A Card From Eunice...

Have you ever visited Eunice's blog? If not, please check it out since she has some wonderful creations. I'm constantly inspired by her creations as they are so detail oriented. I can literally spend days looking at her work. This beauty was mailed to me this past week. I honestly couldn't believe she would give this card away! I think if I worked as hard as she did on this card I'd have keep it! I feel so lucky to be the recipient.


I love how she used both Kiyomi and Mei Lin on the same card. I keep forgetting to try that!


Here's the really really cool thing about this card... Love how the tri fold card has circles that line up! I'm pretty sure she did that on her cricut since she is cricut master.


Thank you Eunice for such a pretty card. I will keep this in my Sister Stamps treasure box to remind me of our first blog candy giveaway.

You Gotta Have Friends...

Everyone knows you gotta have friends right? Well, my CBFF (crafty BFF) Debi is such a great friend.. she made all of these Kiyomi samples to help me out. Although we don't have a Design Team, I guess you could say she is my unofficial Design Team Member. I can't believe she mass produced those cute Kiyomi shadow box cards. Most of them are finding their way to a craft store near you that sells our stamps.

Here's a close up of one of my faves...

Thanks Debi! You are the bestest! Take a break now cause the next release will be here before you know it!

RAK from Mama!

Can you imagine my surprise when I saw this beauty arrive in my mailbox last week? I saw this card on Mama's blog shortly after the release and couldn't believe she sent it to me! Thank you so much Mama for sharing this special card with me. I found the sentiment so inspiring and will keep this as a reminder of the importance of following your dreams.


Here's a close up of Mei Lin...


And here's what the card looks like when its open. Now I gotta go study how she did that hair!!! Thanks again Mama!

Matching Sisters

A few months ago, I signed up for a card and tag swap hosted by Joy. Every month, there's a theme for your creations that you swap with other paper crafters and last month's theme was flowers. Since my Sister Stamps came in, I decided to do something with our images and here's what I came up with...


I didn't want them to be too matchy matchy, so I tied them together using the same papers. The gold cardstock by Bazzil is a great alternative to the mirrored gold cardstock that we all love. It matches the gold found in most washi papers, which is why I love using it. Here's a close up of Mei Lin...



And here's a close up of Kiyomi...


You guys are really keeping me busy with Sister Stamps, so I think this will be my last swap for now. We are busy working on the new images for the September release, so stay tuned for some sneak peeks next month.

Supplies:

• Mei Lin and Kiyomi- Sister Stamps
• Washi- unknown
• Gold cardstock- Bazzil
• Paper flowers- All Natural Accents
• Sakura- Island Scrapbooking
• flourish punch- EK success
• crystal- Kaisercraft
• Ribbon
  

Kiyomi Christmas

Just thought I'd share this card I made using Kiyomi in a Christmas card. I thought it might be cool to see if I could make Kiyomi trimming a Christmas tree. Fortunately, the size of Kiyomi was perfect to coordinate with this Lawn Fawn pine tree from their Critters in the Woods set. I stamped the tree on washi paper so that it would look more asian since Kiyomi is wearing a kimono. The background paper is also washi/rice paper (not sure which) that has gold flecks in it. I thought it would make a nice background for the image without competing with the washi from the tree too much. Can you come up with other uses for our stamps? If so, we'd love to see them! Email me at sisterstampsllc@gmail.com with a link to your creation. We'll try to link all referals to our Facebook page.


Here's a close up of Kiyomi...

Supplies:

• Kiyomi- Sister Stamps
• Stool stamp- CC's Designs
• Pine Tree stamp- Lawn Fawn
• Cardstock- Bazzil
• Washi paper- Hanko Designs
  
• Merry Christmas sentiment- Island Scrapbooking
  

Join The Fun!

Konbanwa! Just wanted to share with you the project we will be making at the make 'n take this Saturday at Island Scrapbooking in Hilo. The make 'n take is free and will start at 10:30am and last until we run of out of kits. The make 'n take will feature everyone's favorite image- Kiyomi. If you are in the Hilo area, please stop in and join us- or just say hello!



Here's a close up of Kiyomi...

Supplies:

• Kiyomi- Sister Stamps
• Washi paper- Hanko Designs
• Arigato- Island Scrabooking
• Butterflies- Martha Stewart Crafts
• Cardstock- Bazzil
  

Gelato Break!

Greetings from Milan!


Just taking a small break from sketching out the upcoming images for Sister Stamps and wanted to say "Ciao"!

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you crafters out there that have made Sister Stamps possible. I had no idea a year ago when Jenny asked me to draw a few things for her that we would be making stamps today. Because of everyone's support and encouragement, Jenny was able to put this all together and share the images with you. Yay!

Since I am so far away now, living across the world, I get homesick for the islands and our unique culture. Drawing these images brings me back "home" to when we were all kids and the family was together.

Seeing what everyone is creating with the stamps is even more inspiring and I feel like I'm visiting home when I see such beautiful work. Good job everyone, and thanks again for the warm welcome of Sister Stamps!

Mahalo,
Denise