I was inspired by 2 challenges for today’s card

#1 – Try Stampin on Tuesday‘s sketch gave me the idea for the layout – where I switched that middle piece up to make it a circle

#2 – The Double Trouble Challenge blog had a really fun set of challenges up!  This is where I got my idea to go super sparkly.  The theme is “Bring on the Glitz” and that is exactly what I did!  They are also pairing up with Cupcake Inspirations with their “Use a Snowman” challenge

And my card features a very sweet little snowman!

And it is from the same set I used on my last card – “Little Frosties” by Hello Bluebird.  I’m still not ready to put that set away yet! 🙂  I am absolutely in love with it!

I got glitzy by using the Ranger “Snowflake Tinsel” embossing powder, glitter paper for the flagged piece, glittery dots around the snowman, and sparkly embellishments to top it off.

If you’d like to see this card come together and get a better look at the sparkle, don’t forget to visit my Instagram page for the recent post of it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs 🙂

Kellianne

 

 

 

I took some more time to get some coloring!

I have thinking, nonstop, of all the things I could do with this adorable Hello Bluebird “Frosty Littles” set!

Today’s card is a pretty simple card.  No sentiment is on it, but instead, speaks the message of love with those adorable little snow sweeties exchanging love

I had so fun coloring a bunch of these sweet little snowmen and I have several projects I’m excited to make with them!!

I added dimension with puffy paint on the roof of the little house, stickles on the envelope that the girl is giving her guy, and more stickle dots in the sky

With the square shape and the cute frame (by Mama Elephant) this card has a fun and simple look that is ready to go make someone happy 🙂

Thanks for stopping!

:)Kellianne

First I want to thank Retro Rubber Challenge Blog for picking my Mermaid card, last week, as one of their top picks!

And now I’m excited to share my first card for the Daily Marker coloring challenge!  It goes all month and I’m going to stretch myself to participate more than I ever have because I love coloring more than I ever have!

This cute little image that I colored is from the Lawn Fawn set “Village Shops”

It’s going to be a fun one to put a gift card inside for a special birthday!

The next image I have set out to color is quite a big bigger and more intricate!  So it may not be the next card I share, but I’m looking forward to when it’s finished 🙂

Have a happy Tuesday!

:)Kellianne

 

 

I made a card using two different challenges today.  Time Out Challenge #147

 

And one of my very favorite challenges – Retro Rubber Challenge!  #122 is a sketch that I used for inspiration

I used this adorable Mermaid Kisses stamp set by Reverse Confetti for a dreamy loving friendship card (To go along with the Time Out theme)

And I took the Retro Rubber sketch challenge, flipped it to a horizontal card and used an oval instead of circle for that center piece

This sweet mermaid set is a few years old, but I love it and love that I could pull it out for this fun card!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see it!

:)Kellianne

Today’s card uses Sketch #408 over at Freshly Made Sketches

I used 3 colors that I’ve never thought of using together as a Stamp Nation weekend color challenge.  Now I love the combo!

It came together quickly for a bright and cheery card!

Be sure to check out the speed-through video of it coming together over on my Instagram!

Have a wonderful weekend!

:)Kellianne

Hello! I want to quick thank Retro Rubber Challenge blog for picking my card as their favorite last week!  I’m excited to have the opportunity to be a guest designer for them sometime in early 2020.  Watch for that!

My card today has no stamping at all on it.  Die cuts only!  I used the sketch (431) over at Try Stampin on Tuesday to create it

That tag on the bottom right  is such a cute idea and I’ve been wanting to make more tags lately.  So it was fun to do this!

I put the sentiment at the bottom of the tag, rather than the top and had fun altering the die just a little to give the sentiment just a little bit of a different look

All of the dies on my card are from Lil Inker Designs.  They have such cute products!

Aren’t the googly eyes added to the spider just the cutest detail?!  I normally don’t like Halloween anything unless it’s the cutesy stuff.  And I hate spiders!  But these dies are such a happy and cute style of Halloween, I can handle it 😉

And that’s my card using the sketch!  So glad I could use these dies to get a cute card done for a friend before Halloween got here :0

I do have a speed-through video of me making this card over on my Instagram!  Check that out if you love to see a card come together in less than a minute 🙂

Hugs!

:)Kellianne

 

 

 

Hello stamping friends!  Today I have an extra fun post.  I recently hit 500 followers on Instagram and I feel grateful for this for several reasons!

1. I only started Instagram to share my love of cardmaking and see cards from people who felt the same about this hobby!  I gained so much more!  People who got excited about my cards and I found TONS of others who also love making cards!

2. Stamping friends!  I have made new friends.  And I truly believe stamping friends are the greatest kind.  So supportive, kind, and positive!  I’ve also been SUPER excited to connect with cardmakers in other countries!  How awesome that IG gives that opportunity to connect around the world with others that have the same passion.

3. I have gained countless ideas and inspiration that have boosted my creativity from those who have I have followed and who have followed me!

This is an adventure that I didn’t realize would turn out so fun.  I have stamped for 26 years.  Dipping my toe into the world of sharing and connecting my hobby to social media scared me at first!  But now, I see why it’s such a great place to be, in sharing and appreciating other’s sharing of talents, crafts and hobbies.

With all that being said, I am going to do my first giveaway!  I want to share a small token of my appreciation to those who follow and support me out there.

So here is my card for today and at the bottom of my post, or over to the right of my blog, is a link to my Instagram.  Head over there to see how you can win this card and a brand new set of the stamp set and dies that I made it with (along with a few other little bonus goodies)

See you over on my Instagram!

:)Kellianne

My card today is a simple and sweet one.  October is Pregnancy and Infant loss and awareness month.  It is a cause that is near and dear to my heart.

My brother and his sweet wife lost a baby at birth and I’ve had a friend lose a few babies.  These losses have impacted their lives immensely.  So I wanted to join in this card drive and send a sympathy card that can be used for this great cause.

I used the PinkFresh Studio  “Say it with Floral” stamps and die for my card

I used the Tic Tac Toe challenge board from Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get my inspiration. I love how Retro Rubber pushes me to use older stamps that I have in my collection.

Say it with Florals is a few years old but will always be a beauty that I love!   I used the top 3 in a row on the Challenge 121 board to bring my idea together

If you are interested in contributing a card to Layton’s Legacy or would like to know more, visit Lea Lawson’s blog.  May you forever be blessed with comfort, Lea!

:)Kellianne

 

 

Hello!  I want to start today’s post by thanking Try Stampin on Tuesday for picking my card as one of their top 3 for challenge 427!

My card for today is for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  The theme is Christmas and the challenge is to use Neat and Tangled products.  I absolutely love this funky and fun little Christmas tree that I got a few years back in a Catherine Pooler Stamp of Approval box!

I’ve always loved the minty colors with silver when people add them to their Christmas trees! But since my tree colors are traditional, I’ll make one with this pretty combo on a card!

The shimmery glitter in this pretty color is a WOW embossing powder that matches the Aquatini ink pad by Catherine Pooler and it’s soooo pretty!

I have one of my cardmaking speed-through videos for this over on my Instagram page if you’d like to see it quickly come together!  Watching the embossing powder melt is my favorite part.

I have a little secret that I’m going to share early here on my blog.  So those of you who take the time to come over here have this scoop before my Instagram followers!  I am super grateful for the love and support of this little hobby that I’m so crazy about.  So when I saw that I had hit 500 followers over on Instagram, I decided I wanted to express my thanks with a giveaway!  So if you are reading this, make sure that you visit my giveaway post that will be on Ista within a day or two.  When you comment, add 3 red hearts to your comment and I’ll add your name in the drawing twice. Blogs aren’t a big place to visit for inspiration anymore because of how easy and fabulous Instagram and  Pinterest are.  So this is just my way of saying thanks to the few who might have visited today 🙂

 

Big hugs and lots of inky love!

:)Kellianne

The Fall Decor is going up everyone!! How about you?

But it was time to make a Christmas card.  I just bought the adorable stamp set “December Days” by PinkFresh Studio.  I opened it and immediately had to get my first Christmas card of the year going.  I used the sketch from Try Stampin’ on Tuesday for my layout inspiration

So with that sketch in mind – I came up with this card!

I have to say, PinkFresh Studio has the most amazing dies!  They are thin, already cut apart and so easy to line up.  The matching dies to this set sure made it nice to complete this card!

Thanks for stopping by!  This card has a speed-through video over on my Instagram if you’d like to check it out!

:)Kellianne