You're FLAMazing!

 

Hi friends!

Wishing you a FLAM-azing day!

This adorable flamingo from Whimsy Stamps

is so summery ~ and so very Florida!

You can see the Youtube for it here!

Summer's almost over here 

and we're almost back in school, college and taking the last vacations!

In fact, we're off to have one last summer hurrah before

The Kid heads to college.

I used Flamingo Summer clear stamps and outline dies

from Whimsy Stamps.

The background was a quick sunray stencil with watercolors

and the images are colored with prismacolor markers.

And remember to shine today!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

AECP ~ Clean and Simple Boutique Card class

 Hi friends!

Today's card share is a series for the AECP

Altenew Academy Clean and Simple Boutique Cards class

taught by Jennifer Rzasa.

My first takeaway from the class:

Make clean and simple cards that skip instead of walking!

I'm sharing 3 cards from this class

and I'll share with you the stamps, dies and supplies 

that I used for each of the cards.

Clean and simple cards tend to be one layer, minimalistic

but they can still say Va Va Voom with some extra attention to detail!

CARD 1

For this card, I used Altenew crafting essentials clear stamp

and colored it with Altenew alcohol markers.

I stamped the image with permanent black ink

and then stamped out a second stamp set ~ A Splash of Color

and layered the stamps to create a bit of drama!

CARD 2

For the second card, I continued the A Splash of Color stamping

and used a variety of crisp dye inks.

I used the Seashore and Tropical Forest collections

as well as stamping the sentiment with permanent black pigment ink.

And the Altenew Stamp Wheel is a game changer for multiple

stamping with smaller clear stamps that overlap!

CARD 3

For this card, the clean and simple look is layering

and loosely lining the Graphic Brushstrokes clear stamp set.

I stamped directly to the cardstock with a variety of inks

and used the permanent black pigment ink for the sentiment.

Here they are together at a glance!

This class was a wonderful demonstration for me to remember

the clean and simple approach to cards.

I am a layers and dimension girl by nature so it was a nice to 

take a leisurely time watching the demos and videos,

searching through my vast collection of Altenew stamps and deciding 

which ones to showxase for the Clean and Simple Boutique Cards!

Thank you, Jennifer, for a wonderful class and your inspiratiion!

One final glance ↓

Until next time!

Thanks for stopping by today :)

~Kelly

Dancing Dragonflies!

 Hi friends!

Wishing you a wonderful start to your weekend :)

Today, I have a dragonfly card to share with you 

for an Instagram card group that I'm in 

with a theme of Flutterfly.

Honestly, this card had a mind of it's own!

I had another vision for this card design but that vision

saw itself out of the room, LOL!

So .. back up plan it is and we'll just pretend it was meant to be ..

who's gonna know!

*wink!*

AND PEEP THE FRESH KEY LIMES COMING IN FOR THE SEASON!

oH My HaPPy hEArT!

                     For this planned card cheerful card today, 

I used Your Next Stamp Dancing Dragonflies. 

I will miss them in the stamping community!

The little wings are ink blended with 3 different

colors of distress oxides and then hit with a slight paint splatter.

The background (where it went askew!) was ink blended as well

but I had to think of a way to salvage it by using a circle die.

And the gorgeous watercolored flower is from Waffle Flower Crafts.

I've always said dragonflies are my spirit animal.

Although technically it's an insect, in my heart 

i. just. know.

And that's it!

Be your own kind of beautiful <3

Thanks for stopping by :)

~Kelly

Merry CATmas!

 Merry Catmas!

Because there is just something EXTRA about orange cats! 

Having seen this exact scene myself, I can appreciate the humor!

I came around the hallway corner just as my daughter's cat

was nearly at the top of the tree]

and it was falling - like LITERAL Tiiiiiiiim-berrrrr!

I was able to catch the tree before it smashed to the tile,

cat jumped and ran and we only lost a few ornaments!

WOW .. did we ever learn cats and Christmas trees 

are NOT like cookies and milk :)

Today's card is sharing Whimsy Stamps Cat Do Christmas Two

clear stamp set!

This adorable clear stamp set has 3 fun kitties doing cat antic things

along with 4 sentiments.

You can find this card on my Instagram here

as part of my Wednesday card group with a theme of 

Christmas in July.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

AECP ~ Easy Ink Blending Techniques!

Hi friends!

I hope you are having a beautiful weekend!

Today I'm sharing a card from the Altenew classes

AECP - 

This class has a focus on using and understanding the Altenew 

alcohol markers as a medium and it's taught by Amy Lee.

Blending with markers showcases really well with florals

and one highlight she mentions is dark to light gives depth to 

what you're coloring as well as a shadow effect.

CARD #1

I used Bountiful Bouquet which is a very large stamp set

and so versatile - as you can see from my 3 samples here!

The markers give a great way to add detail that isn't there as well.

I noticed a few spaces that needed a little emphasis

but rather than reach for a black fineliner to draw in the lines,

I let the markers do the magic!

CARD #2

I loved this card and techique that I created 2 more

(perfect for the Get Well hop on Instagram for 3 way cardmaking!)

For this one, I added splatters of white acrylic paint

for a little more character as well as splatter in the background

in the matching ink color to the markers.

CARD #3

For this card, I took the same floral stamp

and used a paper trimmer to cut it almost right down the middle. 

Side by side, these cards are a mirror image.

These will be perfect for a Get Well, Get Better, Thinking of You theme!

Happy to be a:

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

 

Gnome Gardeners!

Hi friends!

A cute gnome face is hard to resist!

My Wednesday Instagram summer card group has a fun theme

 this week, chosen by our teammie Lisa.  

She chose anything gardening, from vegetables to flowers and

 wheelbarrows to garden gloves and everything in between!

I'm showcasing the adorable Gnome Gardeners from Whimsy Stamps.

I used the clear stamp set and the matching outline dies

and the mix and match marquee die set with a watercolor background.

 Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

You have HOW MANY stamps?

 

Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a FUN stamp set 

that I'm sure MANY of us can relate to :)

If you would like to see the video on YouTube,

click ↓

This stamp and matching die set are from

Whimsy Stamps and it's called Gossip Girls :)

I paired it with Wonky Window 1 die

and blended each of the 4 quadrants with a different bright color.

I like how this gives a comic book vibe!

You can find these products and more in the 

Whimsy Stamps shop!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

2nd Annual SHARK WEEK - Giveaway!

 

                                     Hi FIN-tastic friends!

Swimming by today with a JAWSOME card inspired

 by my 2nd Annaul SHARK WEEK card hop over Instagram :)

There is a BIG giveaway for one lucky hopper

so be sure to SEA what it is!

(I do have 2 posts today - my 3M card is here)

Here's a sneak peek!

Head on over to my Instagram here to start the hop!

Good luck! :)

~Kelly

3M: I'm in your corner!

Hi friends!

Today's posting day for the 3M mystery image cards!

This fun card group has been creating along for 10 years!

That's a lot of mystery images :)

The idea?  1 hostess sends 1 stamped image to all 3 of us!

Then, we take turns swapping them out per the angel policy allowance

(I've started and keep a HUGE list of allowed companies

and can share with you, too)

This month, Jeanette sent us Gerda Steiner's In Your Corner

and it's SO adorable!

         I hadn't seen it released literally until it showed up from her

so that was a super fun surprise.

Thank you, Jeanette!

You can see their cards here:

Jeanette

Barb 

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

The ProCRAFTinator's Club - June!

Hey friends!

Today's the day - today's the day!

My IG friends and I were chatting one day after a recent 

online camp about how we are procrastinating behind 

on several online classes, camps, monthly subscription boxes + more!

After much giggling and chatter about what to call ourselves,

Kim's husband came up with the name for us, 

saying we are 'procrastintaing crafters', LOL!

Welcome to TPC ~ The ProCRAFTinator's Club 

where we hold Ph.D's in procrastinating!

I have a plethora of online card classes, camp boxes 

and monthly sub kits but can't always participate at the

 'exact time of the classes/camps so this is just perfect :)

We decided to have an Anything Goes each month and for June

I'm finally finishing the cards from SBC Fest from back in March!

This was a free set of classes (isn't that THE BEST!) 

and you have the option to buy the matching kits for each class.

This card is from Laura Graff's class and she made several gorgeous 

ones but this dark green floral one just literally took my breath away!

The card design is not my own and a similiar case to hers, 

hers being totally flat and one layer 

and I popped mine up on 3d foam giving it loads of dimension.

Disclaim-er, this is all in good fun and just a means to get together 

as friends to create!  We don't procrastinate on all things,

we're just in desperate need of a 'get-er-done' approach!

No time like the present so we'll be creating from a kit/camp/class

on the 2nd Monday of each month

so be sure to stop by in August to see what we

proCRAFTinate complete!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Bonjour!

Bonjour mes amis! 

Today's card share is from a recent Instagram card hop

hosted by my friend, Dalis!

The theme that week was vacations or ice tea 

and I chose the first one 

so I could finally ink up a forgotten stamp set :)

I created the card design based on our vacation to Europe

 with our kids and they absolutely LOVED Paris!

It isn't my favorite city but I loved seeing it again through their eyes :)

I modeled the house after the ones you typically see

along the French Riviera <3

This stamp and die set are from Waffle Flower Crafts called ~ Bonjour!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

It's a Kell-of-a-mess ~ June!

 Hi friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

I had card class yesterday while simultaneously watching my team 

advance forward to the quarter finals for the Euro Cup!

So I had a BLAST creating this cards - SO SUPER DUPER SIMPLE!

Yet fun and ..... ahem, messy :)

Earlier this year, I decided to reclaim a few of my earlier ideas

for cards/groups and asked for a little help on Instagram.

I held a contest for a gift card win for renaming the MESSY series

and 

Kellofamess won!

Honestly, it's a HILAROUS name :/

For my 3 cards, I did free hand watercoloring

 to create the rainbows for a monthly hop theme.

I absolutely LOVE the organic look and didn't mind one bit

that the colors ran or mixed together.

I didn't even mind when I accidently glued made an upside rainbow!

I used Flower Shower from Mama Elephant to complete the look

and left them intentionally uncolored for highlighting the rainbow.

3 simple yet fun to create kellofamess cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty hugs,

~Kelly

Guest Designing for Stamp Anniething - June release!

 Hey sweet friends!

Elvis is IN THE HOUSE!

Squeee!

I'm a Guest Designer for the month of June at Stamp Anniething

and the new release is all about VEGAS baby!

Day 1 stamp and die release @stampanniething

is the king of rock and roll ~ Elvis!

I just adore this image and the symbolism 

of one of music history's biggest cultural forces

with the icon that is Elvis Presley!

Here's my card!

Next up, Vegas baby doing Vegas things!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Thank you The Maker Session!

 Hi friends!

I hope this brings you a smile! :)

I have a sponsored post to share with you today

and it's a product review from The Maker Session!

I was invited to try out their gorgeous dauber wand here:

You can see the in action reel here on Instagram!

The dual ended dauber wand is an ink blending gem!

It comes in a variety of colors and I was absolutely delighted

to receive one in Key Lime green - my favorite color!

It also brings an additional 6 dauber wands which are interchangeable ~

just pop off the dauber top and add another one as you like,

especially for ink color changes.

For best results, gently patting down ~ or daubing ~ 

 definitely gives sharp, crisp results 

and the ink stays in the dauber for a long lasting usage!

To showcase the wand, I created a small short 60 second reel

on my Instagram that shows this one is action.

You can see it here!

And here's my card, created with the Pink and Main Cloudy Day stencil

and the A Gift For You stamps and dies, also from P and M.

I used distress inks and use the daubing wand to dab along the clouds

to create that cloud edge.

I repeated the process for creating grass - easily changing out 

the top of the dauber wand to use another color.

The Maker Session wand is perfect for those tiny nooks and crannies

and getting into smaller spaces with stencils.

Those hard to reach corners are easier with an easy to manage and hold 

daubing wand!

One last look:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

~Kelly