Week 4 with Newton's Nook Designs!

 

Hi friends!

It's week 4 with Newton's Nook Designs 

Inky Paws Challenge!

This month is a fun sketch challenge:

For my festive card this week,

I chose Puppy's Bubble Tea stamps and dies.

I have A LOT of birthdays in December

so I'm getting a head start! :)

I started with a base card using Christmas Party paper pad 6 x 6

and love how it's versatile enough for the holidays and birthdays!

If you'd like to see the mini REEL on Instagram

 it's here!

and

Link up your cards here on the Inky Paws Challenge Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Gnome Gardeners!

Hi friends!

A cute gnome face is hard to resist!

My Wednesday Instagram summer card group has a fun theme

 this week, chosen by our teammie Lisa.  

She chose anything gardening, from vegetables to flowers and

 wheelbarrows to garden gloves and everything in between!

I'm showcasing the adorable Gnome Gardeners from Whimsy Stamps.

I used the clear stamp set and the matching outline dies

and the mix and match marquee die set with a watercolor background.

 Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Happy BIrthday, Denise blog hop!

Hi sweet friends!

I'm actually on vacation,

and hopefully this blog post will appear without a hitch!

Today's post is a birthday blog hop for Denise at The Project Bin!

We, the Design Team of The Project Bin stamps,

 are celebrating a most beautiful lady, Denise!

She is the owner and creative genius behind this amazing stamp line ♥

She's one of the kindnest souls I know 

and her beauty shines through and through on the inside as well as out!

Denise always has a kind and uplifting word

and just blesses us with her smile always!

Thank you, Denise, for all you do and for who you are ♥

 Her stamps are zany and funny

and there are stamps and sentiments for all occasions ....

 from the ones that make you split your sides laughing

 to ones that make you sentimental and all warm and fuzzy!

I've been on her design team since the onset 

and it's been absolutely awesome-sauce seeing 

The Project Bin take off in wonderful directions!

I'm the start of the hop and for today's card,

I've used the stamp set:  Love Your Shelfie

and the matching die set.

The adorable turtle is having so much fun at the birthday party,

her hat popped up in all the excitement!

There is a sentiment and message - on the inside - 

but I can't show that just yet ♥

Here's the stamps and dies that I used:

 

 The next stop on the hop is the Dawn's darling blog here!

If you want to hop along with us and see all the birthday creations,

here is the full hop list:

Kelly Santi

Dawn Mercedes Barrett

Stasia Sloma

Tamie Camp

Jeanette Cloyd

Joanne Travis

Barb Deichl

Tracie Clary

Thanks for stopping by today

and the biggest and bestest happy birthday wishes to Denise! :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly

Kaleidoscope of birthday colors!

Good Morning, friends!

 I'm getting a late start to my crafting/blogging today

 but I'm here! :)

 

I love color ♥

The brighter, more vibrant and bold, the better! 

To me, bright colors are cheerful and happy

 and really make for a wonderful surprise in crafting

 ~ those POPS of color!

I've committed to making a birthday card every Monday in March

 with a stamp from The Project Bin!

Today, I have 2 cards to share 

and I've used the stamp set Born Yesterday.

  It's always fun to find new ways to get creative with card making.

For today's set of cards, I went on a treasure hunt through my supplies

and spotted my alcohol inks and yupo paper.

Perfect!

I created a variety of backgrounds in various colors

 and just let the inks do as they wished.

I am IN LOVE with how these came out!

It's a fun technique and with this creative process, 

you probably won't get the same look twice!

 

Here are the two completed cards using the stamped sentiments

in a creative way to showcase both the paper and the stamp. 

This is how they came out:

 

   

Card #1 

And card #2! 

 Once the background pieces are dry (I always leave mine overnight),

it's time to assemble.

I picked two backgrounds at random 

and added them to the stamped sentiments from Born Yesterday.

These are stamped with Momento Tuxedo black ink. 

These colors just make me smile!

 March is bursting with birthdays in our family - and extended family - 

so it's nice to have some on hand ...

ready to go!

You can find this stamp set that I've used in the shop

We also have an inspiration blog that you can see each week day ...

and there's a brand new stamp set about to be released that is just DARLING!

Keep watching! ♥

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Ready, Set, GO ~ Tall and Skinny!

Happy Wednesday, friends!

It's a quirky kind of day!

It's the day we post our cards for the Ready, Set, Go Challenge!

The R, S, G is one of my "3 am ideas" 

where a card challenge isn't standard - it's out of the box extreme!

For January, Jeanette was our hostess

and asked us to create a card that is Tall and Skinny ~

to fit inside a business size envelope ..

AND to use something new to represent the New Year.
Here is what Jeanette said:

↓

Here it is, the beginning of a new year. I’m not sure if any of us make New Year’s Resolutions (I know I don’t, although I do set annual goals) but research tells us that the most common New Year’s Resolution people make is to lose weight. For this, our first Ready Set Go theme of the New Year, I want our cards to lose some weight. No, we are not going to weigh our cards… but we are going to make them skinny. Instead of making a typical A2 card or even a square card, we will be making cards that are the perfect size to fit in a business-size envelope. Tall and Skinny! (Oh, how I wish that were my body type.) Oh, I guess you realize, to be tall and skinny, your card will also need to be vertical and not horizontal. We don’t want to be short and fat. ;)  

A second part to this month’s theme is to use the newest paper-crafting item you have while making your card. Maybe it’s a stamp you recently purchased, a tool/gadget you received for Christmas, or some other treasure you’ve acquired. Whatever is the newest. (And remember, newest could be months ago… but hey! It’s not for me! I get new toys way too often.) 

Here’s to the Newness of a 2019!   Ready? Set? Go!

My card, created at midnight, 

hoping that I get an A+ on the first card of the year! :)

What I used new:

This is the first time I'm using this darling Hello Bluebird

stamp/die set called Moose and friends - so it's NEW to me! 

The idea was to build-a-scene by going upward with the images ..

I think, should I attempt this style again,

I'd create linear division lines next time :) 

I am smitten with this card, though!

It was a lot of fun to make and really stretches the comfort zone,

hence, the Ready, Set, Go challenge!

 You can see Jeanette's tall and skinny card here

and Barb's (not so tall and skinny!) card here!

I'm up to chose our challenge next month ...

So Thinking Cap:  ON!

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings! ♥

~Kelly

I'll enter this into:  2CraftyCritterCrazies
Pile it on: Land Animals 

Mondays with The Project Bin ~ Birthday Bonanza!

 Hi friends! 

 I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Today's post is super fun as I'm showcasing

 another way to use the stamp from The Project Bin ♥

*photo heavy post!* :)

It's always nice to personalize our birthday cards and tailor them

to a specific friend.  

But sometimes we need to have a few cards in a pinch!

Today I'll share with you how to take one stamp set

and make many merry cards!

 

I've taken several stamps from the Born Yesterday stamp set

and combined them to make a set of cheery birthday cards.

I've used several speech bubble dies to create the die cut with dsp.

One that was adhered to the white cardstock base,

I stamped out the sentiment using Momento Tuxedo ink in my

Tim Holtz Stamping Platform.

 

 I added a few enamel dots to the front to complete the look ...

and the added another sentiment to the inside of each of the cards ↓

 Are you still with me?!

Aw, thank you!

Here are the cards, bundled up and ready to give out as a gift 

or have handy for some quick grab 'n go birthday card giving!

 You can see this stamp set and more in the shop.

And for more inspiration, you can click on the photo of any stamp set

and it will take you to the gallery.

And, all week long, the Design Team will share cards

to inspire your creativity over at The Project Bin blog.

Thanks for stopping by today

and visiting along with my blog card photo tour :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings! 

~Kelly

I remembered your birthday ...

Hello, friends 

and happy Friday!

 

We have a jam packed, fun filled weekend ahead,

getting in some last minute fun before school starts again.

Can't believe the summer has flown by so fast 

and school will be here in a couple of weeks.

I'm.  Not.  Ready!!

Today's card is one that was so wonderful to work on,

using the "Born Yesterday" stamp set from

The Project Bin Stamps,

What a fun and oh so true sentiment! :)

I remembered your birthday,

without looking on Facebook! :)

And I share with you with certainty ....

the stamps from The Project Bin Stamps are unbelievable!

They stamp crisp and clean right out of the gate - 

making your stamping sentiments a super time with creativity!

They hold both bold black ink colors superbly

as well as bright colors to give your cards a pop!

Give them a try!

You can find this set and many more in the store ◄

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

29 ... again?

 Don't you love it that we are so young .........

Every.  Single. Year!

Me, too :)

  

We are actually on our way to the zoo!

 I got sidetracked last night with 100K

other projects and busy-ness so I'm blogging on the fly :)

  I added the sentiment to the inside of the card,

as the front was getting pretty busy.
This card came together pretty quickly,

using a kit that was sent to me by Barb as part of our

Creative Card Chicks -SCS group.

I used at least one of everything in the kit except the brads

and the cardstock, poloraid frame are from my stock and cuttlebug :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly
Entered to:  7Kids College Fund - AG

Inspired by the Sea ♥

Good Morning, friends!

What a gorgeous weekend at the ocean ~

sand in our toes, salt water breezes, great surf and gorgeous weather :)

And WAY too much food!

I'm truly blessed to live here in South Florida, surrounded by the sea ♥

We did have some unexpected excitement while swimming ~

a shark fin popping out of the water about 30' away. Yikes!

I also managed to slice my foot on something sharp, most likely coral rock.

Now that we're home, my foot is propped up ...

perfect for stamping! 

 Today's card...

I.  love.  this.  card!

It was inspired by the sea and my love of all things nautical ♥

The ocean is my happy place!

The stamp is from The Project Bin Stamps

using the new A Way With Words "Born Yesterday" stamp set.

So many fabulous stamps for birthdays in this set.

It's stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black - but how pretty this would be

stamped in ocean colors or even a beautiful Kraft or Crumb Cake :)

I added a few flower, buttons, some interloped twine

and this card came together beautifully.

 

 Stop on over and see all the new release The Project Bin Stamps,

including the new Christmas stamps to get a jump start on holiday cards.

WAVE-ing to you all and sending

Big hugs, bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter this to:  AAA - Favorite Stash (buttons!)