Up Up and Awaaaaaay!

 

Hi friends!

Life has me up up and away!

I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Taylor @Sizzix

for sending me amazing goodies to work with from a recent hop!

Oh my, I will be making cards for days upon days 

and I am so very grateful!

Today I'm sharing one of the cards I made with 

Festive Sky Party.

This is such a fun and versatile die set!

I used the penguins and balloons

and added some stitched HI letters that were in my stash :)

I'm so tickled with how this turned out ~

it's fun, it's whimsical and of course, bright Kelly colors!

You can find this set and more in the Sizzix store!

(ohhhh that was very Dr. Suess ... 🤣)

Thanks for stopping by!

CCEE2017: Interactive cards!

Hi friends!

There's a new challenge at the CCEE Stampers this week ~
interactive cards!

Frances is our hostess and she is truly the queen of cards that move!

This is her challenge:

 Anyone who knows me knows how much I love cards that pop, 

slide or move in any shape or form. For our challenge this week, 

let's create an interactive card ... what type you make is up to you.

It's a Happy Birthday card!

Today's card is my interactive card that opens and closes - LOL! 

I bought this Happy Birthday Sizzix die from Stephanie Bernard

during the big Hobby Lobby clearance and thought it was kinda neat!

From the outside packaging, I thought it was a pop up/pop out die ~

it's a 3D drop in framelit and opens similar to a tent style card.

Still - it's really cute and I think I'll use this often.

To create this card, I put the framelit dies together

 on Cookie Monster cardstock from Taylored Expressions.

 and secured them with washi tape and used my Gemini Jr. to cut the shape.

I used a small piece of designer paper from My Favorite Things 6 x 6 pad

as a little backdrop.

The 3rd die is the Happy Birthday lettering ~ about A2 size.

Just to give it a little more color, I cut out several of the letters

in a variety of colors and skipped a few letters for contrast :)

Instead of a square insert for the inside,
I used the same framelet to match the HB die shape so it would line up perfectly.
When the card is closed, you can't see it - tada!

 Once it's complete, it folds flat and fits into a regular A2 size envelope

like this Lemon Meringue one from Taylored Expressions.

Be sure to head over to the CCEE Stampers blog 

and see what the DT has created this week!

You can also link up your interactive cards by using the LINKY at the bottom.

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Day 5 ~ Joyful Winter!

 Hi friends!

Oh how I love snow!

It holds a magical, memorable place in my heart of growing up in Europe

and the adventures my brother and I had :)

I can still close my eyes and see it all ♥

We have a snowy mountain vacation planned for this Christmas

but with Covid19, it just might be on hold ...

Like most of us, plans are at a standstill until we know it's safe. 

Onward to the next class at the #OCCSpringCardCamp card class ....

This one was taught by the talented Debby Hughes.
Yes!

That Debby from Lime Doodle Design - she is so inspiring! 

When I have that (rare) free moment, I love watching her YouTube videos ..

they are so relaxing and serene and her cards are so beautifully done. 

Well ... I'm calling my cards today the Old College Try!

I tried.  That's it.

LOL

 For my 'stencil', I didn't have the one anywhere close to what I needed

to I did the next best thing and used a die cut. 

I created the sentiments from a Lawn Fawn stamp set 'winter village'

and spritzed it when dry with a little hint of Ink on 3, 

a gift from my friend Jeanette.

And done and done!

I'm SUPER excited for the next class set of cards ....

and hopefully I won't sit in the corner long for these two!

I adored the class and the watercoloring process ~ just not the result.
It looks a little like a fallen tree in the middle of a lake - LOL!

BUT!

I'm posting anyway because it's all about learning

 ~ love it or not ~

and finding that happy medium ♥

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly