Been farmin' long?

 

Hi friends!

Today we're heading to the farm!

This week for the Wednesday Fall Friends card group,

our theme is Hayrides and Fall Festivals!

I wanted to make a fall themed card with a tractor

for an upcoming family event 

and yep, it's on a quaint little barn out in the country!

lI used Lawn Fawn Hay There stamps and dies

as well as the Lawn Fawn grassy border die to make the rows.

I wanted to make them a yellow-amber color to resemble rows

of farmers fields and hay.

The one teeny tiny solo cow is from Tiny Farm!

I blended the clouds with a stencil and used ballet slippers

and bubblegum ink pads.

Here's a final look!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  Lawn Fawn challenge:  Awesome Autumn

PIP Challenge 2438 :  Anything Goes

Paper Minutes - Fall

Papercraft challenge #110 - Fabulous fall

You're the G.O.A.T!

 

Hi friends!

You're the G.O.A.T!

{greatest of all time!}

I just LOVE that sentiment!  

It's what my son and granddaughter call each other 

when they see each other :) 

To hear that little voice "what's up, GOAT!" is so stinkin' sweet!

Today's card is featuring the adorable goats from Lawn Fawn.

I was super blessed to cross off Goat Yoga from my long awaited 

bucket list when my beautiful daughter took me for my birthday.

We had a blast!

I'll definitely add that to my 'try again list', too!

I added the sweet goat stamps to a grassy little farm area

and just love the little one jumping up into the air!

I'll have to give this one to my grand from my son

since it was created with her in mind after all!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

entered to:  Lawn Fawnatics challenge:  Awesome Autumn

Got Presents?

Hi friends!

Got presents?  No peeking!

I just adore this peeking dragon from Whimsy Stamps!

For this card, I turned it into a Christmas card.

I added a tree die from Whimsy Stamps (ret'd) and used Ranger's

Distress Spritz Spray in Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers. 

I think it gives it such a pretty shimmer and shine!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

linking to: Lunar New Year Challenge - dragons

Peace on Earth Challenge 72 ~ Christmas

We love 2 Create ~ Mixed Media/papercraft

 

Bright Zinnias ~ Fall Hop Day 2!

Welcome Fall with Altenew Florals!  As the leaves turn and the air gets crisper, we're celebrating the beauty of fall with Altenew's Craft-A-Flower sets, featuring the innovative keyhole system. Join us as we craft stunning, dimensional flowers inspired by the rich hues and textures of autumn with the 'Flora Fiesta' Instagram hop hosted by @addi.mahajan ! Each stop on this hop is blooming with creativity, showcasing how these unique sets bring fall to life in our projects. Get ready to be inspired and fall in love with crafting all over again! 

Join the Day 2 of this hop and be mesmerised by the beauty of Altenew florals, where every petal tells a story.  

About my project (write a few lines about what you’ve created)

To celebrate this, Altenew is giving away $15 Gift vouchers to FIVE winners! All you need to do is:

 FOLLOW @altenewllc , @addi.mahajan , me @ and all the talented designers participating in the hop (check the line up below)

 COMMENT by September 28th, 2024 midnight EST

Winners will be announced on @addi.mahajan ’s stories on September 30th, 2024.

 Next up on the hop: 

If this inspires you, play along, create a project using any CAF set and share it with #florafiestahop2024

What are you waiting for? Gorgeous project inspiration and fun prizes await you! Don’t forget to show some love by commenting on every designers' post!

P.S. Check out yesterday’s post on @addi.mahajan ’s feed, for the first batch of amazing designers joining our Instagram Hop Day 1!

Hop Line Up:

@addi.mahajan

@sevenscrafts

@bonniecarollee

@Deezinesbyd

@handcraftedbyjoy

@touchofmagik

@createwithkas

@lanabylanadesign

@mammacooksalot

@lindafieldsstudio

@Itsacardknocklife

@mugdhagujarathi

@sarahsstampinretreat

@terismailbox

@tracisjoyfulpapercrafting

Happy hopping!

***This Hop is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram or Facebook. By entering, entrants confirm they are 13+ years of age, release Instagram and Facebook of responsibility, and agree to their terms***

#altenew #altenewlove #altenewflorals #florafiestahop2024 #altenewcraftaflower

ATC's - Monthly Group!

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a set of ATC (Artist Trading Cards)

for a monthly swap over hosted by my sweet friend Melissa.

 It's always Anything Goes ..

which is fun because it's always a BRIGHT idea to play with supplies!

See what I did there?

LOL!!

Here are my FIREFLY ATCs!

I think they are just positively adorable!

ATC's are traditionally 2.5 x 3.5 " cards ~

mine are a sqaure 2.5 x 2.5 so I could use the stitched frame die

from My Favorite Things.

I layered the adoreable firefly paper from Doodlebugs

and Lawn Fawn Little Fireflies colored with Olo markers.

Stop by Instagram here to see more! 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Linked to:  Simon Says Stamp / Anything But a Card!

Everybody Art Challenge - ATC

A Cut Above ~ AG

You are simply amazing :)

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Suicide Prevention Card Hop. During Suicide Prevention Week, we aim to spread messages of hope and support. We encourage friends, co-workers, and loved ones to use the resources shared this week to help those in need. If you’re struggling, please contact #988 for 24/7 support via call or text.

Together, we can help #StopSuicide.
We can find support and hope by having honest conversations with one another. #RealConvo
If you think someone is struggling, trust your gut. Ask directly and listen.

A special “Thank you” to our special guests! Today, Gina Krupsky @ginakdesigns and Aditi Mahajan @addi.mahajan are joining us to share their voices and creativity to support our mission.

Please visit the other designers to see more messages of encouragement!

Hi friends! I hope today brings you peace and love :) For today’s card, I wanted to share a positive message. I used @concordand9th flower dies from #summercamp and the sentiment from a stamp set in the kit. I die cut and assembled all the flowers thinking how much we are the same - starting as one but joined together, it’s beautiful! One small flower petal stands alone but building the layers, one by one, and finally a full bloom - that’s a connection and friendship and support that’s magic!

You should have arrived here from: @kanddmurnain
Next up in our hop is: @varadasharma

To start at the beginning, please visit: @ginakdesigns

@ginakdesigns
@addi.mahajan
@madewithlovebyterri
@thatcraftygolden
@joyfullymadebyallison
@thesophisticatedcrafter
@kristinsluhan
@cardsbyerikalynn
@michellecolecreates
@manleymademinute
@sglass1908
@tammy_massey70
@kanddmurnain
@createwithkas 🌼🌺 You’re here!
@varadasharma
@love_from_lola_
@handmadebykanicky
@tracisjoyfulpapercrafting
@zemstones.by.walter
@shaker_cards_by_julie
@cardmakerpapercrafter
@unikbyliz
@touchofmagik
@craftyengineer
@mumuspaperology
@armenscraftroom
@forgetmenotcardco
@shacks_papercrafts
@missmissamakes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Kelly

Fall Friends!

 

Hi friends!

The Wednesday card group has another round of cardmaking fun

~ our Summer Soiree has turned into Fall Fun! :)

Honestly there's just something about Autumn that kicks my

creativity into high gear!

For this season (yes, 12 weeks of cards and projects!),

we have a round of hostesses that have come up with

the most amazing fall themes.

This week, Shawn's theme is 

- and he picked a great one! -

 A Latte Fall Fun!

Coffees, teas, cups and all things PSL :)

So here's my "maybe" card :)

It may be the one I created or it may be the one I scrambled to make

because I misplaced my original card somewhere!

I made a clean and simple card with a Stamptember set collab ~

this was Pinkfresh Studio and Simon Says Stamp.

It's a darling set with 2 besties but I just used the large coffee stamp

and matching sentiment.

And that's it for today's card share!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

3M ~ September!

Hi friends!

Today's card is SUPER corny! :)

I'm sharing my 3M card (the 3 Musketeers)

which is normally posted on the 9th of each month 

but I had a previous blog commitment.

So today it is!

The 3 Musketeers (Barb, Jeanette and I) idea 

is a rotating hostess card group

where we take turns sending each other an image to create a card.

This month Barb selected our image - 

this adorable Newton's Nook Candy Corn image!

         My card went a little rouge from my original idea :)

My grand's favorite color is pink so I added a little in there for her

rather than a traditional candy corn.

Fun fact - I love 'em!  It's a love it or hate it type candy

and they are SO incredibly sweet, but I do love them in moderation!

The silhouette background is from a die cut to create a spooky woods.

Be sure to see what Barb

and Jeanette created, too!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

The ProCRAFTinator's Club: September!

Hi friends!

Today's share is for the TCP 

~ The ProCRAFTinator's Club ~

where a group of us friends share our cards

made from a kit, class, camp or retreat!

This idea came from chatting with friends about all our 

camps and classes and kits that needed dustin' off :)

We post on the 2nd Monday of every month ~ 

and that's today!

For September, I'm bringing out the ghosties!

This adorable die/designer paper kit set was a live special

with Laura Graff on Scrapbook.com 

I loved it so much, I added on extra paper to the special!

I added a little witches hat to both of the ghosts

and the hearts that are also in the die set 

and scattered those among the vellum.

The BOO was fun to create and I made a bunch in H'ween colors.

I'm already working on several other cards using this set

as the ideas just keep coming!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly