NEW Stamp RELEASE @ Crackerbox Stamps!

Happy Saturday!

There's a new Halloween themed stamp release

at Crackerbox Stamps !

AND 

there's a 20% off sale previous H'ween stamps

with no coupon needed!!

That's sure to tickle your funny bone!

Today, I'm sharing a card with 2 new stamps.

I've also included the affiliate link that takes you

right to the store at no extra cost to you!

First up, my card using Pointing Skeleton!

He's a charmer this guy!  And with a great sense of humor :)

I've added on the stamp sentiment Funny Bone 

to create a humerous card - LOL! 

 See what I did there :)

The background is a mix of cardstock and distress ink blended

to create spooky colors

and I've framed the sentiment as well.

Be sure to head on over the to blog for more inspiration

and I'll be back with week with another card share.

Don't forget to check the 50% off sale going on right now, too!

Happy Shopping!

Lots of love!
~Kelly

This is an affiliate post with stamps provided to me at no charge for the purpose of designing for Crackerbox Stamps.  Affiliate links are provided for you at no extra charge to you!

Let's create homemade PLAID!

 

Hi friends!

Today we are MAD FOR PLAID!

This creation is part of the FALL-ing for Wednesdays

card group where each week, we have a theme.

This week's theme:  Create a card with homemade plaid!

The fun part is I suggested this week's theme

 to create a card with handmade plaid in any fashion

 or in a pinch, use a stencil or designer paper.

I went with a handmade creation using paper strips - 

a terrific way to use up scraps!

You can watch the 60 second YouTube shorts here:

To create this card, I used scraps of cardstock

and tiny strips dies from Ellen Hudson.

I paired the plaid background with the wonderul Simon Says Stamp

and Reverse Confetti Stamptember collaboration

"Autumn Blessings"

This was a fun challenge!

A labor of love but a wonderful technique all the same :)

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly
~Kelly

Gerda Steiner - Guest DT / Halloween Ghosts!

 

Hi friends!

Do you know a GHOST'S favorite time to drink coffee?

In the moan-ing :)

Today is an exciting day!

I'm Guest Designing this month for Gerda Steiner Designs

 with 2 posts ~ one today and one on 9/24!

They had a call on Instagram to apply for a GDT

 and I thought I'm a big fan and that sounds like fun - let's do it!

They sent an amazing package of goodies ~ stamps and dies

and washi tape from their new release.

Since it has debuted, I can share my 2 cards using 

Halloween Ghosts and the metal die BOO!

Thank you so much Gerda Steiner!

My first card is more traditional with the adorable ghosties

out Trick 'o Treating!

I added them to a background of patterned paper

and just love that bold BOO!

I'd definitely open the door and hand out candy to these cuties!

Next up, this card is a for a special little boy who's birthday is

the day before Halloween :)

He is having a superpower birthday theme

so I went with whimsical, comic style reds and blues.

That's the beauty of Gerda Steiner stamps - you can mix and match.

The background is watercolored and then die cut for a peek-a-boo scene.

And here they are together:

Be sure to head over to the Gerda Steiner blog

to see more amazing inspirational cards!

And, if you like these stamps or want to check out their store,

head here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Hauntings!

~Kelly

If you see a PUMPKIN ROLL .....

 

If you see a PUMPKIN ROLL

then you must be looking at me!

:)

Hi friends!

Happy Monday!

I'm back on the Crackerbox Stamps blog today with a new card!

Today I'm using the adorable Sketchy Pumpkin stamp

along with a funny sentiment stamp Muffin Top.

Paired together, these stamps are so funny.

Who wouldn't love receiving a hilarious card

to lift their spirits and put a big smile on their face!

I adore anything funny and snarky and Crackerbox Stamps

sure has you covered in that area ~ check 'em out!

 And don't forget the AWESOME 50% off sale happening now!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

This is an affiliate post with stamps provided to me at no charge for the purpose of designing for Crackerbox Stamps.  Affiliate links are provided for you at no extra charge to you!

FALL-ing for Wednesdays ~ Leaf Peeping!

 

Hi friends!

Fall is in the air!

There is something so magical about this time of year ~

the colors, the scents, the beauty of the changing leaves.

And today's card is a reflection of that beautiful

trek to see the fall foliage: 

 Leaf Peeping!

