Hot Mess ... Bee's Knees!

 Hi friends!

 It's that time again for the Hot Mess ~ Success card group

to share our cards.

(Here's how it all got started on my first messy card post.)

And, just like the name suggests, we make messes!

I do love creativity ...

and, even more, I love a challenge!

But messes?

Not. my. thing.

Which is why it's so funny ironic that we have 

once-a-month card challenge that requires us to make a mess!

But!

We are crafters, amiright?!

I used a watery, messy technique that I will definitely try again

(and that just may be the first time I've said that in a Hot Mess post!) 

If it has an official name, I apologize in advance ... I found it by mistake.

 I call it ... the paper towel technique!

 Barb is our challenge hostess for February's card

and her extra credit this month was: 'Use red.'

You can see Barb's card, Jeanette's card, and Terry's cards on their blogs.

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I started with #110 heavy weight white cardstock,

I spritzed it with water for a light misting.

While it was still wet, I dropped Tim Holtz distess reinkers

in Barn Door, Picked Raspberry and Tattered Rose and let it do it's magic.

Before it dried, I placed the patterned paper towel onto the damp cardstock

and lifted off all the color.

 I was a little heavy handed with the pinks so the red is slightly muted ~

but it's there :)

I hoped that the design in the paper towel would imprint onto the cardstock

but I'm digging the fun textures and swirls it left behind!

My images that I added are from Hello Bluebird 

and were colored during The Daily Marker 30 day event.

I'm glad I finally got to put these cuties onto a card ~

I'm super hap-bee with how this turned out ♥

This month's card = Success!

And that's it from this corner of the messy craft desk ...

until next month :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

I'll enter my card:  Word Art Wednesday

The Flower Challenge -  flowers with leaves 
Tuesday Throwdown - make your own background

DDD: It's a BEE-u-tiful day!

Happy BEE-day, friends!

There is a lot of buzz on my blog today!

It's the 15th of the month and

that means the Dueling Darlings post our cards with a chosen theme.

Our hostesses are 2/3 of "The Terrys" ~ Terry S and Terry A!

If you are new to my blog,

in a nutshell, the DDD is two teams of card-makers:

The Dueling Darling Divas and the Dazzlers!

There are 2 hostesses for each team every month and

they come up with the theme and send a card kit.

We in turn make a card based on everything sent,

 minus the basics like card stock and glue ...

because we nifty crafters almost almost have that on hand :)

It's on a rotating basis and this month's kit from Terry S is un-BEE-lievable!

Terry is truly such an amazing crafter.

She can take stamped images, one sheet of designer paper,

a string of ribbon and 3 sequins

and somehow make 10 cards :)

So in honor of Terry, I've made 2 cards this month.

I used everything except the ribbon and the alternate image 

and I'll hoard use those at a later time :)

The only thing I used that was my own is the cardstock, 3d foam,

tombo and wink of stella.

Her kit was filled with lots of yellow and black and bee inspired papers ~
it is just darling!

Card 1:   Including the inside ↓

 

Card 2:  including the inside ↓

 

 This was such an incredibly fun card kit!

Thank you, Terry!

You can see all the cards by the Divas and Dazzlers

over on Splitcoaststampers/galleries here.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly