Monday, June 28, 2021

Answered Prayers - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I created today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card for a friend who has been through some tough times, of late. She has been on my heart and in my prayers as well as the prayers of many others for quite awhile. In recent days, positive things have finally started to come together and are moving in a very positive direction for her life.  Her own prayers and faithfulness have played a huge part in this, for sure.



Images used to create this card are from the

following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:



Color Recipes using Altenew Inks

Sunflowers

Layer 1 Fresh Lemon
Layer 2 Warm Sunshine
Layer 3 Honey Drizzle
Layer 4 Mocha
Layer 5 Espresso

Stems and Leaves

Layer 1 Parrot
Layer 2 Grass Field
Layer 3 Evergreen

Watering Can

Layer 1 Limestone
Layer 2 Silver Stone
Layer 3 Silver Stone
Layer 4 Industrial Diamond

The fence was created using designer paper from the Paper Studio. The clouds were created with the Cloudy Skies SVC cut stencil by KSS. I also used the SVG cut files from KSS to cut the sunflowers, the watering can, and the word prayers.

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

All Sorts - Week 630 - Use Design Paper (my fence is design paper)





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






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






Wednesday, June 23, 2021

CCEE2125 - National Eagle Day

Hi friends! Kelly McKown-Santi, our CCEE hostess for June, has a fun challenge for the CCEE Stampers today. Since June 20 is National Eagle Day in the USA, Kelly has asked us to celebrate this national symbol. It’s a time for us to focus our awareness on the bald eagle and ways to preserve the bird's natural habitat. Kelly wants us each to use an eagle on our card or project to celebrate this winged treasure!


Floral and sentiment by Rubbernecker Stamps.
Eagle die cut by Gina Marie Designs.

Click through below to see how the rest of the CCEE DT honors this regal bird!






Monday, June 21, 2021

Torn Paper Beach - Kitchen Sink Stamps

For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card, I had a little fun with torn paper and my favorite place on earth: the beach. In another week, I will be doing a little beachcombing on the Texas Gulf Coast at sunrise. I can hardly wait!! 




Kitchen Sink Stamps used on this design:

Lighthouse

Seaside Seagull

Palm Trees

Isle of Big Bay Lake

Sea Shells


The designer paper background is from the Paper Studio while the sentiment was created with my WeRMemory Keepers Word Punch.


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

Crafting Happiness - Challenge 101 - Anything Goes - Option Beach

Bitten by the Bug 2 - For the Guys - I used my Cricut to cut out the lighthouse, the piling, the seagull, and the sand dollars using KSS SVG files.

Sweet Stampin' - I Spy Something Beginning with B

Fusion - Seashells

Double "D" Challenges - Signs of Summer


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






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


Wednesday, June 16, 2021

CCEE2124 - The Great Outdoors

 Did you know that June is Great Outdoors Month? So says CCEE June Challenge Hostess, Kelly McKown-Santi. She has therefore asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card or project showcasing some outdoor fun - camping, hiking, biking, picnics, etc!



The trees, cabin, and duck are by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

The sentiment is by Impression Obsession.


Here are links to the great outdoors creations of the CCEE DT:

Monday, June 14, 2021

Have a Fintastic Father's Day - KSS

I had a lot of fun with this week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. I have created a Father's Day card using images from Cowboy Boots, Trout Fishing, Deep Sea MarlinIsle of Big Bay Lake, Honey Bunny, and Bold Holiday Greetings.

I used a scrap of designer paper to create the jeans to poke into the boots to create this cowboy fisherman on the river banks. The cloudy sky was created using the SVG cut stencil Cloudy Skies also from KSS.


Color Recipe for the Boots using Stampin' Up Inks

Layer 1 Creamy Caramel
Layer 2 Creamy Caramel
Layer 3 Chocolate Chip
Layer 4 Early Espresso


Color Recipe for Trout using Stampin' Up Inks

Layer 1 Soft Sea Foam with Powder Pink in center
Layer 2 Soft Sea Foam
Layer 3 Lemon Lime Twist
Layer 4 Granny Apple Green
Layer 5 Lucky Limeade


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Always Fun Challenges - Challenge #218 - I Love My Day


Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge #250 - Summer Fun


Make My Monday - Challenge #150 - Outdoor Fun


Dare 2B Artzy - June Challenge: Masculine


Sweet Stampin' - Masculine Makes


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






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

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

CCEE2123 - Donald Duck Day

June CCEE Stamper Hostess, Kelly McKown-Santi has another fun challenge for use this month. She says that yesterday was Donald Duck Day, and Donald Duck is her husband's favorite Disney character. To celebrate Donald's day, Kelly has asked the CCEE Stampers to feature a duck(s) on our card/project.




The mallard ducks, cattails, and rocks are by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

The sky is by Impression Obsession.

The sentiment is from Tlc Creations.


And don't forget to check out these great ducks:



Monday, June 7, 2021

Country Fair - Kitchen Sink Stamps

The arrival of spring and summer have me looking forward to all the wonderful outdoor adventures that they bring! Many of my Master Gardener friends are hard at work in their gardens growing all kinds of delectable edibles and sharing their wonderful product in the local country fair or farmers' market.

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design features images from their sets Artichokes and Baskets. Both were cut with my Cricut using the KSS SVG cut files that go with these sets before they were stamped. The background was created with KSS SVG cut stencils Cloudy Skies and Slimline Herringbone. The 1st Place Ribbon is from the Cricut Design Space collection.


Color Recipe for the Basket using Stampin' Up Inks

Layer 1 Creamy Caramel
Layer 2 Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 3 Soft Suede


Color Recipe for the Artichokes using Stampin' Up Inks

Layer 1 Certainly Celery
Layer 2 Certainly Celery
Layer 3 Lucky Limeade
Layer 4 Mossy Meadow
Layer 5 Always Artichoke

This card has been entered in the following challenges:






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






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

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

CCEE2122 - Repeat Stamping

 

According to CCEE Hostess, Kelly McKown-Santi, today is Repeat Day!

For this week, Kelly would like for the CCEE Stampers to use the

repeat stamping technique on our card or project.

For my card for this challenge, I repeated the words Joy, Hope, and Love by KSS in holiday colors halfway down the front of my card. I then added this cute Tim Holtz elf and packages to create my first card to the 2021 Christmas stash!



Here are links the the other cards created
by the CCEE Design Team using repeat stamping: