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You dropped a "Bomb" on me...

Good Morning Sistahs!

I have to tell you that I placed my first Bombshell order.  I saw these Tikis and I was so excited I could hardly wait to play with them.  

I decided to play along with the Copic Creations Challenge No. 6 - Wood

I used the Tiki Party set to create this card.  The sky was created with chalks, the fire was created using Summer Sun then coloring the flames with Pumpkin Pie and Real Red markers, then the Tikis and bamboo floor were colored using Copics.

And speaking of Copics, I have to let my local sistahs know, that XPEDX on County Line & University is now carrying Copics.  They are competitively priced and you can place special orders.  They have an open stock selection that has some of the best selling colors so you definitely need to stop by and check it out.  Be sure to let them know we want them to continue carrying the markers! 

Before you leave, make sure you check out today's Kitchen Sink sneak peek and leave a comment for your chance to win!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin' 

Kitchen Sink Monday!

Good Morning Sistahs!

Today is the day you've been waiting for!  Yes, not only is it Kitchen Sink Monday, but it's also the beginning of the Kitchen Sink Sneak Peeks.  (Say that 10 times fast. *giggle)  Since there are going to be 7 sets released, you will get 7 days of Sneak Peeks!  Yes, 7! As in one number more than six, as in the number of days in a week, as in LUCKY NUMBER 7, as in the creepy movie with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey, as in....well...you get the point.  You are going to LOVE what Maria has in store for you!  And the best part??  You can use my discount code to receive a 10% discount on the new sets! ANGELA10KSS Is that awesome or what?!

Before I give you all the details surrounding the big release on the 7th, I figure I'd better show you my creation for today.  I made this single layer card for my dear friend "B" who is far far away right now.  He's a big baseball fan, so I made this card for him.  (The baseballs are purple because our home team is the Rockies!)  I sure hope he likes it.

I used 3-Step Baseball, 3-Step Honey Bunny, and Words of Love to create this card.  I'm tellin' ya, if you don't have 3-Step Honey Bunny, what are you waiting for?  Isn't the grass just perfect?

Now here are the deets for the sneaky peekie...

Each day Maria is going to show you a little square snippet of a card made with the new sets.  You my dear friends and loyal readers, can be entered to win one of these fabulous sets.  How you ask?  Easy, just visit Maria every day and leave a comment.  She will pick the winner from the "peek" with the most comments.  So if you want to be entered, ya gotta leave a comment every day.

Now blop on over and see what the rest of the crew has created for you today:

MARIA CONNIE DEE JULIE LISA

LORI LYNN MAKIKO

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

The Greeting Farm Friday

Good Morning Sistahs!

I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am that it's Friday, and not just any Friday, but The Greeting Farm Friday!  Woo Hoo!  I'm also sad to say that this will be my last Greeting Farm Friday as the June Guest Designer.  But fear not, we are all still committed to continuing The Greeting Farm Fridays beyond my Guest Designer Days.  Whew...now, let's get on with the show!!

I used the new Oh Baby set to create today's card.

So apparently baby boys are in season; my dearest stampin' friend Leanne recently had a boy and I found out that both of my cousins are going to be having boys soon too.  So, I'm going to need a few more boy cards.

I used the CPS sketch challenge to create this card (CPS121) and I'm pretty happy with the way this one turned out.  Now hurry and blop on over and check out what my fellow Greeting Farm Friday Friends have created.

Nicole Carisa  

Don't forget to check out the Farm Fresh Friday Challenge so you can play along and win some awesome prizes.  Stay tuned, more Greeting Farm creations coming soon!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

Kitchen Sink Christmas

Good Morning Sistahs!

Does my post say Christmas? Yep, it sure does! I know it's hard to believe, but Christmas is only 6 months away.  So, if you're anything like me, you say you're going to start NOW to get a jump on all your holiday cards.  (I SAY that, but I've only ever really done it once. *giggle)

Really I just wanted to give you a heads-up about Kitchen Sink's "6 Months Before Christmas Sale."  For 3 Days only, beginning June 25th, you'll receive 15% off the ENTIRE STORE!  Yes sistahs, the ENTIRE STORE and NOT JUST the Christmas Stamps.  

All you have to do to receive your 15% discount, is to enter the Promo Code: HOLLY when you check out.  It's that simple!!  And to help you remember the Promo Code, I created this cutie patootie Holly Pin for your viewing pleasure:

Isn't it fun?  I saw this technique while I was browsing through some fabulous posts on the Bombshell Boards.  The tutorial was given by Nicole Maki and can be found here.  I popped out a lens from a cheapie pair of reading glasses and got to work.  I absolutely LOVE the 3-Step Holly and Mistletoe set, although I will admit, it feels a little cooky digging it out in 80 degree weather.  *giggle

This pin was so super fun and easy to make.  The hardest part for me, was waiting for everything to dry.  I have the patience of a 2 year old. *giggle  Now, if I had been thinking, I would have created a card for this to be attached to; but, I was a little worried that it wouldn't turn out quite right, so I decided to just make the pin today.  (I'll create a card for it and try to post later this week.)

I know you thought the news of the sale was exciting, but...even MORE exciting news is coming.  Because you are a loyal reader here at my blog, you get to hear it first:

The Kitchen Cupboard is running out of room, so I have been authorized to let you in on a little secret; Kitchen Sink Stamps is announcing its first ever TO BE RETIRED List.  *GASP  I know!  Maria will be making a more formal announcement later this week on SCS, but The Crew has been authorized to share this news with you first.  And....I even get to tell you what is going to be retired!  Here are all EIGHT sets:

1. 3-Step Daisy (Kitchen Sink's Top Seller)

2. Background and Borders

3. Forever & Always

4. Love & Luck

5. Playful Christmas

6. Snow Flurry

7. Playful Frames & Journaling

8. Playful Ovals

Beginning TODAY these retired sets will be grouped together in the store (paired as you see them above,) at an extra special price.  BUT...if you wait for the 25th, when the entire store's on sale, you can use the Promo Code: HOLLY and apply the 15% discount to the already discounted price and have yourself a GREAT BARGAIN!! But you have to order early, because once they're gone, they're gone.  

Why the great sale?  Because The Sink is releasing, 7 new sets in July and we gotta make room.  Wow!  Is that exciting or what?!?!

Now, hurry quick and check out what our fabulous crew has created for you today:

MARIA CONNIE DEE JULIE LISA

LORI LYNN MAKIKO

I've got more exciting news on the way sistahs, so make sure you come back tomorrow.  Happy Monday!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

The Greeting Farm Friday

Good Morning Sistahs!

It's that time of the week again...The Greeting Farm Friday!  How exciting!  Have you been by to check out the new crop of stamps?  Oh Sistahs, are they ever so cute!!  I couldn't help but use Superstar Anya for today's Friday Fun.

Isn't she FABULOUS?  I LOVEY the boa and the rock star sunglasses.  I've also been playing around with darker skin tones.  What do you think?  Do you likey? I decided to use jen del muro's Sketch For You To Try to showcase my Superstar.  The sentiment and background stars are from PTI's Anniversary set. (Which I also love.)

Now that you've had some fabulous fun here, blop on over to see what my Greeting Farm Friday Sistahs have created!

Nicole Carisa

Once you've finished checking out their blogs, make sure you pop by Marie's Blog and find out what the new challenge for the week is.  (I can hardly wait myself.)

I hope everyone has an "absolutely fabulous" weekend! *giggle

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

Congratulations!!

Good Afternoon Sistahs!

I just had one of my favorite stampin' kiddos draw the winning name from a hat. I can assure you she is as unbiased as they get.  (Except she kept asking if I could just please give her the goodies. *giggle) 

Congratulations to.....(drum roll please)

Randi

Woo Hoo!  You are the winner of the 3-Step Butterfly set from Kitchen Sink Stamps, the Miss Anya Collection and a bottle of Glossy Accents.

And, because I just couldn't give away just ONE, I decided to draw a second name to receive the Rain, Snow, Shine set from The Greeting Farm. So please congratulate......(another drum roll please)

Sue D

Yay Ladies!  You have until Friday to contact me with your snail mail addresses so I can get your goodies off to you.  If I don't hear from you, I'll pick another name on Saturday.  (You can e-mail me by clicking on the "e-mail me" link under my photo.)

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

Monday in the Kitchen

Good Morning Sistahs!

Thank you for entering my Blogaversary Giveaway last week.  I'll be posting the winner later this afternoon.

I have been wanting to make a 3x3 card box for quite a while now, so I finally decided that today is the day.  I've had the tutorial printed out and waiting ever so patiently to be used.  *wink.  I had the hardest time deciding which image to use, but I finally settled on the Gerbera Daisy from 3-Step Honey Bunny and the sentiments from 3-Step School Days.

(PLEASE forgive me for the photos, I had to take photos without my Ott Lamp or any natural light whatsoever.  Grrrr.)  

Here's a photo of the box with one of the cards on top of it.

And here's one with the cards separately.

I actually made 8 of these, but since I'm out of my regular photo environment, I only took a picture of 3.  These were so super fun and easy to make, especially with the EK Success Punch that adds the little dots to the scallops all in one easy step.  Yay!!  (Here's a hint, cut your paper about 1/4" larger than you need it to be, so after you punch it, it fits perfectly!)

Now, my sistahs, I have some very sad news...the truly talented, wonderfully amazing and uncontestedly creative Tammy is posting for the last time as a Kitchen Sink Crew Member.  <insert sad face here>  So when you blop on over to check out her blog today, please give her your well wishes and let her know just how much she'll be missed on Mondays.  She has been a great source of inspiration to us all, and I know Mondays won't be the same without her.  

MARIA CONNIE DEE JULIE LISA

LORI LYNN MAKIKO TAMMY

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

It's My Blogaversary!

Good Morning Sistahs!

Wow! This week just flew right on by!  Actually, so did this past year.  I can hardly believe I've been blogging for a year.  How awesome is that?!

To my surprise, more of my son's girlfriends, (friends that are girls *giggle,) asked if they could come over and stamp with me last night.  Who am I to turn down stampin' buddies?  Seriously!  So OF COURSE I said yes.  Well, it happened to be a late night, meaning we didn't get down to business until nearly 11:00 pm. *Yikes  At some point we were all freaking out because we were just POSITIVE that Father's Day was tomorrow.  So we all scrapped the cutesy card ideas and started making Father's Day cards.  

It wasn't until the 5 of us finished our cards, (at about 3:00 am,) that we discovered Father's Day is NEXT weekend.  Grrrr.  "You mean I could have been stamping girly images?!?!  Noooooooooooo!"

Well, this is the card I created for my Father-In-Law, whom I've had the great pleasure of going fishing with.  (He totally wears this hat and everything!)

I used Ian from the Rock the Farm set from The Greeting Farm.  It's hard to tell, but the front fish is popped up and has a dab of Glossy Accents on him to give him that fresh catch look.  *giggle  I also put some Glossy Accents on the fishing pole, but it hadn't dried by the time I tried to take this photo.  I tried to keep the layout super simple, mostly because it was nearing 4:00 am and I needed to get the girls home, but also because my FIL is not much of a froo-froo guy.  He likes fishin' for gosh sakes. *wink

The D-A-D came from my never-been-used JustRite Stamp set.  I'm definitely going to be pulling this one out more often.  Yay!  (In case you're wondering, the smallest circle is punched 1".)

This wasn't the card I imagined I'd have prepared for you as I celebrate my Blogaversary, so maybe, just maybe, I'll squeeze a little time to add a few more cards today.  (I'm off to play at "Charlie's" with Carisa.  (And do I have THE BEST sushi story for you my friends! *giggle)

So here's today's question to be entered to win some awesome blog candy:

Are you an early morning, mid-day (when the kids are napping,) or late night stamper?

I am definitely a late night stamper, the later, the better.  I unfortunately can only do that during the summer, so I look forward to summer all year.  

I hope everyone's having a super fun weekend.  I'll announce the Blogaversary Winner on Monday!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

The Greeting Farm Friday

Good Morning Sistahs!

As promised I have another Greeting Farm card for you today! I have to say, that I have been looking forward to today all week!  *giggle.  Since tomorrow is my Blogaversary....I figured I'd remind you that we're nearing the end of the Candy I'll be giving away.  You get an entry for each post you comment on this week, so be sure you leave a little love!  And...rather than just giving away an Anya, Marie-the sweetest stamp designer I know-gave me a Miss Anya set to give away.  Yep, that's right!  Isn't that the best?!?

Okay, here's the card I made for your viewing enjoyment.  *wink

I wanted HG Peace to look like she was hanging out on a tie dye background so I used the bouncing brayer technique.  As soon as I saw her I knew this was the way to go.  What do you think?  You likey?

Well, last week when I announced Greeting Farm Fridays, my sistah Nicole asked if she could jump in on the fun. But I was thinkin', why stop there?  So we asked my partner in crime Carisa to join us too. 

So, after you've left your comment here, be sure to blop on over and visit their blogs for more Greeting Farm Friday Fun!

Nicole

Carisa

Last but certainly not least, here's the question for today's entry...

Is there a stamping technique you've been wanting to try?  Or do you have a favorite technique you like to use?  

Here's to the beginning of a fabulous and wonderful weekend!

Inky Hugs and Happy Stampin'

No Biting!

Good Morning Sistahs!

I can't believe it's already Thursday!  Where did this week go?  It feels like summer is just whizzing on by. (Or is it just me?)

  

Today I'm going to share a card I made for some teachers that I work with.  Since we're in an elementary school setting, I felt it would be appropriate for this card to be shared.

Now, I don't actually care to mass produce cards, I generally make one card, then move on.  But in this case, I had a few teachers to thank, so I made 5 similar cards, but no two were alike. (This one was my favorite!)

Which brings me to today's Blogaversary Prize question:  Are you a mass producer or do you prefer one-of-a-kind cards? 

I hope you're enjoying yourselves this week, and maybe some of you even know where your week has gone.  *giggle

Stay tuned...because tomorrow is Greeting Farm Friday!!  Woo Hoo!!  I'm so excited I can hardly wait.

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'