Writing My Story (card #3) ~ Crime shows!

 Hi friends!

Today's card is a crime!

Thank you SO MUCH for the birthday greetings! 

Crafty friends are the BEST friends!

Today's card is the 3rd installment of my blog series:  

Writing My Story :)

I asked my husband, 4 children and my son-in-law 

to write down 2 things about me that makes me ME in their eyes.

I don't know what they all said but I'm SO curious!

.My daughter gives me one each month to create the card 

and all the details are here on the first post!

 you can read all the details here on the intro post

March is from my daughter, Victoria!

 I do!

Although I don't watch tv very much at all, when I do,

it's usually a crime related movie or show.

And I LOVE a good crime book!

I used several Lawn Fawn stamps to create this card 

to resemble Nancy Drew. 

My first set of books was the Nancy Drew series which I had to have

after seeing my brother read the Hardy Boys series.

She's a little more modern with a cell phone, LOL!

I created the desk/lamp from You're Just My Type,

the stool is from Merry Mice Chibitronics,

the girl and phone and foods are from Screen Time

and finally, the WOW bubble is from Super Star.

The papers are from Spiffy Speckles and Perfectly Plaid remix.

 I'm sure she's getting all the details to solve the latest crime!

Here's the inside. 

This summer, my daughter and I binge watched all 3 seasons of

The Fall from her house and mine

and we stayed up all night, texting.

It was SO exhilerating and supsenseful!

One final look:

I'll enter this to the Lawn Fawnatics challenge #97 :

Inspired by a Book (Nancy Drew), movie or song.

Thanks for stopping by!

card entered to: Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - L is for Layers

Double Duty card #2 ~ Lawn Fawn

 

Hi friends!

Thank you SO MUCH for your super sweet words 

from this post - it is so exciting and so fun and you are awesome! :)

Another thing that is fun?!

  The Double Duty card challenge

where Barb, Jeanette and I create 2 cards with a chosen theme.

This is similiar to a series I did previously called Spot The Difference.

The spin off of this one is that Barb choses a stamp company

each month for us to create 2 different cards.

 February's stamp company = Lawn Fawn :)

YAY!

I adore Lawn Fawn and have many many stamps and dies <3

For my cards, I've used Lawn Fawn's Our Friendship Grows.

I adore sunflowers but decided not to go traditional with these cards.

And I just love them :)

It took forever and a day to create it because I started with just this!

A distress oxide background from Creative Chick's distress oxide class!

I wasn't happy with this one panel at. all. so I 'repurposed' it 

and ended up stamping directly onto the panel and die cutting it.

And then I did like it so much!

To create the card base, I added a die cut panel of Spiffy Speckles 

and used my LF stitched rectangles to Licorice cardstock.

I used nearly every millimeter of the panel with the flowers

and leaves and then had an idea - add some sweet ladybugs!

I followed the current Lawn Fawnatics #95 sketch for this card

and I love that it made a 'quad' with the sunflowers.

For my 2nd card, I kept it SUPER simple 

and had an idea to use just one of the sunflowers as a contrast to the

black and white cardstock and background.

No coloring and just popped up the watercolored sunflower

and added a quick sentiment.  

This year I'm 'stocking my stash' + now I have one more get well card!

Here is a final look at both of my cards:

One stamp company, 2 different cards!

I love LOVE that I was able to use something I didn't like so much

and made 2 pretty cards that I DO like so much :)

Tomorrow I have a lunch date with my 2nd daughter 

who has some pretty big life changes - and I'm super excited

to catch up!  We're going to one of our favorite restaurants

as well as a book store and the fresh farmer's market <3

Thanks for stopping by and making it to the end of this post!

Guest Designing for the CAS - Fall Scarecrows!

 

Hi friends!

Happy Monday!

Mondays tend to get a bad wrap, I know, 

but it's also a promise of a blessed new week!

Today's card is one I'm SuPeR excited to share

as I'm the first Guest Designer for the CAS challenge at Splitcoaststampers!

Hooray!

I chose a theme last month of "Fall Scarecrows" as this time of year, 

it seems fun to celebrate the softer side of fall ...nothing scary, 

just the sweetness of autumn :)

My Lawn Fawn Happy Harvest got to come out and play again ~

only this time it's on scaled down version.

I started with a panel of blended distress oxides in 

Scattered Straw, Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade and

 blended with the Taylored Expressions blending brushes.

I cut out a circle in accent opaque white #120 cardstock using a 

stitched circle from Simon Says Stamp.

Once it was behind the circle cut out, I glued it down and quickly tucked in

the scarecrow and then added the crow/sunflowers.

          I didn't use watercolors on this card (photo above is from this card)

instead, I used the copic markers.

This card is just dreamy and again, I just love it!

This is definitely one of my favorite fall stamp sets.

Here's a final look ... taken at sunset :)

                                         Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

I'll enter this to:  Word Art Wednesday

CCEE2042: Dictionary Day!

 

Hi friends!

If you are here for my DDD October post, click here!

It's time for a new challenge at the CCEE Stampers

and Frances continues as our hostess with a theme of: 

Celebrate Dictionary Day.

        For our challenge this week, create a card that includes words on your card.

 Maybe a scripty word background either stamped 

or using patterned papers, large focal sentiment etc.

Love it!

I used to read the dictionary as a child - for fun!  

Yes, I was a wierdo, LOL!

Here's my card which I totally LOVE.

I did a quick watercolor wash panel for the background and

while it was drying, I colored, cut the sweet scarecrow from Happy Harvest

from Lawn Fawn - my FAVORITE fall stamp set!

  The long scripty sentiment is my challenge wording :)

I think this just might be my favorite card I've made all year!

You can play along, too, but heading over to the CCEE Stampers blog

and clicking the bottom of the post "Mr. Linky".

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

RSG ~ What happened in .......... 1930?

Hi friends!

It's time for another Ready, Set, Go card challenge 

and this month, Jeanette gave us the theme:

What event happened in 1930?

 Here's her challenge: 

My dad's birthday is in July. He was born July 27, 1930. 

The Ready Set Go theme for July will require a little research. 

My dad will be celebrating a milestone birthday later this month 

so in honor of him I want you to find some fact about the year he was born (1930) 

and use it as inspiration for your card. Easy peasy, right?

Awwww!  Happy Birthday to dad!

My dad's birthday is also in July ~ although his is in heaven.

Funny thing!

When I was searching for events in 1930,

I did what almost everyone does - went to the internet!

And as soon as I typed 'what happened ...'

that's as far as I got before it automatically said

 'What happened to Monday?' in the search bar.

Haha! How many people lost a Monday that they needed to google it?! 

I know I never what day of the week it is 

so safety in numbers, I say!

So I did some searching and didn't really have stamps to fit the bill.

So I improvised.

In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh, an American astronomer,
 discovered the planet Pluto.
It was the 9th planet in our solar system until it was later
reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. 

Aw, poor Pluto!

Here's my card representing looking into the night sky at the solar system.
I've used Lawn Fawn's Wish Upon A Star
and Ranger Ink distress oxide inks for the background.
I'm sure in the middle of the star system there's a planet or two!

You can see Barb's card here and
Jeanette's card here and what they chose from 1930!

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings :)
~Kelly

CYS: Hello Lady(bug)!

Hello Lady(bug!)

 It's almost the weekend ~

and that's a pretty bug deal :)

March 19 is the first day of Spring!

The Challenge Your Stash card group has a new theme this month:
Old School!
Jenn asked us to create a card using an old school stamp or style.
My old school item ~ brads!

My card is spring inspired card ~ 

new growth and flowers, green leaves sprouting, and the return of life -

yes, even bugs! ♥

I've used the ADORABLE Hey Lady from Lawn Fawn for my card.

I adore this set and it reminds me of my little granddaughter, Alice ♥

I realized (too late) that this is a newer stamp

and the idea is to challenge your (older) stash of stamps

BUT ....

I'm playing along with the Lawn Fawnatics challenge #71

Bring it Back - old school crafting items.

I've made a slimline card and started with a base of white cardstock

and blended distress oxides in Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar

with my Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes to create the background.

I used a paintbrush and lightly ficked it with water to create the splatter.

Then, I stamped the images with Momento Tuxedo Black ink,

and colored them with copic makers.

I realized too late that I didn't add the matching dies to my order ...

so I used my Brother Scan n Cut and

 'scattered' the cut out leaves and sweet ladybugs onto the card.

For my bring it back and stash challenge (CYS), 

I've used my very old brads - circa 2008! - as the additional decor to my card.

I think these are from Doodlebug and are super glittery and sparkly cute!

 So this month,

 I'll have to just go with the flow and not get bugged about it! :)~ 

 Last, I added the matching sentiment and popped it up on foam, too.

I can't believe we are almost in March!

That's my birth month so I'm really looking forward to the new month ♥

I've also entered my card to:
Pixie's Crafty Workshop!

Thanks for stopping by!
Big BUGS, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

Tiny Valentines ♥

Hi friends ~

happy Monday!

I hope you're off to a good start to the week :)
Today I'm sharing some 'tiny love!'

Splitcoaststampers had a challenge to make 'pocket Valentines'

and I thought it was so sweet ♥

For my little valentines, I used several stamp sets from Lawn Fawn,

mixing and matching them.

These little note cards are are 2.5 x 3.5 in size,

 similar in size to the popular ATC's.

I've added small folded cardstock to the back 

to make them into stand alone cards.

 The stamp sets I've used are: Stud Puffin, Upon a Star, Butterfly Kisses

and Eggstra Amazing Easter ♥

I do love my critters!

I used the MFT stitched hill drift dienamic for the bottom 'grass'

and Avery Elle wonky scalloped frames. 

I'll enter this to the Lawn Fawn Challenge #70 ~  Lots of love

Simon Says Stamp - With Love
 .

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Happy News!

Hi friends!

I'm so excited to have see this! ♥

My Butterfly Kisses card was chosen by Lawn Fawn

in their Fawny Friday feature :)

It was one of my favorite cards

and such a delight to see it among the other amazing, talented cardmakers!

                        ↑  This is me!

I do love critters so so much ~

they are my favorite types of cards to create

and the most types of stamps that I have are cute animals!

What are your favorite types of cards to make?

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly

Thanks

COF: Butterfly Kisses :)

Hi friends!

Fluttering by with a hi!

I couldn't be more excited that it is officially summer!

It's so wonderful to have carefree summer days,

not driving back and forth (and back and forth!) to school

and having a schedule that's much. more. relaxed!

My card is for the Crafters of Faith card group

and it's the first card I've made in almost 2 weeks :/

We have a wonderful theme from our hostess, Michelle: 

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Challenge: Keeping it simple with "feature butterflies on your project". I know how the summer months can be!

 And butterflies have always been a favorite of mine.

 I used Butterfly Kisses from Lawn Fawn to include butterflies on my card,

and the cloud die stencil from My Favorite Things

with tumbled glass distress oxide ink.

I also used my much loved and used hills die from Pink and Main 

 (these dies are PINK!)

 to complete the sweet and scenic look. 

This set is just SO SO cute ~ I can see a lot of cards ahead with it!

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

~Kelly

Celebrating Smoke and Mirrors Day!

Hi friends!

I'm the hostess for the month of March 
with the CCEE Stampers card group and found a new-to-me 'holiday' to celebrate!

Next week is National Smoke and Mirrors Day.

The celebration is based on magicians' illusions, 

where magicians make objects appear or disappear with retracting mirrors

and confusing bursts of smoke.

My challenge?

Wave your magic wand and create a card with a surprise element!

I made my very first ever pivot pop-up card!
I am always so craft-imidated by a lot of the interactive dies 
that I see on social media but decided to give it this one a try ...
it was great fun!

I used the amazing Lawn Fawn pivot die which is so. very. special ♥
It's not just a die that does wonderful things ~
it was a gift to me from one of my besties, Barb!
I hoped to use it for my daughter's baby shower invitations
but she had another idea of what cards she wanted ~
so here we are!

♥

The stamp set I used for this card is from Lawn Fawn ~
it's called Oh Gnome ~  I adore these little cuties!
 
Here is the front of the card ↓

Inside ↓

Oh these gnomes have stolen my heart!

Here's a short clip of how it looks when it pivots, or twists, open ...

You can find this challenge and play along by clicking the linky 
and also see what the Design Team has created today!
Each card is super adorable and has a fun surprise element :)

You can find the link up on the challenge blog here
as well as see the DT cards or on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Joanne Grzelak

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Vicky Gould

Kelly McKown-Santi

Thanks for stopping by!
There's truly GNOME one else like all of you!
 
Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥
~Kelly