RI Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge – Snow Globes & Ornaments

 

Happy Wednesday, everyone~

We have another sneak peek from Repeat Impressions!! If you came from Lynette’s blog, you’re on a right track. If not, you many want to visit from Repeat Impressions blog to start this fun blog hop event!!

As I mentioned the previous RI Sneak Peek last Thursday, we are releasing TWO new Christmas & Holiday sets. The first set, Christmas Penguins is available in the RI Online Store now!! (and congratulations whoever won the set! Woohoo!!) The second set, introducing here is called Snow Globes & Ornaments and it is going to be available in the store on Monday, Aug 23rd. Each image can be mixed and matched as snow globes or ornaments…it’s up to your creative mood, I guess :):) They are absolutely beautiful images for a holiday/winter season!

 

Here is my sneak peek card :):)

For the first card, I stamped the image with Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. Then I inked the globe with VersaMark and heat embossed with holographic EP. The background was stamped with another image from the set.  The sentiment was stamped on the fancy tag and I embellished the ribbon and pearls to finish off the card.

 

 

 

 

 

I also made this clean & simple card with combining SCS Color Combination 284 (CC284). CAS cards are wonderful to mass produce especially you want to send cards to many people during the holiday season. I think this card design is going to be the one for this year’s Christmas cards for me :):)  Not too much to explain about what I did but I used pearls to embellish the sentiment and inked the edge of the white card layer.

Edited: A couple people have been asking what stamps I used for this card. I used the same Snow Globes and Ornaments set from Repeat Impressions…this set is available on August 23rd in the RI online store :)

 

 

So, do you like the new Snow Globes and Ornaments collection?? How about winning an unmounted sheet of your own set??

All you need to do is to visit each of Rock Star’s blogs and collect the word they give and create a phrase! After you collect the all words and create the phrase, you need to e-mail to wendy@repeatimpressions.com to be eligible for the blog candy. You must complete the hop and email to Wendy (wendy@repeatimpressions.com ) the all words or phrase no later than 10pm EST on Sunday, August 22nd.

You can also DOUBLE your chances and earn yourself 2 shots at the blog candy, leave a comment on each blog... including the Repeat Impressions blog. And of course, this too must be completed no later than 10pm EST on Sunday, August 22nd.

 

 

My word to you is “MORE”.

 

and go ahead and keep hopping over to Michele’s blog next !!

 

 

Here is the blog hop list. Hope you will hop along and have fun with us!

Ayana Posadas

Dana Joy

Darsie Bruno

Harriet Skelly

Joy Hadden

Julie Smith

Lynette Neus

Makiko Jones –> You’re here!

Michele Greenwood 

Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC80 – Silke’s Color Combo Challenge

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC80)!!  Silke Ledlow is our challenge host.  She is challenging us to a color scheme!  This one is not only easy and fun, but the colors are sure to make a beauty.   Simply make a card using the four colors of hot pink,  soft yellow, kraft, and black  that are listed in the picture and link it here!  While Flourishes stamps are not required, if you have them by all mean use them! We would love to see what you create!

 

What do you think of my card? To be honest, the combo was not so easy for me, but I really love how it was turned out :):) I used Summer Botanicals set (on sale!) for the silhouette poppy image. I simply stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with black EP. Then sponged the oval mat with the combo colors. The kraft background was dry embossed with the embossing folder. The sentiment from Tag Lines was stamped on the fancy tag. To finish off the card, I embellished with the bow I made with latte satin finish cotton ribbon and pearls.

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

Stamps: Summer Botanicals, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper: pink passion, so saffron (SU), kraft (PTI), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), black cardstock   
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, VersaMark (Tsukineko), pink passion, so saffron (SU) 
Accessories: ribbon, pearls, black EP 
Tools: classic scallop oval & classic oval Nestabilities, label 8 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags, CB embossing folder

 

 

I will have a post for another RI sneak peek tomorrow morning!! Be sure to check out new beautiful Christmas set :):) Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!!

Maki

KS Monday – Aug 16th, 2010

 

Hello and happy Monday, everyone~ Time for Kitchen Sink Monday!! Woohoo!

It’s another week of hot summer days here…Kids are going back to school next Monday and we’re getting back to our normal routine. (Yay!!) The one thing I encourage my kids to do throughout the year is to read books. Since their school is going to start soon, I decided to make a bookmark for each of them so that they can enjoy reading more :):)

 

These corner bookmarks are so easy to make…I recommend Beate’s tutorial from SCS if you’d like to find out how to make it. For my son’s bookmark, I used 3 Step School Days. For my daughter’s one, I used 3 Step Butterflies. The sentiment is again from 3 Step School Days and both names are from 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet Buddy.

Here is the photo of each bookmark. Click to see the larger image.

 

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(Books) 1st – SU pear pizzazz, 2nd – SU garden green, 3rd – SU soft suede

(Butterfly) 1st – SU pink pirouette, 2nd – SU riding hood red, 3rd – SU chocolate chip 

 

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 School Days, 3 Step Butterflies, 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet Buddy (KSS) 
Paper:  garden green, riding hood red, so saffron, soft suede (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Making Memories) 
Ink: pear pizzazz, garden green, soft suede, pink pirouette, riding hood red, chocolate chip, so saffron, bashful blue (SU)
Accessories: buttons, vintage twine, baker’s twine 
Tools: border punches, label 12 Nestabilities, label 3 Nestabilities, piercing tools

 

 

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

Maki

RI Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge!! – Christmas Penguins

To see my CASE Study post, please scroll down to the next post. Thank you xoxo

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for Repeat Impressions first ever Blog Hop challenge!! If you came from Lynette’s blog, you are on a right track. If not, you may want to start from Repeat Impressions Blog to start this fun event!!

We are releasing TWO Christmas Collections and this collections is called “Christmas Penguins”. Super duper cutie patooti penguins are going to make your holiday cards/projects super fun for sure!! Plus, who can’t resist these adorable animal?!

 

I made two cards for today’s sneak peek. Both cards are used the same color combo and designer paper collections (Basic Gray Eskimo Kiss).

The penguin image above was stamped with VersaMark & black ink and embossed with clear EP. Then I colored with Copic markers. I masked the penguins and used The snowflakes border (is also in the collections) to create the background. 

 

The next card is also created with the same way…stamped, heat embossed with clear EP and colored with Copic markers. Then I trimmed the image and attached to the scallop oval mat. It’s hard to see from the photo but I added the Stickles on the star and Santa hats.

 

So, do you like the new Christmas Penguin Collections?? How about winning an unmounted sheet of the new Christmas Penguins collectons?? All you need to do is to visit each of Rock Star’s blogs and collect the word they give and create a phrase! After you collect the all words and create the phrase, you need to e-mail to wendy@repeatimpressions.com to be eligible for the blog candy. You must complete the hop and email to Wendy (wendy@repeatimpressions.com ) the all words or phrase no later than 10 pm EST on Monday, August 16th.

 

OK, OK, enough for the blog hop detail. My word to you is “STAMP”.

Next, hop onto Michele’s blog to get more inspirations!!

 

Here is the blog hop list. Hope you will hop along and have fun with us!

Ayana Posadas

Dana Joy

Darsie Bruno

Harriet Skelly

Joy Hadden

Julie Smith

Lynette Neus

Makiko Jones –> You’re here!

Michele Greenwood 

Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch A1110

 

 

 

Hello everyone~ It’s time for What If? Wednesday Sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions!! The sketch has been provided again by the wonderful RI owner, Wendy :):)  You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Aug 24th) 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 can’t wait to see your creation! Please check out RI Blog for the more details.

 

 

Here is my card…

The cat stamp image is called “Chat Noir Post (4915-F)”. I stamped the image three times on the white cardstock and 3 times again for the colored cardstocks. Then I made 3 cat stamp panels and layered them on each decorative frame, that was made with the Ribbon Tags Trio 2 die and the Fancy Tags die from Spellbinders. The sentiment, “Feline Better (4033-F)” was stamped on the ribbon tag. I embellished with the ribbon, paper tea rose and pearls to complete the card.

 

 

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: Chat Noir Post, Feline Better (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: heavenly white (PaperTemptress), river rock, pear pizzazz, baja breeze, regal rose (SU), designer paper (Webster Pages) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon, pearls, Prima tea roses 
Tools:  ribbon tags trio 2 die, fancy tags die

 

Repeat Impressions Rock Stars are going to have RI Blog Hop for the new Christmas stamps sneak peek for the first time on Thursday, Aug 12th!! There is a fun challenge you can participate…. plus a giveaway!! 

There is one more fun post in my blog also tomorrow (look at the side bar…). Please come back here to check out for those post again!

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC79 – Cindy’s Sketch

 

 

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC79)!! 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!

 

I picked Berry Sweet set for today’s challenge. I don’t know why I waited for using this sweet blueberry image until now… It’s absolutely beautiful!! The image was stamped with Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copic markers – The Delphinium Collection and The Evergreen Collection. The swirl frame was created with the smallest die from Lattice Pendant die set (on sale!). I used 8 pieces to create the frame (I will upload how I put together with photo images later if you like to know). The corners of the navy layer and the borders on the white mat were made with the same decorative corner & border punch. I used the Basic Gray designer paper and embellished the gingham ribbon (on sale!) & pearls to finish the card.

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

 

Stamps: Berry Sweet (Flourishes)
Paper: not quite navy (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BG)   
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers - Delphinium Collection and The Evergreen Collection
Accessories: ribbon, pearls 
Tools: classic scallop circle & classic oval Nestabilities, lattice pendant die, border & corner punch

 

 

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

Maki

RI SOTW – Week of Aug 9th, 2010

 

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for another Stamp of The Week from Repeat Impressions! This week’s SOTW is this beautiful light house stamp, “Portland Head Light SM (1401-P)”. I’m sure it will draw people’s attention whether you color the image or not. It’s truly beautiful. The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Aug 9th – Sun, Aug 15th. 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, the image was colored with Copic markers and the circle mat was edged with ink. I used the Nestabilities for the red layer. The stamp, “Let Your Light...(2536-G)” was used for the sentiment and the buttons with the baker’s twine was used for the embellishments.

 

Now, be sure to check out the creations by the Rock Stars below to get more inspirations!!

Harriet Skelly * Dana Joy * Julie Smith *

Joy Hadden * Lynette Neus * Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

Stamps: Portland Head Light SM, Let Your Light… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper:  marina mist, riding hood red, chocolate chip (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)  White Out DP (WRMK) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, desert sand (Tsukineko), chocolate chip (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: buttons, baker’s twine 
Tools: circle & label 13 Nestabilities, border punches

 

 

RI What If? Wednesday sketch will be posted this Wednesday and NEW RI Christmas stamps Sneak Peek this week!! I'm so happy if you will come back for checking my work again. Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday – Aug 9th, 2010

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

Another new week starts and I can feel it’s going to be one busy week for me…school shopping, cheer & football practices, some deadlines to finish and swimming “To-Do” lists ;)

 

I decided to create a clean & simple card for today’s KS Monday using Multi Step Trees. I don’t think I have used the set as much as I’d like to, but every time I stamp the tree images, I get goose bumps…they are so realistic and amazing! Kudos to Maria!! I stamped the sentiment using Words for Comfort & Joy and embellished with the seam biding ribbon & button.

 

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(Tree) 2nd – SU wild wasabi, 1st – SU pear pizzazz, 3rd – SU old olive / SU creamy caramel for the trunk, 4th – early espresso

 

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

 

Don’t forget to save the date for Kitchen Sink Stamps Houston, TX workshop in Oct 8th and 9th!! More details to come soon!!

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Trees, Words for Comfort & Joy (KSS) 
Paper:  wild wasabi, early espresso (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)
Ink: wild wasabi, pear pizzazz, old olive, early espresso, creamy caramel (SU)
Accessories: ribbon, button, vintage twine 
Tools: CB embossing folder

 

 

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

Maki

FTTC78 – NO Embellies!!

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC78) !! This week Dee Jackson is our host.  Dee is challenging us to a limited supplies challenge. The limit?  NO Embellishments. What does this mean? It means that we let the image we use speak for itself. We CAN use ink, stamps, paper, punches, die cuts, and coloring tools.  We cannot add rhinestones, prima flowers, buttons, pearls, ribbons, brads, etc.  We would love to see what you create with this limited supplies challenge.

 

I have been using embellishments every card I make for a loooong time so this was a quite challenge for me. However, I love the point of what challenge is about….and Flourishes stamps are just perfect for that! I used this beautiful images from Humming Along set. I stamped the image with Memento tuxedo black on the iridescent cardstock. Love the shimmer on the paper :):) Then I colored with Copic markers (most of colors were used Tiger Lily Collection, Evergreen Collection, Green Grass Collection and Spruce Collection).I think the card turned out just wonderful with no embellishments. Don’t you think so too?

 

This card is also submitted to the Flourishes NEW monthly challenge, Bring Back Beautiful Challenge (BBB01)!! Be sure to check out the challenge with the new fabulous BBB challenge team on the first Monday of every month!!

 

 

Of course, don’t forget to check out other FOF’s creations!

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

 

 

Stamps: Humming Along (Flourishes)
Paper: peach parfait, pear pizzazz, baja breeze (SU), cryogen white (PaperTemptress)   
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers -  Tiger Lily Collection, Evergreen Collection, Green Grass Collection and Spruce Collection
Accessories: None
Tools: label 8 & label 11 Nestabilities, CB embossing folder

 

 

 

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

Maki

KS Monday – Aug 2nd, 2010

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

August, here we come!! The weather here is sure feeling like I’m in the oven :P  My mother in law is leaving for Upstate NY for a couple months this week. Grandma Murphy is very sick right now and I was going to drive up there with her & my kids and we were going to fly back later without her….but unfortunately the economy right now is not allowed to do it….:( The good thing is that Aunt Sue is flying here tomorrow and drive back with my MIL. So, instead of escaping from this heat, I’m going to take care of all animals…including humming birds….that’s a quite responsibility…I may move all humming birds to my yard, hee hee.

 

Well, enough for that chit chat. Let me explain what I made for today’s card. I noticed that I haven’t use this beautiful set, 3 Step She Shells…this summer yet, so I decided to create a vintage look card, combining with 3 Step Letter From the Past for the background. The background was used Faux tearing technique. I used the torn masking for blocking each space and stamped the script image, then I sponged the tearing edges with SU sahara sand and soft suede. I repeated the process for the entire mat. After I stamped the shell images on the main mat, I used Copic markers and created the sand look with doodling dots and sponged the edge (again, with SU sahara sand and soft suede). The word from Vintage Words was stamped with SU chocolate chip.

This card was used the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge 291 (SC291).

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(big shell) 3rd – SU soft suede (1 x stamp off), 2nd – Memento desert sand, 1st – desert sand (1 x stamp off), repeat 1st step, 4th – soft suede (1 x stamp off), repeat 4th step, 5th – soft suede

(Small shell & star shell) 2nd – SU soft suede (1 x stamp off), 1st – Memento desert sand, 3rd – soft suede

 

 

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

 

Don’t forget to save the date for Kitchen Sink Stamps Houston, TX workshop in Oct 8th and 9th!! More details to come soon!!

 

 

Stamps: 3 Step Sea Shells, 3 Step Letter From the Past, Vintage Words (KSS) 
Paper:  soft suede, sahara sand (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento desert sand (Tsukineko) soft suede, sahara sand, chocolate chip (SU), Copic Markers
Accessories: ribbon, charm, vintage twine, dew drops 
Tools: label 8 Netabilities

 

 

 

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

Maki