Sunflowers and Pumpkins - KSS Monday

I don't know why I haven't reached for this cute little sunflower more often, but I sure had fun playing with it today! It comes from Sunflowers Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card

Stamps:  Sunflowers Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps, 
Hanukkah Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
and Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps 

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, SU Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry,

and Fashionista by Graphic 45

Inks: Flower - l Momento Dandelion, 2 SU Crushed Curry, 3 SU Pumpkin Pie

stamped off once, 4 Memento Rich Cocoa, and 5 Memento Espresso Truffles

Stalk and Leaves - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves

3 Memento Olive Grove

Sentiment - Memento Espresso Truffle

Embellishment: Ribbon

20 Minute Card - I stamped and masked the pumpkins first and then stamped the sunflowers. I removed the masks and added the grass over the pumpkins.

This card as been entered in the Craft a Scene September - Fall Splendor Challenge and the Jellypark Friday Challenge Blog - Autumn/Fall Challenge.

Stamps: Sunflowers Multi Step Clear Stamps,  Pumpkins Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps,
and Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, SU Garden Green and Pumpkin Pie,
and Fashionista by Graphic 45
Inks: Flower - l Momento Dandelion, 2 SU Crushed Curry, 3 SU Pumpkin Pie
stamped off once, 4 Memento Rich Cocoa, and 5 Memento Espresso Truffles

Stalk and Leaves - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped off once, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 3 Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Pumpkins - 1 Memento Cantaloupe, 2 Memento Tangelo, 3 Memento Tangelo, 4 Memento Potter's Clay stamped off once, 5 Memento Potter's Clay

Pumpkin Leaves and Vine - Memento Cottage Ivy

Grass - SU Lucky Limeade
Sentiment - Stampin' Up Close to Cocoa
Sky - SU Soft Sky

I'm headed over the check out what the Kitchen Crew has to share today.
Come on with me!

  Connie - designer
 Lisa - designer
 Maria - owner and creator

HMFMC179 - Autumn/Fall

I have had this cute little mouse for a couple of years and pulled it out today for the Mouse-House and Friends Monday Challenge 179 - Autumn/Fall as well as Gruffies & Guest Challenge 9 - Anything Goes with Option of Fall.

Stamps: Happy Windsday by House-Mouse Designs, Inc.

Papers: Recollections White, SU Soft Suede, Night Fall by American Crafts

Inks: Memento Espresso Truffle, SU Soft Sky, Copic Markers

Embellishments: Burlap, Copper Nailheads, McGill Leaf Punch

CCEE1439 - National Dog Week

This week Lois has challenged the CCEE Stampers to honor National Dog Week by creating a card that features a dog. I have chosen to use sweet little Cookie from birthday4Cookie by The Stamps of Life.

Stamps: birthday4Cookie by The Stamps of Life

Papers: Blush Blossom and Groovy Guava by Stampin' Up,

 Georgia Pacific White, and Peachy Keen by American Crafts

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Calypso Coral, Copic Markers

Tools: MFT Die-namics Little LC Letters, The Stamps of Life Dies

Embellishment: Prima Flowers and Crystals

Check out the precious pups used by the CCEE Stampers' Design Team!

Frances Bryne

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Sabrina Friel

Lois Bak

Amber Hillman

Liz Williams

Maryann Einam

Autumn Leaves for KSS Monday

Each September I look forward with anticipation to the arrival of my favorite season of the year. I am welcoming autumn today with a couple of cards created using Multi Step Big Leaves and Autumn Squirrel by Kitchen Sink Stamps.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps). 

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Multi Step Big Leaves and Words of Love by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, SU Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, and Tangelo Twist

Inks Layers on Leaf: 3 Memento Rich Cocoa, 2 Memento Tangelo, 

1 Memento Tangelo stamped off once

Sentiment - Memento Espresso Truffle

20 Minute Card - the acorn and sentiment are from 3 Step Autumn Squirrel.

Stamps: Multi Step Big Leaves and 3 Step Autumn Squirrel by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, SU Lucky Limeade

Inks Layers on Leaves and Acorns: 3 Memento Rich Cocoa, 2 Memento Peanut Brittle 

1 Memento Pear Tart

Sentiment - Memento Rich Cocoa

Thanks for your visit today! I hope you found some Kitchen Sink inspiration.

For more beautiful Kitchen Sink creations, drop by the blogs of the KSS Crew!

 Connie - designer

 Lisa - designer

 Maria - owner and creator

The First Christmas

I am hard at work trying to get all my Christmas cards ready to go before Thanksgiving. Today I mixed a few die cuts together with a sentiment from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps to create this holiday card.

Stamps: Born This Day by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Dies: Nativity Die by Taylored Expressions, Pine by Impression Obsession, and

Circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders

Papers: Recollections White, Stampin' Up Blue Bayou and Glorious Green

Inks: Versamark and SU Handsome Hunter

Embellishment: Silver Embossing Powder, Silver Cord, Silver Tinsel Ribbon

I have entered this Christmas card in the following challenges:

Scrapy Land Challenge #2 - die cuts and embossing

Crafty Ribbon Challenge #102 - 1st Christmas

Hobby Book Challenge - Embossing

Addicted to Stamps - Holiday

CCEE Stampers - Word Play - Hug

Today Lois has given us a Word Play Challenge. In honor of "Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day," include on your card something that starts with each of the following letters -- H U G. And tell us what each thing is.

Please join us and link your card up using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post. If you upload to another site such as Splitcoaststampers, please add CCEE1438 to your keywords.

My hug:

H - hat on head, hand on hip/ U - uniform/ G - gown

Image: Stella Nursing - ICU by Bugaboo Digi Stamps

Papers: Only Orange, Garden Green, and Crushed Curry by Stampin' Up

Georgia Pacific White

Ready Set Go by American Crafts

Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe by Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Embellishments: Spica Atyou Pen, Prima Flower, Brad, Dimensionals

See all the fabulous H-U-G creations by the CCEE Stampers!

Frances Bryne

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Sabrina Friel

Lois Bak

Amber Hillman

Liz Williams

Maryann Einam

Owl & Autumn Moon

With the first cold front of the season headed for Texas this weekend, my mind is turning to the beautiful autumn season. We will be lucky to have our temperatures lowered by 5 degrees this first time out. We don't begin to see anything in the way of colorful leaves until late November. And even then, it will only be the Chinese Tallow and a few others. My yard is filled with oaks which hang on to their leaves until early spring.

My Kitchen Sink focus stamp set for this week's Ten Minute and Ten Minute More Designs is the beautiful Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps. Every time I use it, I wonder why I don't pull it out more often.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps, 

and  Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and SU Really Rust

Inks: Owl layers - 4 Memento Espresso Truffle, 3 Memento Rich Cocoa, 

2 Memento Peanut Brittle, 1 Memento Peanut Brittle

Limb - 2 Memento Espresso Truffle, 1 Memento Rich Cocoa

Leaves: Memento Potter's Clay, Cantaloupe, Peanut Brittle

Tools: Oval Punches

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Turkey Trot Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
1/2 Pint Alphabet Clear Stamps,

and Friends of the Moon Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and SU Summer Sun, Basic Black, and Night of Navy

Inks: Owl layers - 4 Memento Espresso Truffle, 3 Memento Rich Cocoa, 

2 Memento Peanut Brittle, 1 Memento Peanut Brittle

Limb - 2 Memento Espresso Truffle,

Moon layers - 3 SU Peach Parfait, 2 SU Crushed Curry, 1 SU Crushed Curry

Stars - Brilliance Platinum Planet

Sentiment - Memento Paris Dusk

Tools: Spellbinders Wrought Iron Fence, Circle Punch

I am so lucky to have you visit here today! Thank you so much!

For more wonderful KSS designs, check out the Kitchen Crew's latest creations!

  Connie - designer
 Lisa - designer
 Maria - owner and creator

Odd Day at CCEE Stampers

Lois has us celebrating Odd Day over at the CCEE Stampers with Challenge 1437. The task at hand is to create a card on which we use an old number of the same embellishment for our design! Fun!!

On my design I have used 1 ribbon, 5 roses, and 13 leaves!

Stamps: Lamentations 3:21-23 by Our Daily Bread Designs

Papers: Naturals Ivory, Lavender Lace, and Pear Pizzazz by Stampin' Up

Perfumeries by Graphic 45

Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, SU Pear Pizzazz

Tools: Circle Nestabilities, Curvy Leaves Die by Elizabeth Designs

Embellishments: Paper Roses, Ribbon

Head over to see what oddness the CCEE Stampers have for you today!

Frances Bryne

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Sabrina Friel

Lois Bak

Amber Hillman

Liz Williams

Maryann Einam

Birthday Balloons - KSS Monday

There are lots of September birthdays among my friends and nothing says birthday like balloons! Today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Kitchen Sink Designs feature  Bunch o' Balloons Multi Step Clear Stamps. These fun cards are hitting the mailbox today to help my friends celebrate their big days!  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card - I added a burst of confetti in pink and purple across the card using an image from KSS Friends of the Moon.

Stamps: Bunch o' Balloons Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Friends of the Moon Clear Stamps, 
and Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections White, SU Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry

Inks: Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry and Memento Tuxedo Black, Elderberry and Rose Bud

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Bunch o' Balloons Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections White, assorted Stampin' Up Scraps

Inks:  Memento Lulu Lavender, Rose Bud, Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Teal Zeal,

Nautical Blue, Pear Tart, and Bamboo Leaves

Tools: Fine Tip Black Sharpie and My Favorite Things Alphabet Dies

What an honor it is to have you visit here today!

Be sure to check out the work of the rest of the Kitchen Crew:

  Connie - designer
 Lisa - designer
 Maria - owner and creator

CCEE Stampers 1436 - Newsprint

CCEE Stampers' Designer, Lois Bak, is the host for the CCEE challenges in September. For this first September challenge, she has asked the team to make a card using newsprint as a part of the design.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

Here is my newsprint creation:

Stamps: Father's Pocket Watch Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, and  Soft Suede by Stampin' Up

French Industrial by Tim Holtz

Inks:  Layers on Watch - 3 Memento Espresso Truffle, 2 Memento Rich Cocoa,

1 Memento Toffee Crunch

Sponging done with Memento Toffee Crunch and SU Soft Suede

Sentiment: Memento Espresso Truffle

Tool: Embossing Folder by Cuttlebug

See the newsprint creations of the members of the CCEE Design Team!

They are awesome!!

Frances Bryne

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Sabrina Friel

Lois Bak

Amber Hillman

Liz Williams

Maryann Einam

Play along and link your creation to the CCEE Stampers' Blog.

Pansies for KSS Monday

This weekend my sister is here a few weeks early to help me celebrate my birthday. We don't often get to spend crafting time together so it always really special when we do. We have been having a ball with one of the wonderful gifts she brought.

I am now the proud owner of a Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch system and 3 punches. It makes the most fabulous doilies quickly and easily in sizes from 6 inches up to 12 inches which is a little large for card making, but I knew I had to fit one in for today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More KSS Designs.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

I realized that I haven't had the 3 Step Pansy out in a while and thought it would fabulous for today's cards. I hope you agree!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Pansy Multi Step Clear Stamps and Words of Love Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections White

Inks: Pansy - 4 Memento Grape Jelly, 3 Memento Sweet Plum, 2 Memento

Sweet Plum stamped off once, 1 Memento Lulu Lavender, 5 Memento Elderberry

Leaves - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves,

3 Memento Olive Grove

Sentiment - Memento Elderberry

Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

20 Minute Card

Stamps:  Pansy Multi Step Clear Stamps and Words of Love Clear Stamps  
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections White, Mrs. Grossman's Embossed Crinkle, SU Elegant

Eggplant and Garden Green, Reaction by Crate Paper

Inks: Pansy - 4 Memento Grape Jelly, 3 Memento Sweet Plum, 2 Memento

Sweet Plum stamped off once, 1 Memento Lulu Lavender, 5 Memento Elderberry

Leaves - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves,

3 Memento Olive Grove

Sentiment - Memento Elderberry and Sweet Plum

Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Circle Nestabilities, and Martha Stewart

Circle Edge Punch

Embellishment: Ribbon and Crystals

Check in on the amazing designs of the rest of the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Connie - designer

 Lisa - designer

 Maria - owner and creator