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

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