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