~Kelly
7.05.2025
Blimey! Ye arrrrrr old!
~Kelly
7.03.2025
1 + 12 Thrives in ' 25 ~ July!
Hurray for the Red, White and Blue!
For the July edition of the One Plus Twelve card challenge,
I opted for a patriotic look :)
Hi friends!
Just in case you are new here, Hey!
The 1 + 12 is a personal monthly card challenge
and you can read about it here.
My card is sharing a stamp/die from Alex Syberia Designs,
a collab from Simon Says Stamp for Stamptember 2024.
I intentionally left it uncolored
for the contrast of the blue and red stripes.
I added a tiny bit of silver to compliment the sentiment strip.
My friends Barb and Jeanette are joining me this year
and you can see their cards on their blogs.
,
Here's to August, where I'll share another edition!
For those in the USA and celebrating,
Happy 4th of July!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly
Entered to: SSSMondayChallenge - Red, white, blue
6.30.2025
1 + 12 Thrives in '25: June!
Hi friends!
Down. to. the. wire!
I am just barely squeezing in my June card
for my personal card challenge!
Once upon a time, I had an idea to take ONE stamp -
and ONLY one stamp -
and use it once a month.
This is my 7th year of this challenge!
The idea?
We spend so much on our crafty supplies
and often would get a stamp/die/product and use it.
Just once.
So to challenge myself to use my products more than once,
I came up with
One (stamp) Plus Twelve (months) of cards!
For 2025, I am using Alex Syberia Designs Close At Heart
from the Stamptember collab with Simon Says Stamp.
Since it's June, I went with a rainbow theme!
#ally
I invited my dear friends Barb and Jeanette to join me
and you can see on their blogs what they chose as well!
Thanks for stopping by!
Art Journal Journey - Mixed Media
Dream Valley - AG
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Sending Flowers
6.23.2025
It's a Kell-of-a-mess: June!
Hi friends!
It's time for another edition of Kell-of-a-mess!
This is a spin off of a creative vision I had years ago
to create any card/project with a MESSY theme.
A very busy life kept me away for a bit but I'm back and
oh. the. ideas. I. have!
This month, I have a collab!
Challenges: Neglected Stuff Challenge - Old Paints and forgotten stamp
Pammies Pinky Inkies - AG
Path of Positivity - AG
6.20.2025
Hey CHUMS!
Hi friends!
We at Whimsy Stamps are sharing our shark/JAWS themed
cards in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the movies JAWS.
That's probaby the one movie that changed my life the most!
I'm using the newly released Shark Snacks die set
to make this not-so-scary shark.
Here is the matcing REEL on Instagram!
We ADORE Shark Week at our house!
It's a whole week of festivies, tv binging and
fun shark themed meals and snacks and deserts,
as well as driving around town
getting all the Shark Week themed goodies!
~Kelly
6.18.2025
You're OUT of this world!
Hi friends!
Today we are heading to space!
My dad bought my brother and I our first telescope
when we were teeny tiny
and I still love looking up at the stars.
And seeing a shooting star is still delightful!
I used Lawn Fawn stamps to create this card.
Starting with distress inks, a galaxy was born!
I also stamped, die cut and colored the stamps from Out Of This World
and layered them around the card base.
The final touch is the clouds and sentiment!
You are BEE-utiful!
You are BEE-utiful!
Buzzing by today with a great big THANK YOU to
for sending me amazing box of cardstock to try, create and share.
This was truly a kind gesture and
my jaw dropped when I opened the box!
Just WOW!
According to their website,
"each box is hand-selected, one-of-a-kind exotic papers
and cardstock from around the globe.
Each one is a mystery ~ like receiving a gift wrapped present!"
I have an unboxing on my Youtube channel coming up
but you can see this ADORABLE bee that showed up
when I was photographing my card!
TOO cute!
And here is my card:
I used @sizzix Bee Hive die set to create this card
and o.m.gee ... the wings!
I love the delicate beauty of them!
You can see more photos and details with description
on my Instagram HERE.
Thanks for buzzing by!
~Kelly
Entered to: Elliebelle's Corner - AG
Try It On Tuesday - In The Garden
Triple B - Birds, butterflies, blooms
AAA Colorful - See Mood Board
6.16.2025
Up Up and Awaaaaaay!
Hi friends!
Life has me up up and away!
I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Taylor @Sizzix
for sending me amazing goodies to work with from a recent hop!
Oh my, I will be making cards for days upon days
and I am so very grateful!
Today I'm sharing one of the cards I made with
This is such a fun and versatile die set!
I used the penguins and balloons
and added some stitched HI letters that were in my stash :)
I'm so tickled with how this turned out ~
it's fun, it's whimsical and of course, bright Kelly colors!
You can find this set and more in the Sizzix store!
(ohhhh that was very Dr. Suess ... 🤣)
Thanks for stopping by!
6.09.2025
3M: Turtles don't hurry!
~Kelly
5.26.2025
Remember and Honor the Fallen
Hi friends!
It's Memorial Day in the USA,
a day to remember the bravery and courage
of those who served our country.
In memory of many, in honor of all ~
I am grateful!
products.
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*Military Heroes clear stamp set
5.14.2025
Recycled Artistry: May
Hi, it's me! 👋
Playing in the trash again!
My card is using the box from the set of Island markers
from Altenew for a recycled card hop.
My friend Dawn saw a card I made on Instagram that I upcycled
from a thrifted book & asked if I wanted to co-host a group with her.
Sure!
I do love a RECYCLE thrift flip!
You can see the video here !
And my card ⇓
5.09.2025
3M: Go Fly a Kite!
Hi friends!
It's time for the monthly 3M (3 Musketeers) card share!
This is a group with 3 friends (Barb, Jeanette and I)
that take turns sending a mystery stamped image to create a card.
I'm sorry for the delay and posting so late in the day ~
my laptop was over at my daughter's house :)
This month, Barb sent us this Newton's Nook Designs
stamped image called Newton's Kite.
I colored my kitty to look like my Oliver!
I created a background of colorful clouds with a stencil and ink blending.
The frames are from the-basket-on-my-desk file.
It's quite ....... overflowing TBH!
Be sure to see what Barb and Jeanette have created as well!
Thanks for stopping by!
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5.07.2025
1 + 12 Thrives in '25: May
Hi friends!
Happy May!
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.
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 took my Concord and 9th ink cubes (from the Winter Camp)
and matching cardstocks to create this card.
With the ink cubes, I swiped them directly onto cardstock,
let it dry and stamped onto the background.
Taking matching cardstock colors, I layered them diagonally
in a coordinating color pattern and die cut the entire panel together.
The sentiment is also from the Close At Heart set
and perfect for many occasions.
Thanks for stopping by!