FTTC164– Fruitiful Challenge

 

Hello and happy Tuesday eveyrone!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC164)!! Mona is challenging us to be “Fruitiful” - Create a project featuring some kind of fruit as your focal image. Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

 

There are many fruit stamps to choose from but I decided to ink Blueberries from Berry Sweet set. I stamped the image with Memento tuxedo black on classic white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. Then I sponged the circle mat with Distress Ink shabby shatters using using Ink Blending tool and Foam. The frame was created with Spellbinders Lacey Circles and layered on the mat that was created with Fancy Tag 3 die. The card was created with the classic white cardstock, colored cardstock and Bo Bunny Country Garden designer papers. The sentiment was stamped on the label that was cut out with the die from Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die. To finish off, the card was embellished with May Arts Iridescent Ribbon with vintage brad and aqua rhinestones.

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Amanda Havon

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Kazan Clark (April Guest Designer)

Geri Utterback (April Guest Designer)

 

 

Stamps: Berry Sweet (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white cardstock (Flourishes), designer papers (Bo Bunny)  colored cardstock
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink shabby shutters (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: iridescent ribbon, rhinestones 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities circles, lacey circles, Shapabilities fancy tags 3, FLLC  Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die, MS edger punch

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday–Three Berries

 

 

Hello and happy Monday everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful Easter Sunday! I have one *Berry* sweet card to show you for Kitchen Sink Monday!!

I am also very excited to tell you that KSS is going to release FOUR new stamp sets on April 23rd!! Be sure to come back for sneak peeks and KSS give-away contest, start next Monday!!

 

I used the sketch iSpy Sketches (ISSC10) and stamped with Multi Step Berries set for the card. I just can’t wait to taste these fruits of summer!

 

 

 

 

These are the steps I used to create each image:

Strawberry:  4th – SU chocolate chip, 3rd – SU cherry cobbler, 2nd – SU regal rose, and 1st – SU pink pirouette
Blueberries:  3rd – SU concord crush, 2nd – SU island indigo, and 1st – SU baja breeze
Raspberries: 3rd – SU rich razzleberry, 2nd – SU rose red, and 1st – SU blushing bride
Leaves: 3rd – SU garden green, 2nd – SU old olive, and 1st – SU pear pizzazz

The layers behind the circle mats were used CB 5x7 Polka Dots embossing folder and EK Success Diamond Lace edger punch. To finish off, the card was embellished with the pleated ribbon and rhinestones.

 

My 10% off discount code is back!!! You can click HERE to get the discount for you order!

 

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

• Maria Colosimo
• Julie Masse
• Lynn McAuley
• Connie McCotter
• Lisa Somerville

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Berries (KSS) 
Paper: rich razzleberry, blushing bride, island indigo (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), chocolate chip, cherry cobbler, regal rose, pink pirouette, concord crush, island indigo, baja breeze, rich razzleberry, rose red, blushing bride, so saffron (SU)  
Accessories: pleated ribbon, rhinestones 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities circles, EK Success Diamond Lace edger punch, CB 5x7 Polka Dots embossing folder

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

Woman’s Shopper Birthday Card

 

Hello there,

I have one card to share with you for this post! I used the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge (SC379).

For this card, I played with Just For Fun Stamps. This one is called Woman Shopper Silhouettes 2. I have been asked to make some samples for JFF occasionally and this is one of my favorite March 2012 release! You can order them their online store or grab them at the JFF booth at the Stamp Conventions! Since I am dedicated to make the card samples for them, there is no needing to promote their stamps in my blog but Debby has sent me a generous amount of their stamps and I thought it would be nice to shout out! I will share other samples I’ve made for the last one year when I finish editing my photos :) I cannot say exactly when but I will try to get it done very soon!

 

In addition to the image, I also stamped one of the set, Sentiments 4 for the saying. The card was designed with SU Twitterpated and colored cardstock. The flower were created with Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms. To finish off, I embellished the card with the small buttons.

 

 

Stamps: Woman Silhouette 2, Sentiments 4 (JFF)
Paper: blushing bride, island indigo, baja breeze, pear pizzazz, Twitterpated DPs (SU), white cardstock (PT)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), riding hood red, pear pizzazz (SU)
Accessories: small buttons
Tools: Spellbinders Shapabilities bitty blossoms, SU word window punch, EK Success diamond lace edger punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge 48

 

Hello and happy Good Friday!!

Easter is on Sunday!! I hope you are going to have a wonderful Easter holiday weekend! It is time for another Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC48)!! The challenge is to make an Easter card/project.

 You can use any digital stamps. Only requirement is the image has to be digital – but if you have any digital stamps from Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, we’d love you to use them! You can visit SNS Digi Challenge Blog for more information about the challenge and find out how to win free digital stamps from SNS. Can’t wait to see your creation!

I used a new digi stamp, Calvary Silhouette for the image. The image is silhouette and I just needed to color the grass with Copic markers. Each light beam was created with masking & sponging technique. The The card was designed with the Prima designer paper and colored cardstock. The border was created SNSS Lacey Eyelet die and SU Scallop Trim border punch. Then the ribbon and Candi metallic gems were embellished. I used one of Easter Blessings Digi for the sentiment.

 

Stamps: Calvary Silhouette, Easter Blessings (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  soft suede (SU), white cardstock (PT), designer papers (Prima)  
Ink:  spiced marmalade, brushed corduroy (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, Candi metallic gems 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities – rectangles, label 15, label 4, SNSS lacey eyelet die, SU scallop trim border punch

 

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I made two cards for the challenge! (woo-hoo!) I used another new digital stamps, Easter Rhubarb set. The color combination was used from SCS Color Combination Challenge (CC369) . The image was colored with Copic markers, trimmed and adhered on the card. The card was designed with the colored cardstock and SU designer papers. The grass border was cut with MFT grass border die and I adhered the colored eggs that was made with Martha Stewart Flower Bed Deep Edge punch. (I just used only flower petals) The sentiment was cut out with SB Oval & Scalloped Oval Nestabiliteis. The card base was dry embossed with SU Sizzix Stripes textured impressions embossing folder. To finish off, I adhered the photo corners on the two corners.

 

 

Stamps: Easter Rhubarb (SNS Digi)
Paper: peach parfait, lucky limeade, lucky limeade and pool party designer paper (SU), white cardstock (PT)
Ink: peach parfait (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: none
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities – ovals scalloped ovals, MS flower bed deep edge punch, MFT grass border die, SU Sizzix textured impressions stripes, SU photo corner punch

 

 

 

 

Be sure to stop by SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

Carol Longacre

Ceal Pritchett  

Margo Smith

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

Wendy Jordan (She is staying!! Yay!)

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Maki

Surprise Birthday Blog Hop for Korin!!

 

If you came for RI What If? Wednesday Sketch post, just scroll down to the next post :) Thank you xoxo

 

 

Hello everyone~

It is a day early with a very special birthday surprise....tomorrow is my friend and the owner of Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, Korin Sutherland's birthday! A group of her friends are getting together today for a fun early birthday party, since tomorrow is the fantastic April Release Blog Hop for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and we didn't want to take the spotlight from that. After all, Korin deserves her OWN day in the spotlight! So please join us as we celebrate her birthday a little early!

 

Happy Birthday Korin!!

Wishing your special day is as fabulous as you!!

 

I created her birthday card with one of March Release, Rhubarb’s Birthday Wishes set. Since I am in the Digi DT, I use their digi stamps most of the time but I equally love their clear stamps too! Plus, I cannot make this cute Rhubarb sit in my box, can I? ;)

I also want to mention that this card was used the sketch from Sweet Stop Sketch (SSS152).

I colored the image with Copic markers and a few of the parts were layered for the dimension.The image was cut out with SB Nestabilities Squares and the mat was sponged with Distress Ink. Then it was layered on the Lacey Squares mat. The sentiment was stamped on the pennant that was cut with SB Nested Pennants. The card was designed with the cardstock and the Echo Park Dots & Stripes Candy Shoppe 6x6 paper. The white background was dry embossed with SU Sizzix Textured Impressions Stripes. The polka dots circle mats were cut with SB Nestablities Circles. To finish off, the ribbons were attached on the two corners and the rhinestones were embellished.

 

 

Below is the whole birthday party train....prepare yourself for some fantastic cupcakes and ice cream from these talented ladies!!

Taylor Usry

Beate Johns

Bridget Finlay

Holly McMillen

Lydia Fiedler

Chrissy Dickinson

Dina Kowal

Leslie Hanna

Lisa Hjulberg

Kim Schofield

Jessica Fick

Julie Ranae

Monika Davis

Jessica Diedrich

Cathy McCauley

Makiko Jones (you are here)

Kim Singdahlsen

Mary Faus

Deb Felts

Lori Craig

Giovana Smith

Kim O'Connell

Wendy Jordan

Julie Smith

Michele Single

Jeanne Streiff

Lee Murphy

 

And feel free to leave Korin some early birthday love, either on her blog, her Facebook page, or the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Facebook page!

 

 

Stamps: Rhubarb’s Birthday Wishes (SNSS)
Paper: melon mambo, kiwi kiss (SU), white cardstock (PT), designer paper (EP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink spun sugar, shabby shatters (Ranger), Copic markers
Accessories: rhinestones, ribbon 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities – squares, lacey squares, circles, Labels - nested pennants, SU Sizzix Textured Impressions – stripes

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

RI WIW Sketch #A412

 

Hello and happy Wednesday!! It is time for What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, April 17th) 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 decided to make another Spring card. I used Celebrate Spring (3908-I) and Vase of Tulips (1317-L). The tulips image has a vase but I hid it with the mat of Celebrate Spring. The images were colored with Copic markers and cut out with SB Nestabiliteis Circles. The card was designed with Basic Grey Piccadilly  paper and the colored cardstock. I embellished with the pleated ribbon and lace trim on the bottom of the card. Instead of using the thin strip mat on the top of the card, I embellished the butterfly with swirl pearls. The both butterflies are punched with Martha Stewart punches and embellished with the pearls.

 

 

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

Cheri Weston

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

 

 

Stamps: Celebrate Spring, Vase of Tulips (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: peach parfait, riding hood red, kiwi kiss (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer paper (BG) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: pleated ribbon, lace trim, swirl pearls 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities cirles, Martha Stewart Punch monarch butterfly large, monarch butterfly embossing

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

CAS164 and TLC371

 

Hello there,

I played along a couple SCS challenges late evening! This one is for Clean & Simple Cards Challenge (CAS164) – Spotlighting. I have done Spotlighting technique before but never done with CAS style.

I used Just For Fun Stamps and stamped the tree image on the blue cardstock mat and it was dry embossed with Sizzix Textured Impressions Ornate Frames. The spotlighting was created with SB Nestabilities Circles and the bird was adhered on the circle mat with dimensional adhesive. The sentiment was stamped on the tag that was cut out with SB Ribbon Tags Trio die. To finish off, the ribbon was threaded and the white pearls were embellished.

 

Stamps: Just For Fun
Paper: heavenly white, Pop Tones blue raspberry (PaperTemptress), chocolate chip (SU)
Ink: chocolate chip (SU), Distress Ink broken china (Ranger)
Accessories: brown textured ribbon, white pearls
Tools: Spellbinders Shapabilities ribbon tags trio die, Nestabilities Circles, Sizzix Textured Impressions ornate frames

 

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The second card was used the technique from Technique Lover’s Challenge (TLC371) - Faux Pressed Flowers.

Just For Fun Stamps were also used for the card. The faux pressed flowers were created with Prima flowers and I layered the smaller flowers that were punched with the EK Success flower punch. The center of the flowers were embellished with brown pearls and added the glossy accent to secure the pearls. The bird was stamped, colored with Copic markers and adhered on the branch. The pink frame was created with Martha Stewart PATP swirling lace. The sentiment mat was cut out with SB fancy tags die and dressed with Candi metallic gems. To finish off, The pleated ribbon was embellished.

 

Stamps: Just For Fun
Paper: regal rose, kiwi kiss (SU), Neenah ivory cardstock, designer paper (Glitz)
Ink: Distress Ink broken china, shabby shatters (Ranger), Copic markers
Accessories: Prima flowers, brown pearls, Candi gems, pleated ribbon
Tools: Spellbinders Shapabilities fancy tags die, Martha Stewart PATP swirling lace, EK Success mini flower punch, SU Sizzix Textured Impressions squared lattice

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC163–Birthday Wishes!

 

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone~

It is time for another Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC163)!! There are some changes for the FTTC team members. We welcome a new member, Amanda Havon!! Her elegant style always inspires me and I am so excited with her joining! For today’s challenge, the new challenge coordinator, Beate is challenging us to create a *birthday* card. Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

 

I need some birthday cards for guys so I decided to create a masculine birthday card for the challenge. I used What A Catch set. The image was stamped on classic white cardstock with Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copic markers. The image mat was sponged with Distress Ink milled lavender and dusty concord using Ink Blending tool and Foam. The card was created with Bo Bunny Serenity paper and colored cardstock. I used some Martha Stewart decorative punches to crate the scalloped frame and border. The purple frame was also dry embossed with Sizzix embossing folder. For the sentiment, I stamped “Happy BIRTHDAY” from Tag Lines set and “TO A REEL GREAT GUY” from What A Catch set on the mat that was created with Spellbinders Grommet Tags die. The mat was sponged with DI tea dye and embellished with the purple rhinestones.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Amanda Havon

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Kazan Clark (April Guest Designer)

Geri Utterback (April Guest Designer) 

 

 

Stamps: What A Catch, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white cardstock (Flourishes), designer papers (Bo Bunny) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink milled lavender, dusty concord, tye dye (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities label 18, big scalloped oval small, Shapabilities grommet tags die, MS PATP sets, Sizzix embossing folder

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI Ode to Spring - SOTW

 

 

Hello again,

It is my second post for today! I made the card for this week’s Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions! The SOTW is this fun jumping bunny stamp, Ode to Spring (2605-P). The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Apr 2nd to Sun 8th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.

I colored the image with Copic markers and stamped the senitment, Happy Easter/Spring (3909-F) under the image. The card was created with Echo Park Country Drive papers and SU cardstocks.

The paper flower was created with one of the flowers from Sizzix Tattered Florals die and Martha Stewart Cosmos punch. They are all distressed with the stylus and embellished with the button. The leaves are cut with SU Sizzlits little leaves. The edges of the light blue border strip was punched with the border punch from Martha Stewart PATP eyelet lace.

This card was used the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge (SC378).

 

 

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

Cheri Weston

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

 

 

 

Stamps: Ode to Spring, Happy Easter/Spring (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: certainly celery, peach parfait (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer papaers (EP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: button 
Tools:  Sizzix tattered florals die, SU Sizzlits little leaves die, MS Cosmos punch, PATP eyelet lace

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Maki

KS Monday– Spring Cleaning Sale!!!

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I think it is a spring time everywhere and including Kitchen Sink Stamps!! We are doing spring cleaning in the kitchen cupboard this week!

Take 30% off with this Promo Code, MAKIKOspringclean <- type in the coupon code box, from April 2nd to 6th (midnight EST)! Plus, Free Shipping @ $50!!

Click HERE and start shopping!!

 

I just had to bring this Texas state flowers to today’s post! This set is called Multi Step Bluebonnets and I used the greeting from Multi Step Cowboy Boots set. The style kept clean and simple since the sketch was used from Clean and Simple Stamping (FTL184).

The Bluebonnets were stamped as following these steps: 5th – SU concord grape, 4th – SU pacific point, 3rd – pacific point (1 x stamp off), 2nd – SU marina mist, and 1st – SU pool party and daffodil delight (just tip of the flowers). The butterfly was: 3rd – concord grape, 2nd – SU more mustard, and 1st – daffodil delight.

The decorative borders were created with SU eyelet border punch and the greeting piece was cut out from one of SB nested pennants dies.

 

 

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

• Maria Colosimo
• Julie Masse
• Lynn McAuley
• Connie McCotter
• Lisa Somerville

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Bluebonnets, Multi Step Cowboy Boots (KSS) 
Paper: pacific point, marina mist, pool party, sahara sand (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink:  concord grape, pacific point, marina mist, pool party, more mustard, daffodil delight (SU)  
Accessories: none 
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities –nested lacey pennants, SU eyelet border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki