SCS Sketch Challenge 267

I think I'll keep dipping my strawberries in chocolate until after Valentine's Day! Hope you enjoy them! This card was created for Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 267.

Stamps: Multi Step Berries and Multi Step Cup of Warm Comfort by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Inks: Chocolate Dipped Strawberries - Layer 4 - SU Bravo Burgundy, Layer 3 - SU Purely Pomegranate,
Layer 2 - SU Real Red, Layer 1 - SU Real Red stamped off once, Layer 1 again with the bottom 3/4 inked with SU Craft Chocolate Chip and embossed with clear embossing powder. Leaves and Stems - SU Garden Green and SU Always Artichoke, Sentiment: SU Real Red and SU Chocolate Chip
Papers: Pink Pirouette and Real Red by Stampin' Up, sweet love by Little Yellow Bicycle
Embellishments: Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals 

Sweets for My Sweetheart

There is still plenty of time to play Makiko's faux designer paper challenge over at Kitchen Sink Stamps! Read all about Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge #22 and join in on the fun! Three lucky entries will win the chance to do some free shopping in the Kitchen Sink Store!

I had so much fun creating faux designer paper last week that I am back with more today! I'm calling my new Valentine "designer paper" Sweets for My Sweetheart! Hope you have a sweet tooth! I have made my paper with all my favorite Valentine treats: chocolate covered strawberries, sugar cookies, and conversation heart candies!

The sugar cookies have a glittery Stickles glaze and the chocolate on the strawberries was created by coating Layer 1 most of the way up with Craft Chocolate Chip Ink by Stampin' Up, stamping over the finished strawberries, dusting it with clear embossing powder, and heating!

 

Stamps: Multi Step Berries, Multi Step Cup of Warm Comfort, 3 Step Hearts & Roses, Friends of the Moon, and Words of Love by Kitchen Sink Stamps 

Papers: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, and Whisper White by Stampin' Up

Inks: Berries - Layer 2 - SU Real Red, Layer 3 - SU Riding Hood Red, Layer 4 - SU Purely Pomegranate, Layer 1 - SU Real Red stamped off once, Layer 1 - 3/4 up SU Craft Chocolate Chip sprinked with clear embossing powder and heated. Cookies - Layer 3 - SU Creamy Caramel, Layer 3 - Creamy Caramel stamped off once, Layer 1 - SU So Saffron, Layer 4 - SU Chocolate Chip, Conversation Hearts - Memento Dandelion, Memento Tangelo stamped off once, Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped off once, Memento Lulu Lavender stamped off once, SU Pretty in Pink, Sentiments- SU Riding Hood Red

Embellishments: Stickles, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon

Visit the blogs of my fellow crew members!! They each have somethings special to share with you today!!

Angela * Maria * Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko

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Color Dare #54

I created this not traditional Valentine for today's Color Dare Challenge #54.

Stamps: Love Ya' and Stars & Swirls by Stampin' Up, Words of Love by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, and Baja Breeze by Stampin' Up
Inks: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, and Basic Gray by Stampin' Up
Tools: Stampin' Up Punch
Embellishment: Ribbon

Belli Challenge 84 - Ribbons

I created this belated birthday card for Belli Challenge 84. Inside the card it says, "I forgot your birthday! Am I in the doghouse again?"

Stamps: Kittens and Pup by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, and Creamy Caramel by Stampin' Up, Paws and Claws Dog Bones by The Paper Company
Inks: Layer 4 - Memento Dark Cocoa, Layer 3 - Versafine Vintage Sepia, Layer 2 - SU Creamy Caramel
    Sponging - SU Creamy Carmael, Sentiment - Versafine Vintage Sepia
Embellishment - Ribbon

SCS 266 - Chocolate Bunny

I created this Easter card for today's Sketch Challenge 266 at Splitcoaststampers!

Stamps: Chocolate Bunny and Well Scripted by Stampin' Up, Basket for You by D.O.T.S.
Papers: Luxury White by GinaK, Cool Caribbean, Barely Banana, Groovy Guava, Pretty in Pink, Kraft, Close to Cocoa, and Certainly Celery, assorted DP scraps 
Inks: Versafine Vintage Sepia, Memento Dark Cocoa, SU Melon Mambo
Embellishments: Primas, Rhinestones, Ribbon, Dimensionals   

Create Your Own Designer Paper

Makiko has planned a fun challenge for the Kitchen Sink Crew today. She asked us to take out our Kitchen Sink Stamps and create our own designer paper! Yipee!! This gives me a chance to use one of my favorite techniques: masking!

On each of my cards, I started with the butterflies first, covered them with a mask and then stamped the flowers. I then masked the flowers and added the leaves. On the rose card I also filled in all the blank spaces with "stars" from Friends of the Moon!

I hope you get the chance to play along! Remember to use your Kitchen Sink Stamps to create your own designer paper and then use it to create a card! Three lucky winners will get a chance to do some free shopping in the Kitchen Sink Store!! Once you have created your card, post it on the Kitchen Sink Weblog using Mr. Linky.

Stamps: 3 Step Butterflies, 3 Step Daisy, 3 Step Love Birds, and Simple Sentiments
Papers: Barely Banana, Kiwi Kiss, and Melon Mambo by Stampin' Up
Inks: Butterflies - Layer 3 - Versafine Onyx Black, Layer 2 - SU Apricot Appeal, Large Daisy - Layer 2- SU Melon Mambo, Layer 1 - SU Pixie Pink, Layer 3 - SU Purely Pomegranate, Small Daisy - Layer 2 - SU Pumpkin Pie, Layer 1 - SU Apricot Appeal, Leaves- Layer 1 - SU Kiwi Kiss
Tools: Circle Punches
Embellishment: Ribbon

Stamps: 3 Step Butterflies, 3 Step Hearts & Roses, Never a Loss 4 Words, and Friends of the Moon
Papers: Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, and Melon Mambo by Stampin' Up
Inks: Butterflies - Layer 3 - Versafine Vintage Sepia, Layer 2 - SU Pretty in Pink, Roses - Layer 4 - SU Purely Pomegranate, Layer 3 - SU Melon Mambo, Layer 2 - SU Melon Mambo stamped off once, Layer 1 - SU Pretty in Pink, Leaves - Layer 1 - SU Kiwi Kiss, Layer 3 - SU Old Olive
Tools: Punches
Embellishments: Brown Spica Pen, Rhinestones, Ribbon

One tip about masking! I cut my masks from Post-It Labels which are sticky all over the back and I stick them to the front of the acetate cover of my stamp set so that I can reuse them many times without having to cut more!

Don't forget to check out the fun "designer papers" created by all the crew members today!!

Angela * Maria * Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko

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Spring Birthdays

 

I have a slew of friends with spring birthdays coming soon so I decided that tulips would be perfect for some female birthday cards.! I am stock piling a half a dozen of these!!

Stamps: Multi Step Tulip Garden, Whole Family, and Simple Sentiments by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

Papers: Barely Banana by Stampin' Up, sugar rush by BasicGrey

Inks: Pink Tulip - 3 - SU Melon Mambo, 2 - SU Melon Mambo stamped off once, 1 SU Pixie Pink, 4- SU Purely Polemgranate, Purple Tulip - 3- SU Orchid Opulence, 2 - SU Orchid Opulence stamped off once, 1 - SU Pale Plum, 4 - SU Elegant Eggplant, Orange Tulip - 3 - SU Pumpkin Pie, 2 - SU Pumpkin Pie stamped off once, 1- SU Marigold Morning, 4 - SU Only Orange, Leaves and Stems - 1 - SU Certainly Celery, 2- SU Old Olive  Sentiment - Happy - SU Melon Mambo stamped off once, Birthday - SU Orchid Opulence

Embellishment: Ribbon

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