It's a salty penguin party!

 Hi friends!

Happy Fri-yay!

We made it to the weekend!

Today's card will be heading to my granddaughter

so I combined two things:  something fun and the color pink!

I love love LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this background!

I did some watercoloring one evening

 and just made a ton of backgrounds.

This one includes the background sunset and the sand,

both textured with watercolor and salt.

{talk about a Hot Mess!}

This sweet little penguin is holding a yummy cool treat.

My cardmaking friends on IG had a theme this week

 of weddings or ice cream so I went with the later.

It's a cherry creamsicle - that's mah story and I'm sticking to it! :)

I usually dress up the inside of my cards as well

and just never show them ~ but this one was too cute not to share!

Speaking of heat and melting,

be safe out there!

It's sooooooo hot - I hope you are staying cool and staying safe!

Lots of love,

~Kelly

Christmas in July!

 Hi friends!

I have a quick post today!

 I'm juggling cards, social media, work and packing luggages! Whew!

What's more fun that Christmas?

Christmas in July!

Because it means we get the holidays TWICE!

Here's a card I made for a super duper fun IG hop with crafty friends!

The theme was ornaments ............

as you can see, I follow directions REAL GOOD! :)

(In my defense, there ARE ornaments on the card - LOL!)

I used the adorable Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp

Stamptember set with a watercolor background.

I love these adorable little sloths.

I learned last week that my little granddaughter is starting

a new preschool and they have adopted a sloth from Australia!

They will watch it on the monitor and receive mail from the center.

So cuuuuute!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lots of love,

~Kelly

You're Mermazing!

 

Hi friends!

I hope you are doing mermazing!

I'll be running errands and picking things up this week

for our big trip - woohoo!

I'm swimming by with today's card that

has so much creativity 

in all the stitches, nooks and crannies.

The background ~ watercolored with Simon Hurley Creates lunar paste!

Watch for the video on my YouTube channel this week ~

Wow, what messy fun that was!

The images are from Neat and Tangled and

colored with copics for a SHELL-a-bration theme.

I'm in an Instagram card hop with some fintastic friends

and the theme is: shells!

I used a watercolor panel to stamp/die cut a bunch of shells

and layered them on the ocean floor.

I have to save, I'm slightly obsessed with the colors and design

of this card and pleasantly surprised how much I like it!

  Thanks for stopping by!

  Lots of love,

~Kelly

3M: I'm FELINE meow-tivated!

 

Hi friends!

I have a new card to share with you on the start of a fresh week

and I'm FELINE meow-tivated to craft!

I love LOVE puns and fun play on words 

and this one from Newton's Nook is no exception :)

This is my card for the 3M (3 Musketeers) card group

which is Barb, Jeanette and myself.

We have been crafting together with the 3M since November 2014!

Here we go!

We create a card based on the same image.

1 image = 3 different takes!

This month, Barb was the hostess and sent us this adorable

Newton's Nook Crafty Cardio which I just think is so stinkin' cute!

I really wanted to use the crafting is my cardio sentiment

but my die cut slipped so feline meow-tivated it is!

Going forward, my cards will be on my blog (and my Instagram)

and I have a catch up post on 2023's 3M creations as well!

Be sure to stop in Barb's blog and Jeanette's blog 

to see what they have created this month.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lots of love,

Kelly

Season's Tweetings!

 Hi tweet friends!

We are offically half way through 2023 

which means the holidays will be here like that *snap!*

I'm trying my very best 

getting ahead on my Christmas cards this year

one card at a time!

Here's my YouTube if you want to *hear* this post :)

This week, my Instagram friends and I 

are creating cards for Themed Fridays.

Our cards are based on a weekly theme

 and week 1 is:  Rainbow Christmas!

This one through me for a loop but I perserved

and got out my Lawn Fawn Season's Tweetings stamps and dies,

Ranger distress oxide inks and blended a vibrant background.

Once that was finished, I colored the birdies and branch

with my Copic markers and added a matching sentiment.

You can see more on my Instagram here!

It's definitely a "Kelly card" - vibrant colors and whimsical!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Lots of love,

~Kelly

Pammie's Inky Pinkies:  AG

Happy 4th of July!

 Hi!

Happy 4th of July to my USA friends!

I hope your day is filled with wonderment and memories

and, of course, yummy food!

I forgot to post my 1+12 card yesterday

so that will be up tomorrow :)

Today - I'm sharing a festive July 4th inspired card

that I created for my beautiful granddaughter.

She's 4 so I kept it super simple!

                     The cute stamp is Stacey #celebrate and 

she's from Stamp Anniething.

You can see the video here on my YouTube channel:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Techniques on Tuesday - Spotlight/Reverse Spotlight

 Hi friends!

Today on my blog I'm sharing 2 cards 

using Sketch Flowers by Simon Says Stamp!

As part of my creative week,

 I'm introduching Techniques on Tuesdays ~

every other Tuesday.

You can watch the video on YouTube here:

Techniques on Tuesdays is a great way to revisit

cardmaking ideas and techniques that we have have forgotten about.

What's old is new again!

For Episode 1, I've used the spotlight / reverse spotlight technique

and just love the simplicity of how it looks

yet it really has a WOW factor!

Here's card 1:

and card 2:

With the spotlight technique,

I kept the die cut panel where the circles were pulled from.

This way, it's easy to use the panel for a reverse spotlight

and I was able to create a second card.

Easy, unique and in under 10 minutes I created 2 birthday cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Lots of love!

~Kelly

Hey crafty friends!

