Mission Possible ~ Take 2

Hi friends!

I hope today you're having a marvelous start to Sunday!

And if you look around,

and happen to see my mojo, 

please send it back home!

I'm so absolutely not mojo-vated to make cards right now

and that's NO BUENO!

A busy household can make for a creative slump!

 Today's card is for the Mission Possible challenge,

 a fun cardmaking idea started by my friend, Jeanette.

I'm grateful that she invited me to play along with her in this fabulous idea

making the impossible mission possible!

The idea?

Jeanette buys - or finds -  3 of 'something' quarterly ~ 

and sends that item to Barb, myself (and keeps one for herself!)

Then, the 3 of us create a card based on said mystery item.

This month:  A rubber stamp sentiment!

Here is her super fun Mission Possible challenge:

Good Day, Ms. Card-Maker. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves the use of a substance that will be revealed to you upon opening this package. Two team members have been selected to work with you, I am one of them and the other one will be revealed within a reasonable timespan. She is an equally talented card-maker who, like you, will be given the opportunity to accept or decline this mission. Should you choose to accept the mission, you have a month to complete it, in which case at some point within the next month you will create a card using the enclosed substance on it and post it somewhere in a public forum (blog, gallery, FB, Instagram, or such). The theme of the card can be any of your choosing; the only requirement is that the substance be used in some way. Should you or any of the other two team members get caught with the substance on your fingers or clothing, laughter is sure to ensue. And Ms. Card-Maker, those laughing will disavow any responsibility for their laughter.

This message will not self-destruct in five seconds, since I have no ability to do that and besides, you might need to refer to it again at some point.

She sent us this sweet sentiment stamp from Whipper Snapper.

I paired it with a stamp from Simon Says Stamp 

which I stamped and colored with prismacolor markers.

Once it was done, I nestled it behind the frame and added purple papers.

This sentiment is so very sweet.

I love that Jeanette thought of us when she purchased ot

and even more generous to send it!

Thanks, Jeanette!

You can see her card here and Barb's card here.

And here's a sweet reminder for all!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

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Hot Mess Success ~ Dust Bunnies!

Hi friends!

I'm getting a late start to my day ~

but here with a great big mess!

It's been that kind of week so it's fitting :)

Today's card is for the Hot Mess = Success card group

where we make messes!

Although I'm not a messy person by nature,

 it's fun with cards because it really gets the creative process going.

And it's no secret that I ADORE watercoloring!

So this month's mess …. inks, water, paper and a brush!

My card really does look like a hot mess!  

I placed an order with Whipper Snapper stamps  awhile back

and added a few cuties to my cart

along with a TON of fun sentiments, like this one!

They are very affordable and easy to mix and match

so I thought it was time to stamp and play with Curious Bunny.

The messy part?

inks and water!

I have an intentionally pink bunny ~ I was going for a cartoon-y look.

I stamped the image in Stazon and added the sentiment first,

and then used several distress inks cubes to my pallet.

For the bunny, I mixed Worn Lipstick and Spun Sugar on the palette,

dipped my brush soaked in water into the mixture and painted.

I did the same for the sky (Speckled Egg) and the grass (Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn, mixed) for vibrant colors.

I did have a little bit of seapage ~ compliments of rushing 

and not using my heat gun in between colors

so I'm calling this one an "it is what it is" card!

mmmmm k!

My friends in the Hot Mess Success made cards, too

and you can see Barb's card, Jeanette's card, and Terry's card on their blogs.

I have a FABULOUS idea in mind for next month ...

I'm just hoping I can find the products and make it happen!

Sometimes I see things in my head

and bringing them to fruition is a whole 'nother thing!

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

CCEE2024 AND Stamp What?! ~ Happy Father's Day!

Hi friends!

Today's post is pulling 'double duty' as I have just not had any free time

to make any cards except for a few minutes today!

Talk about a mad dash to the plate! :)

There's a new challenge at the CCEE Stampers with our sweet Vicki ~

make a Father's Day card.

The CCEE Stampers have made wonderful masculine cards this week and you can see them on the blog.

Yesterday was also the day for the Stamp What?! card challenge

to use an 'Old Dusty' stamp set from Stampin' up.

My son is the one who choses for me completely at random ~

and he's pretty good at looking through them and seeing ones that 'fit the bill.' This month, he chose Take Me Out To The Ballgame from Stampin' Up!

I don't know a single person who is into baseball, LOL,

and neither my husband, Son-in-law (father to my granddaughter), his dad, etc are baseball fans so this masculine Father's Day card

 will go into the church drop off bin :) 

My friends Barb and Jeanette are playing along with me in this card challenge

and you can see their cards on their blogs! 

Here's the stamp set I used:

Thanks for stopping by today ~

Big hugs, bigger blessings!~Kelly

TPB: Don't flip out ....

Hi friends!

Don't flip out ~

I flippin' love you! :)

Hee hee!

I'm back with another card for The Project Bin stamps ~

and do I EVER love pun-ny cards!  

The Project Bin stamps has a super fun set filled with pun

and it's called The Gratest (yes, spelled like that!)

I found a series of kitchen towels at the store before Covid19

and each one is just super cute ~

and I made a card to go along with the towels to share with neighbors :)

I'm kinda stuck in a rut with my card designs ~

seemingly reaching for the same few dies over and over

so I thought I'd switch it up a bit for this card.

I dug and dug some more through my stash of dies

and found several that I don't think I've used - if ever!

No time like the present, they say.

I really like how this frame gives it a wonky look 

and I kept the paper like the towel

and the stamping and embellishments in the same color family. 

 Here is the stamp set in it's entirety ~ super fun!

It's available HERE in the shop at The Project Bin.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings <3 font="">

~Kelly

COF: Take a risk!

Hi friends! 

It's SO wonderful that the Crafters of Faith falls on a Sunday!

The COF is a little card group I started a couple of years ago

with faith-based challenges as a way to share fellowship with crafters ♥

And I promise this is really my card!

I know it looks like something my little granddaughter scribbled :)

We take turns scooping up a month and issuing a challenge for the group 

and this month our challenge is the talented Jeanette!

Her challenge:  

Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
has long been one of my favorite Bible verses because it reminds me that I can do things in God’s power. I do not need to be fearful. God will equip me. 

For this month’s challenge, I’d like you to think of some paper-crafting technique, fold, or some other thing that you’ve been fearful of trying and let go of the fear and give it a try! 

Okay, so back to the scribble!

I decided to try the scribble stamping and used the my Karin Brushmarkers Pro

again - only this time a little differently!

For the 'scribble stamping'

 (and I may have made that up! I don't know if that's the actual name!)

I added colored on my glass craft mat and spritzed it with barely any water.

That way, the marker mostly stays the same and just wiggles a bit!

This process did take a bit of time ~ I did it in stages to keep colors separate.

I stamped Best Buds from Paper Smooches, one of my FAVORITE flower stamps,

this time on heavyweight cardstock and it held up super well to the water.

And here's the risky part!

I had to trust that flipping the stamped image onto the wet marker 

would land more of less where that part of the image was, providing rich colors.

 I did have to guess a little bit where it would end up!

This process was wildly fun!

Messy ~ but definitely creative play :)

The sentiment didn't get as much attention, I'm afraid!

It happened to be on my desk from a previous stamping session ~

rather than have it go to waste, I added it as a fun banner.

My daughter thought this card was hilariously wrong 

and I'll admit, I'm a little afraid to post it.

I realize it looks like kid's scribble ~ and that's kinda the idea!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings

~Kelly

CCEE2023 ~ Rose

Hi friends!

I'm back with another card for this week's card challenge 

at the CCEE Stampers ~ Roses!

Vicky is our hostess for the month of June and says:

Symbolically, the rose has more meanings than one can count!

*  A pink rose means perfect happiness, while a red rose means "I love you."
*  A white rose signifies innocence, purity, and new beginnings.
*  A yellow rose conveys jealousy.

A bouquet of roses means sincere gratitude, whereas a single rose amplifies the meaning of the color (a single red rose means "I REALLY love you").  She asked us to make a card with a single rose or a bouquet of roses . . . or however many roses you want! 
 Happy Rose Day!

You may have seen yesterday's post about my new Karin brushmarker pro markers, which I started playing with and just went in all kinds of directions!

I thought it would be fun to try them out with a floral stamp

and chose Organic Blooms by Mama Elephant.

I sure hope these are roses!

I had a little free time this weekend to give it a go.

Card #1 ~ colored (post TBA)

Card #2 ~ tie-dye watercolor wash (yesterday's card)

Card #3 (this one!) ~ simple brush watercoloring

I started by heat embossing a white panel of #120 lb cardstock 
with white embossing powder and Versamark.
I heat set that and added different colored markers to my palette
and used the brush to add it to my florals.
At the time, I didn't have photo or guide 
and had to 'wing it' as to what was where!

Once it was dry, I stamped and added a sentiment and popped it into a frame.

This has been on my desk for a few days and my little granddaughter
'helped' color it - can you see the tiny orange scribble with her colored pencil?
But how could I be upset! :)

These knew-to-me markers are definitely quite the learning curve

But the process was fun and I wanted to present my card anyway
 because we all start somewhere :)

I think it's wonderful to know where we start at 
and over time, keep striving and keep learning! 

Be sure to head to the CCEE Stampers blog
to link up your cards featuring roses!

Thanks for stopping by!
Big hugs, bigger blessings.
~Kelly

I'll enter my card to:  Word Art Wednesday

Stamps Fun Creativity

One Plus Twelve ~ June!

Hi friends!

I hope wherever you are in the world,

 you know you are thought of and loved!

Even though the world has gone crazy pants and civil unrest prevails,

I send my biggest hugs and warmest thoughts to all of you ♥

 

Today's card is the June card my One Plus Twelve personal card challenge,

where I take just one stamp and use it all year long, twelve times!

The idea behind it was to use my stamps in a more productive way

instead of just once - or not seeing ink at all :)~

For June, I've invested in a new set of markers - the Karin markers.

I've seen many of the colorists I follow on YouTube use them

and after my friend Darlene mentioned a coupon special, I jumped!

{Scroll down to see a more in depth chat}

 

For this month's One Plus Twelve, I decided to try a watercolor wash - Tie Dye!

My daughter recently made matching tie-dye tshirts for her and her daughter

and that was a nice springboard for inspiration!

I used the Karin markers and water for an organic watercolor wash,

basically letting the water do the magic.

The fun part - you 'll never get the same look twice!

This was a hesitant purchase as I wasn't sure how I'd like them,

and decided against spending the $100+ for a larger set

 and settled on the 26 set.

Overall, I'm seeing some interesting possibilities with them

and did some comparison swatches with other water markers.
The results were interesting :)

I love how organic they are and the colors marry very well

but I'm not sure these are ones I'd reach for every day.

I think I made the right choice :)

Barb's card is here and Jeanette's card is here
as both of them are joining me in this challenge this year
with their own stamp choices.

Time to scoot!

Big hugs, bigger blessings 

~Kelly

Black Out Tuesday

Today, I won't be posting in honor of Black Out Tuesday.

Love your neighbor as yourself. ~
Matthew 22:39

You lift me up! :)

Hi friends!

Flying by with a quick hello

with the sweetest puppy!

I can't resist a puppy stamp 

and the moment I saw the Gus and Gertie set, it was 'gotcha day!'

For today's card,  I knew I wanted to make a whimsical flying card

so I thought why not make a sky background :)

I knew I'd use this set many many times so on release day over at Taylored Expressions, I purchased the limited time special for the stamp and die

and I'm so glad I did!

To create the sky background,

 I used the new Speckled Egg distress ink from Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink. 

 It's such a unique and lovely shade of blue!  

It's like a cross between Stormy Sky and Tumbled Glass, if I had to pick :)

I added the sentiment and popped it up 

just as I did for the image to give the card some dimension.

I just realized Gertie didn't make it onto the card ~

but it sure won't be my last!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope everything is okay where you are ~ 

the world sure needs a great big hug right now.

Sending mine to you!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

Hanging with my gnomies!

 Hi friends!

I hope your weekend is going super!

The sun is out - the sun it out!

I'm super happy that we can actually be outdoors again :)

 Today's card is the last day of Spring online card camp ~
taught by Jennifer McGuire.

The theme was window weaving and I did several of these types of cards,

including this one just for fun.

I was curious to see how it would 'weave' through the my heart die

from MFT Stamps ~ peek-a-boo dienamics and it worked!

I did as she did in class and worked with vellum ~

coloring the clear vellum with my copic markers.

Once dry, I ran it through my trimmer and cut it in varied sizes.

I stamped, diecut and colored the gnome and added him to the front,

and the sentiment is heat embossed from the OG gnome stamp set from MFT.

 I just think this is a fun card and interesting technique!

Wishing you a great start to your weekend!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

Simon Says Stamp - AG challenge
Crafty Catz - 2 layers
Crazy 4 challenges - Gnomes

~Kelly