Quirky stamps, bargain sales and some good luck!

Hi friends!

I hope you're doing awesome!

My son's middle school theater troope has a show this week

and they have been working very hard behind the scenes

with props and memorizing lines and costumes!

I'm so excited for all of them and can't wait to see the show :)

 Of course, I had to make a card for my sweet boy!

He's so sweet and often walks by the table and says 

"Oh, that's neat!"

 

 

I wanted to make a 'break a leg' card for him

but didn't realize how few of these sentiments that I have.

And then I remembered ....

 

those bargain stamps!

 

I was very fortunate to have spotted a trio of brand new

   Waffle Flower stamps on eBay last summer.

They were a quirky lot of stamps ~ a real mix and match 

of mermaids and critters and Christmas and some Good Luck!

The seller mentioning buying a HUGE bulk lot 

and sorted the ones she didn't want.

I thought they were adorable and gave them a new home ♥

 

This stamp was perfect for me and creating a special card ~

I feel as if it was meant for me ♥

  

 It was so much fun creating with the paint paneling (previously painted)

and I stamped right onto the paint with Momento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I added foam tape to the back to give it some dimension

and then added carnival dew drops (ret'd) from Honey Bee Stamps.

The show is tomorrow night and Thursday night ~

this mom is nervous but excited to see the performances!

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Card Making with Skittles!

Hi everyone!!  I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer for Carri at Double Click Connections :)   Carri is one of the most creative and inspiring designers, always making something whimsical and sweet to make you smile.  I've known Carri in the blogging world for years now and I can tell you ~ she is very talented as well as one of the sweetest, nicest ladies ever!   I'm delighted to showcase the magnificent Skittles that she creates.  You can find them here in her store - take a peek!

Not only are the colors vibrant and rich, but they are so versatile!  You can use these on a variety of projects, including cards and scrap-booking pages.  A little dab of glue and you are good to go!  Carri was so generous and send me these 5 gorgeous colors to work with ~ Latte, Sailboat Blue, Sunset Orange, Wild Plum and Purple Twilight ~ divine!  For my first card, I used every color!  I paired it with this cutie TGF image and added the Skittles to the coordinating colors off to the side.  With the brightness of the MME paper, it gave great allowance to use the rainbow of colors and IRL, the colorful Skittles just make this card burst!  And for Megan, I colored her with prismacolor markers and paper pieced her outfit and hairbow with matching paper to the card.

 (post edited - further deets to follow!) :)

These Skittles were so much fun to work with and Carri is so generous - you will absolutely love to craft with them! There are plenty left to continue this crafting trend :)  Please stop on by her store and take a look at the variety of colors available!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, Bigger Blessings!

~Kelly

Entered into:  TGF - Retro/Bring on the sun
ColorQ - color challenge