It's FIESTA time!! ♥

Hola, amigos!  

T.G.I.F!

I have been dashing about since yesterday

and came home to a wonderful package on my front porch today ~

My Monthly Hero April kit!

The minute I spied the sneaks coming out on social media sites, 

I knew I had to have this one!

 My husband was born and raised in Spain 

and we LOVE Flamenco music and dancers ♥

Although this kit has a bit of Cinco de Mayo feel to it,

I thought it was an absolutely delightful nod to the hispanic culture.

Not to mention how I love these darling chihauhaus!

They were an add-on to the kit but

 I. had. to. have. them! ♥

I'm a day late for the CCEE Stampers challenge

"National Pet Day"

but there's no way .... NOOOOOO WAY!!! ...

I could tell my Buddy - and Buster - and Finny the cat

that 

e.v.e.r.y.d.a.y

 isn't National Pet Day ...

tee hee!

I did some masking and stamping to create a little 

fiesta scene - complete with hot sauce and bones,

pups with a sombrero and guitar.

I can almost here the salsa playing!

This is my 2nd Hero Arts Kit ♥

My sweet daughter, Victoria, gave me the coveted winter one for Christmas

and I will love it for forever :)

This month's one is still sealed (the add on arrived seperately)

and I plan to have an un-boxing video soon!

Stay tuned!

 

 Cheers!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥
~Kelly

I'll enter this into:  4CraftyChicks - Raining cats and dogs
.Inspire.Create. - Masculine cards
Fairy Tale Challenge - Raining Cats and Dogs
Fab n Funky Challenge - Cute Critters

CCEE1727 ~ Masks

Hi friends!

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

Our hostess, Maryann, asked us to:

Create a card using a mask, whether it is using a masking technique

 of a stamped image of a mask.

Since I don't own any mask stamps, I went the technique route :)

I needed to create a thank you card for a family

that recently invited my fun and crazy bunch over for dinner.

One comment we get often is "you guys sure are a fun bunch!"

So, naturally, I had to create a "fun" card *grin!*

The wonderful thing I love about the CCEE Stampers

is that we use our own stamps, any one from our stash.

It gets me inking them up again or for the first time.

Today's card is a combo of both:

one old, one new and both from Gerda Steiner Designs.

I used Llama tell you and How are Ewe?

To create this card, I stamped the larger ewe, then masked her off,

and stamped the smaller lamb behind her.

Same thing for the llama, masked off behind the larger one.

And the little birdie is just hanging out :)

I added faux grass by using Pink and Main dies,

stamped a quick sentiment and added enamel dots for grass divets.

You can see what all the designers have made using masks

by clicking the CCEE blog link or on their blogs.

Thank EWE for stopping by today :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly