2.04.2011

Hey, How's the weather?! :)



Good morning :)  Thank you all so much for the wonderful words and sweet,  blessed words for our fur baby -- it meant the world to me!  Right now, she's recovering and not in the best shape, but we were grateful to bring her home.   We won't know the pathology reports until later on today so we're all on bended knee, hoping for good news!



I have a simple card to share today and a short-ish post.   My card for the SOTC this month with a theme of "what was the weather like on New Year's Day?"  I remember looking out the window and wishing for snow :)  But all I saw was lots and lots of sunshine :)  What inspired me most about making this card is that so often here in Miami when I'm out with the kids on their bikes or walking our doggies, the light breeze often brings the most wonderful smell of the ocean.  Sometimes I just stop and close my eyes and just breath it in - the smell of the salt in the air, the crisp feel to it - I tell you, if I am still long enough, I can hear the waves lapping on the shore in my mind.     We are avid beach goers as the ocean is my very favorite place to be so I felt this represented my area, my weather, right down to the embossed sand in the lady/pup's toes! :)
So thank you, hostess Maryann, for inspiring me to use a stamp set I"ve owned for over 2 years and it's never seen ink! I'm doing a wonderful job of "using what ya got" so far this year!   And ust for my friend lil dj, I added some pink flip flops ;)  And my card ended up being 5 x 5 so "as Susan would say", I added an envelope in hopes of staying out of the corner! :)

Entered into:
1. PaperPlay Challenge - Stamp it out!
2. Magical Monday - Flowers
3. Fairy Knoll - flowers
4. StampsRUs - animals
5. CCEE - Punches
6. DutchDare Cards - Buttons
Blessings to all,
x0x0
Kelly

Card:  Stampin Up!  Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo - PTI white:   Image & sentiment from MFT:  By the Seashore;  DSP - Echo Park "Life is Good"; primsa markers, cuttlebug, ric rac die, nesties, momento ink black, prima flowers, Basic Grey buttons, twine, Tombo, 3d dots


27 comments:

  1. Beautiful card! I absolutely love the bright colors and the sand is terrific. Oh...I think my fave is the hot pink flip-flops! ;) Hmmm...think I could find hot pink snowshoes?

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  2. oh so summer...i wish my new year's day was like this!...great colors and elements...love the image and the hat!

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  3. Kels, this is perfect! And so inviting!! I want to be THERE with YOU!! I love love love how you did the sand...so clever!! I agree with dj, love the pink flip flops. And is that hat raised up? LOVE IT! Love YOU!

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  4. Such a sweet card... send some of that sunshine over to Idaho!

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  5. OM, wonderful sun colors...and the image is so funny...Love it Süße...;)

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  6. I love it, and that image is fantastic!! Praying for your doggie!!

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  7. I think the pink flip flops make the card....lol....
    Thanks for the sneak peek of you SOTC!

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  8. This is a very happy card! Thanks for sharing! Still praying for your pup! :) Blessings!

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  9. Kelli, thinking about you and your fur-gal! I'm so glad she is home rsting and recovering with you. I will be keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.

    Your card is beautiful! Love the image and the colors are so bright and fun. The sand is such a perfect accent. Big hugs to you! :)

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  10. Oh Kelly, I hope one of these gets in my return envie...I can just feel the ocean breeze and smell the ocean air just looking at this beautiful card...Well done. It is so calming...(wish it were me on the card). she looks so relaxed and like she is enjoying the moment...love, love, love this...
    ((hugs to you)) hoping your fur baby is doing better today....♥

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  11. This is such a warm, wonderful card! I love it! I sooooo wish I was there walking with my dog on the beach.

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  12. I like your weather card better than mine, I am getting sick of the cold, but guess it could be worse right? You card is beautiful! Love the added sand. Prayers for your puppy hope the news is good news.

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  13. Fun card! I like how you gave her hat dimension. The sand is pretty cool too!

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  14. I LOVE it!!!! The design, colors & layout are fab....awesome, awesome work & tfs!!!

    Glad to hear your babe is home & I'm praying that everything will be OK!!

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  15. This is so pretty. Love how you popped up the hat.

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  16. Oh Kelly... what an adorable and fun card! I love it!!! I wish that was what my weather was like on January 1, 2011!!!

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  17. Oh, how very cheery and bright! The colors are wonderful on this card. I just love the sand. I can imagine feeling it between my little toesies. :) I have not played with my MFT stamps in a while....great inspiration!

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  18. Very cute, love the bright Summer colors!

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  19. Such a pretty card! :)

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  20. Kel, this is such a fun card. Love the bright and summery colors. Great image too and the sand looks fabulous !

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  21. Fab card, thanks for playing with us at Paperplay this week
    hugs
    céline

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  22. I love this! What a great card... can you send some warm temps our way?

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  23. Beautiful!! Sure wish the weather was as nice where I am right now!

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  24. What a wonderful card and a super image. I missed the news about your dog (as I am working backwards!) but pray that all is well.
    As for the weather: I would LOVE to trade places with you! It is SO cold here again today and the snow was blowing everywhere. Brrrr....

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  25. Fabulous summery card. Thank you for joining in the Dutchdare Card Challenge this time.
    Cathy xx

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  26. Great card and the sentiment is perfect...can't wait for some sunshine!

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