As Promised

A few more JessicaLynn Original samples, both sample were made using the spring summer bug collection, such a versatile set!! If you head over to JessicaLynn Original tonight they are having a sale and you will be able to see her new line there are so many new sets!!

Well it is late so I am off to bed!! Goodnight......sleep tight......you get the rest......LOL!



Supplies: JessicaLynn original stamps, PSX stamp, wild wasabi, bashful blue, and white card stock, piggy tales DP,Black ink,copics, ribbon, brads

Supplies: JessicaLynn original stamps, real red, black and white card stock, black ink, copics, ribbon, cuttlebug, brads.

Just Another Day In Paradise!!

Just Another Day In Paradise!! Yeah we all have days like that......LOL! I just love this Ethel stamp from Rubbernecker. I made this using today's way to use it challenge, the challenge being to use staples. I almost never use staples, so this was really a challenge for me. I stapled the sentiment to the main image and stapled some ribbon to the sentiment.

Just in case you missed last nights post I will put it here again I am looking for some good homes for some of my cards......... I have such a surplus of cards, I thought it would be nice to do a few RAKs a month, so if you are interested in receiving a RAK from me please email me your addy and I will compile a list, and every month I will select a few people to receive a RAK from me.

Well we got another 6" of snow last night!! I feel like I live in the north pole these days.......LOL! Poor Emmie and Phoebe (dogs) the snow is taller then them in most places, we do shovel a path for them but the insist on going potty of the shoveled path......LOL! So when they come in the are covered in snow everything except the very top of their heads.......LOL! It is too funny ROTF!!

Well I hope to be back a little later today with some more JessicaLynn Original samples.

Supplies: Rubbernecker stamps, real red, yoyo yellow, and cosmo cricket DP, Black ink, copic markers, stickles, brads, ribbon, staples, ticket corner punch.

Help A Girl Out

Down to the final few sets I have further reduced the prices........shipping to US for one set is $5.95 to Canada please contact me with postal code for shipping quote. If anyone takes all I will ship for free!!

All sold TY!

Another thing I wanted to mention was I have such a surplus of cards, I thought it would be nice to do a few RAKs a month, so if you are interested in receiving a RAK from me please email me your addy and I will compile a list, and every month I will select a few people to receive a RAK from me.

A Flourishing Day

I can't believe it I managed to get two cards done this morning! Whoohoo!! The first card was made with Flourishes Mardi Gras set, and Basic Grey's Two Scoops paper also available at Flourishes. I love the two scoops paper pack the colors are too sweet!!








This card was made for today's sketch challenge, not too sure how I feel about it, I LOVE the colors just not sure about the rest, I may try pull it all apart later, and see if I can do something better, probably should just let sleeping dogs lie though. The sentiment is from Flourishes and is called Flourished words, the script they chose is so elegant.

Man oh man did we get a dumping of snow yesterday, when I went to pick Jason up it was white out conditions, needless to say I was not thrilled. Normally I love winter, but for some reason this year I have just had enough already!!

Supplies: Mardi Gras, Flourishes, FLLC, Bashful Blue, wild wasabi white card stock, two scoops DP, Black ink, ribbon, and nestabilities.

Supplies: Flourished Words, Flourishes, FLLC, soft sky, chocolate chip card stock, soft sky designer prints, chocolate chip ink, ribbon, build a brad, prima flowers, brads.

Catching UP

I am so behind on thank you. raks, and tags, so I am going to try to catch up now.....LOL!

Bela has given me the You Make My Day Award !! I feel so honored to have made someone's day, thank you so much Bela!!

The rules state that I am to mention 10 people who make my day and send them this award. There are so many people who make my day it is going to be hard to choose only 10!!

Flossie
Rose Ann
Bela
Tracy
Michele
Melanie's Madness
Shannon
Velta
Kristine
Heather

Each of these ladies have made my day. On that same note each and everyone who visits here makes my day!!



I got this wonderful RAK in the mail yesterday from Melissa,Thank you so much Melissa!!I love everything!! I took part in Jens Month Aloha RAK club, it is so fun!!You should stop by Jens blog and sign up for next month.











I got this beautiful RAK from someone at SCS, who sent it to me for friend appreciation, THANK YOU!! I don't know who sent it but it came with the most beautiful letter inside, that brought me tears reading it, thank you, it means so much to me. It also included a $25 gift certificate to Papertrey!! Like the letter and the card wasn't enough already!! Thank you I feel so blessed to have so many special women in my life!!


Question:

Blogger mimihas5 said...

I enjoyed your video Kelly. it was very nice to hear you. I love your card. How adorable is that stamp! Can you tell me where I can find High Hope stamps?

Thanks.

Mary

Hi Mary!! You can get High Hopes rubber stamps here High Hopes Rubber Stamps, they are a Canadian (ships to US)as well as being a member on SCS! I love their stamps there are so many cute images it is hard to decide what to get!

and now finally for the tag!

Wanda tagged me to list 7 facts about myself, my only problem is I am not an exciting to person, so there isn't much to tell. I will attempt to entertain you though........ROTF!!!!!

1. I am afraid of aging don't know why but it is a huge fear!
2. I'm a nut, you will always find me running around making up silly songs.
3. I recently had to give up pop, it was causing me so much indigestion, I miss my diet coke
4. I can never return a video on time.....never!
5. I love anything vanilla, lotion, shampoo, perfume, bubble bath, tea, gum, candy.........
6. I have an introverted personality I wish I didn't but don't know how to change it
7. I confess I make my dogs wear clothes for my own personal enjoyment.....LOL!

Now I am to tag 7 other people, but I would rather tag you all, so if you are reading this consider yourself tagged!!

Some Days Your The Bug

Some Days your The Windshield.......LOL!! I love that statement it is too funny and true!!

I made this card for today's color challenge using JessicaLynn Original stamps this is called Spring Bugs and will be released on February 1rst, along with quite a few other new sets!! The colors for today's challenge were Yoyo yellow, going grey and basic grey , I substituted black for basic grey because I don't have any.

Oh my word has it been cold here!! Not as cold as some other places in Canada but cold none the less, the car almost didn't start this morning! But it did and I got Jason to work on time! I guess the good thing about it being cold outside is it makes we want to stay in and stamp, and do I ever have a ton of things to get to!

Supplies: Spring Bugs, JessicaLynn Original , Yoyo yellow, going grey, black card stock, black ink, copics, cuttlebug, flowers, brads, ribbon.

Purely Pink Dahlia

I made this card for today;s TLC challenge, the challenge was to use a Dahlia fold. I have never tried this fold before, the results are so pretty!! My only problem with it is I have pretty bad carpal tunnel, so the folding was rather painful for me.

If you would like the instructions for the Dahlia fold you can find them here Dahlia Fold. If you wouls like to try today's TLC challenge you can find it here TLC153.

I just love pretty in pink and purely pomegranate together so pretty!! I still have a few stamps sets left if anyone is interested here is a list.

Print Pattern BG $9
Big Blossom $4
Do the Hula $8
Crosshatch BG $9
whirly twirly roller $3
tags so much $4
Spooky skyline jumbo roller $4

Supplies: Pretty in pink, Purely pomegranate, black, holiday harmony and retired SU DP, Bling, Ribbon, and circle punch.

Different Yet The Same

All right for today's post I would like everyone to put on their humor hats!! Why the humor harts you ask.......well.

I was cruising some blogs on Friday and came across Taylor's first Sketch Challenge, I love Taylor's stuff and immediately decided I wanted to try her sketch, although it would have to wait until the weekend when I had a bit more time to craft. So this is the card I made for her challenge again another stamp I have had for eons and never inked up. The glass is covered with crystal effects so it look like a real glass in real life.

Then on Saturday I was crusing some blogs again and I came across Lauren's blog and her Sketch challenge and noticed that it was very similar to Taylor's sketch. Cha-ching 2 sketch challenges that I could participate in!!! Whoohoo!! This made me so happy I don't get to play along much with blogger's sketch challenges so this was so nice to be able to participate in 2! So this is the card I made for Lauren's sketch challenge!

Ok so here is where the humor comes in, the 2 challenges reminded me of a song that I had hear on Just For Laughs a couple years ago about Britney Spear's ( I am in no way poking fun at Britney, I am saddened by her current state) using the same melody for 2 of her big hits Oops I Did It Again and Hit Me Baby One More Time. So I searched and found a video of the song I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!

What are little boys made of?

What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails
That's what little boys are made of !"

Somewhere in that cute poem they forgot frogs, mud and bugs......LOL! Or at least that is what my nephew is made of, I sure hope he'll like getting this card in the mail.

Today's limited supply challenge was to use leftovers, and I have a ton of them, every piece of paper on this card is a leftover from another project, as is the ribbon.

Well i will keep it short today as I have to be showered and out of the house in a 1/2!!

Supplies: High hopes stamps, bashful blue, morning marigiold, old olive, DP, Black ink, copics, brads, eyelets, ribbon, cuttlebug.

Ribbon Tying Tutorial

Ribbon Tying Tutorial

Well this is my first attempt at trying a video tutorial, it is a short video and hopefully explains my bow tying process. I know I need a little practice with the taping part, but for today it's the best I can do, or at least tell Jason gets home he is the video guy in out house......LOL! It sounds like i have a lisp in the video but i don't maybe i was too close to the mike *blushing*. Let me know what you think!

Beach Time

I made this card using the sketch from today's sketch challenge. I really like the sketch, but of course I love lots of layers so what's not to like.....*wink*.

Since I hadn't cleaned off my desk I decided to use another CC designs stamp, this one hadn't seen any ink either and it was bought at the same time *blushing*, now you all know my terrible secret I buy stamps and never ink them up ........scandalous I know!

I decided to go with purple for this card, a color I don't really use much, but this little bug just screamed do me in purple.....LOL! **note to self see someone about your stamps talking to you**. Like yesterday's bug she was naked so I colored in a bathing suit for her.

Thank you for all your well wishes I will let you know how everything goes once the results are in!

Supplies: CC designs, Lovely lilac, almost amethyst, white card stock, MM DP, Black ink, Copics, Corner rounder punch, gel pen, bling, brads, ribbon, prima flowers and dimensionals.

Rain or Shine

I'll be there for you! Awwww I just love the little bug from CC Designs (All that scraps) can you believe I have had this stamps for about 9 months and it has never seen ink!! Shame on me!! I am still trying to keep with my resolution about using what I buy. I have to say I am loving playing with stamps I haven't seen in forever.

The colors used for the is card are from today's color challenge, I really like these colors together the red really makes everything pop. The senitment is from Rain or Shine by MFT (my favorite things).

Well I have to get another xray for that spot on my lung to make sure that it hasn't grown any, wish me luck. Maybe this time they will actually get a good look, last time the xray for my heart and it happened to catch the spot on my lung, so this should be a more detailed xray focusing on my lung.

Be sure to check out my stamps for sale there are some really good stamp sets left!!

Supplies: CC Designs, Rain or Shine by MFT (my favorite things), Real red, Bayou blue, Soft Sky and WW card stock, soft sky designer prints DP, Black ink, Copics, prima flowers, brads, ribbon, ticket corner punch, and nestibilities.

Sweet Pixie Pouch

Today's TLC challenge was to make a pixie pouch, I have made these before but never knew that they had an actual name. I am not too sure if the ribbon really work well with this pouch but I just had to use it....LOL!

Such a quick and fun card and perfect for giving away treats in! I have been asked before if I have any tip on tying ribbons and bows, so I am doing a video tutorial for you to show you how I do it. I hope to have it posted later in the week.



I was also asked about which camera I use, well it is not one of those fancy one although I do hope to have one by the end of the year. I use the Sony Cyber--shot 7.2 mega pixels it is small and compact perfect size for when you are on the go (park,swimming, etc.).

