Prost!

 

Guten Tag, Freunde!

Today's card makes me all kinds of happy!!

I've traveled extensively as a child and young adult

with our military family

and one of my favorite Air Force bases of all times 

wasn't actually a base at all ~

it was a small satellite area 40 minutes from town

and our 'base' was actually a small German village!

Oh how I miss it!

This stamp set is from Waffle Flower and I've colored it

and die cut with the matching dies to create a little scene.

The background is Neenah Solar White and I've used the MFT cloud stencil

to create a few light clouds in the background.

This is a super awesome stamp set that I plan to use 

over and over again :)

Thanks for stopping by!

   Tschüss!

~Kelly

Card entered to:  Simon Says Monday Challenge - Favorite Stamp

Die Cut Divas - Favorite Holiday- Oktoberfest!

Stamping Sensations - The Great Outdoors

Crafters of Faith: Fruit!

Hi friends! 

Today's card is for the Crafters of Faith

card group where we create a cards 

based on a theme and bible scripture :) 

 Our hostess this month is Dawn and this is her theme:

 September 2020: Hostess/Dawn

Scripture: John 15:1-8 KJV As it is the fall and a time of harvest, 

consider the fruits you have grown this year through your thoughts,

 words and actions.

Challenge: Show case fruit on your card!

This was a very thought provoking theme for me

and I'm still thinking over fully.

But, like for most of you as well, 2020 has been choas!

I think it's so essential to take mental health time for whatever

makes you happy and brings you joy in the midst of this time :)

Here's my card using apples (masked) from The Alley Way Stamps

and a sweet sentiment from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for stopping by and peeking at my card!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

Watercolor flowers!

 

Hi friends!

Happy Weekend!

Today's card is from Watercolor Wednesday

and we used the 'wet on wet' technique.

This was my first attempt with this stamp set and this particular medium

and I challenged myself to give it a try!

Splitcoaststampers showcased Debby Hughes last week

and her absolutely enchanting watercoloring!

Her videos are a great source of inspiraiton,

 including the wet on wet painting.

I used a rubber stamp from Taylored Expressions called Beautiful Blossoms

and used the Altenew watercolor brushmarkers 

I painted a base layer with the brushmarkers on Canson #140 paper,

dried it with a heat tool, then restamped the flower with wet paint.

I repeated this several times to get a solid image.

The sentiment is one that I had in my leftover pile ~

but I like the way it looks.   It has a nice contrast :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

Magical Dragons Cloud Stencil!

Hi friends - it's the weekend!

WOOHOO!

We made it through a CRAZY first week of online school, 

unbearable heat here in Miami

and one. crazy. week. of. stamping!

I have ADORED being a challenge hostess this year

as part of the Splitcoaststampers Dare To Get Dirty -

a wonderful time for the Fan Club members to create cards,

interact with the hostesses and sometimes, just maybe, 

step outside our comfort zones to create!

For today's card, the hostess asked us to create blue skies.

My card is simple (as many of the DTGD cards are!)

and I used the new Cloud Edger stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

This stencil is SOOOOO popular!

I first spied this here on Dina's blog - 

I think EVERYONE bought it after seeing these!

*SWOON!*

I've paired it with Magical Dragons from My Favorite Things

and stamped right onto the dsp.

That's all for this post!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

CCEE2036: Masculine Cards

Hi friends! 

There's a new challenge at the CCEE Stampers - masculine cards!

This week I've made quite a few ~ 

 in fact, cards for my son!

 My son's birthday is next week and we LOVE celebrating our boy!

He's turning 16 and I just can't believe it.  

I blinked and he grew up :)

I threw this card together so I could get it in the mail.

 A very good friend of mine was having a card drive for her little guy.

He's missing T-ball and kid's soccer 

and you can't go wrong with Charlie Brown!

You can see all the cards from the DT here on the blog,

as well as link up your masculine cards, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

One Plus Twelve - September!

 

Hi friends!

Today's card is for my One Plus Twelve personal card challenge 

where I take a stamped image

 - and just one image - 

and create a card with it all year long.

The one = the stamp I've chosen
The twelve = the twelve months in the year.

I'm posting a day early since tomorrow I have a DT post scheduled ~

better to be early rather than late! :)

This is my 2nd year doing this challenge and it's great fun!  

 Today's card is sorta reminiscent of my card back in March of this year.

I'm using the same HELLO die set, only this time using vellum,

and the same matching Well, Hello stamp set ~ both from MFT Stamps.

My card is intentionally monotone as I'm using teal,

including ink from Altenew in Lagoon!

My friends Barb and Jeanette have joined me

 in this card challenge again this year

and you'll be able to see their cards on their blogs tomorrow!

                            And I'm still needing to post my July card!

It's been a CRAZY busy week and I haven't been able to go through files yet :) 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

TPB: Winter Tree Farm!

 Hi friends!

We're home!

It was an absolutely magical getaway and so relaxing, so fun,

and just SO needed!

School also started yesterday (online) so it's going to be a crazy, busy week!

It's my turn to post at The Project Bin blog this week.

 I finally got my hot little hands on the new Mid Century Christmas!

Denise's newest holiday set is just adorable.

I've created a slimline winter scene resembling a winter Christmas tree farm

with the winter snow and trees with freshly fallen snow!

I created this card by using Ranger Ink Speckled Egg distress oxide ink

and blending it into Neenah Solar white cardstock.

Once it was dry, I spritzed water to create droplets in the ink to resemble snow.

I repeated the process with the Christmas trees - stamping them directly

with ink and then spritzing them with white, thinned paint

and using the matching die to die-cut the trees.

Finally, I heat embossed the sentiment with versamark and embossing powder.

The slimline die is from Lawn Fawn.

Here's the stamp set in the shop: 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

 Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly

Meet Brittney! (CYS)

 

Hi everyone!

I'm officially on vacation - yay!

By the time this posts, I'll be far from home and unwinding with no laptop!

I'll be back Sunday night but a few days away, 

no cooking, the beach, activities, shopping, etc - yes, please!

Today is the Challenge Your Stash (CYS) card group challenge.

The theme this month is by Maggie and she chose:  Pets!

I decided to go with kitty cats and create a card for my daughter, Chrissy.

She's the one I'm away with on vacation 

and she's planned a super fun trip for us!

She is leaving her kitty, Finny, behind while we're gone 

as well as her pup, Buster and mine, Buddy!

So for today, I'm sharing a stamp from Stamp Anniething ~ Brittney Purr!

I LOVE this stamp and it's PURRfect for showcasing a pet!

Brittney is colored like my Chrissy - she's blonde with blue eyes

and Finny is a calico (so mostly orange).

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Love You Furrever.

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)
~Kelly

Let's here it for Shenanigans!

Hi friends!

One more day and we're on the road!

In the meantime, I'm cleaning and cleaning and creating!

(One of those things is NOT like the other! LOL!)

The cards continue at the Dare To Get Dirty celebration

in the Fan Club at Splitcoaststampers!

We're up to challenge #30 right about now and it's been a blast.

Next up:  THIS CUTIE! 

 This adorable pup is from Whipper Snapper Designs

I just adore him.  He reminds me of our Buster, 

the rescue pup my daughter 

collected out of a busy highway, running in and out of traffic and screeching cars.

He's absolutely nuts got a lot of energy,

always bouncing around and he's such a goofball.

I was digging around in all of my WS sentiments (and I have A LOT!)

and thought this one was a cute match!

This card just makes me happy from my head to my toes.

Thanks for visiting today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly

You're the SALT to my PEPPER ...

Hi friends!

This is *one of those weeks* 

where I want to toss up my hands and say ... 

I can't even!

