Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Monday, December 1, 2014

Non-traditional Christmas - KSS

For today's Christmas designs, I decided to create using non-traditional Christmas images from Kitchen Sink Stamps. I hope you like these cards as much as I do! (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Palm Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Inks: Palms - 3 Memento Cottage Ivy, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves,

1 Memento Bamboo Leaves

Trunk - 1 Memento Rich Cocoa, 2 Memento Espresso Truffle

Lights - Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Tools: Elizabeth Craft Designs Merry Christmas Die, Fine Point Sharpie

20 Minute Card

Stamps Sets:

Lighthouse Multi Step Clear Stamps
Friends of the Moon Clear Stamps
Playful Christmas 1 Multi Step Clear Stamps
Playful Christmas 2 Multi Step Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and Black, Stampin' Up Smoky Slate, the Paper Studio

White Glitter Paper

Inks: Lighthouse - 4 Memento Tuxedo Black, 3 Memento Gray Flannel,

2 Memento London Fog, 1 Stampin' Up Going Grey

Versamark

Tools: White Embossing Powder

Find more KSS inspiration on the blogs of the Kitchen Sink Crew!

Connie - designer
Lisa - designer
Maria - owner and creator

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

CCEE 1448 - Telescoping

This week Maryann has the CCEE Stampers trying out a technique which is new to me: telescoping. I stamped SU's Stipple Rose on four 4.25 inch squares of white card stock. I then used Nestabilites Labels 3 to cut out the telescoped panels and stacked them up with dimensionals after they were colored. I gently sponged the edges of each with black ink. I then matted the 4th square on a white panel and attached it to a black card.

Check out the fabulous telescoping done by the rest of the CCEE Design Team!

Then try one yourself and share it on the CCEE Stampers Blog!

Frances Bryne

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Monday, November 24, 2014

Poinsettia by Kitchen Sink Stamps

As promised, I have additional Kitchen Sink Stamps Christmas designs to share in this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs. Today I am working with Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps to create more of the Christmas cards I need to have ready to mail next week. (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

There are two sizes of poinsettias in this set. I have used the larger one on the 10 minute card and the smaller one on the 20 minute card.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Holly & Mistletoe Multi Step Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Mossy Meadow by Stampin' Up, Recollections White,

and Christmas Plaid by the Paper Studio

Inks: Poinsettia - 3 Memento Rhubard Stalk, 4 SU Cherry Cobbler, 2 Memento Lady Bug,

1 Memento Lady Bug stamped off once

Leaves - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves,

3 Memento Cottage Ivy, 4 Memento Northern Pine

Sentiment - Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Embellishment: Gold Micro Beads, Ribbon

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: Real Red by Stampin' Up and Recollections White
Inks: Poinsettia - 3 Memento Rhubard Stalk, 4 SU Cherry Cobbler, 2 Memento Lady Bug
1 Memento Lady Bug stamped off once
Leaves - 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves, 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves,
3 Memento Cottage Ivy, 4 Memento Northern Pine
Sentiment - Memento Lady Bug
Embellishment: Gold Micro Beads, Gold Glitter Embossing Powder,
Gold Split Ring, and Gold Cord
Tools: SU Holiday Ornaments Framelit, Frame Embossing Folder by the Paper Studio, Poinsettia Embossing Folder by Sizzix

Thanks for your visit today!
Find more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration in the work of the KSS Crew!

Connie - designer
Lisa - designer
Maria - owner and creator

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Photos and Photography - CCEE 1447

When Maryann challenged the CCEE Stampers to create cards using photos or featuring a photography theme, I thought immediately of this fun Art Impressions Girlfriends image.
It is called Picture Perfect.

Check out what the rest of the design team members did with this great theme!

Frances Bryne

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Monday, November 17, 2014

Christmas Lights - KSS Monday

I have been working on Christmas cards since January and had built my stash up to just over a hundred so you would think that I would be ready to mail out my cards in a couple of weeks. Turns out I auctioned off almost 80 of them for charity last week and find myself again in need of Christmas cards.

I promised you last Monday that I would start featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps Christmas images beginning today so I pulled out one of my favorites, Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps. This set has lights in 4 different sizes and the cute sentiment found of the 10 minute design. (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps).

10 Minutes

Stamps: Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, Stampin' Up Always Artichoke

Inks: Memento Lady Bug and Versafine Onyx Black

Tools: Impression Obsession Pine Die

Red Chalk

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Christmas Lights Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Owl & Autumn Moon Multi Step Clear Stamps,
Poinsettia Multi Step Clear Stamps
by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: Recollections White, Stampin' Up Night of Navy
Inks: Assorted Memento Colors, Versamark
Tools: White Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder

Look for addition Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration on the blogs of the Kitchen Sink Crew.

Connie - designer
Lisa - designer
Maria - owner and creator

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Bargello - CCEE 1446

This week Maryann has challenged the CCEE Stampers to create a card using the bargello technique. This technique involves using strips of paper in a very unique way.

You can find the Splitcoaststampers Tutorial which is very helpful in describing bargello here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/bargello/

I have used scraps from an old BasicGrey holiday series called Jovial. The poinsettia was created with Susan's Garden Poinsettia dies by Sizzix and the Martha Stewart fern punch. The sentiment comes from Contempo Christmas by Stampin' Up.

Follow the links below to see the bargello designs of the rest of the CCEE Stampers Design Team. Then give this fun technique a try and post a link to your design on the CCEE Stampers Blog.

Frances Bryne

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Monday, November 10, 2014

Framed Squirrels - KSS Monday

Several weeks ago I had the good fortune to be looking through the clearance aisle at Hobby Lobby just after they put a ton of Spellbinders dies out at rock bottom prices! What a score! I picked up 5 new-to-me sets for just $5.40 each!

I have been hard at work getting Christmas cards made for an upcoming auction and hadn't gotten to try any of them out until today. I am thrilled with today's results and feel that I have already gotten my $5.40 worth out of the first set with these two cards!

The dies I used to frame KSS's Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps are from a set called Majestic Elements. I used 2 dies from the set to design today's 10 minute card. The 20 minute card used 3 dies from the set as well as a circle die. I also stamped leaves on the card front and added a bow to the 20 minute design. (Post sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps)
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10 Minute Card

Stamps: Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps

Papers: More Mustard and Early Espresso by Stampin' Up

Recollections Ivory

Inks: Squirrel layers - 3 Memento Espresso Truffle, 2 Memento Rich Cocoa

1 Memento Peanut Brittle

Sentiment - Memento Rich Cocoa

Tools: Spellbinders Majestic Elements Dies

20 Minute Card

Stamps: Autumn Squirrel Multi Step Clear Stamps
and Harvest Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Papers: More Mustard, Naturals Ivory, Dusty Durango, and Early Espresso by Stampin' Up
Inks: Squirrel layers - 3 Memento Espresso Truffle, 2 Memento Rich Cocoa
1 Memento Peanut Brittle
Sentiment - Memento Espresso Truffle and Peanut Brittle
Tools: Spellbinders Majestic Elements Dies and Circle Nestabilities
Embellishment: Ribbon

Thank you so much for stopping by today to see my latest Kitchen Sink Stamps creations!
For more KSS inspiration, look in on the work of the rest of the KSS Crew!

Connie - designer
Lisa - designer
Maria - owner and creator

As always, you can save 10% on all Kitchen Sink Stamps merchandise by ordering through the link in my right side bar!

Starting next week, I will be featuring Christmas designs created with KSS images.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The Moustache Challenge - CCEE1445

Maryann is hosting the CCEE challenges for November and has asked that this week we create a card that features a moustache in honor of Movember - a global movement raising funds for male issues. You can read all about it here: http://au.movember.com

Here is my card which uses a sentiment and the 3 Gentlemen image from Tim Holtz. The Astoria Beach stamp is from Rubber Stampede. The chipboard buttons are by Graphic 45.

Head over and see the moustashed creations by the rest of the CCEE Stampers Design Team members!

Frances Bryne

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak