KSS - Easter Blessings 2020

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design is an Easter card that is going in the mail to my pastor and his wife today. This year will be the first year in my life that I will not be worshiping in my church with my church family on Easter Sunday. Another of many life changes brought about by the spread of Covid-19 across my city, state, nation, and world.

Instead, I will be worshiping with my church family through the blessings of technology on Facebook. It will be a beautiful service celebrating the resurrection of our savior, Jesus Christ and offering Him praise and honor knowing that nothing can separate us for His love and saving grace. Thanks be to God!

My prayer is that we all come out of this pandemic more caring, more kind, more loving, and more Christlike. Stay in and help keep yourself and others safe from this dreaded disease.

To start this card, I attached a cross cut from computer paper to the center of my card front with repositionable tape. I then stamped the daisies and carnations over the cross mask and sponged around the edges of the cross.

I then removed the cross and stamped the Easter Blessings sentiment.

Kitchen Sink Stamps sets used to complete this card include:

Fresh as a Daisy Multi Step Clear Stamps

Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps

Coffee Mate Greetings Clear Stamps

Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps


Color Recipe for the Daisies

Layer 1 SU Barely Banana
Layer 2 Memento Dandelion
Layer 3 SU Crushed Curry
Layer 4 Memento Peanut Brittle
Layer 5 SU More Mustard

Color Recipe for the Carnations

Layer 1 SU Grapefruit Grove
Layer 2 SU Marigold Morning
Layer 3 SU Peekaboo Peach
Layer 4 SU Mango Melody

Greens used include SU Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Lucky Limeade and Mossy Meadow.

I am entering my Easter design in the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness- Challenge #43 - Anything Goes - Easter - one of their top picks for the week! Thank you, Crafting Happiness!!

Global Design Project - Challenge #235 - Spring/Easter

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge #254 - Easter

The Paper Girls Challenge #197 - Florals

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!!

Encouragement for a Friend

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design was created for a talented card maker and one of the sweetest crafters around who is currently battling breast cancer for the second time. The Teapotters over at Splitcoaststampers are showering her with cards this week, and I certainly want her to know how much we miss her and are rooting for her recovery. This card went in the mail to her on Saturday.

I have found the sentiments in the new Coffee Mate Greetings to be so very versatile and have used one of them on this card of encouragement and love.

Kitchen Sink Stamps used for this design:

Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps

Coffee Mate Greetings Clear Stamps

Words 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps

Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps

Color Recipe for the Carnations

Layer 1 Pretty in Pink by Stampin' Up
Layer 2 Hibiscus Burst by PaperTrey Inc.
Layer 3 Lovely Lady by PaperTrey Inc.
Layer 4 Rose Bud by Memento

Color Recipe for the Stems and Leaves

Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves
Layer 2 Memento Olive Grove
Layer 3 Mossy Meadow by Stampin' Up

The ribbons are actually shoe strings that I found at the Dollar Store.

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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!!

Faux Pressed Flowers and Embedded Embossing - TLC728 featuring KSS

I am so excited to see you today! Thanks for dropping by!!

Today's Technique Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers seemed the perfect technique to create this floral Valentine sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I first stamped the carnations on both colored cardstock and white cardstock. I then die cut part of the white panel with a frilly heart die. I then carefully aligned the flowers to get a perfect match before gluing down the white heart and running both through my Gemini Junior.  I love the way this Valentine turned out!

Kitchen Sink Stamps used on today's Valentine are:

Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps

Words of Love Clear Stamps

Love 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps

Color Recipes used on today's card include:

Carnations:

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Calypso Coral

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Flirty Flamingo

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Powder Pink

Layer 1 - PTI Sweet Blush

Stems:

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Sentiments: Versafine Onyx Black

Dies: Spellbinders Nested Scalloped Hearts

Embossing Folder - by Crafter's Companion

I am entering this card in the following challenges today:

Splitcoaststamper TLC728 - Faux Pressed Flowers and Embedded Embossing

Dare 2B Artzy - February Challenge - Love

The Paper Players - PP427 - A Theme Challenge from Joanne - Love is in the Air

Creatalicious Challenges, Challenge #156 - Anything Goes with optional love/hearts

For additional Kitchen Sink Stamps inspirations be sure to visit:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,
the owner and creator of KSS

Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Birthday Thank Yous - KSS

Since I celebrated my birthday last week, I have the need for a pile of thank you cards. So today's two designs, which are sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps and which I created this morning, are both thank you designs - one for my female friends and one for my male friends.

Before I started work, I looked in on the Splitcoaststampers' Challenges of the day to see if I could kill two birds with one stone. Turns out I could. Technique Challenge 708 today was to make a beach scene. Those two words are like music to my ears : beach and scene. I decided that would be perfect for a masculine thank you so here is what I came up with.

KSS Stamp Sets used to create this scene include:

Lighthouse Multi-Step Clear Stamps

Ocean Waters Multi-Step Clear Stamps

Icy Pond Multi-Step Clear Stamps (pine trees)

Snowy Cabin Multi-Step Clear Stamps (bare tree)

Birch Trees Multi-Step Clear Stamps (grass)

Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps

Color Recipe for the water:

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Blueberry Bushel

Layer 1 - Memento Summer Sky

Color Recipe for the Lighthouse

Layer 4 - PTI Fine Linen

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede

Layer 2 - PTI Dark Chocolate

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Early Espresso

The beach chair is a die from Impression Obsession.

Clean and Simple Challenge 499 is titled "Frame It." With the carnation, I felt it would made an excellent feminine thank you card.

KSS Stamp Sets used to create this scene include:

Carnations Multi-Step Clear Stamps

Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps

Color Recipe for the Flower

Layer 1 - Memento Lulu Lavender

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Highland Heather

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Lavender Lace

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape

Color Recipe for the Stems

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Don't miss the Kitchen Sink excitement that Maria and Jeanne have posted for you today!

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,
the owner and creator of KSS


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Happy Happy Happy Anniversary - KSS

Hello, all! Thank you for dropping by today to see this week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card! The anniversary of my very favorite couple is fast approaching so I decided to use the newly released Words 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps along with Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps to let them know just how special they are to me!

I really love the simplicity and beauty of this glorious carnation. Here are a couple of my other favorites with this set:  I Love You - KSS Valentine and KSS 10 Minutes & 10 Minutes More Carnations.

I have entered today's card in the August challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything goes with a handmade bow.

Here are the color recipes I used for this card:

Leaves and Stem

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Carnation

Layer 1 - Memento Lulu Lavender

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Highland Heather

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Highland Heather stamped 3 times

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape stamped 2 times

Check out more KSS creations by the most talented Maria and Jeanne!

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,
the owner and creator of KSS


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Sweet Thoughts of You - KSS

For today's card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, I have mixed images from Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps, Giant Sunflower Multi Step Clear Stamps (ladybug), and Berries Multi Step Clear Stamps (sentiment) to create a card for Splitcoaststampers' Color Challenge. The featured colors for today were Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, and Crushed Curry. I think they worked great for both the carnations and the ladybugs, don't you think?

Color Recipe for the Carnation

Layer 1 SU Peach Parfait stamped off once

Layer 2 SU Peach Parfait

Layer 3 SU Calypso Coral

Layer 4 SU Calypso Coral stamped 3 times

Stem and Leaves

Layer 1 SU Lucky Limeade

Layer 2 SU Lucky Limeade

Maria is sharing a gorgeous bridal shower card called

Hydranges, Blue Jeans and Pearls! Don't miss it!!

Stained Glass Background

Splitcoaststampers had an interesting technique challenge posted today, so I decided to use it to create this week's card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. I used the small flower image from Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps and a get well sentiment from Kitchen Sink Stamps on this get well card for a friend.

After drawing the stained glass lines with a pencil, I painted them with Distress Oxide Inks mixed with water. I then sprinkled the entire surface with water droplets and used my heat gun to oxidize the ink. The last step for the background was to redraw the lines with a Sharpie. I then matted my stamped KSS carnation image with black and attached it to the card.

Be sure to stop by Maria's blog and see her fun going green design!

Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

And a huge thank you for visiting my blog today!

I Love You - KSS Valentine

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design is a Valentine card using Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps and Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps. 

I stamped the images using my MISTI once on the pink card front and once on a white panel. I then die cut the white panel with a heart die to create the look of the flowers being arranged in a heart-shaped pocket. The heart was then matched up with the stamped images on the pink card front and glued down. I stamped and cut out the two front rosebuds and a few leaves to tuck into the pocket for a little more dimension.

To finish off the design, I pierced the top front edge of the heart pocket and added a sentiment and bow.

It is now ready to go to someone special on Valentine's Day!

I have entered this card in Rubbernecker Stamps' Challenge #26 - Love is in the air!

Drop by Maria's blog and see her latest KSS design:

Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Distress Oxides and Layered Stamping

I cannot tell you how much I love the new Distress Oxides from Ranger. I received my shipping notice that the 12 newest colors are winging their way to my house this week. Unable to contain my excitement, I pulled out my old ones to create this colorful design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. The images are from Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps and Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps.

Also sharing Kitchen Sink creations:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Fun Fold 07 with KSS

Fun Fold #7 sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps is a simple window box frame folded from a 5 x 5 inch piece of designer paper. I marked dots at  2.5 inches on each side and then scored the paper as shown in the first photo.

Here the paper has been scored and folded:

 

For the first sample, I added a 3.5 white panel inside for stamping. On the last two I stamped directly on the designer paper.

Kitchen Sink Stamps Images Used:

Butterflies Multi Step Clear Stamps

Big Leaves Multi Step Clear Stamps

Words of Comfort & Joy Clear Stamps

Kitchen Sink Stamps Images Used:

Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps

Giant Sunflower Multi Step Clear Stamps

Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps

Kitchen Sink Stamps Images Used

Pears Multi Step Clear Stamps

Big Leaves Multi Step Clear Stamps

Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1640 Get Well

For this week's CCEE Stampers' Challenge the theme is Get Well which is great since I am always needing more get well cards. I created this quick and simple design with Kitchen Sink Stamps' Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps and The Stamps of Life Get Well Soon die. I actually finished a dozen of these in 30 minutes (thanks to the MISTI)!

We would love for you to join us in this week's challenge and post your get well design on the CCEE Stampers' Blog!

Here are links to the get well designs by the CCEE Team:

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne

Maryann Einam

KSS 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Carnations

This week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps use the Multi Step Carnations. This has fast become my favorite flower to stamp due to the ease of lining it up quickly and the elegant simplicity of the cards created with it. It is great for a multitude of occasions and gorgeous in all colors.

10 Minute Card

For this card I stamped a single bloom and topped it with an elegant die cut sentiment. So fast and easy.

Stamps: Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and Black

Color Recipe: 

Carnation: Layer 1 Memento Lady Bug stamped off once, Layer 2 Memento Lady Bud

stamped twice, Layer 3 Memento Lady Bug stamped 4 times, 

Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Stem: Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade,

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Embellishment: With Sympathy Die by Impression Obsession

20 Minute Card

For this card I stamped the carnation three times, and then added a couple of corner punched layers and a grosgrain bow.

Stamps: Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps and Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps
Papers: Recollections White and Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette
Color Recipe:
Carnation: Layer 1 Memento Angel Pink stamped twice, Layer 2 Stampin' Up
Pretty in Pink stamped twice, Layer 3 Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink stamped 4 times,
Layer 4 Memento Rose Bud
Stems: Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade,
Layer 3 Stampin' Up Old Olive
Embellishment: Marvy Corner Punch, Pink Ribbon

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

LMS 026 Pedaling CHEER Your Way KSS

The 4th Monday of April means it's time for another Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. We have had more sun than rain the last few weeks here at my house so it is time to air up my bicycle tires and get out to enjoy the flowers of spring.

For today's inspiration I started with KSS' newest floral, the Multi Step Carnations. I decided to go with a tall card and only needed to mask the bicycle and the tree trunks.

Here is a look at the color recipes I used:

Carnation - Layer 2 Memento Rose Bud stamped twice, Layer 3 Stampin' Up Melon Mambo stamped once,  Layer 4 Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped once, Layer 1 Memento Rose Bud stamped once

Stems and Leaves - Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Bicycle (minus the basket) - Layer 4 Versafine Onyx Black stamped twice, Layer 3 Memento Gray Flannel stamped twice, Layer 2 Memento London Fog, Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Soft Stone stamped twice

All Layers of the Basket were stamped with Memento Peanut Brittle

Birch Trunks - Layer 2 Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Layer 1 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft

Birch Leaves - Layer 2 Memento Pear Tart, Layer 3 Memento Bamboo Leaves (I omitted layer one on this design.)

Sponged grass - Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Sponged sky - Stampin' Up Bashful Blue

Sentiment - Versafine Onyx Black stamped twice

 Stamp Sets by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Bicycle Multi Step Clear Stamps

Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Get Well Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps 
(for the mini carnations in the basket)

Thank you so much for your visit today! I hope that spring has sprung in your neighborhood!

See more Kitchen Sink Stamps' creations 
at the blogs of the Kitchen Crew:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

KSS 10+10 - Get Well Carnations

Today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps feature their newest blossoms, Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps. I have used it to create get well cards .

The sentiments are from Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps while the script is from Letters from the Past Multi Step Clear Stamps.
10 Minute Card

For this card I stamped the carnation directly on a Pale Plum Stampin' Up card front and used a Spellbinders' die to create the label for the sentiment. I cut the purple label in half and lined it up as a frame for the white label. 

20 Minute Card

For this card I stamped the script background on the Recollections White card front and on a separate panel of Recollections White. I then stamped the carnations on the separate panel, fussy cut them out, and popped them up over the script on the card front. The ribbon is tied around the popped up stem. I love the depth created on this fun design.

Color Recipe on both cards:

Stems - Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove

Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped twice

Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped once

Carnation - Layer 2 Memento Lulu Lavender stamped 3 times

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Lavender Lace stamped once

Layer 4 Memento Grape Jelly stamped once

Layer 1 Memento Lulu Lavender stamped once

Sentiment - Memento Grape Jelly stamped twice

Script - Versafine Onyx Black

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew for more great ISS inspiration!

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1536 - C.I.T.Y.

Lois, our hostess for this month's CCEE challenges is celebrating her birthday today. Happy Birthday, Lois!

It also happens to be the birthday of Louis H. Sullivan (born Sept. 3, 1856), an architect credited with designing the first skyscraper.  Today's challenge is a Word Play challenge.  She asked that we include on our cards something that starts with each of the letters in CITY.

So I chose a carnation for C, ink for I, a tag for T, and the color yellow for Y.

Images - Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Love by Verve

Designer Paper by Graphic 45

Check out how the other CCEE Designers used the letters C.I.T.Y.

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Sabrina Friel

Lois Bak

Amber Hillman

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

!0 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Butterflies - KSS

For this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs, I focused on butterflies. Today's post is sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

The 10 minute card has two simple butterflies and a sentiment heat embossed on a piece of 7gypsies designer paper for this week's Mod Squad Challenge sponsored by Designs by Ryn. I just placed an order for some of Ryn's glorious raindrops and can't wait for them to arrive. 

This coming Wednesday, August 19, Kitchen Sink Stamps will again be sponsoring the Mod Squad Challenge Blog with one participant winning a $25 gift certificate. Check it out and play along for a chance to win.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Butterflies Multi Step Clear Stamps

Papers: Walker by 7gypsies and Crushed Curry and Watermelon Wonder by Stampin' Up

Inks: Cantaloupe, Tangelo, and Memento Tuxedo Black 

Versamark and Clear Embossing Powder

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Butterflies Multi Step Clear Stamps and Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps, 

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, Pumpkin Pie and Lavender Lace by Stampin' Up

Inks: Pistachio, Bamboo Leaves, Lulu Lavender, and Tangelo By Memento

Orchid Opulence by Stampin' Up

Versafine Onyx Black

Embellishment: Ribbon

Find more Kitchen Sink inspiration from:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

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