Sandcastlestamper
~Making every day a memory!~
4.08.2025
Recycled Artistry!
4.05.2025
Cherry Pie Butterfly!
Hi friends!
I created a card for an Instagram hop called Just One Color ...
and the color for March is red.
When I think of red, I think of
Christmas, Valentines, Taylor Swift (let's go RedTV!)
But this is like .......... March.
I tried to thunk ~ and thunk some more ~ on a card idea
but in the end just couldn't wrap my head around one!
So I grabbed my supplies to just play.
I stamped, die cut, ink blended and watercolored
and put it all together to create something.
And it was kinda neat!
Until ...
I looked at it and said that literally looks like Cherry Pie!
And now I cannot unsee it, LOL!
Introducing Cherry Pie Butterfly!
I even sugar dusted the wings :)
I added a second butterfly underneath to give it
structure and more dimension.
I'm glad I did ~ I think it gives it extra beauty.
Have a cherry-licious day!
4.03.2025
1 + 12 Thrives in '25: April
Happy April!
March FLEW by in a blur
and here's to a blooming new month!
Today I'm sharing my monthly card for my
card series: One Plus Twelve
and this is the 7th year of this challenge
where I take 1 stamp and use it 12 times,
one for each month!
{ Click here! }
For 2025, I chose Close At Heart, a collab stamp and die
from Alex Syberia and Simon Says Stamp.
This was released during their Stamptember celebration
and I can't tell you how much I adore it!
I did hues of pink this month, thinking of Easter and spring.
I colored it with prismacolor markers and added a little touch
of gold and vellum for a little extra drama :)
My friends are joining me again this challenge this year
and you can see Jeanette's card and Barb's card on their blogs.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly
Entered to: As You Like It - Floral/Why (favorite flower/color!)
Craft Rocket - Layer It Up!
Moving Along With The Times - Spring Flowers
The Divas that cut paper! - Spring floral
Word Art Wednesday - AG
Pinspiration Challenge - See Photo (I have green leaves and pink florals)
3.18.2025
You DA best!
Hey friends!
Today I'm sharing a card for the FAN-tastic card group
on Instagram where fans of Simon Says Stamp
post our monthly cards.
The theme is always Anything Goes unless it's September
and then we showcase any STAMP-tember set :)
It has turned into quite a wondeful FAN-mily!
I've barely been home and running in too many different directions
and quite honestly, barely had time to throw a card together :(
I reached into my scraps pile where I found these die cut strips
and created a few background panels.
I LOVE this die cut from Simon Says Stamp and CZ Design ~
totally something my son says, LOL!
I die cut that from gold cardstock and layered white underneath,
purposely peeking it out just a smidge for a tiny border.
For the first panel, I messed up the placement.
Sadly, it was glued!
So once I peeled it back off, rather than toss the panel,
I just cut smaller hearts from what was salvagable.
Ta-da!
Finally, the sentiment is from Shine Bright clear stamp set.
I felt like it needed a little something something and rolled with it!
Thanks for stopping by!
3.13.2025
Garden bunnies!
Hi friends!
Happy Friday!
Today I have a card to share featuring the adorable
Whimsy Stamps bunnies.
Be sure to see the youtube unboxing here
and a CUTE shorts here!
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My card features the cutest bunnies from Whimsy Stamps
and they are Bunnies in the Garden.
I colored them with prismacolor markers
& added them to a background of the Fabulous Florals paper pack.
The frame around the bunnies in the flower garden
is the Mix & Match Marquee die set.
Thanks for stopping by!
3.10.2025
The ProCRAFTinator's Club - March!
Hi friends!
Today's card share is for
~ The ProCRAFTinator's Club ~
where a group of us friends share our projects
made from a kit, class, camp or retreat!
This idea came from chatting with friends
and how so many of us are proCRAFTinating on our classes,
camps and kit/subscription boxes!
All those kits, past and present, online classes and camps ~
We're dustin' them off and creating :)
For this month, I didn't have to go far.
Concord and 9th just had their Winter camp
and one of the classes taught by Meghan Andrew
was a beautiful layered die cut floral card.
This card is not my own design but from the class.
I did switch up the colors of the cardstock and added a banner
sentiment rather than stamp the card directly
and popped up a few of the sprigs of florals.
3.09.2025
3M ~ Happy Snowman!
Hi friends!
It's time for the March 3 Musketeers debut!
And it's CHILLY 'round here!
Not ... actually ROUND here.
I'm in Florida .... it's quite HOT!
Here is where you can see what the 3M is all about.
My card took quite the detour this round
so I'm guessing Chilly wanted to stay a little longer
with Jeanette, our hostess this month 💙
She sent the 3 of us this adorable Penny Black snowman
stamped image and this is my take!
It's sooo simple - just fussy cutting and pretty paper!
You can see Jeanette's card here
and Barb's card here!
I'll be up next month so be sure to come back
and see what April will be!