KS Monday–New Release Sets!

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday!

Kitchen Sink Stamps is releasing FIVE new sets! Some of the sets are used at the KSS Workshop in OH last month and all of you can purchase individually now ;)

The releasing sets are

• Multi Step Tomato (mini)
• Multi Step Lettuce (mini)
• Multi Step Zinnia
• Multi Step Baskets
• Seed Packet (works wonderfully with many of KS sets!)

We also start carrying storage boxes for stamps and craft covered journals!! The storage box is the best stamp organization, especially KSS stamps! It fits 2 large/medium sets or 4 small/mini sets comfortably! They are wonderful organization system and definitely save my time to find my KSS stamps :)

Please visit What’s New section for the all new stamps and items.

 

 

I made a couple projects using some of the new released sets. The card above was used Multi Step Tomato and Multi Step Baskets. The banner is also from the new set, Seed Packet. I just cannot wait you get to play them…they are so much fun to ink! The cherry tomatoes were stamped with the following steps: 3rd – SU bravo burgundy, 2nd – SU real red, 1st – SU poppy parade. The stems were 2nd – SU garden green, 1st – SU wild wasabi. The basket was stamped with these steps: 3rd – SU soft suede, 2nd – soft suede (1 x stamp off), 1st – SU crumb cake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next project was used Multi Step Zinnia (flower set, yay!!). I made this sticky note pad using a post card size coaster. Again, I used the banner from Seed Packet set and the sentiment was used from 3 Step School Days. The zinnias were stamped with the following steps: 5th – VersaFine imperial purple, 4th – SU cherry cobbler, 3rd – SU melon mambo 2nd – melon mambo (1 x stamp off), 1st – SU blushing bride. The leaves were 3rd – SU garden green, 2nd – SU old olive, 1st – SU certainly celery. After I stamped the images, the coaster was edged with VersaMagic and the sticky note pad was adhered with Scor-Tape. Very easy and quick little gift to make :)

 

 

 

 

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

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

 

[Cherry Tomato card]

Stamps:  Multi Step Tomato, Multi Step Baskets, Seed Packet (KSS)
Paper:  kiwi kiss, soft suede (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP) 
Ink:  bravo burgundy, real red, poppy parade, garden green, wild wasabi, soft suede, crumb cake, rich razzleberry (SU) 
Accessories: ribbon  
Tools: label 12 Nestabilities, border punch

 

[Sticky Note Pad]

Stamps:  Multi Step Zinnia, Seed Packet (KSS)
Paper:  heavenly white (PaperTemptress), post card size coaster (KSS) 
Ink:  cherry cobbler, melon mambo, blushing bride, old olive (SU), VersaFine imperial purple, onyx black, VersaMagic spanish olive, gingerbread (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: ribbon, sticky note pad  
Tools: hole punch

 

 

 

Thank you so much 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

FTTC65 – Card with Gift Set

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC65)!!  This week Silke Ledlow is our challenge host!  Silke is challenging us to a card with gift set!  It is the time of year where Mother's Day, Father's Day, Weddings, Graduations, along with Birthdays and many other reasons to celebrate and give warrant not only a card but a little something extra to go with it!   You can go simple or over the top!  Whichever you decide, we would love to see what you create!

  

I created this card and gift set to my mother in law for Mother’s Day gift. She is my blog subscriber so it’s not going to be a surprise gift for sure, lol. I hope she will like it :) For the inside, you can insert something flat and small like tea bags. The pockets of the bag was created with white envelopes that were sealed and cut 2 1/2” from each end. For this gift bag, I made 6 pockets (using 3 envelopes) and adhered each pocket. Then I adhered the group of pockets to the inside of front and back piece. The front piece is 4” x 5”.  The back piece is 4” x 7” and scored at 2” from one end for the flap. The Velcro piece was used for the closure. 

Both card and gift bag was used images from Let’s Have Tea set and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment of the card is from Spring Bouquet set.

 

Click each image to see the larger one.

 

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

Barb

Betty 

Dee

Silke

 

Stamps: Let’s Have Tea, Spring Bouquet (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), sage shadow, so saffron (SU) designer paper (MME), envelopes for pockets
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic Markers – Y11, 13, 17, G000, 12, 21, 40, 82, 94, YR65, 68, C1, 3, colorless blender
Accessories: ribbons, rhinestones
Tools: classic circle  & scallop circle Nestabilities, slit punch, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

FTTC62 -- Shake Things Up!!

