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

  Hey friends!

It's another edition of my monthly series:  Kell-of-a-mess!

You can read how I startred this fun HERE!

And this month, we're having POTATOES!

Here is the video in a recap!

I really love the idea of recycling and upcycling

and it hurts my heart to throw away something I could potential use

(at least once in this case!)

Since I was throwing away the peels anyway, why not have some fun!

From start to finish, here's what I came up with!

This was BY FAR the messiest fun creating I've had in a good while!

It was WILD but the end result was truly really pretty.

Thanks for stopping by!

Recycled Artistry!

Hi friends!

Today I have a card using a birthday banner 

from my recent birthday celebration 🎈

Here is a quick recap & explanation:

I used the adorable Butterflies stamp and die set 

from Whimsy Stamps.

I was going for an ethereal soft look to match

the colors and design of the banner circles ~

the colors, the stitching, the size were perfect 

for a recycled item for my card.

My card group on Instagram asked that we use

a recycled item this month and I chose the party banner.

Now I'll always have a piece of the party and the memories 💚

There is a lot of dimension on the card

which is hard when using vellum - so it look a little creativity!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Cherry Pie Butterfly!

 

Hi friends!

I created a card for an Instagram hop called Just One Color ...

and the color for March is red.

When I think of red, I think of 

 Christmas, Valentines, Taylor Swift (let's go RedTV!)

But this is like .......... March.

I tried to thunk ~ and thunk some more ~ on a card idea

but in the end just couldn't wrap my head around one!

So I grabbed my supplies to just play.

I stamped, die cut, ink blended and watercolored

and put it all together to create something.

And it was kinda neat!

 Until ...

I looked at it and said that literally looks like Cherry Pie!

And now I cannot unsee it, LOL!

Introducing Cherry Pie Butterfly!

I even sugar dusted the wings :)

I added a second butterfly underneath to give it 

structure and more dimension.

I'm glad I did ~ I think it gives it extra beauty.

Have a cherry-licious day!

1 + 12 Thrives in '25: April

 

Happy April!

March FLEW by in a blur

and here's to a blooming new month!

Today I'm sharing my monthly card for my 

card series:  One Plus Twelve

and this is the 7th year of this challenge 

where I take 1 stamp and use it 12 times, 

one for each month!

{ Click here! }

For 2025,  I chose Close At Heart, a collab stamp and die

from Alex Syberia and Simon Says Stamp.

This was released during their Stamptember celebration

and I can't tell you how much I adore it!

I did hues of pink this month, thinking of Easter and spring.

I colored it with prismacolor markers and added a little touch

of gold and vellum for a little extra drama :)

My friends are joining me again  this challenge this year

and you can see  Jeanette's card and Barb's card on their blogs.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  As You Like It - Floral/Why (favorite flower/color!)

Craft Rocket - Layer It Up!

Moving Along With The Times - Spring Flowers

The Divas that cut paper! - Spring floral

Word Art Wednesday - AG

Pinspiration Challenge - See Photo (I have green leaves and pink florals)

You DA best!

 

Hey friends!

Today I'm sharing a card for the FAN-tastic card group

on Instagram where fans of Simon Says Stamp

post our monthly cards.

The theme is always Anything Goes unless it's September

and then we showcase any STAMP-tember set :)

It has turned into quite a wondeful FAN-mily!

I've barely been home and running in too many different directions

and quite honestly, barely had time to throw a card together :(

I reached into my scraps pile where I found these die cut strips

and created a few background panels.

I LOVE this die cut from Simon Says Stamp and CZ Design ~

totally something my son says, LOL!

I die cut that from gold cardstock and layered white underneath,

purposely peeking it out just a smidge for a tiny border.

For the first panel, I messed up the placement.

Sadly, it was glued!

So once I peeled it back off, rather than toss the panel,

I just cut smaller hearts from what was salvagable.

Ta-da!

Finally, the sentiment is from Shine Bright clear stamp set.

I felt like it needed a little something something and rolled with it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Garden bunnies!

 

Hi friends!

Happy Friday!

Today I have a card to share featuring the adorable

Whimsy Stamps bunnies.

Be sure to see the youtube unboxing here

and a CUTE shorts here! 

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My card features the cutest bunnies from Whimsy Stamps

and they are Bunnies in the Garden.

I colored them with prismacolor markers

& added them to a background of the Fabulous Florals paper pack.

The frame around the bunnies in the flower garden 

is the Mix & Match Marquee die set.

Thanks for stopping by!

The ProCRAFTinator's Club - March!

  Hi friends!

Today's card share is for 

~ The ProCRAFTinator's Club ~

where a group of us friends share our projects

made from a kit, class, camp or retreat!

This idea came from chatting with friends

and how so many of us are proCRAFTinating on our classes,

camps and kit/subscription boxes!

All those kits, past and present, online classes and camps ~

We're dustin' them off and creating :)

For this month, I didn't have to go far.

Concord and 9th just had their Winter camp

and one of the classes taught by Meghan Andrew 

was a beautiful layered die cut floral card.

This card is not my own design but from the class.

I did switch up the colors of the cardstock and added a banner

sentiment rather than stamp the card directly

and popped up a few of the sprigs of florals.

I loved this card so much for the women mommies in my life!

I am planning to make several more in their favorite colors

for Mother's Day :)

Thanks for stopping by!

challenges entered:   A Cut Above - AG

Make My Monday - die cuts

Path of Positivity - Something you wouldn't normally make

3M ~ Happy Snowman!

 

Hi friends!

It's time for the March 3 Musketeers debut!

And it's CHILLY 'round here!

Not ... actually ROUND here.

I'm in Florida .... it's quite HOT!

Here is where you can see what the 3M is all about.

My card took quite the detour this round

so I'm guessing Chilly wanted to stay a little longer

with Jeanette, our hostess this month 💙

She sent the 3 of us this adorable Penny Black snowman

stamped image and this is my take!

It's sooo simple - just fussy cutting and pretty paper!

I did add a sentiment to my card and this one is from Mftstamps

called Snow Buddies.

You can see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here!

I'll be up next month so be sure to come back 

and see what April will be!

Thanks for stopping by!

Secret Stamp Challenge!

 

Hi friends!

There's a new lil something to share today ~

and the secret is out of the box!

Some months ago, I found a pack of 4 brand new

 Hanna Stamps clear stamp sets bound together at the thrift store.

I could hardly believe my eyeballs!

They are a company that has long been gone from the industry 

and I'm grateful for whomever donated them for someone to love.

Since there were 4, I immediately set aside the French Parisian one

for my sweet friend in Paris (scroll to bottom to see all 4!)

That left 3 more and I had the idea to send 2 of them to 

Jeanette and Barb, reminiscing of the days we'd sent a mystery supply

to each other and create something out of it.

Based on the 3 left, I chose 

*the motorcycle girl for Jeanette (she rode back in the day!) 

the gardening girl for Barb (it reminded me

of her greenhouse she has adjacent to her home),

and by default - and the only one left - I got the maid, ROFL!

And finally, here's my card:

I confess I drew a blank!

I just couldn't figure out what to do with this image

and ended up with a cas card.

This sentiment though ... 😆😆😆

Here are Barb's card and Jeanette's cards

and finally, the 4 together :)

This was a lot of fun!

Thank you Barb and Jeanette for joining me

in this fun adventure!

I'll enter this to:  Craft Rocket Challenge - For the girls

Cards4Calz - For a special lady

Carnival Fair!

 

Hi friends!

Today we're heading to the county fair! 😃 

This week, my Wednesday card group

 - Cards For All Seasons - 

has a fun theme of carnivals!

That could be anywhere from a literal carnival, county fair, 

to Mardi Gras and carnivals in other countries.

We even included masks, masquerades, ticket stubs or big tops

and even just fun carnival colors ~ and hopefully this inspires you, too!

I created a Fun Fair with carnival rides in honor of my 4 kids 💚

Their schools always had a fun festival every spring 

after the standardized testing period ended as way to celebrate

months of preperation and studying and test taking.

It was always grand and I made sure to always run one of the booths,

which we also made from scratch!

 For this cheerful card, I used 2 different Lawn Fawn stamps:

Admit One and Coaster Critters.

The background is blended with my distress inks

and I colored it with prismacolor markers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Entered to:  Lawn Fawnatics:  Birthday

Daisy Chain Challenges - Animals

Love to Craft - AG

Conjurer of Dreams - AG

Spring is here! It's smell AWFUL!

      

Hey friends!

Today I'm sharing a hilarious card for my friend Geeta's 

Giggle Group!

I have been on a major purge and while destashing my stamps,

found some that I'd forgotten that I had.

This Big Grumpy from Taylored Expressions has been with me for years.

I had so much fun sorting through the accesories stamps,

like Easter and Halloween!

I used the flower pot from the Easter set 

and ended up taking the potted plant

 and trimming it so I'd have just the flowers. 

 Grumpy is sitting in a garden!

Thanks for stopping by!

1 + 12 Thrives in '25: March

' Hi friends!

First, hi dad - missing you today so very much 💔

 I'm sharing a card for my favorite series ever:

One Plus Twelve: Thrives in '25 .

This year, I chose a floral stamp set from Alex Syberia Designs

collab for Stamptember called Close At Heart.

The idea?

Take one stamp - and ONLY one stamp - and use it 

once a month in creative ways, hence, 1 + 12 .

For March, I found a beautiful sheet of dsp with bright fun colors.

I stamped directly onto the dsp and just let it be the star of the show.

The background is a debossed aqua cardstock 

I rounded the corners for a little extra oompf.

I'm still recovering and just have ZERO mojo

or energy physically or mentally ....

Maybe next month, I'll be back with some Va Va Voom!

My friends are joining me again  this challenge this year

and you can see  Jeanette's card and Barb's card on their blogs.

Thanks for stopping by 💚