KS Monday–Nov 29th, 2010

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

First of all, I want to shout out,

“Happy Birthday Connie!!!”

I hope you will have a fantastic day, my friend!!

 

Now, Thanksgiving is over here, I can focus on the next holiday!!

For today’s card, I made a Christmas/holiday card with this yummy set, Multi Step A Cup of Warm Comfort. I combined SCS Color Combination 298 (CC298) and Sketch (SC308) challenges for the card.

 

After I stamped the hot chocolate cup image, I masked it and stamped the candy cane. I added white color on the whip cream and brown color on under the cup with Fantastix, I also used the Glossy Accent glue on the candy cane….can you see the clear coating on the candy cane?

 

These are the steps I did for each image (All inks are SU ink): 
(Hot Chocolate Cup) 4th – chocolate chip, 3rd – crumb cake, 2nd – crumb cake (1 x stamp off)

(Candy Cane) 3rd – cherry cobbler , 2nd – real red, 1st – real red (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 (birthday girl!!) * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step A Cup of Warm Cormfort (KSS) 
Paper: chocolate chip, cherry cobbler, designer papers (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), kraft cardstock (Bazzil) 
Ink: chocolate chip, crumb cake, cherry cobbler (SU), Brilliance moonlight white (Tsukineko)
Accessories: baker’s twine, button 
Tools: CB embossing folder

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Curtain Call {ACT58}

 

Hello everyone~

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. My kids are going bock to school after a week off !! I hope my  stamping time is back to normal for a while :)

Today I have one card to show you for Curtain Call Color Challenge {ACT58}!! Hope you will have a time to play with us :)  Please visit Stacey’s Stamping Stage for more detail about the challenge.

 

Here is my card.

I thought this color combo & the photo were clean elegant…so I decided to use the flower block stamp from Unity Kit of Month for my card. The image was stamped with VersaFine and I added purple and neutral color on the flowers with Fantastix. Then I masked the image and stamped the flourish image from Growing in Unity set with gray ink. The rests are pretty much what you see…attached the word mat and embellished with twine & pearls.

 

 

 

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Introducing...

Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments
Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper
Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes
Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs
Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio <- me
Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper
Piali Biswas at Touch of Creation
Silke Ledlow at My Life
Stacey Schafer at Stacey's Stamping Stage
Teresa Kline at Enjoy the VA Sunshine

 

and November Guest Designer,

Marlene Peters at Hands On

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge creation using Mr. Linky back here at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

 

 

 

 

Stamps: October 2010 KOM, Growing in Unity (Unity) 
Paper: crushed concord (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), kraft cardstock (Bazzil)  
Ink: crushed concord, crumb cake, basic gray (SU), VersaFine onyx black (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: twine, pearls  
Tools: scallop circle Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

Maki

Black Friday Sale!!

 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone~

Just want to let you know about the Black Friday Sale from a couple stamp companies I’m blessed to be a part of. I hope you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving with the people you love :)

 

 

 

On Friday and Sat Only, the Kitchen Sink Stamps will be offering Black Friday deals ..... with 25% off everything available in the store and Free Shipping on order $45 and over.

The promo code is : KSS25

 

 

 

On Friday Only, The Flourishes LLC will get you  in the holiday spirit with a little Black Friday sale!

Use the code SAVINGS4U to receive 15% off your entire order.

 

 

 

Enjoy shopping!

Maki

CASE-ing Dana’s Card

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for CASE Challenge from Repeat Impressions!! Hope you have a time to join this fun challenge with us :)

 

This week we are casing this card by Dana. Isn’t that such a cute and fun card?

 

Please visit RI blog, The House that Stamps Built for more information about the CASE challenge ;)

 

For my card, I used the stamp from the same Christmas Penguins set Dana used. The penguin’s hat was paper pieced like Dana’s. I also used another new Christmas set, Snow Globes & Ornaments and created the snow globe. I designed the card with traditional Christmas colors and added the ribbons on the borders.

 

 

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

Dana Joy * Darsie Rose Bruno * Harriet Skelly *

Joy Hadden * Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood

 

 

 

Stamps: Seated Penguin, Coolest Christmas – Christmas Penguins, Snow Globe, Snowflake Orb – Snow Globes & Ornaments (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: riding hood red, kiwi kiss, designer paper (SU), cryogen white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa (Tsukineko), kiwi kiss (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones, ribbon 
Tools: label 15 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

FTTC94–Cindy’s Sketch

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC94)! This week Cindy Haffner is hosting. She is challenging us to a sketch she has designed. As far as sketches go, there is not much of an explanation necessary. You can turn it and modify the shapes to fit your size card, but in the end, it should still look like the sketch. Good Luck! We cannot wait to see what you create with it!

 

 

What a fun sketch, Cindy! I decided to use Christmas Tea set for my image. I colored the tea cups with Copic markers and sponged the edge of the mat. The red mat behind the main mat was cut with Label 2 Nestabilities and the designer papers were used for the borders and background. I attached the circle sentiment piece that was created with Nestabilities (circle, lacey circle and scallop circle). To finish off, I embellished the red ribbons with pearls on the two corners and small pearls on the sentiment piece.

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

Stamps: Christmas Tea (Flourishes)
Paper:  baja breeze, real red, designer papers (SU), heavenly white (PaperTremptress)   
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), baja breeze (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: circle, lacey circle, scallop circle and label 2 Nestabilities, border punch

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday–Card Positioning Systems

 

Hello and Happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. To kick off a new week, we have a fun sketch you can play with. Kitchen Sink Stamp is the company sponsor for Card Position Systems 194 (CPS194)! 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!! HERE is the page you can enter your card(s). Good luck and enjoy creating :):)

 

This is my take on the sketch.

 

 

 

I used 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe set to design the main image & holly frame. This set is the one of the first Christmas sets KSS released and I just got it for my KSS collection (Thanks Maria!!). I don’t know why I waited to get the set til now… the images are absolutely fabulous!

For the holly frame, I adhered the gold glitter to fancy up :) and I trimmed around the greeting and attached it on the bottom. To finish off, I embellished the stamped bow (it’s also from H&M set)! Isn’t the bow gorgeous or what?

 

These are the steps I did for each image (All inks are Memento): 
(Mistletoe) 3rd – paris dusk, 2nd – cottage ivy, 1st – bamboo leaves

(Holly Leaves) 3rd – cottage ivy , 2nd – bamboo leaves, 1st – bamboo leaves (1 x stamp off)

(Berries & Bow) 3rd – rhubarb stalk, 2nd – lady bug, 1st – lady bug (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

 

 

 

Stamps: 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe (KSS) 
Paper:  barely banana, garden green (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (DCVW) 
Ink: Memento bamboo leaves, cottage ivy, paris dusk, rhubarb stalk, lady bug, cantaloupe  (Tsukineko)
Accessories: gold glitter 
Tools: label 8 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Curtain Call {ACT57}

Hello and happy Sunday everyone!

My kids are out of school for a whole week… and it’s harder to find a stamping time. Anyway, I made a card for Curtain Call Color Challenge {ACT57}. I hope you will have a time to play this week’s Curtain Call because it’s a great color combo for cards to our guys ;)

Please visit Stacey’s Stamping Stage for more detail about the challenge.

 

 

Here is my card…

I hope you like my Cowboy theme card I used Multi Step Cowboy Hat from Kitchen Sink Stamps for the main image and greeting “Yee haw!”. The plaids patterns and the thin gray lines of the background were also created with Plaid Plus! To finish off the card, I attached the stamped blue stars using Multi Step Ornaments & Stars and tied the brown twine on the one of stars.

I used the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge 305 (SC305).

These are the steps I did for each image:
(Cowboy Hat) 3rd – cajun craze, 4th – chocolate chip, 5th – early espresso, 2nd – cajun craze (1 x stamp off), 1st – crumb cake

(Stars) 1st – tempting turquoise (1 x stamp off), 2nd – 2nd tempting turquoise, 3rd – not quite navy

 

 

 

 

 

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Introducing...

Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments
Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper
Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes
Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs
Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio <- me
Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper
Piali Biswas at Touch of Creation
Silke Ledlow at My Life
Stacey Schafer at Stacey's Stamping Stage
Teresa Kline at Enjoy the VA Sunshine

 

and November Guest Designer,

Marlene Peters at Hands On

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge creation using Mr. Linky back here at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Cowboy Hat, Plaid Plus!, Multi Step Ornaments & Stars (KSS) 
Paper: cajun craze, tempting turquoise, chocolate chip (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)  
Ink: cajun craze, chocolate chip, early espresso, basic gray, tempting turquoise, not quite navy  (SU) 
Accessories: twine  
Tools: CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch N1710

 

Hello everyone~

It’s already Wednesday?? Boy, time sure goes by fast!!

I have one card to show you today for What If? Wednesday Sketch Challenge from Repeat Impressions. You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Nov 30th ) 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 hope you will play along with us! Please check out RI Blog for the more detail.

 

 

 

Here is my card.

What a wonderful sketch! I think there are a lot of ways and stamps that work wonderfully! But I used this adorable penguin stamp, Santa Hat Penguins lg (8814-I) from Christmas Penguins series again! The background of the penguin is Candy Cane Orb (8909-I) from Snow Globes & Ornaments series. I used the pretty designer paper for the other circle and used CB embossing folder for the white background. The greeting, Christmas (1141-F) was simply stamped on the bottom of the card. To finish off, I embellished with red rhinestones.

 

 

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: Santa Hat Penguin – Christmas Penguins, Candy Cane Orb – Snow Globes & Ornaments, Christmas (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: real red, garden green, designer paper (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), real red (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

FTTC93–Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC93) ! This week Dee Jackson is our challenge host! It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas so we really need to get some Christmas cards ready for mailing! Dee is challenging us to "Just Do It!" Get those Christmas cards done! You may need to make several for this challenge! We would love to see what you create!

 

The challenge is perfect for this time of the year! I NEED to make more Christmas cards :) I stamped the sentiment from the beautiful Holiday set, Christmas Classics with VersaMark and heat embossed with gold fine EP. I hope you can see the gold touch from my poor photograph :P I used three holly images from Dove & Holly. They were colored with Copic markers and attached on the corner of the circle mat. I simply tied the ribbon for the embellishment.

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday Sketch 165 (MOJO165).

I also submitted Crazy 4 Challenges 63 (C4C63).

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

Stamps: Christmas Classics, Dove & Holly (Flourishes)
Paper:  soft suede, riding hood red, designer papers (SU), heavenly white (PaperTremptress)   
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko), always artichoke (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, gold fine EP 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, border punch, CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of Nov 15th, 2010

 

Hello there,

I have one card to show you for Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions. This week’s SOTW is “Mitten (3806-D)”. It’s a great addition for your winter theme projects! The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Nov 15th – Sun, Nov 21st. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog “The House That Stamps Built”.

 

I used the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge 306 (SC306). The mitten image was colored with Copic markers and the sentiment, Christmas Wishes (8915-D) was stamped the below the image. The background was stamped two different snowflakes (Snowflake Solid large & small) from Snow Globes & Ornaments. 

 

 

 

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

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

Lynette Neus * Robin Kirkpatrick * Michele Greenwood

 

 

 

Stamps: Mitten, Christmas Wishes – sentiment, Snowflake Solid large, Snowflake Solid small (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: marina mist, real red, designer paper (SU), cryogen white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, bamboo leaves, summer sky (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon 
Tools: lacey circle, scallop circle and circle Nestabilities

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki