CYS Humorous

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 my turn. Since January 24th is Belly Laugh Day, I challenged the group to make humorous cards.

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

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Stamp Set: Unity What the Cluck? stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black and SU Summer Sun CS and MFT Small Check DP as well as other DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2 and Simon Says Sentiment Strips

Embellishment: Amazon Diamond Dots

SCS Sketch #SC1099

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 - #SC1099:

My card:

I turned the sketch 90 degrees.

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

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Stamps: Riley & Co Woody & HJ Puppy Power stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: CC Designs Banners, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, Sizzix Squares, and SU Circles

Color Combination - January

I enjoy challenging myself to something new from time to time so this year I decided to have a monthly Color Combination series. I'll randomly select a card from one of the two original Color Cubes and make a card using that color combination. Each card has 5 colors on it. I'm giving myself the creative freedom to not use all 5 but I will try to use as many of them as possible and certainly no less than 3 of the colors.

This month's Color Combination is:

Here is my card:

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Sentiment: Pink Fresh Studio Sentiment Pack

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

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2 and Unity Scallops & Squares

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS883 Pets

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...

Pets

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Unity Stories & Snuggles stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU Soft Sea Foam CS 

Dies: Gina K Master Layout 1

Encore Performance - January 2026

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 My Favorite Things Perfect Balloon die set. This die set first appeared on a card on my blog on March 26, 2021 - you can see it HERE. I thought I would use this die again and again when I bought it but obviously I haven't.

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Encore Item: MFT Perfect Balloon Die Set

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

Stencil/Ink: Picket Fence Winter Rings Stencil and TE Persimmon Ink

Dies: Gina K Birthday Trio and Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles

BK - Fence Basket

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

Card #1

I created a view out the window on this card.

Card #2

I used a spotlight technique on this card.

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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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Where's Waldo (aka Jeanette)?

You might have noticed that I didn't make a card for yesterday's Sketch Challenge. Then today is supposed to be a Double Duty day - my friends have made cards with PinkFresh Studio stamps but not me. UGH! 

Lest you think I might be sick - Nope! The problem has been I haven't had access to my stamping area and toys. The reason? The trapdoor to the attic space of our home is directly above my L-shaped desks (two desks that form an L).

I failed to get a picture of it, but for the past two days there has been a ladder under this opening - as the electrician has been here working. 

This is exciting, actually. We're doing a kitchen remodel and that includes electrical work.

This is what our kitchen looked like when we bought our home over two years ago:

The cabinets were old but had been freshly painted and the countertop was made by using a marbling paint kit (I know this because the flipper left the remnants of it for us). 

Don't ever do this! It peels with very little wear and the least bit of heat causes it to bubble up. Over the past year at least we've known we needed to do something with the kitchen but didn't really want to put new countertop on the old existing cabinets. 

Last fall we contacted a cabinet-maker in our town. He has a well-established business with a few employees. They are currently building our cabinets for us with anticipated installation the second week of February.

Now is the time to do the electrical work - a bit of rewiring and adding a couple of outlets. We also need all of the outlets and light switches extended, as we're going to use the same granite for backsplash as the countertops we've ordered.

Here's the granite we picked out (the cabinets are white):

Today the electrician tore out the appliance cabinet so he could work on the outlet that is in it. There were two surprises in that cubbyhole.

A remnant of wallpaper:

and a penny that was used for a leveler:

The new cabinets also have an appliance garage, but right now, that filthy corner is exposed. 

I will look forward to sharing pictures of the completed project - but that's going to be a while. For now I'm just hoping I can access my desks soon, as I am missing my toys.

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