The Project Bin ~ Sailing into 3M Fun!

Hi friends!

I shore hope you had a wonderful weekend :)

I have 3 cards to share today ~

one for The Project Bin and the other is 3M with The Project Bin!

Both of them are combined here on this post ↓

Nautical themed cards always catch my eye ~

I love the traditional colors of reds and blues, 

banners and promise of the ocean ♥

This Anchor's Away stamp set from The Project Bin 

is one of my very favorites,

so I reached for it this weekend to make a card for

a young man in our church that enlisted into the Coast Guard.

You can see this card and more inspiration from The Project Bin

over at the Design Team blog,

including the brand new digital product catalog.

 

Here's a look at the stamp set in it's full stamp set form:

Next up, today is the day that Barb, Jeanette and I

 (affectionately known as the 3M or3 Musketeers)

create cards based on an image sent to us by one of us :)

This month, Barb sent us this adorable zebra image,

and I immediately thought outside the box!

I colored my image the day it arrived and just smiled at my zebra.

I decided to forgo traditional stripes and go colorful instead.

Besides, who doesn't love rainbows!

I was tickled to find this rainbow zebra paper in an old Basic Grey pad ~
and finished it up wiith a sentiment from an Ellen Hudson stamp set.
This zebra is definitely one of a kind!
 

 

And that's my 2 cards for this post!

You can see Barb's card and Jeanette's cards on their blogs

with this cute Zebra ~

I'm sure theirs will be just as unique as we are!

 

LOL~ That's me  ↑

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥
~Kelly

CCEE1733 ~ Nautical

Hi friends!

The theme this week at the CCEE Stampers challenge #1733

is nautical!

That's a theme I absolutely love ♥

You may recall from this card and this card and this one! 

See?  :)

For today, I went in a different nautical direction!

I recently bought the Paper Smooches Sweet Escapes stamp and die set

and have been using it for a few cards.

This one is SUPER clean and simple,

but it works for what I needed it for :)

 

Using the matching die, I cut out the shape for the stamped/colored image

underneath to peek through and filled it with aqua/silver sequins.

 It is a shaker card - just not enough to make it shake, shake, shake!

What a nauti(cal) card! 

Please stop by the CCEE Stampers inspiration blog

to see what the Design Team members created this week!

If you create a card and add it to a gallery,

please use the keyword CCEE1733 so we can find you.

I"ll enter this into:  Paper Smooches challenge:  AG!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly

Mondays with The Project Bin ~ Sailing Away

Hi friends!

Are you ready to sail away on this Monday?! 

Yep - me, too :)

Mondays are Fundays

as Kelly² post on the TPB inspiration blog!

I have another look at The Project Bin's Anchor's Away stamp set.

This is really one of my favorite sets in the store ~

I adore all things nautical and it's just so versatile.
I always keep reaching for this set so often ♥

This sentiment reads:  Boat, break out another thousand.
Sounds about right! :)

And, of course, I had to decorate the inside of my card, too!

Have a great start to your week!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥
~Kelly
I'll enter my card to:  Sunday Stamps, color challenge

Mondays with The Project Bin ~ Sail, repeat!

Happy Monday, friends!

It's a little naughti{cal} on the blog today ♥

I adore the nautical-ocean-beachy looks, including on cards,

so  today I'm featuring 'Anchors Away' by The Project Bin!

My son's recent adventures of boating and tubing were my muse :)

Since I typically try something new each week with my TPB cards

this week is no exception week:  Ombre ink!

I've spied these new Ombre inks from Hero Arts 

on several social media sites and, because I'm a curious sort,

was very intriqued. No time like the present to give it a try!

 For today's card, I inverted the ink pad from vertical to horizontal
 to have a gradual change in ink color.
Stamped the opposite direction, 
you'll get more of a striped version of the same look.
Equally pretty but stripes with stripes - I wanted a more uniform look.

The Anchor's Away stamp set is so versatile.
Take a peek at this gorgeous set and let your mind sail away with imagination! 

Now before you go ~ remember to save the date!
We have a wonderful Christmas in July blog hop planned
with holiday inspirations, cards and giveaways!!

A big thank you to the original artist who inspired my card,
 found on Pinterest!

 I hope you are enjoying summer to it's fullest ~
Be well, friends ♥

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter my card into:  Dragonfly Journey #95 - Red, White, and Blue-tiful

Set Sail!

 Good Morning, friends ♥

Monday's are fun days on my blog!

It's the day that Kelly² are both on The Project Bin stamps blog ...

yes, that's TWO Kelly's - we're double the fun!

Today, I will don my sailor's hat and set sail :)

My card is showcasing Anchor's Away ↓

 

 I fell head over heals in love with a card on SCS ~

you can see that card here!

The challenge last week on SCS was to CASE a card in our gallery

that we've favorited and I immediately thought of hers.

This is my take on it ~ 

keeping the nautical theme, stripes, design, use of colors.

  I did add some jute twine behind my image 

(kinda a signature of mine, I think!) 

and switched up the sequins for dots and added gold cardstock for flair.

I tried to incorporate at least one of the sailboat's colors in the sailor hat :)

I propped up the hat on 3D foam to give it a little more dimension.

Love, LOVE this Anchor's Away stamp set so much!

Here it is from the store front:

I know it's Monday.

the weekend is over and it's back to school, work, freeways ...

But take a little time for yourself if you can.

Close your eyes ...

 picture the vast, blue ocean,

 the white-capped waves and breath in the warm, salty air ...

where will your sailing take you?

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly 

I'll enter this to:  Addicted To CAS - seaside
 

Inspired by the Sea ♥

Good Morning, friends!

What a gorgeous weekend at the ocean ~

sand in our toes, salt water breezes, great surf and gorgeous weather :)

And WAY too much food!

I'm truly blessed to live here in South Florida, surrounded by the sea ♥

We did have some unexpected excitement while swimming ~

a shark fin popping out of the water about 30' away. Yikes!

I also managed to slice my foot on something sharp, most likely coral rock.

Now that we're home, my foot is propped up ...

perfect for stamping! 

 Today's card...

I.  love.  this.  card!

It was inspired by the sea and my love of all things nautical ♥

The ocean is my happy place!

The stamp is from The Project Bin Stamps

using the new A Way With Words "Born Yesterday" stamp set.

So many fabulous stamps for birthdays in this set.

It's stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black - but how pretty this would be

stamped in ocean colors or even a beautiful Kraft or Crumb Cake :)

I added a few flower, buttons, some interloped twine

and this card came together beautifully.

 

 Stop on over and see all the new release The Project Bin Stamps,

including the new Christmas stamps to get a jump start on holiday cards.

WAVE-ing to you all and sending

Big hugs, bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

I'll enter this to:  AAA - Favorite Stash (buttons!)