KS Monday–Remember…

 

 

Hello everyone~

I hope all moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day yesterday. My kids gave me a sweet handmade and I had a little time to stamp :) Cannot argue with that!

 

Today’s card is not the colors I usually use for lilacs/flowers but I like how it was turned out! I used Multi Step Lilacs set for the image and Vintage Words for the word “REMEMBER”. I think this sepia monochromatic lilacs work for the vintage elements I used.

 

The lilacs were stamped with the following steps: 4th – SU Early Espresso, 3rd – SU chocolate chip (1 x stamp off), 2nd – SU crumb cake, 1st – crumb cake (1 x stamp off).  The stems were stamped with 2nd – early espresso, 1st – crumb cake. The leaf was stamped with 3rd – early espresso, 2nd – crumb cake, 1st – crumb cake (1 x stamp off).

 

I’ve submitted this card to Friday Sketch Carte Challenge 18 (FSCC18) , Tuesday Kitchen Pantry Challenge 15 (KPC15) – Monochromatic colors, Wednesday Stock Up on Occasion Challenge (KSOCFlowers) .

 

 

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 Lilacs, Vintage Words (KSS)
Paper:  chocolate chip, crumb cake (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (TPC) 
Ink:  early espresso, chocolate chip, crumb cake (SU) 
Accessories:  ribbon, lace trim, pearls 
Tools: lacey circle and circle Nestabilities, square Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge!!!

 

TGIF everyone!! I’m so glad it’s finally Friday because 1. I don’t have to wake up 6am tomorrow lol and 2. the NEW challenge from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps finally started today!!

 

This new challenge is specifically for their fabulous digital stamps and if you like the digital images from SNS, it is just a perfect one for you to play them every Friday! One of the great things about digital stamps is that you can purchase them one at time and you can play them instantly! You can also download free digital image over Sweet ‘N Sweet Shop to try out! Now, you have no excuse to join this fun challenge with us, do you?? ;)

To get more information about the challenge, please visit Sweet ‘n Sassy Digi Challenge blog. We’d also like to become a member for the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Connection if yu are not signed up yet. You can upload your creations with SNS stamps there and  you can easily connecto to all SNS members!!

 

 

OK, this week’s challenge (SNSDC1) is to create a card/project for Mother’s Day! Perfect time for this Sunday, don’t you think? (I’m thinking to make my kids to make one for me, lol!)

Look forward to seeing your card/project!

 

 

Here is my take on the challenge.

 

I used one of the newest digi stamps, Abby’s Birdhouse. Isn’t is cute or what? I simply adore the image! The color combo was based on the designer paper and the image was colored with Copic markers. To finish off the card, I embellished with ribbon and pearls.

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check other SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

 

 

 

Stamps: Abby’s Birdhouse (SNS Digi), font – cookie dough (2Peas) 
Paper: early espresso, plum pudding (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers(Making Memories) 
Ink: cool caribbean (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: label 14 Nestabilities, border punches

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend and happy Mother’s Day to all Moms!!

Maki

RI WIW Sketch #M411

 

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone~

I have one card for What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions!! Wendy has provided this wonderful sketch for you to play. You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, May 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 with using the sketch.

 

Mother’s Day is coming around a corner and I decided to make the card for my mother in law. She’s a cat lover and “Forty Winks (2606-J)” looks just like her cat :) I know I make her smile for sure!

The image was colored with Copic markers. I used “Mother’s Day (1137-E)” for the saying. To finish off the card, I dressed with ribbon and button with vintage twine.

 

 

 

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: Forty Winks, Mother’s Day (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: peach parfait, so saffon (SU) heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (TPC) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko) so saffron (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, button, vintage twine 
Tools: lacey circle & circle Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC116–Birthday Card for a Little Girl

 

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC116) .  It’s my turn to be a challenge host and I’m challenging you to *create a card/project for a child*!! I know most of people are not familiar about the Japanese holidays but May 5th is “Children’s Day” in Japan and they even have a day-off for that day!  So, I’d like you to focus on your creativity outlet for young people (13 and under…for my opinion)! If you have child images, use them with a cute and fun style! Please visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your card/project!

 

For my card, I used Enjoy the Ride for the carousel horse image and Birthday Pennants for the saying. The image was colored with Copic markers and adhered on the clouds scallop oval mat (that was sponged with Memento summer sky, using the big scallop mat as a template). The saying was cut out with Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennants. After designing the card with the 3 different designer papers, the card was embellished with the flowers with button and rhinestone and ric-rac ribbon.

 

I have submitted the card to Sweet Stop Sketch 106 (SSS106) and Crazy 4 Challenges 85 (C4C85) .

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Brenda O'Rear –aka Benzi (May Guest FOF)

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

 

 

 

Stamps: Enjoy the Ride (Flourishes)
Paper: melon mambo, lavender lace, designer paper (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (SEI) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, summer sun (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: ric rac, Prima flowers, button, wax twine, rhinestone 
Tools: big scallop oval Nestabilities, nested lacey pennants, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of May 2nd, 2011

 

 

Hello everyone~

I have one more card today for Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions. This week’s SOTW is the quote stamp, Where We Love (3905-I) . This is such a wonderful quote and it will be great for card/scrapbooking project for sure! The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, May 2nd to Sun, May 8th . 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 cut the quote out with Spellbinders Label 20 Nestabilities. The purple layer was also punched with decorative punch to add a little decorative touch ;) The flower was from my handmade flower collection that was created with punches and cardstock from scratch…just a little time and shaping, you can make those flowers easily!  The background was designed with the house themed designer paper and green designer paper scrap. To finish off, I embellished with the ribbon, lace trim and gold pearls.

 

 

 

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

Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck * Miriam Napier * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Where We Love (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: early espresso, wild wasabi, very vanilla, designer paper (SU) purple cardstock (Bazzil) designer paper (Fiskars) 
Ink: early espresso (SU) 
Accessories: ribbon, lace trim, gold pearls, handmade flower 
Tools: label 20 Nestabilities, corner punch, border punch, little leaves Sizzlit die

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday–Time Heals All

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I hope your weekend was great! I had a very easy weekend and stayed at home most of the time;) My husband, on the other hand, had a lot of traveling for his job…he went to from Shreveport, LA –Greensboro, NC – Baton Rouge LA for the last 5 day!! Between last week’s devastated tornadoes, I’m so glad he was OK.  Hopefully my kids and I can drive down to the place he’s working this weekend :)

 

For today’s my KS Monday card, I decided to use Multi Step Father’s Pocket Watch set.  The sketch was from Friday Sketch Carte Challenge 17 (FSCC17) and I used the color combo from CR84FN Color Challenge 26 (CR84FN26) . The embossed paper has pretty shimmer and I wish it showed it on the photo…

The watch was stamped with the following steps : 1st – SU so saffron, 2nd – SU more mustard (1 x stamp off), 3rd – more mustard

 

 

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 Father’s Pocket Watch (KSS)
Paper:  crumb cake, more mustard, designer paper (SU) heavenly white, gold mica paper (PaperTemptress) 
Ink:  early espresso, more mustard, so saffron, crumb cake (SU) 
Accessories:  ribbon, button, gold code 
Tools: rectangle Nestabilities, border punch, CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend.

Maki

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