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Good Morning Monday!

Good Morning Sistahs!

Welcome to another beautiful week!  If you haven't been playing along with the Kitchen Sink Challenges...you've been missing out.  This week's Everything PLUS the Kitchen Sink Challenge is to use the Rainbow.  

Since I LOVE St. Patty's day, I decided to use Multi Step Shamrocks & Clovers to create today's card.

Using 1/2 Pint Playful Alphabet Buddy...the inside reads:

I used the heart that comes with the alphabet to create the shamrock.  (I added a little sparkle to it too.)

I used several different colors to create this rainbow of shamrocks:

Red: Step 1: PTI- Pure Poppy (Stamped off), Step 2: Pure Poppy, Step 3: SU! - Riding Hood Red
Orange: Step 1: Apricot Appeal, Step 2: Only Orange, Step 3: Pumpkin Pie
Yellow: Step 1: Barely Banana, Step 2: Yo-yo Yellow, Step 3: Summer Sun
Green: Step 1: Certainly Celery, Step 2: Wild Wasabi, Step 3: Garden Green
Blue: Step 1: Bashful Blue, Step 2: Ballet Blue, Step 3: Brilliant Blue
Purple: Step 1: Almost Amethyst, Step 2: Lovely Lilac, Step 3: Elegant Eggplant

Now it's time to check out what the rest of the crew has created for you:

Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Don't forget to upload your cards to the Kitchen Sink Gallery.  We LOVE to see what you're COOKIN' with Kitchen Sink Stamps!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

It's FRIDAY!

Good Morning Sistahs!

I am sooooo happy it's Friday! That means I'm a little bit closer to getting inky again. *giggle

Recently I saw a post from Christy Croll asking for volunteers to create a birthday card for one of her life-long friends.  I jumped at the chance...mostly because I love the idea of showering a friend with tons of cards for her very important...40th Birthday.  How cool is that??  Well...that also meant that I had to get off my rump and get to coloring.  It wasn't an easy decision, but I finally figured out what I wanted to do.  So here is my submission for Kellie's 40th Birthday.

I absolutely LOVE Mo Manning's image Angelina's Balloon...isn't she adorable?  I added the 40 to the balloons using my QuicKutz Metro set.  Once I glued the numbers down I added Glossy Accents over them.  Kellie apparently loves Black, White and Red, so I of course honored that when I chose my papers.

I certainly hope she likes it!

Thanks for stoppin' by today Sistahs!  See you soon!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin' 

10 Minutes?

Good Morning Sistahs!

It is time for another Kitchen Sink Monday.  This week I decided to try my hand again at a 10 minute card.  Let me preface this by saying...I am not a ten minute card maker.  I do get a kick out of trying, but so far, I have not been as successful as I could be.  Each and every Monday morning, our fabulous crew member Lynn hosts the 10 Minute Card Challenge over in the Kitchen Sink Forum.  I have been wanting to give another go of it, and decided today was the day.  EEEK!  I say....EEEK!

Week Number 3's challenge was to use one of the "Thank You" stamps Maria sends in each order you place.  Simple right??  URGH...I absolutely stink at these cards.  So rather than scrap the card and show you something else...I decided to post this card, so you can see why I stick to 3 hour cards. *giggle

I don't know how Lynn does it and gets such stunning results.  I think I made a huge sacrifice when I opted for Glossy Accents & Rhinestones instead of maybe some textures or a different layer of DP.  *Sigh Someday it'll work for me....someday.  Until then, I fear it'll have to be left to the professionals. *giggle

Now, be sure to check out what the rest of the crew has in store for you:

Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

Aye Caramba!

Hello Sistahs!

I am so stinkin' excited to share this creation with you.  But first, let me share my woes. *giggle.  I saw this image of ROSA at Mo's Digital Pencil and knew I just HAD to have her.  So I purchased her, downloaded her, and printed her up.  I printed her on both X-Press It blending cardstock & vellum.  Originally I had hoped to color her for the Make it Colourful {Color on anything but white cardstock challenge} but ended up coloring a different image for it instead.  Anyway, I had already started coloring her and realized what an arduous task she was going to be, so I set her aside for later.  

Two weeks later...enter...Make it Colourful {Shadow & Depth Challenge}.  I decide it's time to take Rosa out, and give her another go.  Aye Aye Aye was I cursing Mo!  Mostly because she had drawn an image with so many darn ripples, and even more folds.  I was feeling very inadequate.  But...I persevered. Here is my submission for this week's Make it Colourful Challenge, AND once I saw it...I knew it would be perfect for jen del muro's February SFYTT.

I spent a night at Archiver's with my bestest friends and got close to finishing her there.  I probably spent a total of 5-6 hours coloring her.  And all the while, I learned some very valuable lessons...like...don't color on vellum unless you are a glutton for punishment. AND...don't color ROSA unless you have tons of time and an infinite amount of patience.  (Neither of which I have BTW.)  Vellum is incredibly hard to color on and is incredibly unforgiving.  You cannot use your colorless blender like you would on a regular blending surface and creating a soft shadow is near impossible.  By the end of the coloring, I had finally gotten the hang of it, but I was not a happy camper most of the time.  In the end, I LOVE how she turned out, but I don't think I'll be coloring on vellum for a long time. *giggle

Thanks for stopping by!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

 

 

 

Colors used:
Dress:
BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05
Y13, Y17, YR24
R20, R22, R24, R29
Skin:
E000, E01, E11, E13, E15

TIME for a Kitchen Sink Release

Good Morning Sistahs!

It's the day you've been waiting for!  Yep!  The latest Kitchen Sink Release is here.  Woo Hoo!

I'd like to introduce to you...

Multi Step Father's Pocket Watch

I know how much you love to see how versatile our stamps are, so I decided to put set to good use on a birthday card for my dear friend.

I had so much fun stampin' these clocks.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but I put some holographic glitter on the face of each clock so it is extra sparkly, for an extra special party.

Recipe:
Blue: Step 1 - Tempting Turquoise (Stamped off), Step 2 - Tempting Turquoise, Step 3 - Taken with Teal
Pink: Step 1 - Pretty in Pink (Stamped off), Step 2 - Pretty in Pink, Step 3 - Regal Rose
Green: Step 1 - Green Galore (Stamped off), Step 2 - Green Galore, Step 3 - Glorious Green

Now it's time to check out what the rest of the wickedly talented crew has created for you:

Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

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Here's to new stamps, and inky fun!

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

Everything PLUS Chocolate! Yum!

Good Morning Sistahs!

I hope you're having fun joining us over in the Kitchen Sink Forum!  Remember everyday is a new challenge with the Kitchen Sink Crew.  For today's creation I combined Week 5 of the Everything PLUS the Kitchen Sink challenge with Connie's Friday Sketch Carte Challenge.

I usually don't add ribbon, but this card was just begging me for some.  *giggle  I embossed my triangle using my Divine Swirls embossing folder, then I stamped the heart from Multi Step Sweet Heart Roses with the following recipe:

Step 1 - Creamy Caramel (Stamped off)
Step 2 - Creamy Caramel
Step 3 - Close to Cocoa
Step 4 - PTI-Dark Chocolate

I didn't want to get too carried away so I created a border with my piercing tool and voila. (Insert cheesy French accent.)  It all just sorta came together when I saw Connie's FAB sketch.  So sistahs...if you are looking for some Sketch love be sure to tune into Connie's Challenge every Friday for "Fresh from the Cupboard" inspiration.

Now it's time to check out what the rest of the crew has created for you:

Connie • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

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Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin'

Ahoy Matey!

Good Evening Sistahs!

My name is Angela...and I'm a stalker.  Yep....I have been stalking Zoe over at Make it Crafty. (Shhhhhh it's a secret!)  When I grow up, I want to color like Zoe. *giggle  She has created some FABULOUS tutorials for coloring with Copics and I am in awe.  I have been actually been playing along with the challenges each week at Make it Colourful since they began, however, I haven't had it together enough to get anything on a card.  (It's the story of my life. *giggle)  So, I was bound and determined to create something in time to get it entered into the weekly contest.  Whew!

This week's challenge was to color on anything BUT white cardstock. EEK!  I have reached a new comfort level with my coloring on white paper...and now I need to color on anything BUT white?!  Well, I thought about coloring on vellum, and even tissue paper as one of her WICKED TALENTED DT member's did, but instead, I opted for Kraft.  Yep.  What was I thinking?

I have recently acquired some new images from Mo's Digital Pencil so I decided to use Captain Hugh to tackle this challenge. What do you think?

I know it's quite simple, but when I found the water DP in my long lost stash, I couldn't bear to cover it.  Instead I decided to use it to my advantage and create a bit of a scene.  I used my Copic Airbrush system to create the sand, and even used E53 to create some footprints in the sand leading up to his look-out rock.  Next I used some Liquid Applique to create some foam lapping up on the shore.  And since I don't have an "Ahoy Matey" stamp I used my pen to write the sentiment.

And...the best news?  I actually finished it just in time to submit it!  Yay me!

Colors Used:

E000, E01, E11, E13, E30, E33
B32, B34, B37, B39
R22, R24, R29, R59
N0 - N10

Inky Hugs & Happy Stampin