Remembering: Mother & Daughter Part Two

Mother & Daughter part 2 of my Family Tree photo album for the SOA – KSS Challenge: Remembering.

I bet you guessed it … in this photo, I am here with my Mother. Yellow was her favorite color and she was just as vibrant and full of energy as the color it self!

I miss her.

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step™ Daisy and Whole Family from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Barely Banana from SU! Kraft and Vintage Cream from Papertrey. Ink – all SU!: Large Daisy – Step #1 Barely Banana, Step #2 Summer Sun, Step #3 Marigold Morning, flower center: Chocolate Chip. Small Daisies – (light) Step #1 Barely Banana, Step #2 Summer Sun, flower center: Chocolate Chip, (dark) Step #1 Summer Sun, Step #2 Marigold Morning, flower center: Chocolate Chip. Sentiment – Chocolate Chip. Embellishments: Star Dust Stickles.

Remembering: Mother & Daughter Part One

Here is another entry in my Family Tree photo album …. along with the SOA – KSS Challenge: Remembering.

This is a photo of my Grand Mother holding my Mother. I am amazed by this photo and how much my Grand Mother looks like my Mother did as an adult. I remember that my Grandmother loved the color pink & sweets! She always had warm fresh cookies or a “just baked” pie … still cooling, as we came barreling through my Grand Parents’ door when we came to visit every Sunday afternoon. It is with my Grand Mother and Mother, on those Sunday afternoons, where I first started crafting, sewing, etc. Very good memories!

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step™ Hearts & Roses and Whole Family from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Kraft, Sweet Blush and Vintage Cream from Papertrey. Ink – all SU!: Roses – Step #1 Pink Pirouette, Step #2 Pretty in Pink, Step #3 Cameo Coral, Step #4 Regal Rose. Leaves – Step #1 Certainly Celery, Step #2 Old Olive, Step #3 Always Artichoke. Sentiment – Close to Cocoa. Embellishments: Clear – Atyou Spica Markers.

Fun Challenges at SOA

I did this scrapbook page of my Grandmother for Jen Tapler’s – Template #2 challenge, over at Stamping Out Alzheimer’s.

It is hard to believe that there are only 4 days left to this fabulous event!!!! This page is also another sample for the KSS Challenge: “Remembering“. The winner of this challenge will win a KSS “mystery prize”, value over $75!!!! You can’t win, if you don’t play!

[late addition] This is a photo of my Father’s Mother. She was an amazing lady. A woman’s libber before it even had a name! LOL! She also was a dancer for the stage and in Hollywood back during the silent era. She danced in Cecil B. DeMille 1923 – The Ten Commandments. In this photo, she is wearing a custom for a stage show. She and my Grand Father, (He is the gentleman in uniform in the double spread right before this post), met in the “Theater”. He painted back drops and scenery for the stage and later did a few films, “Heidi” is one film that may sound familiar.  My Grandparents were not famous, just one of  the performers & artists in the background or behind the scenes… and they loved every minute of it!

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step™ Hydrangea and Whole Family from Kitchen Sink Stamps…(the script stamp is a sneak peek to a future stamp coming in July). Paper: Bordering Blue, Night Navy, Blush Blossom and Soft Sky from SU! Kraft and Vintage Cream from Papertrey. Ink: Large flower – Step #1 Pearlescent Sky – Brilliance, Step #2 Aegean Blue – VersaMagic, Step #3 Night Sky – VersaMagic, Step #4 Graphite Black – Brilliance. Medium flowers – Step #1 Aspen Mist – VersaMagic, Step #2 Pearlescent Sky – Brilliance, Step #3 Aegean Blue – VersaMagic, Step #4 Night Sky – VersaMagic. Small flower – Step #1 Sea Breeze – VersaMagic, Step #2 Pearlescent Sky – Brilliance, Step #3 Night Sky – VersaMagic, Step #4 Graphite Black – Brilliance. Leaves – Step #1 Aloe Vera – VersaMagic, Step #2 Pearlescent Thyme – Brilliance, Step #3 Pearlescent Ivy – Brilliance. VersaMark for Script stamp. Sentiment – Night navy – SU! Embellishments: Velvet ribbon from Michael’s, Jeweled brad from Making Memories.

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope everyone is having a Happy Memorial Day!

Here is another installment to my “Family Tree” journal for Stamp Out Alzheimer’s – KSS Challenge: “Remembering”. The photo side of the double page spread was inspired by Verve’s Mojo Monday Sketch.

To play along & enter for a chance to win the KSS “mystery prize”, you will have join SOA, click here to find out more. Use kss4soa when you post your entry, so we can make sure you are in the running for the “Mystery Prize”.

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Materials – Stamps: Plaid Plus!, Playful Stars, Mix it Up! and Whole Family from Kitchen Sink Stamps… (the script is a sneak peek to a future stamp coming in July). Paper: Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy from SU! Kraft and Vintage Cream from Papertrey. Ink: VersaMark from Tsukineko. Riding Hood Red and Night of Navy from SU!. Embellishments: Star brads from Making Memories. Tan grosgrain ribbon from SU! (?).

A Special KS Monday with a Good Cause, a Challenge & a Mystery Prize!

Happy Memorial Day and Happy Kitchen Sink Monday. This Monday … is a bit different today.

Please join me & the rest of the KS Crew for a very special, week long challenge event, co-hosted by Jen Tapler & Susanna Boyd, to help Stamp Out Alzheimer’s.

With a small donation to join, (you will see a badge and a donation widget on your right), you’ll be helping to make a difference to a very good cause*, while having loads of fun with lots of challenges & prizes for one full week … an event you won’t want to miss! *(100% of the proceeds goes to the Alzheimer’s Association).

So, line with Alzheimer’s effecting the memory and today being Memorial Day, the KSS Challenge theme is “Remembering”. To read more about the challenge and have a chance to win a KSS “mystery prize”, which I am very excited to give away :D … well, you will just have to click here to find out more. Use kss4soa when you post your entry, so we make sure you are in the running for the “Mystery Prize”.

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Once you have joined SOA … look for my KSS Ad. I am offering a special sale to SOA members.

As for the rest of the crew, you will be able to see their inspiring samples on the KSS Blog or in the SOA Gallery. You won’t want to miss them!

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Happy Memorial Day!

xoxo Maria

Materials- Stamps: 3 Step™ Daisy and Vintage Words from Kitchen Sink Stamps (the script is a sneak peek to a future stamp coming in July). Paper: Kraft from Papertrey, Light Brown Linen from SEI, Chocolate Chip (lining the inside covers) from SU! Ink: Big Daisy – Step #1 Frost White from Color Box, Step #2 Pearlescent Beige – Brilliance, Step #3 Crimson Copper – Brilliance, Step #4 Pearlescent Chocolate with the edges touched with Graphite Black – both Brilliance. Small Daisy – Step #1 Pearlescent Beige – Brilliance, Step #2 Sahara Sand – SU!, Step #3 Crimson Copper – Brilliance. Leaves: Step #1 Tea Leaves – VersaMagic Step #2 Pearlescent Thyme – Brilliance or Pearlescent Ivy. “Family” – Pearlescent Chocolate with the edges touched with Graphite Black. Script – Pearlescent Chocolate. Embellishments: Ornate Plates & Corners from Tim Holtz. Border punch – Threading Water from Fiskers. Chocolate satin ribbon from SU!

Bookmark the Blue Plate Special!

Wednesday again!!! So, you know the drill, now until midnight (EST), the Kitchen Sink Store will be serving up another helping 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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While recently updating the Kitchen Sink Idea Gallery, I realized that I had never posted this bookmark I had made … way back. It may not be a new creation, but its sentiment is still just as heartfelt today as when I stamped it …. THANK YOU!

Materials – Stamps: Playful Alphabet and Never A Loss 4 Words from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Vintage Violet and Whisper White from SU! Ink: Vintage Violet, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy and Night of Navy from SU! Embellishments: Large Round Corner Punch and Slot punch from SU! Silver chord and Vintage Violet stitched grosgrain ribbon. Blue fibers from EK Success.

Stampin’ Out Alzheimer’s event, May 25-June 1

Susanna Boyd & Jen Tapler have joined forces, along with many other stampers in the paper craft community, to help stamp out Alzheimer’s by participating in a very special event.

This event starts next Monday, May 25th, and for one full week, a special short-term community has been created. Here there will be challenges with prizes, tutorials, free kits and much, much more … all in the efforts to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research. Please take a moment and watch this short video from Susanna, who explains all about the event…

To find out more, please join all of us over at Stampin’ Out Alzheimer’s on Monday 25th and become a part of this very special community where 100% of the proceeds will go to The Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org . You can begin and sign-up today.

Plus, Kitchen Sink Stamps want to do their part too! In addition to hosting a challenge on Stampin’ Out Alzheimer’s with a very special prize … KSS will be running a 10% off sale during the entire week of the event and will donate 10% of the net sales from the week to the The Alzheimer’s Association. To find out more, you’ll have to join me over at Stampin’ Out Alzheimer’s.

Thank you in advance for your help and support!

………………………………………xoxox

A Tropical Monday

It is a tropical Monday in the Kitchen today!

Grab your sunscreen and flip flops … and get ready for summer!

I have been working on this project for awhile and I am finally getting a chance to share it today. It was inspired by a style of t-shirt I remember from my youth… back in (cough, cough). This t-shirt had a single band of hibiscus flowers running cross the chest and wrapping around the back for a complete circle. It was Totally Cool!!!

This is my version of a Hawaiian hibiscus t-shirt that I grew up wearing.

For more KSS Monday inspiration, please check out what the rest of the KS Crew has cooked up for you:

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lori • Lynn • Makiko • Tammy

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This is the last week to join us for KS Crew Challenge #13, deadline – Friday eve. May 22nd, midnight EST. [I forgot to mention.... ALL the winners this month are picked by a random generated number ... if you don't play, you can't win. ]

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step™ Hibiscus from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Ink: (Perfect Match from Papertrey unless noted) Flowers: Step #1 Lemon Tart, Step #2 Summer Sun, Step #3 Berry Sorbet, Step #4 Lavender Moon, Step #5 Navy from VersaCraft (Velvet Collection). Leaves: Step #1 Spring Moss, Step #2 Landscape from Palette, Step #5 DK Green from VersaCraft (Velvet Collection). I used a 100% cotton t-shirt.

The Kitchen Sink’s Wednesday Blue Plate Special!

It’s Wednesday… so, now until midnight (EST), the Kitchen Sink Store will be serving up another helping 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.

Another KSS Monday

Happy Monday, Happy KSS Monday!

If you celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday, I hope you had a fabulous day!

I needed a masculine birthday card and this is what I came up with. I really like the clean look of the emboss/deboss from nestabilites when doing a single layer card.

For more KSS Monday inspiration, please check out what the rest of the KS Crew has cooked up for you:

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lori • Lynn • Makiko • Tammy

There is still time to join us for KS Crew Challenge #13 , deadline – Sun. eve, May 22nd, midnight EST.

Materials – Stamps: Happy Birthday Cupcake from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Solar White Classic Crest from Neenah Paper. Ink: True Black from Papertrey. Embellishments: Classic Square Nestabilities. Copic Markers – Y11,Y17, B00 & B02. Orange and Black – Atyou Spica Markers.