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 ⇓

Here is the box I started with,

 already disassembled and getting the creative vibe going!

I really love the idea of turning something into something else

ESPECIALLY if I can keep it out of the landfill.

We need to protect and take care of Mother Earth!

Here is one final look!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

This was one of the color combos I chose for 2025 - pink and peach!

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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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!

FRIDAY fun!

 Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a card for a monthly card group

 where we have a theme to follow and a card to create

The theme was:  Celebrate the women in our lives,

be it a mom, grandmother, daughter, sister, etc.

I chose my mama!

She was a seamstress for 50+ years, self taught 

with a hand-me-down Singer from a thrift store.

She would make our baby clothes and most of my dresses 

growing up, including matches for my dollies!

I did NOT inherit that gene.

I can't sew in a straight line, not by machine or hand!

My oldest daughter - HOLY SMOKES, the talent.

BUT!

I can make cards, LOL!

I'll enter this to the current Lawn Fawn challenge #195 

with a BINGO theme:

I used whimsical, mice, bright, markers and cardstock!

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: AG

As You LIke It/ Soft or Bold - Bold for mom!

Addicted to Stamps and more - Make Your MARKer :)

WIN $150.00 in prizes!

 Hey friends!

Head over to my INSTAGRAM for a fun blog hop 

with MASSIVE $150 prizes!

You'll also see a super fun card that I colored with my markers :)

It's pretty COMIC-al!

Sneak peek!

A GREAT BIG Thank you to Alyce 

from Kit and Clowder for sponsoring today's hop!

Happy hopping and good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

Teal vision .........

 

Hi friends!

I'm behind on blogging ....... again.

Life is LIFIN' 

and I just can't seem to stay above the (crafty) float!

But I'm thinking ... that's a good thing 💙

              Recently I created a card for a monochromatic challenge.

It was MEEEEEEH-SY!

I used the Lindy's Gang Magicals in teals

 and well,

let me just SUGGEST (that's me shoutin') 

that you may want to wear gloves!

The end result?  Stunning but prepare yo'self!

Speaking of teal, I did the TikTok Color Your Name challenge.

You type in your name and it generates *your* color.

Did I bite my nails wishing for green? 

you. betcha.

But I did get my 2nd favorite color so win/win 😁

Back to my card!

I also used Bountiful Bouquet from Altenew 

and did some splotter (that's splatter but my toxic trait is

I never STOP when I should so my splatter turns to splotter!)

 

And that's my teal inspired card!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!