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

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A Slice of the Sea - Kitchen Sink Stamps

With today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored slimline design, I wanted to take a little cross-slice of the sea with a bit of underwater action below and some beach action above. It isn't quite right, but I love it just the same!! It has me chillin', at least!!

Kitchen Sink Stamps Sets used for this design include:

Giant Coral & Seahorse

Seaside Seagull

Tropical Fish

Hawaiian Greetings
 

Seaweed Stencil

I am entering this slimline design in the following challenges this week:

bastel-traum Challenge Blog - Challenge #125 - Holiday/Vacation

Creative Crafting Uncles - Challenge #44 - Animals

Sparkles Monthly Challenges Blog - Challenge #167 - Tropical and/or Beach

Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #266 - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - September - Anything Goes

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!!

Islands in the Sea - KSS

I tried something new (to me) on today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card. Although I have been using my Cricut Joy for almost a year now, until this morning, I had never inserted the pen and used it to create my sentiment. That will be changing today. What fun to print some of my favorite quotes directly onto a card front featuring my favorite images!

It is no secret to my followers that the ocean and the beach  are two of my favorite places to be, as well as, favorite themes for my cards. In this time of challenge and change, this William James quote spoke to me and I felt it was perfect for this design.

Images on this card came from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps Sets:

Giant Coral & Seahorse
Tropical Fish
Sea Shells

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

We Love Chocolate Baroque - May - Bright Sunny Colors

Crafting Happiness - Challenge #96 - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Challenge #2120 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity Challenges - Challenge #91 - Change Your Environment

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!!

Happy Holiday Fishes and Lake Side Birthday - KSS

I have a couple of Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored cards to share with you today. The first one is a Christmas card created for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown August Challenge  whose theme is Under the Sea. 

This holiday card uses images from Giant Coral and Seahorse Multi Step Clear Stamps and Tropical Fish Multi Step Clear Stamps. The fun sign is an SVG file made for the Trout Fishing set also available from Kitchen Sink Stamps. 

After creating the background water using the Cloud Edger Stencil and the Sea Foam Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, I stamped the giant coral using Distress Oxides Inks from Ranger. I then added the sandy ocean floor and holiday sign before popping up the seahorse and tang fish on top. I them embellished with Christmas lights and holly stickers from the Paper Studio. The sand dollar and starfish at the bottom were created with Cuttlebug dies. The seaweed was punched with the Martha Stewart fern punch.

This second card is a summer masculine birthday design using images from Kitchen Sink Stamps' Birch Bark Canoe Multi Step Clear Stamps, Seaside Seagull Multi Step Clear Stamps, Isle of Big Bay Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps. The die cut chair is by Impression Obsession and the die cut rope is from Beachfront Seagulls by Memory Box.

Thank you so much for visiting here today.

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,  if you click on the blue bracketed Shop Here at the top of left-hand side panel, 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!!

Double Easel Ocean - Kitchen Sink Stamps

This first Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card is a simple and fun double easel design using images from the newly released Tropical Fish Multi Step Clear Stamps and the Giant Coral & Seahorse Multi Step Clear Stamps. It is easy to make and looks awesome standing up on a table or windowsill.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - July Challenge - All Creatures Great & Small

Creative Friday - Challenge #260 - Tropical

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #126 - Sea Shells



This first view of the card is what it looks like when it is closed and ready to insert in an A2 envelope.

This view is what it looks like standing on any flat surface.

The stamped images were all stamped with Stampin' Up Inks and fussy cut before they were attached to the card. The color recipes posted below were the colors I used on this design.

The background was created with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink brushed over the Pinwheel Scroll stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and then splattered over with more blue oxide inks. 

The sea grass, starfish, and sand dollar are Cuttlebug die cuts.

The sentiment was stamped with SU Brilliant Blue.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I am a true believer in this idea since I am a very visual learner. The pictures below should make it very easy to understand the construction of this card.

The basic construction takes two pieces of paper.

The white cardfront is 4.25 inches  x 11 inches scored at 5.5 into a standard A2 card.

The blue panel is 4 inches x 8.25 inches scored at 1.5 inches and 3 inches.

 Here I have folded the panels on the score lines.

Here I have glued the large portion of the blue panel to the cardfront. See how easy that was!

I am including a second card which I made yesterday and really love so I wanted you to see it. It is a masculine get well design using images from Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps and Tiny Norway Pine which was a limited edition and no longer available.

The clouds and bushes were created with the Cloud Edger stencil also from A Colorful Life Designs.

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!!

July Release - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Welcome to July Release Day from Kitchen Sink Stamps. The Kitchen is releasing three new sets today, and I am sure  you will enjoy creating some fun summer time designs with these wonderful images! 

Here today for your viewing pleasure are these hot off the press sets:

Tropical Fish Multi Step Clear Stamps

Giant Coral & Seahorse

Trout Fishing

My first two Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored cards were created using the Giant Coral & Seahorse set with a sentiment from Tropical Fish. The fish net on the first card is a part of the Ocean Waters Multi Step Clear Stamps set. 

The Seaweed is a SVG Cut Stencil also available in the Kitchen today. After stamping the coral, I brushed the seaweed on using Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green ink. I watercolored the background with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. I made a little cluster of assorted ocean die cuts in my collection including the starfish and sand dollar from Cuttlebug, the punched fern from Martha Stewart, and the die cut fern from Tim Holtz by Sizzix. The twine is from Stampin' Up.

Here is the color recipe I used for the purple seahorses on the above card. All inks are from Stampin' Up.

Coral Color Recipe Using Stampin' Up Inks

Layer 1 Barely Banana

Layer 2 Crushed Curry

Layer 3 Watermelon Wonder

In addition to the Giant Coral and Seahorse images, this next card using Sage Shadow and Night of Navy cardstock from Stampin' Up and designer paper from Me & My Big Ideas. The seahorse and sea grass were stamped and matted on Recollections white cardstock.

This final card for today was created using the Tropical Fish Multi Step Clear Stamps and the Seaweed SVG Cut Stencil.

Both the Blue Tang and the Clownfish were stamped with Stampin' Up Inks. The Color Recipes are listed below.

The background was blended with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink and then spritzed with water and dried. I added clear crystal air bubbles, as well!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing the new images from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

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!!