Happy Birthday, Sunshine!

I had a few minutes the other day while the little guy was playing in the tub. 

My craft room is across the hall so I grabbed one of my stamp sets called "Typically Teen" and my new distress ink pad "mustard seed".

I grabbed some scrap paper and stamped here and there, 

added some different colors and liked my color scheme.

I decided to try a sun ray pattern with the stamp I had been using 

and the color combo I had put together.

Here is the result:

Once the ray was finished, I added a sentiment in a black and the

 the word "sunshine" in the orange to be a bit playful. 

I finished the card with a light mist of Perfect Pearls and water to add some sheen.

Supplies:

Stamps: Typically Teen by Karen Baker for The Craft's Meow and Harold's ABCs by Lawn Fawn 

Ink: Distress inks in mustard seed, spiced marmalade and pumice stone, black memento

orange cardstock: Bazzill

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

  The Papercraft Star #144: Let the Sun Shine!
 

Thanks for looking,
Kelly

You're Such a Deer!

Sharing a birthday card I made for my niece.

Features  stamp sets from The Craft's Meow "Typically Teen and "Oh, Deer".

The design was inspired by their March sketch.

Papers are "Kissing Booth" by Basic Grey.

I love the Polaroid look so much.

This one was made using the "George" cartridge on my Cricut (had to practice first)

I saw a blog that suggested using the square Spellbinders dies and I now have them to try.

I think that will be easier.  

The banner was handmade.  

The deer was stamped on white paper, colored with Copics and cut out.

 

The Inside: 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Basic Grey #88: Anything Goes

By the Cute and Girly: Favorite Things(Polaroid look)

The Craft's Meow: March Sketch

 

Thanks for looking,

Kelly

Heart You

Valentine I made for DH.

Features MME "Lost and Found" 6x6 pad, Simon Says Stamp "You" die on

 top of 6 punched and layered hearts.

 

Layout inspired by The Craft's Meow February Sketch:

Thanks for visiting!

Happy Valentine's Day,

Kelly

Blast Off!

Last card for the Card drive for Grayson.

I made all these in one sitting.  
I am taking a graduate class on literacy and while it is really educational, my craft time is very limited almost nonexistent until the end of April.
 I walked in my craft room the other day just to see it.
I miss my toys!! 
 

This card features MME "Lil' Robots" paper collection and stamps by Recollections.

Spaceship was paper pieced and popped with foam:

Used the sketch from The Craft's Meow.

I figured the stars were more "manly" than a ribbon!  hee hee

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow: February Sketch

Gotta find a few minutes to make the hubs a Valentine!!!!
Addison has been doing well the last two weeks including chemo yesterday.
Keep the Henderson family in your prayers!

Thanks for visiting,

Kelly

1st Christmas card for 2013

Hello there!

Been a little quiet on the blog.

Kids are back in school, Christmas decor is all packed away, and I am caught up with the Card Drive for Addison.  As of today, I have received 244 cards!!

I have been having fun doing some scrapbooking. My layouts are hard to share b/c they always have pics of other people in them.  I finished my 12th page today (6 two page LOs).  I had started a few over the holiday break. 

Sooooo, I took some time to make a card today.

This card features a new stamp I got for Christmas picked out by our older son and a new 6x6 pad I grabbed after Christmas for $1.79!   Yahoo!

I stamped the deer on the die cut and colored him with Copics.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: New Something

Jingle Belles:  Look What Santa Brought Me

The Craft's Meow: January Sketch

Supplies:

Paper: Recollections "Festivus"

Stamps: Hero Arts 

Inks: Memento, Distress in Barn Door and Broken China

Other: Cricut "George", Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles, gems, ribbon, string, pop dot. TH distress tool

With my own card Drive winding down, I saw that Winter Sims is having her annual Cards from the Heart Card Drive that collects Valentine's for hospitals, foster homes and special education groups (depends on how many are sent).  Check it out.  There are amazing prizes!  I KNOW that the cards that are received in a card drive are greatly appreciated and touch lives!  Check out the LINK for the details. I will be participating again this year.  

Have a great day,

Kelly

Christmas cards with Bo Bunny

Saw the December Craft's Meow sketch and was immediately inspired to make some cards.

I just received the Bo Bunny "Rejoice" 6x6 pad 

from the generous Brandi of the "Yankee Belle Stamper" and put it to use.

I  just love how these turned out!

The reindeer were colored with Copics and cut out. 

They are raised with dimensional foam.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow: December Sketch

Jingle Belles: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

The Ribbon Carousel #75: Holiday Spirit

the sketch:

While I was at it... I made a few more...

Supplies:

Paper: Bo Bunny

Stamps:  Deasy "Tis the Season" and HA "Holiday Sayings"

Inks: Memento Black and Distress Barn Door

Other: Twine, string, gems, Bella washi, pop dots

Still time to make some cards for my Card Drive for Addison!
THANK YOU AGAIN BRANDI!  

Thanks for stopping by,

Kelly

Card Drive Update and Card

Less than a month to go for my Card Drive for Addison.

I have received over 180 cards from so many places including Australia, India, Canada, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Virginia, Oklahoma, Maryland, Washington, California, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin and more!!!!!

I am so touched by the response and I know the family will be too.

They really had a rough Thanksgiving week that included a day in the hospital, treatments, and a round of strep throat complete with all three girls vomiting at some point.

I have known mom for over 15 years and I know that she is one tough cookie, but everyone has a breaking point no matter how tough you are.  

In addition to cards, they need our prayers for healing, strength, rest, comfort and moments of relief. Other ways to help is to donate to the Leukemia Society or donate blood to a blood bank near you.  There are so many people in little Addison's situation who can benefit from your gift of blood in your local community.   


Here's a card headed their way soon:

 

It was inspired by my hat after I ran the Color Run 5K where 

they threw colored powder at you at various stations during the race.   

 

 

 Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Harolds ABCs" and "Say Cheese", 

Craft's Meow "Typically Teen",  Paper Smooches

Inks; SU! and Distress

Other:  Spellbinder Wonky Rectangles Die

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes Challenge

My next 5K is December 8th!  

Love to have join the Card Drive for Addison.

Runs until December 20 and there are GREAT prizes!

Thanks for looking,

Kelly

Craft Dash #7: Simply Delightful

Sharing a card I made for the 10 minute Craft Dash #7

Features "Simply Delightful" and Typically Teen" by the Craft's Meow.

Thought I'd play with the crushed ribbon and make a large bow.  

Not my usual style (thick to mail), but happy with the result.

The card took 7 minutes and 32 seconds to create. 
All the stamps and inks were ready to go.
That bow took most of it, hee hee! 

 

 I am also entering this into Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes Challenge.

Still time to join the Card Drive for Addison!

Kelly

CAS birthday card

Made a quick CAS birthday card.

I used the stamp set "Typically Teen" designed by Karen Baker for 

The Craft's Meow with Memento London Fog and Tuxedo Black inks. 

There are two score lines at the bottom above the gems:

 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays #77:  masculine project

Thanks for stopping by today.

Love to have you join my Card Drive for Addison.

I have received about 60 cards to date.

My goal is 100+ to give her one handmade card per week for two years.  

You can also send cards to her sisters!  Check out all the info HERE. 

There are many mighty fine prizes from some GENEROUS peeps!

~Kelly

Tis the Season...

to start making those Christmas cards, hee hee!!!

Whew.  

What a week with soccer and Halloween parties at school and then trick or treat in da 'hood.

My little Ninjas had a great time this Halloween despite the mist and cold.

Made a couple Christmas cards using the November sketch from The Craft's Meow.

 Features MME "Merry" 6x6 pad and "Tis the Season" stamp set by Deasy Designs. 

Had so much fun, I made two!
The tree was stamped and cut out.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Crafts' Meow November Sketch Challenge

By the Cute and Girly: Use Stars

 The Sketch:

Other Supplies:

Cricut (circle), Fiskars punches, rick rack, string

Love to have you join my Card Drive for Addison.
Great prizes from some very generous sponsors!
Thanks for visiting,
Kelly

Polaroid Birthday Card

Been busy here at our house.

My husband and I ripped all the shelving out of our master closet then patched, painted and rehung new shelving this weekend.  SO much more functional.

I am still working on the 16 scrapbook pages (8 for each child) 

from our vacation last summer.

The basics are completed, just need to embellish a bit.  

Nothing to write home about, just simple pages to remember the trip.

Made little progress on my 3 dimensional art project for our bedroom.

Bought the wrong paper, ran out of spray paint, ran out of glue sticks, ran out of motivation, 

yadda yadda

Anyway, sharing a card I made this morning.  

Lots if birthdays coming in October so I need to stock up!

 The sentiments are supposed to mimic a flash going off...

Ok so this is my first attempt at coloring with Copics.

I won 40 of the Copic Ciao markers from Kathy's blog giveaway.

I admit I did not review any videos prior to coloring.

If you know of some good ones, please link me up.

I think it is *ok* for my first go at it.  
Maybe looks better from a distance, hee hee

Sketch from The Craft's Meow:

                                    

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow: September Sketch Challenge

Lawnscaping #42:  Get Texty Challenge
Simon Says Stamp:  We're so Trendy (my Chevron paper) 

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Papers: MME 

Net Ribbon: Ribbon Carousel

Misc: Copics, Glossy Accents, String

Thanks for looking,
Kelly

Just a Note

When I saw the inspiration photo on the Cupcake Craft blog,
I knew I wanted to make something. I just love daisies!  

I combined the photo with a few other challenges and came up with this card:

I made the tag by embossing the flowers in white and then layering distress inks over the embossed flowers.  The flower centers were made with flocking powder.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: Put a stamp on it

The Craft's Meow September Sketch Challenge

Cupcake Craft #208: Photo Inspiration

Ribbon Carousel #69: Beautiful Bows

Cupcake Craft Photo Inspiration:

Craft's Meow September Sketch:

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts "Layered Flowers", Paper Smooches "Sentiment Sampler"

Inks: Distress in Faded Jeans and Broken China

Papers: patterned paper by MME

Other:twisted burlap string and net ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel, Twinery twine, flocking powder

Thanks for looking,

Kelly

Joyful Reindeer

Back again with another Christmas card.

This one features a new stamp design company,
Deasy Designs, and her "Tis the Season" set.

The super cute papers are MME "Merry".

The design was inspired by the Craft's Meow store August Sketch challenge:

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge

Jingle Belles Bingo Challenge  (bling (Stickles), stickers, ribbon)

Supplies:

Stamps: Deasy Designs

Papers: MME

Other: strings, distress ink in Broken China, Stickles, EP letter stickers

Thanks for looking,

Kelly

Birthday Daisies

Sharing a card I just love!

These MME papers go so beautifully together for this sketch.

I combined two challenges, one to use patterned papers and 

another to use a sketch and came up with this cutie.

I stamped the flowers on 3 different papers from the pad 

and glued them on top of the full stamped image.

I added a bit of shiny paint to accent the center of the flowers.

Here's the sketch from The Craft's Meow:

 I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper and Such: Just Stamp on it (Stamp on designer paper)

The Craft's Meow: August Sketch Challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper and Such "Daisies" and Hero Arts "You're the Best" sentiment

Papers:  MME Stella and Rose "Hazel"

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kelly

Weeeeeee! another Halloween card

Sharing another Halloween card I made using the Craft's Meow August sketch.

This one features their "Typically Teen" set.

I am just "over the moon" with this set... get it?  I know... I know....

I heat embossed the "moon" in white and added a "swoosh" 

to show the witch's flight path using another stamp from the set. 

Trying to show the background stamping on the black die cut:

The Craft's Meow August Sketch

 I am entering this card into the Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge

and Simon Says Stamp: Bingo! Challenge

Typically Teen set images used in background: 

Supplies:
Papers: WRMK
Stamps: Craft's Meow
Witch: K and Company


Thank you so much for looking,
Kelly

Birthday Butterfly

Browsed through challenge blogs last night while watching the Olympics 

and designed a card inspired by a few.

The design is inspired by The Craft's Meow August Sketch. 

The watercolor background colors were inspired by the latest Runway challenge photo. 

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 I chose the colors from the dress (on my phone the third color looked more pumice, 

but on the computer looks more green, go figure...) and loved the movement of it so 

I chose a butterfly to represent that movement.

For the background panel, I stamped Concord, Pumice and Spiced Marmalade inks onto my mat, sprayed it with water and perfect Pearls and inked up my white cardstock.  

LOVE the look!

I embossed the butterfly on patterned paper and embossed the sentiment on cardstock.

Sketch:

Blooms (in patterned paper)

RIC #17 Inspiration Photo: Carlos Miele

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Craft's Meow August Sketch Challenge

Simon Says Stamp: Bingo Challenge

A Blog Named Hero #9: Freestyle!

Runway Inspired Challenge #17: Carlos Miele

Supplies:

Patterned Papers: Lawn Fawn

Stamps: Hero Arts (butterfly) and Craft's Meow (sentiment)

Inks: distress in concord, pumice, spiced marmalade

Other: Embossing powder, ribbon, Spellbinders wonky rectangles, Corner Chomper, Stickles

Thank you so much for visiting!

Kelly