The DR is IN!

 Hi friends!

Happy FUN CARD FRIDAY!

I just made that up ....

tell the others! :)

My sweet friend Nancy has a fun IG group 

where we create CAS cards once a month.

Me:  A what WHAT?

I LOVE {repeat} LOOOOOOVE layers and dimension!

I'm a thick girl

 *2 snaps*

My. cards. folks.

My cards :)

But oh yes, layers and foam tape and making those chunky cards

 = definitely my jam!

The CAS theme this month was Black and White.

Gulp ... there IS color on mine :/

Not only do I struggle with CAS,

I struggle with following directions ...

Just kidding!

I thought that was the optional part of the theme,

ya know,

like extra credit!

Since my accident, my husband has been working from 

home every day in the home office

so I thought this would be a cute card for him!

I kept the card mostly white and just a pop of color

from the image using one of my treasured Snoopy wooden stamps

from my collection.

Wishing you a wonderful start to your weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

3M: House Mouse Christmas

 Hi friends!

Today I have a card share for the 3M Mystery image card group

which is Barb, Jeanette and myself.

3M = 3 Musketeers where we take turns sending ONE image

to each other and all 3 of us make a card with that same image.

However, this group is ending in December

so this will is a farewell stamp from Jeanette

(founder of the group)

Thank you, Jeanette!

I confess I struggle with House Mouse images

so I made a simple card and embossed the image!

Gold just feels like the holidays!

I used a spellbinders frame die 

for the outer portion of the card.

Be sure to see what Jeanette created

and Barb created with this lovely stamp!

Thanks for visiting!
~Kelly

Sending CHEER! ~ Simon Says Stamp release day!

 

Sending holiday CHEER!

As of today, there are officially 77 more days until Christmas!!

And what better way to celebrate than 

to get ahead on your holiday cards :)

I am delighted beyond measure to showcase this set

from Simon Says Stamp sent to me to share for the reveal

for the Sending Cheer release.  

Thank you, Simon Says Stamp!

Here is the set, Penguin Mischief:

Sooooo cute!

And my 2 cards:

I added the cute penguins and frozen pond

to a fun scene using the Mountain Majesty die set from

Whimsy Stamps and SSS White Ink for splatter (snow).

The penguins were colored with my Olomarkers.

I invite you to my Instagram HERE

where you can see this card as well as

inspiration from this new Sending Cheer release

by following the hashtags

 #SSSSendingCheer #SimonSaysStamp

Be sure to check out the fun Instagram hop happening 

this Friday and Saturday!

And tune in for the YouTube Live Stream 

at noon EDT on Friday, October 9!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Welcome to PAW-tumn! IPC #257

Happy PAW-tumn!

That's like fall ... but with cute paws :)

Hi friends!

There's a new challenge for the month of October 

 at the Inky Paws Challenge blog

and a GORGEOUS inspiration picture to inspire you!

 

Here's what I made!

For this card, I used:

Paw-tumn Newton Clear Stamp set

Paw-tumn Newton die set

Frames and Flags die set

Frames and Tags die set

Autumn Woofs 6 x 6 paper pack

The images were colored with my Olomarkers!

       Be sure to head to the IPC blog here to link up your projects!

You have until the end of the month to play along using 

your favorite Newton's Nook Designs products!

We can't wait to see what you create :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

WCMD 2026!

 Happy World Cardmaking Day!  

As papercrafters, this is a wonderful day to celebrate 

the passion that we have for paper, markers, glue and more :)

I honestly can't imagine NOT creating - something, anything.  

It's just in my DNA ..... ask momma! 

 She says I was coloring on the walls with crayons as  toddler *wink!*

 Flash forward .... (to 300 take out coffees later ... J/K! iykyk)

to today and I am humbled to be on creative teams to share that

passion and have met so many amazing people along the way

that are more than just friends - 

they are sisters and brothers :)

I created a card today (literally ... at 3 am)

with these adorable mice friends cropping and creating.

Looks like they have everything they needs for a stampathon :)

I used Just Add Glitter from Lawn Fawn and distress ink, markers,

glue and paper!

What are you making today?

I hope it's a crafty fun day, wherever you are <3

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

APPLE-solutely the sweetest!

 It's offically fall, 

 although the temps in Florida are a tad over EXTRA CRISPY outside!

Today I'm sharing a fun card for my friend Mel's IG blog hop!

She is a big fan of Lawn Fawn *hip, hip, hurray!*

and hosts a monthly hop for us to dig out our 

LF stamps, dies and supplies.

And it felt perfect for the autumn vibes upon us.

Since my accident, I am STRUGGLING to be creative

and this just set the tone for getting back into the groove!

I love LOVE that this hop is Anything Goes!

This set is called APPLE-solutely awesome and 

reminds me of my childhood days in Europe. 

 We had apple orchards growing outside our home in Germany 

as far as the eye could see! 

 We would play among the trees and reach up and take the fruit

 as a snack on those long days outside :)

Mom would also turn many of them into candy apples - OMGOSH 

YUM DELISH! <3

Wishing you a fabulous day

and a great start to your week!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

HELLO Stamptember!

 Hello STAMPtember! 

I am delighted beyond words to share with you 

the 2026 collaboration stamp and die set

from Newton's Nook Designs and

 Simon Says Stamp for Stamptember!

Winter, snow AND cute critters?

 YES, PLEASE!

                                  For this fun winter scene,

I stamped and die cut the critters and

 colored them with my Olo Markers.

Next, I set the scene!

I used these products from NND:

*Stamptember Sweater Weather

*Forest Scene Builder die set

*Frames and Tag die set

*Snow Flurries 6 x 6 paper pad

Be sure to scoop this set up - once it's gone, it's gone!

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/collections/stamptember-exclusive-collaborations/products/newtons-nook-stamptember-exclusive-stamps-3507ssc

1. https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/collections/stamptember-exclusive-collaborations/products/newtons-nook-stamptember-exclusive-stamps-and-dies-1

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

1 stamp - 2 ways! IPC #256

Hi friends!

We are half way through September ~ can you believe it! 

It feels like we are time warping through this year! 

 Today I am sharing another card for

 the Newton's Nook Designs IPC Design Team

 with a FUN inspiration photo for the month of September. 

Create however it inspires you - 

from the fall vibes to the darling black cat, the color palette, etc.

You can see a funny spoof here!

For this week, I made a spooky cornfield!

I did a self challenge to take a spring-ish stamp set and turned it 

into an autumn one & am smitten with how this turned out!

Here's what I did: 

 I started with a card base using the Frames & Flags die set

 and added it to the card base - made with a corner rounder, trimmer cut

 cardstock. Using the Cloud Stencil, I did a light ombre cloud

blend and colored, die cut and popped up the Spring Heights cats.

For added drama, I used fall colors and added flowers from Aloha 

Newton and the pumpkins from Pumpkin Tails .

The sentiment is also from that set and die cut with Basic Frames.

Finally, I added the bats from Just Batty to complete the spooky 

cornfield harvest look!

To link up your cards, 

please head over to the Inky Paws Challenge blog here and

You have until Friday, September 25, 2026 (Midnight, CST) to play along. Each DT member will pick a favorite project to showcase, AND one RANDOM entry will win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Design online shop!  The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday.  Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly