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Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'
Good Morning Sistahs!
There are some fabulous things getting prepped in the Kitchen this week! We have some exciting things going on and the countdown has officially begun. Make sure you join us New Year's Eve! Trust me...you don't want to miss this one.
Maria has brought some fun things to the kitchen, so I decided to highlight one of those new items this Monday. Julie showed a gorgeous way to decorate these rings on the outside...so I decided to figure out how to decorate them from the inside.
Here are my rings:
and
First I cut paper to fit inside the rings. Once I had a template cut, I traced it out on regular white cardstock and stamped my images on them. For the first ring I found that the flowers from the 3-Step Hey Chick! set work nicely along with the 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet Buddy and 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet to create monograms. The second ring is just a piece of DP cut out to fit in the ring too.
Once I cut the paper, I wrapped it around the tip of my finger so I could shape it. Next, I applied a coat of Glossy Accents to the paper. Before it dried, I put it inside the ring being careful not to get the Glossy Accents everywhere. (This can be tricky.) Then I pressed it to the inside of the ring making sure to get rid of all the air bubbles. I held it there long enough to create a seal, then I set it aside to let it dry.
I don't think I let the ink set long enough on the BFF ring because it started smudging while I was trying to set it. (BFF is from the Multi Step Kittens & Pup) I also didn't do a good job keeping the Glossy Accents off the front of the ring, but found that Goo Gone works well in removing the excess once everything has dried.
Now it's time to check out what the rest of the crew has cooked up for you:
Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria
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Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'
Good Morning Sistahs!
Now that my birthday's over...I can finally start getting ready for Christmas. Woo Hoo! Which means, I also need to get some Thank You cards done to thank all my students and their families for all the wonderful gifts I receive for the holidays. And...since this month's challenge is to CASE the Kitchen Sink Crew...I decided to CASE Julie. She always has some FABULOUS creations, so it was hard to choose one to CASE. So...here is my take on Julie's Card seen HERE.
Isn't it fun? I couldn't help but use the Multi Step Invisible Snowman set again. I am having SNOW MUCH FUN...*giggle...playing with this set. Here are the recipes:
Hat: Step 1 & 2- Going Gray, Step 3 - Basic Gray, Step 4 - Memento Tuxedo
Nose: Step 3 - Memento Potter's Clay (stamped off), Step 2 - Memento Tangelo, Step 1 - Memento Cantaloupe
Scarf: Step 2 - Riding Hood Red, Step 1 - Going Gray (stamped off)
Pipe: Step 1 - Memento Cantaloupe, Step 2 - Memento Desert Sand, Step 3 - Memento Potter's Clay (stamped off)
He is mostly paper pieced, but I did stamp his eyes and mouth onto the circle I punched out for his head. The sentiments came from the same set, and were stamped in Cool Caribbean and Riding Hood Red. The DP is Bo Bunny "'Tis the Season Snowflakes."
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Happy Holidays!
Good Morning Sistahs!
It's the most wonderful time...of the year! Yep...I love December...and what's the best part about December? SNOW! Well, unless you're here in Colorado. *giggle We have yet to have a good snow in Denver. I even lost a bet because we usually get a good bit of snow right around Halloween...and here we are in December and nary a flake to be found. Well a few weeks ago we got a light dusting, but still nothing we would consider snowfall.
Today's card however, is about SNOW. It's the newest Kitchen Sink release and it's called....
Is that not perfect? Especially since we have no snow. *giggle Well, as soon as I saw it, I couldn't get the Frosty the Snowman song out of my head so it HAD to be put on the card.
I stamped the hat using Going Grey and Basic Grey. Steps 1 & 2 were Going Grey (stamped off once), Step 3 was Going Grey, and Step 4 was Basic Grey. The hatband was colored in using my Copics. I like the contrast of the red sash. After I stamped the hat, I wrote the lyrics that I couldn't get out of my head, "There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found!" Then I created a border using my Scor-pal then I punched some snowflakes, used my glue pen to apply adhesive then dipped them in holographic glitter. Then I used mini glue dots to adhere them to the open space. Whew!
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Now it's time to check out all the fabulous creations the Crew has come up with!
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Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'
Good Morning Sistahs!
Can I just tell you how much I LOVE December? It's full of love and joy and of course, my birthday. *giggle Since it's the first Monday of December...it means it's time for the Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge! Woo Hoo! This month's hostess is yours truly! I certainly hope you get a chance to play along with us!
JUST IN CASE Yep...it's time to CASE the CREW. Just pick one of your favorite Crew Creations and change the stamps...change the colors...or change nothing at all....it's up to you. Then...enter your creation to win some fabulous Kitchen Sink Prizes. Don't forget to link to your inspiration so we can see it too.
With all these fabulous creations to choose from...it was hard as heck to decide who to case first. I decided to case Lisa. Now...I did her creation absolutely no justice, but I had fun playing nonetheless. You can see her piece {HERE}...and here's my take on it:
I am in desperate need of some fun holiday cards, and these bells fit the bill nicely don't you think? I feel like it's still missing something, but I also love the simplicity of it. I used 3 Step Bells to create this card. For the Red Bell I used Riding Hood Red: Steps 1, 2, & 3 were stamped off first, then steps 4 & 5 were stamped without stamping off. For the Blue Bell I used Cool Caribbean for Steps 1,2, & 3. Then I used Tempting Turquoise for Steps 4 &5. For the Pink Bell I used Pink Pirouette for Step 1, then Pretty Ink Pink for Steps 2 & 3, then Regal Rose for Steps 4 & 5. Then...I used my Copics to color the pearls to add to the bells. For Red I used R46, Blue BG07, and Pink R43.
Then...because I was feeling EXTRA SAUCY...I decided I should case Lynn too. Boy was it hard picking one to CASE! (She's such an enabler..*giggle) I finally narrowed it down to this creation {HERE}.
Again... needed a good Holiday Card so I changed it to fit my needs. I usually don't like to make odd shaped cards...they kinda make me nervous because I know I won't be able to find an envelope...but...I stepped out of my comfort zone and made this 4" x 7" card. I know...I'm a wild woman right? For this card I used 3 Step Holly & Mistletoe. I wanted to stay with the monochromatic color scheme, so I stamped the holly with similar recipes as above. Pink Holly: Step 1 - Pink Pirouette, Step 2 - Pretty In Pink, Step 3 - Regal Rose. Blue Holly: Step 1 - Cool Caribbean (stamped off), Step 2 - Cool Caribbean, Step 3 - Tempting Turquoise. Red Holly: Step 1 & 2 - Riding Hood Red (stamped off), Step 3 - Riding Hood Red. Green Holly: Step 1 - Certainly Celery, Step 2 - Wild Wasabi, Step 3 - Garden Green. I also used my Copics to color pearls for the berries. As follow: R46, BG07, R43, G28.
Whew...that was a lot of stampin'! Now it's time to check out what the rest of the crew has CASEd for you:
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Happy CASEing and Happy December!
