KS Monday–CAS Snow Flurry

 

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday!!

It is the last Monday before Christmas and my Christmas card making is officially over! I still love to make cards for winter theme though! Snowflakes and snowmen are one of my favorite things to use during the winter season!  For today’s card,  I used Snow Flurry set. You know, I just started using this set and found out that it was such a wonderful set for those winter cards.

 

I used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (FTL171). The card was designed with Martha Stewart’s designer papers. The sentiment was stamped with Brilliance Peacock. To finish off, I dressed the snowflake with silver pearls.

 

 

 

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

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

SNSDC33–Tags!!

 

Hello and happy Friday everyone~

It’s the last weekend before Christmas! This week’s Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC33) is just perfect for those of you who have only a few minutes for creating or already finished making Christmas cards. The challenge is “Tag! You’re It!” – make any type and theme of a tag/tags.

~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 Rhubarb the Teddy Bear Christmas images (Rhubarb Santa, Rhubarb’s Candycane, Rhubarb’s Gingerbread Man, Rhubarb’s Stocking) for my tags. They were colored with the Copic markers and adhered on each tag that was designed with Eco Park Holly Jolly papers and Dots & Stripes Christmas papers. I changed up the design a little for each tag and added the ribbon and cookie cutter embellishment with baker’s twine/vintage twine to finish off.

 

 

 

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

• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Harriet Skelly
• Jerusha Borden
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Margo Smith
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright

 

 

Stamps: Rhubarb Santa, Rhubarb’s Candycane, Rhubarb’s Stocking, Rhubarb’s Gingerbread Man (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  Pop Tones wild cherry, gumdrop green, heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbons, baker’s twines, vintage twines, cookie cutter embellishements
Tools: big scallop oval Nestabilities, hole punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

SNSS Crazy 4 Cocoa Blog Hop!!

 

Happy Thursday everyone~

Welcome to Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps Crazy 4 Cocoa Blog Hop!! We all adore Cocoa and thought it would be fun to showcase him all month long.  Today, as part of the fun, the Sweet 'n Sassy Design Divas have joined together with a few of the talented Sweet 'n Sassy Digi Challenge ladies to bring a great Cocoa Mouse blog hop to you!  Make sure you've got your warm drink and some chocolate...let's get ready to hop!

 

 

 

I am a kind of over for Christmas/holiday cards so I decided to start ahead for Valentine’s Day! (at least it’s ahead for me, lol) I used this cute image, Cocoa’s Heart Digi and coordinated with the sentiment from Valentine’s Day Greetings Digi. The image was colored with Copic markers and the mat was sponged with ink to soften the edge. The card was designed with EP Holly Jolly Christmas DP and Dots & Stripes DP. To finish off, I embellished the pennants with buttons and the baker’s twine.

 

 

 

 

Here is the whole list of design team members hopping along today:

• Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
• Korin Sutherland
• Bridget Finlay
• Kim Singdahlsen
• Harriet Skelly
• Jessica Fick
• Kim O'Connell
• Sandy Domelle
• Monika Davis
• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Kim Schofield
• Mary Faus
• Stephanie Wright
• Holly McMillen
• Stephanie Serrano
• Cathy McCauley <- You came from here
• Makiko Jones <- You’re here
• Dina Kowal  <- Your next hop
• Taylor Usry

 

 

But wait! There is more!! Do you want to win some Cocoa Mouse stamps?? 

All you have to do is make a card or project featuring Cocoa Mouse and add your direct link to our linky tool below.  One participant (drawn at random) will win their choice of ONE free Cocoa Mouse clear stamp set or FOUR free Cocoa Mouse digis!  You have until Saturday, December 17 at 11:30 PM EST to add your direct link...go get stamping!

 

 

 

Don't forget, during the month of December we really are Crazy 4 Cocoa.  The entire line of Cocoa Mouse clear stamp sets and digi images are 10% off!

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Cocoa’s Heart, Valentine’s Day Greetings (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  pink pirouette (SU), heavenly white, Pop Tones wild cherry (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  Copic markers, Distress Ink worn lipsticks (Ranger) 
Accessories: buttons, baker’s twine 
Tools: square and scallop square Nestabilities, nested pennants & lacey nested pennants, border punches

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Come back tomorrow for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge! Have a wonderful day!

Maki

 

 

 

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch–#D1411

 

Hello and happy Wednesday!!

It is also time for another What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Dec 27th) to enter your card using the sketch (on right) 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 used Snowflake Prism (3810-M) for the image and Peace, Love…(406-H) for the sentiment. The both of them were stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder. The rest of the the card was designed with clean and simple. To finish off, the snowflake was dressed with the silver pearls.

 

 

 

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

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

Miriam Napier

Robin Kirkpatrick

Vicki Dutcher

 

 

 

Stamps: Snowflake Prism, Peace, Love… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: night of navy (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer paper (EP) 
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: pearls, silver embossing powder 
Tools: CB embossing folder, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC148–Opposite Attract!

 

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC148)!! It is my turn to host and my challenge is *Opposite Attract* – use a same image and make two cards/projects with two totally different look, style theme or colors. For example, CAS (clean & simple) and lots of layers, feminine and masculine, monochromatic and lots of colors, for a child and adult, for birthday and sympathy, anyway you think they are totally different or opposite. Please visit Flourishes Blog for more information about the challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creation!!

 

For my cards, I used Sweet Violets and made each card with CAS and a lot of layers style. I also did one card with no coloring and the other with coloring.

 

 

For the CAS card, I adhered the green border strips on the top and bottom of the card after stamping the violet. Then I stamped the sentiment and embellished with the ribbon & swirl pearls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the a-lot-of-layers card, I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged the background with the Distress Ink. The card was designed with the cardstock and designer papers. The sentiment mat was created with Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die set. To finish off, I embellished with the same ribbon & swirl pearls I used for the CAS card.

 

 

 

The Copic Collections I mostly used.

 

 

 

 

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

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Theresa Pollack (December Guest FOF)

 

 

 

[CAS card]

Stamps:  Sweet Violets (Flourishes)
Paper: rich razzleberry, always artichoke (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: early espresso, elegant eggplant (SU) 
Accessories: ribbon, swirl pearls  
Tools: border punch

 

[A-Lot-of-Layers card]

Stamps: Sweet Violets (Flourishes)
Paper: rich razzleberry, always artichoke, retired designer papers(SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink milled lavender, peeled paints (Ranger) 
Accessories: ribbon, swirl pearls
Tools: label 18 Nestabilities, Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die, fancy tags die, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of Dec 12th, 2011

 

Hello again,

This is my second post for today. I have one card for Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week! This week’s SOTW is this fun snowman image, Snow Sledding (4712-J). The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Dec 12th to Sun, Dec 18th . To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.

 

Since it was snow sledding, I decided make a snow scene with the hill. The pale blue background was stamped with Snowflakes (8805-K) and the Snow Sledding image was stamped on the place where the snow hill was. I added the faux snow on the snow hill piece and stamped the sentiment, Snow Much Fun (8810-H). Then it was adhered on the background and the colored snowman image with Copic markers was adhered on where the image was. To finish off, the card was dressed with the baker’s twine.

 

 

 

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

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Miriam Napier

Vicki Dutcher

Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

Stamps: Snow Sledding, Snowflakes, Snow Much Fun (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: pool party, early espresso (SU), cryogen white, heavenly white (PaperTemptres) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brilliance platinum planet (Tsukineko), Copic markers, white gel pen 
Accessories: baker’s twine, faux snow 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by again!

Maki

KS Monday– Christmas Wreath

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday!!

I made another Christmas card for today’s KS Monday! Just had to use this beautiful bow image from Multi Step Build a Garland set! I usually love traditional Christmas colors but the color of *PINK* sometimes makes a whole Christmas merrier, don’t you think? ;)

 

The pine needles of the wreath were created with the pine needle punch and embellished with the rhinestones. The bow was stamped as following these steps: 4th – SU cherry cobbler,  3rd – SU melon mambo, 2nd – melon mambo (1 x stamp off), 1st – SU pink pirouette.

The sentiment was stamped using Multi Step Invisible Snowman and the sentiment border was dressed the same rhinestones I used on the wreath.

 

 

 

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 Build A Garland, Multi Step Invisible Snowman (KSS) 
Paper: regal rose, garden green (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (EP)  
Ink:   cherry cobbler, melon mambo, pink pirouette (SU), Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: rhinestones 
Tools: lacey square and square Nestabilities, CB embossing folder, border punch, corner rounder, pine needle punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

Maki

SNSDC32–Tea For Two

 

Hello and happy Friday everyone!

I hope you are going to have a wonderful weekend and even have a time for yourself to create!

Today’s card is for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC32) . The challenge is “Tea For Two” – make your creation with tea, coffee or any kinds of drink theme! Sounds warm and yummy!

~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!

 

 

For my card, I used Cookie Warms the Heart Digi for the image. The greeting is from Do Not Open Till Christmas Digi. The image was colored with copic markers. The card was designed with the EP Dots & Stripes Christmas papers. To finish off, I embellished with the paper poinsettia, ribbon and rhinestones.

 

 

 

This card is also used the sketch from Sweet Stop Sketch (SSS137).

 

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

• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Harriet Skelly
• Jerusha Borden
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Margo Smith
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright

 

 

 

Stamps: Cookie Warms the Heart, Do Not Open Till Christmas (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  garden green (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  Copic markers, Distress Ink tea dye, pine needles (Ranger) 
Accessories: ribbon, Prima poinsettia flower, rhinestones 
Tools: label 15 Nestabilities, fancy tag trio die, border punch, leaf punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a safe and great weekend!

Maki

RI Designer’s Choice Challenge –Bookmark

 

Hello everyone~

It is time for another Designer’s Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions! This time Vickie is challenging us to create a bookmark. You will have two weeks (Dec 20th) 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). Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

My bookmark is 2” x 7”. I used the quote, Life Is Not (6113-K) and the scenic image, Mountain Vista (629-I). The image was colored with Copic markers and the rest of bookmark were inked with sponge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

Miriam Napier

Robin Kirkpatrick

Vicki Dutcher

 

 

 

Stamps:  Mountain Vista, Life Is Not (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: basic black (SU), Neenah Ivory (PaperTemptres) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink broken china, weathered wood, black soot, mustard seed (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbons 
Tools: hole punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC147–Silke’s Sketch Challenge

 

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone~

It finally feels like winter here! I also finally put our Christmas tree up! It was also the first time of the year I played Christmas music! Yes, I am finally ready for Christmas!

I hope you’re ready for another challenge from Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC147). Silke has provided this wonderful sketch to play along! Please visit Flourishes Blog for more information about the challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creation!!

 

 

 

 

Here is my take.

 

I designed the card using Joy Is in the Air set. The image was colored with Copic markers and adhered on the lotus pendant mat. The card was used Webster’s Page designer paper. The borders were created with lace trim and polka dots ribbon. To finish off, the sentiment was adhered with dimensional adhesive and rhinestones were placed on the pendant.

 

 

 

The Copic Collections I mostly used

 

 

 

I am also entering this card to two other challenges from Flourishes Blog!!

- Christmas Spirit Challenge (FLLCNOEL20)

- Bring Back Beautiful Challenge (BBB17)

 

 

 

 

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

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Theresa Pollack (December Guest FOF)

 

 

 

Stamps:  Joy Is in the Air (Flourishes)
Paper: cranberry crisp, always artichoke (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Webster’s Pages) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: lace trim ribbon, polka dots ribbon, rhinestones  
Tools: Lotus pendants die

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day!

Maki