11.03.2013

Wild Thing!

Happy SONday!! I hope your day is filled with wonderment! 
 I spent a few hours in the craft Cabana last night and it was an absolute 
joy to get inky just because :) 


This stamp set from TAWS is so cute, 
I decided to make a card for my sweet hubby 
  He's such a good man and is rarely the recipient of one of my
 homemade cards, so I thought it was about time :)  
We have a private joke about Wild Thing and call each other that 
as a jest now and again ~ having everything to do with our disastrous first camping trip when we were first married.  He thought it would be great fun to take me out into the vast wilderness of the Everglades to go camping, tempting me with visions of canoeing (my fave!), lazy days of fishing and campfire fun.  Well .... let's just say the second it got dark, and all these eyes peered out at us from the forest from , I ran for the car and refused to come out.  We watched a family of raccoons rip a hole in our brand new tent,
steal all our food one item at a time, including opening up the cooler and carting off cans and bottles!  It wasn't until I spotted a panther
sleeking around in the bushes that I screamed at my husband to take me home, except were were 300 miles from home and 50 miles from the nearest hotel!  
So .... we left!
He was not impressed with my camping skills, needless to say 0~0
Hi, my name is Kelly and I don't like rustic camping!
Give me a cabin, or an RV, and we're good :)
In my defense, I had no idea at the time I was 5 weeks pregnant 
with our first baby, our oldest daughter 
See, it was my maternal instinct kicking in!!

Yeah.  That's my story, and I'm sticking to it :)

And here's my Wild Thing card!


Here's the inspiration photo:


 I went absolutely bananas when I first saw this stamp set because I had looked for it for a long time!  The second I saw it, I had to buy it!  You'll soon be seeing why - a card/post later on this month will explain :)  In the meantime, I inked up another part of the set to create this little cutie.

I used a sketch that I found on Pinterest - I can't remember
for the life of me who posted the sketch so I can't give credit.
If it's yours, thank you!  I adore it!
Using Halloween colors to follow the challenge going on at TAWS,
I kept it with the orange and black colors and wow,
I had a blast making a CAS card!

Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Hubby and I are about to head 'into the wild' - our backyard!
We have some overdue gardening, a true adventure into the wilds ..
stay tuned!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter this card into the TAWS Challenge, the Pile it On Challenge for "Animals with Character"
and the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.

26 comments:

  1. Such a sweet card! I love the circle and the plaid pattern! The raccoon looks so cute and I love the sentiment too! Thanks for joining us at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AW!! This is really adorable! Love the plaid inside the circle and the sweet raccoon too! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. Kelly, I was laughing so hard at your camping experience I couldn't even focus on the card!!! Too funny!

    I DO love this card - all the way around!!! Of course the little coon is just adorable and love the choice of DP you used. Fabulous take on that inspiration photo too! Love it.
    Lynn

    ReplyDelete
  4. Oh my gosh, I love your story!! I love to camp...but from the comforts of an RV!! I would have been freaking out in your shoes, too!! I love, love your card!! It's adorable!! That little guy is so sweet!! Have a great evening :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

    ReplyDelete
  5. Such an adorable Racoon Kelly and I love the CAS Design and Halloween colors. Hope you had a great weekend and are well! xx

    ReplyDelete
  6. Such an adorable Racoon Kelly and I love the CAS Design and Halloween colors. Hope you had a great weekend and are well! xx

    ReplyDelete
  7. Such an adorable Racoon Kelly and I love the CAS Design and Halloween colors. Hope you had a great weekend and are well! xx

    ReplyDelete
  8. Such an adorable Racoon Kelly and I love the CAS Design and Halloween colors. Hope you had a great weekend and are well! xx

    ReplyDelete
  9. Too funny, but if you're taking me camping, it better be at a 5 star hotel! Love your wonderful card and I'm sure hubby will too!

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a fantastic camping story! I'm with you, I would have run for the nearest hotel! And I'm so impressed that you can craft through your fear and add this cute little raccoon to your card! Thanks for joining us at the TAWS BE Inspired challenge!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I think if I saw a big 'cat' camping, that would be the last time I would ever camp! I am OK with raccoon (not in my food or tent though...). LOVE this perfect card for your hubby- the layout- fab! The raccoon and sentiment- too cute!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Sounds so adventurous!! Super fun card, he is sure to appreciate this!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Oh Kelly what a hoot - mind you I have not been exposed to such wild things..
    Love the card - it's a real cutie.
    Blessings
    Maxine

    ReplyDelete
  14. Kelly, this card is ADORABLE! Love the splashes of color with the DP. Cute image, too!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Saw this at SCS this morning, Kelly!! It really caught my eye!! Super cuteness here!!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Super cute story and card, Kelly. I rarely make cards for my hubby. I'll have to work on that!

    ReplyDelete
  17. I´m sure your DH will love this card !
    It´s super cute and your layout is great. The plaid fits great with your camping story ***lol***

    PS- I´m not a camping girl ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  18. And I worry about our wildlife Kelly! You can;t trust those cute little raccoons at all. Great story and fun card - I hope you husband liked it too!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Awwww...your story is so cute and this card is also so cute! Love the sweet raccoon and the colors are very pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  20. What a great story and a great card too!! The raccoon is precious and the bright oranges & plaid DP are great together.
    Hugs!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Just taking a peek at your beautiful blog.. :)
    Oh this is so adorable! I love how you used the cute little racoon, and that adorable plaid circle is a perfect pop :)
    Can't wait to see what you make next.. HUGS

    ReplyDelete
  22. LOL! Yes, I too opt for RV camping now as well. And what a great card! I like the layout as well, and am saving it for future case-ing. Thanks for the inspiration and wonderful story.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Lovely! Cute stamp, great papers.

    ReplyDelete
  24. Love this, it's fab!Thank-you for joining us at the Cards Galore Animals Challenge, Denyse x

    ReplyDelete
  25. Love this, it's fab!Thank-you for joining us at the Cards Galore Animals Challenge, Denyse x

    ReplyDelete
  26. Love this clean and simple layout, Kels!! How funny that both Alley Way and The Pink Elephant used the same inspiration photo last week! Love that foxy!

    ReplyDelete