Grunge Ghosts!

Hi friends!

Here are 3 easy to make cards using card fronts 

and quick strip sentiments ~

 cards in under 5 minutes!

I've used Whimsy Stamps Quick Card Fronts - Grunge Ghosts.

 I love the homespun, earthy feel to these!

They aren't OVER the top spooky haunted Halloween

but more grungy, vintage, sort of old time quality :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

BOO!

Hey BOO!

I was BEYOND lucky to receive the new STAMPtember

Simon Says Stamp and Whimsy Stamps collab to work with.

This set did sell out but you can hop on over to both SSS

and Whimsy Stamps to see similiar amazing products!

I ink blended the backgrounds to create a nighttime scene

with a moon glow.  Honesty, I LOVE this card!

I added the Whimsy Stamps EEK shadow word die

and the spiders and web die set to complete a Haunted Mansion look.

We just spent a few days at Disney and Haunted Mansion is 

actually my favorite ride at Magic Kingdom :)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

 

3M: Be Happy!

 Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a catch up card from earlier this month:

The 3 Musketeers mystery image swap.

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

swapping images every month to create a card.

This card would have been on my blog earlier

but a lot of things swirled about to push it back a bit ~

and what do they say ...

no time like the present!

For this month's 3M image, Jeanette was the hostess

and sent us an adorable scarecrow from Stamps of Life.

Such a cutie!

Thank you, Jeanette!

You can see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here.

Thanks for stopping by

and happy fall, y'all!

~Kelly

I (heart) you!

 Hi friends!

Quick card share ~

die cut, sentiment strip and cardstock scraps for the win!

My Instagram card group called Rainbow Connection

has a monthly requirement to create a card using MOSTLY

white space with a splash of rainbow.

I'm a fill 'er up kind of card making and CAS is hard for me!

But I did my best :)

I used the retired MFT Stamps striped heart die

and tons of cardstock scraps, layered it up on black cardstock

(another allowed color in addition to white) for some contrast.

I'll see you soon with another card!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

BLOOM - you are worth it!

Hi friends!

I'm sharing a card that you may have seeen on Instagram

earlier this week.

I'm so grateful for the scheduled option

which is perfect while traveling :)

This is a card I created for a very important awareness hop

that was hosted by a friend.

I really wanted to showcase the beauty of life

(flowers blooming)

and the importance of how special every person is.

So Gina K Designs was a perfect choice!

This is from her set Flower Medley.

I ink blended the flowers in different tones of pink and peach

and used her oval stencil to create a background.

The flowers were also created using the coordinating stencil.

Off to tackle a mountain of post travel laundry

and catch up on papercrafting!

Take great care,

Kelly

 

Hello from the tropics!

Hi friends!

Happy Friday!

I'm sending you tropical greetings from afar!

We are on vacation this week and next

and making some amazingly beautiful plans - 

our family is so incredibly blessed  <3

I have a few blog posts and cards to share

a little out of order so stay tuned!

This card literally melts my heart.

I created it when my granddaughter was with me for 2 weeks

in a fun, creative way.

Video will on my YouTube channel soon but

You can view the REELS on my Instagram channel here!

         This gorgeous large floral stamp and die set are from Altenew

called Bountiful Bouquet.  It's a beautiful layering stamp set

and I did stamping onto the watercolor background.

I just love the bold, vibrant colors!

To create the watercolor look, I used waterbrush markers,

also from Altenew.

I added a background lattice die and added a frosted vellum

underneath and a bit of splatter to give it a dew look!

Here's another look:

   Thanks for stopping by!

  ~Kelly

Happy STAMPtember!

 

Hi friends!

Happy September and 

a joyous STAMPtember!

We are sharing today our creations

AND

there is a wonderful free gift with purchase!

It all starts here on the Simon Says Blog!

I am delighted to share with you a card creation

from the new release of Simon Says Stamp

called Squirrely Birthday.

This set is part of their new stamp release

and there are 3 easy steps to follow!

Here is my card, using inks for the layering system

and I just love the puns with this set!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

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

 Hi friends!

I have another edition of Kell-of-a-mess

where I take messy art to the craft room!

A few years ago, I created a Messy art group

but took some time off for my granddaughter and life

but I. am. back!

Messy isn't usually my style UNLSS it's art!

The messier, the better IMHO :)

I love finding creative ways to showcase how ELSE you can create

and the more untraditional, the better!

This month, I had my beautiful granddaughter for 2 weeks!

Oh the fun we had!

One of the art moments was painting with rain ~ 

that's right, RAIN!

As is ... from the sky :)

You can peek at it here on my YouTube channel:

And the result:

I love how they turned out, even for sympathy cards,

which I normally would not have made with OUR art :)

But we had so many panels of beautiful rain-colored art,

I thought they would make beautiful florals.

We have a part 2 - stay tuned!

Those are O.M.GEE amazing!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Whimsical Christmas!

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a snowy village Chsristmas card

featuring Lawn Fawn stamps & dies.

This card was SO MUCH fun to make :)

This card has a few things I ADORE ..

 1.  Snow!!!

2.  Bright whimsical cheerful colors

3.  A quaint little village where I'd LOVE to live one day

and craft/write 'til my hearts content!

But my husband says 

'You wouldn't make it .... there's no Starbucks."

HAHA!

He got me there ...........

I paired together Lawn Fawn's Winter Village and 

Over the Mountain Borders stamps to make this happy place.

I did a white paint splatter on everything within 2 feet

 for the falling snow and colored the images with

prismacolor markers.  

And I don't say it often, but I'm totally smitten <3

I hope you have a great start to your week!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Sharing with:  Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round

Crafter's Cafe - AG

Farmquest Country Christmas

Sparkles Christmas - Include a tree

3M: Thankful Magnolia

 

  Hi friends!

It's the 9th day of the month, the day the 3 Musketeers

post our cards with a mystery image.

The way it works:

 Barb, Jeanette and I take turns sending each other

a stamped image and we all create a card with that same image.

I think this is the 11th or 12th YEAR of this challenge ... wow!

So for this month, we are showcasing Thankful Magnolia

from Gina K Designs .

I did a dual stamping technique where you stamp once (the image)

and then twice (overlay of versamark/heat embossing)

which gives such a unique look!

Barb was the hostess for this month and sent us this to work with.

I had a lot of fun playing with mixed medias to get

a fun technique card!

You can see Barb's card here

and Jeanette's card here!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Simon Says Stamp - NEW RELEASE!

 Hi friends!

It's an EXCITING day!

I am OVER THE (summer) MOON thrilled to have been invited

by Simon Says Stamp to showcase products from the

new release this month called Happy Camper.  

The new release is filled with amazing new stamps,

 dies and so much more. 

 Summer is coming up to a close but there is still a little bit left

 to enjoy the endless days of summer fun and starry nights :)

This card is feauturing Fun Birdie ~ an adorable 2 piece wafer die.

I love how versatile it is and I can already see holiday cards!

In traditional Kelly colors, I went with cheerful and happy

when coming up with this card design.

The outer border die is Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die,

the arches are Pink and Main and 

the cardstocks are a mix of Lawn Fawn and Concord & 9th.

Be sure to head to the blog for the full release

and tune in to the YouTube channel Live Stream 

at noon EDT on Friday, August 1!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Lavender Haze ......

 Hi friends!

It's been 2 weeks since my last confession 

last blog post!

It's been WILD, to say the least!

I thought I'd share my latest hybrid card ~

a textured monochromatic purple floral birthday card.

Whew :)

The textured background embossing folder = Altenew

Stamped image = Altenew

Sentiment strip = Gina K Designs

Watercolors = Kuretake

Dew Drops = Concord and 9th

Distress Oxide Spritz Spray = Ranger

and with all that, one fun birthday card!

That's it for me ~

thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Summer in Nantucket ...

 

Hi friends!

Welcome to summer in Nantucket!

This has been a fun-filled week of cardmaking with sharks

and coming up with fun ways to incorporate them into my creating.

This was an idea I *saw* in my head (ahem - first red flag!)

and when I went to actually make it ....

welp.

 

So, here's my we-just-stopped-by-the-giftshop-on-vacation postcard!

Kinda looks like the ones we'd get back in the day, right?!

Honestly, it's almost funny ... especially with the LIGHTHOUSE

in the MIDDLE of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.

Double ahem.

I used various Lawn Fawn stamp sets to create this fun card

and a theme of Red, White and Blue for my Wednesday 

card group on Instagram.

The ink blend was using Distress Oxide Inks and if you look closely,

I inverted the ocean with the darker 'bottom' on the top.

Totally meant to do that - YEP! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

3rd Annual Shark Week - 2025!

Hey CHUMS!

 It's Shark Week 2025!

This is one of my FAVORITE times of the year,

inspired by my son when he was a wee boy.

He's grown now with a life of his own

but we love to keep the tradition - and fun - going!

For me, that's cards, too!

I put out a 'casting call' for Shark Week themed cards

to join me this week and it was a FIN-tastic party!

This is one of the several cards I made using

Lookin' Shark by Whimsy Stamps.

I also added colorful sea kelp and shells from Build-An-Ocean die set.

I LOVE the colors of this fun card ~

made with some help from my granddaughter.

(She was painting and I didn't want to waste her finished paint

so I just smooshed it around on some cardstock 

 ~ waste not, want not!)

Check back tomorrow to see another shark card ~

my favorite one in the ocean!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  Crafty Gals 269 - Shark Week  in July!

Elliebelle's Crafty Corner - Anything Goes

3M: Little Things!

                                   

                                                                      Hi friends!

It's the 9th day of the month which means it's another edition of

The 3 Musketeers card sharing post day.  We are 3 friends 

that take turns mailing each other a 'mystery' image 

and in turn, we create cards and post on the 9th. 

This month, it was my turn and

I chose Crafty Meraki's Little Things stamp set.  

I went really outside the box with my card, chosing to ink swipe colors and then splatter it with gold metallic paint from Tim Holtz.

I also stamped/die cut the floral image and added a gold border and sentiment.

Fun, fun!

                           Be sure to see Jeanette's card here

                                        and Barb's card here!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Blimey! Ye arrrrrr old!

Ahoy me hearties!

We're checking the treasure map 

to show you a fun card technique!

I have a fun card to share using Whimsy Stamps products!

This was a fun card created for my Wednesday card group

to share a technique learned or invented :)

I actually created a coffee stained paper and made a map

BUT

I messed it up badly with the background stamping

and quickly had to rethink it.

So distress oxides for the win!

Once it was dry, I die cut the map shape using Treasure Map

and stamped the Treasure Map stamps on the cardstock

and then distressed the edges for a Ye Olde World look.

I also stamped, die cut and colored images from 

the Blimey Pirates stamps and dies collection.

This turned out so fun and PUNNY at the same time :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly