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