FTTC69 – One Layer Card

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC69)! This week Barbara Anders is hosting! Barbara is challenging us to a one layered card. Not much explanation required with this challenge! Go have fun and show us what you can do!

We have one more challenge for you to try! --  A Flourishes  Cherry Blossom stamp set is up for grabs on one of the FOF blog's today!  To win it just visit all the FOF blogs and leave a comment on each blog. One winner will be chosen from all the comments combined.

 

For my card, I used a beautiful set, Fancy Edges for the lace border and Tag Lines for the sentiment. I embossed around the sentiment using Nestabilities Label 13 die and punched the border on the bottom of the card front. The black card piece was adhered on the inside of the card so that the border detail showed more :)

To finish the card, I attached the gingham ribbon bow and pearls for the lace border.

This card took only 10 minutes to make….I think writing about the card took longer for me, hee hee.

 

 

 

Just keep hopping along to the other FOF blog team members to leave your comment !! The more you leave your comment, the more chance to win ;) Good luck!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Fancy Edges, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper: aqua mist (PTI), basic black (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: pearls, gingham ribbon 
Tools: Label 13 Nestabilities, border punch

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW – Week of May 31st

 

 

Hello again,

I hope you who live in the U.S. are having a wonderful Memorial day weekend. Repeat Impressions is also have another wonderful stamp for Stamp of The Week today!!

This week’s SOTW is called “Crowned Crane Deco”.  It’s a beautiful silhouette; image and adds the drama & elegance to your creation for sure!! Crowned Crane Deco is 50% off with special discount code until Sunday June 6th.

To receive your special discount code, please check and get the discount code at RI blog, “The House that Stamps Built” and type the code in the Special Instructions section of the online order form. PLEASE NOTE: The discount WILL NOT appear when you place your order. Once your order is ready to be shipped WE WILL apply the discount and process your credit card at that time.

 

 

I simply stamped the image with red ink and used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges 38 (C4C38) – I tweaked a little... I used the sentiment stamp, “Best Wishes Vertical” To complete the card, I attached the ribbon and the ribbon rose. If you have the saddle stitched ribbons, just gather the one side of the stitches and roll the ribbon like you make a swirl. I dubbed the hot glue from here and there to keep the shape and added the pearl brad on the center of the flower.

 

 

 

Now, be sure to check out the creations by the Rock Stars below!!

 Harriet Skelly * Joy Hadden * Julie Smith

* Lynette Neus  * Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

 

Stamps: Crowned Crane Deco, Best Wishes Vertical (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: white cardstock (Flourishes), real red (SU), Bitty Square DP (PTI)  
Ink: real red (SU)
Accessories: ribbons, pearl brad 
Tools: border punch, hot glue gun

 

 

 Thank you for stopping by again. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

KS Monday – May 31st, 2010

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I can’t believe it’s already the last day of May and we are starting June whether we like or not, lol. I decided to create today’s card with using another fruit set…Multi Step Peach.

The peach set is mini set ($8.50) with including Maria’s wonderful color recipe. I absolutely recommend to everyone who wants to try out Kitchen Sink’s step stamps :)

 

I stamped the image 3 times in the oval mat and designed with Basic Gray designer paper and coordinated cardstock. Then I embellished with scalloped edge ribbon, pearls & Tsumami Kanzashi flower (made my own) with die cut leaves.

 

These are the steps I did for each image (all inks are Memento inks):
(Peaches) I did the same steps from Maria’s recipe that linked above)…3rd – rhubarb stalk (1 x stamp off), 2nd – tangelo (1 x stamp off), 1st – dandelion (1 x stamp off), 1st – tangelo (1 x stamp off), 4th – rhubarb stalk (1 x stamp off), repeat 4th, 5th – sweet plum

(Leaves) 3rd – cottage ivy, 2nd – bamboo leaves, 1st – pear tart

 

 

• To save 10% of your total purchase, just click HERE and it will take you straight to the store to shop. When you check out, enter MAKIKO10KSS at the coupon code box. Note - please type a capital "O" at the end of my name and a zero in the number for 10.

 

Be sure to check out what the rest of KS Crew square projects!!

Angela * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC68 – Handmade Flowers

 

Hello eveyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC68) !  It is the end of the month so we have us a challenge host!  This month's challenge host is Velta Wesson.  Velta is challenging us to "make our own flowers"!  I know you have seen all of these wonderful dimensional homemade flowers being used everywhere.  Now is your chance to make your very own and sport them on your cards, too!   They look quite amazing, but they really are not that hard to do!  You can use any thing from paper to lace to create your flowers.  However, if you would like to see a few tutorials from SCS on paper roses, rolled flowers, or tissue flowers, just check out the links.  Also, Dawn Burnworth, has also done a tutorial on ribbon flowers here.   Whichever form of flower you choose to create, we would love to have you play along with us!  Remember to link your card with the Link system at the Flourishes blog for you chance to win a $10 store gift certificate.  Also, check out the blog for more ways to win!

 

 

My card was created with the beautiful set, Cherry Blossoms and the BG Kioshi designer papers. I cut the scalloped oval shape with big scallop oval Nestabilities from Spellbinders and stamped the sentiment and the small cherry blossoms image. Then it was sponged with the moss green ink and embellished with the brown pearls. I also machine stitched some of the mats.

About my handmade flower…. I hope you like it because I had so much fun to make it :) It’s called Tsumami Kanzashi Flower and Tsumami Kanzashi flowers are made for the traditional Japanese hair ornaments. There are a few Tsumami Kanzashi books in Japan but the shipping costs are just too expensive for me unfortunately :( Luckily I found the book “Kanzashi in Bloom” by Diane Gilleland with easier and more friendly version of Tsumami Kanzashi flowers so that every day crafters like me can enjoy making for modern projects.

The flower I made for the card was used the leftover cotton fabric and I cut five 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” squares, folded each square with simple origami folding (it’s a quite simple), assembled with sewing thread. After the flower was shaped the way I wanted, I attached the small circle cardstock and Prima leave on the back and the button on the front.

 

HERE is Kanzashi flower tutorial video by Diane. The folding she shows is not the same one I did for the card but it’s another beautiful flower for you to try.

Atelier Kanawa also shows how she makes Tsumami Kanzashi….Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 if you are interested. She uses a traditional way and takes a lot of time to create her gorgeous projects…She also sells her beautiful projects in her Etsy store, Atelier Kanawa

There are also some Kanzashi tutorials out there if you like to dig in more….you can just google with “ Kanzashi Tutorials”.

 

This card is also submitted to Our Creative Corner Challenge (OCCC) – Loretta’s wonderful sketch!

 

 

Now, check out what the rest of FOF have created for the challenge!!

 

Velta (Guest Challenge Host)

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

 

Stamps: Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper:  classic white (Flourishes), kraft (PTI), pretty in pink, pale plum (SU), Kioshi (BG)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, angel pink, VersaMark (Tsukineko), spring moss (PTI) 
Accessories: pearls, ribbon, button, Kanzashi flower, leave, thread 
Tools: big scallop oval Nestabilities, sewing machine 

 

 

Sorry about the long post…I get a little excited when it comes to Japanese things, lol.

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI Stamp of The Week – Week of May 24th

 

Hello everyone~

It’s another Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!! This week’s stamp is called “Vase of Tulips (1317-L)”. It is such a beautiful image…I just LOVE it :) You can make so many different cards for the different occasions.  Vase of Tulips is on sale with a special discounted price – 50% off!!  This SOTW sale will end on Sunday, May 30th.

To receive your special discount please check and get the discount code at RI blog, “House that Builds Stamps” and type the code in the Special Instructions section of the online order form. PLEASE NOTE: The discount WILL NOT appear when you place your order. Once your order is ready to be shipped WE WILL apply the discount and process your credit card at that time.

 

 

For my card, I stamped the SOTW stamp on the watercolor paper and water colored with re-inker and Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown to give more detail. After the paint was completely dried, I paper pieced the vase with the BG designer paper and paper toiled some of the flower & leave pieces. I also water colored the vase with Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown and the background with re-inker.

I couldn’t find the good place to attach the sentiment from NEW Quartet Complements (P8600) on the card front…so I stamped it inside instead :)

 

 

 

Now, check out the creations by the Rock Stars below!!

Ayana Posadas * Dana Joy * Darsie Rose Bruno * Harriet Skelly *

Joy Hadden * Julie Smith * Lynette Neus  * Michele Greenwood *

 Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

 

Stamps: Vase of Tulips, Quartet Complement Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: watercolor paper (Strathmore), white cardstock (GP), pink pirouette, riding hood red (SU), Sultry DP (BG) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), regal rose, riding hood red, wild wasabi, old olive, so saffron, close to cocoa, chocolate chip (SU), Twinking H2Os chestnut brown
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: classic oval and big scallop oval Nestabilities, corner punch

 

 

 Thank you for stopping by again. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

KS Monday – New Stamp Sets!!

Hello eveyone and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I’m so excited to tell you that Kitchen Sink Stamps is going to release two new stamp sets tomorrow May 25th offically!! However, for our blog readers like you, they are available today!! Woohoo!!

 

These are the two released sets:

Wedding Couple:  http://www.kitchensinkstamps.com/shop/product303.html

Wedding Rings:  http://www.kitchensinkstamps.com/shop/product305.html

 

That’s not all!!

As usual, KSS readers will have the chance at a pre-release sale -- one day only - today, May 24) with 20% off your total purchase. :) To receive your 20% off, just click HERE and it will take you straight to the store to shop. Then type MAKIKO20KSS on the coupon code box when you check out.

This sale will end midnight on Pacific time.

 

 

 

Here is my card with using the new release sets.

 

 

Aren’t these couple beautiful? Both of the couple and the sentiment is from Multi Step Wedding Couple set. I don’t want to scare you…but the image was made with SIX steps!! That’s right, I used 6 different stamps to create the image…I don’t deny it was easy but I just needed practice for a few times before creating the card, plus it’s so fun to see the image is becoming more detailed with each step :) I added the dash of colors (like bouquet, hair accessory and cheeks) with Prismacolor Pencils and added glitters.

 

The inside of the card was used Multi Step Wedding Ring set. I created the money / gift card holder as shown on the photo.

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(Couple) 3rd – SU sahara sand, 2nd – sahara sand (1 x stamp off), 1st – Memento desert sand (1 x stamp off), 4th – SU going gray, 5th – SU basic gray, 6th – Memento tuxedo black

(Leave) 1st – bamboo leaves, 2nd – cottage ivy

(ruler) 1st – desert sand (1 x stamp off), 2nd – desert sand, 3rd – rich cocoa

 

 

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crew square projects!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

KS Crew Challenge #25 (KSCC#25) will close on May 28th. All entries that are used Kitchen Sink Stamps will have a chance to win one of three KSS gift certificates!! What a great way to shop free for those KSS stamps ;):)

 

If you miss the special sale, you can still get 10% off as usual.  Just click HERE and it will take you straight to the store to shop. When you check out, enter MAKIKO10KSS at the coupon code box. Note - please type a capital "O" at the end of my name and a zero in the number for 10.

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

I Got the Lead!!

 

Happy Sunday everyone~

I just want to take a moment to tell BIG THANKS to Stacey for choosing my card HERE for the Lead at Curtain Call Color Challenge (ACT30) !!

 

What a wonderful day to start the week :):)

 

Maki

Weekend Quick Card

 

Hello eveyrone~

It’s been a wonderful weekend so far. My kiddos just finished their school year!!! Both of them did a excellent school year and I’m a super proud Mom :):) Now, we’ve enjoyed being relaxed, lol.  I just bought PSE 8 and have enjoyed playing some Actions, lol. Plus, I got a new craft book, “Kanzashi in Bloom” by Diane Gillerland…I love the flowers she shows in the book…I’m thinking making some of those for embellishments. I will let you know how they turn out when I experiment :)

 

OK, since my stamping MOJO’s been side-kicked, I decided to create a quick card. This card was used Color Throwdown challenge #93 (CTD93) and Fall to Layout 90 (FTL90) from Clean & Simple Stamping. (I just noticed the new FTL is up now…I guess I’m a little behind :p) I used Berry Sherbet color from PTI to alternate Melon Mambo.

I’m so glad I got this new stamp set from SU! It’s such a beautiful set and very versatile :)

 

Stamps: Watercolor Trio (SU) 
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), baja breeze, pink pirouette (SU)
Ink:  baja breeze, pink pirouette (SU), berry sherbet (PTI) 
Accessories: ribbon  
Tools: piercing tool

 

Thank you for stopping by~ Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Maki

MTSC74, ACT30 and OCCC

 

 

 

Well, how about a card for a guy?? I hate to admit but I don’t make enough for guys who are in my life… but I know they love receiving a card or two from time to time like us :)

This week’s Our Creative Corner challenge (OCCC) was a perfect timing for me to create a masculine birthday card…I will definitely give this card to my special man for his next birthday!!

 

 

 

 

The card is also submitted to Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch challenge 74 (MTSC74) and Curtain Call Color Challenge (ACT30). The pale pink was included to the combo and it was fun to use it as a accent color for the masculine theme, lol! Why not, right?

The motorcycle image from SU! was colored with Copic markers. Not too much to mention as far as about the technique….I punched the 2 corners of the kraft mat with the same border punch I used for the pale pink piece. I killed two birds with one stone, lol.

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Motorcycle, Upsy Daisy (SU) 
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), pink pirouette, pumpkin pie (SU), kraft (PTI), La Crème Mat Stacks (DCVW), Green at Heart DP (BG)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, desert sand (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: rhinestones  
Tools: classic circle Nestabilities, border punch

 

Thank you for looking~

Maki

TSG55 & CC271

 

Hello everyone~

I had so fun with creating this card above. It was created for There She Goes challenge 55 (TSG55) – Make an Impression….create a card using line art as your background. I also combined SCS Color Combination challenge 271 (CC271).

I used She’s A Lady set (the lady), Daily Grind set (the cafe image & sentiment) and Domestic Goddess set (the word bubble). I love some of TSG sets works mixing & matching very well and those are the ones I can play together over and over :):)
The lady image was colored with Copic markers. I used the designer paper from Basic Gray to close to the color combo and cut out the window with Label 1 Nestabitilies. The ribbon & button were simply attached to finish the card.

 

Here is the inside of the card.

See, the images works perfectly together :):)

 

Stamps: She’s A Lady, Daily Grind, Domestic Goddess  (TSG)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), so saffron, rich razzleberry (SU), Indian Summer DP (BG)                                                                                                                                                           Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), rich razzleberry (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, button, vintage twine  
Tools: Label 1 Nestabilities

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI What If? Challenge (May 19, 2010)

 

Happy Wednesday, everyone~

Are you ready for another sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions? Wendy has designed another wonderful sketch for us. I hope you will join the challenge with us :) Over all you will have a chance to win $25 gift certificate to shop at Repeat Impression store!! You don’t have to use RI stamps but we’d love to see the creation with using them if you have any ;)

The information & the submissions for this challenge are over RI blog, House that Builds Stamps until Tuesday, June 1st.

 

 

Here is my take on the sketch.

 

I tilted stamped mats slightly. I was in love with the cards some of the Rock Stars used the fun bunny image (Jump for Joy, 2610-J) for the last sketch challenge and I just had to use it this time :) After I stamped the bunny, I masked it and stamped Heart Flower, 8413-C. The all images were colored with Copic markers. I used the sentiment from NEW Quartet Complements Series.

 

Now, check out the creations using the sketch by other Rock Stars!!

Ayana Posadas * Dana Joy * Darsie Rose Bruno * Harriet Skelly *

Joy Hadden * Julie Smith * Lynette Neus  * Michele Greenwood *

 Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

Stamps: Jump for Joy, Heart Flower, Quartet Complement Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), rich razzleberry, Cottage Wall DP (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), certainly celery (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, dew drops 
Tools: Label 1 Nestabilities, border punch, corner punch

 

Thank you for stopping by~

Maki

FTTC67 – Chipboard!!

 

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC67)!  This week Betty Wright is our challenge host!  Betty is challenging us to use "chipboard”.  You can use some already decorated chipboard or find some "bare" chipboard and dress it up!  You can make tags, embellishments, or stamp your focal image directly to the stuff!  Whether you are painting it up, cutting it out, or using some already  pre-cut and decorated chipboard, we would love to see what you create using chipboard!

 

For the challenge, I used alphabet chipboard I purchased for a long time ago. The letter “r” is not stand for Rated “R”, just letting you know, lol!! It’s stand for Roses or Romance ;) Since the romance was my theme, I went for shabby chic vintage (again). The chipboard letter was covered with BG Nook & Pantry dp. Then I stamped the flourish images from Ornamental Elements with white pigment ink and distressed the edge with the same ink. I stamped the rose images from A Year in Flowers 2 on the Labels 11 mat using Memento rich cocoa. The lace dp from BG Nook & Pantry was used for the background and I stamped the image from Tea Rose Background  using Memento desert sand although it’s barely seen :p To complete the card, I embellished with tea roses, pearls, satin ribbon and scalloped ribbon.

I also decorated the inside with A Year in Flowers 2 and colored with Copic markers.

 

 

Now, check out what the rest of FOF have created for the challenge!!

 

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

Stamps: A Year in Flowers 2, Tea Rose Background, Ornamental Elements (Flourishes)
Paper: dark chocolate (PTI), river rock, pink pirouette, chipboard letter (SU), Nook & Pantry (BG)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, desert sand, VersaMark sahara sand (Tsukineko), fresh snow (PTI), Copic Markers – RV00, 04, 43, YG91, 93, 95, 97, colorless blender
Accessories: pearls, ribbons, tea roses 
Tools: Label 11 Nestabilities, corner & border punch, distressing tool

 

 

Thank you for stopping by~

Maki

RI SOTW – Live, Laugh, Love

 

Hello everyone~

It’s another Repeat Impression Stamp of The Week day!! This week’s featured stamp is “Live, Laugh, Love (3108-J)”. I found that it is a wonderful stamp to use for many occations and events. I also love to use it for backgrounds! Of course it’s always great as a focal point ;)

This stamp is available exclusively to our blog readers at 50% OFF from May 17 – May 23, 2010. If you would like to purchase this stamp please visit RI blog, House that Builds Stamps to find out the detail how to get the discount and a special discount code PLEASE NOTE: The discount WILL NOT appear when you place your order. Once your order is ready to be shipped WE WILL apply the discount and process your credit card at that time. I will also send you a follow-up email to let you know your final adjusted total.

 

 

The first card is for Graduation obviously, lol. I made for someone special in my life… The ring bearer of my wedding just graduated high school last week… our flower girl had a baby last year and now, my ring bearer graduated high school….boy, do I feel old or what?! LOL!

I stamped Live, Laugh, Love for the background mat using pale blue ink (I masked the edge of the mat so that the image was placed inside of the embossed lines. The number “2010” was cut out with Cricut machine and the same image was stamped with black ink. The sentiment is the one from NEW Quartet Complements Series.

 

 

 

 

The next card was created with Dragonfly (102-F) and Daisy (2625-C). The daisies were colored with white gel pen and attached pearls. I used border punch on the top of the green mat. The dragonflies were colored with Copic markers and added Stickles on the wings. Live, Laugh, Love stamp was stamped with Brilliance peacock ink…it’s very pretty gradation in real life :) and the same pearls I used for daisies and the ribbons were used for the embellishments.

 

Don’t forget to check out the creations by Rock Stars below!!

Ayana Posadas * Dana Joy * Harriet Skelly *

Joy Hadden * Julie Smith * Lynette Neus  * Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

[Graduation card]

Stamps: Live Laugh Love, NEW Quartet Complements Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), bashful blue, basic black (SU), Rock Star DP(DCVW)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, summer sky (Tsukineko)
Accessories: brads, hat appliqué sticker 
Tools: classic rectangle Nestabilities, oval punch, fancy label punch, Keystone Cricut cartridge

 

[Dragonfly card]

Stamps: Live Laugh Love, Daisy, Dragonfly (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes),  so saffron, old olive (SU), Citrus DP (DCVW)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brilliance peacock (Tsukineko), old olive (SU), Copic markers, white gel pen
Accessories: pearls, ribbon 
Tools: border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday – May 17th, 2010

 

Hello and happy Monday again, everyone~

I’ve been MIA since last Wednesday…I hope you are doing OK. I needed to spend a time with my family and some errands for a while but I never stopped stamping ;)

It’s getting so close to the end of school year and I wanted to make some “Thank You” cards to my kids’ teacher. I’ve made only one that was shown above so far :p but I think I make a few more for their teachers.

