Santa Claus is coming .......

.... to town! 

And he is checking his list - and checking it twice!

But I know all of you, my friends,

are all on the nice list ♥

Isn't this image darling!
I really, really, really, REALLY love images of Santa!

This darling Stampendous "secret santa" stamp was sent to the 3M

this month by Barb, our hostess for December.

When I saw it, I was instantly smitten!

I actually colored up this Santa at 1 am,

waiting for my daughter to come home with her boyfriend from a date.

I was sleep deprived and seeing cross-eyed ...

so imagine my (pleasant) surprise to wake up the next day

and see how beautifully it was colored - ROFL!!

Guess I found my perfect time to color and the conditions to color in! :)

For the inside of my card,

I used one of the fabulous sentiment stamps from The Project Bin.

The stamp is from the Maybe Christmas stamp set

and a perfect match to this - and any - holiday card ♥

Be sure to stop on over to see what Barb and Jeanette made

with this secret santa stamp! 

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly

3M: Friends are our Umbrellas!

 Hi friends!

Summer is under full swing here and it's hot, hot, HOT!

Like most of the country, it's sweltering here in Miami.

We're so blessed that they haven't closed any of Miami's Beaches

like they have further north with that heartbreaking algae :(

We're doing our best to keep cool outdoors 

while enjoying the lazy days of summer ♥ 

So far, today's card is the only rain I've seen in weeks! 

 Woohoo!     

Today's card is also our famous 3 Musketeers post ~

Barb, Jeanette and I!

(although someone extra snuck in under the umbrella it seems!)

Barb was our hostess this month with these fun umbrella gals ~

I actually own this Art Impressions stamp set 

and I also rec'd/and created with it in a card kit from Terry L,

so it's been pretty popular :)

 True to form, I picked out my designer papers first,

and then colored the image to match.

I had that red circular die cut left on my desk as an extra from this card

so it became a backdrop to the raindrop papers. 

This was the first time I've tried fussy cutting the ladies from this set 

and wow, takes some patience and steady hands - LOL! 

 

I also finished the inside of the card with a matching sentiment ~

and such truer words couldn't be found.

True friends are one of life's greatest treasures!

   

 

Be sure to hop on over and see what Barb and Jeanette have made as well!

As you can see from our fabulous meme,

we are not only talented but cute!  LOL! :)

Be safe out there - stay hydrated and please

 keep an eye on outdoor pets in your area!

Big hugs, bigger blessings! ♥

~Kelly 
 

I'd like to enter my card into:  Art Impressions - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday -  Red, White or Blue!

It's a GREEN Challenge!

 

Hi ya'll!

Today is all about Green!  

I know, sounds like a country cookin' channel, right?

Get out a big 'ol bowl,

grab some collards, some kale, some spinach ...

{↑ all super yummy!}

... and let's talk green!

It's actually challenge time at The Ink Spot!

Our challenge is to use the color green on our cards.

I love this challenge

because I love green!

 My.  favorite.  color.  EVER!!

 So here's what I came up with using Schoolgirl Sophie

and the funnybones sentiment 'winky faces'.

I might add ~ my teenage daughter saw this card,

started busting up laughing and snap-chatted it to all her friends

with "true story!" added on.

well then!

I actually remade this card 3 times :/

It wasn't until I finally took out the green background

and added in a little touch of light blue that it finally came together :)

Whew!

 I hope you are inspired to head over to

The Ink Spot and see 6 fabulous stamp stores all in one place!
 

You can also see my DT teammates + their pretty green cards, too!

Now that I'm done with my card, I can get back to cookin!

Maybe some broccoli and turnip greens ...

(but no brussell sprouts,  those are yucky!! hee hee!)

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

DDD ~ For the Dogs :)

Oh friends ~ 

 I'm PAW-sitive you will love what the Dueling Darlings are posting today!

I promise our "for the dogs" cards will be

 a tail waggin', face lickin', belly scratchin' good time!

Carol is the Divas' hostess this month and Shelly is the Dazzlers' hostess ~

their incredibly fun theme is:  For the Dogs!  

I LOVE this theme! ♥

They shared that:  "we searched the weird holidays for March. 

On the 10-13 it is Crufts--the worlds largest dog show and on the 23rd is National Puppy day....

.thus leading for the theme "for the dogs".

Carol and Shelly, this is perfect!

We are H-U-G-E doggie fans in our home ....

Buddy is my little sidekick and Buster, our rescue dog from a busy Miami highway, has equally stolen our hearts :)

 Dogs are LIFE ♥

Carol sent us several darling image choices ~ so hard to pick,

so I colored up the first one, Bugawumps Schnauzer

(could that name be any cuter!)

Now here's where my card really started going to the dogs ....

I couldn't cover up the puppies on the designer paper!

I.  Just.  Could.  Not.

I felt so bad ... isn't that crazy?!!

I couldn't cut it the paper.

I couldn't pick a side to use and cover up another.

I just wanted to pet the paper and smooch all over it!

Knowing I wouldn't have a card for today,

I finally got my act together, LOL.

I fussy cut the pup, colored it up with prismacolor markers

and 3D popped it off the card ...

And you know,

I love love LOVE my card ♥

I don't say don't that often ....

but this one makes my heart smile :)  

 

 And the inside of the card:

  

  They also posed a question for the challenge:

 Did you have a pet dog when you were growing up? 

Yep, almost always!

Our first family dog that I remember was a sweet Collie named Holly.

I was just 5, my brother 6, and my parents adopted her

 after we arrived at a new military base.

We were kids of the 70's and she followed us like a second shadow,

sweet and kind and as loving to us kids as one could hope for in a dog.

Bless her heart ♥

Now it's time to see what the other darlings have created!

You can find their blogs in my side bar →

I hope today is a playful one!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings ♥
~Kelly
 

 

Let it Rain .... somewhere else! :(

Hee hee!  

Hi everybody!

I was able to get a few cards in this weekend 

and color up a TON of images, yet to be made into cards!

But it was productive, inky time and that's always fun!

Rain, alas, is not!

Now I do LOVE rainy days -  if I'm home!

or hiking through a trail with a light drizzle ♥

But since I spend my days on the road, 

rain is a disaster here in South Florida and, quite frankly,

terrifies me to drive in!

 

As you probably know, Splitcoaststampers is having a HYCCT

(hope you can cling to) card drive for the month of October,

benefiting many organizations

 and bringing awareness to needs of the community.

I've done 3/5 challenges thus far and this one was the first card.

The challenge is ......

So my challenge to you is to make a card representing your LEAST favorite weather condition.

Whether the weather be fine
Or whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold
Or whether the weather be hot,
We'll weather the weather
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not. ~Anonymous British poet

My card submission ~

Since I went with a Bugaboo digital stamp,

I went ahead and followed their sketch challenge for this week

and will enter this in their challenge.

I'll also enter this to:  Crafting from the Heart - AG
Fantastic Tuesday - 2 Patterned Papers
Path of Positivity - Resilient (trust God!)

Whatever you may be weathering, know that there are brighter days ahead.

And remember to

Trust God through the storms ♥

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly

3M's are Hopping By!

 

Good post-vacation morning! 

 

 We just returned home from our week long, water-filled, super fun extravaganza

and I'm trying to get back into the swing of things here at home ...

 more like the hop of things :)

Being that today is the 9th, the 3M's traditionally post our cards

on this day every month with a chosen image from

 the hostess with the mostess of the month ♥

  This month, that's Jeanette!

She sent both Barb and I this fabulous

Art Impressions Hip Hop Girlfriends image + sentiment to create a card

and this is my take.

I own many of these stamp sets and just think they are hilarious

and so 'true to life' -

In fact, I told Jeanette that I wanted to be the one with the pogo stick! :)

 

and a peek at the inside of my card:

Here we are in real life - aren't we purty!

LOL!

 

 

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly