Halloween barn dance!

 Hey friends!

Quick post today since I've been out of the house all weekend

and plowing through (no pun intended!) a massive migraine :(

I created a fun harvest/barn Halloween scene

 for a card hop with my friend Sara.

The theme was farm/barn animals dressed in costume

so I'm going with Milo The Mouse dressed as a farmer!

I added some big spiders to make the barn look extra festive :)

K ...

probably dating myself here but remember in the 50's

when Tarantula came out!

Those MASSIVE spiders taking over ~ bruh!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

AECP - Let It Shine!

Hi friends!

Wishing you a wonderful start to your weekend!

Today, I'm excited to share my completed card for the next course 

in the AECP Altenew Academy Level 1 journey!

This exciting and glittery course was taught by the talented

Carissa Wiley and it's called Let It Shine!

She is truly Queen of Sparkle!

My card was so incredible fun to create and the good kind of messy.

I started with the set Bountiful Bouquet from Altenew 

and stamped/die cut directly onto a mixed media panel.

The panel was created by using the super fun Lindy's Magicals

including the Halloween set.

I loved the organic look to the panel and it has so much shimmer

and shine when it moves around in the light.

"Don't overlook embossing when adding shine!"

I love this tip from Carissa!

I had just received an order which included the 

Gold glitter cardstock - gilded set and it was perfect for the sentiment!

I die cut the Thank You using the Timeless Sentiments die set

and the gold shimmer helps to pick up the shimmer in the paint.

"Images have a beautiful shimmer with a dark background"

I chose a dark green cardstock from Stampin' Up 

 to compliment the rose/gold tones in the floral image.

 For the final glitz, I added some flecks of metallic paint

to the background of the cardstock to highlight the gold

and a few enamel golden dots sprinkled around.

One finally look, my supervisor has given her PAW-proval!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Haunted Mansion Memories!

 Welcome, Foolish Mortals!

If you have ever entered Disney's Haunted Mansion,

those spooky words will sound familiar! :)

It's my favorite ride at Disney

and so many memories of our recent trip are still near to heart <3

Today I'm sharing a purple Haunted Mansion card

to celebrate my granddaughter's birthday at Disney.

Although she wasn't a fan of the Haunted Mansion, she LOVED 

her birthday trip and we did, too! 

I sent this one to my daughter (who's favorite color is purple)

and used the September My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts.

SO MANY goodies included in this kit - 

cards for days upon days can be made!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero - Memory

Simon Says Challenge - Spooky/Add Some Purple

I'll be Gnome for Christmas!

 Hey friends!

Dashing by with a quick hi and an even quicker card to make 

~ clean and simple!

 My friend Brennan had a challenge for a One Layer Christmas Card 

~ yikes!  I don't do one layer very well often 

so this was a LEAP outside the box!

I settled on the adorable Gnome for the Holidays from Whimsy Stamps 

and I let the whismical colors and MERRY letters be the stars :)

Here's the really skinny side view!

Life is settling down to quieter moments here with the storm leaving,

birthday girl is officially 6 and 

tomorrow The Kid and I are heading to his college.

So see - simple is good after all :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Linking to: BYSH Cardmakers!

The non-colors of fall!

Hi friends!

The splendor of fall is here with changing leaves,

a crisp touch to the air and 

it's pumpkin everything! :)

I absolutely adore this time of year knowing that soon

our home will once again be filled with our family,

 visiting from all the parts of the globe for the holidays

in November and December!!

I have a fun card to share today with some

rather unusual colors for pumpkins ~

non-traditional colors of fall!

That's the challenge theme my sweet friend Traci

gave us this week in our Wednesday 

 Instagram card group here!

Her challenge:

"create a fall card with non-traditional colored leaves."

I ADORE green and teal together!

I had an idea to create a fall-ish, non-traditionalish card 

using Harvest Blessings from Trinity Stamps.

Since green might be considered a traditional fall color,

I grabbed my watercolors and used mostly purple and teal

and let the water do it's magic!

I added a simple splatter to the background 

and popped up the sentiment for some extra drama :)

Thank you Trinity Stamps for the shout out on Instagram

and resharing my card - I'm truly honored!

Thanks for stopping by today!
~Kelly

entered to:  Retro Rubber Challenge - TicTacToe

(watercolor, die cut and your choice

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Jeepers Creepers .............

Jeepers Creepers ...

where'd you get those eyes?!

Hey friends!

I have a spooky scarecrow card to share

and this one is super spooky, 

based on the movie Jeepers Creepers!

Please check out my Instagram here for the creepier version :)

This was a FUN card to make!

I started with this haunted scarecrow die from Whimsy Stamps

 and had a fun time using sprays and spritzes!

I started with a base of Ranger ink blended distress oxide inks

and then sprayed water to give it a messy, runny effect.

Next, I die cut the Halloween Scarecrow die

and sprayed/spritzed using the Tim Holtz spritzes in a variety of colors.

I did the same to the wrought-iron fences going for a patina look.

Before adding it to my card base, I stamped the corn/wheat

from the Headless Horseman clear stamp set in the background

and as a final touch, added some spritzed pumpkins.

Spooky Season is upon us!

It is always a fun time of year to see both fall and Halloween

and I hope my card today gives you some inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Entered to:  Crafty Gals Corner Challenge - Spooky

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Halloween

Little Red Wagon - Halloween

 

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

Hey friends!

It's time for another edition of Kell-of-a-mess!

This year, I decided to reclaim a few of the ideas I created 

and bring them back to my cardmaking.

Messy play is fun when creating my cards and

 I love seeing the organic creations that come from them!

Hello October!

This month I used 3 different mediums on my card:

watercolors, inks and markers!

I started with watercolors and a stencil to create the background

and just let the colors (mint and hot pink) blend together naturally.

Once it was dry, I stamped out the flowers

 from Gina K Designs Beautiful Day 

(from the Crop and Create/ September 2024)

in hues of pink from Lawn Fawn inks.

Finally, I used my Altenew marker to darken up the flower middles

for a little more drama!

I'm so glad I revisited this idea of mine because I missed it!

Stay tuned for 2024 ~ there's a wild ride ahead 

and I'm SUPER DUPER excited to share what it is!!

One last look!

 

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Linking to:  Creative Artiste chalenge -  mixed media

Cut It Up - Inspired by Song (You've Got A Friend In Me!)

Patti's Creations - stamped image

Fall Fun with Friends!

 Hi friends!

It's time for another week of Fall Fun with Friends!

This is a wonderful group of cardmaking friends on Instagram

and you can see all the fun themes and card inspirations here!

This week our theme from Kati was "Fall gnomes or Autumn Wreaths"

I knew immediately I was going to break out 

the Stamptember gnomes from Clearly Besotted ~

they are a GEM!  

(Fun fact:  I had a different card - which I adored - but 

my daughter said 'that's not fall - that's spring!"

EEK!

So I quickly re-thunk my card and recolored the flowers more fall-ish

 AND it fits my personal challenge of Peachtober! :)

There is a lot of texture on this card from die cutting the images

and popping them up on 3D foam.

I colored them with my prismacolor markers and included the florals

in a wreath-y shape and added one of the gnomes to the front.

There's another gnome on the inside of the card :)

One last glance!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

BREWIN' up some FUN!

 Hi friends!

Very quick post today as we are in Florida 

and need to batten down the hatches as we anxiously await 

hurricane Milton.

Please think good thoughts and PRAY for our state!

My card is very simple and I'm not at all happy with it

but I had to post it for the 3M - 3 Musketeers - card group.

We are Jeanette, Barb and myself and take turns

sending an image (safe within the angel policies!)

and this month Jeanette sent us this hilarious Witchy Way

by C C Designs.

I looked it up since I hadn't seen it before and it has a trio

of super funny witches!

I fussy cut the witch and popped her on a backdrop of vellum

to keep her from getting lost in the designer paper, 

which is from Photo Play.

You can see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Not-so-scary Scarecrow!

 Hi friends!

It's Harvest time!

 Today we're heading to the farm!

I'm sharing a card with a scarecrow hanging out with his friends

in the pumpkin patch / sunflower fields.

Lawn Fawn has a new challenge ~ Sightseeing! 

I used Happy Harvest stamps and dies and colored them with

my prismacolor markers.

I also added on the slimline picket fence border die in kraft cardstock 

and trimmed it to A2 size.

Finally, I added a wee mouse from Bubbles of Joy as I thought 

it was a cute addition!

We anxiously pray for our state of Florida

with a succession of hurricanes and now Milton.

 Praying for all in it's path as well as the aftermath of Helene <3

Thanks for stoping by today!

~Kelly

Lawn Fawn Challenge 182: Sightseeing (farm)

Crafter's Cafe - include an animal (mouse)

Critter Crazy Challenge - any critter (mouse)

Farmquest General Store Challenge -(farm)

LEAF into fall!

 Hi friends!

We're LEAFing into fall!

And nope - that's not a typo :)

October is an exciting month of fall colors, 

beautiful changes and the promise of things to come <3

Today I'm sharing a card featuring Newton's Nook Harvest Truck

on the way home from the farmer's market!

One of my favorite past times is heading to the farmer's market

 on the weekends to get our freshly grown organic vegetables!

In a bustling busy city like mine, it's a treat to drive

into the rural undeveloped farm areas to buy fresh from the farms :)

I colored the adorable farm truck with my markers

and if you squint real hard you can see behind the image 

is a very light ink blend.

The sentiment is EVERYTHING!

I love how you can mix and match it with other NND sets and more!

AND ...

it's also Bella's truck - IYKYK, LOL!!

Happy weekend!

~Kelly

entered to:  Craft Rocket Challenge - Autumn

KraftyChicksChallente - Use stamps

Moving along with the times - Autumn colors

Time Out Challenge ~ Inspired by Autumn quote

Monster size hugs!

Hey friends!

It's the 3rd of the month 

and that means a new card featuring Whimsy Stamps!

This week is a special one with a 

very special birthday!

 I used Monster Cuties from Whimsy Stamps

(Click here to go directly to the shop

and get 10% off your first order!)

I thought it would be fun to make the colors match

the card and colored FIRST ..

the opposite of my crafty style!

I found some snippets of cardstock and papers in my stash - YAY!

I love it when it's all matchy-matchy :)

Be sure to check out my Instagram where

you can see monthly cards with Whimsy Stamps!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly