Valentine with Non-Traditional Colors - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card is my final Valentine of the year created using non-traditional colors along with images from Guitar, Heart & Roses, and Sweetheart Daisies (the sentiment).

 This is an A2 card with the guitar, roses, and leaves stamped on cut outs made with SVG cut files which are also available from Kitchen Sink Stamps. All inks used are from Altenew with the exception of the sentiment which was stamped with Versafine Clair Pinecone.

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

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, and Blooms - February Challenge

The Paper Players - Challenge 675 - Theme - Love

We Love Stamping - February Challenge - Romance

Creative Knockouts - Challenge #514 - Love/Valentine's Day/ Anniversary

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!!

One Cup at a Time - Kitchen Sink Stamps

For this week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design, I reached for the Coffee & Friends set, as well as Heart & Roses (which was the very first KSS set I ever purchased way back in 2008). I am never able to start my day without a heavily creamed cup of steaming coffee. It always gets the day off to a good start and sets the tone for tackling the challenges of the day!

Today for the first time, I stamped the coffee cup and saucer twice. Once in reds and once in yellows. I then trimmed the yellow cup off of its saucer and glued it to the top of the red cup and saucer. I like the contrast of color and hope you do, too! The cup and saucer, as well as the rosebud, stem, and leaves  were stamped on cut SVG files also available at Kitchen Sink Stamps. They were then arranged and glued on the speckled pink cardfront. All inks are by Altenew except for the Versafine Clair Pinecone sentiment.

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

Night Owls - Challenge #33 - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Week #764 - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge Blog - U is for Under Something

Simply Create Too Challenge Blog - Challenge #196 - Warm & Cozy

Just Us Girls - Challenge #710 - Moodboard

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!!

Hearts and Roses for my Valentine - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I wanted to create a Valentine with a vintage feel using the traditional colors of pink and red with roses, hearts, and lace for today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card.

I started this 5 x 7 Valentine with the white core pink panel which I embossed with a lacy 3D embossing folder from Crafter's Companion. I then sanded it so that the white would show through on the lace. Next I stamped the roses, rosebuds, stems, and leaves on pre-cut SVG shapes available with Heart & Roses from Kitchen Sink Stamps. After creating my spray of roses and gluing them to the pink panel, I die cut the hearts with my Spellbinders stacking hearts dies and added a sentiment from Love 4 Ducky & Teddy. The hearts were then popped up on dimensionals before I added the satin bow and rhinestone embellishments!

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

Color Hues - Color Challenge #56 - Pink and Red 

Can You Handle the Pressure - Anything Goes with Dry Embossing and a Twist of Dots

Simon Says: Fabulous Flowers

Creations in Pink - Challenge #54 - Anything Goes in MAINLY PINK

 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!!

Forever My Love - Kitchen Sink Stamps

This stunning rose is what drew me to Kitchen Sink Stamps way back in 2008, and it is still one of my absolute favorite sets from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Nothing says LOVE on Valentine's Day more perfectly than beautiful roses so I have featured them here on today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. The stamp set is called Heart & Roses. The sentiment used is from Love 4 Ducky & Teddy. 

Color Recipe for the Roses
using Altenew Inks

listed in the order they were stamped.

Layer 4 Rubellite
Layer 3 Puffy Heart
Layer 2 Cotton Candy
Layer 1 Pink Diamond

Color Recipe for the Leaves
using Altenew Inks

listed in the order they were stamped.

Layer 1 Hunter Green
Layer 2 Mountain Pine
Layer 3 Evergreen

This is a 5 x 7 card and includes designer paper from Color Study by Vicki Boutin for American Crafts. I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Creations in Pink - Challenge #53 - Anything Goes in MAINLY PINK

Ally's Angels - Challenge #65 - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Challenge #292 - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog - Challenge #12 - 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!!

Valentine's Day Love from Kitchen Sink Stamps

Sharing one last Valentine's Day card as today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design along with a little Valentine's Day surprise for our fans.

So if you have a few goodies on your KSS Wish List, today is the day to place your order. You have until midnight PDT to save 20% using prom code: KSSXOXO.

 

My Valentine today was created using images from Heart & Roses and Coffee Mate Greetings. The embellishments include an inked doily, crocheted lace, heart glitter ribbon and a glitter heart sticker. This is a 5 x 7 inch card.

Color Recipe Using Altenew Inks for the Roses

Layer 1 Vineyard Berry stamped 4 times
Layer 2 Heart Beat stamped 2 times
Layer 3 Crimson stamped 2 times
Layer 4 Crimson stamped once

Color Recipe Using Altenew Inks for the Leaves

Layer 1 Hunter Green
Layer 2 Mountain Pine
Layer 3 Evergreen

Sentiment was stamped with Heart Beat twice.

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

thehopefulcrafter by Tracy Shultz

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!!

Ladybug Valentine - Kitchen Sink Stamps

My slimline Ladybug Valentine card is this week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. It was created using images from Heart & Roses, Bold Holiday Greetings, Ladybug Hugs ( the word Ladybug), and Giant Sunflower (the ladybug). The background paper was created using the just released Digi Sweet Hearts Printable made to use in foiling.  I do not have the equipment or materials for foiling so I just printed this buffalo plaid heart design on a sheet of red Bazzill cardstock to make a fun designer paper background for my hearts and roses.

Color Recipe for the Roses using Altenew Inks

Layer 1 Crimson
Layer 2 Crimson stamped twice
Layer 3 Vineyard Berry
Layer 4 Ruby Red

Color Recipe for the Leaves using Altenew Inks

Layer 1 Shadow Creek
Layer 2 Mountain Pine
Layer 3 Evergreen

My new favorite inks for sentiments are Versafine Clair by Tsukineko. I stamped the word Valentine's on a panel cut using an SVG cut file available from Kitchen Sink Stamps that coordinates with Bold Holiday Greetings using Versafine Clair Tulip Red and then added Happy and Day on top of that using Versafine Claire Nocturne.

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

ABC16I9 - Alphabet Challenge at Splitcoaststampers - Insect

We Love Stamping - January - Anything Goes with Option of Wings

Allsorts Challenge #659 - Add a Heart

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Love/Valentine's Cards 4 Kids

Crafty Catz #578 Dr. Digi ATG - Plaid/Checks

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

thehopefulcrafter by Tracy Shultz

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 for visiting here today and for posting your creations using Kitchen Sink Stamps across the internet. I love seeing your KSS creations!!

International Women's Day Hop

Kitchen Sink Stamps is excited to be taking part in and supporting as a sponsor the 2nd Annual International Women's Day Hop. The goal of the ladies who have started this annual event is to encourage women's empowerment across the globe.

My Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card today was stamped in support of these wonderful women and their goal. I have added it to their blog hop today.

Kitchen Sink Stamps Images from the following sets were used to create this design.

Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps

Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Vintage Words Clear Stamps (retired)

Words 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps

Coffee Mate Greetings Clear Stamps

Color Recipe for the Roses

Layer 2 -  PTI Hibiscus Burst
Layer 3 - SU Regal Rose
Layer 4 - SU Strawberry Slush
Layer 1 - SU Pretty in Pink

Color Recipe for the Leaves

Layer 1 - SU Granny Apple Green
Layer 2 - SU Old Olive
Layer 3 - SU Mossy Meadow

The filler greenery was stamped with Memento New Sprout.

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black

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!!

CCEE2010 - Floral Arrangement

For this first CCEE Stampers' challenge of March Maryann Einam, the March CCEE hostess, has asked us to make a card or invitation highlighting a floral arrangement.

Now that spring has returned to Texas, I created my arrangement with the famous Yellow Rose of Texas as well as our state flower, the bluebonnet. I'm hoping the filler flower will bring to mind the Indian Paintbrushes which are currently popping up along Texas roadsides.

See the floral creations of the CCEE Design Team:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

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!!

Birthday Roses - KSS

I am so ready for the bold, bright colors of spring! For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design, I pulled out my Heart and Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps and all the pretty colors I am watching for out of my front window to create a birthday card for one of my talented gardener friends! I hope it cheers her out of her winter funk like it did me!

 Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets Used:

Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps

Words 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps

Designer Paper:

Country Kitchen by Carta Bella

Die Cut:

Die'sire Art Deco Edge by Crafter's Companion

Embellishment:

Red Satin Bow

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - February - Feminine

Sweet Stampers Challenge Blog - Challenge #41 - Hearts and/or Flowers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge #126 - Always Anything Goes

Magic Moments with Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #2 2020, Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge - Challenge #110 - 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!!

Roses for Mother - Kitchen Sink Stamps

For today's Mother's Day card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, I knew I wanted to use the beautiful rose and rosebud from Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps.

I wanted to create a swag of flowers to frame the sentiment so I went searching for something to use as filler to add shape and dimension to the spray of roses. I settled on one of the tiny layers of greenery from the Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps to create a pale lavender "baby's breath" type flower and was very pleased with the results. I inked it up with Memento Lulu Lavender and then used an SU Old Olive marked to color the part of the stamp that is a tree branch.

I then went looking for one more element to add more color and texture. For the magenta berries, I used a stem from Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps and the center from the small blossom in Enchanted Dogwoods Multi Step Clear Stamps. After stamping the center in Memento Lilac Posies, I then used a pencil eraser inked with Lilac Posies and stamped off once before stamping again on top of the berries!  (I am sure you can pick out the one that I forgot to stamp off!)

I finished the card by stenciling a delicate doily by Prima with Milled Lavender Distress Oxide.The sentiment was then stamped with Versafine Onyx Black, and I finished the card with a purple bow on the top corner.

Color Recipe for the Roses

Layer 4 PTI Lovely Lady

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Regal Rose

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink

Layer 1 PTI Sweet Blush

Color Recipe for the Leaves

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

The sentiments were pulled from Whole Family Clear Stamps and Words 4 Celebrating stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

Today's Mother's Day card is being entered in the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #518 - Pretty in Pink

Moving Along with the Times - Challenge #96 - Floral

Bleeding Art Challenge Blog - April Challenge - Add Stenciling

The Kitchen Crew has created more beautiful designs 

to inspire you!

See them linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

Floral Sympathy Cards - KSS

In recent weeks my sympathy card stash has sadly been depleted so I am using today's blog post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps to share with you the sympathy cards I have been working on this week. One is going to a sweet friend who just lost her younger sister. Her sister loved the color purple and loved hydrangeas so I incorporated both into my first design. 

I generally make my sympathy cards larger than the standard A2 card. Both of today's cards measure 5" x 7" and have a black grosgrain ribbon tied across the bottom.

Kitchen Sink Stamps used to create this card:

Hydrangea Multi Step Clear Stamps

Lilacs Multi Step Clear Stamps (stems)

Spring Daffodils Multi Step Clear Stamps (dragonfly)

Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps (with)

Other Important People Clear Stamps (Heartfelt)

Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps (Sympathy)

Color Recipe for the Hydrangeas

Layer 4 Memento Elderberry

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Highland Heather

Layer 1 Memento Lulu Lavender

Color Recipe for the Stems and Leaves

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Color Recipe for the Dragonfly

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Gray Granite

Layer 2 Versafine Onyx Black

Sentiment: Versafine Onyx Black

I have entered the hydrangea card in C4C445 - Sympathy or Hope Cards over at Crazy 4 Challenges.

This second card is going into my sympathy stash. For it I used the same layout and sentiment but added sprigs of dogwood blossoms. The two smaller blossoms are cut out and popped up over the background flowers.

Kitchen Sink Stamps used to create this card:

Enchanted Dogwood Multi Step Clear Stamps

Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps (with)

Other Important People Clear Stamps (Heartfelt)

Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps (Sympathy)

Color Recipe for the Dogwoods

Layer 4 PTI Hibiscus Burst (wiped off the center)

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Flirty Flamingo (wiped off the center)

Layer 2 PTI Sweet Blush

Layer 1 Memento Angel Pink

Layer 5 Distress Ink Peeled Paint

Centers on Layer 3 & 4 - Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Color Recipe for the Leaves

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Old Olive

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Color Recipe for the Branches 

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel (wiped off of the leaves)
Layer 2 Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 3 Stampin' Up Soft Suede

A HUGE thank you for visiting my blog today.

Find more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration on the blogs below:


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


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

KSS - Mother's Day - 2018

I had a lot of fun creating this Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored Mother's Day card for today. I repurposed  a couple of KSS images to turn them into objects I needed to create this feminine dresser- top still life.

I used part of the watch fob from Father's Pocket Watch Multi Step Clear Stamps to create a chain for a necklace. Then I went in search of a loop to create a closure for the necklace. I found it in one of the rings from Wedding Rings Multi Step Clear Stamps. The rosebuds are, of course, from Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps.  The brooch is from Mother's Cameo Multi Step Clear Stamps. The sentiment is a part of Whole Family Clear Stamps.

After masking the brooch, I added the two rosebuds. I think my mother will like it!

For additional Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration be sure to visit:

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

SCS TLC with KSS

The technique challenge at Splitcoaststampers really peaked my interest today. It is called "It's a BANNER Day!" and required that participants include a hand-drawn banner on their design. I thought the long-stemmed roses from Kitchen Sink Stamps' Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps would look sensational  wrapped in the banner. And what could be more beautiful for a precious new baby girl than these delicate pink rosebuds?
The sentiment comes from Kitchen Sink Stamps' Baby Multi Step Clear Stamps. 

Color Recipe for Stem and Leaves

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Color Recipe for the Rosebuds

Layer 4 Stampin' Up Regal Rose stamped twice

Layer 3  Lovely Lady by PaperTrey Ink stamped twice

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink stamped twice

Layer 1 Memento Angel Pink stamped twice

Don't forget to see Maria's latest creations:

Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

KSS, Texas Spring

Just have to share a little Texas spring with you this morning! This design sponsored by Kitchen sink Stamps, mixes the Yellow Rose of Texas with our state flower, the bluebonnet.

The Kitchen Sink images I used come from Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps, Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Mix It Up! Clear Stamps.

It took me a while to work out the masking, but I am very happy with the results!!

Color Recipe for the roses:

Layer 4 SU Crushed Curry

Layer 3 Memento Dandelion

Layer 2 PTI Lemon Tart

Layer 1 SU Barely Banana

Color Recipe for the bluebonnets:

Layer 4 Memento Blue Danube stamped twice

Layer 3 SU Baja Breeze

Layer 2 Memento Summer Sky

Layer 1 inked only on the tips - SU Barely Banana

For more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration be sure to visit:

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

KSS Valentine Bears

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design is a Valentine's Day card featuring Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps and Love 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps. I also added the "I love you" from Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps and a couple of tiny carnations from Get Well Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps!

I threw in a few die cuts from a set by Sizzix called Photo Props and created the background using cardboard to stamp the heart frame with pink and red paint for these two "beary" cute bears! It was today's technique challenge at Splitcoaststampers.

I used two toilet paper rolls to create this fringed cardboard heart to stamp the paint background.

Don't miss the teddy bear Valentine Maria has shared this week! You can see it by clicking below:

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Thank you for stopping by today!! I always love it when you visit!

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