Black Friday Sale

Happy Thanksgiving my friends!!  I just wanted to pop in and remind you about the Kitchen Sink Stamps Black Friday Sale tommorow (Nov 27th)- midnight to midnight EST - One Day Only.

-All orders $50 and over will get FREE Shipping

-Special Promotion Code - JULIE20KSS to get 20% off of your entire purchase (before Shipping & Handling) during the Black Friday Sale.International orders: Free Shipping on orders $60 and over on stamps ONLY.

PLEASE NOTE: Shipping & Handling will be charged at the time of checkout. Qualifying orders will be refunded the S&H charge upon shipment. Orders with Pre-Order items will be held and shipped when the Pre-Ordered items are available and will be shipped as one complete order.


Happy Black Friday Shopping!

Prettie Inspired Wednesday

Today's Prettie Wednesday challenge is an inspiration challenge from Christie - did you start on her blog?  Go there first!  Unfortunately, my family is still sick and I wasn't able to get a sample done for today's challenge  . . . I'm hoping to sneak some stamp time today!  But the other Prettie Girls all have some gorgeous cards for you today - so your next stop is at Jana's!

So here is the inspiration photo - such pretty colors and shapes!! You have all week to make a card based on this photo. Then just upload it to the Weekly Challenge Gallery by next Tuesday for your chance to win a $15 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique! 

December 1st is right around the corner and so is the next Paper Pretties release! Sneak peeks start today - I'll have one for you on Thursday!! Have a great day! :)

Got Stuffing?

Happy Kitchen Sink Stamps Monday!!  We've had a rough several days at our house - starting Tuesday we've pretty much all been sick . . . bronchitis, pneumonia, bad yucky colds, etc.  It has not been pretty!  Hopefully we're mending and will be well enough for the Thanksgiving festivities which are scheduled to be at our house this year!

I pulled out one of my favorite old sets today, 3 Step Turkey Trot.  This turkey is just so life-like and pretty easy to stamp too!

Step 1: Dessert Sand (Memento)
Step 2: Pearlescent Chocolate (Brilliance), Beard: Lady Bug Red (Memento)
Step 3: Starlit Black (Brilliance), Beard: Pearlescent Poppy (Brilliance)

The dp is from Bo Bunny and the other papers in the collection gave me the unique color combination.

Now for some really good news!! Kitchen Sink Stamps is having a Day After Thanksgiving Sale - One Day Only!!  As a special treat to my readers you can get 20% off your purchases by using the code JULIE20KSS.  Here are a few more details:

Day after Thanksgiving Sale:   KSS – Black Friday Sale: Nov. 27, midnight to midnight EST.

All orders $50 and over will get FREE Shipping – One Day Only.

International orders: Free Shipping on orders $60 and over on stamps ONLY.

Please NOTE: Shipping & Handling will be charged at the time of checkout. Qualifying orders will be refunded the S&H charge upon shipment. Orders with Pre-Order items will be held and shipped when the Pre-Ordered items are available and will be shipped as one complete order.

So get ready to shop and have fun!!  Be sure to visit the rest of the Crew today!  Oh and don't forget that Friday is the last day to enter the KSS Crew Challenge - you have to play to win!! :)  Have a great day!

Maria, Lynn, Angela, Makiko, Connie, Lisa

Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Soft Sky (SU!), Patterned Paper Bo Bunny, Stamps:  3 Step Turkey Trot (Kitchen Sink Stamps, Ink: see above, Accessories:  Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Brads

Prettie Twisted Wednesday (PWC 78)

Time for another Prettie Wednesday Challenge with a twist - this week from one of our newer Prettie Girls Heather!  She is challenging you all to make a card using Red, White & Black - the twist is that you must use glitter on your card!  Fun challenge!! So who's up for winning a $15 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique?  Just upload your challenge card to the Weekly Challenge Gallery at Paper Pretties by next Tuesday and you could win!

To give you a little inspiration the Prettie Girls have all taken the challenge and are sharing our twisted color challenge cards today. You should have come here from Christie's blog - that's where you need to start the hop! My card today uses Dreamboat from Paper Pretties.  Do you recognize Luke and Lexi in their 50's sock hop apparel?? Very fun!! :)  I had fun coloring our cute couple and I never mind adding a bit of bling! The center panel is a piece of shimmery cardstock run through the Cuttlebug in a Swiss Dot folder and I added some black rhinestones next to the image panel - you can never have too much sparkle!!

Just so you have all the information you need to plan the big holiday shopping season  . . . Paper Pretties will have be offering 35% off all Thanksgiving and Christmas themed stamped beginning on Thanksgiving (Nov. 26) until the 30th. Happy shopping!

You next stop on the hop is Jana's blog - tell her I said "hi!"

Cardstock:  White, Pure Poppy, Shimmery White (Papertrey Ink), Black (SU!), Stamps: Dreamboat (Paper Pretties), Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Accessories:  Nestabilities, Copic Markers, Dazzling Diamonds glitter (SU!), Red Glitter (Martha Stewart Crafts), Black Rhinestones, Red Satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Swiss Dot embossing folder (Provo Craft), foam adhesive

Big Leaves

ETA:  I added ink colors and steps in the card supply list below - just in case you wanted to try them out! :)

It's Monday again already!  I actually love Mondays these days because it's the day we get to see all the beautiful work from the Kitchen Sink Stamps Crew!! :)  Today I have 2 cards for you - both using the new set Multi-Step Big Leaves.  Now I used it today to make some pretty Fall-inspired cards but the great thing about this set is that it goes beyond Fall!  I can't wait to try out the beautiful fern leaf on some projects!

For the first card I used 2 of the leaves to make a random background layer.  We're having Thanksgiving at my house this year and I think I'll make cards similar to this for invitations - better get going though huh??! :)   It was so much fun playing with different color combinations for my leaves!!

Cardstock:  Orange Zest, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), Patterned Paper:  Autumn Blessings (Papertrey Ink), Stamps: Multi-Step Big Leaves, Multi-Step Harvest, Ink: Orange Leaf: Step 1: Cantelope, Step 2: Tangelo (Memento), Step 3: Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink), Yellow Leaf: Step 1: Dandelion (Memento), Step 2: Cantelope (Memento), Step 3: Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink), Red Leaf:  Step 1: Lady Bug Red (Memento), Step 2: Rhubarb Stalk (Memento), Step 3: Potter's Clay (Memento), Dark Red Leaf: Step 1: Lady Bug Red, Step 2: Rhubarb Stalk, (Memento) Step 3: Bravo Burgundy (SU!) Brown Leaf: Step 1: Dessert Sand (Memento), Step 2: Potter's Clay (Memento), Step 3: Close To Cocoa (SU!) Accessories:  Nestabilities, Twine, Ribbon, Button (Papertrey Ink), Corner Rounder punch

This next card uses FTL#68 from Clean & Simple Stamping.  The first two leaves are from Multi-Step Big Leaves, the third, the maple leaf, is from Multi-Step Autumn Squirrel.  I've seen some pretty cards lately using a varegated color scheme so I gave it a try here - going from the lighter color (Summer Sun), to Orange Zest to Riding Hood Red - so festive don't you think?!  The sentiment didn't photograph well, but I embossed it using gold embossing powder (to pick up the gold brad) and then added a scored line on either side for some ooomph!


The sentiment is from Multi-Step Harvest - love those two fonts!!

Cardstock:  Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Summer Sun, Riding Hood Red (SU!),  Stamps:  Multi-Step Big Leaves, Multi-Step Autumn Squirrel, Multi-Step Harvest (Kitchen Sink Stamps), Ink:  Yellow Leaf:  Step 1 Dandelion (Memento), Step 2, Summer Sun (SU!), Step 3: So Saffron (SU!) Orange Leaf: Step 1: Cantelope, Step 2: Tangelo (Memento), Step 3: Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink), Red Leaf: Step 1: Lady Bug Red, Step 2: Rhubarb Stalk, (Memento) Step 3: Bravo Burgundy (SU!) Accessories:  Gold embossing powder, Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), gold brad

Remember to visit the rest of the KSS Crew today, you can't miss their beautiful work!! Oh and remember the KS Crew Challenge - you have until November 27th to upload your entry for a chance to win a great KSS prize!!

Maria, Lynn, Angela, Makiko, Connie, Lisa

Prettie Blue Wednesday (PWC77)

Happy Prettie Wednesday!  These weeks just fly by don't they?  Owen was 1 month old yesterday - I can't quite believe it, wasn't he born just last week??  Anyway, today's Prettie Wednesday challenge comes from Jana - you are to make a card using only shades of blue (with black/white for neutrals if needed).  Upload your card in the Weekly Challenge Gallery at Paper Pretties by next Tuesday for your chance to win a $15 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

For this week's hop you should have arrived here from Christie's blog.  For my card I used Snowy Snuggles from Paper Pretties - it just seemed perfect for the blues!  I used some Fun Flock on the Snowlady's cape, Diamond Glaze on the band of the Snowman's hat and glitter on the snow.

Your next stop on the hop is Jana's blog!!   I hope you'll play along with us this week!

Cardstock:  White, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink), Patterned Paper:  Creative Imaginations, Stamps: Snowy Snuggles (Paper Pretties), Ink: Brilliance, Accessories:  Ticket corner punch, Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Swarovski crystals, Diamond Glaze, Glitter (Martha Stewart Crafts), Fun Flock (Stampendous), Foam adhesive, Cuttlebug Embossing Winter Borders