Time to CELEBRATE!

 

Hi friends!

Today I have a card to share for a card group

hosted by my sweet friend, Kim.

The theme this week is:  Birthday invitations!

Since she did say the themes are open to interpretation,

I stretched it just a wee bit to create a card for my son.

He's officially done with this college school year!

He made the Dean's List once again,

will be home for the summer and has a job/internship thingie

lined up so we have A LOT to celebrate!

Today, we'll take him out with the family for a celebration dinner

at his favorite asian restaurant

so I tailored this card just for him.

And he is one of my BIGGEST supporters of my cardmaking

and always cheering me on ~ how lucky am I! 

  Okay, that's it for gushing :)

Here is my card!

Thanks so much for stopping by and

HAPPY SUMMER!!!!!!

~Kelly

I'll enter this to the Lunar New Year Challenge!

The WHIMSY Rainbow!

 Hi friends!

I hope you had a FABULOUS weekend!

Ours was magnificent - celebrating a birthday

AND I had a wee bit of time to get crafty!

That's ALWAYS a bonus, right?!

I'm delighted to be a part of my friend's monthly card group

where there are themes to build our cards.

For this 3rd monthly challenge, the theme is Rainbow Wishes.

I do love me a rainbow!

LUCKY ME! I'd just gotten my amazing DT box from @whimsystamps

and just love these new Marquee Mix and Match dies.

I thought outside the box and made a whimsical rainbow!

I added a butterfly from the Butterflies clear stamps

and matching Butterflies outline die set

and the sentiment from the set ~

which I adore ... it's typewriter font!

You can use my affiliate link here to shop and

save 10% off your order!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

SPRING with Whimsy Butterflies!

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a bouncy butterfly card

with a hidden message :)

Each Wednesday on Instagram I host a card hop

with an amazing group of friends

and we're going on our second year of Wednesday crafting.

They are so talented and inspiring and really make my heart smile

each week with the fun themes and creativity!

This week, Amrita asked us to create a card that SPRINGS into ACTION

and I interpreted that as to having a spring elements or movement.

OF COURSE my planned card to have an action wobbler went rouge

since I couldn't find the bag of wobblers in my craft room :/

I used Whimsy Stamps to create my card:

~ Butterflies clear stamps 

~ Butterflies outline die set

~ Lattice A2 die

~ Notched rectangle dies 

You can see it moving in action here on Instagram

and the hidden surprise element!

Here's my card AND the spring bouncy action :)

Plan B it was!

I created a magical background using water gems

and chose one background at random.

They all turned out so lovely!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Stash Busters: You ROCK!

 

Hi friends!

Today I have this week's Stash Busters cards to share!

This bi-weekly card group has a theme

and this week is:  Graduation/Celebration AND CASE a sketch.

So, I made a HUGE boo-boo this week!

I looked at the calendar and saw NEXT week's theme

and created cards as such :)

Thinking SUPER quick, I decided to CASE a card

from the very talented Crystal Komara!

I spotted this rainbow paw print card here:

I used the Whimsy Stamps kitty frame die

and a background of rainbow-y colors that I painted from 

leftover Easter egg dye.

I added a fun sentiment (hopefully celebratory!)

from the Bold Statements clear stamp set.

If you'd like to do some shopping,

you can use my affiliate link here and save 10% when you order!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Card entered to:  Addicted to Stamps and More - use a die cut

Passion for ProMarkers - Use a die

Unicorn challenge - Use a die

April 3M: Peaceful Florals

Hi friends!

I have a quick post for you today since I'm posting this from AFAR! :)

But it's the 9th and that's the day the 3M card group

designated as THE day to post our cards with a mystery image!

Our hostess this month for the 3M is Jeanette

and this is the gorgeous image she sent to us to play with.

It's from Gina K Designs called Peaceful Florals

and I think it's an older/retired image 

because I couldn't find where to link to :)

I went with tones of blue and really love the pop of color

and added a bunch of frames since I was stumped on what to create

as we were packing and dashing!

Be sure to see what Jeanette and Barb created as well!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Fan Dance Day!

 Hi friends!

Happy Saturday!

Did you know April 3 was Fan Dance Day?

Truly!

I'm in a talented group of card makers where we pick a 

non-traditional holiday (or wild or wacky!) 

and create a card based on that holiday.

I chose Fan Dance Day!

So here is my card!

I 'rediscovered' an older stamp set from my stash called Ni Hao

from Waffle Flower Stamps.

This set represents one of the cultures that celebrates the Fan Dance,

a dance where the fan is the main prop.

My idea was to create a beautiful scene

with a crowd and friends watching the beautiful girl and her fan.

The fans are an extension of the dancer's body and transforms

into different objects such as a leaf and conveys emotion.

Although it's a traditional dance of the Chinese folk dancers,

it's adopted by the Hani, Korean and other talented groups

that form their own fan dance styles!

You can check out this card and more of my creations on my

Instagram here: @createwithkas

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

I'll enter this to the Lunar New Year Challenge - April 

Hooray for rainbows!

Hi friends!

Today's share is all about rainbows!

April 3rd is National Find A Rainbow Day!

This was such a fun card to make ~

from the stitched clouds to the beautiful 

stitched circles turned into a rainbow :)

The minute I saw the Stitched Circles from Pink and Main,

 my eyeballs  ~ and creative mind ~ went straight to a rainbow!

Products used:

~ Variety of cardstock from Lawn Fawn and My Favorite Things

~ Stitched Circle Frames die from Pink and Main

~ Horray die and outline from Pink and Main

~ Stitched cloud border die from CC Designs (ret'd)

You can visit me here on Instagram

and see more on this card and my papercrafting creations!

Thanks for stopping by :)

~Kelly

Happy Easter!

 Hi friends!

Wishing you a joyful, happy Easter!

Today I'm sharing a spring Easter inspired card from

Whimsy Stamps!

This adorable set is called Easter Bunnies clear stamps

and I've paired it with the matching die cuts.

I wanted to have fun with the shape of this card

and created an easter egg using Spring Oval frame dies.

I colored these with my new birthday markers from my sweet daughter!

Don't forget the 60% off sale happening at Whimsy Stamps!

I wish you all a joyous day of Easter blessings, if you celebrate, 

and a wonderful spring!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Playing along with:  Simon Says Wednesday challenge

Sakura Blooms from Pink and Main!

 Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing another new stamp and die

from the Pink and Main March release.

This one stole my heart!

Introducing Sakura Blooms!

I adore cherry blossoms and this set has captured

the beauty and sweetness of the sakura blooms.

To create this card, I stamped and colored the image with my markers.

Next, I used the coordinating dies from the set

and added the sweet friend sentiment.

The GORGEOUS background is from the Colorful Ink Spots 

6 x 6 paper pad - isn't is STUNNING!

It's like alcohol ink backgrounds - already done for you!

I die cut the paper with the Pink and Main Stitched Arches die

and this will make a wonderful card for a sweet friend :)

Be sure stop in the Birthday Party at Pink and Main

on Instagram, their blog and Facebook!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

It's a PINK and MAIN Party!

 Hi friends!

Happy 10th Birthday to Pink and Main!  

What a blessing to have such an amazing company

 in the creative paper crafting community!  

If you are new to Pink and Main, be sure to check them out here.

But there's MORE!

We have an amazing Instagram Birthday hop for you

 with amazing inspiration, fun new products and generous giveaways!

Here's where you can find the Instagram Birthday Party hop!

I also have a YouTube video on my channel here:

I have 2 cards to share with you today 

and a few more featuring the new products tomorrow :)

Card 1:

This bright and cheerful birthday card features A Gift For You

clear stamps and matching die set.

I added a background of the GORGEOUS 6 x 6 paper pad

Colorful Ink Spots which makes background designs so easy!

I've also added a trio of colors from the Stitched Rectangle Frame Die

and the flowers from the March mug stamp and die :)

For my 2nd card:

It's the Mice Birthday with a burst of color!

I LOVE this set SO MUCH!

As a March birthday baby, this makes me smile :)

For this card, I used the AH-MAY-ZING Water Gems from Pink and Main.

If you're new to Water Gems, they are a pigmented powder 

that lets you create your own style of art when it's mixed with water!

(Stay tuned - you'll see more of this creative play

 on my YouTube channel soon!)

I paired Mice Birthday clear stamps and matching dies

with the Stitched Circle Frame Die

and added a little happy birthday inside.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Sneak Peek: Day 1 ~ Pink and Main's 10th Birthday!

Hi friends! 

Welcome to Day 1 of the Sneak Peeks for

Pink and Main's new release

and 10th Birthday celebration!

I'll be sharing a card/project each day this week

with amazing new products

from new foils, stamps, dies, foilables, shakers and more!

It's a PARTY on paper

with something for everyone!

To create this festive birthday shaker card,

I used Pink and Main:

~ Mice Birthday stamps and matching dies

~ Stitched Rectangle frame dies

~ Color Spotlight Foilable

~ Sparkle Gold Cheer Foil

~ A2 shaker cover

~ Prom Dress Confetti

I have so many amazing products to share with you

during this fun week of sneakie peekies!

Be sure to stop in and see Day 2-4 and the BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY!

Here's a preview:

Thanks for stopping by!

See you soon!
~Kelly

 

Friendship BLOOMS!

 

Hi friends!

Happy Friday!

Today I have a card share featuring Waffle Flower Crafts

Bouquet Builder Set 1.

I do have a video HERE:

(note: I was very VERY sick during filming but you can mute me, LOL!)

This card was creating for a YouTube Friendship Hop

with a theme of New Beginnings ~

which to me is always the new animals born,

flowers blooming and everything turning green again after winter :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Shared with these challenges:  SSSMchallenge

Pammie's Inky PInkies - AG

3M: Big Blooms Lily

Hi friends!

Today's card share is for the 3M card sharing

(3 Musketeers) 

 where we have 1 stamped image, 3 creators!

If you are a new reader to my blog, 

you can see how it all begin here!

The 3M group is Barb, Jeanette and myself and we take turns

 - once a month - 

sending each other a 'mystery' stamped image.

For March, the hostess is Barb and she sent us this gorgeous

Big Blooms Lily from Taylored Expressions.

Here's my take!

Be sure to see what Barb and Jeanette created with this image, too

and their cards on on their blogs today.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Hey Gnomie!

 Hey gnomies!

Here's a fun card using the adorable Gardening Gnomes

from Whimsy Stamps!

As part of their InstaPinner Design Team, 

I get the JOY of showcasing lots of cuteness!

(Waaaaaait til you see what's coming up - o.em.gee!)

Here's my full card with the gnome stamp and die !

If you'd like to shop, here's my clickable affiliate link to Whimsy Stamps:

https://whimsystamps.com/?sscid=21k8_ht07m&

Happy Shopping and thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Flower Wishes!

Hey sweet friends!

Today I'm sharing a Whimsy Stamps DT card

using the lovely Flower Wishes.

And - a fun technique!

 This is one of my monthly InstaPinner design team cards 

using Flower Wishes in a creative way!

*If you'd like to shop and save 10%,

be sure to see my affiliate link here!

For this card, I wanted something a little outside the box

and stamped onto a paper that I stenciled.

I sprayed a little water to give it a little watery look

and added it to a background I made with lunar paste and water.

I'm really excited with how this turned out!

Be sure to check out the store and see what you can find

for your stamping and cardmaking fun.

AND - be sure to check out the clearanced items for BIG savings!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly