Tag, you're it!

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a fun tag

with bright cheerful colors.

Our Instagram FANS of Simon Says Stamp

card group has a monthly theme of Anything Goes.

And I'm getting a head start on my tags!

I used Celestial Wishes from Simon Says Stamp, 

purchased for the dragonfly in the set :)

I did a base layer of ink blending with Distress Oxide Inks

from Ranger and heat embossing with white embossing powder

from Simon Says Stamp.

I love the vibrant colors and dimension!

                                      Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to: SSSMondayChallenge - Tags

AUD sentiments blog - embossing

We love to Create - Mixed Media

Hey girl!

Hi friends!

Today I have a post for my friend's card group on Instagram!

We are in the 2nd year of this fun group and

  once a month, she randomly

chooses 2 choices of cards from the Color Cubes, both editions.

We can chose either card as a springboard to create.

I chose card #107 from the choices:

the vibrant plums and fushias were calling me!

I used the Simon Says Stamp Tucked Hearts stamp

and embossed with gold accents for a POP

and Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors to build up the bold colors.

I also added a simple die cut Hey Girl! to the front :)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

SSS - New Release: Sugar and Spice!

 

Hi friends!

(for my 3M October card series, please check back on Firday!)\

Today I'm delighted to once again have been invitted to showcase

the new Sugar and Spice release from Simon Says Stamp!

This release is so charming and colorful and 

perfect for a start to the holiday crafting!

I was sent this GORGEOUS and absolutely enchanting

Graceful Swans, so delicate and elegant!

This set has 22 clear stamps and matching dies

with a birthday, thank you and thinking of you sentiments.

For my first card, I used patterned paper and the birthday stamp.

I added Versamark ink and SSS gold ultrafine embossing powder

 for a pop of gold.

The Sugar and Spice collection is available now in the store ~

and be sure to stop by for the Instagram and SSS Blog hop

information, as well as another card share!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

CCEE: Thinking GREEN!

Hi friends! 

I have two posts today ~
for my Drive By Crafts Winter Wonderland card, click here!

 I'm super excited that I was able to get a little inky this afternoon 

while chatting with my daughters and planning, planning!

We have a BUSY next 2 weeks so card making is precious to me ♥

Since the CCEE Stampers challenge this week is GREEN,
I had an idea of where I wanted to go with my card :)

I fell instantly in love with the Honey Bee Stamps 
 coffee break stamp set (of course!) when I saw it ♥

This week, they have a fun challenge to show off your green inspired cards

so I had a lot of fun stamping and embossing to highlight 

both the stamps AND the green!

WHICH is my very, very, VERY favorite color :)

 Some fun facts:

* Green eyes are something special ~  2% of the world's population has green eyes, making it the rarest eye color in the world!

* "It's not easy being green!" says our favorite green Muppet, Kermit!  Did you know he wasn't initially intended to be a frog?  His species was undetermined until Johnny Carson identified him as a frog nearly 10 years after his creation!

* Green is the symbol often associated with fertilty and in the 1400's, it was the preferred choice of color for wedding dresses.   

To make this card, I started with a green cardstock base, die cut to give

it a scalloped shape.

I ran my embossing buddy across the cardstock to prep it for inking

with VersaMark, and then embossed with Recollections white embossing powder.

I stamped out the cups and donut and smaller images 

in a random pattern but kept the coffee cup on a saucer as the main image,

focal point in the center.

I didn't want it to lay flat against the card do it's propped up with 

a low layer of 3D foam.

I repeated the stamping/embossing for the sentiment 

and that cute saying is from the Blah Blah Blah set which remains 

one of my favorites!  The sentiment stamps are hilarious!

And that's my card!

I absolutely LOVE how this one turned out ♥

I'm envisioning a stack of these to give to my son's teacher

with a variety of different sayings ...

woohoo!

Extra credit for mom!

LOL!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly 

I'll enter this to: Die Cut Divas - monochrome 
 Monochrome Magic - monochrome

Be Yourself .......

 

"Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself"

 ~ Coco Chanel

Hi, sweet friends ♥

Such a lovely, lovely saying 

and incredible truth behind the beauty of words!

It's amazing how one sentence, just one grouping of words,

makes an incredibly powerful statement.

Believe in yourself, Be yourself ♥

 

I have another card to share with you today from The Project Bin,

from the Wise Women "A Way with Words" acrylic stamps.

And can I just tell you?

They are dreamy!

 These stamps are so crisp and clear right out of the package,

and so versatile for a variety of your card or paper craft projects

(cards, scrapbook layouts, memory books, Project Life - the list goes on!)

I am just tickled pink with these stamps!

For this card, I channeled my dear friend, Maxine, 

who is the queen of embossing!

I found my SU! Melon Mambo embossing powder, heat gun, 

and stamped out the Coco Chanel saying in Versamark ~

stunning results!

I was going for a CAS card look 

(me? I know, right?!) so I really wanted the sentiment to POP

a little brighter.  I added a few sequins and bakers twine in matching colors

and the card just speaks volumns. 

I didn't even need to decorate the inside as I usually do ♥

Please be sure to stop by The Project Bin blog and follow along

for wonderful, inspiring cards and projects.

You can find this stamp set and much more in the store ◄ HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by today ~

as always,

Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

Golden Christmas cards ♥

 Happy Friday!

Oh my, what a week this has been -

and our weekend is jam packed full, too!

 

The Just For Fun Design Team has some exciting news!

We have a cross promotion this month with Altered Pages -

a wonderful company filled with

arts and craft supplies for all your card making needs.

They sent us, the DT, a wonderful package filled with all sorts of goodies

to create with - from tags to gorgeous collage pages, ink,

borders, mat stack pages and more.

Thank you, Altered Pages!

 

I have to cards to share today as it's my turn on the JFF Inspiration blog ♥

First up, I've created a golden holiday card with shimmery cardstock,

an image from the Altered Pages' Cardstock Pages ~ Mid Century Cmas.

Now, I'm going to show it to you - twice!

How on earth do you photograph Gold Shimmery cardstock!!??

 

The gold was very hard to photograph and I wanted to show off the colors

and unique, fun image from Altered Pages so here is the first look:

 

Then again with the gold highlighted :)

 

 

Next up, this is my hybrid card using both the White Christmas stamp from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps and supplies from Altered Pages ~ the burlap, Bazzill half edge strips, white , the gorgeous vintage book pages in which I've made this scalloped flower and the beautiful mat stack background paper.

 

 For this second card, I've embossed the entire stamp in gold embossing powder to highlight the stamp and added accent papers/pieces around.

 

Here is a close up of the beautiful White Christmas image,

which is available in the store and in many options:  Wood, UM, or as a mounted stamp.

 

 

And a flower made with the vintage pages into a scalloped flower ♥

 

Thanks for stopping by to peek at my golden holiday cards!

I wish you a most wonderful weekend ♥

 

 

You can check out Just for Fun Rubber Stamps here -

and if you are lucky enough to be in Florida, there is a free trunk

show going on this weekend!  Woohoo!

And, of course, stop in to Altered Pages and see all the crafting goodies

they have to offer!  It's fabulous!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly