Rediscovering My Love for Kitchen Sink Stamps Multi-Step Layered Stamps

I have been a fan of Kitchen Sink Stamps Multi-step Layered Stamps for years and recently a class I took with Maria Colosimo, the owner of Kitchen Sink Stamps reminded me how much I love these stamps. And then Jennifer McGuire released a video showing a brilliant new and easy way to line up the layers, and now I am going to be making even more cards with them! I made the card above using a MISTI to line up the stamps and am very happy with the results. But I showed a friend how to do it Jennifer's way and even though my friend is a rookie, her lighthouse was lined up better than mine when she made this card. I used the new Sea Cliff Lighthouse Multi-Step layering stamps on this card along with the new Isle of Big Bay Lake water layering stamps. The sentiment strips on both cards are from Taylored Expressions. 

See how realistic that mallard duck is? I can't color worth a darn but I  can stamp the different layers to make realistic ducks and cat tails with the new stamp sets from Kitchen Sink Stamps. If you would like any of these awesome stamp sets or the ones Jennifer showed in her video, click on this link and check them out. I know there has been a run on all the KSS stamps since Jennifer's video, but any out of stock currently will be re-stocked soon. so add them to your wish list or order them to reserve your very own. If you would like to know what color recipes Maria recommends you can ask for them via email and if you have a cutting machine, you can also get free cutting files and make a stamping jig that makes these stamps even easier to line up. 

Bright Rosa Butterfly Border A2 and Larger Cards

In my newest video I share how to make many cards using the new border dies from Paula Pascual's new collection of dies called Bright Rosa. The Butterfly Border die set is perfect for 5 x 7 cards and pretty two sided cardstock (from Jillibean Soup) as my first card shows. I die cut the butterflies out of pink mirror card from Tonic Studios and a few vellum ones and added some gems from Gina Marie Designs. The different colored patterned cardstock on the back shows along the butterfly border edge and when the card is opened: 

I added one more pink mirror card butterfly and a layered Happy Birthday from Karen Burniston on the inside. But what if you only want to make A2 sized cards? The large butterfly border can be easily cut down for a pretty card with the same colors and cardstock as shown here:

I chose to cut out both sides of the butterfly border and layer the white layer on a black layer with a couple pink mirror card butterflies and black gems from Gina Marie Designs. On the inside of this A2 sized card, I layered another pretty Bright Rosa butterfly and "celebrate" from Tonic Studios:

These cards were so easy and fun to make with the beautiful dies from Bright Rosa. To see all of them and how they were made, watch the video here. Thanks for your visit, your support of my YouTube channel and for helping me #share the joy of creativity!

Bright Rosa Die Sets for A2 and Larger Cards

When I saw all the new dies from Paula Pascual's Bright Rosa Collection I wanted them all, but my first choice was this gorgeous Fern Border die set. The dies cut the border (on either side of the large fern die) and smaller ferns too. I die cut the ferns of the front of this 5 x 7 sized card with Tonic Studios green mirror card and embossed them for just a bit of texture. The "thinking of you" sentiment die is from Sue Wilson for Creative Expressions. 

I chose some pretty 2 sided cardstock from 49 Market to make this card and added some more Bright Rosa green ferns and a sympathy die from Impression Obsession on the inside. But as I show in my newest video here, if you primarily make A2 sized cards, you can still easily make gorgeous cards with these dies. Here is my A2 sized card with the Fern Border dies:

I simply cut a couple of the bottom leaves off the blue Tonic Studios mirror card fern and embossed it for some subtle texture. I die cut the side of the front with the border die, added some extra leaves and the same die cut Thinking of You die. I added a couple more of the gorgeous ferns on the inside of this A2 card:

To see more A2 and larger sized cards with the new Bright Rosa collection of dies, watch my video here.

Video - How to Make A2 Sized and Larger Cards with Bright Rosa Dies

I am a huge fan of Paula Pascual since I saw her demo in person and on tv for Tonic Studios. I am so excited to share that Paula has come out with her own collection of dies called Bright Rosa and when I saw them I wanted them all! I settled on a bundle of the Butterflies Border and Band die sets and the Fern Border Set and designed some cards for a new video I posted today here. The border dies are quite large and perfect for bigger cards like this one: 

This card is 6 x 6 and I used the Butterfly Band dies and a layered die from Tonic Studios for this pretty large card. Just look at what else you can do with this Butterfly Band die:

It is so easy to make a pretty pop up butterfly with the band die. I added another Bright Rosa butterfly, a sentiment die from Sue Wilson and an oval signature spot cut with a die from Karen Burniston. But what if you only make A2 sized cards? In the video I show how to make A2 cards with all three of these larger Bright Rosa dies. Here is my A2 Butterfly Band card: 

The Butterfly Band butterfly fits perfectly on the front of an A2 sized card. I added some of my favorite gems from Gina Marie Designs and a "Soar" from Quietfire Designs. I continued the "soar" theme on the inside with this pretty die from Impression Obsession: 

To see more cards in larger and A2 sizes with these gorgeous Bright Rosa dies, watch my video here. Thanks for your visit here and for watching, subscribing and sharing my videos too!

Christmas in July 4 Kids OR Anything Goes 4 Kids at Send a Smile 4 Kids

It’s Saturday and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! Again this year, all challenges at SAS4Kids are Anything Goes 4 Kids! We will often have an alternative theme that you can choose to follow, but are not required to. Create and link any card that is appropriate for a child and your card could be chosen as one of our top three cards and you could join us as a guest dt member on a future challenge. We are also changing to a monthly challenge so new challenges will be posted on the first Saturday of every month and you will have a whole month to make and link your cards.

The theme for this challenge is: Christmas in July 4 Kids OR Anything Goes 4 Kids.  It is never too early to start thinking about making holiday cards for our kids so that every child gets one and gets to pick some for relatives and friends they are missing on the holiday.

I made this Christmas card with a framed picture of Santa using a Clear Views Transparency and an oval stitched die from Lil’ Inker Designs. The sentiment was created with a die from Tonic Studios and I added some gems from Gina Marie Designs. 

Be sure to check out the rest of the cards from TEAM SAS here and we would love it if you entered our challenge.

 

Home of the Free Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes Card

 Last week was oh so exciting for two very special reasons: I went to JunkieFest and took many exciting classes and had so much fun! In the Taylored Expressions class we made 4 interactive cards (my favorite kind of card) and were gifted the brand new Taylored Expressions color coordinated Blender Brushes!! Here is my buddy Gail holding her set in the pretty packaging:

Another very exciting thing that happened to me last week was that my twin brother who is a Viet Nam Era Veteran asked me to be his guardian/companion on his Honor Flight! How cool is that? We are just applying now, but when I saw the new "Home of the Brave" stamp set from Taylored Expressions in their booth at JunkieFest, I just had to buy it because I plan on making cards for all the vets on our Honor Flight. Here the first card I made with that stamp set and the new Taylored Expressions red and blue Blender Brushes: 

I blended blue and red ink through a Echo Park stars stencil to create a soft background and also used them to sponge the inside of the card: 

I love how I can easily make the stars brighter around the edges and fade out into the middle where I will write a personal note. Of course this set is perfect for 4th of July too and that is tomorrow, so Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!

I am entering this card in the Stars and/or Stripes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.

More Cards with Taylored Expressions World Map from the Color My World Stamp Set

I love this sentiment from Dr. Seuss and had to buy the Wonderful World stamp set from Taylored Expressions together with the Color My World stamp set with this graduation card in mind. My newest video shows how to stretch your crafty dollars by creating 4 different cards with the same stamp set. I stamped the world map from Taylored Expressions Color My World stamp set with VersaMark and Seth Apter's Taos Sunset Embossing Powder. The grad hat is from a Tim Holtz Crazy Bird stamp set and the perfect sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. More TE wisdom and stamps are in the inside of this card:

How about a baby card with that same stamp set? Talk about versatility! 

I created a stencil with an older Die-Versions baby romper die and sponged the image with blue ink onto pink gingham designer paper. I over stamped the pink world map and added the perfect sentiment (also from Color My World) and a couple small buttons. 

I hope my cards and newest video have inspired you to look at your stamps for different ways to use them. 

I am entering the first card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday.