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

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God and Country - Kitchen Sink Stamps

I have been sharpening my skills with the American flag from Stars and Stripes American Flag this week so I have used it to created today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. I have mixed the flag with poppies from Poppy Bouquet and Remembrance Poppy to create a Memorial Day design.

I was having trouble perfecting the stars when I was stamping on a cut SVG file. I therefore decided to go old school and stamp the flag on paper and then fussy cut it out. Below is the order I stamped the layers, and I had fabulous success with the help of my MISTI.

I started with the star field and stamped layer 3 first, then layer 2, and finally layer 1. This made it much easier to get the stars perfect so that the five points on the stars are clearly visible

Next I stamped the red stripes in this order: layer 1, layer 2, layer 3.

Last I did the white stripes in this order: layer 1, layer 2, layer 3.

Then I fussy cut the flag and was ready to go.

The flag pole is a two part SVG from Kitchen Sink Stamps. The poppies are also stamped on cut SVG files available for these sets as well.

I stamped the sentiment on dies from Sizzix's Elegant Labels #2.

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

Allsorts Challenge - Week 726 - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - SoSS#233 - F is for Flowers

Daring Cardmakers - A Bunch of ...

Creative Knockouts - #493 - Flower Power

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Blog - #105 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!!

SCS - Dare to Get Dirty - Poppy Parade

 This week I have been playing along in the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at Splitcoaststampers as time permits. For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design I have created a card for Janine Brain's Poppy Parade Challenge.

For this slimline design I have used images from the following Kitchen Sink sets:

Remembrance Poppy

Poppy Bouquet

Grand View Mountains

Watercolor Prayers

The poppies, leaves, and stems were cut with SVG Files from Kitchen Sink Stamps. The clouds were created with the SVG Cloudy Sky stencil also from KSS.

I also cut the word prayers from metallic paper using the SVG File and my Cricut Joy.

In addition to Janine's Poppy Parade Challenge, I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - PIP Challenge #2229 - Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff - Challenge #452 - Mood Board

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge #186 - The Paper Shelter

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #7 - 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

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!!

In Memory and Honor - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design was created in memory and honor of the remarkable American men and women what have given their lives in service to our nation. May we never forget the sacrifices they made so that you and I may live the lives of freedom that we have. We truly are the home of the free because of the brave. 

The images I used to create this Memorial Day card are from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets.

Star & Stripes American Flag

Remembrance Poppy

Poppy Bouquet

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #544 - Stripes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - Challenge #285 - May Spots/Stripes

Dare 2B Artzy - May Challenge: Flowers

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!!

Making Time for a Couple of Challenges!

I haven't had much time for challenges of late so I created today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored designs to join in the Monday challenge fun over at Splitcoaststampers.

This first card uses Dina Kowal's Layered Retiform Tutorial to make this design for Technique Lovers Challenge 891.  The images are from Remembrance Poppy, Poppy Bouquet, and Watercolor Thanks. The retiform background was created using painter's tape, watered down reinkers, and watercolor paper. The poppies, stems, and leaves were cut with KSS SVG cut files.

This second card was created for Clean and Simple Challenge 682 - Yellow.

You can't get much more yellow than the KSS rubber duck from Just Ducky!

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!!

Kitchen Sink Stamps - Thanks Poppy

I'm sharing this Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card today which I am calling my Thanks Poppy. I have been spending the past week getting caught up on creating and sending thank you cards that needed to go out. I believe this one is my favorite! 

To create this design, I used images from Remembrance Poppy, Poppy Bouquet, and Watercolor Thanks. The stems and buds were stamped directly on the green designer paper which is from Crate Paper. The flowers, leaves, and thanks were stamped on the SVG cut files which come free with the sets if you place them in your cart at the time of purchase. If not, you can purchase them later for 99¢. For added texture on this card, I used a die from  Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits by Sizzix. Beneath the die cut layer is a piece of blue BasicGrey designer paper.

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!!