Kitchen Sink Stamps - September Sneak Peek

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design includes a HUGE sneak peek at one of the new images being released on September 27. I am sure that Kitchen Sink Stamps fans can pick out the new image featured in this autumn scene. Enjoy!

Kitchen Sink Stamps sets used in this scene include:

New Set to be released on Monday, September 27

Trees

Harvest

Rolling Hills

Tree Friends

The sky was created using the KSS SVG cut stencil Cloudy Skies.

I will be adding more sneak peeks during the week!

Thanks for your visits and your sweet, sweet comments!

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!!

Giving Thanks with WAW and KSS

Many of you are aware that I create a majority of my cards for use at my church. So what would be more appropriate for today's card of Thanksgiving sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps than to pair this  scripture of Thanksgiving shared so freely by the wonderful ladies at Word Art Wednesday with these beautiful autumn images from Kitchen Sink Stamps?

What a truly blessed life we live in this amazing world of ours. May be we take the time this week to count the blessings given to us day after day and recognize what a remarkable world our God has created for us to live in. Thanks be to God.

Color Recipe for Pumpkins

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Mango Melody
Layer 4 - Memento Tangelo
Layer 5 - Stampin' Up Only Orange
Layer 2 - Memento Cantaloupe
Layer 1 - Memento Cantaloupe

Color Recipe for Baskets

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 2 - PTI Classic Kraft
Layer 1 - PTI Fine Linen

Color Recipe for Apples

Layer 2 - Memento Love Letter
Layer 3 - Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Layer 1 - Memento Cantaloupe

Color Recipe for the Turkey

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede on the feather and Memento Morocco on wattle
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 1 - Memento Peanut Brittle

Recipe for the Sunflowers

Layer 1 - Memento Dandelion
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Crushed Curry
Layer 3 - Memento Peanut Brittle
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 5 - Memento Espression Truffle

I have entered today's card in the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenges #360 - #361

Eclectic Ellapu November Challenge - Thanksgiving

More Kitchen Sink Stamps Inspiration:

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


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Topaz - CCEE1846

The November birthstone is a TOPAZ. So CCEE Stampers November hostess, Anne Harmon has asked us to make a card using colors in the yellow to amber range.

Images from Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

See what the CCEE DT has created with these wonderful amber tones of autumn!

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

Kelly McKown-Santi

Let's Make a Scene of Gratitude - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Last week was a week filled with difficult days and endless responsibilities. I would not have made it through without the support of friends and family who always come when I call. Today's Let's Make a Scene card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps is going to one of those very special people.

My sister, Liz, stepped in and traveled to my town to give me her help and assistance. She did everything I asked of her and, as always, found things to do without being asked. I am so blessed that we have such a close and loving relationship. She is my rock and always beside me during challenging times.

Thank you, Liz! I know you will cry when you get this just as I am crying now!! I love you and thank God everyday that he made you my sister!

The Kitchen Sink images I used came from the following sets:

Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps

Rolling Hills Multi Step Clear Stamps

Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps

Words 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps

The wrought iron fence is a die cut from Spellbinders.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar's November Challenge #284 Thankful

Eclectic Ellapu's November Challenge - Thanksgiving

Visit the Kitchen Sin Crew to see what they have created using Kitchen Sink Stamps:

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


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Halloween Treats from Kitchen Sink Stamps

I know! I KNOW! It's not Let's Make a Scene Day for Kitchen Sink Stamps, but sometimes I just can't control myself. You know the old saying, "Love what you do, do what you love!" So today I did a Halloween card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I only need two Halloween cards each year:  one for each of my granddaughters, so I am one down and one to go. 

Does anyone else remember Halloweens of old when treats were often handed out this way and it actually worked? I have many happy memories of Halloweens with my cousins on our little country road in Bay City, Texas.

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

Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps

Pumpkins Step Clear Stamps

Harvest Step Clear Stamps

Snowy Cabin Step Clear Stamps

Ready 4 Any Holiday Clear Stamps

This card is 5 x 7 inches and the wrought iron fence die is by Spellbinders.

I am entering this Halloween card in the following challenges:

Dragonfly Journeys - #128 - Happy Halloween

Sweet Stampin' - Halloween

Alphabet Challenge Blog - O is for Owls

New stamps are being released later this month. Get a peek at some of them

on Maria's Blog:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

And don't miss Jeanne's lastest KSS designs:

Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

CCEE1739 - Johnny Appleseed

In honor of Johnny Appleseed and his kindness and generosity, September CCEE hostess, Kelly McKown-Santi, has asked the CCEE Stampers to create cards using anything apple related this week!

This old campfire prayer from my many years as a Girl Scout immediately came to my mind. The bushel basket of apples is from Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

And from the rest of the CCEE Design Team:

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam
Kelly McKown-Santi

Autumn Birthday Blessings - KSS LMS

On this second Monday in September the cool air has inspired me to create an autumn birthday card for this week's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. The images come from Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps, Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Icy Pond Multi Step Clear Stamps. The words are pulled from various Kitchen Sink Stamps sets.

August COF - Life's Simple Pleasures

For today's design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, I have created a card for the Crafters of Faith Challenge. The Crafters of Faith is a group of wonderful Christian ladies who have joined together over on Splitcoaststampers in this faith-based group. Our mission is to encourage each other, chat with each other, lift each other up, pray for each other, and craft together with scripture as our focus.

August is my month to serve as hostess of this challenge,  and I have chosen as this month's scripture James 1:17 --- Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. I have encouraged the Crafters of Faith this month to celebrate life's simple pleasures which bless our days with joy and beauty and meaning in the cards they create.

The images from these Kitchen Sink sets were used to create this card:

Berries Multi Step Clear Stamps

Whole Family Clear Stamps

Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps

The Kitchen Sink Crew:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Autumn Birthday - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Autumn birthdays were on my mind as I designed this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More cards sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. I let the giant sunflower stamped in shades of red be the focus of this spray of autumn leaves and berries. For the 10 minute card I stamped directly on a kraft panel using masking. For the 20 minute design I stamped the leaves and sunflower on a separate white panel and cut them out to pop up over the stamped branch and berries with a little twine and burlap embellishment.

Kitchen Sink Stamps used for these cards include:

Giant Sunflower Multi Step Clear Stamps
Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps
Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps
Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps
Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps

The berries were stamped with a pencil eraser.

10 Minute Card

20 Minute Card

I have entered the 20 minute card in the following challenges:

Great Impressions - November Challenge - Anything Goes

Sunday Stamps - SSC139 - Autumn Splendor

The Artistic Stamper - November Creative Challenge - Autumnal

Connie Can Crop - #52 - Pumpkin Spice

Thank you for visiting me today! Treat yourself to more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration by visiting the Kitchen Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Let's Make a Scene - Autumn Sympathy

Sadly, several people close to me have had to face the loss of a loved one this autumn. Today's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps is a masculine sympathy card which I made to send to one of them.

Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets Used to Create This Scene Include:

Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps
Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps
Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps
Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps
Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps
Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps
Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps

Tools Used Include:

McGill Leaf Punch
Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

Embellishments:

Burlap
Jute
Pearls

I have entered this design in the following challenges:

Fashionable Stamping Challenge #116 - Trees

Penny Black - October Challenge - Autumn

Stamping Sensations - October - Autumn

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - October Color Challenge

A Gem of a Challenge - Challenge #180 - Autumn Colour Inspiration

See more designs using Kitchen Sink Stamps:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

KSS - Let's Make a Scene - Harvest Time

I have been excited to find all my favorite in-season apples popping up at my local grocery store lately from honey crisps to galas to rambos. They inspired me to make some delicious sour apple bars as well as to create a card for this week's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

Today's scene has been entered in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Challenge #131 - Trees

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - Theme Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Stamps:  Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Dies: Spellbinders Oval Regalia and Wrought Iron Fence

Color Recipes:

Baskets - 4 Memento Espresso Truffle, 3 Stampin' Up Soft Suede,

2 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft stamped twice, 1 Papertrey Ink Fine Linen stamped twice

Apples - 3 Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped twice, 2 Stampin' Up Real Red stamped twice, 1 Stampin' Up Barely Banana

Tree: 4 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft, 3 trunk - Memento Rich Cocoa, leaves Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow, 2 Stampin' Up Old Olive, 1 Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Thanks for your visit today!

Find more Kitchen Sink inspiration by visiting the blogs of the Kitchen Sink Crew!

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

KSS Turkey Trot

This week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps were created featuring images from Turkey Trot Multi Step Clear Stamps. 

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is almost here? This week I will be busy searching for some exciting side dishes to accompany my Thanksgiving turkey as well as looking forward to spending some time with my extended family. We always have such fun together!

10 Minute Card

Color Recipe for Turkey

Layer 3 - Memento Rich Cocoa

Layer 2 - Memento Potter's Clay

Layer 1 - Memento Peanut Brittle

Grass and Sentiment - Memento Cottage Ivy

20 Minute Card

For this card I added a couple of baskets of mums from the Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps set.

The rest of the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

KKS Monday - Autumn Squirrel

Watching the squirrels scurry around burying pecans in my front yard on Wednesday inspired me to reach for my 3 Step Autumn Squirrel set to create this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs for Kitchen Sink Stamps. I am glad to see that they will visit me again this winter to dig up their sweet Texas pecans for a quick lunch!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps, Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Color Recipe for Squirrel:

Layer 3 Memento Rich Cocoa stamped twice

Layer 2 Memento Potter's Clay

Layer 1 Memento Toffee Crunch stamped twice

Designer Paper - Pyrus by BasicGrey

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps, Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Words of Love Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Color Recipes:

Squirrel

Layer 3 Memento Espresso Truffle

Layer 2 Memento Potter's Clay

Layer 1 Memento Desert Sand stamped twice

Birch Trunks

Layer 2 Memento Espresso Truffle

Layer 1 Memento Toffee Crunch

Birch Leaves

Layer 3 Memento Morocco

Layer 2 Memento Tangelo

Layer 1 Memento Dandelion

Other members of the Kitchen Sink Crew are:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Thank you for visiting me today!

Bushels of Thanks - KSS Let's Make a Scene

This week's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps was created for the Hope You Can Cling To event at Splitcoaststampers. It was inspired by hostess Holly Brown wo chose as her theme "Bunches of Thanks" which brought to my mind bushels of mums for autumn. 

I started with the three baskets of mums across the bottom of the card front and then masked them to add the truck. I then masked the truck to sponge in the road and grass and sky. The leaves for the birch tree where stamped next. I stamped the tree trunks on computer paper and cut them out to mount over the sponged sky.

The sentiment was computer generated and then punched out with an oval punch and mounted on another decorative punched piece.

Lastly, I stamped and fussy cut another basket of mums to pop up on the bottom right corner of the card.

What a great way to spend a lazy, rainy Saturday morning! This card is going to MD Anderson in Houston, Texas to be used by a cancer patient there. I hope it brings them a little joy and comfort!

Kitchen Sink Stamps used:

Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps

Classic Old Truck Multi Step Clear Stamps

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

HYCCT1524 - Bunches of Thanks at Splitcoaststampers

Challenge #160 - Fall/Autumn at Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog
Challenge 236 - Autumn Splendor at The Corrosive Challenge Blog

Kitchen Sink Crew

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

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Warm Autumn Hugs

Since October 1st I have been taking part in Hope You Can Cling To at Splitcoaststampers. All cards created for this great annual event go to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas for use by their patients and the's patients families.

Today's Let's Make a Scene card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps was created for SCS's First Class-No Extra Postage challenge. In other words, flat for easy mailing. It is headed out this week along with my first dozen cards created for this year's HYCCT challenges to MD Anderson. I hope it goes to someone needing a warm autumn hug and brings them comfort.

I am also entering it in the Mod Squad Get Your Fall On Challenge. Don't forget that Kitchen Sink Stamps will be a sponsor of the Mod Squad Challenge next week (third Wednesday) with one lucky entry winning a $25 gift certificate to the Kitchen Sink Stamps store!

Kitchen Sink Stamps

Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

 Pumpkins Multi Step Clear Stamps

Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps

Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps

Accessory

Impression Obsession Fence Die

Other Members of the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

10+10 Carnations KSS

For this Monday's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs, I am using Kitchen Sink Stamps' newest flower, Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps! I really love this beauty for clean, simple and fast designs! Today's post is sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, Random Collection} Victorian by Cratepaper

Inks: Carnation - 1 Memento Rose Bud, 2 Memento Rose Bud, 

3 Memento Lady Bug, 4 Memento Lady Bug

Stem - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 2 memento Bamboo Leaves, 3 Memento Olive Grove

Sentiment - Memento Lady Bug

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Carnations Multi Step Clear Stamps,
 Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps,

 and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, Static Collection Reaction by Cratepaper,

Crushed Curry by Stampin' Up

Inks: Carnation - Stampin' Up Barely Banana, 2 Stampin' Up Barely Banana, 

3 Memento Dandelion, 4 Memento Cantaloupe

Stem - 1 Memento Pistachio, 2 memento Bamboo Leaves, 3 Memento Olive Grove

Sentiment - Memento Olive Grove

Tool: Spellbinders Dies

Also creating for you with Kitchen Sink Stamps:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator