Today is International Tiger Day. The CCEE Stampers' Challenge for this week is to include a tiger (or other cat) on your card -- tiger, lion, your own little tabby (you get the idea).
The snarky sentiment is a Tim Holtz sticker.
Check out these cool cats featured by the CCEE DT:
I needed a quick get well card this morning, so I stamped this one featuring the Big Leaves, Ladybug Hugs, and Watercolor Prayers for today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. The leaves and the word prayers were cut using the SVG cut files which go with the stamp sets.
I stamped layer 4 of the ladybug with Versafine Claire Nocture directly on the leaf and then stamped the entire bug on a separate white panel. I then cut out the body of the bug without the legs and antenna to glue in place on the bottom leaf.
Leaves
Ladybug
July 21 is National Hot Dog Day so CCEE July Hostess, Lois Bak, has asked the CCEE Stampers to include this national treasure on our cards this week. If you don't have a hot dog image, Lois says you can use any kind of fast food item.
My hot dog choices are very limited! In fact, I have none so I pulled out this grill die and added a fun sentiment from Gina Marie Designs.
I had a lot of fun with today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. It seems like mothers everywhere face some of the same problems daily. There are always mouths to feed. I used images from the following sets by Kitchen Sink Stamps to create this tongue in cheek outdoors design I call "Mama's Gone Fishing!" It is a mini slimline design measuring 3 inches by 6 inches.
The two color recipes I am sharing today feature inks from Stampin' Up.
It's Cow Appreciation Day! CCEE July Challenge Hostess, Lois Bak, has requested that the CCEE Stampers use some kind of farm animal (cow or otherwise) on our cards. I used a cow, a pig, and a rooster cut using Cricut Design Space.
The clouds are a background stamp from Impression Obsession. The grass was cut with a MFT die. The sentiment was computer generated.
Stampers Design Team members linked below!
It's another card of encouragement for today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. I made another card similar to this a few days ago and had so much fun creating the tiny scene through the arched doorway, that I decided to create another one to share with you today.
This card uses images from Old World Door (the arch and the climbing roses), Village Stone Bridge (the man and dog silhouette), Honey Bunny (grass), Potted Topiaries, Isle of Big Bay Lake, and Summer Lemons (sentiment).
The brick wall was created with a Sizzix embossing folder and the clouds were dabbed on using my finger dipped in gesso.
I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:
Allsorts - Week 632 - Masculine
Inkspirational Challenges - Greenhouse Photo
Craft Rocket Challenges - Challenge #83 - Summer
For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:
In honor of her sister's birthday Lois Bak, our CCEE Hostess for July, has asked the CCEE Stampers to honor her by using something on our cards that begin with each letter in her name -- DOTSY.
So for Dotsy I have included on my card:
a dock for D
an oval and an ocean for O
Taken With Teal card stock for T
a sunrise and a silhouette for S
yellow for Y
Ocean by Hero Arts
My card today also honor's my late husbands birthday. I made my annual sunrise visit to the beach on July 3rd, Larry's 72nd birthday to reflect on and honor our years together.
See the CCEE DT cards below:
Good morning to my Kitchen Sink Stamps fans! This morning I am sharing a KSS sponsored masculine card perfect for someone who is starting a new job or headed toward retirement or a slew of other possibilities! It features images from Steam Train & Cable Car, Grand View Mountains, and Cabin by the Lake.
The clouds in the sky were created using the KSS Cloudy Skies SVG cut stencil. I also cut out the train with the KSS SVG cut file which you can get for free is you put it in the cart when you purchase Steam Train & Cable Car. To purchase it later, it will cost you 99¢. Cheaper than a die and easier to store!
The sentiment was printed using Cricut Design Space.
We Texans are pretty serious about our state. I used a sentiment from my favorite Texas stamp company, Deadbeat Designs and our state flag to create this card. The cowboy silhouette was cut using Cricut Design Space.
I am entering this card in the following challenges this week:
Splitcoaststampers Free4All Challenge #593 - Red, White, and Blue
Your Next Stamp - Challenge #167 - Home Sweet Home
DL. ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #280 - Red, White, and Blue
Color Hues Challenge #21 - Red & Blue
The House That Stamps Built - Challenge J3021 - Red, White, and Blue
Lois Bak is starting off her month as CCEE Hostess with a "cool" challenge. According to the wacky holiday chart, July is National Ice Cream Month and July 1st is Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day. Her challenge to the CCEE Stampers is to include some ice cream on our cards.
