Center Stage for Teddy - KSS

When I saw yesterday that my sweet blog buddy, Shelly Schmidt, had been named Featured Stamper this week at Splitcoaststampers, I knew exactly which card of hers I wanted to recreate for today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design. Shelly did this awesome Valentine for the Technique Lover's Challenge #780 a couple of weeks ago. I fell in love with it and had to give this technique a try.

After watching this wonderful tutorial by Dina Kowal, I was ready to go! I changed the theme to St. Patrick's Day in honor of Shelly's Irish heritage! I thought she would get a kick out of that!

The following Kitchen Sink sets were used to create this design:

Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps

St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps

Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Challenge #144 - Cute and Cuddly Animals

My Time to Craft challenge Blog - Challenge #426 - No Digis Allowed

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!!

Clean and Simple - KSS

Today's card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps is a clean and simple, one layer design created using images from Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps and Ladybug Hugs Multi Step Clear Stamps.

I stamped the lady bug first and then masked her head and body. Here is the color recipe I used to create her:

Ladybug

Layer 5 Versafine Onyx Black

Layer 4 Memento London Fog

Layer 1 Memento Love Letter

Layer 2 Memento Lady Bug

Layer 3 Memento Rhubarb Stalk

4 Leaf-Clover

Layer 2 Stampin' Up Emerald Envy

Layer 1 Stampin' Up Cucumber Crush

Layer 3 Stampin' Up Forest Foilage

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and the green base was brushed with Distress Ink Peeled Paint.

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

CAS525 - Luck o' the Irish by Splitcoaststampers

Challenge #136 - Green Goodness - Dragonfly Journeys

PP433 -  Clean and Simple One Layer Card - The Paper Players

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew to see their latest design with Kitchen Sink Stamps!!

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


Nana loves stamping by Jeanne Frontz

Let's Make an Irish Scene - Kitchen Sink Stamps

On this 4th Monday of February, I have created a St. Patrick's Day Irish scene for this week's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I have used images from the following Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets:

Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps
St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps
Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps
Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps
Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps
Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

The color recipe for the bear which I used today is:

Layer 3 Memento Rich Cocoa
Layer 2 Stampin' Up Baked Brown Sugar
Layer 1 Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel

Layer 4 Memento Espresso Truffle

The bear's bow and the rainbow were created with Spellbinders dies and were added last to the card.

Visit Maria's blog for more fabulous Kitchen Sink Stamps samples!

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Texas Highways - KSS

I hope that you have come to visit today looking for the latest Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. This card was inspired by the highways I have traveled in the last couple of weeks in my part of Texas. Wildflowers of every color and hue are abloom along the roadsides from Indian paintbrushes to Drummond phlox, from Indian blankets to our beloved bluebonnets making Texas seem like heaven on earth.

Images used to create today's scene came from

the following Kitchen sink Stamps:

Bluebonnets Multi Step Clear Stamps 

Rolling Hills Multi Step Clear Stamps

Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps

Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps

Baseball Multi Step Clear Stamps

Also creating with Kitchen Sink Stamps:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

10 and 10 More for St. Patrick's Day

This week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps celebrate St. Patrick's Day and all that is green! Green is my absolute favorite color so I love having this opportunity to design with it wholeheartedly!!

10 Minute Card

Stamps: St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky & Teddy and Multi Step Birch Trees

 by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Color Recipes

Pot: Layer 3 Memento Tuxedo Black

 Layer 2 Memento Tuxedo Black 

Layer 1 Memento London Fog

Coins: Layer 1 Memento Dandelion

Layer 2 Memento Peanut Brittle

Layer 3 Memento Peanut Brittle

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Teddy Bear Wishes Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Multi Step St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky and Teddy,

Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps, Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps, Ready 4 Any Holiday Clear Stamps

 Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps

Color Recipes:

Teddy Bear: Layer 3 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft, Layer 2 Memento Peanut Brittle,

Layer 1 Memento Desert Sand, Layer 4 Memento Rich Cocoa

Hat: Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Memento Cottage Ivy, Layer 3 Memento Northern Pine, Layer 4 Memento Tuxedo Black

Bow: Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Memento Cottage Ivy, Layer 3 Memento Northern Pine

Shamrock: Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 2 Memento Cottage Ivy,

Layer 3 Memento Northern Pine

See the wonderful designs of the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Lucky You, Lucky Me!

Tomorrow Irish Americans across this great nation with be celebrating St. Patrick's Day in style! To join in their celebration, I have created two Saint Patrick's Day cards today using images from Kitchen Sink Stamps' St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps and Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card

Stamps: St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections 110 White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel, London Fog, Dandelion, Cantaloupe,

Peanut Brittle, Love Letter, Tangelo, Cottage Ivy, Summer Sky, 

Paris Dusk, and Grape Jelly

20 Minute Card

Stamps: St. Patrick's Day 4 Ducky & Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps 

and Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Recollections 110 White, Stampin' Up Green Galore and Garden Green

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel, London Fog, Dandelion, Cantaloupe,

Peanut Brittle, Love Letter, Tangelo, Northern Pine, Cottage Ivy, Bamboo Leaves,

Pear Tart, Summer Sky, Paris Dusk, and Grape Jelly

Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Embellishment: Ribbon

Thanks for visiting me today! Next week: spring flowers! It has been cold for way too long!

The Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

Connie McCotter - designer
 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

Shamrocks and Clover - KSS Monday

It has been a while since I have created cards with Kitchen Sink Stamps Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps. With Saint Patrick's Day just around the bend, this seems like a good week to pull them out. The 10 minute design uses a shamrock to honor the Irish and the 20 minute design uses the 4-leaf clover.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Ready 4 Any Holiday Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, SU Garden Green

Inks: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, and Tuxedo Black

Tools: Nestabilities by Spellbinders

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Lucky Horseshoe Multi Step Clear Stamps,

Rubber Ducky Multi Step Clear Stamps,
 and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and Black, SU Garden Green

Inks: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, Gray Flannel, London Fog, and Tuxedo Black

Tools: Nestabilities by Spellbinders

Kitchen Sink Crew:

Connie - designer
 Lisa - designer
 Maria - owner and creator

Green Accessories

Just had a little fun today accessorizing some iconic Kitchen Sink images with a touch of green in honor of Saint Patrick's Day.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

For the 10 minute card I let this cute rubber ducky show off the 4-leaf clover he found that is sure to make him the luckiest duck on the pond.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Rubber Ducky Multi Step Clear Stamps 
and Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, SU Pool Party and Daffodil Delight

Inks: Ducky 3- SU Marigold Morning, 2 SU Crushed Curry, 1 SU Daffodil Delight,

4 SU Marigold Morning, 5 SU Marigold Morning, 6 Memento Tangelo

Clover - 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped off once,

3 Memento Cottage Ivy

Waves - SU Pool Party

Sentiment - Memento Tuxedo Black

For the next card, I dressed up the classic old truck to lead off the St. Patrick's Day Parade by making it green and adding a shamrock to the door panel.

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps: Classic Old Truck Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps,

and Ready 4 Any Holiday Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Georgia Pacific White, SU Old Olive and Basic Black

Designer Paper by Graphic 45

Inks: Truck Wheel Base - 3 Memento Tuxedo Black, 2 Memento London Fog,

1 Memento London Fog stamped off once

Truck Body - 3 Memento Pear Tart, 2 Memento Pear Tart, 

1 Memento Pear Tart stamped off once

Shamrock - 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped off once,

3 Memento Cottage Ivy

Sentiment - Memento Tuxedo Black

I wonder what the girls in the Kitchen are up to? Let's check in and see!

*Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

Shamrock & Clover

A week of warmth has brought cardinals and clover back to south Texas. They were the inspiration for this week's designs using images from Kitchen Sink Stamps! I hope that things are warming for you, too! Winter was way too long in 2014.  (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Rubber Ducky Multi Step Clear Stamps 

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs

Basic Black and Glorious Green by Stampin' Up

Inks: Shamrock Layers - 2 Memento Cottage Ivy, 3 Memento Olive Grove,

l Memento Collage Ivy stamped off once

Sentiment - Memento Tuxedo Black

10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More Card

Stamps:  Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Winter Cardinals Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
and Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps 
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Pure Luxury White by Gina K. Designs
Basic Black and Glorious Green by Stampin' Up
Inks: Shamrock Layers - 2 Memento Cottage Ivy, 3 Memento Olive Grove,
l Memento Collage Ivy stamped off once
Cardinal Layers - 3 Memento Rhubarb Stalk, 4 Memento Tuxedo Black,
2 Memento Lady Bug with Memento Tangelo on beak, 1 Memento
Lady Bug with Memento Tangelo on beak stamped off once
Tree Layers - 1 Memento Pear Tart, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves,
3 Memento Cottage Ivy
Sentiment - Memento Tuxedo Black
Sky - Stampin' Up Pool Party

See this week's work by the Kitchen Sink Crew:

 *Tammy * Connie * Lisa * Julie (on hiatus)  * Maria

10 Minute 1 Layer Reverse Mask

With postage prices on the rise again, one layer cards with no embellishment are beginning to have more and more appeal to me. To create a little additional depth today, I cut a square reverse mask and sponged a little ground and sky in the background for each card. I then stamped the image partially outside the "box" and added a sentiment for Kitchen Sink Stamps 10 Minute Challenge 58.

I would love to see your creations using this quick and simple technique. Should you wish to share your KSS creation for this challenge in the Kitchen Sink Gallery, be sure to add keyword 10MC58.

Stamps: Lilies Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Never a Loss 4 Words Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White

Inks: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, 

Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede, 

and Early Espresso by Stampin' Up

Stamps: Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Never a Loss 4 Words Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White

Inks: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Lucky Limeade, 

Wild Wasabi, Handsome Hunter, Soft Suede, 

and Early Espresso by Stampin' Up

Stamps: Tulip Garden Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Never a Loss 4 Words Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White

Inks: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, 

 Melon Mambo, and Cherry Cobbler by Stampin' Up

Stamps: Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury White

Inks: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Lucky Limeade, 

Handsome Hunter, and Gable Green by Stampin' Up

Memento Tuxedo Black

Don't miss out on the Crew's newest creations:

* Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko * Maria

10 Minute Monday - Kitchen Sink Stamps

One way to create a quick and easy card design is to cut down on embellishments (which also makes your card easier and cheaper to mail). The challenge today is to pick a fun designer paper that compliments your Kitchen Sink image to be the stand-alone embellishment for your card design.

Stamps: 1/2 Pint Alphabet Clear Stamps, 
Hanukkah Multi Step Clear Stamps,
and Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Snowstorm by Mark's Finest Papers

St Pats Day Shamrocks by Lucky Day

Inks: Memento Grape Jelly, Pear Tart, and Bamboo Leaves

Stamps:  Berries Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Rose Red, Old Olive, and Whisper White by Stampin' Up

Berrylicious Berry Patch by imaginisce

Inks: Strawberry - 3 SU Cherry Cobbler, 2 SU Rose Red, 

1 SU Rose Red stamped off once, 4 SU Rich Razzleberry

Leaves - 1 SU Green Galore, 2 SU Old Olive, 3 SU Old Olive

Sentiment - SU Cherry Cobbler

Tools: Circle Nestabilities

Stamps:  Cowboy Hat Multi Step Clear Stamps
 and  Texas Longhorn Multi Step Clear Stamps

by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip by Stampin' Up

Steve's Pages by Sugartree

Inks: Hat - 4 SU Soft Suede, 3 SU Soft Suede stamped off once,

2 SU Creamy Caramel, 1 SU Creamy Caramel, 5 SU Early Espresso

Sentiment - SU Early Espresso

I hope that you will play along with me this week and see just how much fun it can be to create quick and simple cards. Once I get rolling, I sometimes have trouble reigning myself in!!

If you create a card for this week's challenge using your Kitchen Sink images, please be sure to upload it to the Kitchen Sink Gallery and include keyword 10MC10.

The Crew has been busy again this week in the Kitchen! Check it out!!

Angela * Maria * Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko

If you haven't visited the Kitchen Sink Gallery, please do! It is packed with beautiful samples created with every stamp set Kitchen Sink has to offer. The Stamp Pantry is organized by stamp set making it easy to find samples using the stamps you own or any you may be interested in adding to your KSS collection.

As always, you can receive 10% off your KSS order when you enter the store here.

KSS - Ten Minute Monday

My 10 Minute Monday Challenge this week requires you to use the Kitchen Sink image of your choice and stamp a row of it diagonally across your card front. Then add the diagonal embellishment of your choice and a sentiment below that. What could be simpler? I think you will find this one layer, clean and simple design fun and easy to complete!

When you upload your challenge card to the Kitchen Sink Gallery, please use keyword 10MC5.

Stamps:  Hearts Multi Step Clear Stamps
 and Words of Love Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Pink Pirouette by Stampin' Up

Inks: Real Red, Pixie Pink, Blushing Bride, and Melon Mambo by Stampin' Up

Embellishment: Scor-Tape and Jumbo Glitter

Stamps: Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps,
1/2 Pint Alphabet Clear Stamps,
 and Invisible Snowman Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Paper: Snowstorm by Mark's Finest Papers

Inks: Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive by Stampin' Up

Embellishment: Scor-Tape and Grosgrain Ribbon

My final card for you today was created as a masculine Valentine. The background is heat embossed over dry embossing for this week's Technique Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.

Stamps: Cowboy Hat Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Cowboy Boots Multi Step Clear Stamps,
and Words of Love Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Night of Navy and Real Red by Stampin' Up,

Denim by the Paper Studio, White Georgia Pacific Cardstock

Inks: Hat and Boots: 4 SU Soft Suede, 3 SU Soft Suede stamped off once,

2 SU Creamy Caramel, 1 SU Creamy Caramel stamped off once, 5 SU Early Espresso

Tools: Cuttlebug Paisley Embossing Folder, Oval Nestabilities, Heat Gun, Scor-Tape

Embellishment: Clear Embossing Powder, Rope, Plastic Star

Check in on the Crew:

Angela * Maria * Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko

Barbara

Easter Blessings

For Kitchen Sink Monday I wanted to create another masked card to remind all you KSS stampers that you still have until Friday to enter a card in Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge #23. Three lucky entries will be winning some store cash to spend in the Kitchen Sink Store! Double check the rules here and remember to use Kitchen Sink Stamps.

I'm excited to report that Maria is now carrying Scor-Tape in the Sink! I love that stuff and it and Tombow Mono Multi are the only adhesives I ever use! 

Stamps:  Honey Bunny Multi Step Clear Stamps, Hydrangea Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Mix It Up! Clear Stamps, Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps, Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Lilacs Multi Step Clear Stamps ( you know I like to mix them up)
Papers: Pure White by GinaK, Regal Rose by Stampin' Up
Inks: Hydrangea: Layer 4 - SU Rose Red, Layer 3 - SU Rose Romance, Layer 2 - SU Mauve Mist, Layer 1 - SU Pretty in Pink, Rabbit - Layer 4 - Memento Dark Cocoa, Layer 3 - SU Close to Cocoa, Layer 2 - SU Creamy Caramel, Layer 1 - Memento Desert Sand, Grass and Leaves- Memento Bamboo Leaves and Cottage Ivy
Tools: SU Wide Oval Punch, Oval Nestabilities
Embellishment: Taffeta Ribbon

Check out the crew's newest Kitchen Sink creations!!

Angela * Maria * Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko * Tammy-March Guest Designer

The Hunt Continues.......

As we continue the Paper Temptress/Kitchen Sink Treasure Hunt for the Pot of Gold Giveaway, today the members of the Kitchen Sink Crew are all creating cards and projects for you using beautiful papers from the Paper Temptress St. Patty's KSS Package as well as images from Multi Step Shamrocks & Clover by Kitchen Sink Stamps. At some of the stops, you will find the clues you are looking for to solve the puzzle, at some you will not.

I hope you just happen to have your note pad handy because you will want to add to it "a wish" which is one of today's clues.

My card was created using Paper Temptress' Neenah Green as my card base, and I used my heart Nestabilities to cut 4 hearts from Spring Green Classic Columns(also from Paper Temptress) to create the 4-leaf-clover.

I used a mix of Kitchen Sink images to create the background design. The 4-leaf-clovers are from Kitchen Sink's newly released Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps which is part of the Treasure Hunt prize! All the words both on the cardfront and the clover leaf are from Multi Step Hanukkah by Kitchen Sink. The tiny dotted heart is from Kitchen Sink's Mix It Up! Clear Stamps.

Stamps: Shamrocks & Clover Multi Step Clear Stamps, Hanukkah Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Mix It Up! Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamp
Papers: Neenah Green and Spring Green Classic Columns from Paper Temptress
Inks: Shamrocks - Layer 1 - Memento Cottage Ivy, Layer 3 - SU Handsome Hunter, love & laughter in the background - Memento New Sprout, tiny hearts - SU Certainly Celery, Sentiment on Clover - Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: heart Nestabilities
Embellishments: Ribbon, dimensionals, and rhinestone

Remember, you will be searching for clues to a puzzle at each blog along the way. Not all the stops will have a clue, but by March 19, if you have searched carefully, you will have collected all the pieces to the puzzle.

To enter for a chance to win a Special St. Patty's KSS Green Package from Paper Temptress as well as Kitchen Sink Stamps' newly released Multi Step Shamrocks & Clover and two Memento Dew Drops, just assemble the pieces into a St. Patrick's phrase and email it to Patricia at patricia@papertemptress.com before midnight, March 24th.

For additional details, drop by Patricia's Paper Temptress Blog!

There are more clues to be found today so be sure you visit the entire Kitchen Sink Crew!!

Angela * Maria * Connie * Lisa * Julie * Makiko * Tammy-March Guest Designer

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