CCEE2021 ~ Mother MAY I?

 Hi friends!
I'm back with a card for the latest challenge at the CCEE Stampers 
and I'm picking the challenges for this month.

Since we are in the month of May, I thought a play on words would be fun!

Mother MAY I?  

Challenge:  Create a card based on the popular children’s game 

or feature children playing or create a card for a child.

My card is based on the popular game "Go Fish!"

 

For the fun part ....

everything on my card is something that was laying on my desk ~

leftovers!

I had a watercolor panel from camp,

a cut out, front card panel from an igloo (flipped upside down for a fish bowl) 

and an uncolored image from my intention to use it

 for The Daily Marker (and didn't!) 

 The nod to Go Fish is using a goldfish ~

this stamp is from The Greeting Farm's Down By The Pond.

I've colored it with prismacolor markers

and added some floral sequins from Taylored Expressions

that reminded me of the colorful rocks you see at the bottom of fish bowls!

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things

and embossed with Ranger white embossing powder.

AND!!!
This is my card for Spring Online Card class with Kristina Werner
to create a simple shaker card!

You can see all the cards over on the DT blog at CCEE Stampers.

 You can link up your cards with the LINKY button.

If you share to an online gallery and Splitcoaststampers, use the keyword CCEE2020 ~ 

 we look forward to your cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Happy Birthday, Girl Scouts!

 

Hi friends!

  I hope your weekend has been wonderful!

Once a month, my friends Barb, Jeanette and I 

 create a card based on just one stamped image!

This group - the 3 Musketeers - is Jeanette's brainchild 

and it was fun to be invited to be a part of it!

It's super fun because our cards are always so different.

We take turns choosing an image and this month, it was my turn to hostess. 

We're a Scout family!

My daughter was she was a Girl Scout for many years

and now my son is a Boy Scout and just made Life Scout rank!

 March 12th is the Birthday of the Girl Scouts!

It's the day when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered 

the first Girl Scouts as an organization.

There were 18 girls and they registered in Savannah, Georgia.

"Truly, ours is a circle of friendships, united by our ideals."

~ Juliette Gordon Low

 I thought it would be fun to create a card with a Scout stamp

so I found my The Greeting Farm Anya stamp from Cute Troop.

This stamp set is long retired but still a favorite!

Since my daughter started her Scouting venture as a Daisy,

I used some background paper with daisies on it.

I asked Barb and Jeanette to add peach somewhere on their card

as a nod to the Georgia connection :)

 Here is the inside of my card:

Girl Scouts definitely involves friendship, honor, loyalty and teamwork!

I used a sentiment inside the card from another stamp set from
The Greeting Farm - but it works :)
When I sat down to create my card, I couldn't find the sentiments 
that actually go with this set .. so I did my best scouting and improvised!

Barb's card is here and Jeanette's card is here with this image!

Do you have Scouts in your family, too?

What is your favorite part of Scouting?

I loved Scouting with my daughter

and didn't mind camping in the tents and cooking and earning the merits badges!

Now, with my son, my husband took over and it's a good thing!

Camping tween-age boys = smelly boys, LOL!

NO. THANK. YOU!

Hee hee!

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

~Kelly

 *note!*

 TGF does have a angel policy but I asked Marie - owner and creator of TGF -

 for permission + she gave her blessing to stamp out 2 images for my 2 friends!

CCEE 1806 ~ Something I love ♥

Hi friends!

February is the month that I come up with the challenges

 for the CCEE Stampers and it's been fun so far :)

 Since Valentine's Day is right around the corner,

I thought it would be sweet to show something that we love

rather than make a traditional Valentine's card.

 

For me, it's hard ...... the list is just too long ♥

 So I decided to make a card with the things that make me happy ...

bright, vivid colors that pop and woodland critters!

Love, love, LOVE!

 

And something else I love - a good bargain!

I love finding a great sale :)

This stamp set by The Greeting Farm was always on my watch list, then it retired but about a month ago, 
it popped up on someone's destash sale for $4 .... brand new!

I was over the moon ecstatic and so grateful
 to be at the right sale at the right time :)

I fussy cut the deer and made it the focal point of my card.

I also 'fussy colored' the deer - not really giving it a structured look,

allowing myself to be a little freer with the ink 

(hoping for fur but yeah ... that didn't happen! LOL!)

This is also my card for the Crafters of Faith February theme, too.

In fact, our hostess of the COF is Liz, also a CCEE stamper!

She said:  Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.

Make a card featuring a deer or a scene from a lake or a forest.

Please be sure to stop by the CCEE Stampers blog

and see what the girls LOVE!

You can also play along with this challenge and if you create a card,

use the keyword CCEE1806 so we can find you.

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

DDD ~ Be a Kid at Heart :)

 

Happy Monday, friends!

I hope your Valentine's celebrations were lovely ♥

Today is the day that we Dueling Darling post our cards.
The DDD = the Dueling Darling Divas or Dazzlers,

a card kit exchange friendship group.

{The Divas have one card kit to work with, while the Dazzlers have another,

however, the theme is the same

 It's always fun to see what we "duel" up in cardstock,

 papers and wonderful images!}

This month, Kadie and Paola are the hostesses 

and their wonderful theme is:  

Be a Kid at Heart!

I can do that! √   

Kadie sent the Divas our super cute kit this month ~

I had a hard time deciding which papers to use ;)

Here is the card I made with the adorable Mickey Mouse image,

matching fun image and sparkly sequins.

The second part of Kadie and Paola's challenge was to add a heart

somewhere on the card and give your card to a child ♥

The heart brad in the kit didn't make it to my card,

but I can definitely share my card with a child ~ my own!

My dd2 will be heading to Disney's casting call

next month for an audition ....
this card will be perfect tucked into her overnight bag,

filled to the brim with love ♥

Please be sure to stop by and see what all the DDD's

have created with 1 theme, 2 different card kits!

You can find all the links in my sidebar right over there →

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly
 

Card entries:   FanTastic Tuesday 124- Square cards/Cute

                    Die Cuttin' Divas #253- Die cuts and Kids's Theme (Hello ↑ is a die cut) 

 

Crafters of Faith ~ Smile!

Smile!

 Proverbs 15:13 says "A joyful heart makes a cheerful face" 
and today's cheery card is a reflection of all the joy
and happiness my blogging friends bring :)

And it's posting day for the Crafters of Faith!  This is always a fun time to post and this month is no exception.  Our lovely hostess, Sharon, gave us such an amazing challenge to work with this time around.

Here is her challenge for us:

 * For this challenge, I would like to see you use both old stash and new stash to create your card/project.

* To add a little fun to the challenge, I'd love to see you try a new technique -- something you've never done before. You can check out google, youtube, or even the SCS forums and galleries for inspiration! 

* Make sure you tell me what's new and what's old and post a link or give a little description of the technique you used.

And here is my card!

For the 'new' part of the challenge, I followed these two challenges on SCS:

1.  TLC414 "Play with Balance" ~ I added the smiling flower to the large card base as balance of large to small ... and

2. TLC363 ~ "Make your own Stripes"  (made with dsp as small panels)

Since the challenges are the new part of the card requirements, the old is the stamps I've used ~ TGF's Summer stamp and sentiment.  I've also had this Crate Paper paper pad and loved the versatile colors it holds - perfect for a mish-mash design :)  

And that's about it from me for today!

Please be sure to stop by the COF girls - on my sidebar - 

and see what beautiful creations they've created this month!

Big hugs,

Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

You are my Summer :)

Happy Thursday!  It's the 28th and that means the Calendar Girls blogging group post our cards!  This month, our hostess is the lovely Michelle and she gave us the best theme to create - Summer!  Along with a sketch challenge from SCS388, this is what she challenged us to do:

For most of us, June is the month that starts summer...many events are happening...school ending, graduation, weddings, flowers blooming and family vacations.

My challenge is...using SC 388 (found in the SC thread), with any color combination create a card that best suits your beginning to summer, or summer plans. It could be a trip you are planning, a flower that is blooming, a wedding you are attending, or a graduation gathering. Whatever it could be...have fun creating a card to go with it.

Michelle (the "new" 2012 Miss June)

Fun, right?!!  For my card using her chosen sketch,  I used my TGF "Summer" scrapbooking kit ~ this poor set hasn't seen ink in soooo long!  I wanted to pair this with bright summer colors and went straight for orange :)  Our summer definitely starts out a little busy with Tae Kwan Do classes and performing arts camp but once it settles down, we are all about the beach and trips around Florida including Disney World! :)  In fact, we cancelled our plans for being out of town this week/end due to the tropical storm we saw looming and leave in a couple of weeks instead. And of course, the storm is not only gone, we have a gorgeous heaping of sunshine!  

 Here's another peek at the sketch :) 

One of my very favorite parts of this Sunshine Kit from TGF are the sentiments. They are just darling!  

Please be sure to stop by the other Calendar Girls to see what they came up with using this sketch and their summer plans, too!  You can find their link in my side bar.  

Thanks for stopping by today

and I hope your summer is off to a blessed start!

Card entered into these challenges for summer:
CardzTV 111 
Sassy Cheryls
My Craft Spot - 61: Hot Summer Colors!

Card Details: 
PTI White; Orange; Chartreuse;  SU Summer Sun;
Image + Sentiment:  TGF Anya, Summertime; Prismacolor markers; 
CB, trimmer; nesties; DSP = MME; Buttons and flower from Prima;
scrap ric-rac; Twinery mint twine; Fiskars border punch; 3d dots; Tombo

   

Big hugs,

Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly~