Washi Thanks

I needed a real quick thank you note last evening, so Washi tape, sequins and my Cameo to the rescue!

And I guess I should say my BFF Barbara Anders to the rescue too, because I wouldn’t have the Washi tape if she hadn’t cleaned out her stash, or the sequins if she hadn’t shared with me!  LOL  Thanks Bar!  :)
Happy Friday, happy stamping!

Color Throwdown #252

Hey everyone, I’m up to bat this week on the Color Throwdown blog and decided on this bright, bold color palette for the challenge this week!  Those first 3 colors are new ones from Stampin’ Up!, but don’t worry if you don’t have them… just use whatever you have that’s most similar.  Visit us over at the CTD blog for all the details!

Here’s my card….

I decided to embrace the white space this week for my creation, using the DC Vertical Greetings stamp set and matching Die-Namics die.  I embellished with some Mini Rolled Roses, and the Royal Rose, and behind the flowers I added the Leaf-Filled Flourish.

So, I hope you’ll join us for the challenge this week!  Stop over at the Color Throwdown blog for all the challenge details, and also stop and see my CTD sisters for more inspiration!

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Stacey Schafer, July Guest Designer

Happy stamping!

You’re a Classic

Hi there, stampers!  I’ve got a pretty simple card to share with you today, using the awesome Multi-Step Classic Old Truck stamp set from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  The card was made even simpler by the fact that I actually stamped the truck weeks ago, and it was just laying around on my stamping desk, waiting to be used!  I die cut the image, and added the sentiment, then mounted it over a die-cut pennant flag for this quick card that went to my Dad last weekend.  Easy-peasy, lemon squeezie!
There’s more inspiration from the Kitchen Sink Crew today, so just stop by their blogs when you have some time!
Lynn McAuley
Julie Masse
Connie McCotter
Lisa Somerville
Maria Colosimo, owner
Thanks for stopping by!  Happy stamping!

Color Throwdown #251

Whew, all the 5th Anniversary festivities have come to an end at The Color Throwdown, and we’re back to our normal challenge again today with Lynn as our hostess.  I love these cool colors she picked for today, with this great inspiration photo!  I made my card using a well-loved image from Tiddly Inks…

Wryn has always been a favorite of mine from TI, and I thought I’d color her up today and put my hat in the ring to try out for the Tiddly Inks design team!  This is Wryn-Whatcha’ Doin’? and she’s colored with Copics, and then I “polarized” her with a frame cut on my Silhouette.  The “hey” sentiment was also done on the Silhouette, and my papers are from Pebbles.
Be sure to visit the CTD blog for all the challenge details today, and play along!  And visit my CTD sisters for more inspiration…
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Stacey Schafer, July Guest Designer
Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy stamping!

Kitchen Sink Monday

It’s Kitchen Sink Monday, and today the Crew is helping the Color Throwdown team celebrate their anniversary for just a few more days!  You have until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16) evening Eastern time to enter the contest where there are some GREAT prizes, including a fabulous prize from Kitchen Sink Stamps!  Check it all out HERE.

Here are the colors this week for the big 5th Anniversary challenge, and here’s what I created with them…

With kraft being one of the color choices this week, I thought why not have a brown bear, right?  But this poor little guy has had an accident, it seems… hopefully he’ll brighten up someone’s day when I have a need for a get well card.  This bear comes from the Multi-Step Get Well & Sympathy stamp set and he is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, and Memento Toffee Crunch inks.  I kept the layout very simple (I think this is becoming my go-to layout lately…) and just added a big button embellishment.
Again, please visit the Color Throwdown blog for all the challenge details, and then see what the Kitchen Sink Crew members cooked up with these colors today…
Maria Colosimo, owner
Julie Masse
Lynn McAuley
Connie McCotter
Lisa Somerville
Thanks for stopping by!  Happy stamping!

COLOR THROWDOWN #250!!!

OH. MY. WORD!  Can you tell I’m excited?  How awesome is it that today we are celebrating FIVE YEARS OF THE COLOR THROWDOWN!!  I can’t believe it’s been that long already.. seems like just yesterday!  I hope you’re going to join us for the challenge today (being hosted by Lori!) for the chance to win some fabulous prizes!  Be sure to head over to the CTD blog for all details.  Also exciting today is the fact that we have a bunch of our former Color Throwdown designers, as well as former Guest Designers joining us to help celebrate!  You’ll find links to them all over on the blog!

Here’s my card for the festivities…

These colors just screamed Summer to me, and this Whipper Snapper chicken image fits the bill!  She’s one of my faves!  I colored her up with Copics (gave her a nice tan, too!) and embellished with some Die-Namics die cuts, ribbon and enamel dots.  And this card was already delivered earlier in the week to my sweet mail lady who takes such good care of me!  She always recognizes packages with stamps in them, and will text me to let me know so I had to make sure to wish her a happy birthday!

Please visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration today, and don’t forget all the alumni designers too, that are linked on the CTD blog today!

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Stacey Schafer, July Guest Designer

PLEASE join us for the celebration!  I can’t wait to see what you create!

Happy stamping!

Sympathy Lilacs

I found myself needing a sympathy card back in the Spring this year, and thought the Multi-Step Lilacs from Kitchen Sink Stamps would make for a lovely card.  I’m not usually a big fan of the color purple, but when it comes to lilacs I make an exception!  I added the sentiment to this card using the Simple Sentiments stamp set.  (Made this so long ago though, that unfortunately I don’t remember exactly what colors I used!)
Be sure to check out more Kitchen Sink Monday inspiration from the rest of the crew today…
Maria Colosimo, owner
Lynn McAuley
Julie Masse
Connie McCotter
Lisa Somerville
Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by today!

Color Throwdown #249

It’s time for another Color Throwdown, and this week Joan is our hostess with this great Patriotic color combo!  I think you’ll love working with these colors!
For my card, I decided to challenge myself to make something that wasn’t necessarily Patriotic, but still using these colors, of course.  So here’s my card…

I used the new Multi-Step Sailboats stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps for my card, giving it a nautical-theme using the CTD colors.  My boats were stamped with Memento Espresso Truffle, Teal Zeal and Summer Sky inks, and I added the water with some Copic markers.
Be sure to stop at the CTD blog for all the challenge details, AND to welcome our new Guest Designer for July!
Stacey Schafer, July Guestie
Wanda Cullen
Lynn Put
Lori Tecler
Joan Ervin
Broni Holcombe
Barbara Anders
AND be sure to check in with the Color Throwdown next week as we prepare to celebrate our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY!  There are over $400 worth of prizes being offered to random participants, and a GREAT color combo from Lori that I know you’re going to love!  Mark your calendar!
Happy stamping!

Have a Happy Day

Hey all, I’ve got this quickie little card to share with you today using Kitchen Sink Stamps!  I found inspiration in the Retro Sketch #70 this week for the layout, and used some new Simple Stories “I {Heart} Summer” papers.  For my butterfly (from the 3-Step Butterflies set) I used Barely Banana and Summer Sun inks, and added some Rock Candy Stickles on the edges of the wings for sparkle.  The “happy day” sentiment comes from the Never a Loss 4 Words set, and I embellished my card with some enamel dots and olive green rick-rack.
Stop and see what the rest of the Kitchen Sink Crew members have to share with you today…
Maria Colosimo
Julie Masse
Connie McCotter
Lynn McAuley
Lisa Somerville
Here’s hoping that YOU have a happy day!  Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwdown #248

Hey friends, it’s time for another Color Throwdown and this week Broni is our hostess with these beautiful colors!  I greatly enjoyed working with these hues this week.  Here’s my card…

I just had to ink up my new GORGEOUS Fresh Cut Florals stamps and matching Fresh Cut Florals dies from Wplus9 Designs!  I. ADORE. THESE. STAMPS!  They’re a ton of fun to work with.  I used some miscellaneous designer papers from My Mind’s Eye along with some enamel dots to embellish.
Be sure to stop by the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration…
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Wanda Guess, June Guest Designer
And hey, speaking of the Color Throwdown…. coming up soon we’re celebrating our 5TH ANNIVERSARY!  Wednesday, July 10th is going to be a big day, with LOTS of prizes!  Stay tuned!
Happy stamping!

Christmas in the Kitchen in June

Can you believe it…. tomorrow is six months ‘til Christmas!?!?!  Hard to comprehend when we’re sweltering here in Ohio!  LOL  I sure don’t want to let this get by though without letting you know that all day tomorrow will be the annual “Six Months ‘til the Holidays” sale at Kitchen Sink Stamps!  Beginning at midnight Pacific time on June 25th until midnight PDT on June 26th everything in the KSS store is 20% off!  What a sale!  You can click HERE to get the discount, or use the code GETREADY20TAM for the discount!  And as always, shipping is free on orders over $65.
To get you in the Christmas spirit, I have a grizzly Santa to share with you today…

My card uses the new Multi-Step Grizzly Bear Wishes stamp set, along with some Simple Stories Christmas paper.  I stamped my bear with…
#1 Stampin’ Up! Going Gray (stamped off once)
#2 Memento Toffee Crunch
#3 Memento Rich Cocoa
#4 Memento Espresso Truffle
The Santa hat is stamped with…
(hat)
#1 Memento Love Letter
#2 Memento Rhubarb Stalk
#3 Memento Elderberry
(hat brim and pom-pom)
#1 SU! Going Gray (stamped off once)
#2 SU! Going Gray
#3 Versafine Onyx Black
The layout for my card is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch #187 for this week.
On the inside, I added the “beary” sentiment…

For more inspiration, visit the other Kitchen Sink Crew members today…
Maria Colosimo, owner
Lynn McAuley
Julie Masse
Connie McCotter
Lisa Somerville
I hope you’re able to take advantage of the pre-holiday sale tomorrow!  Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Anniversary

Today’s Retro Sketch #69 was perfect for this anniversary card I needed to make.  The couple that teaches our Sunday School class will celebrate their 41st anniversary on Monday, so I wanted to get a card made to take to church tomorrow.

Here’s my card using an old Hero Arts stamp called Butterfly Fields.  I inked the top half of the stamp with Tumbled Glass distress ink, inked the bottom with Shabby Shutters, than added just a little bit of Peeled Paint at the very bottom.  Then I spritzed the stamp with some water before stamping on white cardstock.  I distressed the edges, sponged Antique Linen ink on all the pieces for a little shabbiness and embellished with some sheer ribbon and enamel dots.  The anniversary sentiment is from a My Time Made Easy stamp set, and the jumbo scallop border is from the Open Simply Scallops Trio Die-Namics.  I think this sketch is definitely a keeper!
Thanks for stopping by!  Happy stamping!

Color Throwdown #247

Hey all, it’s Color Throwdown time again this week and Barbara is our hostess!  She’s going to help you get ready should you need to get any cards made to celebrate the 4th of July with this patriotic color combo!
With these colors, I almost always just reach for one of my favorite Verses stamps…

This Will Rogers quote is so wonderful, and I love having it on a stamp!  My colors are a little off from the actual challenge colors but it’s because I just HAD to use this new Bo Bunny “Anthem” paper I just picked up!
Be sure to visit the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration…
Wanda Cullen
Lynn Put
Lori Tecler
Joan Ervin
Denise Marzec
Broni Holcombe
Barbara Anders
Wanda Guess, June Guest Designer
Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by!

Lighthouses

It’s Kitchen Sink Monday again, and this week I’m sharing with you some more stamps from the recent new release!  These cards all use the new Multi-Step Lighthouse stamp set.  The cards above are just little enclosure cards that I made…. the stamp club I belong to is now meeting at a new location, which is a garden center/flower shop.  As part of a thank you for allowing us to use their meeting room, we’re giving them enclosure cards to use for their floral deliveries, so this is one little batch I made for our meeting this coming week.  My lighthouses are stamped in Versamagic Aspen Mist (#1), Stampin’ Up Going Gray (#2), Memento London Fog (#3) and Versafine Onyx Black (#4).  The sentiment is stamped with Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Nautical Blue.

While I had all my inks and stamps out, I decided to quickly make two cards for my stash, too…

These cards are a little smaller than A2, just in case you were wondering.  All inks are the same except on the “rock” I used Memento Toffee Crunch (stamped off once for #1), Toffee Crunch (#2) and Memento Rich Cocoa for step #3.

NOW, do you remember that last week there was a contest going on to guess who picked out the new stamp sets that were released?  Well, there were some good guesses but no one guessed exactly right!  (Please keep in mind there are FIVE team members who picked the sets and FIVE stamp sets!)  SO, now the 7 finalists who took the time to join in the contest now get one more chance to change their answers!  Those stampers (using their KSS forum names) are…

twinsmom515
SuperJen
Billie Dee
Erin S
singer21
AnitaChampagne
Shellsgr09

You 7 ladies get to guess again, and I’m crossing my fingers someone gets it right!  And be sure ladies, to visit all the KSS Crew members blogs today…. you might find some good clues! 

Thanks for stopping by today, and happy stamping!

Beary Happy Birthday

Hello stampers!  Did you treat yourself on Monday and pick up some new Kitchen Sink Stamps!  I hope everyone loves the new release as much as I do!  Especially, this guy….

I finally got around to inking up the new Multi-Step Grizzly Bear Wishes stamp set, and is this guy ever fun to use!  And easy!  I think you’ll find a lot of uses for this set.  I stamped Mr. Bear with Versafine Onyx Black (step 4), Memento Espresso Truffle (step 3), Memento Rich Cocoa (step 2) and Memento Toffee Crunch (step 1).  Super easy and he turned out perfect!
Now…. I can’t “bearly” stand the fact that only THREE people have entered the contest to win some Kitchen Sink Stamps so far!  Come on now, “bear” with me and go enter!  The winner gets a $25 KSS gift certificate, AND gets to have their biggest wishes come true and pick a concept for a new stamp set for the September release!  Plus you’ll get that stamp set for free, and get to play with it along with the design team before the release!  So, “bear” down and go enter!!!  I want one of my blog readers to WIN!  :)  You’ll find the contest thread HERE, and the rules thread HERE.
And don’t forget, ANY TIME you go shopping in the KSS store, use the code KSS10Tammy to get 10% off your order!  EVERY TIME!  :)
Have a beary great day!  Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwdown #246

Hi everyone!  It’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge, and this week Wanda is our hostess with this beautiful brides bouquet as inspiration.  So why not say “I do!” and play along?!
Now, I gotta’ admit… I don’t know if I’m just overly tired or my mojo has gone AWOL or what but I struggled with these colors.  I hope you’ll have better success than I did!  But here’s my card…

I finally went to one of my Pinterest boards looking for inspiration and found this card that got my wheels turning.  I made the long tag by cutting the bottom with the Vertical Greetings Die-Namics die, then added a 2” strip of cardstock (the join is hidden behind the flowers) to make it longer.  Then I stamped my flowers using LJD Sweet Roses from My Favorite Things and cut them out with the coordinating Roses and Leaves Die-Namics, and added a sentiment from the LJD Cheerful Blessings stamp set.
Be sure to stop by the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration…
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Wanda Guess, June Guest Designer
Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Kitchen Sink New Release Day!

The long-awaited day has arrived… it’s new release day at Kitchen Sink Stamps!  I know KSS fans have been waiting for this day for awhile, and it’s finally here!  You’re going to love all the new sets! 
First up, I have to share with you is the Multi-Step Palm Trees!  Take a look at this tropical paradise on my card!

Grab a drink with a paper umbrella in it and a beach chair and make yourself comfy under this gorgeous palm tree!  My tree was stamped with Memento Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves and Olive Grove (the leaves) and Memento Desert Sand, Rich Cocoa and Espresso Truffle for the trunk.  I used some Copic markers for the sandy beach, and sponged the edges of my piece with Tumbled Glass distress ink.  The “DREAM” sentiment is from the Vintage Words stamp set.
Next up…. let’s make some music with the new Multi-Step Guitar!

This set is FUN!  You will absolutely love the great mix of sentiments you can use with this fabulous guitar, along with the stamp of musical notes!  I stamped my guitar with Memento Peanut Brittle, Desert Sand, Rich Cocoa and Espresso Truffle, then did a little distressing on the edges and added some red barn siding paper to give it a more rustic, country look.
Be sure to check out new release FABULOUS creations from the rest of the Kitchen Sink Crew, too…
Maria Colosimo, owner
Lynn McAuley
Julie Masse
Connie McCotter
Lisa Somerville
NOW, for some more fun… each of the FIVE new sets being released today were on the wish list of the Kitchen Sink Crew Members!  (Except for me… I re-joined the gang a little too late to make my wishes known, but wait ‘til the next release!)  SO, all registered Kitchen Sink Forum members have the chance to guess who picked which stamp set and can win some prizes!  You can find the contest thread HERE, and HERE you find all the contest rules and prizes.
AND, ready for one more surprise?  Today only, until midnight PDT you can get 15% off your entire order, compliments of ME!  Just enter the code TAM15 at checkout, or click HERE for the savings!
Enjoy, and have a blessed week!

Birthday Roses

We have a wonderful couple that teaches our Sunday School class, and Marlene (the better half!) recently had a birthday.  So I made this card to take to church today to give to her, using my 3-Step Heart and Roses stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  The roses were stamped in Memento Angel Pink, Love Letter, Rhubarb Stalk and Elderberry inks, and the leaves were stamped in Memento Pistachio, Bamboo Leaves and Olive Grove.  The sentiment is from the Simple Sentiments set…. one of my favorites!

Happy Sunday!  Hope you’re having a beautiful, blessed weekend!

Just Because Butterfly

I was quickly doing a little blog browsing on Wednesday morning while getting ready for work and spotted this lovely card on Lisa Johnson’s blog.  I thought about that pretty little card all day and just had to recreate my own version of it last evening!  How do you like?

I pulled out my trusty, faithful 3-Step Butterflies stamp set from Kitchen Sink Stamps to create my version of Lisa’s pretty card.  I have never tried creating a background like this, but I think maybe you’ll be seeing it as an option more often!  I just used my aqua painter and took ink directly from the lids of a few ink pads, then even loaded up the brush and splattered it on the card front, too.  Super easy and fun to do!  The sentiment here is from the Simple Sentiments set, also from KSS.  Then I embellished with a few sequins, sent to me by my BFF, Barbara Anders!
Thank you so much for stopping by today!