Peony Prayers

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card was created with two of their newest releases: Grand Peony Multi Step Clear Stamps and Watercolor Prayers Multi Step Clear Stamps. It also incorporates a stencil created from their SVG Cut Thin Lattice 6 x 6 Stencil.

I set as a goal for myself to try to share color recipes which do not mix colors from different companies, but when it comes to the purples I needed for today, I have failed. I hope you can forgive me. I have extensive collections of Stampin' Up, Memento, and Altenew inks. For today's peony, I needed to mix in a little Papertrey Ink as well!

Peony Color Recipe:

Layer 5 - Memento Elderberry

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape

Layer 3 - Papertrey Ink Amethyst Allure

Layer 2 - Memento Lulu Lavender stamped 3 times

Layer 1 -Memento Lulu Lavender stamped 2 times

Leaves Color Recipe:

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Mellow Moss

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Always Artichoke

Watercolor Prayers Color Recipe

Layer 4 - Memento Elderberry

Layer 3 - Papertrey Ink Amethyst Allure

Layer 2 - Memento Lulu Lavender stamped 2 times

Layer 1 - Memento Lulu Lavender

The rest of the sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

The stenciled background was done with Memento Lulu Lavender.

This card is being entered in the following challenges:

Make My Monday - Challenge #125 - Use Stencils

Sweet Stampin' - Create Your Own Background

Alphabet Challenge Blog - F is for Flora or Fauna

Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #640 - Flowers

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Stenciling Challenge

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!!

CCEE2026 - National Bald Eagle Day

CCEE Stampers June hostess, Vicky Gould, has informed us that today is National Bald Eagle Day. In honor of that she has asked that the CCEE Stampers make a card with a bird on it....extra credit if it is a Bald Eagle. 

Sadly I gave away all my bald eagle stamps to my granddaughter whose college mascot was the eagle so there will be no bonus for me today!

Instead I have crafted my card using Tim Holtz's Bird Crazy and dies. The designer paper is from Passport by Carta Bella. The sentiment is from Natural State of Sarcasm by Picket Fence Studios.

I wonder what birds the rest of the CCEE Stampers have featured?
Check it out here:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

June Release - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Lots of hustle and bustle going on in the kitchen today as Kitchen Sink Stamps releases six new awesome sets to get the summer started. The five Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored designs I am sharing with you today include bits and pieces of all of them!

My first two cards feature images and/or sentiments from Summer Lemons Multi Step Clear Stamps, Baskets Multi Step Clear Stamps, Gingham & Plaid Clear Stamps and Watercolor Thanks Multi Step Clear Stamps. The first card was stamped using inks from Altenew while the second card was stamped with Stampin' Up Inks. Separate color recipes are included for each.

Whole Lemon Color Recipe with Altenew Inks

4 - Maple Yellow stamped twice

3 - Fresh Lemon

2 - Citrus Burst

1 - Buttercream

Sliced Lemon Color Recipe with Altenew Inks

4 - Honey Drizzle

3 - Maple Yellow

2 - Fresh Lemon

1 - Buttercream

Leaves Color Recipe with Altenew Inks

1 - Firefly

2 - Grass Field

3 - Shadow Creek

4 - Mountain Pine

5 - Mountain Pine

Basket Color Recipe with Altenew Inks

3 - Mocha

2 - Rocky Shore

1 - Sand Dunes

The gingham napkin in the basket was stamped with Altenew Citrus Burst.

The designer paper for the tabletop is from Dendrology by the Paper Studio.

Whole Lemon Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

4 - Pineapple Punch stamped twice

3 - Pineapple Punch

2 - Barely Banana stamped twice

1 - Barely Banana

Slice Lemon Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

4 - Pineapple Punch stamped twice

3 - Pineapple Punch

2 - Barely Banana

1 - Barely Banana stamped off once

Leaves Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

1 - Lemon Lime Twist

2 - Granny Apple Green

3 - Gumball Green

4 - Mossy Meadow

5 - Always Artichoke

Thanks Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

5 - Fresh Fig

4 - Cherry Cobbler

3 - Real Red

2 - Real Red

1 - Real Red stamped off once

This next card was stamped using images and sentiments for Pea & Carrots Multi Step Clear Stamps. The designer paper is from Country Kitchen 6x6 pad by Carta Bella. I stamped it using inks from Stampin' Up so the recipes are found below.

Carrot Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

1 - Mango Melody stamped twice

2 - Pumpkin Pie

3 - Only Orange

Carrot Top Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

1- Pear Pizzazz

2 - Granny Apple Green

3 Cucumber Crush

Peas Color Recipe with Stampin' Up Inks

1 - Certainly Celery

2 - Pear Pizzazz

3 - Lucky Limeade

4 - Mossy Meadow

This next card was stamped with images and sentiment from Pineapple Multi Step Clear Stamps. The designer paper background is from Wild Heart by Crate Paper. The inks are all from Memento.

This final card was created for Technique Challenge 800 over at Splitcoaststampers today. The technique is called scrape painting. Dots of acrylic paint are dropped on the card front panel and then a flat edge is placed down on it and the panel in turned in a circular motion to move the paint around. I used white and gold acrylic paint for my swirl. The stamp set is called Watercolor Prayers Multi Step Clear Stamps, and I think it is going to turn out to be my favorite sentiment set from Kitchen Sink Stamps. It has so many varied uses included with the set.

Color Recipe for Prayers with Stampin' Up Inks

4 - Rich Razzleberry

3 -Sweet Sugar Plum stamped twice

2 - Sweet Sugar Plum

1 - Pale Plum

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!!

CCEE2025 - Youth Day

CCEE Stampers June hostess, Vicky Gould, has asked us to celebrate youth  this week by creating a card for a child or for that someone you know who is always "young at heart!"

I am sharing  with you this princess birthday side step card, but can't tell you just yet which "princess" it is going to. Looks like I'll need to make a repair before dropping it in the mail. I see I knocked off one of the jewels while I was photographing the card. 

Here are links to the cards created by the other members of the CCEE DT:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Today is also the beginning of quick peeks at the six new sets being released by Kitchen Sink Stamps on Monday, June 22. They are all fabulous, but this one just might be my favorite! So many awesome uses!

Check back tomorrow for a snippet of one of the other new sets!!

#BFF - The Project Bin

My design sponsored by The Project Bin features one of the awesome sentiments from their set #bff seen here:

My family is made up of many strong, beautiful women, inside and out, so this card was created for one of my granddaughters who just celebrated a birthday this past weekend. I'm sending her this card to let her know how much I loved spending that very special day with her celebrating her life!

The designer paper is from Fashionista by Echo Park. The dies are by Spellbinders and I added lace, a paper rose, and ferns as embellishment.

Hello Summer - Kitchen Sink Stamps

This week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card is a clean and simple design featuring the Old World Door fussy cut and popped up over a row of flowers from the Potted Topiaries set. The sentiment is from Bold 4 Seasons Greetings.

Color Recipe for the Door
Layer 5 Altenew Espresso
Layer 4 Altenew Mocha
Layer 3 Altenew Rocky Shore
Layer 2 Altenew Sand Dunes
Layer 1 Altenew Sand Dunes

Color Recipe for Stems and Leaves
Layer 1 Altenew Grass Field
Layer 2 Altenew Shadow Creek
Layer 3 Altenew Mountain Pine

Color Recipe for Flowers
Layer 1 Altenew Buttercream
Layer 2 Altenew Fresh Lemon
Layer 3 Altenew Honey Drizzle

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge #227 - Summer Colors

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Challenge 370 - Vintage

My Time to Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge #434 - Summertime

Creative Friday - Challenge #257 - Wood

Simply Create Too - Challenge #161 - All Summer Long

Splitcoaststampers - CAS Challenge #590 - Pop It Up

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!!

CCEE2024 - Father's Day

Father's Day in the USA falls on June 21st this year.  CCEE June hostess Vicky Gould has asked the CCEE Stampers to make a Father's Day card.  She said that if your father has gone to his heavenly reward, make a masculine card of any type for any man in your life...son, grandson, nephew, boyfriend, etc.

In addition to the CCEE Father's Day Challenge, this card is also for the Alphabet Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. For this week, the letter is K. On my card the K is represented by kind, kin, kid, and kraft cardstock.

See the great Father's Day and masculine cards designed by the CCEE DT!

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

First Rate Dad - KSS

This Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design was created for Father's Day for a dad who has dreams of moving to the beach!! I would love to do that, too!! I sure hope his wish comes true!!

Created with:

Seaside Seagull Multi Step Clear Stamps

Isle of Big Bay Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps

Sail Boats Multi Step Clear Stamps

The die cut sand dollars are by Cuttlebug.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge #374 - Sketch

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog - Challenge #246 - Father's Day

Cuttlebug Mania - Dad is the Best Challenge

Retro Rubber Challenge #136 - Summer Time - the seagull was released in the summer of 2019

Try It on Tuesday - Make It Masculine Challenge

Heads up, Kitchen Sink Stamps' fans. KSS is having a spring cleaning sale. Read all about it below!

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!!

Flip Card - Save the Date - KSS

This Save the Date card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps again features the newly released Old World Door Multi Step Clear Stamps and Potted Topiaries Multi Step Clear Stamps. I keep finding new ways to use it. How  perfect it is for this flip card which allows you to go behind the door for a garden wedding. 

To create the background for the card, I first used the Crinkled Chalk Technique (although I used Distress Oxide Ink instead) to dab on the grass and sky using some wadded up plastic wrap. I then attached a 1 inch by 8.5 inch strip of brick wall that I had stamped using Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps. The door, the topiaries, and the flowers were stamped on separate panels and cut out for mounting to the card so that the door hid the inside of this simple flip card design. 

The Save the Date sentiment is from Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps while the rest of the date was computer generated.

Card Closed

Card Opened

Color Recipe for the Door

Layer 5 - Altenew Espresso stamped twice

Layer 4 - Altenew Espresso stamped once

Layer 3 - Altenew Mocha

Layer 2 - Altenew Rocky Shore

Layer 1 - Altenew Sand Dunes

Color Recipe for the Clay Pots

Layer 4 - Memento Potter's Clay stamped twice

Layer 3 - Memento Potter's Clay

Layer 2 - Altenew Caramel Toffee

Layer 1 - Memento Cantaulope

Color Recipe for the Greenery

Layer 3 - Altenew Mountain Pine

Layer 2 - Altenew Shadow Creek

Layer 1 - Altenew Grass Field

Color Recipe for the Flowers

Layer 1 - Memento Lady Bug

Layer 2 - Memento Love Letter

Layer 3 - SU Merry Merlot

The crinkle stamping was done with Distress Oxide Inks Bundled Sage and Tumbled Glass. Save the Date was stamped with Versafine Vintage Sepia.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Splitcoaststamper's Technique Lover's Challenge #798 - Crinkled Chalk

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Challenge #2023 - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #258 - Wedding

Pink Gem Challenge Blog - Week 12 - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge 123 - More Than One Score (fold)

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!!

CCEE2023 - The Rose

June CCEE Hostess Vicky Gould has this week's CCEE Challenge focus on the June Birth Month Flower: The Rose. Symbolically, the rose has more meanings than one can count!

• A pink rose means perfect happiness, while a red rose means “I love you.” 
• A white rose signifies innocence, purity, and new beginnings. 
• A yellow rose conveys jealousy! 

A bouquet of roses means sincere gratitude, whereas a single rose amplifies the meaning of the color (a single red rose means “I REALLY love you”). Today the CCEE Stampers were to make a card with a single rose or a bouquet of roses.

I ended up with one lavender rose. The rose is a digital stamp from Power Poppy. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. The bulldog clip die is from Karen Burniston while the designer paper is from BasicGrey.

For more beautiful roses, check out the cards of the CCEE DT Members see below:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Happy Birthday, My Friend - The Project Bin

For today's card sponsored by The Project Bin, I have created a fun birthday card for someone very special to me! I have used sentiments from two different stamp sets by The Project Bin. The sentiment inserted in the typewriter die is from Born Yesterday on the left below and the birthday greeting is from Just Sayin' on the right.

                 

Typewriter Die - Momenta

Leaf Die - Sizzix

Flower Die - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Designer Paper - Stay Sweet by American Crafts

Gratitude and Grief - KSS

This past week has been one of gratitude and grief for me. I have been so blessed by the love and generosity of friends during this time of isolation. A thank you at the front door when they drop off a bowl of homemade ice cream or on the phone when they connect me with the perfect person to clean my gutters before the rain is just not enough. So the first of today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored designs is one of the thank you cards going out to these lovely people.

It was created using the newly released set Old World Door Multi Step Clear Stamps with a little help from Potted Topiaries Multi Step Clear Stamps (pot) and Coffee Mate Greetings Clear Stamps (thanks). I turned the door into a window by cutting out sections of the door and adding a bit of brick below the windowsill. An inside peek shows some of the climbing roses in a pot on the kitchen table.

Color Recipe for the Brick and Window

Layer 5 PTI Dark Chocolate

Layer 4 SU Soft Suede

Layer 3 SU Baked Brown Sugar

Layer 2 SU Creamy Caramel

Layer 1 Memento Desert Sand

Color Recipe for the Pot

Layer 1 SU Creamy Caramel

Layer 2 Memento Potter's Clay

Layer 3 Memento Potter's Clay

Layer 4 SU Soft Suede

Color Recipe for the Leaves and Vines

Layer 1 SU Sage Shadow

Layer 2 PTI Ocean Tides

Color Recipe for the Roses 

Layer 1 Memento Lady Bug

Layer 2 Memento Love Letter

Layer 3 SU Merry Merlot

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamp & Fun = Creativity - Challenge #369 - Nature or Flowers

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #252 - Flowers and A Sentiment

The second KSS sponsored card is a sympathy card for a dear friend who lost her husband unexpectedly on Wednesday. She and I both live on the Texas Gulf Coast so I have created this masculine design using Lighthouse Multi Step Clear Stamps, Seaside Seagull Multi Step Clear Stamps, Shoreline Rocks Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Isle of Big Bay Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps.

Color Recipe for the Lighthouse

Layer 4 SU Early Espresso

Layer 3 PTI Dark Chocolate

Layer 2 SU Baked Brown Sugar

Layer 1 Memento Desert Sand

Recipe for the Pier

Layer 4 SU Soft Suede

Layer 3 SU Baked Brown Sugar

Layer 2 SU Creamy Caramel

Layer 1 Memento Desert Sand

Recipe for the Seagull

Layer 4 Memento Tuxedo Black

Layer 3 SU Gray Granite

Layer 2 PTI Soft Stone

Layer 1 (head and body masked) beak and legs PTI Soft Stone

I leave the masks on the birds to sponge on the sea and the sky, leaving their bodies white.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - PIP Challenge #2022 - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge #508 - Anything Goes with Option "at least 2 layers"

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!!