CTD103 & RI WIW Sketch Challenge

 

 

Happy Wednesday everyone~

It’s a time for The Color Throwdown challenge. It is also bi-weekly What If? Wednesday Sketch Challenge from Repeat Impressions. So, I made one card for those challenges together. I hope you will have a chance to play both challenges :)

For the CTD colors, Remember, you don’t have to have the exact colors to play along, just use what’s close! Please stop by the Color Throwdown Blog for all the details. This is my last week as a guest DT for The Color Throwdown… thank you so much to the CTD DT for letting me participate this wonderful opportunity for the last one month, especially the CTD100 celebration was super crazy (which is in a good way)!!

 

For What If? Wednesday Sketch challenge, Wendy has created another wonderful sketch to play. You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Aug 10th) to enter your card for the challenge over RI blog, “The House that Stamps Built”. All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate!! I can’t wait to see your creation! Please check out RI Blog for the more details.

 

I used Rebecca (708-K) for the main image and it was colored with Copic markers. The main mat was sponged, the second layer was scored, and the 3rd layer & the background were used the designer papers that matched with the CTD color combo. I used the border punch for the scallop part on the sketch though it didn’t quite show because of the sentiment label I used :P The sentiment is one of NEW Quartet Complements series.

 

Check out the Color Thowdown DT for more inspirations!!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Danielle Kennedy

Laura Pryor

LeAnne Pugliese   {{Happy Birthday, LeAnne!!!!}}

Tammy Hershberger

Kristin Bueter

and

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

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

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

Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

Stamps: Rebecca, New Quartet Complements series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: cryogen white (PaperTemptress), river rock, riding hood red, certainly celery, retired DPs (SU) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), river rock (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, pearls, Prima tea roses 
Tools:  label 4  Nestabilities, ribbon tags trio 2, corner punch, Scor-pal, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC77 – Emily’s Pins Challenge

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC77) !  It is the end of the month so we have a challenge host.  This month's host is Emily Keaton.  Emily is challenging us to  use “Pins”!   All kinds of pins will do.  Think stick pins, hat pins, safety pins, straight pins, diaper pins, even mini clothes pins or a brooch-style pin.  We would love to see what you create! 

 

OK…you’re probably thinking where I used PINS. Since the challenge says “All kinds of pins will do”, I used the clothespins :) Plus, it was so fun to use the tiny clothespin for the last week’s FTTC card and I decided to use them again! I used Cherries & Peaches set with the altered box. The images were colored with Copic Markers – Poppy Collection, Tiger Lily Collection and Evergreen Collection.

I bought these lunch tin boxes for a while ago and they are stored in the cabinet for a long time…maybe too long, lol. I decided to bring them back to light after I read the one of Dare To Get Challenge 2010 over SCS. I also submitted to the couple more challenges for today’s project. There are those challenges…

- DTGD10cindy_haffner

- DTGD10debbiedee

- DTDG10melmel

 

Here is the image for each box. You can click the photo to see the enlarged image.

 

You can follow this wonderful tutorial by Emily Giovanni to alter the tin box. My printer is out of ink, so I just used the 1 1/4” square & 1” circle punches to cut out the notch part.

I already sold the cherry tin box :):) and my daughter wants to have the peach one… I could just give it to her but I told she has to earn it with her chores and cleaning up her room ;) Mean mommy, lol!

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Emily (Guest Challenge Hostess)

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

 

Stamps: Cherries & Peaches, Strawberries - sentiments (Flourishes)
Paper: riding hood red, tangerine tango, chocolate chip, baja breeze, retired DP (SU), designer papaers (MME), white cardstock  
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, desert sand, tangelo, angel pink, summer sky (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, clothespins, vintage twine
Tools: tin lunch boxes for the project, circle & scallop circle Nestabilities, square & circle punch, Mod Podge, foam brush, sand paper, fixative spray for the stamped mats & layers

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW – Week of Jul 26th, 2010

 

Hello everyone~

It’s another Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!! This week’s SOTW stamp is this beautiful dragonfly image, “ Damselfly (4402-O) ”. The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Jul 26th – Sun, Aug 1st. To get the code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog “The House That Stamps Built”.

 

I stamped the damselfly image with Memento rich cocoa and colored the wings with Copic markers. I also repeated the same process with the layered image. Before I attached the image onto the circle mat, I put liquid glue on the wing and covered with glitter. It gives wonderful sparkle effect! Bamboo (5704-L) was stamped on the background mat and I sponged with 3 different inks (blue, orange and green). A part of Live, Laugh, Love (3108-J) was used for the sentiment.

This card is submitted to these Dare To Get Dirty 2010 over SCS.

- DTGDcraftycaro

- DTGD10joanervin

 

 

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

Harriet Skelly * Dana Joy * Julie Smith *

Lynette Neus * Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

 

Stamps: Damselfly, Bamboo, Live, Laugh, Love (Repeat Impressions)
Paper:  really rust soft suede (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)  Green at Heart (BG) 
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, summer sky, tangelo, bamboo leaves (Tsukineko), soft suede (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, rhinestones, thread, glitter 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, sewing machine, sponge dauber

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday – Jul 26th, 2010

 

Hello and Happy Monday, everyone~

I hope you had a wonderful weekend… I had a wonderful time at the Scrap Retreats that my SU demo hosted last Saturday. I even did scrapping!! It’s been so long since I made a layout…I made only 4 pages by myself. I also made 6x6 mini album and one 12 x 12 2-page layout with the ladies at the retreats…so it was not too bad :)

 

Anyway, for today’s KS Monday, I made the gift card & box set for a baby. I used Multi Step Little Lambs set for the images and sentiments. The felt flowers were from a small Martha Stewart DIY package kit that I found at Wal-Mart…the package was discounted to $1.50 from $8.00!! Can’t miss the deal :):)

 

 

 

 

 

I created the box by following this tutorial from SCS. Since I’m still working on the Dare To Get Dirty ‘10, these are the challenges I submitted.

- DTGD10rainy

- DTGD10Toy

- DTGD10suzannejdean

- DTGD10SweetMissDaisy

If you are SCS Fan Club member and finish ALL 33 challenges for DTGD’10 til 1st of August, go ahead pat your shoulder and sign up your name HERE. You have a chance to win one of fabulous giveaways!!

 

These are the steps I did for each image (All inks are Memento):
(Lambs) 3rd – london fog, 4th – tuxedo black (1 x stamp off), 5th – tuxedo black, 2nd – london fog (1 x stamp off), repeat 2nd step, 1st – london fog (1 x stamp off)

 

To save 10% off 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 other KS Crews are cookin’ today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

Don’t forget to save the date for Kitchen Sink Stamps Houston, TX workshop in Oct 8th and 9th. More details to come soon!!!

 

Stamps: Multi Step Little Lambs (KSS) 
Paper:  lavender lace, basic gray, certainly celery (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) Nana’s Nursery DP (DCWV)
Ink: Memento london fog, tuxedo black, grape jelly, new sprout  (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon, felt flowers, buttons 
Tools: square, rectangle, scallop square and scallop oval Netabilities, border punch 

 

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

Maki

ACT39 – Delightful & Delicious

 

Hello everyone~

I hope I’m not too late to submit this card to Curtain Call Color Challenge (ACT39).

The colors are remind of me Starbucks Coffee….So, I went that direction :):)  I started to stamp Delightful & Delicious set from Verve Stamps and created each layer.… there are some interruptions (some people call “KIDS” – of course  so it took some time to finish this. The handmade Kanzashi flower was added to complete the card. My mother-in-law is a fantastic quilter and every time she makes quilts, she gets fabric scraps, that are considering as trash. Those scraps are wonderful for making Kanzashi flowers! I keep her trash, make embellishments for my cards, and she uses my cards … I call it “A Circle of Craft Life” , lol!

 

This card is also submitted to these Dare To Get Dirty ‘10 challenges.

DTGD10kittie747

DTGD10leighobrien

If you are SCS Fan Club member, you can click the keywords above and check what each challenge is :):)

 

 

Stamps: Delightful & Delicious, Bountiful Backgrounds (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  wild wasabi, certainly celery (SU), white cardstock, texture kraft cardstock (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, desert sand (Tsukineko), wild wasabi (SU), Copic Markers 
Accessories: handmade Kanzashi flower, buttons, vintage twine, ribbon
Tools: classic oval & big scallop oval Nestabilities, border punch, CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

The Color Throwdown 102

 

 

Happy Wednesday, everyone~

It’s time for The Color Throwdown challenge (CTD102) !!!  I hope you will have a chance to play along this beautiful color combo with us this week! Check out the color swatch on the left for the reference. Remember, you don’t have to have the exact colors to play along, just use what’s close! Please stop by the Color Throwdown Blog for all the details.

 

 

This is my third week as a guestie for the CTD and I’ve enjoyed sharing my card so much :):)  I really love how this card was turned out…it has to be one of my favorites all time! I used Spread Your Wings set and Flourishes set from There She Goes. The butterflies were colored with Copic Markers and I added the pearls. You can see how I laid the butterflies on the closer photo.

 

 

This card is also submitted to  Dare To Get Dirty ‘10 (DTGD10flowergal36).

 

Check out the Color Thowdown DT for more inspirations!!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Danielle Kennedy

Laura Pryor

LeAnne Pugliese

Tammy Hershberger

 

Stamps: Spread Your Wings, Flourishes (TSG)
Paper:  wild wasabi, retired designer paper (SU), classic white (Flourishes), texture cardstock (Bazzil) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, VersaMagic oasis green (Tsukineko), wild wasabi, not quite navy (SU), Copic Markers 
Accessories: ribbon, pearls

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC76 – Barbara’s Inspiration

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC76) !  This week Barbara Anders is the host.  Barbara is challenging us to an  Inspiration Challenge! Barbara has chosen one gorgeous picture (on the right) to get inspired by for our card making.  You can obviously recreate the look or be inspired by the colors or other elements in the photo.   We would love to see what you create!

 

 

 

 

Beautiful inspiration, isn’t it? I used the popular stamp set, Gerber Daisies set. The image was stamped with Memento rich cocoa on the classic white mat and colored with Copic markers. I also water colored with Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown for shading. The mat was sponged with Memento new sprout. The idea of the name plate with the clothespin was cased from the inspiration picture. The plate was also embellished with the pearls. The designer paper from Webster Pages was used for the background. To complete the card, I embellished with the satin ribbon.

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

 

Stamps: Gerber Daisies (Flourishes)
Paper:  classic white (Flourishes), blush blossom (SU), kraft (SU), designer paper (Webster Pages)  
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, new sprouts (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: satin ribbon, pearls, clothespin
Tools: label 8 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday – CPS Sketch 176

 

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

 

Great news from Kitchen Sink!!

Save the date

For: Multi Step Stamping in Texas with Kitchen Sink Stamps 

Where: La Quinta Inn & Suites - Pearland (Houston area), Texas

When: Oct. 8 & 9, 2010

More info to come, so save the date – space is limited

(NOTE: Crew10% discount is NOT applicable for this event.)

I’d like to know who is planning to attend. If you live near me (Waskom, TX), I’m more happy to share the ride!

 

 

 

This week, Kitchen Sink Stamp is the company sponsor for Card Position Systems 176 (CPS176)!! I hope you have a time to play along the challenge with us! Be sure to check out the CPS Blog on Wednesday for what you could win!!

 

 

 

Another Autumn feelin’ card from me :):) I used Multi Step Harvest set for all stamped image. I kept the sketch with the way it looks for my card…no adjustment or rotating :):) After the image was stamped, I sponged the background. The ribbon was

 

These are the steps I did for each image (All inks are Memento):
(bushel basket) 2nd – potter’s clay (1 x stamp off), 1st – desert sand, 3rd – potter’s clay, 4th – rich cocoa (1 x stamp off)

(flowers and leaves) 1st – cantaloupe , 4th – tangelo, 2nd – bamboo leaves, 3rd – cottage ivy, 5th – rhubarb stalk

 

 

To save 10% off 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 other KS Crews are cookin’ today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

Edited: This card is also submitted to Dare to Get Dirty ‘10 (DTGD10JeanneS).

 

Stamps: Multi Step Harvest (KSS) 
Paper:  wild wasabi, chocolate chip, very vanilla (SU), Origin DP (BG) 
Ink: Memento potter’s clay, desert sand, rich cocoa, cantaloupe, tangelo, bamboo leaves, cottage ivy, tuxedo black  (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: square Netabilities 

 

 

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

Maki

The Color Throwdown 100th Prize Winners!!

 

 

Hello there,

Thank you for participating the Color Throwdown 100th celebration last week.

We have the prize winner finally!!!

 

Drum rolls please…………………….

 

Kitchen Sink Stamps $100 Gift Certificate goes to

 

Angela Fehr (#122)

#122 is the entry number of the card.

Congratulations Angela!! Please email colorthrowdown@yahoo.com and please put YOUR name and the prize you're claiming in the subject line when you send the email.(example:  Lisa/Paper Make-up Stamps or Teresa/Verve).

 

Be sure to check the Color Throwdown blog for the all other winners too!

 

 

 

After the long day of trip to Dallas and back yesterday, my email box was filled with the heartfelt congrats mails!! Thank you very much….each message means me a lot!!

 

Thank you for dropping by. Have a wonderful day!!

Maki

I’m “DIRTY”!!!

 

Hello everyone~

I have been dying to tell you this super exciting news since last month and I can finally spill out!!

 

I made the “Dirty” Dozen over Splitcoaststampers !!! Yippieeee!!!

 

I’m so thrilled and honored to be amongst with such a huge talented paper crafting team!!! I am also very excited with the other new Dirty Girl, Julie Campbell!!! Congrats Julie!!

Even though it was a month ago I said “Yes!”, I still have to pinch myself from time to time, lol!

 

For those of you, who are a Fan Club member, hop over to SCS and check out the Dirty Dozen Gallery for July….you won’t be disappointed!!

If you are interested in becoming the fan club member, Here is the place to sign up! Today will be a perfect time to join in the fan club because you can also celebrate and play along the Dare to Get Dirty '10, starts tomorrow (Friday, Jul 17th)!!

 

 

I have one more happy thing to celebrate!! Today, Troy and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary!! Like any other couples go through, we’ve cherished our good times and overcome our bad times… I’m so blessed that he is still mine and I am still his…hope God won’t change that for the rest of our lives!

I used the sketch from SCS Sketch challenge 289 (SC289). The stamp image (TSG Make A Wish) was colored with Copic markers.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for letting me share my excitements with you :):) Have a wonderful day!!

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday – sketch J1410

 

To see Color Throwdown Challenge 101 post,  please scroll down to the next post.

Thank you~

 

Happy Wednesday everyone~

 

It’s a time for Repeat Impressions What If? Wednesday sketch challenge (J1410)!! 

Wendy has designed another great sketch for you to play! Wahoo!!

You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, July 27th) to enter your card for the challenge over RI blog, “The House that Stamps Built”. All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate!! I can’t wait to see your creation! Please check out RI Blog for the more details.

 

I used the tree image, “Shade of the Elm (2908-I) ” for the main image. It was colored with Copic Markers and layered under the window frame that was made with the Nestabilities (label 3 and circle) dies. I stamped the sentiment from NEW Quartet Complements series for the middle circle of the three small circles. I attached the buttons for the other two circles.

 

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

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

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

 Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

 

Stamps: Shade of the Elm, Quartet Complements series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper:  St. Patty’s KSS Green Package (PaperTemptress), soft sky texture (SU) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, desert sand (Tsukineko) Copic markers
Accessories: loop edge ribbon, pearls, buttons, vintage twine 
Tools: square, circle and label 3 Nestabilities, circle punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

The Color Throwdown 101 – Just a Note

 

Hello everyone~

Thank you all for celebrating the Color Throwdown 100th Challenge with us!! We had over 350 participants for the event! I enjoyed checking your beautiful projects and I was also encouraged by so many wonderful comments. Thank you so much!! The prize winners are going to be post at CTD Blog on Friday (I will post the KSS gift certificate winner here at the same time)…so please be patient for a little longer…

 

Well, as you know, the show must go on and I hope you are ready to play another beautiful color combo (CTD101- check out the swatch on the right). Please stop by the Color Throwdown Blog for all the details.

 

 

My card for the last challenge was a kind of bright and a lot of layers….so I decided to use this color combo with more simple and cleaner style :) The fern images were stamped on the watercolor paper and the paper was water colored with re-inkers. After the ink was completely dried, I off-stamped the images again for the shadows. The paper piercing was done on the stamped mat and the kraft layer. The cotton silk ribbon was pleated when it was attached and I embellished the pearls to complete the card.

You can purchase the same stamps, watercolor paper, cotton silk ribbon and pearls at Flourishes LLC.

 

Check out the Color Thowdown DT for more inspirations!!

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Danielle Kennedy

Laura Pryor

LeAnne Pugliese

Tammy Hershberger

 

 

Stamps: Ferns and Fiddles, Taglines (Flourishes)
Paper:  watercolor paper (Flourishes), kiwi kiss, basic black (SU), kraft (PTI) 
Ink: India Black ink (Superior), baja breeze, kiwi kiss, old olive, close to cocoa (SU) 
Accessories: cotton silk ribbon, pearls
Tools: piercing tool, word window punch

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC75 – Felt

 

Hello everyone~

 

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC75)! This week Betty Wright is our challenge host. Betty is challenging us to use felt! Felt is everywhere right now in the crafting world. It is easier to use than ever with all of the wonderful die cuts available. You can create flowers, borders, accents, and so much more! We would love to see what you create using felt!

BTW, I forgot to mention last week about Flourishes 12 Days of Christmas sale in July!!  All Flourishes Christmas stamps are on sale for 25% off until Sunday, Jul 18th.! Time to stock up now! ….Sorry for the belated notice :P

 

I love the look of felt..they give a great texture and fun look for projects! For today’s challenge, I used the swirl felt border. They are so easy to use for both card making & scrapbooking, and available different designs and colors. You can check out other designs HERE. The palm tree image is from Beach Life set and the greeting “A Happy Hello” is from Tag Lines. After I stamped the image with Memento tuxedo black on the classic white mat, I colored with Copic Markers. Then, I colored the background with Memento ink using sponge daubers. The ocean line was masked with the sticky paper when it was sponged. For the embellishments, I used the cotton satin ribbon and dew drops.

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

Stamps: Beach Life, Taglines (Flourishes)
Paper:  classic white (Flourishes), barely banana, kiwi kiss (SU), White Out collection DP (WRMK) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, desert sand, summer sky, cantaloupe, tangelo (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, dew drops, felt border
Tools: label 8 Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW – Week of Jul 12th, 2010

 

Hello everyone~

It’s a time for Repeat Impression Stamp of the Week!! This week’s SOTW is this gorgeous bird image “Great Blue Heron (1704-P)”. As always, the SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the discount code from Mon, Jul 12th – Sun, 18th. To get the code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog “The House That Stamps Built”.

 

As you see, this is a quite large image for the standard card size….so I kept my card pretty simple. I used the color combo from SCS Color Combination Challenge 276 (CC276). I stamped the image and colored with Copic Markers. After I stamped the sentiment, Best Wishes Vertical (6107-J), I draw the frame with the multi liner pen and sponged the inside of the frame with apricot color ink. To complete the card, I embellished the ribbon, the photo corners and the decorative border.

 

 

 

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

Dana Joy * Harriet Skelly * Joy Hadden * Julie Smith *

Lynette Neus * Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

Stamps: Great Blue Heron, Best Wishes Vertical (Repeat Impressions)
Paper:  classic ivory (Flourishes),  (SU),  Nook & Pantry (BG) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), certainly celery (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: classic oval Nestabilities, border punch, Scor-Pal

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. What If? Wednesday sketch challenge will be posted on Wednesday…come back to see my Repeat Impressions card again!

Maki

KS Monday – July 12th, 2010

 

Hello and happy Monday, everyone~

I haven’t updated my blog for a few days…it’s been one busy week. Today, my daughter is leaving for her first Cheer Camp!! She is so excited and I know she is going to have a fantastic time with her teammates…but  I can’t help but being worried about her because that’s what Moms do, right? LOL!

 

After helping her pack, I managed to have some stamp time. (Yay!)  I decided to play Curtain Call Color Challenge (ACT38) for today’s card. I know it’s still very hot outside here but I was in the mood for the next season – Autumn :):) I used Multi Step Pumpkins set for the pumpkin image. The word “Blessing” is from Multi Step Harvest and the deco images beside the word are from Plaid Plus! The scallop borders were created with the EK Success border punch…I love those big scallops :)

 

 These are the steps I did for each image (All inks are Memento):
(pumpkins) 1st – cantaloupe, 2nd – tangelo, 3rd – potter’s clay (1 x stamp off), 4th – potter’s clay, 5th – rich cocoa (1 x stamp off), repeat 5th step

(leaves & vines) 3rd – bamboo leaves , 2nd – bamboo leaves (1 x stamp off), repeat 2nd step, 1st – new sprout, 4th – cottage ivy (1 x stamp off)

(stems) 1st – new sprout, 2nd – bamboo leaves

(flowers) dandelion (1 x stamp off), 2nd – cantaloupe, 3rd – tangelo (1 x stamp off), 4th tangelo

 

To save 10% off 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 other KS Crews are cookin’ today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Pumpkins, Multi Step Harvest, Plaid Plus! (KSS) 
Paper:  rich razzleberry, pumpkin pie, certainly celery, very vanilla (SU), Green at Heart DP (BG) 
Ink: Memento cantaloupe, tangelo, potter’s clay, rich cocoa, bamboo leaves, new sprout, cottage ivy, dandelion, tuxedo black  (Tsukineko), rich razzleberry (SU)
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: border punch

 

Thank you for celebrating and playing along Color Throwdown 100th challenge since last Wednesday!! We still have one more day ‘til the deadline to participate…Those of you who don’t know what I’m telling about, just scroll down to my previous post to find out what you’ve been missing ;)

 

Thank you for dropping by.

Maki

Color Throwdown 100th Challenge Celebration!!!

 

Happy, happy Wednesday, everyone!!

The time finally came!!! The Color Throwdown is celebrating the 100th challenge today!! Woohoo!! I’m so excited to be a part of the team for a month of July and participate the first challenge as a guest is 100th challenge!! What could be better than that?!

For the 100th challenge, not only you will get to play the wonderful color combo but you also have a chance to be a winner for the fabulous prize that each sponsor (31 companies total!!) is offering in the CTD designers’ and guest designers’ blogs.

 

My prize is….. $100 Gift Certificate from Kitchen Sink Stamps!!!

No, I’m not joking!!….one of you are going to win $100 shopping spree at KSS Store!!! Woohoo!!

 

To check the rest of sponsor’s prizes, click HERE…it will take you to the direct link for more information of the challenge, all the prizes and sponsors, and participants' cards.

To enter the challenge, all you're going to have to do is 1) create a card or other paper crafted project using the colors specified (it shows on the below….remember, you don't require exact colors... just use whatever you have that is similar), Then 2) you'll need to upload a DIRECT link to your creation (we're going to have to be picky about this for the Celebration... links that don't go directly to your creation will be deleted!) using the Inklinz widget on the Color Throwdown blog. Next, 3) start commenting!  Each blog link for the all CTD designers and guest designers are on the bottom of the post. So, be sure to visit them and leave a comment as well. The more you comment, the greater your chances are to win (but only one per blog, please!)

The deadline to enter will be 11:59 pm on Monday, July 12th so you'll have plenty of time for your creation and comments! Winners will all be randomly drawn.

 

Here is the 100th color combo :):):)

Isn’t it wonderful??

Here is my card with the color combo.

 

All stamps are from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  I found the designer paper that matched with the color combo…I love this kind of things happen from time to time :):) After that, the card was quickly designed using the matching colored elements.

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(roses) 1st – SU pink pirouette, 2nd – SU regal rose, 3rd – SU real red (1 x stamp off), 4th – SU real red

(leaves) 1st – SU certainly celery , 2nd – SU wild wasabi (1 x stamp off), 3rd – wild wasabi

 

Stamps: 3 Step Hearts & Roses - “Roses and the word ‘for you’, Whole Family - “Happy”, Word of Comfort & Joy - “So” (KSS) 
Paper:  classic white (Flourishes), baja breeze, real red, certainly celery (SU), designer paper (MME) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black  (Tsukineko), pink pirouette, regal rose, real red, certainly celery, wild wasabi, baja breeze (SU)
Accessories: ribbon, pearls
Tools: big scallop oval Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Here is the all designers that participate for the BIG Celebration!!! Please take a minute to visit them and get more inspirations!!

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

LeAnne Pugliese - Wee Inklings

Laura Pryor - Lil' Inker

Kisa Peters - Kisa's Paper Cuts

Carol Longacre - Our Little Inspirations

Deb Horst - Sendable Sentiments

Debi Southard - Debi's Crazy Life

Elise Durenberger - MamaCow Creations

Juliana Swanson - Stampin With Inky Fingers

Lisa Kind - Kind Creations

Makiko Jones - Makink Studios ---> me!!

Maria Gurnsey - Scraps By M

Pam Speidel - Stamping With Serendipity

Sylvia Nelson - Sylvia's Stamp Corner

Teresa Kline - Enjoy the VA Sunshine

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

 

 

Thank you so much for taking your minute to visit me. Have a nice day!!

Maki

FTTC74 – Christmas in July

 

Happy Tuesday everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC74) !  This week’s challenge host is me and  I am getting you all in gear with a theme challenge.  We are celebrating Christmas in July!  No explanation necessary for this theme.  Just have fun and make something festive! While Flourishes stamps are not required, if you have them, by all means use them!   We would love to see what you create.

I may also mention to you all that ......Stacy hosts a Flourishes Christmas Spirit Challenge at SCS monthly. If you would like to combine this challenge with that one to draw some attention to both that would be great. Here is the link. This month is about Christmas song lyrics or song titles. Use that keyword code (FLLCNOEL3) when loading to SCS and link back to the SCS thread. This is not required..... just a suggestion if you want to combine it. 

 

My card for today was used Winter Bouquet set for the entire image and sentiment. I colored the bouquet image with Copic markers on the classic white mat, that was cut out with label 3 Nestabilities. I used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses for the designer paper in the middle. I stamped the berry image on the moss green layer to create the borders.  I attached the pearls after I stamped the sentiment on the light pink mat. Then, the light pink satin ribbon was attached to complete the card.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s Christmas in July creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

Stamps: Winter Bouquet (Flourishes)
Paper:  classic white (Flourishes), mellow moss, rich razzleberry, pink pirouette (SU), Eskimo Kisses dp (BG) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), mellow moss (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, pearls
Tools: label 3 Nestabilities, border punch

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW – Week of Jul 5th, 2010

 

Hello everyone~

Although it’s another time for Repeat Impressions Stamp of The Week, I don’t have a card to show you today.

Be sure to check out the RI blog, “The House that Stamps Built” to find out the SOTW stamp and other RI Rock Stars creation!!

 

Thank you.

Maki

KS Monday – Jul 5th, 2010

 

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday, everyone~

I’m still in Mississippi right now but I’m driving home this afternoon. Hope you had a great weekend.

Although we are taking a summer break for Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge, that doesn’t mean we stop cookin’ with KS Stamps!!

For today’s card, I used Multi Step Sunflowers :):) Just perfect for this time of the year, don’t you think? Sunflowers are definitely my favorite summer flower! I paper pierced for the water streak so that the water can looked like it was watering the flowers. The word “Thanks” was used from Other Important People. After I stamped and placed all images in place, I draw the line inside the edge with a multi liner pen (0.05) and a ruler. To finish the card, I put the ribbon and button with vintage twine.

This card was also used the color combo from SCS Color Combination challenge 275 (CC275).

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(Sunflowers) 1st – SU barely banana, 2nd – SU so saffron, 3rd – SU pumpkin pie, 4th – Memento rich cocoa, 5th – Memento tuxedo black

(leaves) 1st – SU mellow moss, 2nd – SU always artichoke (1 x stamp off), 3rd – always artichoke

(water can) 1st – SU regal rose (1 x stamp off), 2nd – regal rose, 3rd – SU real red (1 x stamp off), 4th – real red

 

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Be sure to check out what other KS Crews are cookin’ today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Sunflowers, Other Important People  (KSS) 
Paper:  classic ivory (Flourishes), real red, barely banana, mellow moss (SU)  
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, tuxedo black  (Tsukineko), barely banana, so saffron, pumpkin pie, regal rose, real red, mellow moss, always artichoke (SU), multi liner pen
Accessories: ribbon, button, vintage twine 
Tools: border punch

 

 

One more thing….

It’s only 2 more days ‘til the Color Throwdown 100th Challenge Celebration!!!  and Kitchen Sink Stamps is sponsoring the special event along with many other companies!! It will be so much fun and make sure you will visit here on Wednesday!! I can’t wait to reveal my card :):) All other KS Crews are planning to play the challenge too! More cards from KS crews this week! Yay!!

 

 

 

That’s it from me today. Thank you for stopping by.

Maki