Sneak Peek #2

Here is Sneak Peek #2!

What? Something to color?!! LOL!!!

If you haven’t left a comment for a chance to be that one lucky person, who will win ALL 3 New Kitchen Sink Stamp sets (available Tuesday, March 3rd!)

How to play? Just leave a comment on yesterday’s post (sneak peek #1) telling me what masculine stamp set you would LOVE to have when making a card or gift for your favorite man?

… and the rest of the details: please leave only one comment. The give away will end March. 2nd (Midnight EST). The Winner will be chosen by a random number generator and announced on Tuesday March 3rd. The winner will need to email me to collect their winnings by March 6th, otherwise a new winner will be picked.

It’s Sneak Peek & Give A Way Time!

Yes, it’s time for Sneak Peeks with 3 new sets from Kitchen Sink Stamps available Tuesday, March 3rd!

…. And Sneak Peek Time also means Give Away Time!

One lucky person will have a chance to win ALL 3 New Kitchen Sink Stamp sets.

How to play? Just leave a comment on this post telling me what masculine stamp set you would LOVE to have when making a card or gift for your favorite man?

Here are the rest of the details: please leave only one comment. The give away will end March. 2nd (Midnight EST). The Winner will be chosen by a random number generator and announced on Tuesday March 3rd. The winner will need to email me to collect their winnings by March 6th, otherwise a new winner will be picked.

Here is peek number one.

It’s Wednesday Blue Plate Special Time!

It’s Wednesday again… so, until midnight (EST) tonight, the Kitchen Sink Store will be serving up more of The Kitchen Sink’s Wednesday Blue Plate Special!

This is where you can find random items on sale for 24 hours only! You never know what might be on sale!
No promotion code is needed.

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Today, Feb. 25th – midnight EST, is the last day to enter for Jan./Feb. “What’s Cook’n…”. The theme is, Show the Love. HERE for full details.

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Materials – Stamps: 3 Step Adornments and Never a Loss 4 Words from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Kraft, Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip from SU! Ivory Color Connect Stripe from The Paper Co. Ink: (all SU! unless noted) Tassel – Step #1 – So Saffron, Step #2 Soft Sky, Step #3 Close to Cocoa. Sentiment – Pearl. Chocolate – Brilliance. Embellishments: Diamond ribbon from Michael’s. Gold Dew Drops from Robin’s Nest.

Monday’s Magnetic Challenge…take 2

Yes, I had to do another magnet from Lynn’s challenge yesterday! Magnets are way too much fun!

I used the same quote, but tried to make a magnet that looked more masculine. So, I used the set, 3 Step Adornments. I added the lock with pop dots, after I ran the two layers together through my 510 Xyron using the Laminate/Magnet cartridge.

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step Adornments from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Shimmery White from SU! Malmero Perle -Noir. Ink: (all SU! unless noted) Key & Lock – Step #1 – So Saffron, Step #2 Creamy Caramel, Step #3 Bravo Burgundy. Tassels – Step #1 – Almost Amethyst, Step #2 Vintage Violet, Step #3 Onyx Black – VersaFine. Embellishments: Labels One from Nestabilities.Gold cord from SU! Sakura Clear Star pen for some sparkle.

Monday’s Magnetic Challenge (and POM)…

… and what a fun challenge this is!

Today’s KS Crew Challenge is hosted by Lynn McAuley.   Lynn has double the fun for us today. Her challenge is also KSS February’s – Project of the Month! YaHoo, Lynn!

Lynn’s challenge is: Create a Refrigerator Magnet. Use your computer to generate a favorite quote, witty saying, or scripture and then use your Kitchen Sink Stamps to turn it into a wonderful bit of refrigerator art! Size should be no larger than 4″ x 4″ but can be any shape you choose as long as it fits into a 4 x 4 space on your refrigerator.

Boy, was I stumped with Lynn’s challenge! I knew it was going to be fun … but my two biggest challenge were… what quote or saying was I going to use and did I have 4″x4″ space available on my fridge???!!! LOL!

For the quote, a dear friend reminded me of a quote I hadn’t heard for quiet a while and thought it would make a wonderful magnet. So, I reached for my “Go To” set… 3 Step Daisy and started stamping! After all my pieces were together, I run it through my 510 Xyron using the Laminate/Magnet cartridge. Easy Peasy!!! … and can be wiped clean if some spaghetti sauce should happen to hit it … did I mention I have 2 boys?! LOL!

So, here is my magnet (and I found a spot on my fridge!) for Lynn’s challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more magnetic inspiration, the KS Crew has more for your viewing!

Kitchen Sink Crew:
Nicole • Tammy • Dee • Angela • Julie

Lynn – KS Crew Challenge Hostess • Lori

 

….and a fabulous Bonus Tutorial from Lynn!

Thank you Lynn for the inspiring challenge & fabulous project! Your challenge was a blast! A FUN project that can also be a meaningful and quick gift! I thought it would be fun to give the magnet to my friend as a card. With a few glue dots on the back of the magnet … I now how a card and gift all in one.

Please link your challenge projects in the Kitchen Sink Stamps’ Group on Paper Craft Planet. Enter under Discussions – KS Crew Challenge #8.
Please use KSCC#8, kitchnesinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag when uploading to your favorite gallery.

Plus, Feb. 25th is the deadline to enter for Jan./Feb. “What’s Cook’n…”. The theme is, Show the Love. HERE for full details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step Daisy from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Shimmery White, Kraft and Chocolate Chip from SU! Spring Moss from Papertrey Ink. Ink: (all SU!) LRG Flowers – Step #1 – Rose Red, Step #2 Purely Pomegranate, Step #3 Bravo Burgundy, center – Elegant Eggplant. SML Flowers – Step #1 – Rose Red, Step #2 Purely Pomegranate, center – Elegant Eggplant. Leaves – Step #1 – Kiwi Kiss, Step #2 Old Olive Embellishments: NONE!!!

The Wed. BluePlate Special is in the Kitchen!

It’s Wednesday again… so, until midnight (EST) tonight, the Kitchen Sink Store will be serving up more of The Kitchen Sink’s Wednesday Blue Plate Special!

This is where you can find random items on sale for 24 hours only! You never know what might be on sale!
No promotion code is needed.

Monday Notes in the Kitchen.

Happy President’s Day with another Kitchen Sink Monday !!! For today’s KSS Monday, I would like to share a set of swan note cards I made for a dear friend’s birthday. I used the set 3 Step Love Birds to stamp the swans. She loves swans and I think she is going to be very pleased to receive these special cards.

For more KSS Monday inspiration, please stop by to see what the talented KS Crew has cooked up for you today!

Kitchen Sink Crew:
• Nicole • Tammy • Dee • Angela • Julie • Lynn • Lori •

I did something very different when I stamped these swans. Normally, I stamp the steps in order, starting with my lightest ink for the first step and ending with my darkest ink for the last step. WELL, not with this bird! LOL! I stamped out of order … and I am very happy how these white swans turned out.

Stamping order for this swan: Step #2 – Going Gray (stamped off 2x’s), Step #3 – Going Gray (stamped off 1x), Step #3 – Going Gray (full strength), Step #1 – Frost White pigment ink from Color Box, Step #5 – Smokey Gray and then before stmping, reink only the beak area with Onyx Black – both inks are from VersaFine. All other inks are SU! unless noted. By stamping Step #1 with the Frost White pigment ink out of order, it was easier to register the previous steps and the white smooths out the grays leaving the swan looking more white than gray.

Materials for the full set – Stamps: 3 Step Love Birds from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: White Exact. from Wausau. Chiara from Stardream. Shimmer White, Metallic Silver, Blush Blossom, Blue Bayou, Sfot Sky and Baja Breeze from SU! Ink: (see above). Embellishments: Petite Classic & Scalloped Ovals and Curved Rectangles Nestabilities. Ric Rac Scalloped Border Pierceablilities. Dry Embossing folder – D’Vine Swirls from Provo Craft. Blue Bayou stitched ribbon from SU! Sweet Blush Grosgrain ribbon from Papertrey. Pearl & jewel rhinestones from my stash.

KSCrew Challenge#7 with our Guest Hostess Connie!

Another KS Crew Challenge Monday and today we have another visitor joining us in the Kitchen! I would love to welcome our Guest Hostess, Connie!

Connie’s cards will knock your socks off! She has been a winner of several “What’s Cook’n…” contests and was picked from Nov./Dec.’s contest to join us as Kitchen Sink’s Guest Hostess for KS Crew Challenge, #7.

But before I get to Connie’s challenge, I would like you all to have the same pleasure as I did, by getting to know a little more about Connie!

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I was born and raised in hot and sunny southern Arizona, where I still currently reside. In June, 1994, I married my high school sweetheart and best friend, and we have two wonderful children together.

Paper crafting has been a passion of mine for many years. I have been stamping on and off since 1994, shortly after I got married. However, in 2004, one of my dear friends got me majorly hooked on stamping again. A few years later, I was introduced to Split Coast Stampers (SCS) where you may know me as cmc2stamp. I have learned so much from the other wonderfully talented stampers on SCS, and have seen my own stamping style grow over the last few years! In addition to stamping, I really enjoy the outdoors – camping and hiking, and spending time with my loving family!

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Now on to Connie’s challenge, which is: “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not” Valentine. Make a valentine with one of the KSS FLOWER stamp sets without using the colors red & pink.

Boy, did I have fun with this challenge! Not only did I look to Connie for today’s challenge … but I looked to Connie for my inspiration as well! Last month Connie did this fabulous holly wreath spinner card! Spinner cards always look like so much fun, so I thought today’s challenge was the perfect time for me to make one too. Here is my card for Connie’s challenge.

Please visit the rest of the KSCrew and our Guest Hostess to see what inspiration they have all cooked up today for Connie’s challenge.

Kitchen Sink Crew:
Nicole • Tammy • Dee • Angela • Julie • Lynn • Lori
and Guest Hostess – Connie

Thank you Connie! It has been wonderful to get to know you better and I really had a blast with your challenge!

Please link your challenge projects in the Kitchen Sink Stamps’ Group on Paper Craft Planet. Enter under Discussions – KS Crew Challenge #7.
Please use KSCC#7, kithcnesinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag when uploading to your favorite gallery.

Plus, Connie’s Challenge calls to use all Kitchen Sink Stamps, you can also enter your challenge HERE and be entered in Jan./Feb. “What’s Cook’n…” theme: Show the Love. HERE for full details.

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step Pansy and Words of Love from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: White Exact. from Wausau. Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant, River Rock and Barely Banana from SU! Ink: (all SU!) Flowers – Step #1 – Barely Banana, Step #2 Almost Amethyst, Step #3 Lovely Lilac, Step #4 Elegant Eggplant, #5 Basic Black. Leaves(light) – Step #1 – River Rock, Step #2 Old Olive, Step #3 Always Artichoke. Leaves(dark) – Step #1 – Kiwi Kiss, Step #2 Old Olive, Step #3 Always Artichoke. Sentiment – Elegant Eggplant. Bee (inside card) Step #3 Basic Black, Step #2 Summer Sun,Step #1 Barely Banana [NOTE: I worked backwards with the bee because it easier to line up the lighter colors on top of the black ]. Embellishments: Classic and Scalloped Heart Nestabilities. Dry Embossing folder – Swiss Dot from Provo Craft. Fishing line. Pearl rhinestones from my stash. Sakura Clear Star pen for some sparkle.

Happy 2nd Anniversary CPS!!!!

I am thrilled to share the news that CPS is celebrating their 2nd Anniversary of sharing over 100 fabulous sketches with awesome samples that truly inspire us all!

This is the 2nd week for CPS were they are celebrating big with loads of give aways from many fabulous sponsors… you won’t want to miss out on ALL the goodies!

Kitchen Sink Stamps is one of the very proud sponsors to join in CPS’s celebration, but you will have to go to CPS to see what the give away is from the kitchen!

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PLUS!!!!! … a special sale for KSS and CPS readers, (2 days Only – Feb. 5 & 6 th) were everything is 15% off at the Kitchen Sink Store.

Just use the Promotion Code: CPS2YEARS

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I and the KS Crew had to do our KSS version for this week’s CPS sketch, CPS101.

Here’s my monochromatic card for CPS101. Celebrating just puts me in a very, very, very happy, PINK MOOD LOL!

See what the KSCrew conjured up for this special event!

KS Crew:
• Nicole
• Tammy
• Dee
• Angela
• Julie
• Lynn
• Lori

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step Pansy, Vintage Words and Mix it Up! (the tiny heart) from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: White Exact. from Wausau. Stardream – Mars. Metallic Rosebud from The Paper Company. Shimmer White and Bravo Burgundy from SU! Ink: (all SU!) Large Light Pink – Step #1 – Pink Pirouette, Step #2 Pretty in Pink, Step #3 Regal Rose, Step #4 Rose Red, #5 Bravo Burgundy. Large Med. Pink – Step #1 – Pretty in Pink, Step #2 Regal Rose, Step #3 Rose Red, Step #4 Riding Hood Red, Step #5 – Bravo Burgundy. Small Dark Pink – Step #1 – Regal Rose, Step #2 Rose Red, Step #3 Riding Hood Red, Step #4 Bravo Burgundy, Step #5 – Basic Black. Sentiment – Bravo Burgundy. Embellishments: Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities. Pink velvet ribbon from Michael’s. Adhesive Pearl rhinestones from Marcella K. Sakura Clear Star pen for some sparkle.

Hey are you ready for the Wednesday Blue Plate Special?

It’s Wednesday again… so, until midnight (EST) tonight, the Kitchen Sink Store will be serving up more of The Kitchen Sink’s Wednesday Blue Plate Special!

This is where you can find random items on sale for 24 hours only! You never know what might be on sale!
No promotion code is needed.

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A 12×12 scrapbook page I made a while back that slipped by me … so I will share it today.

Materials – Stamps: Playful Frames & Journaling, Playful Alphabet and Playful Alphabet Buddy from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Whisper White, YoYo Yellow and Real Red from SU! Baseball DP came from a “sports” pack from Michael’s by ?. Ink: Rocket Red – Brilliance and Pearl. Chocolate – Brilliance. Embellishments: BossKut Star die, scalloped decorative scissors, corner punch from SU! Brass and red eyelets from Making Memories.