Oh, the power of RUBBAH!!!!

Well...the power of stamps, really! 'Cause these stamps ain't made of rubber!

You know how low my sales resistance is right now! I got sucked into ordered from yet another company! The banner was right there on Splitcoast and I just had to click on it! The stamps are a little pricey, but so cute! The psychic resonance just oozed out of the screen! I dithered, I really did! But I kept clicking on it and looking. I still had a tiny bit of money left from my last Ebay sale, so finally I bit. The stamps are from Kitchen Sink Stamps, a new company started by someone from Splitcoaststampers, Maria Colosimo.

The first card I did using a sketch from Julee at Poetic Artistry for Mojo Monday (#4)

Ingredients: Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps Pretty Petals; Paper - Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Cool Caribbean, Pumpkin Pie, Apricol Appeal; Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Cool Caribbean, Pumpkin Pie, Apricol Appeal, Certainly Celery, Old Olive; Other - Celery dotted organdy (Michael's), daisy punch (SU! retired), 3/4" circle punch, round tab punch, stampin' sponge wedges.

Isn't it GOJUS!!! (YILM!)

For the second card, I decided my Cuttlebug was sadly neglected, so I went ahead and pulled out all the stops:

Ingredients: Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps Thanks with Style; Paper - Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Regal Rose; Ink - Regal Rose, Pallete Noir, Pretty in Pink; Other - Cuttlebug Divine Swirls & Heart Blocks Embossing folders, black dotted organdy (Michael's), brads - Queen & Co., Diamond Dots (Stampendous), dimensionals.

I decided that the perfect touch for the letter was a Diamond Dot from Stampendous...I scrabbled around in my drawer of Forgotten Embellishments and found a few left from many years ago. It was so perfect that I wondered if they were still being made and they are! You can get them from addictedtoscrapbooking.com among other places...just google "Stampendous Diamond Dots" and you should get plenty of sites that sell them.

I also used some cute brads from the stash from Queen & Co. that were just the perfect touch, I thought. And yes, I think it's GOJUS!!!! (YILM!)

And you'll be happy to know I did end up finding the chocolate! It was on the shelf in the plastic box  where I keep cassette tapes; considering I rarely listen to cassettes any more, it's not that surprising that I didn't see it there...question is, why did I put it there to begin with?!?!? The mysteries of the mind.....

Comments

[Peggy Maier]

Oh my, that first card is so colorful & cheerful - this would really brighten someone's day - I love it! Glad to hear you found the chocolate!

[Petals]

I'm glad to know your chocolate has been found. I was worried about what side effects chocolate withdrawal might cause for you!

[Jules]

Lol, I am so glad that you found chocolate! I hope you got my email with chocolate. I nominated you to be my new blog friend. Please, see my blog for details.

[The Stampin' Soldier]

I really love these color combos!

[Julee]

Beautiful cards - I can see why those stamps called your name. Those adds on Splitcoast have to be a husband's worst nightmare. :)

[Rose Ann]

Gorgeous cards!! I am very tempted by that Pretty Petals set. You've made it look soooo good! ;)

[Jennifer]

Oh my! These are very lovely cards!

[Kathy D]

Jan, the chocolate was obviously stashed in the cassette box for safety reasons (to keep it safe from the kids!). Pretty cards!

[twinks]

Gorgeous! I wondered about the stash of chocolates; glad you found them.

[Beth Norman]

OMG that bright blue and orange card really "speaks to me." It is so gorgeous. I just had to go over to Kitchen Sink to see what you were talking about, and boy do I like what they have. Really, the stamps are not expensive. Come to Canada, then we can talk expensive. he he You are such a wonderful blogger, who has a wonderful sense of humour. I do enjoy reading you on a daily basis.