WTF Wednesdays started as my way of dropping free designs for you to play with… but if I’m being honest? Lately, it has started feeling like… Kelly makes things 👉 you vote 👉 repeat. And that’s not what I want this space to be. I don’t want this to feel like it’s about me. I’m not the show. I’m just the host holding the door open. What I actually want? I want this to feel like the place where you walk in and think: "Oh… these people get me.” The ones with too many ideas. Half-finished projects. Random bursts of genius at the worst possible times. The “I don’t want to pick just one thing” energy. The kind of space where… ✨ You share something messy, and people encourage you to keep going ✨ You get unstuck because someone else said the thing you needed to hear ✨ You stop overthinking and just start creating ✨ You feel like you found your people… your "tribe" So if we’re shifting WTF Wednesdays… we’re not just changing what I post. We’re changing what this space "feels like". 👇 So tell me… In your dream version of our Creative AF tribe… What makes you stay? What makes you show up? What makes you think “yeah… this is home.” No filters. No “right” answers. Let’s go down the rabbit hole and build this space "together" 🔥 ps... feel free to use this "The Dream Awaits" design if it strikes your fancy.

Normally, it's Moodboard Monday, but today felt different. I may still post a moodboard later, but let's go down this rabbit hole for a minute. Ever notice how the harder you try to make something work… the more it just… doesn’t? 😩 Like you’re doing all the “right things” and somehow it still feels… off. There’s a weird moment in the creative process where you stop creating… and start proving. Proving it’ll work. Proving you’re consistent. Proving this idea is “worth it.” And suddenly… Your spark turns into strategy. Your voice turns into noise. Your energy? Scattered like glitter in a windstorm. ✨🌪️ So you push harder. Because obviously that’s the answer, right? Nope. Sometimes the reason it’s not working isn’t because you need to do more… It’s because you’ve drifted just far enough away from you that your work can’t find its pulse anymore. What if the move isn’t forward… but inward? What if the magic isn’t in refining it… but in remembering it? That version of you who: didn’t overthink the color choice didn’t question the idea didn’t need it to “perform” Yeah… that one. So instead of asking: “What do I need to do to make this work?” Try this instead: 👉 “Where did I stop trusting myself in the process? Where did I lose my curiosity in creating?" And start there. Be honest… Are you creating right now? Or are you trying to prove something? 👇 I’m listening.

After whiskers were twitched, tails were wagged, votes were counted (and recounted because WOW 😅)… 🏆 @Shannon Manning — YOU are our Paws & Whiskers Showdown winner! 🏆 Cue the confetti, the zoomies, and at least one overly dramatic victory lap around the living room 🎉🐕🐈 Shannon, you’ve just won a $100 Whimsykel Gift Card AND your favorite dog & cat designs — because clearly, you’ve got elite-level taste 😏✨ To everyone who voted, cheered, debated (some of you took this VERY seriously 😂), and showed up… this was WAY too much fun. Seriously… I had to count some of those rounds three times because y’all made it that close 👀 💬 Tell me… were you Team Dog 🐕 or Team Cat 🐈 in the end?(Don’t worry… we’re not starting arguments… probably 😆) Shannon — send me a message so we can get you all set up! And to the rest of you… don’t worry…This won’t be the last time we stir up a little friendly chaos around here 😏🔥 Can’t wait to see what you create! 🎨✨

I had to count these results three times… they were that close 😳 I hope you’ve been having as much fun with the Paws & Whiskers Showdown as I have 🐾 Tomorrow I’ll be announcing: 🏆 The overall winner 🎁 AND drawing for the $100 Whimsykel Gift Card + your favorite dog & cat design But first… we need this final push 👀 Are you Team Dog or Team Cat? Dapper Dan or Golden Retriever 👉 Drop your vote below (This one decides it all…)

Rough night with storms last night. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Tornado touched down about 12-15 miles north of us. The wind in the second video felt like I stuck my head out the window at 60mph so much dust.