Unused No More - April 2025

It's the 6th of the month - time for the Unused No More Challenge. Not sure what that is? Knowing we have stamps and other products we've not used, Barb created the idea for this challenge and invited others to join her in the fun.

The challenge each month is to pick a stamp set, stencil, die, hot foil or press plate (or maybe something else I have not thought of) that you have not used yet—still new in the package or your storage choice.

Make a card or another project, giftable, ATC, etc. with the new item and now it is used!

This challenge is exactly what I need! I'm not going to name how many unused stamps I have (not to mention dies, embossing folders, stencils, etc.) but I will tell you this - over 35% of the stamp sets I own are currently unused (at least by me - some of them I have purchased second-hand). That's ridiculous! I need an intervention and Barb has created it for me. It's called Unused No More.

I made a card this month using the Unity Coffee Doodle-Doo stamp set.

There are several of us in this group, but these are the ones that have blogs if you'd like to check out their Unused No More cards/projects:

Barb

Carol

Darlene

Rebekah

Shelly

Terry

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Stamp: Unity Coffee Doodle-Doo stamp stamped with Hero Arts Intense 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: Gina Marie Pleated Lace Square, MFT Stitched Rectangles, and Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strips

Embellishments: Amazon Diamond Dots and Love from Lizzy Adhesive Strips

Easter Lilies

I rarely make Easter cards. I'm not sure why. After all, I am a believer who celebrates Easter. And I have several great Easter stamp sets. 

I guess it's time to give one of those Easter stamp sets some attention.

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Stamp/Die Set: Spellbinders Lily Arch stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Pineapple Punch CS

Dies: Waffle Flower Blanket Stitch Layers

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

BK - Bench in the Woods

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

Card #1

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Flocks of Birds Stamp Set

Sun/Moon Circles Stencil

Card #2

Other Blue Knight Rubber Stamps items used:

Flocks of Birds Stamp Set

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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Keeping One Plus Twelve Alive in '25 - April

The 3rd of each month is a special day here on my blog - it's the day that Kelly (the founder of this series), Barb, and I share our One Plus Twelve cards. The idea is to use the same ONE stamp (not a set) each month to create a card. Sentiments can be used, too, if we choose.

We started this series in 2019, so this is our 7th year. 

My ONE stamp this year is the bloom from the Gina K Modern Floral stamp set. 

This month I stamped on colored cardstock and blended some ink around the edges of the bloom, too.

You can see Barb's and Kelly's cards on Instagram as well as their blogs...

Barb's blog

Kelly's blog

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Stamp/Die: Gina K Modern Floral stamped with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink and blended with Taylored Expressions Peaches and Cream Ink

Papers: SU Grapefruit Grove, Natural White, and Summer Splash CS and DP from my scrap file

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles, Paper Roses Little Foliage 1, and Pink and Main Stitched Arches

Embellishments: Nail Art Rhinestones

SCS Sketch #SC1056

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 - #SC1056:

My card:

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

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Stamps: Altenew Festive Floral Frame stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and OloMarkers

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

Dies: Honey Bee Sweet Stack Rectangles

Embellishments: Amazon Nail Art Rhinestones

CAS840 Do Some Coloring

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. In honor of National Crayon Day I chose the theme...

Do Some Coloring 

(with any coloring medium)

Here's my card:

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

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Stamps: Unity Cuckoo stamped with Pink Fresh Detail Black Ink and colored with Copic and Olo Markers

Papers: Accent Opaque 120# White and SU Cherry Cobbler CS

Ink (for blending): Taylored Expressions Latte 

Dies: Altenew Featured Sentiments and MFT Stitched Rectangles

Embellishments: Gina Marie Enamel Dots

Catch Up Club - March 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. It should be noted I am a day early this month as I have something else on my blog 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 one of the cards from the 2024 Virtual Stamp Joy event. It's from Session #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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