It's a Kell-of-a-mess - October!

Hey friends!

It's time for another edition of Kell-of-a-mess!

This year, I decided to reclaim a few of the ideas I created 

and bring them back to my cardmaking.

Messy play is fun when creating my cards and

 I love seeing the organic creations that come from them!

Hello October!

This month I used 3 different mediums on my card:

watercolors, inks and markers!

I started with watercolors and a stencil to create the background

and just let the colors (mint and hot pink) blend together naturally.

Once it was dry, I stamped out the flowers

 from Gina K Designs Beautiful Day 

(from the Crop and Create/ September 2024)

in hues of pink from Lawn Fawn inks.

Finally, I used my Altenew marker to darken up the flower middles

for a little more drama!

I'm so glad I revisited this idea of mine because I missed it!

Stay tuned for 2024 ~ there's a wild ride ahead 

and I'm SUPER DUPER excited to share what it is!!

One last look!

 

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Linking to:  Creative Artiste chalenge -  mixed media

Cut It Up - Inspired by Song (You've Got A Friend In Me!)

Patti's Creations - stamped image

Fall Fun with Friends!

 Hi friends!

It's time for another week of Fall Fun with Friends!

This is a wonderful group of cardmaking friends on Instagram

and you can see all the fun themes and card inspirations here!

This week our theme from Kati was "Fall gnomes or Autumn Wreaths"

I knew immediately I was going to break out 

the Stamptember gnomes from Clearly Besotted ~

they are a GEM!  

(Fun fact:  I had a different card - which I adored - but 

my daughter said 'that's not fall - that's spring!"

EEK!

So I quickly re-thunk my card and recolored the flowers more fall-ish

 AND it fits my personal challenge of Peachtober! :)

There is a lot of texture on this card from die cutting the images

and popping them up on 3D foam.

I colored them with my prismacolor markers and included the florals

in a wreath-y shape and added one of the gnomes to the front.

There's another gnome on the inside of the card :)

One last glance!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

BREWIN' up some FUN!

 Hi friends!

Very quick post today as we are in Florida 

and need to batten down the hatches as we anxiously await 

hurricane Milton.

Please think good thoughts and PRAY for our state!

My card is very simple and I'm not at all happy with it

but I had to post it for the 3M - 3 Musketeers - card group.

We are Jeanette, Barb and myself and take turns

sending an image (safe within the angel policies!)

and this month Jeanette sent us this hilarious Witchy Way

by C C Designs.

I looked it up since I hadn't seen it before and it has a trio

of super funny witches!

I fussy cut the witch and popped her on a backdrop of vellum

to keep her from getting lost in the designer paper, 

which is from Photo Play.

You can see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Not-so-scary Scarecrow!

 Hi friends!

It's Harvest time!

 Today we're heading to the farm!

I'm sharing a card with a scarecrow hanging out with his friends

in the pumpkin patch / sunflower fields.

Lawn Fawn has a new challenge ~ Sightseeing! 

I used Happy Harvest stamps and dies and colored them with

my prismacolor markers.

I also added on the slimline picket fence border die in kraft cardstock 

and trimmed it to A2 size.

Finally, I added a wee mouse from Bubbles of Joy as I thought 

it was a cute addition!

We anxiously pray for our state of Florida

with a succession of hurricanes and now Milton.

 Praying for all in it's path as well as the aftermath of Helene <3

Thanks for stoping by today!

~Kelly

Lawn Fawn Challenge 182: Sightseeing (farm)

Crafter's Cafe - include an animal (mouse)

Critter Crazy Challenge - any critter (mouse)

Farmquest General Store Challenge -(farm)

LEAF into fall!

 Hi friends!

We're LEAFing into fall!

And nope - that's not a typo :)

October is an exciting month of fall colors, 

beautiful changes and the promise of things to come <3

Today I'm sharing a card featuring Newton's Nook Harvest Truck

on the way home from the farmer's market!

One of my favorite past times is heading to the farmer's market

 on the weekends to get our freshly grown organic vegetables!

In a bustling busy city like mine, it's a treat to drive

into the rural undeveloped farm areas to buy fresh from the farms :)

I colored the adorable farm truck with my markers

and if you squint real hard you can see behind the image 

is a very light ink blend.

The sentiment is EVERYTHING!

I love how you can mix and match it with other NND sets and more!

AND ...

it's also Bella's truck - IYKYK, LOL!!

Happy weekend!

~Kelly

entered to:  Craft Rocket Challenge - Autumn

KraftyChicksChallente - Use stamps

Moving along with the times - Autumn colors

Time Out Challenge ~ Inspired by Autumn quote

Monster size hugs!

Hey friends!

It's the 3rd of the month 

and that means a new card featuring Whimsy Stamps!

This week is a special one with a 

very special birthday!

 I used Monster Cuties from Whimsy Stamps

(Click here to go directly to the shop

and get 10% off your first order!)

I thought it would be fun to make the colors match

the card and colored FIRST ..

the opposite of my crafty style!

I found some snippets of cardstock and papers in my stash - YAY!

I love it when it's all matchy-matchy :)

Be sure to check out my Instagram where

you can see monthly cards with Whimsy Stamps!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Been farmin' long?

 

Hi friends!

Today we're heading to the farm!

This week for the Wednesday Fall Friends card group,

our theme is Hayrides and Fall Festivals!

I wanted to make a fall themed card with a tractor

for an upcoming family event 

and yep, it's on a quaint little barn out in the country!

lI used Lawn Fawn Hay There stamps and dies

as well as the Lawn Fawn grassy border die to make the rows.

I wanted to make them a yellow-amber color to resemble rows

of farmers fields and hay.

The one teeny tiny solo cow is from Tiny Farm!

I blended the clouds with a stencil and used ballet slippers

and bubblegum ink pads.

Here's a final look!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  Lawn Fawn challenge:  Awesome Autumn

PIP Challenge 2438 :  Anything Goes

Paper Minutes - Fall

Papercraft challenge #110 - Fabulous fall

You're the G.O.A.T!

 

Hi friends!

You're the G.O.A.T!

{greatest of all time!}

I just LOVE that sentiment!  

It's what my son and granddaughter call each other 

when they see each other :) 

To hear that little voice "what's up, GOAT!" is so stinkin' sweet!

Today's card is featuring the adorable goats from Lawn Fawn.

I was super blessed to cross off Goat Yoga from my long awaited 

bucket list when my beautiful daughter took me for my birthday.

We had a blast!

I'll definitely add that to my 'try again list', too!

I added the sweet goat stamps to a grassy little farm area

and just love the little one jumping up into the air!

I'll have to give this one to my grand from my son

since it was created with her in mind after all!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

entered to:  Lawn Fawnatics challenge:  Awesome Autumn