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

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit:

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Have a Beary Merry Christmas - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I checked this morning and found that there are still several Teddy Bear Wishes and two Things 4 Ducky & Teddy still available in the Kitchen Sink Stamps store as the closing date (July 31) draws near. I decided to use these two sets in today's KSS sponsored Christmas card design. I used a few birch tree trunks and a sentiment from Christmas Poinsettia. If you have an electric cutting machine, don't neglect to add the SVG cut files to your order. My bear was stamped on the SVG cut file designed for Teddy Bear Wishes.

 

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge #234 - Anything Goes

Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - Challenge #68 - Anything Christmas

Alphabet Challenge Blog - H is for Holidays - Christmas in July

Crafty Catz - Challenge #676 - Anything Goes - Make It Cute

Cut It Up! - Challenge #308 - Christmas in July

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit:

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Two Celebrations - Kitchen Sink Stamps

There are two celebrations going on in my life this week! The first one is my youngest granddaughter's birthday She and her sweet husband have just returned from a Greek honeymoon so I have decided to create a Texas beach card for her big day! Our beaches don't compare to those on the Mediterranean Sea, but I hope she will get a kick out of it.

This Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design uses images from the following sets:

Summer Splashes

Beachcomber's Bounty

Make a Big Statement

Rubber Ducky

I folded a scrap of designer paper to create the towel and added some sticker jewels to embellish the flip flops! 

This card has been entered in the following challenge:

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #227 - Summer Fun

The second celebration, of course, is Father's Day. My dad has always delighted in putting out the American flag on this front porch on patriotic holidays. At 95 years old, he is no longer able to manage that trip up the ladder. As part of his Father's Day gift this year, my sister and I have enrolled him in the "Lease a Flag" Program sponsored by a local Boy Scout Troop.  They will place a flag in his front yard the week of every patriotic holiday throughout the year! I think he will love his gift!!

Below is the card I have created to let him know about his gift.

It was created with Stars & Stripes American Flag and Bold Holiday Greetings by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

This card was entered in the following challenge:

 Allsorts Challenge - Week 785 - Masculine

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Sea & Sand - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Texas temperatures are now in the 90s so, of course, my mind is headed to the beach! Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design features images from Lighthouse, Plumeria, Sailboats, Isle of Big Bay Lake, and sentiments from Beachcomber's Bounty! 

I first stamped the Isle of Big Bay Lake on the blue card front and then added the torn paper land. After stamping the lighthouse, sailboat, and plumeria on cut SVG files, I attached them to the card front and added the sentiment.

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

Make My Monday - Challenge #227 - B is for..... (I chose beach)

Colorful Options - June 2024 - Aqua

We Love Stamping - June Challenge - Fabulous Florals

Allsorts - Week 783 - Anything Goes or Lots of Layers

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Challenge # 251 - D is for Die Cut

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

God Bless Texas - Kitchen Sink Stamps

School is out and summer is on its way to Texas. Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card features images from Classic Old Truck, Clay Pots, Bluebonnets, Stars & Stripes American Flag (God Bless), and Water Lilies (toad). The TEXAS was punched with the We R Memory Keepers word punch set! What a fun alphabet to create with! I threw together a quick watercolored background and stamped the images of SVG cut files also available at Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I don't know about you, but I am ready for a little road trip! It's time to get out of town and kick up my heels a bit! Now if I can just find an open day and an open road!

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

Path of Positivity - Challenge #121 - Anything Positive Goes

Global Design Project - Challenge #447 -Transportation

Allsorts - Challenge #782- Anything Goes

Simply Create, Too - Challenge #200 - Add an Animal

Tic Tac Toe - Challenge #247 - Truck/Free/Die Cut (electronic SVGs)

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

 For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Land That I Love - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I absolutely love designing with Kitchen Sink Stamps Star & Stripes American Flag. It is the perfect image for creating wonderful outdoor scenes on a slimline card base. My KSS sponsored design was inspired by Riverside Park here in Victoria, Texas. It a wonderful place to enjoy time outside with family and friends, and with the recently added dog park area, it is even better!!

This design includes images from the following KSS sets:

Stars & Stripes American Flag

Tree Friends

Birch Trees

Village Stone Bridge

Icy Pond

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

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog - Stars and/or Stripes

Dream Valley Challenge - Challenge #316 - Man or Boy

Make My Monday - Challenge #226 - Dog or Puppy

Allsorts Challenge - Week 781 - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' - Choose a Country

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

What Could Be Better Than a Day at the Beach?

With temperatures in the nineties this week, my thoughts are traveling to the beach! Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design features images from Sea Shells and a sentiment from Summer Splashes.

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

A Place to Start - May 2024 - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity - Challenge #121 - Anything Goes Positive

AAA Colourful - Colourboard #3

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Challenge #250 - O is for Outside

Crafty Catz - Challenge #671 - Anything Goes Optional Twist Summer

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

We Remember - Kitchen Sink Stamps

In just over two weeks' time, we will again be celebrating Memorial Day here in the United States. It is a day when we take time to remember and honor the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our country.

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design incorporates the United States flag from Stars & Stripes American Flag and poppies which have been used since the end of World War I to honor and remember fallen warriors. Kitchen Sink Stamps has two poppy sets: Remembrance Poppy and Poppy Bouquet, both sets were used in the creation of this card.

The greenery was stamped directly on the white cardfront. The poppies and the flag were stamped on SVG cut files which are also available at Kitchen Sink Stamps. The poppies were then glued over the greenery and the flag popped up on top. This is a 5 inch by 7 inch design.

This card has been entered in the following challenges this week:

Triple B May 2024 Challenge - Birds, Butterflies, and/or Blooms

The Flower Challenge - Challenge #91 - Colour Your Flower (layered stamping)

Make My Monday - Challenge #225 - Florals

We Love Stamping - May Challenge - Vintage

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes - Weeks #645-646

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Mother's Day - 2024 - Kitchen Sink Stamps

 Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design is a simple yet fun fold which allows you to view both the front and the inside of your card once the card is completely open.

The card starts with an 8 1/2 inch by 5 1/2 inch sheet of colored cardstock scored at 2 1/8 inch and 4 1/4 inch.

I then stamped the front and inside panels and attached them to narrow black mats. I placed Score Tape on the left side of the front panel and attached it to the folded back front half of the card. I then attached the inside panel to the right half of the card being sure that it could not be seen when the card was closed.

Images for this design are from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets

Iris

Ladybug Hugs

Giant Sunflower

Words 4 Celebrating

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

BYSHC - Linky Party

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored slimline design was created for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Linky Party - Spring into Christmas 2024. Getting a jump start on Christmas cards for 2024 has me excited!

My card uses images from Amaryllis, Christmas Poinsettia, Snowy Pine Trees, Clay Pots, All Year Grapevine Wreath, and Icy Pond by KSS. The flowers, pot, and bow were stamped on pieces cut with SVG files also available at KSS.

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!!

 

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

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Pop-Up, Stand-Up Card

I used this sensational tutorial which has been posted today in the Technique Lover's Challenge #998 at Splitcoaststampers to create this week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card. It is such an easy fancy fold and folds flat to mail in an A2 envelope!

 This card uses images from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:

Hydrangea

Clay Pots

Water Lilies

Honey Bunny

Words of Comfort and Joy - Retired

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

TLC998 at Splitcoaststampers

Simply Create Too - Challenge #199 - More than One Fold

A Place to Start - April 2024 - One or More Flowers

We Love Stamping - April - Spring

Allsorts - Week 775 - For the Love of Animals

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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 Love

My Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design for this week is a spring birthday card for a dear friend. It uses images from Tiger Lily and Words 4 Celebrating. I created the background with SVG cut stencil and speckled it with copper acrylic paint.

Color Recipe for the Lilies using Altenew Inks

Layer 1 - Pastel Sunrise
Layer 2 - Pastel Sunrise stamped twice
Layer 3 - Orange Cream
Layer 4 - Mocha
Layer 5 - Espresso

Color Recipe for the Leaves using Altenew Inks

Layer 1 - Limeade
Layer 2 - Lime
Layer 3 - Fresh Leaf 

Sentiment stamped with VersaFine Clair Pinecone

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

Dream Valley - Challenge #313 - Spring Colors

A Place to Start - April 2024 - Anything Goes with a Twist - Add a flower or 2

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #122 - April 2024

The Four Seasons Challenge - April 2024 - Anything Spring Goes

Allsorts - Week 773-774 - Anything Goes

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Bluebonnet Prayers

With only a few short weeks left of fields of bluebonnets here in Texas, I have chosen to feature them again this week on my Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. The images I have used come from Bluebonnets, Trees, Rolling Hills, and Trees. I pulled the sentiments from Watercolor Prayers and an old retired set called Ribbons with a Cause. 

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

613 Avenue Create - March 2024 Challenge - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Weeks 773-774 - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #713 Easter/Spring

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #221 - Spring Flowers with Dies or Punches

I Spy With My Little Eye - Challenge #13 - Something Yellow

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Bunny and Tulips

I love this sweet bunny and am including him on all of my Easter cards this year!! On today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design, I have paired Honey Bunny and Tulip Garden and sentiments from Bold Holiday Greetings and Coffee Mate Greetings. 

This is a single layer card with the tulips, grass, and sentiment stamped directly on the A2 card front. The bunny was stamped on an SVG cut file also available at Kitchen Sink Stamps and cut out using my Cricuit Joy. It was attached over the grass and tulips.

Color Recipes using Altenew Inks

Bunny

Layer 1 - Sand Dunes
Layer 2 - Rocky Shore
Layer 3 - Mocha
Layer 2 - Espresso

Tulips

Layer 1 - Baby Pink
Layer 2 - Baby Pink
Layer 3 - Fuchsia
Layer 2 - Magenta

Leave and Stems

Layer 1 - Limeade
Layer 2 - Parrot
Layer 3 - Lime

Grass - Grass Field

Sentiment - Espresso

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

Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge #192 - Easter or Mother's Day

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 772 - Feather and/or Fur

Cut It Up Challenge Blog - Challenge #299 - Colors of Spring

Simply Create Too, Challenge Blog - Challenge #198 - Bunnies & Blooms

Star Stampz Challenge Blog - Challenge #56 - Animals

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Spring in Texas

I warned you last week that you would be seeing Texas bluebonnets on this post since they are beginning their annual appearance along the highways and byways of Texas. I am so thrilled that I will be making a road trip or two in the coming weeks and get to experience the beauty of Texas wildflowers. The beauty absolutely takes your breath away!!

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design features images from Trees, Tree Friends, Honey Bunny, and Bluebonnets. This slimline design is made on a white panel where I stamped the tree, stone path, grass, and sentiment. I then added the SVG cut bunny and bluebonnets in the foreground. 

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

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral - Challenge #14

Stamping Sensations - March Challenge - Spring

Crafting Happiness Challenges - Challenge #165 - Green

Cut It Up! Challenge Blog - Challenge #299 - Colors of Spring

Simply Create Too - Challenge#198 - Bunnies & Blooms

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Easter in the Garden

I am calling today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card, Easter in the Garden. It is so wonderful to have warmer days and brightly colored flowers popping up everywhere! We are so glad to have the winter gloom behind us for another year!

This design features images from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:

Trees
Tree Friends
Honey Bunny
Spring Daffodils
Hydrangea

All images were stamped with Altenew inks except for the sentiment which is VersaFine Clair Nocturn. This is a 5 x 7 design.

 

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

Triple B Challenge - March - Birds-Blossoms-Butterflies

Allsorts - Week 770 - Spring

As You See It - Challenge #318 - Easter

My Time to Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge 528 - Create Your Own Background

Simply Create Too - Challenge #198 - Bunnies & Blooms

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!

Hopping into Easter

In one short month it will be Easter, and I need to get started on Easter cards. Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design was created using images from Clay Pots, Honey Bunny, Spring Daffodils, and Bold Holiday Greetings.

The background was created using blended Distress Oxide inks by Ranger. The rabbit, clay pot, and daffodils were stamped  with Stampin' Up inks onto SVG shapes cut with my Cricut Joy and layered on the Distress Oxide Ink background. The SVG cut files are available for purchase for these sets. If you add them to your cart when you purchase the set, the file for that set will be free!

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

Stamping Sensations - Animals, Birds, and Creatures

My Time to Craft - Challenge #528 - Create Your Own Background

Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge #241 - Flowers, Lucky Image (rabbit's foot), Bunny

Gem of a Challenge - February - Week 4 - Anything Goes

Send a Smile for Kids - Easter/Spring Cards for Kids

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit :

 Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

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!!