RI Designer’s Choice Challnege–Robin

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone~

This card was made for Designer’s Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions. It’s Robin’s turn to host and she is challenging us *Color Challenge* with robin’s egg blue, rust and kraft!!

You will have two weeks (by May 10th) to enter your project. When you finish your project, make sure you link it to the DCC post at RI blog where the inlinkz are located so that you will have a chance to win the RI gift certificate! For more information about the DCC, please visit The House That Stamps Built (RI blog).

 

I used Fairy Kiss (4305-I) for the image and Happy Everything (3104-F) for the saying. The image was colored with Copic markers and the mat was sponged with ink. The saying was stamped VersaMark and heat embossed with white EP. To finish off the card, I embellished with the Prima flowers and gold pearls.

I used the sketch from Sweet Stop Sketch 105 (SSS105) .

 

 

 

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

Darsie Rose Bruno * Dawn Bennett * Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck * Joy Hadden

* Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood * Miriam Napier * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Fairy Kiss, Happy Everything (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: cajun craze, marina mist, crumb cake (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (DCVW) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rhubarb stalk, VersaMark (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: Prima flowers, pearls, white EP 
Tools: label 18 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC115–Silke’s Sketch

 

Hello everyone~

 

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC115) . Silke Ledlow has created the wonderful sketch for today’s challenge. Please visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your card/project!

 

 

For my card, I included the sketch inside of the square card base. I used the newest set, April Showers for the rain boots (which I’m absolutely fond of!) and the sentiment. The boots were colored with Copic markers (B21, 23, 26, YG21, 23, 25, Y21, 35, 38, C3) and adhered on the mat that was cut out with Label 18 Nestabilities. I also used the Circle Nestabilities and Beaded Circle Nestabilities to design the rest of the layers. To finish off the card, I dresed with lace trim, cotton ribbon and silver pearls.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

Pattie (April Guest FOF)

 

 

 

Stamps: April Showers (Flourishes)
Paper: pear pizzazz, so saffron, pacific point (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (Basic Gray) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), baja breeze (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: lace trim, ribbon, silver pearls  
Tools: label 18 Nestabilities, circle Nestabilities, beaded circle Nestabilities, CB embossing folder

SNS New Digi Challenge Blog

 

Hello everyone~

I have a wonderful news! As you see the badge above, Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is going to start the new challenge with exclusively SNS Digi Stamps, debuting May 6th!! There will be weekly challenges every Friday and you can check the challenge blog HERE.

I’m very thrilled to tell you that I’ve been asked to be one of the SNS Digi Challenge Blog team!!  The team is contained by full of talented and fun stampers and you will be inspired by them every Friday for sure!

Please be free grab the badge and put it on your blog and let your readers know about the challenge!!

 

 

Have a wonderful day!

Maki

KS Monday–Sweet Thoughts of You

 

Hi everyone~

Well, the Easter weekend is over and hope you had a wonderful weekend as well.

I have one card to show you for Kitchen Sink Monday today. I decided to use Multi Step Berries for today’s card because we’ve been picking strawberries from our garden right now and I thought it was the perfect time to use those yummy looking stamps :)  Other than the strawberries, we definitely enjoy spending a time of early summer here… just one wish is that we have some rain now :(

The berries were stamped with the following steps :  1st – SU poppy parade (1 x stamp off), 2nd – poppy parade, 3rd – SU riding hood red, 4th – SU cherry cobbler.  The leaves were : 3rd – SU green garden, 2nd – SU wild wasabi, 1st – wild wasabi (1 x stamp off).

 

With this card, I’ve submitted to Stock Up on Occasions challenge (KSOCThinkingofYou) and CR84FN Color Challenge 25 (CR84FN25).

 

 

To get your 10 % off discount for your order: CLICK HERE

 

 

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

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

 

Stamps:  Muti Step Berries (KSS)
Paper:  cherry cobbler, marina mist (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), desginer paper (DCVW) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), poppy parade, riding hood red, cherry cobbler, wild wasabi, garden green (SU) 
Accessories:  ribbon, pearls, pearl brads 
Tools: oval Nestabilities, label 20 Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch - A2011

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions!! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, May 3rd) to enter your card using the sketch over RI Blog The House That Stamps Built. All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate!! I hope you will play along with us! Please check out RI Blog for more detail.

 

 

 

 

For my card, I rotated the sketch with 90 degree. I stamped Deer Family Silhouette (4221-K) on the main mat with VersaMark & brown ink and heat embossed with clear EP. Then, I sponged the background and shading with the same brown ink and the blender pen. The sentiment is from Quartet Complements Series (Plate 8600). To finish off, the card was dressed up with the decorative brads and gold pearls.

 

 

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

Darsie Rose Bruno * Dawn Bennett * Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck * Joy Hadden

* Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood * Miriam Napier * Robin Kirkpatrick *

Ruza Rebel (Guest WIW designer)

 

 

Stamps: Deer Family Silhouette, Quartet Complements Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: soft suede, pear pizzazz (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BG) 
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko), soft suede, pear pizzazz, bashful blue (SU) blender pen 
Accessories: decorative brads, ribbon, gold pearls 
Tools: label 21 Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

FTTC114– Aqua, Brown & Yellow

 

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC114)!! Cindy Haffner is challenging us to make a card with *Aqua, Brown & Yellow* color combo! Easy enough? Make sure to visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your card/project!

 

I had a fun with this color combo! I used the wonderful image and sayings from Window to the World for my card. The image was colored with Copic markers and some parts of the image were paper toiled for the more dimension. The mat was cut with Label 20 Nestabilities and the edges was decorated with Fancy Tag Two. The designer paper from Basic Gray were used behind the mat. To finish off the card, I embellished it with the rhinestones and ribbon.

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

Pattie (April Guest FOF)

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Window to the World (Flourishes)
Paper: marina mist, early espresso (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), lemon tart(PTI), designer paper (Basic Gray) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, cantaloupe (Tsukineko), early espresso (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones, ribbon  
Tools: label 20 Nestabilities, fancy tag 2, border punch, CB embossing folder

 

 

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

Maki

KS Monday–So Blessed

 

Hello everyone~

I hope you had a great weekend. I just came back from Galveston, TX for my daughter’s cheer competition and I’m pretty tired right now….so this post is going to be short…..zzzz ;)

 

I used Multi Step Little Lambs for the first card. After I stamped the image, I sponged the background with ink and added the detail with Copic markers.

I combined with Tuesday Kitchen Pantry Challenge 14 (KPC14) – Scor-ing and Thursday Word of the Week  13 (WoW13) – Spring.

The Lamb was stamped with the following steps: 4th – Versafine imperial purple, 3rd – Memento rich cocoa, 2nd – rich cocoa (1 x stamp off), repeat 2nd step, 1st – Memento dessert sand.

 

 

To get your 10 % off discount for your order: CLICK HERE

 

 

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

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

 

Stamps:  Muti Step Little Lambs (KSS)
Paper:  pear pizzazz, bashful blue, early espresso (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa, dessert sand, cantaloupe, bamboo leaves, summer sky, VersaFine imperial purple (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories:  ribbon, pearls 
Tools: label 13 Nestabilities, ribbon tag tiro

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week.

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of Apr 18th, 2011

 

Hello again,

This is my second post for today. I have one card to show you for Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions! This week’s SOTW is Child with Wagon (4506-I).  The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Apr 18th to Sun, Apr 24th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog “The House That Stamps Built”.

 

For my card, I decided to create a scenery card with combining a couple other stamps – Davi Davi Tree (2409-M) and Clouds (3403-F) .  The scene was sponged with ink first and then used Copic markers for adding the details. After finishing making the scene, I stamped the sayings, Follow… (2808-D) and dressed with silver brads.

 

We are welcoming a new Rock Star, Miriam Napier!! Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars to get more inspirations!

Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

Stamps: Child with Wagon, Davi Davi Tree, Clouds, Follow… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: marina mist, early espresso, cherry cobbler (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa, dessert sand, bamboo leaves, bashful blue, bahama blue (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: brads 
Tools: word window punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI Designer’s Choice Challenge - Karen

 

 

Hello everyone~

Wow…this week seems going very fast! I hope your week is wonderful so far.

I have one card to show you today. I made this card for Designer’s Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions!! It’s Karen’s turn to host and she has challenged us to create a Child’s Birthday/ happy card with including embossing (wet or dry)!!

You will have two weeks (by Apr 26th) to enter your project. When you finish your project, make sure you link it to the DCC post at RI blog where the inlinkz are located so that you will have a chance to win the RI gift certificate! For more information about the DCC, please visit The House That Stamps Built (RI blog).

 

For my card, I used Rocking Horse (117-I) for the image and the saying from Quartet Complements Series (Plate 8600) . The image was colored with Copic markers and adhered on the pennant that was made with Spellbinders. As you see, I did dry embossing for the background using the embossing folder. Hope it will make little girls feel happy :)

 

 

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

Darsie Rose Bruno * Dawn Bennett * Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck

* Joy Hadden * Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Rocking Horse, Quartet Complements Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: barely banana, melon mambo (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (K&Co.) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), barely banana (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: baker’s twine, rhinestones 
Tools: nested penant and lacey nested penant dies, circle and lacey circle Nestabilities, CB embossing folder, border punch

 

 

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

Maki

FTTC113–Flowers, Flowers Everywhere!

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge 113 (FTTC113). Dee Jackson is challenging us to create cards with flowers. As the challenge title says, let’s have fun with flowers! Please visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your card/project!

 

For my card, I used my favorite blossoms set, Cherry Blossoms. The image was colored with Copic markers and framed with label 18 Nestabilities from Spellbinders. I designed the card with Webster’s Page and embellished with distressed flowers and leaves. The flowers are originally white flowers but it was inked with Distress ink and spirited with shimmer mist (it has a little peach tinted glimmer…I wish I could show you the shimmer through the photos!). Then I scrunched the flowers while they were still wet, and carefully shaped them with using heat gun to dry.

 

 

 

I also submitted the card to Bring Back Beautiful #9 (BBB9) and Sweet Stop Sketch 103 (SSS103).

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

Pattie (April Guest FOF)

 

 

 

Stamps: Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper: peach parfait, river rock, old olive (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (WP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), river rock (SU), Copic markers, For Prima flowers –DI dried marigold, worn lipstick (Rangers), glimmer mist 
Accessories: Prima flowers, rhinestones  
Tools: label 18 Nestabilities, leaf punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday–Sweet Booties

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. My weekend was busy but fun! We had Trey’s 10th Birthday party last Friday night and ended up some of the boys came to sleep over ;) I’m so glad my husband could celebrate together this year! I think the boys enjoyed having him as well :)

Oh, my kids also swam for the first time this year yesterday too! Yes, summer is coming here very quickly and I think we are right on track :)

 

For today’s KS Monday card, I used Friday Sketch Carte Challenge 14 (FSCC14) . I hardly make a long shape card but I thought the baby card would be wonderful for the shape. The card fits 6 1/2” envelope and I cut the cardstock at 6 1/4” horizontally. Instead of cutting the excess to make the card base, I folded it inside for the money/gift card holder. Less scrap for me, yay!!

The stamp sets are Multi Step Baby for the image and “sweet”, Simple Sentiments for “Congratulations”, and Word for Comfort & Joy for the inside of the card.

The booties were stamped with the following steps: 4th – VersaFine imperial purple, 3rd – Memento grape jelly, 2nd – grape jelly (1 x stamp off), 1st – Memento lulu lavender.

The card was also used Tuesday Kitchen Pantry Challenge 13 (KPC13) – Playing with checks.

 

To get your 10 % off discount for your order: CLICK HERE

 

That’s it from me. Be sure to check out what other KS Crews are cookin’ for KS Monday today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

Stamps:  Multi Step Baby, Simple Sentiments, Words of Comfort & Joy(KSS)
Paper:  certainly celery, crumb cake (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Making Memories and K&Co) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, grape jelly, lulu lavender, london fog, VersaFine imperial purple (Tsukineko), early espresso (SU)
Accessories:  ribbon, pearl bard, pearls 
Tools: square & lacey square Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week.

Maki

RI WIW Sketch #4611

 

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions!! Wendy has provided the sketch on the right for you to play!! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Apr 19th) to enter your card using the sketch over RI Blog The House That Stamps Built. All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate!! I hope you will play along with us! Please check out RI Blog for more detail.

 

 

Here is my card.

I used three stamps to create this card – Adirondack Chair (3415-I), Portland Head Light small (1401-P) , and Today and Always (4026-F). I colored the chair with Copic markers lightly, masked it over and sponged the background. The lighthouse scene was stamped off once. To finish off the card, I simply added the ribbon and pearls.

 

 

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

Darsie Rose Bruno * Dawn Bennett * Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck

* Joy Hadden * Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Adirondack Chair, Portland Head Light small, Today and Always (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: crumb cake, early espresso, tempting turquoise (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), tempting turquoise, crumb cake, soft suede (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: square and lacey square Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC112–Inspiration Challenge

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC112). Tammy Hershberger is the challenge host and she is challenging us using the circle quilting throw for the inspiration! Please visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your card/project!

 

For my card, I took my inspirations from the colors and circles. I found the wonderful designer paper from Christmas/holiday theme :) It worked very well for the non-Christmas card, don’t you think?

I used Tokens of Affection set. The image was colored with Copic markers. I sponged to antique some of the mats to match the light brown color of the couch. To finish off, I dressed with the buttons with vintage twine.

This card is also submitted to Sweet Sketch Sunday Challenge 111 (SSSC111) from Karen’s blog.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Pattie Goldman (April Guest FOF)

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

 

 

Stamps: Tokens of Affection (Flourishes)
Paper: crumb cake, early espresso (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), turquoise cardstock (Hobby Lobby), designer paper (MME) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black(Tsukineko), crumb cake, so saffron (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: buttons, vintage twine 
Tools: circle, beaded circle and rectangle Nestabilities, border punch, CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of Apr 4th, 2011

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for another Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!! This week’s SOTW is Birdbath (4311-I). It’s a wonderful stamp for creating your garden scenes! The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Apr 4th to Sun, Apr 10th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog “The House That Stamps Built”.

 

For my card, I also used a few of wonderful RI stamps, Cat Back (306-G), Tiny Bird side (2616-D), and Wild Daisies (4320-G). After all the stamping and masking job, I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged the sky. The sentiment is from Quartet Complements Series (Plate 8600) . 

The card is submitted to the Sweet Stop Sketch 102 (SSS102) . I’m glad it worked wonderfully with this great sketch :)

 

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations and congratulate the newest Rock Star, Dawn Bennett !!

Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck * Joy Hadden

* Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Birdbath, Cat Back, Tiny Bird side, Wild Daisies (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: kiwi kiss, marina mist, so saffron (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (DCVW) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), pear pizazz, cool caribbean (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: tea roses, rhinestones 
Tools: big scallop oval & oval Nestabilities, designer label punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday–Happy Birthday Son!

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

Since my son is having his birthday party this Friday, (his b-day is April 23rd but it’s hard to have a party during the Easter weekend :P) I decided to use the opportunity to create the b-day card with some challenges!!

These are the challenges I did with the card:

Tuesday Kitchen Pantry Challenge 12 (KPC12) – Fun With Circles. Let see…I used circle punches, the DP that had circle patterns, the circle dots (planets) stamps, the moon, pearls and circle shaped clip.

Wednesday Stock Up on Occasions Challenge (KSOCBirthday) –birthday card

Crazy 4 Challenges 81 (C4C81) – Sketch challenge

 

 

I used Multi Step Owl & Autumn Moon for the moon and Friends of the Moon for the rest of the images. The more I use them, the more I heart them!! The saying was used two different sets, Multi Step Lil’ Elephant and 3 Step Baseball. The colors are inspired from the DCVW papers that were used here. I think this card is a fun birthday card for all boys, don’t you think? :):)

The moon was stamped with the following steps: 1st – SU so saffron, 3rd – SU peach parfait, 2nd – peach parfait (1 x stamp off). The rocket was stamped and colored with Copic markers.

 

 

To get your 10 % off discount for your order: CLICK HERE

 

 

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

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

Stamps:  Multi Step Owl & Autumn Moon, Friends of the Moon, Multi Step Lil’ Elephant, 3 Step Baseball (KSS)
Paper:  peach parfait, always artichoke (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (DCVW) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), peach parfait, so saffron, pear pizazz, always artichoke (SU)
Accessories:  ribbon, circle clip, pearls 
Tools: rectangle & scallop rectangle Nestabilities, circle punches, border punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

Maki