Take the Monday KS Crew Challenge… and you could win a shopping spree!

Happy Monday, Happy KS Crew Challenge Day!

Today KS Crew Member, Nicole Cooke, The Stampin’ Librarian, is our Hostess … and boy has she got a challenge for us today!

Here is Nicole’s Challenge: Creative Uses of Photos.
Incorporate a photograph into your card or project, but there is a catch! You can not create a scrapbook page! That would be too easy.

• pictures don’t have to be people
• think about shapes … using punches?
• what colors are in the photo?
• does someone in the photo inspire something for you?

I will admit, Nicole’s challenge had me on the ropes for awhile … what photo to use???? Not a scrapbook page??? Hmmmm??? Well, this is what I cam up with. A 3 photo pull card.

I hope you will join us playing Nicole’s Challenge… plus you will be playing for a chance for one of 3 prizes. 1st prize is the winner’s choice of$50 worth of Kitchen Sink Stamps. (WoHoo!!!)

You have 2 weeks to leave your link in the Mr. Linky box on the Kitchen Sink Stamps Blog , this is where you will also find out who won too. Deadline to Nicole’s challenge is March 22 midnight EST. For all the info, go HERE.

For fabulous samples to get you started, check out what Nicole and the rest of the KS Crew came up with:

Angela • Dee • Julie • Lori • Lynn
Nicole – KS Crew Hostess • Tammy

Thanks Nicole for this fabulous challenge that really STRETCHED my mind!!!

Materials – Stamps: Happy Birthday Cupcake, Mix it Up, Playful Frames & Journaling, 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet & 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet Buddy from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White and Tangerine Tango from SU! Dill Blossom paper pack from SEI. Ink: Chocolate Chip from SU! Embellishments: Classic Rectangles form Nestabilites, Ribbon from American Crafts, Prima Flowers, Jeweled brads from Making Memories, and Sakura Gelly Roll pen – orange.

A little Joy!

Woo Hoo!!! I am on a roll!

Here is another Christmas card to share. This is a little card: 3.25″ x 4.75″, a great size to slip a gift card inside. My inspiration came from SCS’s sketch challenge – SC206. Perfect sketch for this small card.

Materials – Stamps: 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet and Background & Borders from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Whisper White and Metallic Gold from SU!, Stardream – Mars and Quartz Fuse. Malmero Perle -Noir. Ink: Riding Hood Red. VersaMark with Fine Detail Gold EP from Ranger. Embellishments: Classic Circles and Petite Circles from Nestabilities. Burgundy velvet ribbon from Michael’s. Gold hardware from Creative Impressions. Christmas Assortment Sugar Coated brad from Doodlebug Designs. Zig-Zag border emboss and punch from Martha Stewart. Sakura Clear Star pen.

It’s time for Kitchen Sink’s Wednesday Blue Plate Special!

It’s Wednesday… which means, from midnight to midnight (EST),
the Kitchen Sink Store will be serving up
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.

Materials – Stamps: 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet from Kitchen Sink Stamps. Paper: Soft Sky, Kiwi Kiss, Taken with Teal from SU! Vintage Cream from Papertrey. Ink: Caribbean Sea from KaleidaColor. Bahama Blue from Mementos. Embellishments: Double End Tag from Netabilities. Crystal brads from Making Memories. Dot ribbon from Michael’s. Curls embossing plate from Goose Bumps/Quickutz.