A fun and quick technique to try.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Today I have a quick technique I would like to share with you…

I call it “Double Dry Emboss”.

I got the inspiration for this technique from seeing so many beautiful cards where the card stock was dry embossed and then the raised areas of the emboss were inked with a contrasting color.

So, I thought what about doing it twice? That’s right…emboss, ink, then emboss again and ink again. Sound like fun? It is!

Photos of each step at the bottom of this post.

As always, thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out what the KS Crew has created for you today.

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko

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Today is the LAST day for the Kitchen Sink Stamps’ AFTER Christmas Sale!

Dec. 26th – Dec. 28th, (midnight to midnight EST).

Get 20% off everything in the store with a code from anyone of the KS Crew.

Happy New Year!!!!

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Quick Double Emboss Tutorial

Step #1: Dry emboss card stock.

Step #2: Sweep ink across the raised area of the embossed card stock.

Step #3: Inking is complete.

Step #4: Turning the card stock 90°, place in embossing folder.

Step #5: Second pressing finished with embossing folder.

Step #6: Ink again as before with Step #2, across the new embossed raised area.

There you have… the Double Emboss. Give it a try & tell me what you think.

Materials – Stamps: Multi Step™ Sunflowers from Kitchen SInk Stamps. Paper: Solar White Classic Crest from Neenah. Soft Suede, Really Rust and Chocolate Chip by SU! Ink: Memento and VersaFine Inks were used for the Sunflower and the Color Recipe can be found HERE. Jumbo Java – VersaMagic was used with the Dry embossing. Embellishments: Dry Emboss folder – Distressed stripes from Cuttlebug. 4.25″x4.25″ chip board from my scraps. Brass D-Ring hardware from We R Memory Keepers glued on by Crystal Effects from SU!

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The last week to join us in fun with KS Crew Challenge #20!

By using your Kitchen Sink Stamps and playing along with this month’s challenge, you will qualify for a chance to win one of 3 prizes! Winners will be picked by a random number generator … so, everyone has a chance to win. The more you enter… the more chances to win.

Post your KSS project using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the KSS BLOG (HERE). Please leave one link per challenge sample. Enter as many samples as you like. When uploading your KSS’s entry to you favorite gallery, please use KSCC#20, kitchensinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag.

All the info and rules for KSCC#20 can be found HERE.

Deadline to my challenge is Thursday (NewYear’s Eve.) – Dec. 31st – midnight EDT.

Merry Christmas… and after Christmas savings!

From my kitchen to yours… sending warm wishes for a VERY Merry Christmas!

and please stop by for the Kitchen Sink Stamps’ AFTER Christmas Sale and put more jingle in your pocket!

Dec. 26th – Dec. 28th, (midnight to midnight EST).

Get 20% off everything in the store with a code from anyone one of the KS Crew.

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko

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Materials – Stamps: Multi Step™ Pine Trees and the sentiment is from 3 Step™ School Days from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Solar White Classic Crest from Neenah. Metallic Mars from The Paper Temptress. Match envelopes from Stardream Fuse – Fairway (green). Ink: (stamping backwards) Pine Tree: (stamping backwards) Step #4 Olympia Green – VersaFine, Step #3 Cottage Ivy Memento, Step #2 Bamboo Leaves – Memento, Step #1 New Sprout – Memento. SENTIMENT: Rhubarb Stalk – Memento. Embellishments: Adhesive rhinestones from Me & My Big Ideas. Red gingham ribbon from Michael’s.

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There is still time to join us in fun with KS Crew Challenge #20!

By using your Kitchen Sink Stamps and playing along with this month’s challenge, you will qualify for a chance to win one of 3 prizes! Winners will be picked by a random number generator … so, everyone has a chance to win. The more you enter… the more chances to win.

Post your KSS project using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the KSS BLOG (HERE). Please leave one link per challenge sample. Enter as many samples as you like. When uploading your KSS’s entry to you favorite gallery, please use KSCC#20, kitchensinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag.

All the info and rules for KSCC#20 can be found HERE.

Deadline to my challenge is Thursday (NewYear’s Eve.) – Dec. 31st – midnight EDT.

How quick, is too quick???

No question about it… QUICK is what I need with only 4 days left until Christmas and barely a dent in my gift wrapping!

With no time to spare, I reach for my “go to” set… 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe and I created this 3.25″x 4.75″ simple gift card holder in 15 mins!  I’m not sure what 15 mins. means for many of you … but 15 mins. is a world record for me!!!!

