In my mind, this peaceful, rustic site looks like a fabulous place to start the new year!
Wishing you all health and happiness for 2016!
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Monday, December 28, 2015
Happy New Year!
The fourth and final Monday this December brings with it another Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. For this winter scene I have mixed images from KSS' Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps with the Snowy Pine Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps. The "New Year" part of the sentiment comes from Greetings from the Woods Clear Stamps.
In my mind, this peaceful, rustic site looks like a fabulous place to start the new year!
Wishing you all health and happiness for 2016!
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In my mind, this peaceful, rustic site looks like a fabulous place to start the new year!
Wishing you all health and happiness for 2016!
Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew:
Monday, December 21, 2015
Merry Christmas - 2015
Today's post brings with it my final Christmas cards for 2015. This has been a challenging year in our home but we have made it to the end in grand fashion! I wish you all a joyous Christmas spent with those you hold dear!
For this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, I have used a sprig of greenery from Winter Cardinals Multi Step Clear Stamps and images from Ornament & Stars Multi Step Clear Stamps.
20 Minute Card
10 Minute Card
Color Recipe for the Star
Layer 3 Memento Peanut Brittle stamped twice
Layer 2 Memento Peanut Brittle
Layer 1 Memento Dandelion
20 Minute Card
Thanks for all your visits and wonderfully sweet comments on my work this year. They mean the world to me!
The Kitchen Sink Crew also includes:
Monday, December 14, 2015
A Cardinal Christmas
Things are Christmas crazy around my house these days. I managed to whip out several major tasks: 60 Christmas cards made and sent, 10 dozen French cookies made and frozen, and 25 Christmas recipe scrapbook pages completed. But shopping, wrapping, and 48 scrapbook pages still await me! I need to kick things up a notch this week.
It was fun taking a break from all of those tasks to complete today's Let's Make a Scene card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. For today's design I included images from Winter Cardinals Multi Step Clear Stamps, Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps, Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps, Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Greetings from the Woods Clear Stamps. To create the look of snow on the cabin roof, I did not ink the shingles on layer 4.
It was fun taking a break from all of those tasks to complete today's Let's Make a Scene card sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. For today's design I included images from Winter Cardinals Multi Step Clear Stamps, Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps, Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps, Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Greetings from the Woods Clear Stamps. To create the look of snow on the cabin roof, I did not ink the shingles on layer 4.
Also creating for your pleasure with Kitchen Sink Stamps:
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
CCEE1550
Joanne is our hostess for the CCEE Stampers last challenge of 2015. We will be taking a short break before returning in the New Year on January 7th. So at this time we would all like to extend our wishes for a wonderful holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!!!
So.....here is this week's challenge.....
Did you know? There are occasional "Leap Seconds" added to the official year. They help to correct minor variations in time. On December 31, 2015, the folks who maintain the official time for the planet, will add an extra second to the day! To honor this, the challenge for this week is to incorporate time into your card…..a clock, a calendar, a date, a watch, etc.
For my card I used images from Father's Pocket Watch Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps.
So.....here is this week's challenge.....
Did you know? There are occasional "Leap Seconds" added to the official year. They help to correct minor variations in time. On December 31, 2015, the folks who maintain the official time for the planet, will add an extra second to the day! To honor this, the challenge for this week is to incorporate time into your card…..a clock, a calendar, a date, a watch, etc.
For my card I used images from Father's Pocket Watch Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps.
We would love for you to join us for the final challenge of 2015 and add a link to your card on the CCEE Stampers's Blog. Thanks to those of you who have played along with us this year! We loved seeing your wonderful creations!
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Happy Holly Days!
Today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps were created with their Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps set. I love using this classic holiday greenery on my Christmas cards and tags. It always looks so festive!
This is the color recipe I used for the holly leaves: layer 3 - Memento Northern Pine, layer 2 - Memento Cottage Ivy, layer 1 - Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped twice.
10 Minute Card
20 Minute Card
This is the color recipe I used for the holly leaves: layer 3 - Memento Northern Pine, layer 2 - Memento Cottage Ivy, layer 1 - Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped twice.
10 Minute Card
20 Minute Card
Visit the blogs of the Kitchen Sink Crew Members for more KSS inspiration!
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Roof Over Your Head - CCEE1549
Today is National Roof Over Your Head Day. It is a day to be thankful for those of us who are fortunate enough to have a safe home to live in AND to think about those around the world who do not. To mark this day, our CCEE challenge today is to make a card with a house/building of some sort on it.
Stamps: Holiday Home by Stampin' Up
Holiday Greetings by Verve
Join us in this week's challenge and post a card on the CCEE Blog!
Check out the houses the rest of the CCEE Stampers used in their designs!
Monday, November 30, 2015
10 and 20 Minute Poinsettias - KSS
I am getting busy today on more Christmas cards. I really need to get mine finished and in the mail this week so I can move on to more pressing Christmas projects like scrapbook and recipe pages for our families' yearly albums. I will be scrapping 12 sets of 4 different pages for my family members this year for a total of 48 scrapbook pages. I will be scrapping 20 sets of recipe pages (front and back) for members of my husband's family. That makes a grand total of 88 pages! Yikes! I'm sure glad I work FAST!!
The 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs for Kitchen Sink Stamps feature the beautiful Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps. On both cards the poinsettias were stamped, cut out, and popped up on the card front.
This is the color recipe I used on the flowers:
Poinsettia: Layer 5 - Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped twice, Layer 4 - Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Layer 3 - Memento Lady Bug, Layer 2 Memento Love Letter, and I omitted Layer 1
Gold microbeads were glued to the center of each flower.
Leaves: Layer 1, 2, and 3 - Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 4 Memento Olive Grove
10 Minute Card
20 Minute Card
The 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs for Kitchen Sink Stamps feature the beautiful Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps. On both cards the poinsettias were stamped, cut out, and popped up on the card front.
This is the color recipe I used on the flowers:
Poinsettia: Layer 5 - Memento Rhubarb Stalk stamped twice, Layer 4 - Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Layer 3 - Memento Lady Bug, Layer 2 Memento Love Letter, and I omitted Layer 1
Gold microbeads were glued to the center of each flower.
Leaves: Layer 1, 2, and 3 - Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 4 Memento Olive Grove
10 Minute Card
20 Minute Card
See more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration by visiting the rest of the crew:
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
CCEE 1548 - Black Friday
Today is Thanksgiving in the USA and tomorrow is Black Friday. Many will be taking advantage of the sales. Our November hostess, Frances, has asked that the CCEE Stampers create a card with a shopping theme. The card must also include the color black on it somewhere.
My card pretty much sums up my shopping philosophy be it shoes, pants, blouses, whatever! If it fits, is comfortable, and looks good, buy it in every color available!
My card pretty much sums up my shopping philosophy be it shoes, pants, blouses, whatever! If it fits, is comfortable, and looks good, buy it in every color available!
All stamp images are Stampin' Up!
Check out these fun shopping designs by the CCEE Design Team Members
and then, of course, join in the fun:
Check out these fun shopping designs by the CCEE Design Team Members
and then, of course, join in the fun:
Monday, November 23, 2015
4th Monday - KSS Let's Make a Scene - Merry Christmas, Neighbor!
Another 4th Monday has rolled around which brings with it a new Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. I decided to take the opportunity today to create a special holiday card for a very special neighbor! The scene outside the window was created with images from Cabin by the Lake Multi Step Clear Stamps and Snowy Pine Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps. The Christmas tree inside the house was created using images from Pine Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps, Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps, and Plaid Plus Clear Stamps.
Also designing for Kitchen Sink Stamps:
What an honor that you have stopped by my blog today! Thanks for your visit!
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Universal Children's Day - CCEE 1547
Tomorrow is Universal Children's Day. Frances, our November CCEE hostess, has asked that we create a card featuring a child having fun of some type.
When I was a child, the most fun I had involved trips to the library where I loaded up on books which took me on amazing adventures all over the world! What a blessing reading has been to my life! So much so that my life's work was teaching children to read by sharing my love for books with them. I never taught from a basal reader, but always from the amazing world of children's literature! Hopefully, that love for reading has served them well.
When I was a child, the most fun I had involved trips to the library where I loaded up on books which took me on amazing adventures all over the world! What a blessing reading has been to my life! So much so that my life's work was teaching children to read by sharing my love for books with them. I never taught from a basal reader, but always from the amazing world of children's literature! Hopefully, that love for reading has served them well.
Stamps from All Booked Up by Papertrey Ink
Designer Paper by Graphic 45
See the rest of the designs for Universal Children's Day
created by the CCEE Stampers and then join us in this fun challenge!
Frances Bryne
See the rest of the designs for Universal Children's Day
created by the CCEE Stampers and then join us in this fun challenge!
Frances Bryne
Sunday, November 15, 2015
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
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:
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Sesame Street Day at CCEE Stampers
On November 10th Sesame Street celebrated 46 years on television. To honor this great show for its years of contributions to the entertainment and education of young children, Frances has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card inspired by the show … It could feature any of the characters from the show; something related to a character like a garbage bin or cookies; or feature a letter of the alphabet etc.
My stamp collection doesn't contain any Sesame Street characters so I created this famous duo with my punches!
The sentiment is from True Friend by Stampin' Up.
Here are links to the Sesame Street tribute cards created by the rest of the CCEE Stampers
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