I made a pocket card and designed with 3 Step School Days and Plaid Plus!. The one of the border designs from Plaid plus! was stamped on horizontally and then I stamped the word & number, “ABC, 123” repeatedly using the lines as a guide. To create the pocket, I used Scor-Tape (1/8” wide) to close the two sides. The tapes are available at KSS store!

 

This card is entered to this week’s Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C37) - create a card/project that has some form of pocket.

 

These are the steps I did for each image (all inks are Memento):
(Apple) 1st – lady bug (1 x stamp off), 2nd – lady bug, 3rd – rhubarb stalk (1 x stamp off), 4th – rhubarb stalk

(Leave) 1st – bamboo leaves, 2nd – cottage ivy

(ruler) 1st – desert sand (1 x stamp off), 2nd – desert sand, 3rd – rich cocoa

 

 

To save 10% of all your purchase at KSS Store, just click HERE and it will take you straight to the store to shop. When you check out, enter MAKIKO10KSS at the coupon code box. Note - please type a capital "O" at the end of my name and a zero in the number for 10

KS Crew Challenge #25 (KSCC#25) will close on May 28th. All entries that are used Kitchen Sink Stamps will have a chance to win one of three KSS gift certificates!! Leave the dirty dishes in the sink and get dirty with some Kitchen Sink Stamps, lol!

 

 

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crew square projects!!

Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

Angela will be back next week :):)

 

 

Stamps: 3 Step School Days, Plaids Plus! (KSS)
Paper: dark chocolate, chocolate remix dp (PTI), classic ivory (Flourishes), riding hood red (SU)
Ink: Memento desert sand, rich cocoa, lady bug, rhubarb stalk, bamboo leaves, cottage ivy (Tsukineko)
Accessories: buttons, vintage twine 
Tools: classic scallop circle, circle and label 8 Nestabilities, border punch, index label punch

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC66 – Picture It!

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC66)!  This week Maki Jones (yes, it’s me!) is our challenge host! She is challenging us to "picture it!"   Now, a photo card is one way of looking at the challenge; however, you can venture off into other avenues as well.  Think magazine pictures, real image designer papers, or take a picture of some of your favorite things and print it out!  The photo does not have to be the focal point of the card, either.  Think layered flowers, borders, tags, etc!  There are also many photo techniques that can be used from altered photos, vellum pictures,  and  faux cloisonné.  Whichever photo option you take, we would love to see what you create with the "picture it" challenge!

 

For the challenge, I decided to use my photo image papers I purchased for a long time ago when I was still an avid scrapbooker :p I’m glad those papers could still be used again instead of being tucked in the shelf.  I used the real daisy image paper for the background. Instead of coloring the basket from Easter Basket set, I paper pieced with the real bark image paper. The same bark image paper was also attached inside of the card. The main mat was created with Spellbinders classic scallop circle and label 3 Nestabilities. I stamped the daisy image from Gerber Daisies for three times on the classic white cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. Then they were trimmed to fit inside of the basket. I attached the bow on the basket handle and pearls on the punched corners and the sentiment mat.

 

Now, check out what the rest of FOF have created for the challenge!!

 

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

Stamps: Gerber Daisies, Easter Basket (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes),  dark chocolate (PTI), photo image papers (DCVW)                                  Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa, desert sand (Tsukineko), Copic Markers – E33, Y00, 11, YR14, YG95, 91, W1
Accessories: pearls, ribbon
Tools: Classic scallop circle & Label 3 Nestabilities, corner & border punch

 

Thank you for stopping by~

Maki

RI Stamp of the Week – May 10-16

Hello everyone~

It’s my second post for today.

I just want to invite you to Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week – May 10th – 16th over RI blog “House that Build Stamps”!! Each week we’ll select one stamp to showcase, share some ideas of what you can create with it and offer the featured stamp to our blog readers at 50% Off! The special code for the SOTW is only available at only RI blog.

 

I leave the links for the Rockstars who created the card with using this week’s SOTW stamp. Please give your love for those cards…I’m sure your comment will make them smile :)

 

Darsie Bruno * Lynette Neus * Joy Hadden * Harriet Skelly *

Michele Greenwood * Dana Joy *  Ayana Posada

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday – May 10th 2010

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I hope you had a fabulous Mother’s day Sunday! My kids made strawberry cupcakes for me :):) They were so yummy and absolutely cute!! I attach the photo on the bottom if you want to check out :)

Today is my brother’s birthday! I haven’t celebrated his birthday together for over 15 years…Sometimes I wish I just fly to Tokyo to see him and back in one day…:( I miss him so much!! I hope he is having a wonderful birthday with his wife and 2 beautiful daughters!

 

 

Today’s card is a little different from ones I always create for KS Monday. After I saw the this tutorial by Beate Johns, I just had to try the beautiful 3D flowers for myself :):) I don’t have the same die she used but I found out I could cut flowers from my neglected Cricut machine! I used flower 2 (Shadow Blackout) from Georgia cartridge. I followed the tutorial HERE by Kathy Files. She has some great ideas using Cricut machine…and I got a lot of inspirations from her blog and video. I’m sure my hubby will be so happy if I start using the machine more ;) My daughter, Kimberly also loves to make those dimension flowers, too!!

After I cut the flowers with the distress designer paper from Basic Gray, I stamped with 3 Step Letter from the Past and Big & Bold Swashes and inked on the back with brayer. Then I started building the rose. You can easily customize your roses with some stamping and inking :):)

The sentiment from 3 Step Hearts & Roses was simply stamped on the white mat and the mat was dry embossed with the embossing folder.

 

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crew square projects!!

Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

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Stamps: 3 Step Letter from the Past, Big & Bold Swashes, 3 Step Hearts & Roses (KSS)
Paper: sweet blush, dark chocolate (PTI), classic white (Flourishes) designer paper (BG)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa (Tsukineko), Distress ink worn lipstick (Ranger)
Accessories: ribbon
Tools: Label 1 Nestablities, CB embossing folder

 

 

Lastly, this is the cupcakes my kids made. The cupcakes were made with their grandma the day before and they decorated with marshmallows and sprinkles on Mother’s Day morning. I didn’t help any…they saw one of the women’s magazine. Aren’t they cute or what?

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

TSG Mother of All Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone~

Yippie!!! The day is finally here!!! I hope you are ready for this special event, There She Goes Mother of All Blog Hop!! TSG Customers & Trendsetters (past & present) are going to show & inspire you with their creation using the assigned TSG sets! There are 50 stampers participating for today’s blog hop…so have a big cup of coffee or tea and enjoy hopping and indulging :):)

To all my blog reader - join this blog hop!! You will have a chance to win free stamps from TSG Store for the next SIX months, valued $300!!!  -- one winner will receive all new stamps sets released in the following 6 months.  All you have to do is to visit ALL MOABH posts and leave your comment to every one of them! The challenge is going to open until Sunday, May 9th.

So are you ready for hopping?? If so, you can start from visiting at TSG Blog! Don’t forget to read all details about the challenge detail and information while you are there :)

 

 

To the MOABH hoppers -  If you came from past Trendsetter, Angela Jones (my Jones sistah, lol), you are on a right track. If not, you may want to go back TSG blog and check the hopping list…maybe you get lost ;)

 

Can you guess what my represented sets are?? Yes, they are my all time favorite sets – Tea for Two and  additional set TFT Special Blends!! I’ve created many cards and gift set using TFT…So, why not adding more? LOL.

I paper pieced the tea cups and tea pot with the designer paper from Basic Gray Nook & Pantry. The paper from the same collection was also used on the background of the card. I also created the matching gift tag…I love how it turned out :):) The back of the tag, I attached the pocket to insert the tea bag. The pocket was used the template stamp from TFT and I shortened it to fit to the tag size. Well, I’m going to leave more images. You can just click each photo to see the larger image.

 

 

 

 

OK…next, continue hopping onto Kristy Ketterlin’s blog, Kuttin Kards!!

 

Stamps: Tea for Two, TFT Special Blends (TSG)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), wild wasabi, tangerine tango (SU), Nook & Pantry DP (BG)                                                                                                                                                           Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa, tangelo, bamboo leaves (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, corduroy brad  
Tools: classic circle and  blossom Nestabilities, border punch, Top note die 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!!

Maki