CCEE1617 - Baseball

For Anne's last CCEE Challenge as hostess this month, she has reminded us all that it's baseball season again (YAY!).  On today's card we were to promote our favorite team, their colors, or just use a baseball theme.

Baseball and dads make a great pairing so I am using today's challenge to finish up on my Father's Day cards for 2016. I hope you like it. The stamped images are from Baseball Multi Step Clear Stamps and Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps and the die cut fence is by Impression Obsession.

Check out how the rest of the CCEE Design Team celebrates baseball this week!

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

LMS 026 Pedaling CHEER Your Way KSS

The 4th Monday of April means it's time for another Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. We have had more sun than rain the last few weeks here at my house so it is time to air up my bicycle tires and get out to enjoy the flowers of spring.

For today's inspiration I started with KSS' newest floral, the Multi Step Carnations. I decided to go with a tall card and only needed to mask the bicycle and the tree trunks.

Here is a look at the color recipes I used:

Carnation - Layer 2 Memento Rose Bud stamped twice, Layer 3 Stampin' Up Melon Mambo stamped once,  Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped once, Layer 1 Memento Rose Bud stamped once

Stems and Leaves - Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Bicycle (minus the basket) - Layer 4 Versafine Onyx Black stamped twice, Layer 3 Memento Gray Flannel stamped twice, Layer 2 Memento London Fog, Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Soft Stone stamped twice

All Layers of the Basket were stamped with Memento Peanut Brittle

Birch Trunks - Layer 2 Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft

Birch Leaves - Layer 2 Memento Pear Tart, Layer 3 Memento Bamboo Leaves (I omitted layer one on this design.)

Sponged grass - Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Sponged sky - Stampin' Up Bashful Blue

Sentiment - Versafine Onyx Black stamped twice

 Stamp Sets by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Bicycle Multi Step Clear Stamps

Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Get Well Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps 
(for the mini carnations in the basket)

Thank you so much for your visit today! I hope that spring has sprung in your neighborhood!

See more Kitchen Sink Stamps' creations 
at the blogs of the Kitchen Crew:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1616 - Scene with Red

Anne's CCEE challenge this week is right up my alley! She has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a scene card and to be sure to throw in some red. What a great opportunity to get my Father's Day card knocked out a little early this year.

Images by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Classic Old Truck Multi Step Clear Stamps

Palm Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Sail Boats Multi Step Clear Stamps

Die Cut Birds by Impression Obsession

Die Cut Letters by Cuttlebug

Check out the CCEE Stampers' scenes with red:

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

KSS 10+10 - Get Well Carnations

Today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps feature their newest blossoms, Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps. I have used it to create get well cards .

The sentiments are from Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps while the script is from Letters from the Past Multi Step Clear Stamps.
10 Minute Card

For this card I stamped the carnation directly on a Pale Plum Stampin' Up card front and used a Spellbinders' die to create the label for the sentiment. I cut the purple label in half and lined it up as a frame for the white label. 

20 Minute Card

For this card I stamped the script background on the Recollections White card front and on a separate panel of Recollections White. I then stamped the carnations on the separate panel, fussy cut them out, and popped them up over the script on the card front. The ribbon is tied around the popped up stem. I love the depth created on this fun design.

Color Recipe on both cards:

Stems - Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped twice

Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped once

Carnation - Layer 2 Memento Lulu Lavender stamped 3 times

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Lavender Lace stamped once

Layer 4 Memento Grape Jelly stamped once

Layer 1 Memento Lulu Lavender stamped once

Sentiment - Memento Grape Jelly stamped twice

Script - Versafine Onyx Black

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew for more great ISS inspiration!

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1615 - One Layer Watercolor

For the second Thursday of April,  Anne has challenged the CCEE Stampers to create a one layer card with a watercolored image or background.

To create my design I stamped these azaleas by Power Poppy with Soft Stone ink by Papertrey Ink on a sheet of Recollections White card stock and then watercolored them with reinkers. The sentiment is from Out on a Limb Sentiments by Papertrey Ink stamped with PTI Dark Chocolate.

See the watercolor designs of the CCEE Design Team by clicking the links below:

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne

Maryann Einam

Now pull out your watercolors and play along! We would love for you to post a link to your design on the CCEE Stampers Blog!

Birch Trees and Tulips - KSS Let's Make a Scene 025

Although some of my blogging friends are still experiencing snow this week, it is full blown spring here in Texas. All the trees have new green leaves and flowers are blooming everywhere. It wasn't hard to find inspiration this week for Let's Make a Scene #25 sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I am entering today's design in the following challenges:

Spring is in the Air at Dragonfly Dreams
Challenge #116 Based on a Song (Tiptoe through the Tulips) at Crafting When We Can
Bright Colors at Come and Get It

Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets Used to Create LMS025

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Bitty Tulip Bouquet Multi Step Clear Stamps

Tulip Garden Multi Step Clear Stamps

Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps
Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps (butterfly)
Words of Love Clear Stamps

Inks Used:
Memento Rose Bud, Rhubarb Stalk, Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, Pear Tart, and Tangelo
Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft, Dark Chocolate, and Spring Rain
Stampin' Up Bashful Blue
Versafine Onyx Black

Papers
Recollections White and Black
Stampin' Up Melon Mambo

Also creating with Kitchen Sink Stamps:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1614 - Masculine with Plaid

Anne Harmon, our CCEE hostess for the month of April, has challenged us to create a masculine card using plaid (paper or stamp). What a great way to make a quick and simple masculine design. My plaid paper is by Graphic 45. My images are from Stampin' Up. Inks: Memento Morocco and Versafine Onyx Black.

 Be sure to check out the masculine plaid designs by the CCEE DT!

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

Now pull out some plaid and play along!

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Bluebonnets - KSS

With only a few more weeks left of Texas bluebonnets lining the highways and country roads of our grand state, I knew I wanted to feature them in this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. They bring such beauty to our state each spring, and we hate to see them go.

The stamp sets used for these designs were Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps,  Hydrangea Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Words of Comfort & Joy Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

10 Minute Card

Color Recipe for the Bluebonnet

Layer 3 stamped 4 times with Memento Summer Sky

Layer 2 stamped once with Memento Summer Skky

Layer 1 (tips only) stamped with Papertrey Ink Lemon Tart

Layer 4 stamped once with Stampin' Up Brilliant Blue

Leaves

Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves

Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped twice

Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Background sponging and speckling

Stampin' Up Pool Party and Baked Brown Sugar

Sentiment

Stampin' Up Brilliant Blue

20 Minute Card

Color Recipe for the Bluebonnet

Layer 3 stamped 4 times with Memento Summer Sky

Layer 2 stamped once with Memento Summer Skky

Layer 1 (tips only) stamped with Papertrey Ink Lemon Tart

Layer 4 stamped once with Stampin' Up Brilliant Blue

Leaves

Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves

Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped twice

Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Butterflies

Layer 3 stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic Markers

Tools: Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

See more beautiful Kitchen Sink Stamps designs by visiting:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator