Forest Toadstool

Today's card features the new Kitchen Sink Clear Multi Step stamp set Forest Toadstool.  This set includes a snail and some clever sentiments besides the toadstools and is sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, Inc.  It was fun to make and you could go with almost any color to liven up the card, but the recommended multi colors works beautifully.  I went with a Thank You on the card because of the cute sentiment.  Hope you like it!

Recipe for this card include:

Color Recipe for the Forest Toadstool:

Layer 1  - Stampin' Up Smoky Slate

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Real Red

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Color Recipe for the Snail:

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Sahara Sand
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Tip Top Taupe
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Crumb Cake
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Basic Gray

Sentiment stamped in Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Paper used:

Stampin' Up A Little Foxy DSP Paper Stack

Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock

Stampin' Up Poppy Parade and Smoky Slate

Other members of the Kitchen Sink Crew include:

Maria Colosimo - Owner and Creator of Kitchen Sink Stamps

Kitchensinkstamps'weblog

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

California Quail

Today I attempted to feature the new California Quail Multi Step Clear Stamp sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps which will be available on October 22.  I'm not sure I accomplished a true specimen of this beautiful fowl because it seems to be darker than the pictures I've seen but I love the stamp set!  When I lived in Iowa growing up, we saw lots of quail and even went quail hunting.  They are so small and not nearly as pretty as this fellow.  Anyway, I made this card for a friend's Birthday thinking he would like this little fellow.  Sentiment was from Kitchen Sink Words 4 Celebration.

Recipe for this card include:

Color Recipe for the Quail:

Layer 1  - Stampin' Up Pool Party

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Sahara Sand

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Cajun Craze

Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Soft Suade

Layer 5 - Versafine Onyx Black

Sentiment Stamped in Soft Suede

Paper used:

Stampin' Up Frosted Floral DSP

Stampin' Up Whisper White Card Stock

Stampin' Up Soft Suede  and Cajun Craze Card Stock 

Other members of the Kitchen Sink Crew include:

Maria Colosimo - Owner and Creator of Kitchen Sink Stamps

Kitchensinkstamps'weblog

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

Pretty Cardinal

This pretty cardinal, or one just like him, hangs around our bird feeder daily.  Apparently he loves the sunflower seed we provide for him and his family.  I've enjoyed watching the female and young ones come and go but the male is magnificent looking.  This Kitchen Sink  Multi Step Clear Stamp Set is called Winter Cardinal and it really was a challenge for me to get it lined up on the paper but it turned out almost as beautiful as the real Cardinal in our back yard!  I'm always amazed when I use four different colored stamp pads how true to life my cards look.  Thank you Maria Colosimo  for selling stamp sets that turn out so beautiful.  It certainly makes the designer look professional! I wish that the picture showed off the designer paper better because it has copper foil leaves on it so I mounted the Cardinal on copper foil backing to match. The sentiment was taken from the Kitchen Sink Poinsetta Stamp Set. It really turned out nice, I think.

Recipe for this card include:

Color Recipe for the Cardinal:

Layer 1  - Stampin' Up Petal Pink

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Poppy Parade

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler

Layer 4 - Versafine Onyx Black

Color Recipe for Pine Branchess:

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Tranquil Tide

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce

Sentiment Stamped in Early Expresso

Paper used:

Stampin' Up Joyous Noel DSP

Stampin' Up Copper Foil paper

Stampin' Up Soft Suede Card Stock

Stampin' Up Stitched Labels Framelits 

Other members of the Kitchen Sink Crew include:

Maria Colosimo - Owner and Creator of Kitchen Sink Stamps

Kitchensinkstamps'weblog

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

Gold Red Tipped Mum Basket

Today I attempted to replicate a beautiful bouquet of golden Chrysanthemums with the crimson tips we all see every Fall.  It is always tempting to purchase these beautiful mums and take them home to enjoy.  Last week, I posted purple ones that reminded me of my past in Missouri but today, these also bring back memories of those mums I planted around foundation of my house up there.  We can purchase beautiful mums in Texas but their longevity is much shorter in this warmer Fall climate.  But today, when I stamped this card using Kitchen Sink Multi Sept Clear Stamp Set, Harvest and  Words 4 Celebration Clear stamp, I wanted to see if I could recreate the same color of one of my favorite mums!  I hope you will enjoy it!

Recipe for this card include:

Color Recipe for the Mums:

Layer 1  - Stampin' Up Delightful Daffodil

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Crushed Curry

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Hello Honey
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Real Read

Color Recipe for Leaves:

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Old Olive
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Mossy Meadow

Color Recipe for the Basket:

Layer 1 - PTI Soft Stone
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Sahara Sand
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Crumb Cake
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede

Paper used:
 Stampin' Up Crushed Curry
Stampin' Up Birthday Memories DSP
Bow made with  Stampin' Up Linen Thread

Stampin' Up Stitched Labels Framelits 

Other members of the Kitchen Sink Crew include:

Maria Colosimo - Owner and Creator of Kitchen Sink Stamps

Kitchensinkstamps'weblog

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper

Fall Mum Bouquet

This card brings back fond memories of when I lived in Palmyra, Missouri.  I had a dear friend who was the nurse at my school where I was the school librarian and she had beautiful Chrysanthemums all around her house.  One Fall she invited me over to dig up some of her mums and plant them around my house.  I wasn't aware that they spread when set out like that.  She had all colors and was so very generous to share them.  When I moved to Texas, I had to go off and leave those beautiful Fall flowers and it about broke my heart. But today, when I stamped this card using Kitchen Sink Multi Step Clear Stamp set Harvest, it jogged my memory  It's an awesome stamp set including the basket and Chrysanthemums.

Recipe for this card include:

Color Recipe for the Mums:

Layer 1  - Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry

Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Fresh Fig

Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Perfect Plum
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Highland Heather

Color Recipe for Leaves:

Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Garden Green

Color Recipe for the Basket:

Layer 1 - PTI Soft Stone
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Sahara Sand
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Crumb Cake
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede

Paper used:
 Stampin' Up  Blackberry Bliss & Whisper White
Stampin' Up Frosted Floral DSP

Stampin' Up Stitched Labels Framelits 

Other members of the Kitchen Sink Crew include:

Maria Colosimo - Owner and Creator of Kitchen Sink Stamps

Kitchensinkstamps'weblog

Lynn McAuley - Confessions of a Left-Brained Stamper