10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Poinsettias - KSS

Today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps were created with images from Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps.  I love having poinsettias around the house during the holidays. They make everything seem so festive. So what could be more perfect for holiday cards.

I stamped and cut out 6 of the smaller flowers in the set and 15 leaves to cut out and mount on the cards.

10 Minute Card

Color Recipe for Poinsettia

Layer 5 Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped twice

Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Layer 3 Memento Lady Bug stamped twice

Layer 2 Memento Lady Bug

Layer 1 Memento Love Letter

Color Recipe for the Leaves

Layer 1 SU Lucky Limeade

Layer 2 SU Old Olive

Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Centers - dots of yellow acrylic paint

Background - Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

20 Minute Card

Color Recipe for Poinsettia

Layer 5 Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped twice

Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Layer 3 Memento Lady Bug stamped twice

Layer 2 Memento Lady Bug

Layer 1 Memento Love Letter

Color Recipe for the Leaves

Layer 1 SU Lucky Limeade

Layer 2 SU Old Olive

Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Centers - dots of yellow acrylic paint

Pail Die from Impression Obsession

Embellishment: Plaid Paper and Lace 

Wishing you and yours

a very Merry Christmas!

Come to Bethlehem

The main image on this Christmas card comes from one of my favorite holiday sets from Stampin' Up called Come to Bethlehem. I just finished my last dozen holiday cards for 2016 using this design. The star is from Stampendous! and the sentiment is from Good Cheer by Technique Tuesday. With a little sponging, it came together quickly and easily. One dozen done in one hour.

Let's Make an Icy Scene! - KSS

Today I am sharing my last Christmas scene for 2016. I had such fun creating this icy holiday design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps using images from Snowy Cabin Multi Step Clear Stamps, Icy Pond Multi Step Clear Stamps, Rolling Hills Multi Step Clear Stamps, Snowy Pine Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Playful Christmas 1 Clear Stamps. We Texans don't get to experience this type of "cold" where we live. It sure looks like fun, but at my age I think it would only mean broken bones!

I am entering today's design in the Mod Squad Challenge Blog's Trees and Snow Challenge.

Find more Kitchen Sink Stamps designs by visiting the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1649 - Gingerbread Decorating Day

Hi Everyone,

Here is the last challenge for 2016, as we will be taking a little time to concentrate on family and friends during the holidays. Of course we will be back on the 5th January to start another year for fun challenges, hope to see you here too!

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support of our challenges every week, we love that you play along with us.

Wishing you all a Merry and Safe Christmas and New Year.

Now onto our challenge for this week .....

According to the Days of the Year web site, the 10th December is Gingerbread Decoration day and the 12th December is Gingerbread House Day. So for our challenge this week let's include something gingerbread related on our cards.

I used a fun House-Mouse image by Stampabilities for the Paper Studio.

Thanks for checking out the CCEE Challenges weekly and playing along when you can!

Here are links to the gingerbread designs created by the rest of the CCEE Design Team:

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Bells, Bells, Bells - KSS

I am finishing up on my Christmas cards for 2016 and used today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps to add another couple to the stash. Tomorrow it will be time to start addressing envelopes and getting my cards in the mail.

Today's designs feature images primarily from Kitchen Sink Stamps' 3 Step Bells. The bow at the top of the bells is from Multi Step Build a Garland and the sentiment is from Playful Christmas.

10 Minute Card

This card has been entered in the following challenge:

CAS on Sunday - Challenge #97 Christmas

Stamps: Bells Multi Step Clear Stamps, Build a Garland Multi Step Clear Stamps,

 and Playful Christmas 1 by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections White

Inks: Bells - Layer 4 Memento Peanut Brittle, Layer 3 SU More Mustard,

Layer 2 Papertrey Ink Harvest Gold stamped twice, Layer 1 Harvest Gold

Bow - Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Layer 3 SU Real Red, Layer 2

Memento Lady Bug stamped twice, Layer 1 Memento Lady Bug

Embellishment: Gold Cord and Dimensionals

20 Minute Card

This card has been entered in the following challeges:

Come and Get It Challenges - Christmas Challenge

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog - Challenge #217 - Traditional Christmas Colour

Christmas Cards All Year  'Round - Anything Christmas/Holiday

Stamps: Bells Multi Step Clear Stamps and Build a Garland Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, SU Real Red and Certainly Celery

Inks: Bells - Layer 5 Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel, Layer 4 Memento Peanut Brittle, 

Layer 3 Stampin' Up More Mustard, Layer 2 Papertrey Ink Harvest Gold stamped

twice, Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Harvest Gold

Bow - Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Layer 3 SU Real Red, Layer 2

Memento Lady Bug stamped twice, Layer 1 Memento Lady Bug

Embellishment: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Indian Gold Nuvo Embellishment Mousse,

Martha Stewart Fern Punch

Also members of the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1648 - RED

Today is Eat a Red Apple Day, so in the spirit of Christmas the CCEE Stampers are each creating something that includes the color red.

The coffee cup and embossed background are by Tim Holtz and Sizzix.

The Hand is by Impression Obsession

Look in on the CCEE Stampers and see how they used red in this week's design:

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Poppy Girl - Unity

I am trying to be more faithful in sending snail mail to my two college age granddaughters this year, and I have found a stamp line that is perfect in helping me with that goal. I have started collecting images from the Angie Girls by Unity. The images are of strong, beautiful young women and the sentiments are encouraging and filled with truth.

Here is one that I am sending out this week.

Images: Poppy Girl by Unity

Designer Paper: Sleigh Ride by Cratepaper

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Colored with reinkers

KSS - Sleigh Ride

Fourth Mondays always bring a new Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

This week I am sharing a Christmas card which features images from Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps, Rolling Hills Multi Step Clear Stamps, Snowy Cabin Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps. I embellished the scene with punched snowflakes by Tonic and a die cut sentiment from Sizzix's Holiday Words #2.

This design has been entered in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #136 - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Christmas Card Challenge - #50 Anythings Goes Christmas

Come and Get It Challenges - Baby It's Cold Outside

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 391 - Anything Christmas

Challenge Up Your Life - Challenge #55 - Snowflakes

The Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1647 - Pins and Needles

For her last week as CCEE hostess for the month of November, Frances tells us, "Sunday 27th November is Pins and Needles Day which commemorates the opening of a historical Broadway Play called Pins and Needles in 1937.

This week let's create cards with a sewing theme, using either stamps, dies,  papers, buttons, pins, needles or any combination of the above."

I think this will make a fun birthday card for one of my sewing friends!

Images:

Mouse Bounce by House-Mouse Designs, Inx.

Sentiment from Happiest Birthday Wishes by Stampin' Up

Sewing & Writing Dies by Sizzix

Designer Paper by Graphic 45

Check out the oh, "sew" cute designs by the CCEE Team and then join us in this fun challenge!

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

KSS - Playful Christmas 2

Back today with a couple of quick and simple Christmas cards sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. Both the 10 Minute and 10 Minute More designs use images from their Playful Christmas 2 Multi Step Clear Stamps

10 Minute Card

Papers: Recollections White, Stampin' Up Emerald Envy and Daffodil Delight

Inks: Stampin' Up Certainly Celery and Crushed Curry, Memento Cottage Ivy

20 Minute Card

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

Inks: Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink and Real Red

Tools: Spellbinders Die

Embellishment: Glitter Ribbon, Glitter Star, Rhinestones

Visit the Kitchen Crew:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE 1646 - Bears

Frances informed the CCEE Stampers that yesterday was "Have a Party with Your Bear Day". So to celebrate, she has challenged us to feature bears on our cards this week.

 I am still catching up on Christmas cards so I will have enough to mail on December 1. Can you believe that December is almost here?

Images:

Bear from Pines by Stampin' Up

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Sentiment from Stampabilities

To see more bear cards visit the CCEE Stampers!

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

I am also entering today's card in the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Challenge 390 - Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 452 - Christmas/Holidays

Southern Girls Challenge 148 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Anything (Christmas) Goes

KSS - Let's Make a Scene - Turkey Trot

It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here when it seems like just yesterday when we were starting a new year. This week has be searching through recipes to find that perfect side dish to compliment our traditional turkey and dressing.

This week's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps is one of the few Thanksgiving cards I will be sending out this year. It features images from Turkey Trot Multi Step Clear Stamps, Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Pumpkins Multi Step Clear Stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

Visit the Kitchen Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Challenge #117 - Tis the Season

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog - Challenge #342 - Anything for Thanksgiving

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Autumn Colours

The Ribbon Girl - November Card Challenge

Origami Day

November 11 is Origami Day!  Our CCEE Hostess, Frances Byrne, has asked the CCEE Stampers to include something origami on our cards this week. It could be a folded shirt, dress, crane, a folded box whatever you like.

Since I am playing catch up on Christmas cards this year, I have folded a 5 pointed star to use as the focus of this holiday card.

Die: Holiday Greens by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Stamp: Merry Christmas 06 by Stampabilities

Check out the fun origami creations by the rest of the CCEE Stampers Design Team:

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Christmas - Anything (Christmas) Goes

Fab'n'Funky - Challenge #326 - Get Krafty!

Autumn Birthday - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Autumn birthdays were on my mind as I designed this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More cards sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. I let the giant sunflower stamped in shades of red be the focus of this spray of autumn leaves and berries. For the 10 minute card I stamped directly on a kraft panel using masking. For the 20 minute design I stamped the leaves and sunflower on a separate white panel and cut them out to pop up over the stamped branch and berries with a little twine and burlap embellishment.

Kitchen Sink Stamps used for these cards include:

Giant Sunflower Multi Step Clear Stamps
Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps
Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps
Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps
Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps

The berries were stamped with a pencil eraser.

10 Minute Card

20 Minute Card

I have entered the 20 minute card in the following challenges:

Great Impressions - November Challenge - Anything Goes

Sunday Stamps - SSC139 - Autumn Splendor

The Artistic Stamper - November Creative Challenge - Autumnal

Connie Can Crop - #52 - Pumpkin Spice

Thank you for visiting me today! Treat yourself to more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration by visiting the Kitchen Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE 1644 - Wobbly Wednesday

It's a brand new month which means it is time to introduce Frances Byrne, our CCEE challenge hostess for November.

For our first challenge this month, Frances tells us that the 2nd of November was Wobbly Wednesday, a day set aside to bring awareness to a condition called Nystagmus, a non-stop and uncontrolled movement of the eyes which is symptomatic of problems with the visual system of the brain and body.

So the challenge this week is to put some wobble in our designs.

Image: Bird Crazy by Tim Holtz

Dies by Sizzix


Check out the cards created by the CCEE Design Team:

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Bryne

Maryann Einam

Autumn Cabin - KSS

Although the 5th Monday of the month would usually have me featuring 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs, I was just in the mood for creating a lovely autumn scene today. So this week's card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps features images from Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps and Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps.

I have entered this design in the following challenges:

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Challenge #116 - Trees

My Time to Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge #332 - Autumnal Colours or Halloween

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge #175 - Shades of Autumn (Fall)

Pattie's Creations DesignChallenge #127 - Halloween or Autumn

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! For more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration be sure to visit the other members of the Kitchen Crew:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1643 - Follow the Recipe

This week the CCEE Stampers are doing ‘recipe’ cards. We were to use circular and square elements, flower(s), dry embossing, and bling of some sort. Hope you have fun with this one.

Tools:  Susan's Garden Poinsettia Dies by Sizzix
Holiday Words #2 by Tim Holtz for Sizzix
Embossing Folder by the Paper Studio

Check out the CCEE Design Team creations:

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Bryne

Maryann Einam

Let's Make a Scene - Autumn Sympathy

Sadly, several people close to me have had to face the loss of a loved one this autumn. Today's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps is a masculine sympathy card which I made to send to one of them.

Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets Used to Create This Scene Include:

Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps
Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps
Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps
Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps
Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps
Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps
Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps

Tools Used Include:

McGill Leaf Punch
Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

Embellishments:

Burlap
Jute
Pearls

I have entered this design in the following challenges:

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #116 - Trees

Penny Black - October Challenge - Autumn

Stamping Sensations - October - Autumn

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - October Color Challenge

A Gem of a Challenge - Challenge #180 - Autumn Colour Inspiration

See more designs using Kitchen Sink Stamps:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1642 - One Layer Card

The challenge this week at CCEE Stampers is to create a one layer card. I am currently in Christmas card mode as I prepare sets of cards for an upcoming charity auction. 

This design came together pretty quickly and easily. The images are from Ornamental Pine and Merry Little Christmas by Stampin' Up. I stamped the pine needles with Memento Olive Grove and the cones were stamped double, first with Memento Rich Cocoa followed with Memento Potter's Clay. I then sponged the edge all around with Memento Bamboo Leaves and then the cones with Stampin' Up Soft Suede. The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and then embossed in gold. As a final touch, I dabbed Indian Gold Nuvo Embellishment Mousse around the outside edge.

Check out the one layer designs created by the CCEE Design Team

and then play along in the challenge by posting your design

to the CCEE Stampers' Blog.

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Bryne

Maryann Einam

Halloween Moon - Kitchen Sink Stamps

This week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps were meant to bring you a little Halloween fun! The full moon is from Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps and the witch and bats are from Friends of the Moon Clear Stamps. Both sentiments are from the Ready 4 Any Holiday Clears Stamps set.

10 Minute Card

Papers: Recollections Black and White, Stampin' Up Crushed Curry

Inks: Memento Cantaloupe and Dandelion, Stampin' Up Crushed Curry

Versafine Onyx Black

Tool: Circle Punch

20 Minute Card

Papers: Recollections Black and White, Stampin' Up Crushed Curry

Inks: Stampin' Up Marigold Morning and Crushed Curry, 

Memento Dandelion, Versafine Onyx Black

Tool: Sizzix - Tim Holtz - Tree Line Die

The Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator