CCEE2231 - Embossed and Sanded Glossy Paper

Our CCEE Stampers' August hostess, Frances Bryne, is back today with our new challenge for this week!

A few months ago, Jennifer McGuire shared a technique using embossing folders, glossy paper, and sanding blocks. Frances has asked that we each give this technique a try on this week's cards.  You can find Jennifer's tutorial here. 

I ended up using it to create a birthday card for my brother-in-law, Don, who will be celebrating his birthday next week. 

Here are links to the creations of the CCEE DT members' creations:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Dog Days of Summer - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Well, the dog days of summer with soon be coming to the end, and we hope to get some relief from the sweltering heat we have experienced in 2022 here on the Texas coast.  For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design, I am offering up a tiki toast to the relaxing evenings on the beach.

Images used to create this design come from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:

Tiki Time

Summer Splashes

Seaside Seagull

Shoreline Rocks

Beachcomber's Bounty

The ocean water was created using the KKS SVG cut stencil Waves & Splashes.

All images were stamped with Altenew inks on SVG cut files which coordinate with these stamps and cut using my Cricut Joy.

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams - August Challenge Food and/or Drink

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #236 - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft - Challenge #487- Ocean/Sea - beside or on or underwater topics

C.R.A.F.T. - Challenge #647 - Summer

Aud Sentiments - Challenge #296 - Summer + A Sentiment

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!!

CCEE2230 - Butterflies

It's a brand new month which means a new challenge hostess for the CCEE Stampers. Throughout the month of August, the creative and talented Frances Byrne will be issuing our challenges.

Butterflies seem to be very popular right now, with many companies releasing products featuring them this year. Frances has asked the CCEE Stampers to create a card that features one or more butterflies.

My butterfly was cut using Cricut Design Space and then dry embossed before popping it up over the card front. The die cut flowers are Be Bold Blossoms by Spellbinders. The embossed card front is by The Crafter's Companion, and the sentiment is from Heartfelt Thoughts by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Linked below are the CCEE DT butterfly creations:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Beachy Birthday - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Yes, I still need MORE August birthday cards so today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design was created for my oldest granddaughter! Some of our most precious times together are spent at a condo on the beach during the last week of each year. We pretty much have the beach to ourselves, and it is absolutely beautiful!! We have created some very special memories there!

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

Lighthouse

Palm Trees

Summer Splashes

Words 4 Celebrating

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Country View Challenges - August 2022 - Happy Birthday

If You Give a Crafter a Cooker - Cookie Challenge #171

{PIN}spirational Challenge #292 August

The Paper Players - Challenge 602 - Tic-Tac-Toe - Yellow, Blue, Water

Inkspirational Challenges - Challenge #270 - Photo Challenge 

    Thank you for visiting me today! It's always exciting to see you here!

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!!

CCEE2229 - National Picnic Month

It's the middle of summer, and July is National Picnic Month.  The CCEE Stampers' July hostess, Lois Bak, has asked the CCEE Stampers to put something on our cards that would be part of a picnic (picnic basket, checkered tablecloth, picnic food, or even ants).

My picnic card was created with dies while the sentiment was cut using my Cricut Joy. No stamping on this design.

If you are looking for another picnic to attend, check out these fun cards:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Sunflower Birthday and Summer Sale - Kitchen Sink Stamps

 I am back today with another summer birthday design as this week's sponsored card from Kitchen Sink Stamps as well as news of the current Summer Sale going on at Kitchen Sink Stamps.

This card features images from the following Kitchen Sink Stamps sets:

Sunflowers

Clay Pots

Words 4 Celebrating

For this card the sunflowers and leaves, the clay pot, and the watering can were cut from white cardstock using my Cricut Joy and the SVG cut flies available for free if you add them in your cart when you purchase these sets. They can also be purchased at a later day for a nominal fee.

The stamping was done after the images were cut.

The 3-D stone embossing folder is from Sizzix.

The clouds were created using the SVG cut stencil Cloudy Skies by KSS.

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Summer Blooms

Allsorts Challenge - Week 686 - Summer

Cut It Up! Challenge 256 - Summer Lovin'

Craft Rocket Challenge #94 - Summertime

Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge #171 - Ink Blending, Yellow, Flowers

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!!

CCEE2228 - National Ice Cream Month

 

July is National Ice Cream Month.  Today's challenge is

an easy one -- include some ice cream on your card.

Images and sentiments are by Stampin' Up.

For more designs featuring ice cream, check out the links below:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

SCS - Dare to Get Dirty - Poppy Parade

 This week I have been playing along in the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at Splitcoaststampers as time permits. For today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design I have created a card for Janine Brain's Poppy Parade Challenge.

For this slimline design I have used images from the following Kitchen Sink sets:

Remembrance Poppy

Poppy Bouquet

Grand View Mountains

Watercolor Prayers

The poppies, leaves, and stems were cut with SVG Files from Kitchen Sink Stamps. The clouds were created with the SVG Cloudy Sky stencil also from KSS.

I also cut the word prayers from metallic paper using the SVG File and my Cricut Joy.

In addition to Janine's Poppy Parade Challenge, I have also entered this card in the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - PIP Challenge #2229 - Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff - Challenge #452 - Mood Board

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends - Challenge #186 - The Paper Shelter

Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #7 - 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!!

CCEE2227 - National Tape Measure Day

 Today is National Tape Measure Day.  Hostess Lois Bak has challenged us today to make a card incorporating a tape measure or something else used in sewing on your card -- either some kind of a sewing-related image or perhaps stitching.

Here are the samples from the rest of the CCEE Stampers Design Team Members:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Summer Birthday - Kitchen Sink Stamps

August is a big month for male birthdays in our family. Today's Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored design will be headed to one of those special guys in a week or two. This slimline masculine birthday card features images from the following KSS sets:

Steam Train & Cable Car

Village Stone Bridge

Grand View Mountains

Snowy Pine Trees

Grazing Horse

Tree Friends 

The train, mountains, bridge, pine trees, and horse were stamped on SVG cut pieces cut on my Cricuit Joy. These files are available from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

This card has been entered in the following challenges:

AAA Birthday - Game #39 - Where in the World?

Sunday Stamps - SSC287 - Summer Adventures

Allsorts - Week 684 - Allsorts of Animals

Through the Purple Haze - Challenge #194 - Anything But Square

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #169 - Outdoors-Blue-Water

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!!

CCEE2226 - Dotsy's Birthday

 Lois Bak is our CCEE Stampers Hostess for the month of July.  Tomorrow is her sister Dotsy's birthday.  Dotsy is an avid card maker and scrapbooker and also helps with wedding floral arrangements with her friend.  In her honor, Lois has asked the CCEE Stampers to make either a birthday card or a wedding card.

I went with a masculine birthday card using Consider Yourself Vintage by Unity paired with die cuts and embossing folders by Sizzix.

Linked below are the samples created by the CCEE DT:

Kelly McKown-Santi

Lois Bak

Liz Williams

Frances Byrne

Maryann Einam

Happy Independence Day - Kitchen Sink Stamps

Wishing you a Happy Independence Day!  

Images are from the following sets by Kitchen Sink Stamps:

Stars & Stripes American Flag

Bold Holiday Greetings

Ever After Castle

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!!