HOLLY JOLLY!

 Hey sweet friends!

Today's card is showcasing 2 things:

A huge OOPS!

and The Man in the BIg Red Suit!

This was a fun card to make!

If you would like to see the YouTube version,

here it is:

Because I made a rookie mistake when creating this,

I had to think of ways to save/salvage this poor Santa card!

I used the adorable Stamptember Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous

2023 set ~ cute, cute, CUTE!

.

I loved the background stamp by Hero Arts snowflake swirl

and I stamped it with Pool Party ink.

THEN

I had a misstep with the stamp and forgot it had ink,

set it down on  the panel and had a few Santas on it!

So this is the result!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Merry Grinchmas!

 Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ours was absolutely amazing ~

 in fact, our home is still filled with family :)

It's bittersweet to see them leave but what amazing memories! ♡

I'm on the Crackerbox blog today,

showcasing the adorable green guy himself ~

The Grinch!

I colored him up with my copic markers

and then switched out the sentiment to this one:

Merry Grinch-mas!

 He is nestled into a dome die cut panel and the dsp is from a 

12 x 12 stack I picked up ~ love those candy cane stripes!

That's what I love so much about these stamps ~

you can mix 'n match and really stretch your creativity and cardmaking.

I hope you were able to get some great

 steals and deals with Black Friday shopping ....

like this amazing 50% off sale at Crackerbox Stamps!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Got COOKIES?

Hey friends!

I'm up on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today :)

Santa will be here in 34 days!

And he's checking in to see if you

Got Cookies?!

This card was so much fun to make!

I started with the adorable Side Santa and Reindeer sm.

and I'm showcasing the cute Santa.

I just love his little peek-a-boo face!

I paired Santa with the sentiment stamp set called

Sign Post Words set of 3, using Got Cookies?

To really make Santa shine, I chose designer paper

with The Nightmare Before Christmas wording.

AND check out the BIG 50% off amazing sale happening!

You can find the stamps half off here

and have fun shopping for your favorites!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

PINK Christmas!

 Hi friends!

There's a popular trend in holiday cards ~

Pink Christmas!

This week my card challenge group over on Instagram

has a fun theme:

Create a pink themed Christmas card.

Wow!  

This was a CHALLENGE for me.

All of the weekly Wednesday challenges are suggested/voted

on by the group and this week the 3rd top highest.

So here's what I created!

Pink is actually one of my least favorite colors (gasp! I know!)

But I do love a good challenge so it. was. on!

I went with simple but whimsical and used

Newton's Nook Designs Candy Cane, 

paired with pink gingham paper from Lawn Fawn.

I intentionally left the kitty cat white as this is Oliver,

my rescue baby and I'll give this card to his vet for the holidays!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Oh Christmas Tree .........

 Hi friends!

It's that time of year ~ holidays songs and Christmas themes!

Today's card is one I created for a card group I'm in

and the theme was chosen by one of the group members:

Christmas Trees!

I've used an oldie but goodie to create my card.

This is a set from Concord and 9th called Festive Friends.

I adore this stamp set

but think this might be only the 2nd time I've used it.

I used a simple background of patterned paper rather than 

create one of my own this time.

It was a great match and just seems to give it that extra drama.

The bold sentiment strips are from CZ Designs and were in my stash.

I personally love her little table topper tree!

So tiny but sweet!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Step aside, coffee!

 

Hey hey, friends!

Happy Friday!

It'sm 7 am  BUT it's 5 o'clock somewhere! :)

How cheeky is this card!

I'm up on the blog at Crackerbox Stamps today

with this peek inside a cafe - complete with an awning!

I used 2 stamp from Crackerbox Stamps to create this beauty:

Step Aside Coffee 

and

Martini Lady

This card is a 6 x 6 and perfect to tuck a gift card inside, too!

To create this card, I used a heavy weight cardstock, 

added a pretty pink designer paper and added the stamped images.

Lastly, I added a scalloped border die cut to resemble an awning

at a chic Parisian cafe!

DON'T FORGET THE BIG SALE!

50% off selected stamps!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly

3M: Frosty Mornings!

 Hi friends!

Cheers!

Coffee is one of my FAVORITE things on the planet!

One of the running jokes in our home is 

if anyone is needing a gift for me, I'm a size Venti in Starbucks! :)

Today is the day we (the 3 Musketeers) post our cards 

based on an image received, taking turns every 3 months!

Barb, Jeanette and I all have this same image to create a card

and this is what I came up with with Hello Bluebird Frosty Mornings.

This card came out backwards for me!

I always plan my card design and layout first 

and then color accordingly.

For this one, I was coloring at my desk and then had to go dig

for paper to (mostly) match what I'd already colored!

Some days are like that, I suppose!

You can see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly