FTTC60 -- Denise's Inspiration Challenge

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC60) ! It is the last Tuesday of the month so we have us a challenge host. This month's challenge host is Denise Marzec(Peanutbee) ! Denise is challenging us to an Inspiration Challenge! Denise has chosen three gorgeous pictures to get inspired by for our card making. Pick one or do all three during the week. We would love to see what you create!

I picked this photo below for my inspiration!

I used Strawberries set and colored with Copic markers. I also took the colors of red & blue, gingham patterns and the shape of the plate as the inspirations to create my card.
The background dp is from Basic Gray Nook & Pantry and I used the gingham ribbon and the rhinestone brads to embellish the card.




To honor Denise, I also decorated the inside of the card...you probably know that her cards are super pretty inside also :)


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

Denise (Guest Hostess)

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

I want to show you my strawberries, just planted (by my hubby)! They are not quite ready like the ones on the card, lol.






Stamps: Strawberries (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), pacific point (SU), Nook & Pantry dp (Basic Gray), Bitty Box Basics (PTI)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers - R46, 43, 20, Y02, 00, YR97, 95, 93, 91
Accessaries: gingham ribbon, rhinestone brads,
Tools: Nestabilities, border punch


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KS Monday -- Mar 29th, 2010

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~
Spring Break is over here and kids are going back to school! I enjoyed having kids at home and we also went to San Antonio TX for Kimberly's Cheer Competition at Six Flags last Saturday... the last competition for the season!! She and all kids in the team worked so hard and I'm so proud of them! Of course Six Flags are so much fun :):)

For today's card, I was thinking about the holiday...well, Easter is coming this weekend and I wanted to do something different with Nesting Dolls set. I first started to work on the background with heat embossing the egg image using VearsaMark and white EP. Next, I sponged the background with Memento tangelo, cantaloupe and new sprout. Then, I stamped the flower images with the same colors. I used the same color combo for each letter of the greeting, using 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet Buddy set. To embellish the card, I attached the butterflies with rhinestones.
All papers are from St. Patty's KSS Green Paper Package by Paper Temptress and I used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (FTL83).

• 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 Crews are cookin' for you today!!

Tammy - March Guest Designer * Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

Stamps: Nesting Dolls, 1/2 pint Playful Alphabet Buddy (KSS)
Paper: St. Patty's KSS Green paper package (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento tangelo, cantaloupe, new sprout, VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: rhinestones, white EP
Tools: Nestabilities, border punch, corner rounder, butterfly paper punches



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TSG47 -- One Layer Card

Hello everyone~
It's going to be a quick post...this card was my take on There She Goes challenge 47 (TSG47), one layer card!! Yeah...easy to say but hard to make for me, lol.
I used my new favorite set, Dance. It's not too much to say about the technique but I draw the line around the quote instead of having the layer. The flowers on the background were stamped with 2 different shade of pink. The main flowers were colored with Copic marker.

There She Goes is doing the new release sneak peek this week! The Trendsetters are doing a super fabulous job for the Sneak Peeks as always. Can't wait to get those new sets :):)



Stamps: Dance (TSG)
Paper: ivory cardstock
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, angel pink, rose bud, SU chocolate chip marker
Accessaries: pearls




Thank you for stopping by. I'm coming back for Kitchen Sink Monday! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend :)

FTTC59 -- Fake it!!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC59) ! This week Betty Wright is our host. Betty is challenging us to fake it! We are using faux techniques this week on our cards and projects. There are a list of many amazing faux ideas in the Tutorial section at SCS. Check them out here. So, create something faux fabulous with us this week. We would love to see what you create!

My card was used two faux techniques - Faux Tearing and Faux Wood Frame. You can find the tutorials to just click the name of the technique. For the faux tearing, I added the white line with the white pigment ink & blender pen on the edge of the tearing to give more detail. When I created the faux wood frame, I used the forest branch embossing folder to create the wood lines...simply because I don't own the distress stripe embossing folder :p

The tearing background was stamped with Basket Weave stamp. The Daffodil image from A Year in Flowers 1 set was stamped on the watercolor paper and water colored with reinker. I also did paper tole for the some of the flowers. The greeting was stamped with Tag Lines set (Happy) and Seasonal Wreaths set (spring).

The card is also enter Our Creative Corner - Spring/Easter themed card challenge (OCCC) and Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring card challenge (C4C29).