I am leaving my stamps for sale up for another day or 2 in hopes that someone will want to scoop them up, I hate paying ebay fees.....LOL! So here are some items i have left for sale please feel free to make me an offer!


Current

Floral BG $15
Carte Postale $23......pending
Color spritzer $10
Big Deal Alphabet $37
Print Pattern BG $15
24 prisma pencils new in box $15
MFT Home for the holidays new in package I accidentally ordered 2 $15
6- 6x6 CM albums, 2 disney, 1 rosebud, 1 red with heart, purple with forget me knots, and pink.
12 x 12 white album with frame in the front of the albums
tons of CM stickers (send me an email for pictures)


Retired

Monkey Business $20
Illuminations $25
Big Blossom $8
Booglie Eyes $15
Bundle of Joy $17
Do the Hula $20
Crosshatch BG $13
3 jumbo roller ink cartridges, bravo burg, handsome hunter and baroque burg. $7 for all
whirly twirly roller $4
tags so much $10
Spooky skyline jumbo roller $6
tag punch box set $25

Supplies: Michaels $1 stamps, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, basic grey blush DP, black ink, copics, stickles, scalloped and circle punches, ribbon and dimesionals.

Mardi Gras

Flourishes came out with this wonderful Mardi Gras set, here in my neck of the wood Mardi Gras would be during the coldest part of winter, hence the snowman celebrating!.....LOL! My snowman has been very busy look his lack beads.

Be sure to check out my stamps for sales, I also have some Creative Memories new in package 12x 12 and 6 x 6 albums if anyone interested.

Supplies: Mardi Gras, Flourishes LLC, Cold play, garden green, elegant eggplant, summer sun, and white card stock, garden green, brocade blue, black, only orange, elegant eggplant ink, ribbon, beads, stickles, bling, glitter, and dimensionals.

Last Chance and new stuff added

Last chance to scoop up these babies......email me if your interested I will be adding some more stuff this afternoon! kellyshadow@yahoo.com

Current

Voila $20
Floral BG $15
Carte Postale $23
Color spritzer $10
Big Deal Alphabet $37
Print Pattern BG $15
24 prisma pencils new in box $15
MFT Home for the holidays new in package I accidentally ordered 2 $15[


Retired

Monkey Business $20
Illuminations $25
Big Blossom $8
Booglie Eyes $15
Bundle of Joy $17
Do the Hula $20
Crosshatch BG $13
3 jumbo roller ink cartridges, bravo burg, handsome hunter and baroque burg. $7 for all
whirly twirly roller $4
tags so much $10
Spooky skyline jumbo roller $6
tag punch box set $25

Hugs

I just love these sweet little penguins they are too cute!! I made this for today`s limited supply challenge. The challenge was to use

Stamps: 1 or 2 background stamps, a main image set, sentiment optional

Paper & Ink: 2 colors plus a neutral

Tools: anything quick (except Cuttlebug of coarse)

Embellishments: any kind (keep it simple)

So I apparently went with 2 neutrals and one color, black is considered to be a neutral color right....... at least I think so, anyhoo there you have it.

Well I got the unexpected surprise of having the day off the little girl I daycare won`t be coming today her mom is home sick with the flu....yuck, I hope she feels better soon. And it is Friday so today is a good day, hopefully it stays that way.....LOL!

Have a super weekend!!

Supplies: CC designs, starving artist stamps western BG, Wild Wasabi, Black, and white card stock, Black and Wild wasabi inks, copic markers, brads, primas, nestabilities, ribbon, white gel pen, and dimensionals.

Sets For Sale

I am going to be parting with a few stamps sets some are current some are newly retired, I thought I would list them here before listing them on ebay, I will list whatever is left on Saturday. Hopefully there won't be any left *wink*. All prices in US dollars shipping to US for 1 set is $5.95 for 2 sets $8.95 for shipping to Canada please email me kellyshadow@yahoo.com your postal code and I will give you a shipping quote. Most of the sets are new used maybe once or twice. Please feel free to make me an offer, I am also open to package deals. Iam only able to take Paypal at the present time.

Current

Voila $20
Doodle This $28.....pending
Floral BG $15
Carte Postale $23
Color spritzer $10
Big Deal Alphabet $37
Print Pattern BG $15
Snowflake Spot $18.....pending

Retired

Monkey Business $20
Illuminations $25
Happy Everything $13.....pending
Big Blossom $8
Booglie Eyes $15
Bundle of Joy $17
Do the Hula $20
Crosshatch BG $13

How Do I Love Thee?

Let me count the ways......is what the card says in the inside. Let's see I love all your kisses Muah! Today's way to use it challenge was to use embossing powder, so I used cinnamon scented embossing powder on the lips, not only does it make the look like they have glossy lipstick on but they smell wonderful as does my studio!

The sentiment is from Flourishes Lace Heart set the lip stamp is from Stampibilities. Speaking of Flourishes did you know they now a have a member gallery at Splitcoast Stampers how exciting be sure to stop by and say hi!!

I will listing some stamps I have for sale a little later today many of them are current, so be sure to check back!

Supplies: Lace heart, Flourishes LLC, Stampibilities lips, Chocolate chip, white card stock, Au Chocolat DP, Versa mark and real red ink, Red EP (cinnamon scented), Marker, ribbon, circle punches, slot punch, and dimensionals

Now and Forever

I made this card for today's sketch challenge, I love the sketch today!! Super easy to accommodate almost any image. Well I went with pink and green again, not on purpose but I received some Cosmo Cricket Little Girls DP yesterday, and just had to use it!! I am trying to keep with my new year's resolution of using something within a week of it getting it, so far so good......LOL!

I also used my Embrace life set again I just love these blossoms they are so pretty!! Well I hope you are all having a fabulous Hump Day!! I will be spending the day cleaning the basement, super fun......not!

Supplies: Embrace Life, Regal rose, Certainly celery, river rock and white card stock, Cosmo Cricket Little Girls DP, Black ink, copic markers, rub on, ribbon, brads, cuttlebug, liquid pearls, nestabilities and dimensionals.

So Sweet

I have had this stamps forever and have never inked it up, so it was about time that it saw some ink! I used the sketch from the Dirty Dozen monthly themes. Not too sure how I feel about the card yet, I like the colors but don't normally use them. But I had this DP and it had to get used.......LOL!

Thanks so much for comments and suggestions on yesterday's card!! Each one made me feel so much better!!

Supplies: Sweet Delights (inkspirations), Pretty in pink, Certainly celery, shimmer white card stock, DP, Black ink, Copics, brads, ribbon, stickles, primas, rub on, Scalloped circle and circle, white gel pen, and dimensionals.

Warning Hideous Card Alert

Warning Hideous Card Alert!!

You know when you should stop making a card and cut your losses? Well......this is what happens if you don't stop!!

So you want some insight on this happened???

1. I was ready willing and able to make a card this morning...........until.................... the phone rang......

2. One of those your girlfriend needs some therapy calls, love them BTW, anyhoo 4 hours later mojo is gone.........so watch a little tv do a work out then say to self, " Self we should go down and make a card"

3. Self says......hmmmmmm........ I don't think we should!

4. Kelly says "self you don't know anything , and I have the legs and say we are making the card"

5. Self know there is no point in arguing with Kelly she is far too stubborn, but says "remember I told you I didn't think it was a good idea!"

6. Kelly feeling good for having won the argument with self promptly went down to the studio to get to work, but.........

7. Kelly had no ideas...........so she wung it.......self was shaking her head in disappointment thinking I knew we didn't have an ideas.

8. Kelly says to self " come on self you know we don't need any ideas we are creative geniuses"

9. Self laughs hysterically!!

10. Kelly without the help of self continues on and well...........she got into the prima bottle and just couldn't stop putting them on, even when she knew she should stop she kept it up........until..........we created this disaster!!

11. Kelly steps away from card and says to self "self this is ugly what am I do to with it??"

12. Self says " Kelly we are going to post this card in hopes that we can save others from this hideous experience "

13. Kelly says " No! No! I will be mortified!!!

14. Self says " I told you so!! You had no business making a card with no mojo!!

15. the moral of the story next time Kelly will skip the card and wait for her mojo to return.

THE END

Supplies: MFT stamps, rain or shine, Close to cocoa, taken with teal and white card stock, basic grey dp, black ink, copics, ribbon, primas, brads and dimensionals.

Happy Valentine's Day

Sorry for the late post today Steph has had a friend over all weekend and i just took her home, hard to get the creativity flowing when you have 2 squealing teeny boppers in the house......LOL!

So I decided to take one of my Pixel and Pookie stamps from Stampendous and make it usable as a Valentine's Day stamp. I think it turned out really cute!! What do you think? I used Basic Grey's Blush paper pack, and allowed to be my color palette for this card such wonderful colors!

I guess I should keep his short today as I have a ton of dishes and whatnot to do from those girls partying it up all weekend long!

Supplies: Pixel and Pookie stamps (stampendous), pretty in pink, real red, chocolate chip, white card stock, basic grey blush paper pack, black ink, copics, heart punch, heart button, heart brads, ribbon, rub on, and dimensionals.

Become One

I decide to take part in Sharon's tall and thin challenge two things I would love to be......LOL! I love Sharon's challenge and adore long and tall cards although I don't make many I do really like them.

I decide to bring Embrace Life out once more to see if we could be friends and YES I love how these flowers turned out, I think we might be able to make this friendship work out!

Oh My Word have we got a ton of snow in the last 2 days probably got 6 inches last night alone. We live on top of a big hill I will take a picture later to give you some prospective of how large the hill really is, anyhoo get up to drive Jason to work this morning and............the plows have not been out now it started snowing at 6 pm last night and was still snowing at 6 am when we got up!! We are on a high priority road but.........no plows for over 12 hours??? When I came back home from driving Jason to work it took 3 attempts to get up the hill the snow was so deep I couldn't get any traction.

Then at 8 am I go to take the girls to school still no plows.......hmmmm finally at 9 am the plow comes by!! A whole 15 hours of snow accumulation before a plow came to a high priority road.......my question is should I phone city hall and complain, will it do any good?




Well that's my rant for the day.....LOL! I am not having the best start to a Friday, the snow thing then a guy in a truck blocking the road, making me have to back down another big hill ( the other one that connects to out hill), then come home home toilet over flows....yada yada yada..... hopefully my day gets better!! Sorry for the long post.

And here is a side view of the kickstand card I promised, the picture probably explains it so much better then I do!!

Supplies: Embrace Life, Secret Garden Simply Scrappin Kit, white card stock, black ink, rub on, brads, ribbon, nestabilities, stickles and dimensionals.

Me And My Daddy

Me and my daddy, are they sweet!! Today's way to use it challenge was to use leather..........I don't know about you but I am a paper crafter not a leather tatter! So have loose pieces of leather in my house is like um NO......LOL!! I did however remember that I had this little leather apron tag in box of strange embellishments. You know the box of what was I thinking....LOL! Come on admit it we all have one.

Well needless to say I am glad I held onto it for so long, but after discovering it i was like what am I going to do with it???? I thought maybe Hanna wad big enough to wear it no, bella no, hmmmm.......snowmen YES, do they look odd YES, but are we happy YES!!

So there you have this is how my odd card came about....LMBO....... probably too much info for you.....warning once you get into my head there is getting out.....LOL!!

Some of you asked about how the kick stand card stands well, you cut the front panel shorter then the back and use the image panel to bring the length back so that it is the same length as the back I will post a picture of the side view a little later. After the satellite guys comes and goes Megan got a PVR for christmas so they are coming to install it.

Supplies: Cold play, Bruno alpha rubber stamp tapestry, Night of navy, white card stock, DO, Doodlebug's sugar coated paper, Bordering blue , only orange, and black inks, crystal effects, glitter, leather apron, and dimensionals.