Hi crafty friends!

Happy Tuesday!

This is typically the day of the week where I'm running in circles!

Here's to a SMOOTH last week in June :)

I'll be adding a lot of photos to my blog in the upcoming weeks,

including my #Onein23 (One Plus Twelve) 

and 3 Musketeers (3M) and more.

It will be like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!

For this card, it's absolutely ME.

Whimisical, bright fun colors and a bit of a mess, LOL!

The theme for this card was for a fun card group

 started by my friend Lucy on Instagram.

Her theme was anything geometric 

and I immediately thought of circles - AND a dog!

Mine often go 'round and 'round and ROUND some more!

This turned out cute, I think!

Lots of love!

~Kelly

3M: June's rainbow flowers :)

 

Hi friends! 

One of the most beautiful colors on the planet ~ rainbow!

I love colors!

Today's beautiful rainbow flower card is for June's 3M 

and that would be the 3 Musketeers!

My lovely friends Barb, Jeanette and I are in a card group

and post our cards on the 9th of the on month.

All of my cards for 2023 so far will be coming up

 (I've posted them to my Instagram in my blogging absence)

but for this month ~ here it is!

Our image this month is from Catherine Pooler Stamps!

It's called Beautiful Beginnings and it such a gorgeous stamp!

I chose to make a rainbow flower for the month of June

and sharing that I am an ally for LGBTQ+ 

I also paired it with my Catherine Pooler quilted die

with a peek-a-boo lighter rainbow background 

created with distress oxide inks blended with Taylored Expressions 

blender brushes and sentiment!

Be sure to stop by Barb and Jeanette and see what they've

created as well ~ you won't be disappointed :)

 Lots of love!

~Kelly 

Fluttering by with a WARM hello!

 Hello sweet friends!

Happy HALF BIRTHDAY 2023!

We are already half way though the year

and what a half year it has been!

Some good, some not so good, and a whole lotta in between

but as grandma used to say ..." tie a knot to faith and hang on!"

I am so glad to be back to blogging!

I've missed it and ALL OF YOU!

Today I'm sharing a card that I made two of - 

intending to make just one.

I had so many bits and pieces left over that I just kept the fun going :)

Using the butterfly from Pink Fresh Studios and distress oxide inks

from Ranger and other dies, here are the butterfly twins:

Card One:

and Card Two!

The differences are subtle as far as the design

but I kept the same color palette through out.

I hope this year has been good to you!

I'm looking forward to catching up and rediscovering 

some of the groups I used to be in <3

  Lots of love!

~Kelly

A Year in Review ~ 2022!

And 2022 ~ it's a wrap!

It has been quite a year!  

This has certainly been a year of change

and just as my word of the year suggested,

it flowed :)

I saw changes (less blogging and time on online forums)

more growth (on my YouTube channel - thank you!)

and new adventures (new YT challenges, swaps and collabs!)

I LOVE my One Plus Twelve card challenge

and the cards I made each month

and will continue that next year 

but with a twist! :)

You know me - I'm not happy unless I challenge myself

and constantly keep the creativity flowing,

coming up with crazy ideas all the time!

 I'm looking forward to a creative journey in 2023 and

here is a look back at my annual Year In Review fave cards.

I hope you love looking back at your 2022, too!

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

January news!

 Hello sweet friends!

It's almost 2023 ~ can you believe it!

January is right. around. the. corner!

Not only will we have a brand new year,

but a wonderful start to new endeavors ...

like one that graciously landed my way

and now - I can spill the coffee beans!

I fell absolutely head over heels with a company called

 A Colorful Life Designs

when their Cloud Edger stencil literally went viral!

I've made several cards with it and it still makes me swoon!

Which is what I did when they reached out and asked if I would

like to guest design for the month of January.

It was an unequivocal yes!

M20019 ~ Coffee stains

was part of my amazingly generous budget to choose

stencils to work on for the month of January.

Of course, I had to make sure at least one of them was coffee!

It's my blood type :)

And I ADORE this one!

I give you the option of a coffee cup stain, splatter or both!

I added this cute coffee kitty from Your Next Stamp

to be part of the kitty coffee crew.

Excited for the new year?

you bet!

stay tuned for what tomorrow to see more :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Kelly

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, friends!

Wishing you a day filled with love,

laughter, blessings and joy!

I'll be back on the 27th of December

with my

 Word of the Year 

and a look back

 at 2022's favorite cards!

I hope you and yours have a beautiful

Christmas - stay safe

and stay blessed!

~Kelly

Snowman ~ Joy of Blue!

 Hi friends!

I'm still finishing up my "catch up cards"

for various groups/challenges that I'm participating in

before 2022 comes to a close

and the brand new year begins!

My sweet YouTube friends introduced me to a new collab

Joy of Blue

 Many of the YT creators and I have become very good friends 

and there are so many wonderful collabs! :)

Joy of Blue is hosted by Sarah at CraftinandRelaxing

featuring the gorgeous color blue!

You can see the video here on my channel:

My card features a new to me Sizzix snowman die by Tim Holtz

that I purchased during the massive Hobby Lobby clearance.

I'm glad I picked him up - he's adorable!

This is a labor of love to die cut and piece together but the end

result is just darling!]

As you can see from the watercolored sky and blue mountains,

that's the dominant color.

I think this would be super cute in different colors

like a pink or purple background!

That's it for this one, my friends!

Wishing you a wonderful few days before Christmas - 

just 10 more days!

Thanks for stopping by :)

~Kelly