Bonjour Crafty Friends! Frances Byrne, our CCEE hostess for March has a fun final challenge for us this month! Apparently today is Eiffel Tower Day so, of course, Frances has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card with a French theme, bonus points if we include the Eiffel Tower. Heck yes, I want the bonus points!!
The girls and the sentiment on my card are from Unity. The Eiffel Tower is a silkscreen stencil from Show Off.
Sunday afternoon I set out on an adventure to see if I could track down any Texas bluebonnets near me. Turns out I found a few scattered patches, but they gave me hope that next week the fields will be covered with blooms. I will be headed back out to check for sure!!!
Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored card is a reflection of those hopes!! Texas in the spring is heaven on earth!!
Stamps Sets Used on this Design:
Seed Packet (retired)
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Today is the birthday of Frances Byrne (our March CCEE Stampers hostess), so for our challenge this week she has challenged us to create a card using one or more of her favorite things … Slimline cards; Interactive or Pop-up cards; owls; blue.
I went with an owl from Unity and a bit of blue. Happy, happy birthday, Frances!!
Here are the cards created by the CCEE Stampers Design Team Members
using Frances' favorite things!
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.
Today is St Patrick’s Day. Frances asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card that features either leprechauns or gnomes. I couldn't find either in my stash so I went with a teddy bear with a leprechaun hat!
This week's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design was inspired by the latest cold front that just blew through our parts of Texas!! It almost never freezes in Texas in March, and yet here it is ice cold again!
We are all looking forward to the warmer days of spring with all their colorful flowers and gentle temperatures. It will arrive soon and pass all too quickly!
This card uses images from Spring Daffodils, Clay Pots, Bold 4 Seasons Greetings, and Honey Bunny.
Hi Crafty Friends,
Our CCEE hostess, Frances is back this week with another challenge for the CCEE Stampers.
Die Cuts Only - create a card that is created using dies only, no stamps. If you must, you can use a stamp for the sentiment, but bonus points if you use dies.
Here is my CAS holiday design using parts of a Momenta die.
This Monday's Kitchen Sink Stamp sponsored design was inspired by the remarkable and beautiful cards Maria has been posting all week in support of Ukraine. If you haven't seen them, please go and check them out here. I know they will touch your heart as they have mine.
The Clean and Simple Challenge at Splitcoaststampers this morning was to add a metallic element to your design. I used images from Sunflowers, Lilacs (stem), and Watercolor Prayers to create this card for that challenge. I chose to cut the word prayers from gold cardstock as my metallic element using the KSS SVG cut file for that set.
Please join me in praying for the men, women, and children of Ukraine, that peace may return to their nation.
It's a brand new month, which means we have a brand new challenge hostess. March's CCEE Challenge hostess is the talented Frances Byrne.
Frances tells us that just like Slimline & Mini Slimline cards, the 5 x 7 inch card size is becoming more and more popular. For this week’s challenge she has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a 5 x 7 inch card.
The 5 x 7 card is my size of choice these days, so I was delighted to share one in this week's challenge. My card was inspired by the Elvis Presley movie, Blue Hawaii and its hit song, "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You."
I am continuing to have fun with Candle Wishes recently released by KSS. For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design I have created a colorful side step birthday card for a 13 year old friend. I wanted it to look like a tied cake and used BasicGray designer paper which features lots of gift! Things that any new teenager would love! The birthday sentiment is from Make a Big Statement.
I used this wonderful tutorial created by Beate Johns for Splitcoaststampers for the cutting and scoring measurements to cut and fold this design.
Embellishments include red Stickles icing to place the candles on the cake and a red cord bow. Here's hoping this card brightens this sweet teen's birthday.
For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:
Liz Williams, our February CCEE Stampers hostess, is bringing our last challenge of February. February is National Wedding Month so Liz has asked the CCEE Stampers to make a wedding card to send a couple who might be tying the knot this month or to send for the next wedding event that occurs for family or friends.
other members of the CCEE Design Team:
The Kitchen is heating up today with 2 new stamps sets, as well as new digi files for KSS fans! Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored designs feature a card with each of these awesome new sets!
First up is Candle Wishes which is an wonderful small set with a three step candle and flame perfect for any celebration! The set also comes with a wealth of sensational sentiments to be used for a variety of occasions!
I used Candle Wishes to create a 93rd birthday card for my mother who just celebrated this wonderful event this past week. She is thrilled to catch up with my dad who had his 93rd birthday in January! The candles were cut with the corresponding SVG cut file before they were stamped. I then added the SVG layering cut behind the candles. The Happy Birthday Sentiment is a part of Words 4 Celebrating.
The background was created with Ranger Distress Oxide Inks in spun sugar, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, and wilted violet splattered with gold acrylic paint and water.
The 93 was cut using Cricut Design Space, and I used the KSS SVG cut stencil Sun Spots.
Also releasing today is Just Ducky! What a fun set also with a delightful mix of sentiments! For this card I have mixed it with Bubbles All Around to create a card to welcome a new baby. I stenciled the waves using SVG Cut Waves & Splashes.