This one was so much fun to make!

We are on Week 3 of the FALL-ing for Wednesday card group

and we are showcasing cards made with all things LEAF(ves!)

I started with a stencil from The Crafters Workshop

 and created the forest of beautiful birch trees.

Fun fact!

The Young's Weeping birch tree is often a common leaf peeped tree :)

I also stamped and die cut this cute fall stamp set from Hello Bluebird.

I think my favorite part of the scene I created

is the little squirrel living it's best life

and jumping in the leaf pile!

And that's it from me!

Thanks for visiting today!

~Kelly

Spooky September: Week 1!

 

Hi friends!

It's officially September and the start to all things spooky!

Truthfully, I've seen Halloween 

in some of the stores I frequent since June :P

And last month,

Christmas was already out BEFORE school supplies!

Whhhhhhhaaaaaat! :)

My card today is for a 4 week Instagram series

I was invited to be a part of with my sweet friend Kelly.

Each Monday in September,

she gives us a 3 color combination and we make a card background.

Any stamp, any design as long as it's the 3 colors + SPOOKY!

I went with this adorable Big Grumpy from Taylored Expressions.

Kelly chose these 3 colors this week:

Evergreen Bough, Uncharted Mariner and Black Soot.

I used my TE Blending brushes to create a background

and added a haunted forest frame.

I stamped it out and then die cut Big Grumpy

and colored it with my prismacolor markers

along with the Halloween accessories.

To take it just a smidge further, I did a challenge to use ONLY the 3

colors in my entire card!

In hindsight, I won't be doing that next week, LOL!

So my card isn't super spooky, especially for Halloween,

as cute, funny and whimsical are more my vibe!

Here's to a BOO-tiful week ahead!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

National Bake and Decorate Month!

 

Hi sweet friends!

September has a few holidays you may know,

but it also has a few that might be new to you!

Like National Bake and Decorate month :)

This card was so much fun to bake make!

I used my @lawnfawn stamps Bake with Love and  

the mice from A Creature Was Stirring

to create a fun baking scene.

My daughter is the baker in the family and self taught ...

this girl needs to open a bakery!

I thought I'd send her this cute card with a hint

not to forget her homemade pecan pie when she visits at Thanksgiving

*wink wink!*

I'll enter this to Lawn Fawn's challenge 155 - 3D projects

and Simon Says Stamp - AG!

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - AG

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Let's See in '23!

 

Hi friends!

This is my August card for my card challenge Let's See in '23

where I take one stamp and use it all year long.

You can see the idea here in my original debute post

and this is my 4th year of this fantastic challenge!

And, shhhh, it's actually my favorite challenge!

I invited 2 friends to join me in this challenge years ago

and they are Jeanette and Barb

who post on the scheduled days of the 3rd of the month.

You can see the video for this card on my YouTube channel

and use that hashtag #funcardfriday for your cards, too!

So for August ~

I've channeling some Lavender Haze!

Heeeeeey #swifties

I chose Waffle Flower Crafts Larkspur for this year's stamp

and watercolored 1. the background and 2. the flower!

I do have to say, I'm no Albrecht Durer but I am

loving the turnout!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

I've joined THIS Design Team!

 

Hey!

How ya doin!

BIG BIG news!

I'm so excited!

I was absolutely delighted to be invited to join the

 Crackerbox Stamps Design Team!

I fell in love with this company with their Grinch stamps 

and the shop is filled with funny, amazing and sassy stamps!

AND ....

If you follow the affiliate link above,

it will take you to the shop at zero cost to you

(and would be wonderful for me ~ thank you!)

Here's my first official card with this 

I've used Emu Adele and sentimen stamp

Your Kind of Crazy !

This sweet bird has me smiling!  It's such a fun image

so I decided to be fun with the coloring, too.

I went with a flamingo hot pink and paired it with a watercolored

background that twinkles just right when it hits the light.

Before you go!

Right now there is a HUGE 50% off sale happening!

Be sure to click here to take you to the store

and shop the fabulous finds and discounts!

And I also have a VIDEO creation on my YouTube channel!

Here's another look:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Stand by you!

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm flying by with a bright and fun flamingo card!

Where you flamingo, I go! :)

There's just something about bright, fun, whimsical

 colors that brings me such joy!

I created this one after a wonderful family vacation

and captured the view I saw in my memory.

The sunset, the colors, the flamingos!

This card features Lawn Fawn 'flamingo together'

along with LF designer paper.

I've also added in some watercoloring behind the birds

and distress ink waves under them!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Card entered to: SSSWchallenge AG

Pammies Inky Challenge AG

Like at the lake pier!

Hi friends!

Today's card is a trip to the lake!

By now I've already made it to our last vacation before

our busy family has a return to college 

and a move to a new home!

We are so excited for the big changes happening in our family

and know that God's blessings always surround us :)

For this card, I'm channeling Lake Life!

This is one of my favorite Hero Arts kits (June 2023)

paired with an older stamp set pier at the lake.

It was recently the anniversary of my dad's birthday in heaven.

Not a single day ever ever never goes by that he doesn't cross my mind.

And I channeled him when I was creating this card - in the best way!

I have such fond memories of living in North Florida 

and he took us often to the neighboring lakes to fish, snorkel

and even attempt to water ski behind our boat!

We would often see these exact sunsets as well :)

Using distress oxide inks, I blended a background in sunset-y colors

and stamped out the images fussy cutting some, die cutting others!

I'm SO in love with how this card came out -

much like the memories I hold dear to heart!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lots of love!

~Kelly

 

Get Well Soon!

 

Hi friends!

Today's Get Well Soon card is for a dear friend 

and I needed to make her a card Toot Sweet!

I made this one AND got it in the mailbox in under 10 minutes.

Before I continue, I wanted to share that my friend Toni and I

have a YouTube collab every Friday called #funcardfriday and

Here is the link to my channel and we've love to see what YOU make!

SO!

Ya'll know me by now - my cards are pretty packed 

and I rarely make a CAS card.

NOT that I don't love 'em - I do, I do!

I just tend to go for the gusto and pile a lot onto a card 

and to do anything less looks like I didn't try (in my eyes!)

So I grabbed my Pure Innocence from MFT Stamps

and inked it up and colored it with my copics.

I added another mftstamps sentiment from a prayer set.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Lots of love,

Kelly

Let's hit the beach!

Hi friends!

Today is a fun day ~

It's a beach day!

This card is for Week 5 of the Summer Inspired card hop

organized by The Kellys!  

(That would be my sweet friend Kelly on Instagram and moi!)

How it works: 

Each week, we have a summer theme where you chose

1 or the other OR combine both if you'd like.

For Week 5, Kelly (the other one!) has chosen BBQs or favorite activity.

 

One of my favorite things is a trip to the beach!

I could be there all day every day if i could! :)

There's something so incredibly relaxing about a lounge chair 

under the shade of an umbrella watching the waves.

Add in a good book and it's absolute bliss!

This random photo I took outside while photographing cards

shows our gorgeous Florida weather!

The sky's are crystal blue and everything here is so green.

HOT HOT HOT but that's typical here :)

Wishing you a day filled with all of your favorites!

Lots of love,

Kelly

3M: Friends at first sip!

 Hey friends!

Today's card is for the 3M card group,

also known as being the 3 Musketeers and that would be 

Barb, Jeanette and myself!

We take turns every 3 months being a hostess,

stamping and mailing an approved image to each other

and we all create a card based solely on that one image.

This month - for August - Jeanette was up

and she sent us this darling coffee girl!

I paired it with a fun backround stenciled with watercolor

and added a sentiment from MFT stamps.

Be sure to see what Jeanette and Barb 

created with this same stamp!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lots of love,

Kelly

Scuba your way through summer!

Hi friends!

It's almost the weekend ~ yasssss!

Today's card is a fun-in-the-summer scuba card

that I'll send to my son :)

You can see the video here on my YouTube channel:

This was such a fun card to make!

I started with a watercolor panel background using Altenew half pans.

While it was drying, I stamped/die cut the images from

a couple of Lawn Fawn stamp sets to create this under the sea scene.

And those cute little clouds tucked into the corner,

it was the view as if looking up :)

I used my copic markers to color the images

and just love the bold, whimiscal colors this beholds.

That's it for now!

Lots of love!
~Kelly

Entered to:  Simon Says Stamp Challenge:  Summer