CCEE2101 ~ New Year's Resolutions

                                                                          Hi friends!

Welcome to a new year of challenges with the CCEE Stampers!

We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season.

Our hostess who'll bring us all the January challenges

is the uber talented Lynn McAuley!

Here is her challenge:

A new year usually means New Year's Resolutions. For the first challenge of 2021, I am asking that you feature something that you could add to or subtract from your life to improve the quality of your physical or mental health.  Your card can be tongue-in-cheek or the real deal!

Oh Lynn, such a wonderful challenge and so much to think about 

with the new year upon us and the goals we set for ourselves!

For me, I'd love have less Starbucks but I'm no quitter!  

time spent on social media.

 My iPhone tattles on me with that built in stats feature ...

"You've spent 6.5 hours online today!"

BUT!

That's where I blog and tweet and post and share with friends ... 

So rather than say what I can't really give up, 

I thought I'd share the goal to utlitize in 2021 ~ send more snail mail!

I've used MFT Stamps Crafty Friends

and the MFT stitched blueprints and window frame stitched dies

and colored her with prismacolor markers.

Should you post your design to an online gallery other than your blog,

 please use keyword CCEE2101.

Thanks for stopping by!

Umbrella .... ella ... ella .....

 

Hi friends!

Umbrella .... ella ... ella ........

as my kids say, 

if you know, you know! 

:)

Happy Sunday!

Time for us here in South Florida to get out our umbrellas!

Tropical Storm Eta is heading this way!

My card is for the FS at Splitocoasttstampers

and it's always fun as a Dirty Girl Alumni to enjoy the gallery of one of our own!

I'm not big on the whole CASE-ing cards thing

but in this case, that's the point :)

The idea is to be inspired by the card and I spotted this card of Jane's:

After almost discarding my background, I decided to give it a second chance 

and let it take center stage.

After mixing and practicing with some watercolor pans, 

this was what was left and the paper pilled too much for my liking.

Instead of tossing it, I kept it and gave it a second chance ..

and, as I like to say, it's actually kinda groovy!

Here's my card:

Dug into my old stamps and found Pure Innoncence MFT Stamps Umbrella girl

and the sentiment is from the Prayers MFT Stamps set.

And that's it from me!

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday -

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

Crafters of Faith: Isaiah 60:19

 

Happy Friday!

                                       I hope your weekend is off to a good start!                                                    Today's card is fro the Crafters of Faith card group                                                            and our hostess this month is Liz.

       We are making cards this month based on her challenge and scripture:

Isaiah 60:19 ~

  The sun will no more be your light by day, 

nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,

 for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

                           

Thank you, Liz!

Her challenge, along with the scripture is to use radiant or sundials

on our cards somehow.

Thank you, Liz!

Her challenge, along with the scripture is to use radiant or sundials

on our cards somehow.

I used the MFT stencil die to create sunbeams

and this little cutie is off to the beach!
i used a snow hills die to mimic waves that she is standing in.

Here is the inside of the card:

One of my HAPPIEST places!

The beach!

I know this isn't the most spiritual card

but that isn't necessarily the only requirement of the group.

We are faith-filled, creative and talented cardmakers!

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

~Kelly

National Pencil Day + Giveaway!

Hi friends! 

 

 I'm getting a late start to the day's posting ~ 

but, hopefully, with good reason.
I've been in bed for 3 days with the flu :(

I'm in 'take it one day, one hour at a time mode!

And the saddest part ..

today is my birthday! 

Oh this one is a year to remember ~

and praying I'm well enough to enjoy some of it this weekend, too!

 

Onward to my tardy card ...

 this is my last post as the March hostess for the CCEE Stampers.

Tomorrow is National Pencil Day.

The DT have created cards featuring a pencil image

or colored the image with colored pencils ~ or both!

I've used an interesting frame from Hello Bluebird that is slightly larger
than the A2 card size.
The card, when standing, looks similiar to an easle style - pretty neat!
This is the inside,
which is the finished statement to the sentiment on the front. 

Before you go, 

You know what they say about birthdays - celebrate!

I am celebrating my birthday with a big giveaway

of stamps, matching dies, and other crafty goodies on my Instagram

(winner will be chosen only on Instagram, so hop on over!)

 You can find me HERE if you'd like to take a look! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Hello! I'm still here! :)

Hello friends!

 I have missed you! ♥

I'm sorry for my long absence from blogging.

In fact, Mondays are usually the day I post for The Project Bin,

but I haven't had a moment to get back to card making.

We were completed thrown out of any sense of normal life by hurricane Irma.

We prepped our home, then evacuated ~ leaving everything behind 

expecting a Category 5 to destroy our home and belongings :(

We came back home to a very un-normal life of clean up and rebuilding, 

both here and at my mom's house.

Even now as I type, I hear the faint sound of a generator in the distance

and the hammering of patching a roof or rebuilding the fences,

and chain saws continuing to cut through fallen trees.

 Our home is intact - PTL - and everything that fell/broke is replaceable.

 Petrol/gas is short, power is out everywhere,

massive trees are down and blocking roads, 

grocery stores are stripped bare.

We were able to skirt the disastrous Category 5 strength 

and get the outer bands of a 3 or 4 ~ such a blessing.

It breaks my heart to see how many are suffering total loss 
and devastation in the Caribbean islands and our beloved Florida Keys.

 So, I started coloring this morning after my son resumed school again. 
It's just a simple card, and about all I could manage.

 

I am so thankful for how many people prayed for us,

sent us wishes of good will and messages of strength and hope.

I feel blessed beyond measure knowing so many were thinking of us

and I thank you all, each and every one of you! 

This card is dedicated to all of you :)

Thank you ♥

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Fall-Kickoff with my favorite MVP!

Good morning! 

 Today is that fun day - the 15th of the month - when the Dueling Darlings card groups posts their cards with a chosen themed kit from a hostess ....

 and we *scrored* a wonderful card kit from LJ this month. 

LJ is our group's huge sport's enthusiast!

She loves her Badgers and sports galore, often traveling to games and spending her vacations at stadiums near+ far - the ultimate fan!

So Terry (for the Dazzlers) and LJ (for us, the Divas) gave us 

"Fall-kickoff" for our theme this month.

W/out further adieu, here in the my card using MFT's Pure Innocence

(Football player).

I used a few of the papers from the kit, and propped up the 
embellishments/touchdown onto 3D dots for dimension.

 And the inside of my card, left blank so I can write a little note later ;)

As a bonus, we were asked to share our favorite fall memories.
For me, I ADORE Fall - the smells, the slight crisp to the air, the wonderful holidays that are heading our way!  My favorite fall memories are the ones with my own kids ~ visiting the pumpkin patches and find 'the' one pumpkin to bring home and carve, remembering them standing up on stools wearing their little aprons making batches of pumpkin bread and pumpkin bars and hoping they don't drop in more egg shells than egg, hayrides at the local farms, and creating our own scarecrows with a pair of daddy's old jeans and a raggedy shirt - blissful, happy, family moments!
And the return of the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte's, of course!!!! :) :)

Thank you, LJ, for an uber fun, sporty kit this month!
Please stop by and see what the rest of the Divas and Dazzlers have made -
you can find them right over there in my sidebar!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly