RI Stamp of The Week

To see today’s KS Monday’s post, please scroll down to the next post.

 

 

Hello everyone~

I hope you enjoyed checking out our first Repeat Impressions Stamp of The Week post over RI blog last Monday.  This week, you will get the same deal with the stamp “Wild Violets” (1706-I)!! To get the discount code for the SOTW stamp, you must visit RI blog, “ House that Build Stamps”. Then you go to RI online store and put the SOTW stamp in your cart, simply type the discount code into the Special Instructions section of the online order form. NOTE: The discount WILL NOT appear when you place your order. Once your order is ready to be shipped WE WILL apply the discount and process your credit card at that time.

 

 

I stamped the stamp image with Copic markers. The flowers were layered with the dimensional adhesives. I picked all items to match the color combo from SCS Color Combination challenge 268 (CC268). I LOVE the combo and it was perfect for the violets!

 

 

 

Don’t forget to check out the creations by other Rock Stars while you’re at RI blog, Or you can just click the links below :):)

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

* Robin Kirkpatrick * Darsie Rose Bruno

 

 

Stamps: Wild Violet, Quartet Complement Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: classic ivory (Flourishes), barely banana, old olive, ballet blue (SU), Origins DP (BG)                         Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), barely banana (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, button, vintage twine, blue pearls
Tools: Label 9 and classic square Nestabilities, border punch, word window punch

 

Thank you for stopping by. Come back to see our first RI Sketch Challenge on Wednesday!!

KSCC#25 – Julie’s Sketch

Hello everyone~ It’s the first Monday of the month….that means it’s time for Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge!! Julie is hosting the challenge #25 (KSCC#25) and she’s created the wonderful sketch for us to play!! Hope you will play along with us :):)

Since the next Sunday is Mother’s Day, I made the card for My MIL to send her mom (my grandmother in law). Grandma Murphy loves lilacs so I hope this card will bring her smile :):)

I used Multi Step Lilacs set and stamped each step. “To Mom” from Whole Family set was stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with black EP. I’m terrible with heat embossing…so I re-stamped the words with VersaMark and heat embossed with black EP again. I probably couldn’t do that if the stamps were not clear!

The pale purple layer for the main mat was used faux stitching. I used the grosgrain ribbon, buttons tyed with black wax twines to embellishing the card.

These are the steps I did for each image (all inks are Stampin’ Up! unless mentioned):
(Lilacs) 3rd – eggplant envy (1 x stamp off), 1st – pale plum, 2nd – perfect plum, 4th – eggplant envy

(Leaves) 1st – kiwi kiss (1 x stamp off), 2nd – kiwi kiss, 3rd – old olive

(Stems) 2nd – old olive (1 x stamp off), 1st – kiwi kiss

• To save 10% of all your purchase at KSS Store, 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
• KS Crew Challenge #25 (KSCC#25) will close on May 28th. All entries that are used Kitchen Sink Stamps will have a chance to win one of three KSS gift certificates!! Leave the dirty dishes in the sink and get dirty with some Kitchen Sink Stamps, lol!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crew square projects!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

Stamps: Multi Step Lilacs, Whole Family (KSS)
Paper: plum pudding, lavender moon, designer paper (PTI), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko), pale plum, perfect plum, elegant eggplant, kiwi kiss, old olive (SU), white gel pen
Accessories: ribbon, buttons, black wax twine, black EP
Tools: classic oval Nestablities, border punch, piercing tool

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TSG52, CC268 -- In a Garden of Friends

Hello again~
It's a second post in a day :):) While I was waiting the new stamps from There She Goes, I played There She Goes challenge 52 (TSG52) - Mercy's rockin' sketch! This wonderful color combo is from SCS Color Combination challenge 268 (CC268).

I colored the beautiful image from TSG Garden of Friends with Copic markers. The flower part was layered with dimensional adhesives to extend the image outside the circle mat. I messed up embossing the white background :p It's probably not noticeable if I didn't mention it, but I just wanted to let you know that the space between the embossing on the bottom was created by accident, lol.



Stamps: Garden of Friends (TSG)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), barely banana, ballet blue (SU), glitter DP (MME)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), old olive (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, dew drops
Tools: Label 3 and classic circle Nestabilities, CB embossing folder, word window punch

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ACT27, SC276 -- Thinking Of You

Hello everyone~
As I promised in my Monday's post, I have a card with Repeat Impression Stamp of the Week :) If you want to check more detail about SOTW, please check RI's blog.


All cards the RI Rockstars made the other day were absolutely fantastic!! I hope I could join the wagon, too :):) This week's SOTW is called "Rebecca" (708-K). I'm sure you'd love to use her with different sentiments and greetings. I colored her with Gamsol Magic technique and water-colored with Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown for shading. The greeting "Thinking Of You" is from New Quartet Complements Series (P8600).
The color combo was used from Cartain Call Color Challenge (ACT27). It's my first take on the challenge and I hope I will play along regularly :) The sketch was from SCS Sketch challenge 276 (SC276).



Stamps: Rebecca, New Quartet Complements Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), pink pirouette, certainly celery (SU), Baby Girl Stack (DCVW)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, summer sky, new sprouts, bamboo leaves (Tsukineko), Prismacolor pencils, Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown
Accessories: ribbon, Prima flowers & tea rose
Tools: Label 8 Nestabilities, piercing tool

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CAS64 -- Orange Birthday!!

To see today's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday's post, please click HERE.

Hello everyone~
This card was made for SCS Clean and Simple challenge 64 (CAS64). It was Miss Boo's birthday and she was challenging us to create "ORANGE" birthday cards! Sure, why not? Orange is the color that makes me happy & energetic all the time...I think it's perfect for Birthdays!!

Not much to explain...but I used the cup cakes image from Unity and colored it with Copic markers. I also used the cup cakes DP to match. Clean & Simple, plus yummy ;)


Stamps: Unity, There She Goes
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), Nook & Pantry DP (BG)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, tangelo (Tsukineko), Copic makers
Accessories: pearls
Tools: Label 1 Nestabilities, border punch



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FTTC64 -- Karen's Vintage Challenge

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC64)! It is the end of the month so we have a challenge hostess! This week Karen Wallace is our host! Karen is challenging us to vintage styled cards! Everyone sort of has in their own minds what vintage means to them, so without giving you any direction, just create a card that defines a vintage style to you! We would love to see what you create! Also, just wanted to remind everyone that while each FTTC challenge has a weekly winner, we also draw a monthly winner from all of the FTTC for that month. So, if there was a challenge in April you still would like to participate in, there is still a chance to win! You can play as often as you like! Check out FTTC61, FTTC62, and FTTC63! The weekly and monthly winners will be announced next week!



OK, my favorite vintage style is shabby chic. I love the elegant and warmth feel that the shabby chic brings to my heart. So, I'm trying to achieve that look using the beautiful new set, Spring Bouquet. I stamped the image on the classic ivory mat with Memento rich cocoa and colored with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol (Gamsol magic technique). I love this coloring method when I want to achieve for the softer look. I also water colored for shading with Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown. The edge of the mat and pastel blue layer were distressed with distressing tool and sponged with inks. They were also machine stitched. Next, I attached the vintage photo corners, that were dry embossed with Cuttle Bug embossing folder and DTPed (colored directly with ink pad) before attaching. The pearls were embellished on the vintage corners.

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

Karen (Guest Challenge Host)

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Stamps: Spring Bouquet (Flourishes)
Paper: classic ivory (Flourishes), cool caribbean (SU)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, desert sand, VersaMagic gingerbread (Tsukineko), Prismacolor pencils, Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown
Accessories: pearls, thread
Tools: CB vintage die, embossing folder, distressing tool, sewing machine

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Repeat Impressions -- Our First Stamp of the Week

To see today's Kitchen Sink Monday's post, please click HERE.

Hello everyone~
I'd like to tell you all my blog readers about the special sale that Repeat Impression just started over their blog, The House That Stamps Built.
Each week we'll select one stamp to showcase, share some ideas of what you can create with it and offer the featured stamp to our blog readers only at 50% Off! This exclusive offer will NOT be shown on RI Store. You can find the sale detail and more information ONLY at RI's blog.

So, after you find out what this week's featured stamp is, check out what some of RI Rock Stars have created using the stamp!!

Ayana Posadas
Dana Joy
Lynette Neus
Joy Hadden
Julie Smith
Michele Greenwood
Darsie Rose Bruno
Harriet Skelly
Robin Kirkpatrick

I will post my card using the featured stamp later this week.

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KS Monday -- Apr 26th, 2010

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~
I hope you had a wonderful weekend. My son, Trey turned 9 yrs old on 23rd and we had a birthday/sleep over party on the weekend...he and his friends had a fun time and they were up until 5 am!! They woke up about 8 am that same morning and nobody was tired...great to be young, isn't it? My DH and I were the only ones who were exhausted that day, lol.


So, today's card is actually for me more than anybody else! I used Multi Step Kittens & Pup set for the puppy image and the words. I also used Plaid Plus! set for the heart borders. After the puppy was stamped, I masked it over with the masking that was created with Step 1 puppy stamp and sponged the shadow using the punched-out-oval as a template.




These are the steps I did for each image (all inks are Memento unless mentioned):
(puppy) 3rd - SU close to cocoa, 1st - desert sand, 2nd - SU close to cocoa (1 x stamp off), 4th - SU chocolate chip

• To save 10% of all your purchase at KSS Store, 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

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crew square projects!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

Stamps: Multi Step Kittens & Pup, Plaid Plus! (KSS)
Paper: kraft (PTI), classic ivory (Flourishes), Nook & Pantry DP (BG)
Ink: Memento desert sand, rich cocoa (Tsukineko), close to cocoa, chocolate chip, baja breeze (SU)
Accessories: ribbon, vintage buttons, vintage twine, thread
Tools: big scallop oval Nestabilities, sewing machine



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CC267 --My First RI card!

Hello everyone~
Today's card is my first one with using Repeat Impressions!! I received a happy mail the other day and I was having fun with trimming wonderful rubbahs! Now it's time to ink them up, lol. By the way, all stamps come with mounted or unmounted of your choice ;)

The stamps I used are Play Time Puppy (4201-K) and Happy Everything (3104-F). The image was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils. The color combo is from SCS Color Combination challenge 267 (CC267) - basic gray, apricot appeal and sage shadow. I found the perfect designer paper for those colors!
About the layout...I thought I followed the sketch from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch 70 (MTSC70) but I realized my card is missing one layer :p I'm not planning to submit it but I just want to let you know where my layout was inspired from ;)



Stamps: Play Time Puppy, Happy Everything (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: sage shadow, apricot appeal, basic gray (SU), desginer paper (MME)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), apricot appeal, basic gray (SU), Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils
Accessories: ribbon, pearls
Tools: classic rectangle Nestabilities, CB embossing folder

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FTTC63 -- Cindy's Sketch

Hello and happy Tuesday, everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC63)! 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 do with it!







To express my happiness that my plants and fruit trees are growing wonderfully in my garden, I decided to use this pretty image from From the Garden set :):) The image was stamped on the classic white mat and colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils for the shadow. Then the circle mat was sponged with Memento rhubarb stalk. I machine stitched each olive green mat. The card was embellished with scallop edge ribbon with the vintage button and rhinestones.

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

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Stamps: From the Garden (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), dark chocolate (PTI), tangerine tango (SU), desginer paper (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rhubarb stalk (Tsukineko), Copic markers - YG95, 93, 91, YR14, Y35, 23, E08, 97, 25, 21, Prismacolor pencils
Accessories: ribbon, rhinestones, vintage button, thread
Tools: Circle Nestabilities, sewing machine, bow easy

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