Monday, June 29, 2009

KSS Next Guest Hostess is....

The votes are in ...
and the next KSS Guest Hostess to host KS Crew Challenge #16 - August 3rd is ...

Emilia!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!! :D

A big thank you to all the winners!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

KS Crew Challenge #14 Winners & Vote for KS next Guest Hostess!


With KSCC #14, Lynn challenged us to Go Green and to Reduce, Reuse, Re-purpose and Recycle! 

Wow!!!! The amazing treasures that everyone came up with using things that might have ended up in the trash... has given me a whole new way to look at my trash!
Thank you all for playing along and sharing your creative "Trash to Treasures" creations and thank you Lynn for my new found appreciation for trash! :D
All the a winners were picked by a random generated number. 
And the winners for KS Crew Challenge #14 are ....

... 1st prize: the winner's choice of one large KSS set and automatically in the running for a new web voting poll for the next KS Crew Guest Hostess... goes to... #2 - Shelley.


2nd prize: the winner's choice of one small KSS set goes to #13 - Tracey. 




3rd prize: a bottle of Peony Dew Drops goes to #1 - Gloria.




Congratulations Ladies!!!
Please email me your choice of stamp sets and your mailing address. :D

Our next KS Crew Challenge Give Away will be Monday, July 6th with our Hostess, Lisa.
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We now have enough winners to have a web poll vote for KSS next Guest Hostess.
Deadline for voting June 27th and the winner will be announce here on June 29th.

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d] Liz - KSCC #13   and 























e] Shelley - KSCC #14 (today's winner).



















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Note: The winner of KSCC # 10 was Makiko, who is now a KS Crew Member.

Have a Fabulous Day and a Happy Father's Day!


Monday, June 8, 2009

June's POM & KS Crew Challenge


Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!

KSS Crew designer, Connie, has served up a fabulous tutorial for June's Project of the Month. I have wanted to know how Connie made this awesome Flip Book ever since she first showed it to us here. She has a gorgeous step by step photo tutorial that you will not want to miss! Thanks so much Connie! :D

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There is still time to play
Lynn's challenge is to Reduce, Reuse, Re-purpose and Recycle! Please leave your link in the Mr. Linky box below over on the KSS Blog [HERE]. Deadline to Lynn's challenge is Friday eve. - June 19th, midnight EDT. For all the challenge info and prizes, go HERE. The prizes have changed this month, so you will want to go see. Again, this month's challenge will be picked by a random number generator... so, everyone has a chance to win! :D

Happy Monday!

Monday, June 1, 2009

A New KS Crew Challenge & A KSS Mystery Box Winner at SOA!


Time for a new challenge with our KS Hostess, Lynn.
KS Crew Monday Challenge #14

(for the SOA winner, please read all the way to the bottom)

Lynn has us thinking outside of the box today ... or maybe I should say thinking outside of the can... as in trash can!

Lynn's challenge is to Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle! .... we are Going GREEN!

Take some previously used non-stamping item that is headed for the trash can and turn it into a component in your Kitchen Sink project either as a layer or embellishment of some sort! Trash to Treasure so to speak!

It's not always easy to be Green ... but, I would say the KS Crew has struck GOLD with their "Trash to Treasure" samples to inspire!!!!

Angela • ConnieDee (welcome back Dee!)
Julie Lisa Lori Lynn - Challenge Hostess Makiko Maria Tammy

Again, this month's challenge will be picked by a random number generator... so, everyone has a chance to win! :D

For all the challenge info, go HERE.
This months prizes are:


1st prize is the winner's choice of one large KSS set.

2nd prize is the winner's choice of one small KSS set.

• 3rd prize is a bottle of Peony Dew Drops.


Please leave your link below in the Mr. Linky box below. Deadline to Lynn's challenge is Friday eve. - June 19thmidnight EDTPlease leave one link per challenge sample. You can enter as many samples as you like. When uploading to your favorite gallery, please use KSCC#14kitchensinkstamps or KSS as the keyword or tag.

Thank you Lynn for the fabulous challenge and our world thanks you too!

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And, the winner of the Kitchen Sink Stamps' challenge - "Remembering" (kss4soa) over at Stamping Out Alzheimer's, .... and the recipient of the KSS Mystery Box valued at $75. plus, goes to .... #30 - Mary Ranger!
YaHoo Mary!!!!! Please email your address. :D

Thank you all for playing along with my challenge over on SOA and sharing all your heartfelt tributes and memories. Reading about your loved ones who have Alzheimer's, who have passed, grown up or somewhere a far, truly touched my heart! I was thrilled to be apart of this amazing and worth while event!!!!!

Happy Monday!





Thursday, May 28, 2009

Challenges at SOA



I did this scrapbook page of my Grandmother for Jen Tapler's - Template #2 challenge, over at Stamping Out Alzheimer's


It is hard to believe that there are only 4 days left to this fabulous event!!!! This page is also another sample for the KSS Challenge: "Remembering". The winner of this challenge will win a KSS "mystery prize", value over $75!!!! You can't win, if you don't play! :D





















Materials - Stamps: 3 Step™ Hydrangea and Whole Family from Kitchen Sink Stamps...(the script stamp is a sneak peek to a future stamp coming in July). Paper: Bordering Blue, Night Navy, Blush Blossom and Soft Sky from SU! Kraft and Vintage Cream from Papertrey. Ink: Large flower - Step #1 Pearlescent Sky - Brilliance, Step #2 Aegean Blue - VersaMagic, Step #3 Night Sky - VersaMagic, Step #4 Graphite Black - Brilliance. Medium flowers - Step #1 Aspen Mist - VersaMagic, Step #2 Pearlescent Sky - Brilliance, Step #3 Aegean Blue - VersaMagic, Step #4 Night Sky - VersaMagic. Small flower - Step #1 Sea Breeze - VersaMagic, Step #2 Pearlescent Sky - Brilliance, Step #3 Night Sky - VersaMagic, Step #4 Graphite Black - Brilliance. Leaves - Step #1 Aloe Vera - VersaMagic, Step #2 Pearlescent Thyme - Brilliance, Step #3 Pearlescent Ivy - Brilliance. VersaMark for Script stamp. Sentiment - Night navy - SU! Embellishments: Velvet ribbon from Michael's, Jeweled brad from Making Memories.

Monday, May 25, 2009

A Special KS Challenge with a Good Cause & a Mystery Prize!





Please join me & the rest of the KS Crew for a very special, week long challenge event, co-hosted by Jen Tapler & Susanna Boyd, to help Stamp Out Alzheimer's.




With a small donation to join, (you will see a badge and a donation widget on your right), you'll be helping to make a difference to a very good cause*, while having loads of fun with lots of challenges & prizes for one full week ... an event you won't want to miss!  *(100% of the proceeds goes to the Alzheimer's Association). 

So, line with Alzheimer's effecting the memory and today being Memorial Day, the KSS Challenge theme is "Remembering". To read more about the challenge and have a chance to win a KSS "mystery prize", which I am very excited to give away :D ... well, you will just have to click here to find out more. Now, just in case that wasn't enough to peak your interest ...
Here are samples to the challenge from the KS Crew that is bound to inspire you! :D
Happy Memorial Day!
xoxo Maria


 









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by Lisa Somerville



















by Julie Masse
















by Tammy Hershberger

















by Lori Tecler




















by Makiko Jones















by Lynn McAuley




















by Connie McCotter




















by Maria Colosimo







Saturday, May 23, 2009

KS Crew Challenge #13 Winners + an important cause!


Connie's challenge KSCC #13 , was on the cutting edge... and I hope no was injured while running with their scissors. :)

Well done everyone! You sure know how to give your scissors a work out!
Thank you all for playing along and sharing your creative & beautiful work. :D

There was no web poll voting with this challenge. All the a winners were picked by a random generated number.  So, let's get straight to the winners....





... 1st prize: the winner's choice of $50 worth of Kitchen Sink Stamps and automatically in the running for a new web voting poll for the next KS Crew Guest Hostess... goes to... #3 - Liz with her  Graduation "You Did It!"  card.


2nd prize: the winner's choice of one large KSS set goes to #5 - Heidi F. with Red & Yellow Tulips 




3rd prize: the winner's choice of one small KSS set goes to #9 - Gerrie with Butterfly Bingo.


Congratulations Ladies!!!
Please email me your choice of stamp sets and mailing address. :D

I will have a very special challenge for you this Monday, Memorial Day - May 25th
I am hosting a challenge over at Stampin’ Out Alzheimer’sa very special & limited time paper crafts community created by the joined forces of Susanna Boyd & Jen Tapler. Here with a small donation of $5. (or more), you will be able to join this community for a full week of fun-filled challenges with amazing giveaways, tutorials and a lot more... plus a chance to reach out and make a difference for a very worthwhile cause. Stampin’ Out Alzheimer’s will be donating 100% of the proceeds directly to The Alzheimer’s Association.

Here is a video from Susanna Boyd that says it all.

Hope you will join me along with many other paper crafters for this special event.

The next KS Crew Challenge Give Away will be Monday, June 1st with our Hostess, Lynn.
Have a Fabulous Day!




ps: Mr. Linky is having server issues ... so I have included an image of the links to challenge #13.