F.Y.I. ~ Play in the Puddles!

Hi friends!

You may remember from this post my F.Y.I ~  Find Your Inspiration blog series ♥
It's been fun through-out this year finding pieces 
and memories that inspire a card :) 

My children and I went to see the Christopher Robin/Winnie-the-Pooh movie
last month and it was absolutely adorable!
The quotes, like this one, always warm my heart ♥

 

During the Daily Marker 30 Day coloring challenge, 

I colored a lot of stamped images.

 I set most of them aside for a time i could add them to a card or use the colored images as a focal point.

  Today's card is just one of those moments!

I  love stamped images with umbrellas ♥

To me, the represent the beauty of the promise of what is after the rain!

I have so many, I just had to get my stamps out and play ...

using Hello Bluebird.

Oh these little ducks are so cute!

 

I hope you find what inspires you, too,

and you let it guide your creativity!

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

~Kelly

F.Y.I ~ *Extra! Extra! Read All About It!*

Happy Fri-Yay, friends!

You may remember from this post my F.Y.I ~  Find Your Inspiration blog series!

  I have several coming up which I'm super excited to share! :) 

I have a new series I'm about to debut, too! 

Double YAY!

While doing some research for that, I came across this photo.

 

It reminded me of the countless movies and shows that I've seen

with a little boy standing with a bag of newspapers,

shouting "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!"

hoping to attract customers and deliver sales to make a small day's wage.

That image is one of those that kinda stays with you.

At the mere mention, you nod your head and said "yes! I know exactly the one!"

Maybe, like me, you can't quote the specific movie or show,

but you remember it :)

I've been meaning to make some cards for my brother.

He's an officer in the Army stationed in Germany but on temporary duty in Italy.

Yes, Italy!  

I tried and tried to tell him I needed to go with him to be his translator!

He said, "Kelly. You don't speak Italian!"

I know, so there's that ........ but still.  It's Italy!"

Needless to say, I didn't get to join him - LOL!

So the next best thing?

Send him some homemade cards!

So he can send them to our mom!

Yep, he's kinda lacking that way.

I was VERY lucky while shopping for a friend at Hobby Lobby
to stumble on that big clearance sale they had on stamps.
I scooped up quite a few stamps like this one as I it was 
just what I was looking for to make simple, CAS cards!

I've made him a stack of these, added envelopes, and will ship
these off to his home in Germany! 
I know when he's home from where he didn't take me from his temporary duty,
they'll be waiting for him to have on hand.

And that's my inspiration for this week!
Remember, the world is filled with inspiration and creativity ~
reach out and make it yours! ♥

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly