BK - Surfer Guy and Gal

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 Surfer Guy and Gal stamp. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Ocean Waves Stamp Set (sentiment)

Silhouette Palm Trees Stamp

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Lighthouse on the Cliff 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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Farm Fresh Fun Fold

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 - I'm a day early this month as tomorrow is a DT day here on my blog).

We take turns choosing the theme. This month it was Barb's turn. She challenged us to make Fun Fold cards and include the color Green.

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

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Stamp Set: Simon Says Mandy's Flowers stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: Gina K Master Layouts 13, Gina Marie Pleated Lace Rectangles, MFT Stitched Rectangles, and Spellbinders Precision Layering A2

SCS Sketch #SC1055

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 - #SC1055:

My card:

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

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Stamps: Stampendous Honeycomb Wishes stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Crushed Curry CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles, Scrapbook.com Nested Hexagons, and Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strips

Embellishments: Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

Encore Performance - March 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 Simon Says Just Write stamp set. This stamp first appeared on a card on my blog on August 20, 2024 - you can see it HERE. I really like that oversized pencil stamp in the stamp set and decided it needed to see ink again.

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Stamp/Die: Simon Says Just Write stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Opaque Accent 120# White and SU Powder Pink CS

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

CAS839 Spring

Each Monday there is a new CAS Challenge on SCS. It's always fun to see what others create using the CAS theme.

I am the host this week. Since it's now officially Spring I chose the theme...

Spring

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Fun Stampers Journey Cute Boots stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Tranquil Tide CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots

Double Duty 2025 - Gina K

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!

Things have changed a bit in who's participating over the years, but not in the instructions. This year's Double Duty crafters are Barb, Carol, Darlene, Terry and me.

This month's company is Gina K.

Card #1

Card #2

The thing/s that are the same on both cards (as per the challenge specifications) are: the colors, the papers, the rectangle dies, and the embellishments.

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

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Terry

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Supplies Used

Stamp/Die Set: Gina K Magnolia Wishes stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

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

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Strips, and Stamp Market Quick Strips

Embellishments: Enamel Dots from an unknown vendor

BK - Day At the Lake

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 Day At the Lake stamp. You can check it out in the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps store - HERE.

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item used:

Wetlands Stamp

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps item 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

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!