I'm sorry for the things I said ....

Hi friends!

 We're home from vacation!

It was SO. MUCH. FUN!

My kids are so energetic and a blast to hang out with ♥

I managed to barely keep up ride every roller coaster at all the theme parks, enjoyed the sights of our fun side trips, relaxed,

enjoyed the surf of crystal blue waters and sandy white beaches,

  ate ridiculously yummy foods 

AND!!

checked off a couple of scrapbook/stamp stores off my bucket list

that I'd wanted to visit in my state of Florida ~ yay!

(post on the 'road trip' coming later!)

If you ever get to Whim-So-Doodle, be sure to meet Doug!

He's an absolute gentlemen and the "fluffiest" salesman in the biz :)

Isn't he adorable!

He sold me a lot of crafty goodies! :)

Photo: Whimsodoodle on Instagram

 I'm back to card making and still in summer mode :)

Using 'Summer Fun' from The Project Bin ~

this sentiment right here, LOL!

It's hysterical! 

I love being on the design team for Denise, owner/creative genius behind TPB.

She's such a sweetheart and innovative in her stamp line ~

truly unique for what's out on the market.

She's always coming up with fresh, new stamp sets so

be sure to see the new ones in the shop!

On our trip, I saw some of the most AMAZING sunsets on the opposite

coast of Florida and that was the inspiration for my card today ↓

 

In addition to the stamp from The Project Bin,

 I used a die from Lawn Fawn and distress oxide inks from Ranger ~ 

Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon.

The black ink for the sentiment is from Picket Fence Studios:  Intense Black.

I almost always use Momento Tuxedo Black but I noticed

 it was not as vibrant of a black with the distress oxides -

 as soon as i used the PFS, it was much more prominent. 

We were blessed enough to swim in an ocean

 just as beautiful as this blue

~ isn't it marvelous how things around us inspire us!

 

Here's a look at the entire Summer Fun stamp set ↓

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope it's sunny and gorgeous or perhaps, cooling off, where you are :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

TPB: Summer = flip flops!

 Hi friends!

Happy Fun-day Monday!

Do you know what's better than a pair of flip-flops?

Several!

 

When I was just a child, my brother and I would watch

the tv show, Gilligan's Island.

Oh, how I loved it!

Every week, we'd tune in for "The 3 hour tour" jingle!

 Gilligan and his motley crew of friends always made

being stranded on a deserted island seem like an adventure.

From drinks in coconuts, sleeping in hammocks,

lazy days on the sand.

Sounds like a dream vacation!

While they were actually trying to discover how to get OFF the island

and engineer ways to do it,

we always thought it was a great idea.

Today, my card is channeling life in flip-flops.

I've used one of the original stamp sets

 from The Project Bin ~ Summer Sun!

This one is still a favorite of mine, perfect for kicking off summer 

(LOL ~ no pun intended!)

 And I'm pretty sure I don't really have them in every color ...

just pretty close :)

Here's the stamp set I've used 

↓
 

 

  If it's not summer where you are, I hope it will be soon :)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

 

Spring Break has come and gone ...

... but with fun sentiments from The Project Bin

 and incredible brads from Eyelet Outlet, 

it can stay forever!

 

Spring Break is over for us :(

My son is back in school, my daughter is back in college,

but the memories of us having a wonderful last few days of 

the wonderful ocean and outdoors will linger ♥

From the beach to canoeing, we enjoyed the gorgeous Florida sun and surf!

This card was created with that in mind

with the polka dot sunshine to the billowy ocean waves

and, of course,

the Eyelet Outlet brads that bring it to life!

The waves were created using different colors of cardstock

and a hillside die and Bella Blvd speckled paper for the sun-inspired backdrop.

I've used Summer Fun from The Project Bin and stamped it right on the paper.

There are sweet little stars that adorn this particular stamp in the set

but I masked them off to use just the wording!

I've also used 3 different sets of brads from Eyelet Outlet:

Sea Shore Brads (underwater)

Palm trees (on the shore) 

Seagulls (in the sky and in the waves with his little legs tucked under the water!)

 Here's the stamp set in its entirety:

And that's my card for today!

I hope you are having some crafty fun today, too!

Before you go,

I'm excited to share the brand new stamp set from TPB:

Love Your Shelfie!

Denise, creative mind behind The Project Bin, 

has done it again with this absolutely adorable 17 piece stamp set,

complete with this sweet turtle and party hat and so. many. sentiments!

Now THAT'S something to shell-a-brate! ♥

 

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly