Up Up and Awaaaaaay!

 

Hi friends!

Life has me up up and away!

I would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Taylor @Sizzix

for sending me amazing goodies to work with from a recent hop!

Oh my, I will be making cards for days upon days 

and I am so very grateful!

Today I'm sharing one of the cards I made with 

Festive Sky Party.

This is such a fun and versatile die set!

I used the penguins and balloons

and added some stitched HI letters that were in my stash :)

I'm so tickled with how this turned out ~

it's fun, it's whimsical and of course, bright Kelly colors!

You can find this set and more in the Sizzix store!

(ohhhh that was very Dr. Suess ... 🤣)

Thanks for stopping by!

3M: Turtles don't hurry!

 Hi friends!

I'm not posting late for the 3M ..

I'm just being a turtle!

Turtles, as we know, are slow.

They take forever and often are the LAST to arrive

 whereever they must be going.

Yep, that's the story I'm going to go with, LOL!

Hi!  

I have another card for the 3M card group 

and this month, Jeanette sent us the adorable Unity Stamp Co

Turtle stamp set to work with.

Tank you, Jeanette!

She states the company sent her extras 

and she generously shared with Barb and I!

My card idea was to go for a storybook look,

like a page out of a children's illustrated book.

Not sure I nailed it but this will be cute for my granddaughter,

she won't mind!

Be sure to see Jeanette's card here

and Barb's card here!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Remember and Honor the Fallen

 Hi friends!

It's Memorial Day in the USA,

a day to remember the bravery and courage

 of those who served our country.

In memory of many, in honor of all ~

I am grateful!

           

            Today I share with you a card made with Whimsy Stamps

products.

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*Military Die Set

*Military Heroes clear stamp set

*Slimline military paper pack

I invite you to an Instagram hop featuring Memorial Day 

and celebrating military service today!

You can find the details here

Instagram Hop

Thanks for stopping by!

Recycled Artistry: May

 

Hi, it's me! 👋

Playing in the trash again!

My card is using the box from the set of Island markers

from Altenew for a recycled card hop.

My friend Dawn saw a card I made on Instagram that I upcycled

 from a thrifted book & asked if I wanted to co-host a group with her.

Sure! 

I do love a RECYCLE thrift flip!

You can see the video here !

And my card ⇓

Here is the box I started with,

 already disassembled and getting the creative vibe going!

I really love the idea of turning something into something else

ESPECIALLY if I can keep it out of the landfill.

We need to protect and take care of Mother Earth!

Here is one final look!

Thanks for stopping by!

3M: Go Fly a Kite!

 Hi friends!

It's time for the monthly 3M (3 Musketeers) card share!

This is a group with 3 friends (Barb, Jeanette and I)

that take turns sending a mystery stamped image to create a card.

I'm sorry for the delay and posting so late in the day ~

my laptop was over at my daughter's house :)

This month, Barb sent us this Newton's Nook Designs

stamped image called Newton's Kite.

I colored my kitty to look like my Oliver!

This was one of the color combos I chose for 2025 - pink and peach!

I created a background of colorful clouds with a stencil and ink blending.

The frames are from the-basket-on-my-desk file.

It's quite ....... overflowing TBH!

Be sure to see what Barb and Jeanette have created as well!

Thanks for stopping by!

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1 + 12 Thrives in '25: May

 Hi friends!

Happy May!

Today I'm sharing my monthly card for my 

card series:  One Plus Twelve

and this is the 7th year of this challenge 

where I take 1 stamp and use it 12 times, 

one for each month.

For 2025, 

 I chose Close At Heart, a collab stamp and die

from Alex Syberia and Simon Says Stamp.

This was released during their Stamptember celebration

and I can't tell you how much I adore it!

I took my Concord and 9th ink cubes (from the Winter Camp)

and matching cardstocks to create this card.

With the ink cubes, I swiped them directly onto cardstock,

let it dry and stamped onto the background.

Taking matching cardstock colors, I layered them diagonally

in a coordinating color pattern and die cut the entire panel together.

The sentiment is also from the Close At Heart set

and perfect for many occasions.

Thanks for stopping by!

FRIDAY fun!

 Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a card for a monthly card group

 where we have a theme to follow and a card to create

The theme was:  Celebrate the women in our lives,

be it a mom, grandmother, daughter, sister, etc.

I chose my mama!

She was a seamstress for 50+ years, self taught 

with a hand-me-down Singer from a thrift store.

She would make our baby clothes and most of my dresses 

growing up, including matches for my dollies!

I did NOT inherit that gene.

I can't sew in a straight line, not by machine or hand!

My oldest daughter - HOLY SMOKES, the talent.

BUT!

I can make cards, LOL!

I'll enter this to the current Lawn Fawn challenge #195 

with a BINGO theme:

I used whimsical, mice, bright, markers and cardstock!

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: AG

As You LIke It/ Soft or Bold - Bold for mom!

Addicted to Stamps and more - Make Your MARKer :)

WIN $150.00 in prizes!

 Hey friends!

Head over to my INSTAGRAM for a fun blog hop 

with MASSIVE $150 prizes!

You'll also see a super fun card that I colored with my markers :)

It's pretty COMIC-al!

Sneak peek!

A GREAT BIG Thank you to Alyce 

from Kit and Clowder for sponsoring today's hop!

Happy hopping and good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

Teal vision .........

 

Hi friends!

I'm behind on blogging ....... again.

Life is LIFIN' 

and I just can't seem to stay above the (crafty) float!

But I'm thinking ... that's a good thing 💙

              Recently I created a card for a monochromatic challenge.

It was MEEEEEEH-SY!

I used the Lindy's Gang Magicals in teals

 and well,

let me just SUGGEST (that's me shoutin') 

that you may want to wear gloves!

The end result?  Stunning but prepare yo'self!

Speaking of teal, I did the TikTok Color Your Name challenge.

You type in your name and it generates *your* color.

Did I bite my nails wishing for green? 

you. betcha.

But I did get my 2nd favorite color so win/win 😁

Back to my card!

I also used Bountiful Bouquet from Altenew 

and did some splotter (that's splatter but my toxic trait is

I never STOP when I should so my splatter turns to splotter!)

 

And that's my teal inspired card!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's a Kell-of-a-mess: April!

  Hey friends!

It's another edition of my monthly series:  Kell-of-a-mess!

You can read how I startred this fun HERE!

And this month, we're having POTATOES!

Here is the video in a recap!

I really love the idea of recycling and upcycling

and it hurts my heart to throw away something I could potential use

(at least once in this case!)

Since I was throwing away the peels anyway, why not have some fun!

From start to finish, here's what I came up with!

This was BY FAR the messiest fun creating I've had in a good while!

It was WILD but the end result was truly really pretty.

Thanks for stopping by!

Recycled Artistry!

Hi friends!

Today I have a card using a birthday banner 

from my recent birthday celebration 🎈

Here is a quick recap & explanation:

I used the adorable Butterflies stamp and die set 

from Whimsy Stamps.

I was going for an ethereal soft look to match

the colors and design of the banner circles ~

the colors, the stitching, the size were perfect 

for a recycled item for my card.

My card group on Instagram asked that we use

a recycled item this month and I chose the party banner.

Now I'll always have a piece of the party and the memories 💚

There is a lot of dimension on the card

which is hard when using vellum - so it look a little creativity!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Cherry Pie Butterfly!

 

Hi friends!

I created a card for an Instagram hop called Just One Color ...

and the color for March is red.

When I think of red, I think of 

 Christmas, Valentines, Taylor Swift (let's go RedTV!)

But this is like .......... March.

I tried to thunk ~ and thunk some more ~ on a card idea

but in the end just couldn't wrap my head around one!

So I grabbed my supplies to just play.

I stamped, die cut, ink blended and watercolored

and put it all together to create something.

And it was kinda neat!

 Until ...

I looked at it and said that literally looks like Cherry Pie!

And now I cannot unsee it, LOL!

Introducing Cherry Pie Butterfly!

I even sugar dusted the wings :)

I added a second butterfly underneath to give it 

structure and more dimension.

I'm glad I did ~ I think it gives it extra beauty.

Have a cherry-licious day!

1 + 12 Thrives in '25: April

 

Happy April!

March FLEW by in a blur

and here's to a blooming new month!

Today I'm sharing my monthly card for my 

card series:  One Plus Twelve

and this is the 7th year of this challenge 

where I take 1 stamp and use it 12 times, 

one for each month!

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For 2025,  I chose Close At Heart, a collab stamp and die

from Alex Syberia and Simon Says Stamp.

This was released during their Stamptember celebration

and I can't tell you how much I adore it!

            

          I did hues of pink this month, thinking of Easter and spring.

I colored it with prismacolor markers and added a little touch

of gold and vellum for a little extra drama :)

My friends are joining me again  this challenge this year

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

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  As You Like It - Floral/Why (favorite flower/color!)

Craft Rocket - Layer It Up!

Moving Along With The Times - Spring Flowers

The Divas that cut paper! - Spring floral

Word Art Wednesday - AG

Pinspiration Challenge - See Photo (I have green leaves and pink florals)