Yes, I used papers that were already sitting on my craft table from last week’s card. That alone cut off about 1.5 hours of time not having to decide what colors of paper I wanted to work with! LOL!

This gift card is for a young man… and even though he would be just as happy to receive the enclosed iTunes gift card in a brown paper bag… (nope, I couldn’t do that!), the presentation of this gift card would have to be clean and simple   So, with no bling and sneaking in only a strip of ribbon… not thinking about embellishments must have saved another 2 hours or so! LOL!

Well, this is as quick as I have ever come… I think he’ll like it!

As always, thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out what the KS Crew has created for you today.

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko

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and please stop by for the Kitchen AFTER Christmas Sale and put more jingle in your pocket!

Dec. 26th – Dec. 28th, (midnight to midnight EST).

Get 20% off everything in the store with code from anyone the Kitchen Crew.

Warm Wishes for a Happy and Safe Holiday Season!!!!

Materials – Stamps: 3 Step™ Holly & Mistletoe from Kitchen SInk Stamps. Paper: Metallic Mars from The Paper Temptress, Shimmer White by SU! and Metallic Kiwi from The Paper Company. Match envelopes from Stardream Fuse – Fairway (green). Ink: (stamping backwards) HOLLY: Step #3 Olympia Green – VersaFine, Step #2 Cottage Ivy – Memento, Step #1 Pear Tart and dab Bamboo Leaves around the edges – Memento, BERRIES: Step #3 Crimson Red – VersaFine, Step #2 Rhubarb Stalk – Memento, Step #1 Tangelo. SENTIMENT: Crimson Red – VersaFine. Embellishments: Label One from Nestabilities. Ribbon from Michael’s.

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Be sure to join us in fun with KS Crew Challenge #20!

By using your Kitchen Sink Stamps and playing along with this month’s challenge, you will qualify for a chance to win one of 3 prizes! Winners will be picked by a random number generator … so, everyone has a chance to win. The more you enter… the more chances to win.

Post your KSS project using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the KSS BLOG (HERE). Please leave one link per challenge sample. Enter as many samples as you like. When uploading your KSS’s entry to you favorite gallery, please use KSCC#20, kitchensinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag.

All the info and rules for KSCC#20 can be found HERE.

Deadline to my challenge is Thursday (NewYear’s Eve.) – Dec. 31st – midnight EDT.

Wed. Blue Plate Special on vacation for the Holidays.

While Kitchen Sink Stamps is undergoing its remodel,

the Wed. Blue Plate Special will be on vacation for the Holidays.

Be sure to look for its return after the 1st of the year.

Quick, Clean & Simple Christmas Card

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

I have a C&S Christmas card ( 3″x5″ ) to share with you today that was fun and quick to make.

I used a 1/16″ hole punch the punch two holes to thread the gold cord at the top of the ornament.

As always, thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out what the KS Crew has created for you today.

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko

Materials – Stamps: Multi Step™ Ornament & Stars,  and Playful Alphabet Buddy. Paper: Metallic Mars from The Paper Temptress and Metallic Kiwi from The Paper Company. Match envelopes from Stardream Fuse – Fairway (green). Ink: Ornament – (stamping out of order) Step #4 Cottage Ivy – Memento, Step #3 Cottage Ivy stamp off 1x and then repeat again -  Memento, Step #2 Bamboo Leaves – Memento, Step #1 Bamboo Leaves stamp off 1x – Memento, Step #5 Cottage Ivy 2x’s. Then using Step #1 again – Opalite Cypress Frost for a green glimmer. Letters:  Crimson Red – VersaFine.  Embellishments: Emboss Zig-Zag border punch from Martha Stewart, Long Classic Rectangle from Nestabilities. 1/16″ circle punch from Fiskers. Gold cord from SU! Adhesive rhinestones from Michael’s.

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Be sure to join us in fun with KS Crew Challenge #20!

By using your Kitchen Sink Stamps and playing along with this month’s challenge, you will qualify for a chance to win one of 3 prizes! Winners will be picked by a random number generator … so, everyone has a chance to win. The more you enter… the more chances to win.

Post your KSS project using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the KSS BLOG (HERE). Please leave one link per challenge sample. Enter as many samples as you like. When uploading your KSS’s entry to you favorite gallery, please use KSCC#20, kitchensinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag.
All the info and rules for KSCC#20 can be found HERE.
Deadline to my challenge is Thursday (NewYear’s Eve.) – Dec. 31st – midnight EDT.

Wed. Blue Plate Special… but it isn’t Wed.???

With the hussel and bussel that comes along this time a year, the Wednesday Blue Plate Special has been overlooked this week! … so, now until all day Friday (the 10th- 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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I did something a wee different with the Color Recipe for Multi Step Lily of the Valley (download HERE), instead of showing several different color combinations… this color recipe shows an example for 4 different ink companies: Tsukineko’s Memento ink, Palette ink, Ranger’s Adirondack ink and Stampin’ Up! ink.

Materials – Stamps: A Year of Thanks II – Lily of the Valley and Simple Sentiments (available in Jan. 2010) from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Solar White Classic Crest from Neenah. Metallic Warm Steel from The Paper Co. Garden Green and Soft Sky from SU! Ink: (stamping backwards): Step #5 Olympia Green – VersaFine, Step #4 Cottage Ivy – Memento, Step #3 Bamboo Leaves – Memento, Step #2 Cottage Ivy – Memento, Step #1 again Summer Sky – Memento. SENTIMENT: Olympia Green – VersaFine and Bamboo Leaves – Memento. Embellishments: Boarder punch – Threading Water. Distressed stripes embossing folder from Cuttlebug. Narrow grossgrain Bashful Blue ribbon – SU! Adhesive pearls from K&Company.

KS Crew Challenge #20

It is a busy time of the year with all the Holiday shopping, get togethers, baking… and gift giving!

So, as your hostess for this month’s KS Crew challenge, I thought it would be perfect if our challenge helped us get through decorating those gifts that soon will be headed off to all the special people on your Holiday Gift List…. so for KS Crew Challenge #20…

Let’s Wrap it, Bag it or Tag it!

I created this easy tag and wrapping paper using Multi Step™ Pine Tress for a Holiday Open House party that we were invited to … yummy food!

The bow came from the Multi Step™ Build a Garland and the star from Multi Step™ Ornament & Stars. Then sentiments came from Multi Step™ Christmas Lights and Multi Step Hanukkah.

You will want to check out what the KS Crew has created today to inspire your Holiday wrappings.

Angela • Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko

PLUS: A New Limited Edition Stamp Set – A Year of Thanks II (with a Multi Step Stamp included) is now available!

Materials – Stamps: Multi Step™ Pine Trees , Multi Step™ Build a Garland, Multi Step™ Ornament & Stars, Multi Step™ Christmas Lights and Multi Step™ Hanukkah. Paper: Metallic Mars from Paper Temptress and Glorious Green and Whisper White from SU!. Ink – Pine Tree: (stamping backwards) Step #4 Olympia Green – VersaFine, Step #3 Cottage Ivy Memento, Step #2 Bamboo Leaves – Memento, Step #1 New Sprout – Memento. Bow: (stamping out of order) Step #3 Rhubarb Stalk Memento, Step #2 Lady Bug – Memento, Step #1 Lady Bug stamp off 1x– Memento, Step #4 Crimson Red – VersaFine. Star: (stamping backwards) Step #3 Toffee – VersaFine, Step #2 Toffee stamp off 1x, Step #1 Dandelion – Memento. Tag Sentiments: Crimson Red – VersaFine, Lady Bug -Memento. Embellishments: Cranberry Swiss Satin Double Face Ribbon, Corner Tag punch and gold cord from SU!

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Join us in the KS Crew Challenge fun!

By using your Kitchen Sink Stamps and playing along with this month’s challenge, you will qualify for a chance to win one of 3 prizes! Winners will be picked by a random number generator … so, everyone has a chance to win. The more you enter… the more chances to win.

Post your KSS project using Mr. Linky at the bottom of the post on the KSS BLOG (HERE). Please leave one link per challenge sample. Enter as many samples as you like. When uploading your KSS’s entry to you favorite gallery, please use KSCC#20, kitchensinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag.
All the info and rules for KSCC#20 can be found HERE.
Deadline to my challenge is Thursday (NewYear’s Eve.) – Dec. 31st – midnight EDT.

Daisy …. bring it out of retirement… or release a new one?

That is the burning question.

Remember this set…. 3 Step Daisy?

Help me decide… should this set come back out of retirement… or release a whole new Multi Step Daisy?

Please let me know what you think.

Please leave your comment on Kitchen Sink Stamps’ Facebook Discussion page (found HERE)… if your not a Facebook member… please leave your thoughts here on this post.

Thanks so for your input!

More on this card and other cards made with 3 Step Daisy, can be found HERE.