Hello everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC62)! This week Dee Jackson is our challenge host! Dee is shaking things up a bit! Or, better yet, she is challenging us to shake things up! We are making shaker cards. Now, you can have a big shake or a little shake. You decide if your shaker is the focal point or the accent! We would love to see what you create! So, go get busy and "shake it" with us this week! Here is a wonderful shaker card tutorial at SCS by Beate Johns to get you going!



I don't even remember when I made the shaker card for the last time...but I remember I used beads for the shakers, so I again used the beads and created this birthday shaker card. I used the beautiful set, Let Them Eat Cakes for the birthday cake and Sweet Violet set for the greeting. The frame for the shaker box was created with Label 11 Netabilities and classic rectangle Nestabilities. Then I dry embossed the frame with CB embossing folder. To finish, I embellished the card with pearls and polka dot satin ribbon.















I used the color combination from the Embellish Magazine color challenge (red, black, white and kraft). The challenge also requires to create a project that includes party-themed projects. So, in addition with the card, I decorated the candle...candles are "Must-Have" items for any parties, don't you think? Or they are also wonderful gifts to give or receive ;)

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

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Stamps: Let Them Eat Cakes, Sweet Violet (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), kraft, designer paper (PTI), black cardstock, acetate sheets
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), riding hood red (SU)
Accessories: ribbon, pearls, beads
Tools: Label 11 and classic rectangle Nestabilities, CB embossing folder, border punch

Thank you for stopping by.

KS Monday -- Dec 14th, 2009

Happy Monday and Kitchen Sink Monday, everyone~
I hope you had a wonderful and safe weekend. As I went and came back from Hot Springs, AR for Cheer Competition. Girls did a very fantastic job and finished 3rd! Not bad at all :):) Unfortunately Kim and Trey both caught a cold during the weekend :(

Today's project is just perfect for a little gift set for teachers or co-workers. I got this tube box at Dollar Tree. The box was already decorated for Christmas theme but I added more layers and ribbon to pimp it up, lol. The altered box and the matching card were used the newly released set, A Year of Thanks 2 and Multi Step Christmas Lights. I really want to show a project for lily of the valley image from AYOT2 but I just had to make one more Holiday project before 25th, hee hee.


These are the steps I did for each image:
Memento inks were used for all steps
(red light) 4th - london fog, 3rd - rhubarb stalk, 2nd - lady bug, 1st - lady bug (1 x stamp off)
(green light) 4th - london fog, 3rd - cottage ivy, 2nd - bamboo leaves, 1st - bamboo leaves (1 x stamp off)
(yellow light) 4th - london fog, 3rd - cantaloupe, 2nd - dandelion, 1st - dandelion (1 x stamp off)


Remember, you can always use the discount promotion code "MAKIKO10KSS" (please type a capital "O" at the end of my name and a zero in the number for 10) to get 10% off while you shop at KSS store .

KS Crew Challenge #20 (KSCC#20)'s deadline is December 31st and the challenge is to create a gift box, bag, or wrap. Don't miss a chance to win Kitchen Sink gift certificate!!


Stamps: Christmas Lights, A Year of Thanks 2 (KSS)
Paper: holiday designer papers (MME), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento london fog, rhubarb stalk, lady bug, cottage ivy, bamboo leaves, dandelion, cantaloupe (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon
Tools: Nestabilities

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crews are cookin' for you today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

Thank you for stopping by.

TSG32 -- Tag!

Hello everyone~
This week Sandra is TSG Spotlight over TSG Blog and she is challenging us to create tags. The challenge (TSG32) was just perfect for me because I was going to prepare for a little gift for my son's classmates.

I got those holiday theme pencils at Dollar Tree and the tag with ribbon was tied around the 2 pencils. The tags were created using Holiday Tags and some fun holiday papers from My Mind's Eye. The images were colored with Copics.
I love to pimp up (lol) the little gift like them and so as my kids...I'm very happy my son loves what I did :):) Now I can take off the project from my To Do list, lol.



Stamps: Holiday Tags (TSG)
Paper: baja breeze, real red (SU), designer paper (MME), classic ivory (Flourishes)
Ink: not quite navy, real red (SU), Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbons, eyelets
Tools: Nestabilities


Thank you for stopping by.

KS Crew Challenge #17 -- Back To School

Hello everyone~
It's the first Monday of the month and another Kitchen Sink Monday....that means we have a new KS Crew challenge (KSCC#17)!
I'm the challenge hostess and I have challenged you to use a school item(s) into your card/project. You can also alter the item for the challege, too! Simple enough? It doesn't have to be school theme but I will give you an apple point for the project that is related to the theme :):)
To enter your challenge project, please go to KS Crew Challenge Blog and leave your name and the link of the project to Mr. Linky on the bottom of the challenge post. The participants of the challenge will be picked by a random number generator and everyone will have a chance to win a brand new release set, will be available on Sep 25th!! The deadline for the challenge is on Friday, Sep 25th.

I borrowed the plastic pen case from my son (yes, I promised him to give back...:P) and decorated the inside & the outside with 3 Step School Days & 3 Step Letters from the Past. I stamped "ABC" & "123"on the index card repeatedly to create the background. I also made the matching note card to insert into the pen case. A note from Mommy... I know kids will love it :):) <-- well, most of them, lol.

The image was stamped with these step:
(apple) 1st - barely banana, 2nd - real red (stamping off), 3rd - real red, 4th - cranberry crisp
(pen) 1st - baja breeze (stamping off), 2nd - baja breeze, 3rd - not quite navy
(ruler) 1st - creamy caramel (stamping off), 2nd - creamy caramel, 3rd - not quite navy

Stamps: School Days, Letters from the Past (KSS)

Paper: real red, not quite navy (SU), classic white (Flourishes), index cards

Ink: barely banana, real red, cranberry crisp, not quite navy, creamy caramel, baja breeze (SU), Fluid Chalk chestnut roan (Clearsnap)

Accessories: ribbons, buttons (PTI), ric rac Tools: Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Your purchase will be discounted 10% from the total price (before tax & shipping) when you use a promotion code "MAKIKO10KSS" at KSS store anytime!


So, why don't you hop over to find what other KS Crews are cookin' today?

Angela * Connie * Dee * Julie * Lisa * Lori * Lynn * Maria

ETA: Labor Day Sale

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Use the promo code: LABORDAY

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

TSG Sneak Peek - Fairy Good Day

Hello everyone~
Welcome to There She Goes September Sneak Peek & Blog Hop Challenge!! If you came from Julie's blog, I'm the next! If not, you may want to hop over to Jessica's blog to start this fun challenge ;) You can find out the detail about the challenge is on TSG blog.

All new sets are going to release on Sunday, Aug 30th!! Woohoo!! Today's sneak peek set is called Fairy Good Day, designed by TSG new designer, Sheena Sy. I've had so much fun with stamping these "fairy" cute & whimsical images! Not only it's a great set for cards, but it's also perfect for scrapbooking of those photos with kid(s) & their lost tooth. Yep, I have some...now no excuse to scrapbook them ;)




For my project, I made a card & an altered box. A child can put his/her tooth or two in the box for Tooth Fairy :):):) I found this blue box for the dollar sections at JoAnn's about a couple months ago and it was just perfect for this project!! The tooth image was stamped and coated with Glossy Accents by Ranger. All layeres were cut out with Nestabilities. The ribbon, buttons, dew drops, and Stickles were used for embellishing the box. I stamped the cute peom (from the set) inside of the box. Can you see I scratched "pocket" and wrote "box" instead??
The matching card can be Thank You card from the fairy to a child when she comes to take the tooth or can always be sent to someone special :) The fairy image was colored with Copics and accented with Stickles, along with the buttons & dew drops are used for embellishing the card.

Stamps: Fairly Good Day (There She Goes)

Paper: bashful blue, certainly celery (SU), desginer paper (DCWV), white cardstock (PTI)

Ink: Memento texudo black, VersaMagic gingerbread (Tsukineko), certainly celery (SU), Copic markers

Accessories: ribbon. dew drops (Michael's), buttons (PTI), Glossy Accents, Stickles (Ranger), box (JoAnn's) Tools: Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scor-Pal

Now, it's another hop time!! The next hop is our favorite stamper, Silke!! When you finish leaving your comment to EACH trendsetter's Fairy Good Day post, go back to TSG blog and enter your name to Mr. Linky on the bottom of the blog hop challenge post. One lucky person of the challenge will win Fairy Good Day set!! The winner will be announced at TSG blog on Monday, Aug 31st.

