Did ya see Melanie M's challenge?

Two posts in one day. I just might drive you ladies crazy!! :) my son would say short trip for YOU, Mom! LOL Gotta love 'em.

I created a cute monkey card today that I will send to Cody tomorrow saying, "Miss You, Monkey." I know he is getting older, but he is still my boy whether he likes it or not. *wink* He was going to come home with me Sunday, but since Noah was sick and Nan needed help getting him to the vets, he stayed to help out a little while longer. He can be a great help when he really puts his heart into it. :)

So this card is for him, as well as Melanie Muenchinger's challenge. If you didn't see that -- hurry, you have to get in on it yet today!! Click quickly on her name for the link to the blog post. I incorporated last week's card sketch challenge and the color challenge. It was really fun to combine so many different challenges, and I haven't done challenges in a while.

So enough blah, blah. Here is the card . . .

Using sketch challenge SC183 and color challenge CC173 from http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Some GinaK challenges this week

Well, I got to play a little bit this week, and I just have to share with you these adorable images from Melanie Muenchinger's Just So Hippy stamp set. I just love this set and would also LOVE to add to it, but alas I am waiting until I get back from the beach later this summer to buy any more stamps on line. *sigh*

These were both created for the challenges that Gina's team has going on after the new June release from Friday night. I was there for a little bit, but duty called. I had some work to do on-line, and MAN does it get harder and harder to follow along during those releases or WHAT?! I ran to the bathroom and came back (3 minutes tops), and they were almost 3 full pages ahead of where I was at! Wow . . . okay, anyway. Here are the cards created.

GIRAFFE . . . SO BEHIND CARD

Stamps: Canvas bg from SU and Just So Hippy Set created by MelanieM and sold through GinaK Designs (both links to Melanie's blog and Gina's store are in the blog rolls to the right).

Inks: More mustard, summer sun, creamy caramel.

CS: More mustard, summer sun, creamy caramel, and close to cocoa.

Accessories/Tools Used: Paisley cb folder (sample from a friend), yummy satin ribbon (Thanks, Heather), window word punch, and cs folded and taped under the giraffe's bottom and legs to add dimension too.

APE OVER YOU CARD

Stamps: Just So Hippy Set created by MelanieM and sold through GinaK Designs (both links to Melanie's blog and Gina's store are in the blog rolls to the right).
Inks: Archival Brilliance graphite black.
CS: Glorious green.

DP: So saffron and certainly celery from designer pack SU
Accessories/Tools Used: Ribbon from a blog candy win (Thanks again Heather), white flower from a ribbon (Thanks, Carmen), jeweled green brad, prisma color pencils, OMS, Stickles to accent the flower centers and the green dp at the bottom, and SU markers for the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by.

Another Hippo

Wow, has it really been that long since I posted?! I have been a little bit busy, but I found a little time today to make another Hippy Hippo card! :)

I just love lavendar and green together, so after coloring this hippo with my lavendar prismacolor pencils, I dug out some almost amethyst and lavendar lace and glorious green (or maybe it's garden green). I have been wanting to try my hand at the tilt card I saw on Charmaine's blog using Melanie's cutesy cute hippo, so here is my version. Charmaine's tutorial is here! She makes it really easy to see how it is done. Mine only tilts slightly though, because I did not have those terrific dimensionals (used recycled foam from trimming stamps, and you really need somehwat of a hexago shape I think to get it just right). Anyway, mine kinda tilts to the one side but not the other so much *wink*

After cutting the hole, using the sticky foam, pennies, etc from the tutorial, then I trimmed my white cs down, sponged the edges with almost amethyst, adhered it to my glorious green and SU dp layer, added some photo corners and liquid pearls. I laid that aside until it was *cough* dry (see note below), and layered my two shades of purple to my white cs base. I stamped the Hippy Birthday sentiment to the left and added a pretty prima for balance.

Note: Do not move the card until your liquid pearls dry completely. It slipped from my hand and landed smack dab on my shirt, so the pearls aren't perfect anymore . . . a little wrinkly they are. Thank God they were ALMOST dry! :) LOL

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed another hippo from me and a chuckle or two! :) Kel

Have you seen Melanie Muenchinger's blog yet?!

Have you seen Melanie Muenchinger's blog yet?! I purchased her Just So Hippy Set from Gina K, and I just LOVE it! I have so many ideas of different things I want to use them for, but like my title says, "I am always workin' and wishin' I was stampin'."



Note: You all get a real treat today-- TWO posts in ONE day! LOL The last post was just for fun, but if you want to see it, scroll down or if you came here from a link for today's post you will have to click on my Title way up top to get older posts to show up at the bottom of this post, etc.


So, Melanie is having a really sweet giveaway with a really cute purse and a new stamp set (not yet released), so you may want to stop by her blog. She is celebrating being in the Top 100 blogs! Pretty cool, eh?! Of course *roll eyes* I am lessening my chances by telling you all about it though, so if you win the new set . . . you have to remember old Kelly with a stamp-off of some images . . . OK?! :) (just until I am able to get my own set, dontcha know).


Okay, so in honor of Melanie, and I hope I do her proud, here is my first card with my Just So Hippy stamp set -->

I thought the cute little Henrietta Hippo would look really cute in Groovy Guava cause she just looks like a groovy kinda girl. Have you seen her yet with the cute little heart tattoo on her butt? (Yep, pretty groovy) *wink* Well, no heart tattoo this time, but maybe next time. I also used purely pomegranate and some matching ribbon. She is quite forgetful, so she tied a bow to her little tail. You see . . . the sentiment says, "Sorry I'm so behind!"


It seems like I always remember someone's birthday 2 weeks in advance and then forget until the day before or the day of . . . well, our postal service isn't quite that fast. I guess I should send those cards out 2 weeks early when I am thinking of it or like our Groovy girl up there . . . I get a *little behind.* :) Hope you enjoyed the card. I know I enjoyed making it. Don't forget to stop by Melanie's blog. She has some adorable cards, and DS is such a cutie! You can see him in some of the pictures, too.