Monday, January 4, 2010

Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge #21


With today being the first Monday of the month, it is time for another Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge! Designer Lisa Somerville is hosting KSCC#21 and has asked that we use stitching on our card for this month's challenge. My sewing machine is on permanent loan to my daughter-in-law since seamstress is not a hat that I wear, but I trotted across the street to my mother's house. She is the seamstress in our family so she has a machine that does all kinds of fancy stitches. I found one that looks just like my KSS pinecones!! How fun is that!!! I hate sewing fabric, but sewing paper is a blast!!


I need several masculine winter birthday cards this month so I thought this greenery and pinecones would work well for the guys in my life!

I stamped Layer 4 of the pine needles first in SU Handsome Hunter. I then added the pinecones and masked them. Next I stamped the remaining layers of pines.

Stamps: Build a Garland Multi Step Clear Stamps and Berries Multi Step Clear Stamps (sentiment) by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: US Vanilla, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, and Old Olive by Stampin' Up

Inks:  Greenery - Layer 4 - SU Handsome Hunter, Layer 3 - SU Old Olive, Layer 2 - SU Old Olive, Layer 1 - SU Kiwi Kiss

           Pinecones - Layer 1 - Memento Potter's Clay stamped off once, Layer 2 - Memento Potter's Clay, Layer 3 - Memento Dark Cocoa stamped off once, Layer 4 - Memento Dark Cocoa

          Sentiment - Memento Dark Cocoa

Tools: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug Herringbone Embossing Folder, SU Oval Punches

Embellishments: Brown Thread, Dimensionals

Hope you can play along with the Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge #21! Three lucky winners will end up with some KSS cash to spend at the Kitchen Sink Store!! And with new stamps being released on January 12, who wouldn't want some extra money to spend?? Remember to use your Kitchen Sink Stamps and add your entry to the Kitchen Sink Blog using Mr. Linky before the challenge ends on January 22!

Should you need any KSS supplies this week, remember to use a promo code when you order to get a 10% discount. My code is LYNN10KSS.

Let's go see which Kitchen Sink Crew members stitched by hand and who used their sewing machine. Or maybe someone did a little faux stitching!!!  Heading over the crew's blogs to see!!

18 comments:

  1. Stunning card Lynn, the pines make for a wonderful Birthday card, love the stitch you found on your moms machine, it's the perfect touch.

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  2. Wow! I love the fancy stitching of your mother's machine. They are the perfect compliment to the pinecones. Such a great card Lynn. STUNNING!

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  3. Lynn this is gorgeous!! That stitch is perfect and I just love the way you layered the pine boughs and pine cones - truly wonderful!! :)

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  4. Wow...Lynn - this is gorgeous!! Love the wonderful stitching details and how you stamped to create this beautiful pine boughs!

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  5. OH WOW Lynn this is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! What a wonderful bday creation!!!!! Way to go with this challenge awesome work as always sweetie!

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  6. Sooo beautiful, Lynn!! OH MY Goodness...I think you have blown this challenge out of the water!! That fancy sitching is AMAZING!! Puts my poor little starter machine with 8 different stitches to shame!! LOL!! Your beautifully framed sentiement is perfect too!!

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  7. Happy New Year Lynn! You blow me away all the time with your nifty details, but the pine cone stitching is inspired! Perfect match with the stamps...Amazing to me that you thought of that!

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  8. WOW! Lynn, this card is unbelievable!! that stitching is fabulous! What a wonderful card! TFS!

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  9. Wow! This is gorgeous Lynn!! I just love that stitching! That is so cool your mom lives across the street.

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  10. I love your new blog layout - cool colors and great design!

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  11. Oh, wow!! This is fantastic. Everyone needs one of those sewing machines! Great card.

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  12. Beautiful card Lynn...love the masculine feel of it!
    Hugs,
    Jackie

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  13. wonderful masculine card--and i LOVE your stitching!

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  14. Wow, I love the new look on your blog!! This card is just wonderful for those winter birthdays. The stitching is sensational.

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  15. Your card is beautiful but adding that stitching just blows me away!!

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  16. Omigosh! That stitching is so cool, Lynn! I don't sew either, but every time I see fabulous stitching like this, I wish I did. Beautiful card!

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  17. Lynn your card is gorgeous - I love that sewing on the borders!

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  18. This is wonderful Lynn!! I just love how the herringbone texture combines with that great stitching for a fabulous looking card! I'm so glad to be playing again....my KSS's have been quietly crying in the drawer from neglect! Hopefully I'll get back into these great challenges more often this year than last!

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