Creative Crew 2025 - April

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. 

With the exception of the first month and the last month of every round 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.  

The first month of each round Barb and I choose a challenge and post it, but everyone uses their own supplies. The last month of each round Barb chooses a color combination and I create a sketch for our challenge.

This is the first month of this round. Barb and I challenged the Crew to randomly select a stamp set from their favorite stamp company. Okay, that's kind of rough - so let's say "ONE" of their favorite stamp companies, because if they are like me, they can't choose just one favorite.

Unity is definitely one of my favorites though so I randomly selected one of the stamps from my vast stash of their stamps. My random method? I closed my eyes and reached in four of the bins of stamps and pulled out a stamp set. Then I tossed those four stamp sets in a pile, closed my eyes and stirred it up a bit before pulling the ONE - Wild Surprises. I was really excited, as this stamp set had not seen ink yet.

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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Stamp Set: Unity Wild Surprises stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Chocolate Chip and Lemon Lime Twist CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 2, Gina K Sentiment Strips, Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, and Paper Roses Stitched Circles

Embellishments:Gina Marie Enamel Dots