Technique Junkies - Contemporary Floral Vine

This is a busy week on my blog so I'm posting my Technique Junkies' post today rather than tomorrow. 

One of my cousins passed away a week ago. Technically she was a second cousin, but she and her two sisters and my sister and I were all about the same age - stair steps - so she seemed more like a first cousin. I have fond memories of the five of us as youngsters. One of our favorite things to do was to gather on the floor of her parents' living room to play a competitive game of spoons. 

As an adult Patty followed her career dreams to be a college professor while married to her sweetheart of a guy. They raised three great kids. Through it all, Patty was one of the happiest individuals I've ever known. You'd never see her without a smile on her face and a sweet word on her lips.

Patty had a sudden heart attack while in the hospital for a fairly routine procedure and left us much too quickly. She will be greatly missed because when one is much loved, one's passing is much grieved.

My thoughts are especially with her husband, their three children, her two sisters, and the many MANY more who knew and loved Patty.

Technique Junkies Contemporary Floral Vine:

The sentiment is from the Technique Junkies Difficult Time stamp set. The background was created using the A Colorful Life Three Diamonds stencil which is also available in the Technique Junkies store.

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In addition to the Technique Junkies stamps listed in this blog post, I also used the following items when making these cards.

Inks: Taylored Expressions Macaron and Oreo

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Highland Heather CS

Dies: Simon Says Sentiment Labels and Unity Scallops and Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

BK - Covered Bridge

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

Card #1

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamp items used:

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

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Catch Up Club - January 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 we've committed to sharing card/cards we have made from something we need to "catch up" on. I am a day early this month, as I have a DT post tomorrow.

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 last two cards from the 2024 Virtual Stretch Your Scraps Stamp Joy event.

Class 3

Class 4

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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SCS Sketch #SC1047

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 - #SC1047:

My card:

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

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Stamp/Die: Concord & 9th Eclectic Blooms stamped with Pink Fresh Detail 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

Stencil: Paper Artsy Sara Newmann E3

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Sizzix Geo Stitched Frames, and Whimsy Quick Strips

Masculine Cards Are a Challenge

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 Lisa's turn. She challenged us to make Masculine cards.

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

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Image: Blue Knight Rubber Stamps Ship on the Sea stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink

Sentiment/Die: Taylored Expressions Simple Strips in Reverse Everyday Occasions

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White, Recollections Black, and SU Coastal Cabana CS 

Dies: Gina Marie Stitched Rectangles and Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles

CAS831 Winter Sports

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...

Winter Sports

Ice skating is a winter sport, right?

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: CC Designs Snowy Bears stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Balmy Blue CS 

Dies: Rabbit Hole You've Been Framed and Simon Says Sentiment Labels

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

Encore Performance - January 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 Technique Junkies The Right Shoes stamp. This stamp first appeared on a card on my blog on August 21, 2023 - you can see it HERE. I was too intimidated to color it at that time, so left the image uncolored. I always intended to use it again - and coloring it. BUT I never got around to doing that. Until now.

Ooh la la! I think I'm ready to conquer the world.

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Stamp: Technique Junkies The Right Shoes 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: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Pearls

BK - Child with Sleigh

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 Child with Sleigh stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Gladys' Farm Stamp

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Bare Trees and Mountains Stamp Set

Rectangle 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

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SCS Sketch #SC1046

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 - #SC1046:

My card:

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Sentiments: Taylored Expressions Simple Strips in Reverse Everyday Occasions - the "I Knew You Could" sentiment was in my sentiment notebook and I have been unable to find the stamp/die set I used to make it

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Lovely Lipstick CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Firefly Nested Hearts and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Double Duty 2025 - January

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!

Over the past year, things have changed a bit in who's participating, but not in the instructions. This year's Double Duty crafters are Barb, Carol, Darlene, and me.

This month's company is Concord & 9th.

Card #1

Card #2

The thing/s that are the same on both cards (as per the challenge specifications) are: the same color scheme, the same dies, and the same color bases. I also think the "dots" are close to the same - on Card #1 they were created with a stamp in the stamp set while Card #2 has diamond dots for its "dots".

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

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Terry

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Supplies Used

Stamp/Die Set: Concord & 9th Eclectic Blooms stamped with PinkFresh Detail Black and Taylored Expressions Mango and Peapod Inks and colored with Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Garden Green CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles and MFT Stitched Rectangles 

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS830 Monochromatic

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...

Monochromatic

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Unity Paws for Thought stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Pecan Pie CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2 and Paper Roses Stitched Circles

TJ - Dollar Sale

Technique Junkies is having a Dollar Sale. There are 204 stamps available for just ONE DOLLAR. That's pretty exciting! Check it out - HERE.

I used one of the Dollar Stamps on my card today - Beauty in Simplicity. I also used the Technique Junkies Blooming Dogwood Blossoms stamp. 

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In addition to the Technique Junkies stamps listed in this blog post, I also used the following items when making these cards.

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Blushing Bride CS

Dies: Unity Scallops and Rectangles

From a Kit Series (PP) - January 2025

I started a new series on my blog in July of 2021. The idea was born from the fact that I have a lot of unused card/stamping kits just waiting to have some attention. Sheesh! Seems as though I buy them and they just sit. That just shouldn't be so I'm going to commit to using a kit once a month for this "From a Kit" series.

As I mentioned in my May 2023 blog posts, the only "kits" I have left (after completing the first 21) are SEVERAL Stampin' UP! Paper Pumpkin kits. I also mentioned that I've discovered I'm not really very fond of the card designs found in the Paper Pumpkin kits... so I decided IF I'm going to use those Paper Pumpkin kits that I've invested in, I'll need to veer away from the designs as they appear in the kits. 

This month I made 3 cards using the June 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit - Expressions in Color.

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In addition to the Paper Pumpkin kit I used the following items...

CS - Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Mellow Moss and Rose Red

Dies - Gina K Master Layouts 1, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Ink - Pink Fresh Detailed Black

BK - Pines and Deer

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 Pines and Deer stamp set. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Horse and Sleigh Die Set

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Silhouette Rocks and Trees Stamp

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!