You're My Dream Come True - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Today's Valentine sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps was created to go from a prince to his princess! It was created using images from Ever After Castle, Ever After Greetings, and Village Stone Bridge.

  Color Recipe for the Castle Using Altenew Inks

Layer 5 - Espresso
Layer 4 - Dark Chocolate
Layer 3 -  Mocha
Layer 2  - Rocky Shore
Layer 1 - Sand Dunes

The sentiment and carriage were stamped with Versafine Clair Pinecone.

The fireworks were stamped with Metallic Gold ink by Colorbox and rhinestones were added as stars in the sky.

The background was embossed with a lacy folder from Crafter's Companion rubbed with gold modeling paste by Brea Reese.

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

International Art & Soul - Challenge 126 - All About Love/Hearts

Stamping Sensations - Stamping & Dies

Alphabet Challenge - "V" - Vehicle

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!!

CCEE2203 - Punch the Clock Day

Today is Punch the Clock Day.  To celebrate this special day, CCEE January hostess Lois Bak has requested that the CCEE Stampers put something time-related on our cards (a clock, a watch, a calendar, etc.)  If you don't have any of those things, make a birthday card -- that's time-related! 

 CCEE Stampers Design Team Members:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

I Moose Be Your Valentine - Kitchen Sink Stamps

This Monday I am bringing you another fun Valentine sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. This one is for those of you who are into puns!

The images I used to create this card come from the following KSS sets:

Mighty Moose

Bold Holiday Greetings

All Year Grapevine Wreath

The background was created with blended Distress Oxide Inks: Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, and Picked Raspberry spritzed with water. I then added Candied Apple heart over the top of the dried panel using and SVG Cut Stencil made with KSS' Layered Hearts SVG File. I only used layer 1.

Color Recipe for the Moose

Layer 1 Altenew Rocky Shore
Layer 2 Altenew Mocha
Layer 3 Altenew Espresso
Layer 4 Stampin' Up Early Espresso

Color Recipe for the Bow

Layer 1 SU Poppy Parade stamped off once

Layer 2 SU Watermelon Wonder

Layer 3 SU Raspberry Ripple

Layer 4 SU Merry Merlot

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!!

CCEE2202 - Penguin Awareness Day

CCEE January hostess, Lois Bak, has the CCEE Stampers celebrating Penguin Awareness day by adding a penguin or two or three to the cards we design today!

I have used Coolest Birthday by Unity to create my card! I have a winter birthday or two on the horizon!

 

Card by the CCEE Design Team Members:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

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!!

CCEE2201 - New

Our CCEE Stampers January Hostess, Lois Bak says, "It's a brand-new year, so use something brand-new or something you've never used before on your card.  It could be a stamp, a die, or even a new technique."

I have two brand new, never used items on my first CCEE card of the New Year. The embossed background was created with my new Mighty Waves 3-D embossing folder from Altenew. The other new item is this fun birthday sentiment from Impression Obsession.

I wonder what new crafty goodies the other CCEE DT members are sharing with us today? Let's check it out:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

Cheers to the One I Love - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Before you know it Valentine's Day will be here, and I am determined to have cards ready in plenty of time for snail mail delivery this year!! My sweet Valentines are scattered all over the state of Texas so today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card is for that holiday and uses images and sentiments from Champagne Cheer.

This is a 5 x 7 card using pink and red Bazzill papers as well as red glitter paper from the Paper Studio. The background was created using the Falling Hearts die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix. The champagne flutes were cut out with my Cricut Joy using the KSS Cut Files before stamping.

This card was chosen as a Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create during the second week of January!! Thank you, 613 Avenue Create!!

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

Splitcoaststampers Alphabet Challenge - ABC16H8 - Holidays

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge #173 - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #202201 - January - Anything Goes

LeAnn's World 101 - Challenge 46 - 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!!

Back from the Beach - KSS Angel's Wings Sunset

A transformer exploded and a neighbor's fence burned to the ground on Sunday night, so I was without phone, cable, and internet for the early part of this week. I am posting today the Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card I had prepared for Monday. 

As many of you know, I usually spend the last week of the year on a Texas beach with my family where we honor my late husband at sunset on December 30. This year is the fifth anniversary of his passing. Although family responsibilities and illnesses kept me at home most of that week, I was able to drive down to be with them on the 30th when my nephew stepped up to fill in for me at home for that night. 

The memorial card I made uses images from Angel's Wings and Isle of Big Bay Lake. The clouds were created using the SVG Cloudy Skies cut stencil. The initials and dates were computer generated.

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!!

2022 - Bring It On! Kitchen Sink Stamps

Looks like 2022 is going to be another challenging year for us all! I am busy making plans on just how to take it on successfully! I  hope my Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design this morning reflects my resolve!

May we all approach the on-coming year with hope, strength, wisdom, and faith as we work together instead of against each other to tackle the problems and challenges we face as families, as communities, as nations, as a planet.

Wishing you all the best in 2022.

My card today was created with the newly released Champagne Cheer. The year was die cut using Alphanumeric Shadow Numbers by Sizzix. The Bring It On sentiment was computer generated. 

I layered 4 champagne glasses to create a chipboard type embellishment over the sentiment strip and clear embossed the top stamped layer to create a glass like surface for the champagne flute.

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!!

Holiday Packaging

Now that all my holiday cards are complete and in the mail, I have this week to get my gifts wrapped and under the Christmas tree.

Today's Technique Lover's Challenge 878 over at Splitcoaststampers gave me the opportunity to do just that. For this challenge participants were asked to create holiday packaging that could hold a gift card. Challenge Hostess Lyn created a Box in a Bag using this tutorial. It looked like a fun and fast way to construct a gift bag for small treasures so I used it, too! She listed several other options, as well, if you would like to take a look.

For this Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored project, I used images and a sentiment from Christmas Poinsettia. I created a border for the bottom of the bag with the pines and pine cones and an SVG cut poinsettia as the center decoration. The sentiment is also stamped on an SVG cut file which is available with the purchase of this set. I can't find any identification on the designer paper so I'm not sure of its origin.

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!!

Christmas Around the World - CCEE2150

 

Lynn McAuley here with the final CCEE Stampers Challenge for 2021. Last week we shared Christmas traditions within our families. Today's challenge might involve a bit of research on your part.

I would like for all those who are taking part in this challenge to select a country or culture other than their own and feature on the front of their cards a unique element or tradition from that country or culture's holiday celebrations!

I have chosen Holland. Every year during the days leading up to Christmas, Dutch children eagerly place their shoes by the fireplace in hopes that Sinterklaas will fill them with small gifts and tasty treats in the night. Traditionally, carrots are left in the shoes for Sinterklaas' loyal white horse named Amerigo.

In years past, naughty children would receive a potato in lieu of gifts!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our CCEE Fans!

We look forward to seeing you back for more fun challenges in 2022!

The CCEE Design Crew:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Holiday Cheer - Kitchen Sink Stamps

For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored holiday card, I wanted to share a new color recipe with you for the Amaryllis. I chose to go with pinks for this Christmas card which also features sentiments and pine from Christmas Poinsettia. 

Color Recipe for the Amaryllis using
Stampin' Up Inks

Layer 1 Pretty in Pink

Layer 2 Polished Pink

Layer 3 Magenta Madness

Layer 4 Raspberry Ripple

The pines were stamped using only layer 1 in Mossy Meadow. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Claire Nocturne and the edges were sponged with Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide ink.

I still have more Christmas cards to go. Most of my holiday cards this year are featuring the amaryllis. The blossoms are so beautiful and it is so easy to stamp.

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!!