Monday, July 29, 2024

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



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7 comments:

  1. What a beautiful final card and post as your DT commitment! I love the water layers along with the tree island in the background! I've enjoyed seeing your projects with this company and I'm so glad to read that you'll still be using them from time to time. Thanks for sharing my friend and best wishes to Maria.

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  2. Lynn, your "final" card with the DT is absolutely gorgeous! Your post brought a tear to my eye, though. It's an end of an era; one you've excelled at. I wish Maria the very best and will look forward to seeing KSS cards on your blog from time to time in the future, too.

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  3. What a wonderful peaceful scene for a Christmas card, Lynn. It's always sad when a company closes. Hugs, Darnell

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  4. What a lovely Christmas card Lynn. Thanks for playing along with the Daring Cardmakers this week! x

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  5. Adorable card! Thank you for playing at Dragonfly Dreams Challenge!

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  6. You have done some amazing things with KSS and made so many beautiful scenes. It's sad so many places have closed recently but people move on in different directions or move forward with new plans. Congrats on all the great years as a KSS designer. I look forward to anything you decide to stamp with, but KSS will always be special.

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  7. You have definitely mastered the art of these stamps. I have enjoyed all of the KSS cards you have created and envy your talent.

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