A Little Fun with Christmas Dies

These are the cards I am sending to family and friends this year made with dies from Spellbinders, Sizzix, and Impression Obsession. The sentiments are a hodgepodge of stamps and stencils I pulled from my collection. 

I hope they enjoy my cards as much as I enjoyed creating them!!

Autumn Birthdays

 Autumn is my favorite season. I am lucky enough to have several friends and relatives with autumn birthdays so I am sharing a couple of the cards I made for them this year.

Both of these cards were made with dies from Spellbinders and a sentiment die from Impression Obsession.

Use Your Wings

I am so glad that autumn is upon us! It is my favorite season. Today I am sharing a quick and easy design featuring designer paper from Simple Stories. The ephemera is a new package I picked up on sale at Hobby Lobby by the Paper Studio. The chipboard sentiment is by Tim Holtz.

The corners were rounded on the main DP panel and the ephemera, DP, and sentiment had their edges sponged with VersaFine Clair Pinecone.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Craft-alnica - Challenge #368 - No Stamps

Double "D" Challenges - Fall Leaves

Night Owls - Challenge #40 - Everything That Can Fly

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Challenge #312 - Anything Goes - Option Include an Animal

Girlz Creative Crafts - Challenge #48 - Fall

Thanks for dropping by today! I hope your day is filled with beauty and joy! 

Midnight Tales - Graphic 45

I created this fun Halloween design for today's Splitcoaststampers' Sketch Challenge #1027. No stamps or ink here. I used papers from Graphic 445/s Midnight Tales collection and cat dies from Impression Obsession.

You & Me & the Sea

 Today's card was created using Sketch 1026 from Splitcoaststampers. It was created with some of my hoarded Graphic 45 papers from the Ocean Blue Collection. The beach babe is a die from Spellbinders but I used two circle punches to create a smaller hat so as not to cover the sentiment. The sweet little sand dollars were created with a very old, but treasured die from Cuttlebug.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Sketch Challenge 1026 at Splitcoaststampers

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - September Challenge - Anything Goes

Paperminutes Challenge #862 - Mediterranean

Cardz 4 Guys - Challenge #355 - Nautical

Unicorn Challenge Blog - Challenge #102 - Circles

Thanks for visiting with me today! 

Come see me again soon!

Layered Stencils - The Ton

I sure had a lot of fun with these new layered stencil roses and leaves I purchased from The Ton! One of the things I love the most about them is that there are 7 different and separated roses on this stencil and one die which cuts them all out in one fell swoop! How neat is that!!

I used this rose and designer paper from the Paper Studio to create today's card.

All inks are from Altenew.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Sketch Challenge 1023 at Splitcoaststampers

A Cut Above - August Challenge - Anything Goes with a Die Cut

Creative Moments - Challenge #261 - Patterned Paper

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge #235 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Weeks 793/4 - Anything Goes

Peaceful Wishes

Today's card is my final Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design as a design team member since the store will be closing shop at midnight PST on Wednesday, July 31. I have had the remarkable pleasure of working with Maria and her amazing art almost from the beginning of Kitchen Sink Stamps. My first purchase from her was the classic Heart & Roses. Although KSS is closing, you will still see her beautiful images showing up in my work from time to time. Her realistic, layered images are themselves timeless. They will therefore never go out of style and will always be among my favorites. Thank you, Maria for the beauty and joy you have brought into my life with your exquisite talent.

Thank you to each of you who have followed by work here as well as at Splitcoaststampers and left such sweet comments. What a blessing you have been to my life.

I chosen to create with the Graceful Swan today since it is still in stock in the store. I know many people shy away from white images so I am including the color recipe I used to create the swan today. My main advice to you when trying to stamp a layered white image is to ALWAYS leave off Layer 1. Start stamping with Layer 2 in the palest gray you have and go up from there.

Color Recipe for the Swan
Using Altenew Inks

Layer 1 - omit this layer

Layer 2 - Limestone stamped off once

Layer 3 - Limestone

Layer 4 - Silver Stone

Layer 5 - Silver Lining

Layer 6 - Industrial Diamond

Layer 7 - Jet Black

Kitchen Sink Stamps Used:

Graceful Swan

Isle of Big Bay Lake - sold out

Cattails - sold out

Shoreline Rocks - sold out

Greetings from the Woods - sold out

Receive a 40% discount using the promo code INKYHUGS from now through midnight PST, July 31.

This card has been entered in the following challenges this week:

Dragonfly Dreams - July Challenge - Christmas in July

Rudolph Days Challenge - July Challenge

Daring Cardmakers - Christmas in July

Simply Create Too - Christmas in July

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit:

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Have a Beary Merry Christmas - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I checked this morning and found that there are still several Teddy Bear Wishes and two Things 4 Ducky & Teddy still available in the Kitchen Sink Stamps store as the closing date (July 31) draws near. I decided to use these two sets in today's KSS sponsored Christmas card design. I used a few birch tree trunks and a sentiment from Christmas Poinsettia. If you have an electric cutting machine, don't neglect to add the SVG cut files to your order. My bear was stamped on the SVG cut file designed for Teddy Bear Wishes.

 

I have entered this holiday card in the following challenges this week:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge #234 - Anything Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - Challenge #68 - Anything Christmas

Alphabet Challenge Blog - H is for Holidays - Christmas in July

Crafty Catz - Challenge #676 - Anything Goes - Make It Cute

Cut It Up! - Challenge #308 - Christmas in July

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit:

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Summer Fun - Kitchen Sink Stamps

 

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored designs feature images that bring to my mind summer fun! One on land and one in the water!

The Sea & Sand card features images from Giant Coral and Seahorse, Tropical Fish, and Beachcomber's Bounty. I stamped the coral directly on the blue card front, but the seahorses, fish, and shells were stamped on SVG cut shapes. I painted the greenery with a Bamboo reinker by Memento. The waves were stenciled on using the SVG cut stencil Waves & Splashes.

The land card was created using images from Bicycle and Trees. Both the bicycle and the tree were stamped on SVG cut shapes and glued to the blended panel with the sentiment being added last with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.

Kitchen Sink Stamps will be closing shop on July 31. I think that the Bicycle is the only image I have used today which is still available this morning. The images are selling out fast. I will continue to create with my wonderful KSS collection and post my cards here and on the Kitchen Sink Stamps - Multi Step Stamping Fans page on Facebook from time to time.

Please use the code below to purchase any stamps which remain in the shop through July 31.

You Make My Heart Sing! - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Many of you may not know this, but I am a huge country music fan. I am currently waiting anxiously for Amazon to deliver Luke Combs' new album, Fathers and Sons to my doorstep. Until then I will be listening to it on You Tube! With my husband's birthday coming this week, most of the songs on the album hold a great deal of meaning for me! I will be shedding many bittersweet tears!

So with country music as my inspiration this week, I have created this  5 x 7 design using images from:

Cowboy Boots

Cowboy Hat - retired

Guitar

Trees

Grazing Horse

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

613 Avenue Create - For the Guys

Alphabet Challenge Blog - G is for Gentleman

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge #232 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Week 787 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Challenge #675 - Anything Goes

I also want to let KSS fans know that after almost 17 years in business, Maria has decided to close shop as Kitchen Sink Stamps on July 31. From now until then you may use the following promo code to receive a 40% discount on all in-stock stamps. Get your favorites now before they are gone.

 

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

A Day at the Beach

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored slimline card was inspired by my upcoming sunrise trip to the beach on my husband's birthday next week.

All of the images were stamped on SVG cut pieces which were them stamped and glued to the watercolored background. SVG cut files are available for purchase with most sets at Kitchen Sink Stamps.

 

Images are from the following KSS sets:

Classic Old Truck

Palm Trees

Lighthouse

Seaside Seagull

Shoreline Rocks

Make a Big Statement

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

613 Avenue Create - For the Guys

Daring Cardmakers - At the Beach

Crafty Catz - Challenge #674 - Make It Masculine

Creative Friday - Challenge #362 - Maritime

Aloha Friday - Challenge #11 - Masculine

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Two Celebrations - Kitchen Sink Stamps

There are two celebrations going on in my life this week! The first one is my youngest granddaughter's birthday She and her sweet husband have just returned from a Greek honeymoon so I have decided to create a Texas beach card for her big day! Our beaches don't compare to those on the Mediterranean Sea, but I hope she will get a kick out of it.

This Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design uses images from the following sets:

Summer Splashes

Beachcomber's Bounty

Make a Big Statement

Rubber Ducky

I folded a scrap of designer paper to create the towel and added some sticker jewels to embellish the flip flops! 

This card has been entered in the following challenge:

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #227 - Summer Fun

The second celebration, of course, is Father's Day. My dad has always delighted in putting out the American flag on this front porch on patriotic holidays. At 95 years old, he is no longer able to manage that trip up the ladder. As part of his Father's Day gift this year, my sister and I have enrolled him in the "Lease a Flag" Program sponsored by a local Boy Scout Troop.  They will place a flag in his front yard the week of every patriotic holiday throughout the year! I think he will love his gift!!

Below is the card I have created to let him know about his gift.

It was created with Stars & Stripes American Flag and Bold Holiday Greetings by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

This card was entered in the following challenge:

 Allsorts Challenge - Week 785 - Masculine

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Hello Sunshine

I haven't used any of my adorable House-Mouse images is a good while, so decided to choose one to use for the SCS Sketch Challenge today. I mounted the image on a treasured piece of Graphic 45 paper from the Tropical Travelogue Collection. I watercolored the image using my SU reinkers. The sentiment is from Verve.

In addition to SC1013 at Splitcoaststampers, I have also entered this card in the House-Mouse Challenge #416 - Anything Goes.

Sea & Sand - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Texas temperatures are now in the 90s so, of course, my mind is headed to the beach! Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design features images from Lighthouse, Plumeria, Sailboats, Isle of Big Bay Lake, and sentiments from Beachcomber's Bounty! 

I first stamped the Isle of Big Bay Lake on the blue card front and then added the torn paper land. After stamping the lighthouse, sailboat, and plumeria on cut SVG files, I attached them to the card front and added the sentiment.

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

Make My Monday - Challenge #227 - B is for..... (I chose beach)

Colorful Options - June 2024 - Aqua

We Love Stamping - June Challenge - Fabulous Florals

Allsorts - Week 783 - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Challenge # 251 - D is for Die Cut

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

God Bless Texas - Kitchen Sink Stamps

School is out and summer is on its way to Texas. Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card features images from Classic Old Truck, Clay Pots, Bluebonnets, Stars & Stripes American Flag (God Bless), and Water Lilies (toad). The TEXAS was punched with the We R Memory Keepers word punch set! What a fun alphabet to create with! I threw together a quick watercolored background and stamped the images of SVG cut files also available at Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I don't know about you, but I am ready for a little road trip! It's time to get out of town and kick up my heels a bit! Now if I can just find an open day and an open road!

I have entered this design in the following challenges this week:

Path of Positivity - Challenge #121 - Anything Positive Goes

Global Design Project - Challenge #447 -Transportation

Allsorts - Challenge #782- Anything Goes

Simply Create, Too - Challenge #200 - Add an Animal

Tic Tac Toe - Challenge #247 - Truck/Free/Die Cut (electronic SVGs)

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

 For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Land That I Love - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I absolutely love designing with Kitchen Sink Stamps Star & Stripes American Flag. It is the perfect image for creating wonderful outdoor scenes on a slimline card base. My KSS sponsored design was inspired by Riverside Park here in Victoria, Texas. It a wonderful place to enjoy time outside with family and friends, and with the recently added dog park area, it is even better!!

This design includes images from the following KSS sets:

Stars & Stripes American Flag

Tree Friends

Birch Trees

Village Stone Bridge

Icy Pond

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog - Stars and/or Stripes

Dream Valley Challenge - Challenge #316 - Man or Boy

Make My Monday - Challenge #226 - Dog or Puppy

Allsorts Challenge - Week 781 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Choose a Country

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

What Could Be Better Than a Day at the Beach?

With temperatures in the nineties this week, my thoughts are traveling to the beach! Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design features images from Sea Shells and a sentiment from Summer Splashes.

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

A Place to Start - May 2024 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity - Challenge #121 - Anything Goes Positive

AAA Colourful - Colourboard #3

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Challenge #250 - O is for Outside

Crafty Catz - Challenge #671 - Anything Goes Optional Twist 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 additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

We Remember - Kitchen Sink Stamps

In just over two weeks' time, we will again be celebrating Memorial Day here in the United States. It is a day when we take time to remember and honor the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our country.

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design incorporates the United States flag from Stars & Stripes American Flag and poppies which have been used since the end of World War I to honor and remember fallen warriors. Kitchen Sink Stamps has two poppy sets: Remembrance Poppy and Poppy Bouquet, both sets were used in the creation of this card.

The greenery was stamped directly on the white cardfront. The poppies and the flag were stamped on SVG cut files which are also available at Kitchen Sink Stamps. The poppies were then glued over the greenery and the flag popped up on top. This is a 5 inch by 7 inch design.

This card has been entered in the following challenges this week:

Triple B May 2024 Challenge - Birds, Butterflies, and/or Blooms

The Flower Challenge - Challenge #91 - Colour Your Flower (layered stamping)

Make My Monday - Challenge #225 - Florals

We Love Stamping - May Challenge - Vintage

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #645-646

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Spellbinders - Classic Tales

I whipped out a dozen of these earlier this week using the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month - Classic Tales. Six of these cards will be used as masculine cards of encouragement while on the other six I added sympathy sentiments in the place of the scripture. I am so thrilled to have been a part of the large and small die of the month club for this past year! I can't wait to see the new release today!!

The embossed panel was created with kraft paper using the Crosses embossing folder from Darice.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Inspire. Create. Challenge #166 - Something New

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge #228 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - April 2024 - Anything Goes

Mother's Day - 2024 - Kitchen Sink Stamps

 Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design is a simple yet fun fold which allows you to view both the front and the inside of your card once the card is completely open.

The card starts with an 8 1/2 inch by 5 1/2 inch sheet of colored cardstock scored at 2 1/8 inch and 4 1/4 inch.

I then stamped the front and inside panels and attached them to narrow black mats. I placed Score Tape on the left side of the front panel and attached it to the folded back front half of the card. I then attached the inside panel to the right half of the card being sure that it could not be seen when the card was closed.

Images for this design are from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets

Iris

Ladybug Hugs

Giant Sunflower

Words 4 Celebrating

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

BYSHC - Linky Party

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored slimline design was created for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Linky Party - Spring into Christmas 2024. Getting a jump start on Christmas cards for 2024 has me excited!

My card uses images from Amaryllis, Christmas Poinsettia, Snowy Pine Trees, Clay Pots, All Year Grapevine Wreath, and Icy Pond by KSS. The flowers, pot, and bow were stamped on pieces cut with SVG files also available at KSS.

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!!

 

Sunny Seas - Kitchen Sink Stamps

The Technique Lovers Challenge at Splitcoaststampers had participants using this tutorial to create an underwater scene with sunlight filtering through to the ocean bottom. So for today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design I have created my scene with images from Giant Coral & Seahorse and Tropical Fish. I also used the SVG cut stencils Big Burst and Layered Fern to create the background using Distress Oxide Inks.

I have entered this card in the following challenges this week:

Simon Says: Make Your Own Background

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game! - April Stencil Fun Challenge

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #643-644

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #254 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge #227

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!