Tons of Fun

I'm having fun today creating a few masculine cards with Kitchen Sink Stamps' Multi Step Lil' Elephant.

For the quick card, I stamped the elephant and then masked it to add the text background. I finished the card off with a happy birthday tag.

10 Minute Card

Stamps:  Lil' Elephant Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Sahara Sand and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Inks: 4 Memento Tuxedo Black, 3 Memento Gray Flannel, 2 Memento London Fog, 

and 1 Memento London Fog stamped off once

Sentiments - Memento Tuxedo Black

For the next card I double matted a frame and popped it up over the elephant.

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: Lil' Elephant Multi Step Clear Stamps  
and Cowboy Hat Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Inks: 4 Memento Tuxedo Black, 3 Memento Gray Flannel, 2 Memento London Fog, 

and 1 Memento London Fog stamped off once

Sentiment - Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools: Spellbinders Dies

Check out the Crew's latest creations!

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Jingle Bell Christmas

I received two more unexpected Christmas cards on Saturday, so here I am on December 23 still creating Christmas cards to drive down to the post office today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will be delivered tomorrow. Both are just traveling across town, so I think it is possible.

I realized I hadn't done any jingle bells this year so out they came this morning!

Wishing you and those you love a very special Christmas filled with love and laughter!!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: 3 Step Bells and Playful Christmas 2 by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Inks: Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler and More Mustard

Embellishment: Gold Cord and Red Seam Binding Ribbon

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: 3 Step Bells, Multi Step Winter Cardinals,

 and Playful Christmas 2 by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, American Crafts Metallic Silver,

 and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Inks: Versamark, Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, 

Going Grey, Smoky Slate, and Gumball Green

Embellishment: Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Silver Embossing Powder

Thank you so much for your visit today!!

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew for more Christmas fun!!

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Christmas Lights Oh So Bright

All of my Christmas cards went to the post office last week, but I usually receive a few cards from unexpected sources. I am creating these final cards so I won't be caught unprepared. Today I have pulled out Kitchen Sink Stamps' Multi Step Christmas Lights to use in creating these last Christmas cards of the season! It is my all time favorite Christmas set. For these cards I inked only the glass end of the bulbs and not the sockets.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Ornament & Stars Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
and Winter Cardinals Multi Step Clear Stamps (pines) 

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs

Inks: Rhubarb Stalk, Lady Bug, Espresso Truffle, Cottage Ivy, 

Northern Pine and Tuxedo Black by Memento

More Mustard and Daffodil Delight by Stampin' Up

Embellishment: Gold Atyou Spica Pen

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More

Stamps: Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps (sentiment), 
and Winter Cardinals Multi Step Clear Stamps (pines) 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs

Inks:  Lady Bug, Cottage Ivy, Grape Jelly, Tangelo, Dandelion, 

and Danube Blue by Memento

Embellishment: Star Dust Stickles

I'm sure, like me, your week will be filled with frantic preparations for the Christmas holidays, but hopefully it will also be filled with peace and joy and love. 

More Christmas Creations from the Kitchen Crew:

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Snowy Pines

Marching forward with more Christmas cards today. I chose to use Snowy Pine Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps since a frosty blue norther blew into Texas this week and many people had more sleet and snow than they are used to.

For the 10 minute card I stamped the single snowy pine starting with layer 3 inked with Memento Northern Pine on the pine needles and Memento Rich Cocoa on the trunk. I followed that with layer 2 inked with Memento Cottage Ivy and Rich Cocoa and finished with layer 1 inked with Memento Cottage Ivy stamped off once. I then sponged some SU Baja Breeze as a background and added the die cut star and crystal to the top of the tree. A band of silver glitter ribbon dressed the card up a bit and the sentiment from Playful Christmas 2 Multi Step Clear Stamps was stamped in Cottage Ivy at the bottom.

For the 10 minutes and 10 minutes more design, I chose to use the same snowy pine, but this time I clear embossed the top layer of the tree as well as the snowflakes, sentiment, and ground. I then created an emboss resist background by rubbing the surface of the card with SU Marina Mist ink. The snowflakes are from Snow Flurry Clear Stamps and the sentiment is from Playful Christmas 1 Multi Step Clear Stamps.

I do finally have enough Christmas cards to head to the post office this week, but still have a ton of Christmas crafting to do with 80 scrapbook pages. Fortunately I only have to design 6 layouts and then create multiple copies of each. It will be a crazy crafty week! Just the normal hectic Christmas here in the McAuley house!

Drop in on the Kitchen Crew to see what holiday goodies they have concocted for you this week!

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Holly Days!

I am on a mad dash to get enough Christmas cards made and in the mail to my family and friends this week! I have never been this far behind! EEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!

Today I am working with Kitchen Sink Stamps' Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps, one of my holiday favorites!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Playful Christmas 1 Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs

Inks: Memento Morocco, Rhubarb Stalk, Cottage Ivy, and Northern Pine

Embellishment: Green Metallic Ric Rac

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Gift Multi Step Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs

Designer Paper by the Paper Studio

Cherry Cobbler by Stampin' Up

Inks: Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Cottage Ivy, and Northern Pine

Tools: Nestibilites Circles, We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board,

Corner Rounder

Embellishment: Red Crystals

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew and see their latest creations.

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Ever Thankful - KSS

There are two days left to take advantage of Kitchen Sink Stamps' Pre-Thanksgiving Day Sale. Enter promo code THANK30LYNN at checkout to receive 30% off of all in store merchandise. US orders of $65 or more will receive free shipping. The sale ends at midnight PST on Tuesday, November 26. Don't miss this great chance to pick up your favorite sets at this reduced price!

My cards today were created to wish you and those you love a very Happy Thanksgiving. I count your visits to my blog and your cyber friendship as a wonderful blessing in my life! I truly do have so very much to be thankful for. God is so good!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Turkey Trot Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White,  SU More Mustard and Cranberry Crisp

Designer Paper - TC Fall by K&Company

Inks: Layer 3 - Memento Espresso Truffle on the body, Memento Lady Bug on the wattle,

Memento Tuxedo Black on the eye

Layer 2 - Memento Rich Cocoa

Layer 1 - Memento Peanut Brittle

Sentiment - Memento Rhubarb Stalk 

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: Turkey Trot Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Pumpkins Multi Step Clear Stamps and 

Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White,  SU Soft Suede and Cranberry Crisp

Designer Paper - TC Fall by K&Company

Inks: Turkey - Layer 3 - Memento Espresso Truffle on the body, 

Memento Lady Bug on the wattle, Memento Tuxedo Black on the eye

Layer 2 - Memento Rich Cocoa

Layer 1 - Memento Peanut Brittle

Pumpkins - Layer 1 Memento Cantaloupe

Layer 2 Memento Tangelo stamped off once

Layer 3 Memento Tangelo

Layer 4 Memento Potter's Clay stamped off once

Layer 5 Memento Potter's Clay

Sentiment - Memento Espresso Truffle

Embellishment - Twine

See what the Kitchen Crew has to share today!

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Best wishes for a joyous Thanksgiving week!

I'm trying to play catch up on Christmas cards so I am throwing in another 10 minute card today just for fun!

Stamps: Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps  
and Playful Christmas 2 Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, SU Cherry Cobbler,

North Pole Collection by Crate Paper

Ink Layers on Bear: 3 - Memento Rich Cocoa, 2 Memento Peanut Brittle,

1 Memento Toffee Crunch, 4 Espresso Truffle

Sentiment - Memento Rhubarb Stalk

KSS Pre-Thanksgiving Sale

Today is the day! If you are shopping for bargains, head over to the Kitchen Sink Store and receive a 30% savings on in stock Kitchen Sink merchandise. The sale begins today and ends at midnight PST on Tuesday, November 26. Earn free US shipping on orders of $65 or more. Enter THANK30LYNN as the promo code at checkout to receive your discount.

Here are the latest Christmas cards I have added to my stash. I mixed Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps with Things 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps to create this one. Don't even ask about that wacky clipped corner! Sometimes Plan B has to work, and I do kind of like it! 

This cute little candy cane is a part of the Things 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stampsset. I stamped the small spring of holly from Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps, masked it, and then added the cane. These images were stamped on white card stock and the first layer of both the candy cane and the holly were stamped last with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder. I then sponged Memento New Sprout over the entire surface to make the images pop! The sentiment is from Ready 4 Any Holiday Clear Stamps. 

Happy Shopping!!

Windows

You know how much I love to create scenes on my cards so the window dies I pulled out to use today seem the perfect fit for this type of card. Who doesn't love something beautiful or exciting outside their window?

10 Minute Window Card

Stamps: Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Friends of the Moon Clear Stamps, Playful Christmas 1 Clear Stamps,

and Playful Christmas 2 Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs

Stampin' Up Marina Mist and Night of Navy

Inks: Moon - 3 SU Peach Parfait, 2 SU Crushed Curry, 1 SU Daffodil Delight

Santa and Sleigh - Versafine Onyx Black

Sentiment - Memento Paris Dusk

Tools: Circle Punch (moon) and Grand Madison Window by Poppy Stamps

10 Minutes & 10 Minutes More Window Card

Stamps: Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
and Never a Loss 4 Words Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina Designs,

Smoky Slate by Stampin' Up

Inks: Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Going Grey, and Close to Cocoa by Stampin' Up

Desert Sand, Potter's Clay, Rich Cocoa, and Tuxedo Black by Memento

Tools: Sizzix Arch Dies, Brick Embossing Folder by the Paper Studio

I also have great news to share about a Pre-Thanksgiving Sale. Beginning Friday, November 22 and ending at midnight PST on Tuesday November 26 all in store merchandise (no back orders) will be discounted 30%. What a steal for Christmas gift giving! Enter THANK30LYNN at checkout to receive the discount any time between Friday, Nov. 22 and Tuesday, Nov. 26.

There will also be free shipping on orders of $65 shipped within the US.

Before you go, be sure to check in on the designs the rest of the Kitchen Crew have ready to share  with you today!

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

KSS Teddy Bear Fun

Having fun today with Teddy Bear Wishes!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Never a Loss 4 Words Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: SU River Rock

Inks: Memento

Tools: Spellbinders Die

Embellishment: Toothpick and Dimensionals

10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Things 4 Ducky and Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps, 

Grizzly Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps, 

and Playful Christmas 2 Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler by Stampin' Up

Figgy Pudding by BasicGrey

Inks: Memento

Embellishment: Seam Binding Ribbon

Check in on the Crew:

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

KSS Playful Christmas

Today Kitchen Sink Stamps welcomes back an old favorite, Playful Christmas 1 Multi Step Clear Stamps, and releases a new companion set, Playful Christmas 2 Multi Step Clear Stamps. Each set contains Christmas trees in four sizes with lots of fun patterns to use to decorate them. There are also seasonal sentiments for Christmas card and tag making.

My cards today are both created with images from Playful Christmas 2.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Playful Christmas 2 Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise by Stampin' Up

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Tempting Turquoise

Embellishment: Jolee's Duel Tone Prizm

10 Minutes + 10 Minutes More

Stamps: Playful Christmas 2 Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs, Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Real Red

Embellishment: Jolee's Duel Tone Prizms, Xmas Red Stickles

Tools: Sizzix Dies

Look in on the Christmas fun the rest of the crew has created for you with these fun sets!

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Loving the Tree Friends

I am playing again this week with one of the new stamp sets released last week by Kitchen Sink Stamps. This one is called Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps and includes a fabulous array of scene building images to be used with the KSS Multi Step Trees.


On my 10 minute card, I used the row of grass that is included in the set.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps,
 Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, Really Rust and Cajun Craze by Stampin' Up

Designer Paper by K&Company

Inks: Memento Pear Tart, Cantaloupe, Peanut Brittle, Potter's Clay, Rich Cocoa,

Espresso Truffle, and Bamboo Leaves

Stampin' Up Baja Breeze

10 Minutes + 10 Minutes More
Also included in the set are the stone pathway, the deer, and the soaring birds which I added to my second card.

Stamps: Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Words of Comfort & Joy Clear Stamps,

and Whole Family Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, Early Espresso and Cajun Craze by Stampin' Up

Designer Paper by K&Company

Inks: Memento Pear Tart, Cantaloupe, Peanut Brittle, Potter's Clay, Rich Cocoa,

Espresso Truffle, Tuxedo Black, London Fog, and Bamboo Leaves

Stampin' Up Baja Breeze

Tool: McGill Leaf Punch

Embellishment: Button and Ribbon

Thanks for your visit today! Visit the rest of the crew as well to see their latest creations!

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More - Bicycle

Thank you so much for dropping by today! I have been so anxious for this day to arrive so that I could share the cards I have created with some of the images from new sets Kitchen Sink Stamps is releasing today!

For this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes more cards, I am using Bicycle Multi Step Clear Stamps. This set comes with the bike and flowers for the basket. Also included with the set are six sensational sentiments. I stamped the flowers first, masked them, and then added the bicycle.

10 Minute Card

This is the color recipe used to create both cards:

I stamped the leaves first:

layer 1 - Memento Pistachio

layer 2 - Memento Bamboo Leaves

Flowers

layer 2 - Memento Peanut Brittle

layer 1 - Memento Cantaloupe

layer 3 - Memento Rich Cocoa

Bicycle and Basket

layer 3 - Memento Gray Flannel on the bike and Memento Peanut Brittle on the basket

layer 2 - Memento Gray Flannel on the bike only stamped off once, 

clean the stamp then add Memento Toffee Crunch to the basket only

layer 1 - Memento Desert Sand

layer 4 - Memento Tuxedo Black

20 Minutes More Card

With the extra 10 minutes I added a layer of designer background paper from K&Company, burlap accents, and a flower cluster at the corner. The flower punch is from Stampin' Up and the leaf punch from Martha Stewart.

And, of course, I just had to add a little something with Rubber Ducky Multi Step Clear Stamps!  I did a he and she for this card.

In addition to the bicycle and rubber ducky, the other new stamps releasing today include:

Multi Step Snowy Pine Trees

Multi Step Tree Friends

and

Multi Step Things 4 Ducky & Teddy, Set 1

Head over the the Kitchen Sink Store to get a good look at them all!

The Crew has been busy creating for you! Check to see their latest samples:

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More - Pumpkin Time!

Well, the pumpkin patch has arrived in our town and what a sight to see! All those pumpkins have inspired me to pull out the Kitchen Sink Stamps Pumpkins Multi Step Clear Stamps to design this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More cards.

With 10 minutes, I stamped all three pumpkins in the set directly on the orange card front and then added a carved face and the Happy Halloween sentiment for Ready 4 Any Holiday Clear Stamps. The ink layers on all of today's pumpkins are the same:

Pumpkins

layer 5 - Memento Potter's Clay

layer 4 - Memento Potter's Clay stamped off once

layer 3 - Memento Tangelo

layer 2 - Memento Tangelo

layer 1 - Memento Cantaloupe

Stems

layer 1 - Memento Rich Cocoa

layer 2 - Memento Tuxedo Black

Ten Minute Card

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

You can really see the pumpkin patch influence in the designer paper I chose to back my harvest pumpkin. It is from a Tim Coffey collection by K&Company. I added a swatch of burlap and a burgundy bow. The sentiment is from KSS Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps.

I am having fun this week getting samples made for the Kitchen Sink Stamps October 21 release. There are 5 new sets, each one so unique! Here is a little peek at the one I am using for next week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Cards.

 What do you think?
 Come back next Monday to see the cards I have created with this fabulous new set!

Check in with the rest of the crew!
They may be sharing peeks as well. No telling what you may see!

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

WOYWW 227

I hope you have found your way here today by way of the What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday blog hop hosted by the delightful Julia Dunnit at Stamping Ground! If not, please head over to her blog and find out what it is all about. You may just want to join in on the fun.

Today you have found me frantically making my lists and checking them twice for my autumn cards workshop this morning. I will go through my boxes one last time to make sure I haven't overlooked some much needed item. The class is held downtown, and I have been known a time or two to have to make a pleading call to my husband to bring down a missing item. And turning him loose to find something in my craft space is not always a good idea. The plan is to get it right the first time today.

There is also still pink debris scattered about for my breast cancer cards for SCS's Hope You Can Cling To Challenges. I did get 13 cards finished and in the mail. Only another 25 or so to go.

Thanks for visiting my space today! I'm looking forward to seeing what you are working on this week!

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More for HYCCT

I have been hard at work this month creating cards for MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas by playing along with the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at Splitcoaststampers. For today's 10 and 10+ cards I created these two cards using the 3 Step Hydrangea for the Many Colors of Cancer Challenge. The burgundy hydrangeas were created to honor those who battle multiple myeloma and the purple hydrangea for those fighting pancreatic cancer. With the completion of these two cards, I will be shipping out my first dozen cards to MD Anderson this morning for use by cancer patients and their families.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Hydrangea Multi Step Clear Stamps, Lilac Multi Step Clear Stamps (stem),
and Never a Loss 4 Words Clear Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs, 

Lucky Limeade and Elegant Eggplant by Stampin' Up

Inks: Memento Grape Jelly and Elderberry

Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade and Old Olive

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: Hydrangea Multi Step Clear Stamps, Lilac Multi Step Clear Stamps (stem),
Words of Love Clear Stamps,

 and Words of Comfort & Joy Clear Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs, 

Regal Rose and Cherry Cobbler by Stampin' Up

Inks: Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Stampin' Up Bravo Burgundy, Lucky Limeade, and Old Olive

Tools:  EK Success Border Punch, Martha Stewart Flower Punch

Embellishment: Pearls

Fabulous new Kitchen Sink Stamps were in my mailbox on Saturday, and I am busy creating new designs to inspire you! The new sets will release on October 21!

Visit the crew for more KSS inspiration!!

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria