Hello from the tropics!

Hi friends!

Happy Friday!

I'm sending you tropical greetings from afar!

We are on vacation this week and next

and making some amazingly beautiful plans - 

our family is so incredibly blessed  <3

I have a few blog posts and cards to share

a little out of order so stay tuned!

This card literally melts my heart.

I created it when my granddaughter was with me for 2 weeks

in a fun, creative way.

Video will on my YouTube channel soon but

You can view the REELS on my Instagram channel here!

         This gorgeous large floral stamp and die set are from Altenew

called Bountiful Bouquet.  It's a beautiful layering stamp set

and I did stamping onto the watercolor background.

I just love the bold, vibrant colors!

To create the watercolor look, I used waterbrush markers,

also from Altenew.

I added a background lattice die and added a frosted vellum

underneath and a bit of splatter to give it a dew look!

Here's another look:

   Thanks for stopping by!

  ~Kelly

Happy STAMPtember!

 

Hi friends!

Happy September and 

a joyous STAMPtember!

We are sharing today our creations

AND

there is a wonderful free gift with purchase!

It all starts here on the Simon Says Blog!

I am delighted to share with you a card creation

from the new release of Simon Says Stamp

called Squirrely Birthday.

This set is part of their new stamp release

and there are 3 easy steps to follow!

Here is my card, using inks for the layering system

and I just love the puns with this set!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

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

 Hi friends!

I have another edition of Kell-of-a-mess

where I take messy art to the craft room!

A few years ago, I created a Messy art group

but took some time off for my granddaughter and life

but I. am. back!

Messy isn't usually my style UNLSS it's art!

The messier, the better IMHO :)

I love finding creative ways to showcase how ELSE you can create

and the more untraditional, the better!

This month, I had my beautiful granddaughter for 2 weeks!

Oh the fun we had!

One of the art moments was painting with rain ~ 

that's right, RAIN!

As is ... from the sky :)

You can peek at it here on my YouTube channel:

And the result:

I love how they turned out, even for sympathy cards,

which I normally would not have made with OUR art :)

But we had so many panels of beautiful rain-colored art,

I thought they would make beautiful florals.

We have a part 2 - stay tuned!

Those are O.M.GEE amazing!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Whimsical Christmas!

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a snowy village Chsristmas card

featuring Lawn Fawn stamps & dies.

This card was SO MUCH fun to make :)

This card has a few things I ADORE ..

 1.  Snow!!!

2.  Bright whimsical cheerful colors

3.  A quaint little village where I'd LOVE to live one day

and craft/write 'til my hearts content!

But my husband says 

'You wouldn't make it .... there's no Starbucks."

HAHA!

He got me there ...........

I paired together Lawn Fawn's Winter Village and 

Over the Mountain Borders stamps to make this happy place.

I did a white paint splatter on everything within 2 feet

 for the falling snow and colored the images with

prismacolor markers.  

And I don't say it often, but I'm totally smitten <3

I hope you have a great start to your week!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Sharing with:  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round

Crafter's Cafe - AG

Farmquest Country Christmas

Sparkles Christmas - Include a tree

3M: Thankful Magnolia

 

  Hi friends!

It's the 9th day of the month, the day the 3 Musketeers

post our cards with a mystery image.

The way it works:

 Barb, Jeanette and I take turns sending each other

a stamped image and we all create a card with that same image.

I think this is the 11th or 12th YEAR of this challenge ... wow!

So for this month, we are showcasing Thankful Magnolia

from Gina K Designs .

I did a dual stamping technique where you stamp once (the image)

and then twice (overlay of versamark/heat embossing)

which gives such a unique look!

Barb was the hostess for this month and sent us this to work with.

I had a lot of fun playing with mixed medias to get

a fun technique card!

You can see Barb's card here

and Jeanette's card here!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Simon Says Stamp - NEW RELEASE!

 Hi friends!

It's an EXCITING day!

I am OVER THE (summer) MOON thrilled to have been invited

by Simon Says Stamp to showcase products from the

new release this month called Happy Camper.  

The new release is filled with amazing new stamps,

 dies and so much more. 

 Summer is coming up to a close but there is still a little bit left

 to enjoy the endless days of summer fun and starry nights :)

This card is feauturing Fun Birdie ~ an adorable 2 piece wafer die.

I love how versatile it is and I can already see holiday cards!

In traditional Kelly colors, I went with cheerful and happy

when coming up with this card design.

The outer border die is Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die,

the arches are Pink and Main and 

the cardstocks are a mix of Lawn Fawn and Concord & 9th.

Be sure to head to the blog for the full release

and tune in to the YouTube channel Live Stream 

at noon EDT on Friday, August 1!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Lavender Haze ......

 Hi friends!

It's been 2 weeks since my last confession 

last blog post!

It's been WILD, to say the least!

I thought I'd share my latest hybrid card ~

a textured monochromatic purple floral birthday card.

Whew :)

The textured background embossing folder = Altenew

Stamped image = Altenew

Sentiment strip = Gina K Designs

Watercolors = Kuretake

Dew Drops = Concord and 9th

Distress Oxide Spritz Spray = Ranger

and with all that, one fun birthday card!

That's it for me ~

thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly