Birthday wishes!

 

Hi friends!

Today I have a birthday card to share for our IG Birthday Bash

 card group hosted by my friend, Melissa!

We have an vision board to follow as inspiration

but the idea to to build-a-stash of birthday cards!

I am on a mission!

I have boxes and stacks of kits from virtual camps & classes 

that I have been desperately trying to catch up on

and my ProCRAFTinator's group is only x1 per month!

So I grabbed the PinkFresh Studio Scrapbooking retreat kit

and pulled out things to match the vision board, 

incuding the background patterened paper & ephemera.

The image is Darling Rosebuds and I colored it with my Olo Markers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly

Challenges:  A Place to Start - Ombre

Neglected Stuff Challenge - Paper and ephemera from 2023

A Path of Positivity ~ spring

Love those pretty papers! - paper

As You Like It Challenge - Brights or Pastels - Pastels for SPRING!

1 + 12 = Crafty Bliss in '26!

 

Hey friends!

Our internet has been down but back up ~

isn't it hard to rely on a system that when it goes poof, we are so lost!

As you may have read from this post, I had a crazy card 

this month for my personal card challenge:  One Plus Twelve.

You can see here what it's all about!

This year, my 1 + 12 stamp is a Pinkfresh Studio set called 

Never Give Up

appropriate for me and the goals I have set for 2026 :)

This month, I am upcycling!  

I did say that the card was ...... weird, lol!

I know this style of cardmaking (and recycling) isn't for everyone ..

but then again, neither am I - some people prefer normal,

 bwahahaha!

           I used this insert coupon from SSS from a recent package

and the coupon has expired. 

 I thought the colors were so striking!

I've gotten mail more than once, ahem, so yes, you see double :)  

I used Whimsy Stamps arched die as a border,

vellum underneath splattered with white ink from Altenew

and Recollections cardstock in various colors.

The sentiment is from another PFS set as are the silver gemmies. 

 My friends Jeanette and Barb have joined me again this year

in this challenge and you can see their cards

on their blogs:  Jeanette here and Barb here!

As always, you can find me here on Instagram

or my YouTube channel to see more!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  Beautiful Blossoms:  Flowers

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge:  Anything Goes

Daisy Chain:  Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - Floral

Pinspirational Challenge: Photo Inspo

1 + 12: Crafty Bliss in '26!

 

Hi friends!

We're moving from 1 +12 Thrives in '25 to 

Crafty Bliss in '26!

Welcome to One Plus Twelve,

 my FAVORITE personal card challenge of the year!

Am I late?

I am, fashionably so 😆

This year was a struggle.

I knew exactly the stamp I wanted to use months ago

and missed the release due to an out of town trip.

GARSH!

I stalked it for weeks, then months, praying for a restock

and finally asked the ownerif it was coming back, 

much to my dismay,

 the answer was a resounding no :(

Scouring resale boards and asking everyone proved fruitless,

so I eventually gave up ... but haven't forgotten!

Maybe one day.

 

Onward!

No sense cryin' over spilled milk ..

or whatever Martha Washington said 😆

 Just in case you are asking yourself WHAT IS ONE PLUS TWELVE?

This idea is my 'baby' 💖

The idea is:

We spend so much money on our crafty supplies 

and often would get a stamp/die/product and use it.

Just once.

So the challenge is to use a singular chosen stamp once a month =

One (stamp) Plus Twelve (months) of cards!

So, you will see today's stamp 11 more times this year.

I asked my friends Barb and Jeanette to join me when 

I dreamed up this idea (literally) and we are still going strong.

We each pick a stamp and keep it a secret until reveal day.

Hopefully they brought snacks because reveal day was January 3rd 

and they are probably starving by now otherwise .....

Like I said .... fashionably late 😯

What I chose as a replacement!

2026:  Never Give Up by Pinkfresh Studio.

It's a lovely floral stamp with a die, stencils and betterpress plate.

My BP is still sitting in a box - may this be the thump upside the head

nudge I need to actually use it :)

It is fitting for the hope of a new year and not just in name only.

I am aiming for a year of wonder and goals and surprises!

I also used Lindy's Gang Magicals to incorporate a burst of colors

and love how they married together to do their own thing.

And, 

I already have the next 2 months made for February and March

and they are .......... dare I say ....... weird.

But so am I, tee hee! 😂

My friends Jeanette and Barb posted on their blogs. 

I'm sure it will be a fun year ahead!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

The ProCRAFTinator's Club: August!

 

Hi friends!

Today's share is for the TCP 

~ The ProCRAFTinator's Club ~

where a group of us friends share our cards

made from a kit, class, camp or retreat!

We post every 2nd Monday and with a theme of Anything Goes :)

I'm behind in a couple of blog posts ~

 my beautiful granddaughter

is here for 2 weeks and this Oma is overjoyed!

So we're going back to March 2024 for this Pinkfresh Studio

virtual retreat ~ a gift from my husband and kids for my birthday <3

It was a fun series of classes

and O.M.G. the box that arrived filled with stamps, dies, stencils,

and pap;er, ephemera. etc took my breath away!

It was hard to choose where to start creating!

I did the retreat live but mostly watched :)

For today's card, I had 'kid in a candy store' syndrome

but finally settled on the Artsy Floral washi, stencil and die set.

For added sparkle, I used the PFS gold gems to highlight 

the gold that is on the flower outlines of the washi.

The retreat was an easy pace and the classes were so versatile ~

I'm a slow crafter because I overthink everthing to de@th

but this was seriously top notch!  

10/10 recommend!

And that's it for August!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

entered to: Pinkfresh Studio August Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Sparkle and Shine