Stay Home Texas - KSS

I used today's card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps to send a needed message to my fellow Texans as we strive together to try to reduce the tragic effect of Covid-19 on our families and friends here in the great state of Texas. More and more people are heeding the call and staying home. We are not currently under a shelter-in-place ban, but are allowed out to get food and medicine and other essentials. The request at stores is one cart - one person and social distancing of 6 feet. Almost all the the people I encounter are helpful, caring, and cooperative which gives me great hope.

I pray daily for all those touched by this illness and for those on the front lines aiding in the battle worldwide: medical staffs, first responders, farmers, truck drivers, freight lines, airlines, pharmacy workers, grocery stores and their employees, manufacturers, and many others. All are working to exhaustion to keep our world on its feet! Thank you all from an ever-grateful population.

Images for this card came from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:

Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps

Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps

Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

The sentiment was computer generated.

The grass die is from My Favorite Things

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Path of Positivity Challenge - Challenge #78 - Beauty of Botanicals

Stamping Sensations - March - Spring Florals

My Time to Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge #428 - Off the Edge

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #182 - Always Anything Paper Craft Goes

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!

CCEE2013 - Caffeine Awareness Month

For the final CCEE Stampers' challenge for March, Hostess Maryann Einam thinks in these trying times, we could all do with a strong cup of coffee.

To celebrate Caffeine Awareness Month, she has asked that  CCEE Stampers everywhere create a coffee themed card.

Included in this design are images from:

Coffee Cups by Divinity Designs

 Coffee beans and sentiments by Gina Marie Designs

Coffee Heartbeat Die by Divinity Designs

Check out the fabulous coffee creations from the CCEE Stampers DT:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak
Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

Wide-Open Spaces - KSS

With today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design, I am celebrating the wide-open spaces of Texas. 

This tall card was created using images from the following KSS sets:

Minnesota Norway Pine Multi Step Clear Stamps

Rolling Hills Multi Step Clear Stamps

Tiny Norway Pine Multi Step Clear Stamps - retired

Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps

Coffee Mate Greetings Clear Stamps

Today's card has been entered in the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 253 - Spring

Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge #221 - One for the Boys

Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog - Challenge #394 - Spring

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge #145 - Gorgeous Greens

DL.ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge #255 - Anything Green

My thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you during this difficult time of stress and uncertainty. Please do what you must to stay safe and healthy.

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!

CCEE Wedding/Anniversary/Celebration

March CCEE hostess, Maryann Einam, has requested that the CCEE Stampers create a wedding card or an anniversary or a celebration card in white and black plus one other color.

My sentiment is from Words 4 Celebrating by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

The embossing folder is Ornate Lace by Crafter's Companion.

Below are the links to the cards by the CCEE Design Team:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak
Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

Bluebonnets and Bling

When I set out yesterday to photograph the beautiful field of bluebonnets I had discovered while out looking for Texas wildflowers last week, I knew I wanted to get some pictures of my chihuahua, Calleigh along with the bluebonnets.  I threw her in the car with her blinged-out harness and she cowgirl hat, and we hit the road!

Once we got there, Miss Calleigh was not very cooperative with posing or smiling for the camera, but I am still lovin' this card sponsored by The Project Bin. This card is headed out to her Uncle Clair and her Aunt Betty from Missouri who plan to visit in April to see her, as well as the bluebonnets!!

This fabulously fun sentiment is from The Project Bin's Cowgirl Up! pictured below. I know I am going to have a blast creating Texas cards with each and every one of these stamps!!

True Blue Friends - KSS

I drove 10 miles north from my house into DeWitt county to photograph this beautiful field of bluebonnets. I was so excited to find them this far south while out scouting for Texas wildflowers last week. Most of the huge expanses of bluebonnets are found farther north than we are located. If you look closely, you will spot one tiny patch of Indian paintbrushes as well!

For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design, I have created a bluebonnet card using images from the following KSS sets:

Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps

Keep Calm Coffee Mug Multi Step Clear Stamps

Daisy Multi Step Clear Stamps

Color Recipe for the Bluebonnets

Layer 2 PTI Spring Rain

Layer 3 SU Baja Breeze

Layer 4 Memento Teal Zeal

Layer 1 SU Barely Banana on tips of flowers only

Recipe for Leaves and Stems

Layer 1 SU Lemon Lime Twist

Layer 2 SU Old Olive

Layer 3 SU Mossy Meadow

Color Recipe for the Coffee Mug

Layer 4 SU Pool Party stamped 4 times

Layer 3 SU Pool Party stamped 2 times

Layer 2 SU Pool Party stamped 2 times

Layer 1 SU Pool Party stamped once

I added a panel of woodgrain designer paper across the bottom for the mug to sit on and stenciled some pale yellow polka dots in the background. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

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

Always Fun Challenge #154 - Flowers

Use Your Stuff: Challenge #394 - Spring

Bastel-Traum Challenge Blog - Challenge #87 - Spring

Stamping Sensations - March - Spring Florals

Festive Friday - Challenge #FF0054 - Flowers, Green, Pastel Colors

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!

CCEE2011 - Party Favors

March CCEE Stampers' Challenge hostess, Maryann Einam has asked the team to create a bag, a box, or container that can be used to contain a party favor.

Here is one of the table favors I made for the diners at my table on St. Patrick's Day. The die used for this box is from Tonic. The images and sentiment are from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Each box contains three chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil.

Below are links to the fun treat holders created by the rest of the CCEE Stampers.

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak
Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

International Women's Day Hop

Kitchen Sink Stamps is excited to be taking part in and supporting as a sponsor the 2nd Annual International Women's Day Hop. The goal of the ladies who have started this annual event is to encourage women's empowerment across the globe.

My Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card today was stamped in support of these wonderful women and their goal. I have added it to their blog hop today.

Kitchen Sink Stamps Images from the following sets were used to create this design.

Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Vintage Words Clear Stamps (retired)

Words 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps

Coffee Mate Greetings Clear Stamps

Color Recipe for the Roses

Layer 2 -  PTI Hibiscus Burst
Layer 3 - SU Regal Rose
Layer 4 - SU Strawberry Slush
Layer 1 - SU Pretty in Pink

Color Recipe for the Leaves

Layer 1 - SU Granny Apple Green
Layer 2 - SU Old Olive
Layer 3 - SU Mossy Meadow

The filler greenery was stamped with Memento New Sprout.

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!

CCEE2010 - Floral Arrangement

For this first CCEE Stampers' challenge of March Maryann Einam, the March CCEE hostess, has asked us to make a card or invitation highlighting a floral arrangement.

Now that spring has returned to Texas, I created my arrangement with the famous Yellow Rose of Texas as well as our state flower, the bluebonnet. I'm hoping the filler flower will bring to mind the Indian Paintbrushes which are currently popping up along Texas roadsides.

See the floral creations of the CCEE Design Team:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!

Wild Thing - The Project Bin

For today's The Project Bin sponsored design, I am creating with their newest set, Wild Thing. It is a fabulous masculine set which features a motorcycle and a whole slew of fabulous sentiments to go with it. The set also includes a die to cut the motorcycle and a die to cut the shadow under the front wheel. How fun is that!!

I stamped the motorcycle on white cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I colored

the image with Firefly alcohol markers. I splattered some Momento London Fog ink on the gray panel to make it look like gravel. The designer paper has been in my stash for a long time. It comes from the Wander Paper Pad by BasicGrey.

Wishing You Peace

The first bluebonnets of the season are beginning to bloom here and there across the great state of Texas. Soon the roadsides and hillsides with be blanketed in blue. To us this time of year seems like a little piece of heaven on earth.

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design is a sympathy card featuring images from their Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps with words pulled from various other sets. I wanted something decidedly feminine. I created a pocket by cutting off part of a 3-D embossing folder called  Ornate Lace by Crafter's Companion for the beautiful bluebonnets to peek out from.

Color Recipe for the Bluebonnets:

Layer 4 - Memento Paris Dusk

Layer 3 - Memento Danube Blue

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Balmy Blue

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Barely Banana on the tips of the flowers only

Color Recipe for the Leaves and Stems

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Sage Shadow

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Sage Shadow

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

I am entering this design in the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge #251 - Embossing

Archi-scraps - March Challenge - Peace

Dragonfly Dreams Challenges - Make It Feminine

Stamping Sensations - March - Spring Florals

Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC342 - Textures

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! It's always a joy to see you here!

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!