TSG Birthday Bash challenges & giveaways are still going on at TSG blog!! Don't forget to enter before too late!!

I will leave the links of the blog hop challenge below. Have fun! Thank you for stopping by today.

Jessica
Becky
Christi
Faith
Holly
Joanne
Jodi
Julie
Maki <-- You're here!
Silke

TSG Dollar Find Friday -- Summer Project

Happy Friday everyone~
It's my turn to show something for TSG Doller Find Friday (DFF)!! For the people who don't know what the DFF is...every Friday, the one of There She Goes Trendsetters shows the altered project with the item for $1 or less. You can check the past DFF projects at Jessica's blog here.

I found the bag (shown below) at the summer crafts aisle at JoAnn's. I found a lot of great stuff for a buck there for summer crafts with kids :)

I stamped Flowers of Happiness as the photo shows with Palette hybrite ink.

Then I colored them with Copic markers.

I added the buttons and stamped the dots on the handles with the pencil erasers & VersaCraft inks ;)

Kimberly (my DD) and Mustang Sally (cat) posed for me :)

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

DFF -- Etched Mirror

Happy Friday, everyone!
Today is my turn to show a Dollar Find Friday project over Jessica's blog, There She Goes.
Every Friday, one of the TSG DT girls shows their altered project with an item that costs $1.00 or less. All other DFF projects can be found here.

I found the simple oval mirror at Dollar Tree and I like it because it can be come off from the frame easily. I decided to alter it with using the glass etching cream. It's a fun and easy technique. I strongly recommend to read the instruction on the bottle before start your project(s) to prevent accident(s).

Here is the list of the supplies for etching:

-Glass etching cream (I used Armour Etch and you can find at the major craft stores)

-stamps (Flowers of Friendship)
-VersaMark
-Clear embossing powder
-foam brush

Optional:
-StazOn
-ribbon (not shown)
-strong adhesive
- rhinestones (not shown)


1. Deassemble the mirror and clean the surface. For optional, I rubbed the surface with Embossing Buddy to prevent the statics.

2. Stamp the images with VersaMark and sprinkle the clear embossing powder on the image. Heat the embossed image with the heat gun and wait until cool completely.

3. With using the etching cream and foam brush, cover the entire surface evenly. Wait about 5-10 minutes and just rinse off the cream with warm water. The heated emboss powder should peel off at the same time. That's it! Your embossed images appears as non etched images :)

(OPTIONAL)
You can also
-Stamp the images with StazOn with the etched surface.
-Decorate with rhinestones, ribbon or paper pieces.

That's it from me. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

WT197 -- Quickie Gift Bag 2

SCS Way To Use It challenge 197 is to make a last minute gift. If you saw my last post, you already knew I made the last minute gift yesterday :) Anyway, I made another gift bag for the challenge and this time is for a M&Ms lover?

SCSのWay To Use Itチャレンジ１９７は、ラストミニットギフトを作るです。前回の日記を読んだ方は知っていると思いますが、先日同じ様なギフトを作りました。そして、チャレンジ様に、凝りもせず同じギフトバックをつくってみました。今回は、M&Ms好きな方へのギフトです。

I used the burlap bag for this project. You can purchase the same bag at There She Goes.
The only differences from the muslin gift bag I made, I snipped the square window with the scissors I just love the peek, especially the treats like M&Ms. To let you know, I put the M&Ms in the clear bag before putting into the burlap bag ;)

この作品では、麻生地のバックを使用してみました。There She Goesで同じ物を購入できます。
前に作ったモスリンのギフトバックとの違いは、バックの四角い穴の部分を、鋏で切ったことぐらいでしょうか。Ｍ＆Ｍｓのようなお菓子などは、中身が少し見えるのが、逆に楽しいですよね。このＭ＆Ｍｓは、麻生地のバックに入れる前に、ちゃんとクリアバックに入れたので、ご安心を：）

Stamps: Let's Get Together, Year Round Sentiments (TSG)

Paper: real red, wild wasabi, kraft (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: real red, glorious green (Stampin' Up!), VersaMagic (Tsukineko)

Accessories: burlap bag (TSG), Nestabilities (Spellbinders), tag punches, oval punches (Stampin' Up!)

Have a good day!
~Maki

Quickie Gift Bag

Next Thursday is Christmas!! I love giving small giftｓ for my friends every holidays. Just a little something like candies, chocolates, coffee and bath sets to enjoy.
I made this gift bag for putting this yummy truffles :) You can purchase the muslin bag at There She Goes. Please click here to see the product detail.

来週の木曜日は、いよいよクリスマスですね!!　私は、ホリデーシーズンに、知人へ、チョコレートやキャンディー、コーヒーやバスセットの様なちょっとした贈り物をあげるのが大好きです。
今回は、この美味しいトリュフを入れる為に、このギフトバックを作ってみました。モスリンバッグは、There She Goesで取り扱っています。詳細はこちらをクリックして下さい。


Here is how I made:
First, I cut out the circle shape on the front of the bag with the circle Nestabilities die. Then I adhered the red circle ring to prevent from fraying. The ring were made with using 2 Nestabilities dies. And I just decorated the bag with stamps and VersaMagic inks. And I carefully turned the bag inside out.

作り方はこちらです：
初めに、サークルのネスタビリティーを使って、バッグのフロントに円をくり抜き、ほつれを防ぐ為に、赤のリングを貼り付けます。このリングは、２つのネスタビリティーのダイを使って作りました。それから、スタンプとヴァーサマジックを使って、バックをデコレートし、慎重にバッグを裏表にひっくり返します。

Next, I cut out the clear sheet (I used the clear envelope) with the bigger size (I used 2 size bigger than the one used for the bag ) circle Nestabilities die. Then I used the strong double side tape like Sticky Strip to adhered the circle clear sheet to the circle window of the bag. When I attached the sticky tape, I peeled both protectors and rolled it like a thin rope. This way is easier to attach the tape on the curvy shapes like circles.

次に、もっと大きいサイズのサークルのネスタビリティー(私のは、バッグで使った円のサイズより、２サイズ大きいサイズを使いました）を使って、クリアシートをくり抜きます。そして、Sticky Stripのような強力両面テープを使って、バックの丸くくり抜いてある部分に、円のクリアシートを貼り付けます。このとき、両面テープの保護ストラップを両方とも剥ぎ、細いロープ状にした状態で、テープを使いました。円のようなカーブがある形には、この方が貼り付けやすいです。

Again, I carefully turned the bag back to the right side. Then I attached the center image on the clear sheet, tied the tag and put the candies.

再び、慎重にバックを元の状態にもどします。それから、クリアシートの真ん中に飾りを付け、タグを結び、キャンディーを入れて完成です。

Here is another look:



I used TSG Year Round Sentiments set for the project.
Thank you for stopping by~

このプロジェクトでは、TSGのYear Round Sentimentsセットを使いました。
遊びに来てくれて有難うございました。

Dollar Find Friday

Hello everyone~
It's Friday finally!! It's also my week for Dollar Find Friday!! Every Friday, the one of There She Goes Design Team shares the tutorial of the altered project with stuff where is found at the Dollar Store. You can find the all DFF projects at Jessica's blog, There She Goes.

I went to Dollar Tree and found the wooden box as shown bellow. It was calling me to alter, lol. I hope you will like my altered tea box.

Supplies:

wooden box
stamps
acrylic paints
designer paper
inks
strong adhesive like sticky tape or glue dots
screw driver
die cuts, ribbons, copic markers (optional)

1. Disassemble the all hardware and set them aside.
Paint the wooden box with the acrylic paints. You probably have to paint a few times.



2. After the paint are dry, adhere the designer paper to the back of the lid.
The sticky tape works very well.



3. Stamp the images and color them if you like.
(I used Brilliance ink and Copic markers.)



4. This is how I decorated the lid.

5. Decorate inside & outside of the box as you like.
(I wrapped the ribbon around the box and added the sentiments.)
Reassemble the box and insert the tea bags.

I hope you like my altered tea box tutorial. If you have any questions, e-mail me anytime :)

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great weekend!