my turn to host. I chose the theme...

Add Your Favorite Color

I asked everyone to use their favorite color in some way on their cards and to tell us what the color is.

This is what I sent to the group members: 

Image/Sentiment - Gina K Smiling Blooms 

Paper Cut Crystal Diamond Glitter CS

Stampin' UP! Glossy White and Natural White CS and Vellum

PinkFresh Studio Elongated Lattice and Sparkling Diamonds on Gina K Layering Weight White CS

Stampin'  UP! Eclectic Layers (cutout) on Gina K Layering Weight White CS

Here's my card:

Be sure to check out all of the Creative Crew cards:

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Jeanette - that's me

Lorraine - SCS Gallery

Terry

Tracie

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I used the following things from my own stash (in addition to the items that all of the Crew members received)...

Card Base: SU Lemon Lime Twist CS

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and MFT Stitched Rectangle

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Pearls

BK - Pine Trio

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 Pine Trio stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Forest Animals - Fox Stamp Set

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Bare Trees and Mountains Stamp Set

Flocks of Birds 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 #SC1075

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 - #SC1075:

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to the left.

My card:

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

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Stamps: Impression Obsession Hanging Lights and Unity Wintertime Friends (sentiment) stamped with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink

Stencil/Ink: Lavina Circle Masks Stencil and Concord & 9th Buttercup Ink

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

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

Hot Mess - August 2025

It's the 12th of August, time to get messy. (insert deer-in-the-headlight look) As you likely recall from previous 12ths, 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 the 12th. 

It's Anything Goes - as long as there is something messy involved.

I've tried this technique in the past with minimal success so decided to try it again. I'm still not overly satisfied, but it is what it is. i first blended colors of ink onto the back side of a 3D embossed piece of CS, filling in all of the detailed crevices. I then rubbed a black ink pad across the entire surface to fill in the areas that are not embossed.

I think it makes a bold design - but I had a difficult time getting the black ink to fill every un-embossed area as fully as I would have liked.

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: Gina K Designs Peaceful Floral Mini

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

Messy Medium: Altenew Whimsical Bouquet Embossing Folder and Concord & 9th Buttercup and Taylored Expressions Guava, Lime Zest, Oreo, and Peaches 'n Cream Inks

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and Paper Roses Stitched Circles

Embellishments: Dots created with a Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!