We're leaving for vacation Thursday bright and early ~

My daughter has a fun itinerary planned.

We'll be home late Sunday and school starts first thing Monday morning!

Online!

Praise. The. Lord.

My son got his schedule and *eyeball POP!*

It's a doozy.

I'm going to love. love. LOOOOOOVE homeschooling a Sophomore!

Said me never :)

I had a lot of fun with this card - playing along with the MFT Stamps sketch this week.  The Splitcoaststampers theme last week in the weekend inspiration was my springboard and the question was:  What do you miss that you can't do because of the pandemic.  

*This is not a Fan Club challenge where the challenges are hush, hush!

Truthfully, as much as I miss travel and church and seeing my friends for coffee or heading to the beach, I miss going out to restaurants!

 I miss going to eat at some of our favorite spots and sitting down to have a nice prepared meal.  I cook daily - sometimes 2-3 times daily - for a group of 6-7 of us.   I do love to cook but I miss some of my favorites out there but am perfectly happier staying home and staying safe!

Here's my card using My Favorite Things stamp set ~ Recipe for Happiness.    I just love this stamp set!

And that's it for me today!

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

I'll enter this today:  Cupcake Inspirations!

Gnomes ~ all the way from the UK!

Hi friends! 

 You are a friend like GNOME other!

(and you ... and you ... and you!)

Today's post is SUPER special to my heart!

I'm hosting one of the Dirty Girl DT Fan Club Challenges!

Splitcoaststampers hosts them once a year

as a chance to create cards, hold card challenges and interact with 

the design team and fan club members - together as one.

This year, we have 41 challenges ~  and I'm #17 and I think we're up to 20 something already 

   although I can't share with you all the details, I can share my card!

These sweet gnomes came all the way from England!

I saw them on the Hochanda website when TPB was hosting a spot

and said "come on gnome!"

 Okay ... home, tee hee!

   My card today is a Slimline and I've used Lawn Fawn slim line dies. 

 I created the background by using Distress Oxide Inks 

from Ranger and blended and blended.

I colored the images with prismacolor markers 

and just had so much fun with this card!  

Gnome kidding ~ I'm glad you stopped by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

CCEE2033: Celebrating Liz!

 

Hi friends!

Happy Birthday to our design teammate, Liz!

She is 70 years YOUNG!

Here it is the day after Liz's BIG birthday the BIG seven-o!

So, in honor of National Senior Citizens Day on August 21st, 

let's use some adorable old women (or men) 

still having fun and enjoying life on your cards today. 

Have fun and send your card to one of your senior friends in honor of their day!!

I've used 2 Art Impressions stamp sets - the image is from Birthday Wishes

and the sentiment is from Chocolate Therapy.

I thought they were super cute together!

I've spent the last 2 hours going 7 rounds with our internet - LOL

so I'm going to hop out of the ring and say a prayer that this posts!

The CCEE blog is here - hop on over and wish Liz the happiest birthday!

And you can also link up your old lady-old guy cards, too! :)

Thanks for stopping by ~

Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly

RSG: Hello Suns{hi}ine!

Hello friends!  

Today's post is the card-that-almost-wasn't!

I'm in such a cardmaking funk and coming up empty 

everytime I sit down to make a card - or half cards!

I finally sat down today ~ watching the rain falling outside -

so calming and serene and oh. so. green!

I stared out that window for the longest time ..

half daydreaming, half hoping to come up with a card idea :)

Once a month, the Ready-Set-Go! card group has a theme

and we create a card.

It all started here and we call it challenges that are 'outside the box.'

This month, I was the hostess and mailed out a chipboard WORD 

 and said "make a card!"

We all have a different word:  Happy, Hello and Love.

They were added to an envelope without me seeing,

closed up and I mailed it to the other 2 ladies ... sight unseen.

My word: Hello!

I love the word Hello ~ and had NO idea where I was going to go with it.

I just grabbed a ton of stencils and some Distress Oxide Inks,

blender brushes and some paper! And got to thinking ....

  Hello - Blue Skies!

    Hello - Sunny Days!

                                              Hello - Pool Time!

I decided to go with the sunburst Ray of Light stencil from My Favorite Things.

Because I didn't really have a direction of where I was going, I dug through my stamps until I found something 'sunshiney' and found this sentiment from my Paper Smooches stamp set:  Spectrum.   I love that it says {hi} in the middle!

I never even noticed until photographing this card that it's holographic!

It looked silver .... and twist and turn it a littl bit ... and it's rainbow!

Groovy!

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

Oh!

And if you have seen my mojo,

please sent it back my way! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Big hugs, bigger blessings 

~Kelly

Card entered to:  Word Art Wednesday #452-3

Little Red Wagon - Use a Stencil

You brighten my life!

Hi friends!

It's Monday - again -  but hopefully this bright 

pop of NEON color will brighten your day!

And I'm pretty excited ~ 

I finally got to play with the NEON Karin markers

 which just arrived recently!

I have a slight obsession with all things neon 

as it brings me back to my inner 80's child :)

I created this card using Lawn Fawn's Our Friendship Grows

stamp and die set, and the sentiment is from Life is Good.

Once they were stamped and die cut, I colored them with the neon

Karin Markers - squeee!

They were as much fun as I expected them to be!

(The Video will be on my YouTube channel later today!)

The backgrond panel is an embossing folder from Taylored Expressions ~

I recently had an order arrived with a lot of goodies, including this folder!

I flipped it sideways to create an illusion of a wooden privacy fence ~

and the inspiration was from this fence photo ...

the IC from Splitcoaststampers this weekend!

In hindsight, they look like they are floating

and i probably should have added some stems! 

I was too mesmerized by the fun of playing with the neon markers, 

I suppose!

Here's a final look ~ and Happy Monday to you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings!

~Kelly

DDD ~ Mixed Up Cake Party - 10 Year Anniversary!

Today is a MOST exciting day!

The Dueling Darlings card group 10 years old today!

And in honor of that, we're having a 

MIXED UP CAKE PARTY!

We are 2 teams of card making friends - The Divas and the Dazzlers.

This month, I created and mailed out all 16 card kits to everyone.

The idea for a mixed up cake party is a play on cake and ice cream.

Our first duel was an ice cream theme so for this party, we're seriving cake! 

BUT!

To make it even more fun, 

the teams were mixed up!

 Some Divas were Dazzlers this month, and vice versa.

My children put the kits into random envelopes so I don't know who is where!

I'm kinda bummed that I stayed a DIVA,

 hee hee, but that's okay- it's all FUN!

For the Diva kits, I used The Cat's Pajamas stamps and we have the image:

Forget About The Cake.

I've used 3 of the patterned papers included in the kit

and as a way to pay homage to my cardmaking from 10 years ago,

I did 2 things:

I made a HUGE square card, measureing 5.5" x 5.5"

and added on tons of buttons!

My old cards always had buttons :)

My card has a TON of dimension ~ I popped up the bunny and cake, the buttons and the matching sentiment. This is SO me - go for the icing, LOL!

We've had a lot of fun games and prizes all month AND another suprise:

A GOLDEN TICKET!

In each card kit, there's a lottery ticket with a grand prize!

Here is mine ... and yes, it could be me, hee hee!

(I would have them redraw, of course, but it's fun playing along!)

What do you think - it's the winner, right?! :)

I absolutely can't wait to see all the cards this month!

Here's another look at my DIVA card:

This was truly a fun month and I hope everyone had a good time playing in the games and making cards! We're on Splitcoaststampers and in the thread called Dueling Darlings and we're also posting cards in the gallery, there!

Thanks so much for visiting and here's to 10 more years!

Big hugs, bigger blessings :)

~Kelly