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

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Stamps: A Year in Flowers 1, Basket Weave, Tag Lines, Seasonal Wreaths (Flourishes)
Paper: watercolor paper (Flourishes), certainly celery, more mustard, barely banana (SU)
Ink: basic brown, reinker - barely banana, so saffron, apricot appeal, pumpkin pie, cool caribbean (SU), fresh snow (PTI), Memento desert sand (Tsukineko),
Accessaries: ribbon, button, vintage twine, brads
Tools: Nestabilities, CB embossing folder, blender pen, aqua painter


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KS Monday -- Mar 22nd, 2010

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~
Right after the first day of spring, we had snow in TX, lol. It had been warm and pleasant for the last one week so that this cold weather was like eating sour grapes :( At least we can enjoy feeling spring in the card world, right?

To create the main panel, I used 3 Step Hey Chick! and stamped the chick images first. Then with Multi Step Clovers & Shamrocks, I stamped the clovers randomly from the chick's feet to below. The little flowers were also stamped from the Hey Chick! set. I sponged the sky with Memento summer sky.
The all papers except the designer paper and pink label mat are from PaperTemptress - St. Patty's KSS Green Package. I created the border on the bottom of the card with the Martha Stewart border punch. The ribbon & rhinestones were used for the embellishments.


These are the steps I did for each image (all inks are Memento unless mentioned):
(all clovers) 1st - pear tart, 2nd - bamboo leaves, 3rd - cottage ivy
(chicks) 4th - rich cocoa, 3rd - desert sand, 2nd - cantaloupe, 1st - dandelion
(flowers) rose bud

• 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 #23 (KSCC#23) is still going on until March 26th with KSS gift certificates for the challenge prize.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of KS Crews are cookin' for you today!!

Tammy - March Guest Designer * Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

Stamps: Multi Step Clovers & Shamrocks, 3 Step Hey Chicks! (KSS)
Paper: St. Patty's KSS Green paper package (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento cottage ivy, bamboo leaves, pear tart, dandelion, cantaloupe, desert sand, rich cocoa, rose bud, summer sky (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon, rhinestones
Tools: Nestabilities, border punch


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TSG46 & CTD84

Happy Spring everyone~
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. My kids are going to have Spring Break next week so I'm probably going to cut down my stamping time and enjoy spending a time with them.


Today's card is used the sketch from There She Goes challenge 46 (TSG46). I also combined the color combo from Color Throwdown (CTD84). I already wanted to use the set, Loads of Fun for the sketch and I thought the color combo would be great with the washer and dryer image :)
The image was colored with Copic markers. The sentiment says "Around here, 'Normal' is just a setting on the washing machine"... just like my house, lol.


Stamps: Loads of Fun (TSG)
Paper: tangeling tango, soft sky, white, black, SU retired dp
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, soft sky, taken with teal, Copic markers, white gel pen
Accessaries: pearls, ribbon, buttonTools: Nestabilities, photo corner punch, CB embossing folder




Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

FTTC58 -- Sketch Challenge by Silke

Happy Tuesday everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC58) ! This week Silke Ledlow is our challenge host! Silke has designed a sketch for us to try. Actually, Silke designed two sketches. Are you are feeling the round or the square? You could be feeling a bit of both and play twice! As far as sketches go, you can turn them increase or decrease the sizes a bit, but in the end, it should still look like the sketch. We would love to see what you create with us this week!



My card was used Sketch 2 and I used the newest release set, Easter Baskets set. I love making Easter cards - they are usually used springy colors that make me happy & smile :) Speaking of the spring colors, I used the color combo from Our Creative Corner challenge ...hosted by Silke!
Each image was colored with Copic markers and adhered where the star was on the sketch. I used the flower Nestabilities for the one of the circle layers. The corners on the designer paper was punched with decorative corner punch and I adhered the matching punched border on the top of the card. The ribbon and pearls are attached to complete the card.

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

Barb

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Stamps: Easter Basket (Flourishes)
Paper: classic white (Flourishes), barely banana, kiwi kiss, pink pirouette (SU), dark chocolate (PTI), designer paper (K & Co.)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, bamboo leaves (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessaries: pearls, ribbon
Tools: Nestabilities, corner & border punch


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KS Monday -- KSS & PT Pot of Gold Giveaway!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~
Today is my fellow KS Crew Lisa Somerville's birthday!! Woohoo!! Big birthday wishes to you, Lisa!!
We are doing the special celebration for today's KS Monday post. As I posted last Saturday, PaperTemptress and Kitchen Sink Stamps are partnering up for a St. Patty's day celebration with some great prizes, be sure to visit the PaperTemptress's Community blog for more details on how to find your clues and enter the contest.

For more inspiration using Kitchen Sink Stamps Multi Step Shamrocks & Clovers along with KSS St. Patty's Day Green Paper Package from Paper Temptress be sure to visit the other KSS Designers Blogs. While I don't have a part of the Phrase Word, they just might!

Tammy - March Guest Designer * Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

For my card, I used the sketch from Our Creative Corner challenge, that was posted on Mar 6th. Besides the Shamrocks & Clovers set, I used Words of Comfort & Joy for the words "So" & "Blessed". The inside of the card, I stamped the each word with Simple Sentiments and Other Important People sets.

These are the steps I did for each image (all inks are Memento unless mentioned):
(all clovers & shamrocks) 3rd- cottage ivy, 2nd - bamboo leaves, 1st - new sprout, repeat the 3rd step again

• 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

Stamps: Multi Step Clovers & Shamrocks, Words of Comfort & Joy, Simple Sentiment, Other Important People (KSS)
Paper: St. Patty's KSS Green paper package (PaperTemptress)
Ink: Memento cottage ivy, bamboo leaves, new sprout, tuxedo black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon, gold pearls
Tools: Nestabilities, corner punch


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Paper Temptress St. Patrick's Day event

Hello everyone and happy birthday to me, hee hee. I'm officially 37 years young :):)

Not only it's my b-day, but I also want to invite you all to the St. Patty's celebration, hosted by PaperTemptress.
The celebration is starting TODAY at PaperTemptress's Community blog and it's a week long Treasure Hunt & a giveaway!! I'm so excited that Kitchen Sink Stamps is partnering for this celebration and KS Crews are going to be a part of it on Monday, March 15th. Sounds fun?

Everyday on the PaperTemptress's Community blog, Patricia (owner of PT) will add a link where to go for that day's card and clue (wording for the phrase) from today, March 13th thru Friday, March 19th.

There will be one winner and the winner will receive paper from the PaperTemptress - St. Patty's KSS Green Package, and a set of Multi Step Shamrocks & Clover + 2 inks (Memento - Cottage Ivy & Pear Tart)!!
To enter the contest they must email their completed phrase/poem to Patricia before midnight Monday, March 21st (first day of Spring).

Here is Patricia's email : patricia@papertemptress.com

PaperTemptress is also having a great spring sale right now!! Go grab & stock up some before the great deal ends! Their wonderful texture & high quality papers definitely take you to the better result for your card making/scrapbooking :):)


Hope you will play the Treasure Hunt along with us!!
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Flourishes Web Celebration - Day 5

Happy Friday everyone~
It's the final challenge for Flourishes Web Celebration!! I hope you've enjoyed checking out the Flourishes DT and FOF's Sneak Peeks as well :) All new sets will be released tonight!!

OK, here is the final challenge detail:
Day 5 - We hope you've enjoyed this week of fun and games as much as we have! If you click on our new web store, you'll notice our home on the web is awash in shades of pink and green. So, as we wrap up our week of Grand Opening challenges, all you need to do is create a card using these two colors! Simply create and link up on the challenge post of Flourishes blog and you'll be in the running for a goody bag from Flourishes! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCCEL5. You have until Monday, March 15th at 6 PM EST to link up your cards. And, as you hop on over to visit our talented designers, you'll see a soon to be released set called Easter Basket. This set is just overflowing with possibilities – and as you make the rounds, you'll see why! This set will be released right after our Power Hour Release Party TONIGHT. The party starts at 9 PM CST in our SCS Member Company Forum!


Here is my take on the green & pink challenge :):)
Easter Basket set is very pretty and the images definitely have Lauren Pope's vintage art style :):) -- reminds me those vintage children books, which I got inspired when I created this card.
I used the designer paper from Making Memories for the background and it was zig zag stitched. On the top note classic ivory mat, I stamped the eggs and glass images (some of the eggs were masked also) with Memento rich cocoa and colored with Copic markers. I stamped the bow image twice and colored with Copic markers as well. They were trimmed and adhered on the two corners of the top note mat.
The main mat was created with Nestabilities die and the greeting and rabbit image were stamped. For the finish touch, I attached the rhinestones. I think I used the same rhinestones a lot this week, didn't I? What can I say...I love bling, lol :):)

Now, check out what these Flourishes DT and FOF have created using Easter Basket!!

Christine
Cindy L
Dawn
Julie
Laura
Leslie
Stacy
Barb
Betty
Cindy H

Stamps: Easter Basket (Flourishes)
Paper: classic ivory (Flourishes), sahara sand, pink pirouette (SU), designer paper (MM)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, angel pink (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessaries: rhinestones, thread
Tools: Nestabilities, sewing machine


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