CCEE1623 - Donald Duck Day

Today is Donald Duck Day!!!  Donald has been around since 1934.

Our CCEE hostess, Vicky, has asked us to celebrate Donald by using a duck..real or imaginary.  Extra points if we use Donald or any other fictional duck on our card. 

I don't know about you, but I am going for the extra points! Ha! I know that I have had this stamp for over 25 years and this is the very first card I have ever created with it! Who knew I would actually get the chance!!??!!

I wonder what ducky delights the rest of the CCEE Stampers have created to share with us today!  Let's find out!

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

10+10 Monday - Lily of the Valley

I have worked out a color recipe that I really love for the lilies-of-the-valley I used for this week's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. These flowers are a part of A Year of Thanks II Multi Step Clear Stamps. There are 5 layers for this image and listed here are the colors I used and the order in which I stamped them.

Layer 5 - Memento Olive Grove stamped twice

Layer 4 - Memento Pistachio stamped twice

Layer 3 - Memento Bamboo Leaves stamped 3 times

Layer 2 - Memento Pear Tart stamped twice

Layer 1 - Memento New Sprout stamped twice

I do stamp with a MISTI which makes repeat stamping easy and precise.

10 Minute Card

Stamps: A Year of Thanks II Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Heart & Roses Multi Step Clear Stamps, 
Other Important People Clear Stamps

Papers: Recollections White and Black

Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

20 Minute Card

I am entering this card in the Lawnscaping Challenge - Off Kilter as well as Challenge 10 - Anything Goes at Where the HeART is...

Stamps: A Year of Thanks II Multi Step Clear Stamps, Basket Multi Step Clear Stamps, Texas Longhorn Multi Step Clear Stamp

Papers: Recollections White and SU Pistachio Pudding

Tools: Cuttlebug Tag Die, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Gold Cord

Others creating beautiful things with Kitchen Sink Stamps:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1622 - Rocky Road Ice Cream

Our CCEE June Hostess, Vicky, tells us that today is a day dedicated to the eating of Rocky Road Ice Cream which is made with chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts!!!  Who wouldn't want to celebrate that!

She has asked us to celebrate this popular ice cream by adding a dessert to our cards...Use an ice cream cone, sundae, or any other Rocky Road dessert you can think of!

Here is my card which features some important words to live by.

For more delicious rocky road designs, visit the CCEE Stampers and then join in on the fun with a card of your own.

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

Time for a Birthday!

This week I am creating simple masculine birthday cards for my Ten Minutes and Ten Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

10 Minute Card

I am entering this card in AAA Cards' Game #65  The 2nd Big Birthday Bash.

I used Father's Pocket Watch Multi Step Clear Stamps stamped with Memento Espresso Truffle, PTI Classic Kraft, and PTI Fine Linen on Stampin' Up Crumb Cake. The number 2 was die cut from SU Early Espresso. The sentiment was stamped with PTI Classic Kraft ink.

20 Minute Card
I used the extra ten minutes to create a shaker card for this design. I die cut the word party from the white cardstock front panel and covered the back of this panel with an acrylic sheet. Foam tape was used to frame the back of party before adding the white, black, and silver sequin and attaching it all to the Stampin' Up Smokey Slate card front.

Color Recipe for this watch:  Layer 3 Versafine Onyx Black, Layer 2 Memento Gray Flannel, Layer 1 PTI Soft Stone.

Thanks for your visit today! Look in on Maria and Lisa to see their latest

Kitchen Sink Stamps creations!

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1621 - Blueberry Cheesecake

According to our CCEE Hostess, Maryann, today is National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. What a fun thing to celebrate!! Here is my cheesecake design:

The blueberries and sweet sentiment are from Berries Multi Step Clear Stamps by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

Check below to see how the rest of the CCEE Stampers are celebrating this fun day!

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam


I have also entered this design in Little Red Wagon's Challenge #343 - Round & Round.

Let's Make a Farmyard Scene - KSS

This fourth Monday brings a farmyard scene sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. The stamps used to create this scene are from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:

Sunflowers Multi Step Clear Stamps 
Ducks & Pigs Multi Step Clear Stamps
Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps
Birch Trees Multi Step Clear Stamps
Tree Friends Multi Step Clear Stamps

The fence die is by Impression Obsession.

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Summertime

Crafty Friends Challenge #32 - Summer Time

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - #332 - Animals

Visit the Kitchen Sink Crew for more wonderful Kitchen Sink Stamps designs:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1620 - 4 Way Card

Maryann has challenged the CCEE Stampers to use the tutorial found on Splitcoaststampers to make a four way card.  Here is a link to the Four Way Card Tutorial, and here are two of my attempts.

Check out the rest of the 4 Way Cards created by the CCEE Team:

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

KSS Hummingbirds

While looking through the Stamp Pantry at Kitchen Sink Stamps yesterday, I realized that I haven't given the Hummingbirds Multi Step Clear Stamps much attention.These delightful little creatures have begun to reappear around here during the last few weeks so I think this is the perfect time to pull out this set to use for the 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps.

10 Minute Card

Kitchen Sink Stamps used:

Hummingbirds Multi Step Clear Stamps

Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps

Papers: Stampin' Up Pale Plum and Perfect Plum

Recollections White

Inks: Memento Gray Flannel, Grape Jelly, and Lady Bug

PTI Soft Stone

Stampin' Up Going Grey

Versafine Onyx Black

Tools: Spellbinders Dies

20 Minute Card

Kitchen Sink Stamps used:

Hummingbirds Multi Step Clear Stamps

Aloha Multi Step Clear Stamps

Lilac Multi Step Clear Stamps

Giant Sunflower Multi Step Clear Stamps
Words of Comfort & Joy Clear Stamps

Papers: Stampin' Up Groovy Guava and Lucky Limeade

Recollections White

Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue

Inks: Memento Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves, Cottage Ivy, Olive Grove, London Fog, 

Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Moroccoand Lady Bug

PTI Summer Sunrise

Versafine Onyx Black

Thank you for visiting me today.

You can see more wonderful KSS creations at the links below:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1619 - Get Well

According to the National calendar today is National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.

Our hostess, Maryann, has this chronic disease which is often called the invisible disease because those people who have it don't look ill. There is no cure, but maybe some day there will be. This week Maryann has asked the CCEE Stampers to make a Get Well card and add a purple ribbon in honor of those who suffer with fibromyalgia.

Below are links to the wonderful Get Well Cards created by the CCEE Team.

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne

Maryann Einam

Let's Make a Graduation Scene! - KSS

In two short weeks my youngest granddaughter will be graduating from high school with honors. Last week I finished party invitations for her, and today I am using my Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps to create a special graduation card for her very special day. She is a crafter like her gram so I know she will appreciate it.

For this scene, I started with the bowl of carnations and stamped them directly on the wallpaper background. I colored the water with Copic Marker B0000. The cap and diploma were stamped on white cardstock, cut out, and glued to the cardfront along with the table and hatrack.

Kitchen Sink Stamps used:

Graduation Multi Step Clear Stamps

Get Well Teddy Multi Step Clear Stamps

Bitty Tulip Bouquet Multi Step Clear Stamps

Thank you so much for coming by to visit today!

For more Kitchen Sink Stamps inspiration take a peek at the wonderful work of the 
Kitchen Sink Crew:

 Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator

CCEE1618 - Let There Be Light

Maryann will be the hostess for May's CCEE Challenges. She recently had holidays at the beach and saw some beautiful lighthouses along the coast, so she asked us today to let there be light and add a lighthouse to our cards.

I showcased some wonderful silhouettes from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for my lighthouse design today.

Do you have a lighthouse you could share? Join us in this week's CCEE Challenge and post your card on the CCEE Stampers Blog.

See the wonderful lighthouses used by the the rest of the CCEE team below:

Joanne Grzelak

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Bryne
Maryann Einam

Sunflower Birthdays - KSS 10+10

I am using today's 10 Minutes and 10 Minutes More designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps to create some cheerful birthday cards for two of my dear friends who are celebrating this week. I sure hope they like them!

To create these cards I used images from Giant Sunflower Multi Step Clear Stamps and sentiments from Make a Big Statement Clear Stamps and Simple Sentiments Clear Stamps. For these designs, I substituted the stem from Multi Step Lilac to create a taller flower.

This is the color recipe I used for the sunflowers on both cards:

Sunflower - Layer 3 Memento Peanut Brittle, Layer 2 Memento Cantaloupe, Layer 1 Memento Dandelion, 4 Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft, 5 Memento Espresso Truffle

Leaves - Layer 3 Memento Olive Grove, Layer 2 Memento Bamboo Leaves, Layer 1 Memento Bamboo Leaves

Lady Bug - Layer 3 Memento Tuxedo Black, Layer 2 Memento Lady Bug, Layer 1 Memento Rhubarb Stalk

10 Minute Card
The only embellishment on this card is the Martha Stewart punched edge.

20 Minute Card
For the next card I sponged a ground and sky background and added a die cut fence from Impression Obsession. The grass images come from Multi Step Birch Trees and 3 Step Honey Bunny. The sunflower, leaves and stem were fussy cut and mounted on dimensionals over the fence.

Thanks for coming by to see my Kitchen Sink Stamps creations today. I always enjoy your sweet comments on my work. Visit the blogs below for more inspired work with Kitchen Sink Stamps:

Lisa Somerville - designer

 Maria Colosimo - owner and creator