DAY 15 - #DOTHE100DAYPROJECT

 Good afternoon, crafty friends.

Lazy Sunday. We were gone all day yesterday shopping, getting our taxes done and eating at our favorite buffet, Sirloin Stockade. 

In return, Bob helped me plan out the tag for today. He blindly pulled a sketch from the file then helped figure out the papers from the collection I'd chosen. He really does have a good eye.

DAY 15:

Remember, if you’re playing, I’d love to see your creations. Share on social media and tag me.

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Here’s my VIDEO LINK talking about what I’m going to do and showing some of the products.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

DAY 13 & 14 #DOTHE100PROJECT

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I got so caught up in a project yesterday that took  much longer than I anticipated and I'm still not done. Does that happen to you?

So here is Day 13:

The papers are more black/ gray than they show in the picture. Even the tree. So I added a pop of color with the word snow from a strip of ribbon that had some light blue. I brought the blue in with the snowflake (which shows up better in person) and in the bling.

DAY 14:

I took a liberty with this tag by adding a scalloped mat behind the main image. I thought this add a bit more dimension as well as a bit of femininity. The trees were fussy cut from the same paper line.

Remember, if you’re playing, I’d love to see your creations. Share on social media and tag me.

Youtube community tab

Instagram channel

Facebook Group

Cara Brandon andFriends Facebook Group

Here’s my VIDEO LINK talking about what I’m going to do and showing some of the products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ctfukT940&list=PLJ2lz6QgfCUPPQYeFpeaxr7FizKiLRTef

 Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

WOYWW #822

 Good morning, crafty friends!

I do apologize for missing last week. I got up way too early (like today) and didn't even think about our group until I had my head back on a pillow a few short hours later. I thought I'd get ahead of that today. 

So here's my desk:

Not super exciting, is it?

Since I got the filming/ crafting corner organized, I've been really good about cleaning up after a project. This morning I'll be working on my Day 10 & Day 11 of the #dothe100dayproject. Are you playing along? If you are, please make sure to tell me in the comments.

If you don't know what the #dothe100dayproject is, the concept is to do something, anything, whatever your project for 100 days. I've tried several times in the past and dropped off around Day 5. This year I made it through Day 9 before yesterday just hit me. I slept in late (go figure!) then put Bob to work helping me move appliances in the laundry room for a deep clean. He had the heavy lifting because I had no energy to do anything. I did do the dusting, sweeping, mopping then let him move everything back. Between tasks we sat at the dining room table playing cards and Yahtzee. Yesterday must have been a low energy day for Bob as well since I won everything we played. ;-)

They say if you skip 1 day, you're okay. But if you skip 2 days in a row, you're doomed. So  my first task for today is to get Day 10 & Day 11 done before I do anything else (including maybe needing a nap).

My project is to make 100 tags - 10 in each of 10 themes. I'm using a card sketch as inspiration for each day's tag. I've posted in my FB group, Instagram, here and on the community tab of my YouTube channel if you want to check any of them out. 

That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Sarah and why am I here?  When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Sarah’sCraft Shed for all the details. Miss Sarah has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you.  Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.

 Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

 

DAY 9 - #DOTHE100DAYPROJECT & MAKE IT MAIL IT

 Good morning, crafty friends!

Busy morning. After feeling a bit off yesterday, I'm feeling like I could almost tackle the world but I'll settle for the massive amount of office stuff I need to catch up on.

First, here's the tag:

I used Daisy Garden dsp and the Free As A Bird stamp set. The whale tale tab is from a multiple-size set of dies I purchased from Spectrum Art Creations. You'll find the set HERE  The set comes with three different sizes of the tab as well as the ability to cut multiple at one pass through your machine. The set also includes multiple hole reinforcer dies. 

Only one more day in the garden. I've decided to write the theme categories on bits of paper and draw them randomly.

Back to Make It Mail it Monday!

I have a Sterilite tub full of card kits from when I was in the Card Chicks group. Today's card is courtesy of Vikki Selix.

The paper and ribbon are from Stampin' Up! - Flower & Field (retired) The bear is from PSX.

I layered the dsp on white cardstock on a Cherry Cobbler base. I used layering ovals to punch out the bear and water-colored the image using Stampin' Up! watercolor pencils.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! A Little Lace stamp set. (retired)

I'll see you back here tomorrow for our final tag in the garden series.

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly

DAY 8 - #DOTHE100DAYPROJECT

 Good afternoon, crafty friends. 

Coming in a bit late on this lazy Sunday.

I used retired SU 6x6 paper pad - Sunshine & Rainbows. I used their watercolor pencils to color the image. The image is from Cardmaking & Papercrafts magazine issue 181

 

Remember, if you’re playing, I’d love to see your creations. Share on social media and tag me.

Youtube community tab

Instagram channel

Facebook Group

Cara Brandon andFriends Facebook Group

Here’s my VIDEO LINK talking about what I’m going to do and showing some of the products.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

DAY 6: #DOTHE100DAYPROJECT

 Happy Friday, everyone!

For today's tag I chose a sketch that was used to create a Christmas card (not my design but I liked the sketch)

Sketches can be used for ANY season, celebration, etc. 

I used New Horizons paper as well as the fine glitter paper from Stampin' Up! (retired), dragonfly and sentiment stamps from my stash. I stamped the dragonfly body with Memento black ink, then the wings with clear embossing ink. Heat embossed with clear powder then colored the wings with Stampin' Blends in Lt. Heather. The head of the dragonfly was separate so I nipped it off and added a flat backed jewel from Stampin' Up!

Remember, if you’re playing, I’d love to see your creations. Share on social media and tag me.

Youtube community tab

Instagram channel

Facebook Group

Cara Brandon andFriends Facebook Group

Here’s my VIDEO LINK talking about what I’m going to do and showing some of the products.

 

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

DAYS 4 & 5 - #DOTHE100DAYPROJECT

 Good afternoon!

Yesterday was just one of those days where nothing seemed to go the way it should. I'm getting a late start today because I'm still chillin' from yesterday's stress.

I didn't do WOYWW this week or post Day 4's tag:

I used a Mintay paper pad - Graceful

The sentiment is from a retired SU set - Grace's Garden

Day 5 (today):

Thanks to my late start this morning the Garden Green of the foilage and the strip on the right look black. They really are green. Just waited too late this morning to have the sunlight.

The base is Dandy Daisy (retired SU), that bird is a bugawump stamp. I got it probably 16 years ago at a Scrap & Stamp festival in Collinsville MO and this is the first time I've used it. The background circle, as well as the coloring on the bird and the ribbon at the top, are Soft Sea Foam.

One of the things I'm loving most about this challenge is I'm USING my stuff! 

Remember, if you're playing, I'd love to see your creations. Share on social media and tag me-

My YouTube community tab

My Instagram channel

My Facebook Group

Cara Brandon Creations Facebook Group

Here's my VIDEO LINK talking about what I'm going to do and showing some of the products.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

DAY 3 - #dothe100dayproject

Good morning!

Today is MAGICAL!!! I love numbers so this one speaks to me..

02-25-2025

I see I've changed the Subject line from how I was doing it on Day 1. I will keep the subject line starting with the day.

Here's my tag for Day 3:

For this one I used one of the stamps from Garden Florals - a freebie set from Cardmaking & PaperCrafting.  I also used Regency Park 6x6 paper pad from Stampin' Up!  

6x6 pads lend themselves perfectly to this as I'm using 3x5 manilla tag bases I've had for over 10 years!

Remember, if you're playing, I'd love to see your creations. Share on social media and tag me-

My YouTube community tab

My Instagram channel

My Facebook Group

Cara Brandon Creations Facebook Group

Here's my VIDEO LINK talking about what I'm going to do and showing some of the products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ctfukT940&list=PLJ2lz6QgfCUPPQYeFpeaxr7FizKiLRTef

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

DAY 2 - #dothe100dayproject

 Happy Monday, everyone!

Normally, I'd be posting a Make It Mail Monday but I seem to have picked up a stomach bug. Didn't kick in until after I'd made the tag for today but not the card. I hope to be back to regular posting schedule the first week of March, so stay tuned.

In the mean time, here is my tag for Day 2:

I used Butterfly Brilliance 6x6 pad from Stampin' Up! and the 'Garden' stamp set from Dollar Tree.

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 3 (thankfully, I made it this morning before this hit)

In the mean time:

My YouTube community tab

My Instagram channel

My Facebook Group

Cara Brandon Creations Facebook Group

Here's my VIDEO LINK talking about what I'm going to do and showing some of the products.

Creative Blessings!

~ Kelly

#DOTHE100DAYSPROJECT- Day 1

 I'm diving in to this challenge with the intention of going all the way! 

10 different themed categories with coordinating stamps

10 tags in each category

100 different card sketches for inspiration

Giving me 100 themed tags for 10 different journals! (guess that means I need to make journals, too!)

I will be sharing a tag every day in four places:

Here (sometimes in conjunction with other posts)

My YouTube community tab

My Instagram channel

My Facebook Group

Cara Brandon Creations Facebook Group

Here's my VIDEO LINK talking about what I'm going to do and showing some of the products;

Here's Day 1:

Are you doing the 100 day project?

Let me know in the comments below. I'd love to see what you're making. I'd also love to have you in my FB group!

Creative Blessings!

~Kelly