Ready, Set, Go - Circa 2008!

Good Morning, friends!

That is not a typo - it really says 2008!

My son asked me once, when discussing the '80's, 

 "isn't that when you all wore poodle skirts?"

Me:  "You.  are.  hilarious."

We are on Round 3 of the Ready, Set, Go Challenge!

 Jeanette is this month's hostess and asked us to go back -

 way, way, WAAAAAY back into our galleries at Splitcoaststampers 

and find the 8th card, representing the time we first posted to the SCS gallery -

in, you guessed it, 2008.

Oh the horrors! :/

It's such a funny trip down memory lane to look at my first cards ...

some of them I remembering making and LOVING them - LOL!

Here is my original card:  
  GASP! 

 And here is my new card, a CASE of the above ↑

What I kept: the card color scheme and the blue background design 
with yellow/green/orange design, bold flower as focal point 
and a corner sentiment ...
 (yes, that hideous purple flower in the corner is a sentiment, LOL!)

What I changed:  The prima flowers to a water colored stamp,
the red polka dot ribbon to red jute twine
 and the brads to enamel dots,
and the circles in the patterned paper became paper-pieced flowers.

 

I won this stamp set in an Altenew Giveaway and am so blessed!
It's so beautiful and the videos using this watercolor wonder stamp set are absolutely beautiful! 
I paired it with Amazing You, 
the small flowers used to create the background. 

 

You can see here what Barb and Jeanette made
 using their old cards from 2008 :)
Next month, I am up as hostess and already have my challenge planned ~
Stay tuned! :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥
~Kelly

CYS: Amazing You!

Good morning, friends!

  It's the 28th of the month ~

 the day the Challenge Your Stash friends post our cards with a chosen theme.

This month's theme is from our hostess, Terry L:

 "Use your favorite floral stamp."

           

Confession .... shhhh!

I don't have a favorite!

I did, however, finally ink up a floral stamp set that I LOVE ♥

I took advantage of Altenew's free shipping and sale awhile ago

and scooped up two of the stamp sets: Amazing You and A Splash of Color
I'm glad I finally got to pull them out and ink them up,

gently nudged from Terry's floral theme!

I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE art fan ~

 especially the works of impressionist Monet and post-impressionist Seurat.

**Swoon!**
I think that's why I was drawn to the watercolor/splotchy look. 

My card is inspired by one I saw somewhere on Pinterest ...

I couldn't find the original poster again (as soon as I do, I'll link it up!)
Her card inspired me to mix both of these stamps to create a very 'artsy' look.

It was a bit of a labor of love but so. much. fun!

So I made 3!
  

 My oldest daughter LOVES Alice in Wonderland and said it reminded her
of the playing cards (guards) running around painting the roses red!
The background for this one is a ruby red/dark pink.

 Here is another flower in the stamp set, and the card base in yellow.

I'll add this pink card to the Altenew inspiration challenge :)

Thank you, Terry, for your wonderful floral theme!
Your CYS nudged me to get these out and finally ink them up ~
no longer sitting in my *please use me bin!*

May your day bloom with wonder,
and remember,
 you are amazing!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly