Zig Clean Color Markers and Copic Marker Mixed Media Card: Diabetic Cupcakes

[@barbborja1910]

Beautiful card Kelly. I’m so happy that you spent a fun day with your sisters celebrating your Dad. Peanut did a fantastic job helping out with the card. I think it would be fun to have him do one of your voiceovers.

[@dgmlmax]

Your little peanut knows more about masking than some card makers. I love that he wants to help you. He is one lucky little boy. The card is beautiful as usual. I really need to try making a scene card. I keep saying it and rarely ever do it.

[@lindagainor5187]

It’s great that you & your son make cards together!

[@martharoberts2167]

I would love to see your card in person b/c the colors on camera are amazing so I know in real life they would be fabulous! (Nice run on sentence 🤓.) I’m happy you all celebrated Father’s Day with your Dad after his recent health problems. ❤️

[@dotydiva]

Love your card.. Love the colors and using the zigs first.. Of course I stayed till the end. I love hearing what you have to say.. I love little Nathans hand helping. Glad your dad is doing better and sure Father's day was a great time for you all.

[@carlenejake]

Love your helper! He is a good “inker”, so careful ! Beautiful card.

[@craftybamafan]

the card was so pretty before you did the copic's and just stunning after. I appreciate you telling why you color things the way you do. It helps a lot. Thank you.

[@lisadelong1455]

Glad your dad is doing better. Will continue to send prayers your way. Your card is absolutely beautiful. I love the color combo. Seeing Nathan helping you brought back so many memories. When my son was younger he always wanted to help too and would make his own cards for grandma and uncle's. He's now 26 and doesn't make cards any more but he still likes to see the ones I've made or puts his two cents worth in.

[@rhondallyons9842]

Love the little hands! I also like flowers as well! Your card is so pretty! 😊 Flourless chocolate cake deflates also.

[@joyce6209]

Looks like your son is almost ready to take over for you. Love your cards!

[@TheresaPetermann]

I have the American Heart Associations cookbook and that has good information in it. Also try the Moosewood cookbooks. Molly does a lot of baking. I've lived on a very healthy diet my enter adult life. Once you make the adjustment, it gets easier. Beautiful card. Love your little helper boy. thanks as always for sharing.

[@mfountain3287]

Kelly, oh what a beautiful card, and your assistant is adorable. Thanks for sharing and entertaining.

[@wendyodell356]

How do you say beautiful and cute all at the same time? Because that's what this is. The flowers are vibrant and so gorgeous. The little bees and their hive are just adorable. They make my heart smile. Ok, I know I say it all the time but this may be my favorite 🤗 Sending lots of love and God bless you, Eric, Peanut and the rest of your family ❤ XOXO

[@petmomful2260]

Your coloring is so beautiful! Such a stunning card! I would love to see sometimes what you put inside, too. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.

[@wendywerden8062]

True Story: My best friends dad had some health issues. The doctor told his girlfriend that he absolutely needs to stay away from red meats. To which she replied to the Dr. "He doesn't eat red meat, I cook all his steak well done". She was dead serious. My best friend had to explain it to her. Just wanted to make you smile :) Your cards are stunning. I look forward to seeing each and every new one!!! Thank You !!

[@kristinevencel2898]

Wendy Werden 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Love this! Poor thing.

[@kathleencarter9739]

Love the bees, so pretty. I’m learning from your watercolor. 😊 thank you

[@heenycute1]

Beautiful card, Kelly! We use Swerve for a sugar substitute in our baking. Also almond flour for crusts or nuts. Swerve is a 1 for 1 measurement too so if it calls for 1 cup of sugar, use 1 cup of Swerve. :)

[@patticallihan8515]

I love your card. I have these markers but I’m learning at the moment to watercolor. You are truly an inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

[@debraschenz]

Love this card. I absolutely love watching you color.❤❤❤

[@souled.out.soapers9397]

Beautiful card, with amazing colors! I’m pre diabetic, decided to do Keto diet. Low carb and no sugar. I use swerve when I bake or on deserts. Look at some Keto recipes for dessert. The bag says it measures the same as sugar 1:1, but always taste. 😋

[@stefperry4142]

Wow, this card is just stunning, Kelly! I have not tried under painting before using my Copics, but you keep inspiring me with such beautiful results, I need to gave it a shot. You are such an awesome mom for letting peanut help when you are trying to film a video. Looks like he has learned a lot too, he'll be a master artist one day like his mommy! Sorry I can't help with any recipes but it looks like you have already gotten some good leads in the comments. God bless, I hope your mom and dad really learn to embrace the cooking/eating changes they need to make to keep him healthy!

[@terriconrad4612]

You are such an ARTIST! Dang! So good! 💕🙋‍♀️

[@sarahunziker4801]

I'm diabetic...my advise is...make your regular recipe. Limit the serving size. Make mini cupcakes, and give Dad one delicious dessert. Love your card and videos.

[@cindyroman-daversa9194]

I love the layers of coloring! So beautiful! I’m diabetic, and I get most of my recipes from Diabetic Living. I get the magazine, and they have a website. Hope that helps♥️ Also LOVED seeing Peanut’s little hand stamping with you! So sweet!

[@brendamckinley4754]

Gorgeous card as usual.... Try Pyure sweetner. Tastes great with no bitterness at all. Comes granular and powdered. Sold as Walmart or amazon.

[@78Kimberli]

I love this amazing card! I am Keto so I barely do carbs/sugar and most of the good dessert recipes use almond flour (coconut flour tends to be too dry for my taste) and erythritol (sugar alcohol) is my go to sweetener and same consistency of sugar. It’s amazing and I’m super sensitive to flavors.

[@janiceharrison8397]

Prayers for continued healing for your Dad! Almosted chuckled at how knowledgable Peanut was about inking the stamps and pressing down 😁. Good job Peanut! Lastly, your coloring talent is amazing!! Pretty sure you've answered this in a video b4 but did you take art classes? Your knowledge of how colors go together blows my mind! Beautiful card!

[@sherrywoods4630]

Bright, bold colors. I love it. I like the Copics over Zigs. I don’t use my Zigs enough - I think the Zigs are a bit garish. The Copics change the tone a bit so they are bright but not harsh. You used the Zigs very effectively for the background. I’ll have to try it. Thanks, Kelly. I enjoy your cards and stories so much. I really don’t mind the long videos at all. It feels like a girlfriend coming to chat.

[@margarete6888]

Gorgeous card! Best wishes to your father and hope for continued healing and many more Father’s Days together!

[@suzie5340]

Beautiful card Kelly, and seeing those little paws helping you, soooo sweet 😘

[@colleendienstbier5763]

LOVE this technique!! Can’t wait to try it!

[@sherrystanley6426]

Such a cute card. I am still trying to get the hang of my Zig Clean Color Markers.

[@lynneb9946]

Love your card. It is always sweet to see little helpers in people videos.

[@gwensimmons_gigi1629]

Kelly: Loved the cards, enjoyed watching Peanut help you stamp, and glad to hear that Dad's on the upswing! Tfs, and wishes to Dad for continued good health!

[@loisfrancis7896]

Kelly iwant the peonies stamp it is so nice iwant a real plant for my garden. My place is coming back thank you again for the flowers that kept me sane after the storm Love lois in the Caribbean

[@lindagorun4161]

I use Wellbee’s superfine almond flour; Lakanto Monkfruit natural sugar substitute. Check conversions on recipe for Almond flour vs wheat (sometimes it’s the same but not always, may need other additives.) And the card is beautiful as always!

[@Cre8iveCindy]

WoW! This is a fantastic card. I learn so much from you. Thank you 😊

[@litamohr7227]

He is so adorable!

[@scrapnfever]

Kelly I absolutely LOVE this card! IT is BEE-UTIFUL!!! One of my faves!!!

[@laceyy7151]

Love your cards.... look into the diet soda and cake mix. My mom has done that, they even have specific ones at the grocery store. But look into that they’ve tried it they like it.

[@ConnieInman1954]

Absolutely stunning. If you look up Keto recipes for chocolate cupcakes you will find a lot of good recipes for low carbs and no sugar. All Day I Dream about Food who is Carolyn Ketchum has a good muffin recipe. I have made them and they are delicious. Hope you have a wonderful Father's Day with your Dad. Connie

[@kerivandyke9992]

Your timing is always perfect for me! Just got this set and am playing with both one layer cards and zigmarkers. Triple win for me! So sweet having little hands to help! Thanks Kelly for sharing

[@henriette9969]

Awesome card Kelly. I love cooking and baking also and it was in the days that I worked a real stress reliever. My daughter also loves cooking and baking from the day she could sit in her high chair in the kitchen with me. So nowadays we sometimes cook together or she prepares dinner and that is a nice change. Unfortunately I can't help you with diabetic recipes. Thank you so much for showing the proces and for your story, have a great week.

[@meganharp2422]

Beautiful card with such bright colors! Good luck with your dad, and his new adventures with changing his diet! ❤️

[@gailfort-cathey495]

Beautiful card! I am diabetic and I use Swerve and almond flour in all my baking.

[@heatherleach1978]

Just picked up this stamp set last Saturday!

[@debt.8971]

Beautiful card! Your helper is very sweet. 😊

[@Bkchester78]

Wow! Awesome and Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing your talents!♥️

[@reginaperkins8255]

Love the colors on this

[@kellyjoskreations]

Beautiful card!!! I could watch you color all day. Thank you!😻

[@Ladycrafty6]

Beautiful card and coloring! Peanut was the man the way he leaned on the Misti!🙂 My daughter said she uses Stevia for baking...they apparently make some for baking. My sister used to use Splenda but that was about 3 years ago so not sure how it works now! Good luck with finding a good recipe!

[@denisestine2141]

1st love the card, 2nd..the only frozen veggie my Mom used was the corn we did every yr( bushels & bushels of it..OMG)everything else was canned... I only eat frozen or fresh veggie's now. For your Dad look into the Keto Diet..low carb, low sugar.. they have lots of free recipes, including desserts!

[@bethpowers1916]

I like swerve they have sugar , brown sugar and powdered sugar so far I’ve like them all !!!

[@ahreftasha]

Beautiful card, I love Bees! Omg I tried embossing with a blowdryer when I first started out too, but I did not have the patience I guess because I just assumed it wasn't going to work and gave up. Good luck with the new cooking challenge with your Dad!

[@samanthamann1523]

I am in LOVE with the colors you chose!!!! The card is so striking and eye catching!! So beautiful!! (And hope you made it to work on time! Lol!!)

[@traceylandt9026]

Awesome card Kelly. I’m sorry i cannot help with the recipes, but i can relate as baking is my ‘other passion/stress reliever’ also. My Dad had throat cancer initially, so i can relate to the heartfelt frustrations of trying to re-educate parents with foods and eating to suit the needs of their changing bodies. My heart goes out to you and your sisters. Sadly i have just lost my Dad, so persevere, keep trying, i am sure he and your Mum will appreciate your efforts, eventhough at times you may feel like they do not. It is so difficult for everyone, but you will all be closer for it. T💖💕

[@nicoleengland9223]

Absolutely gorgeous. Love your colouring and could watch you create magic all day

[@mgregory5320]

Beautiful card!

[@lemurchick1965]

Bocha sweet is my favorite. I have their granulated powdered and brown. I find them superior to anything in my local supermarkets however you do have to purchase them online. And I wait for a sale

[@janeastwick1418]

That was amazing! I loved the process. If I did that I would never want to give it away. It would be in my craft room where I could always look at it 😀.

[@thetapequeen5489]

Awesome card!!! I still use my Versamark ink pad that I purchased in the mid 1990's.

[@michelehogarth1001]

Great card as always thanks for the tips and sharing. I used a griddle on the stovetop when I first started embossing. Good luck with your dad and his diet change is always hard.

[@Babs388]

Clean & Delicious is my favorite youtube channel for healthy cooking.... Very pretty card!!

[@anadaniels97]

Beautiful work

[@craftsandcards]

Absolutely love this card Kelly ! Thanks foe sharing...and tell Peanut he did a great job !

[@janeagleson7822]

Love this card! Thought it was great just water colored. But really awesome when you did the copic coloring. When I first started making cards and embossing, I used an iron to heat it!

[@susanbyers7523]

Beautiful card.

[@DeeDee-yz9ku]

Love to see little one's helping!

[@carolalanis795]

Hello, I am new here, but I heard u ask about sweetener for baking I use Swerve. It makes desserts taste awesome! For recipes look up recipes for Trim Healthy Mama on Pintrest. That is a lifestyle eating for not spiking blood sugar there are many men that follow this with women. Everything I have made is awesome. Mrs Criddles recipes are also very good! Hope u find something for next Father's Day! I am not tech savvy so I can't link. As u can tell I am learning to color with you bc I don't know how? You are awesome!!!!! ❤️

[@annatracy757]

Someone mentioned to me a new item called Swerve. They said it was used in exact equivelance to any sugar recipe. Lovely card!!!!

[@sandradavid4080]

Beautiful card and your video is short compared to many that I watch. Our Father’s Day in Australia is in September. Keep up the good work with your mum peanut, you looked so cute helping her stamp the card

[@danielleporter1829]

The card's totally adorable Kelly and loved seeing your little craft room assistant. ☺️😀

[@carmencasillas3793]

Kelly I love your card, it is so, so beautiful!

[@kellihull7600]

Lydia Fiedler has a KILLER recipe doc! Beautiful coloring! My Dad got in trouble from eating out of the garden, too much Viramin K, his C1 levels were WHACKO!

[@KellyTaylorCards]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll hit up Lydia!

[@annetelecky1522]

Great card. Conversion for Stevia to Sugar: 1/4 tsp Stevia = 1 tsp Sugar. But monk fruit it sweeter and better for you. Good luck.😊

[@dotcull1682]

lovely card thank you for sharing

[@743linda]

Beautiful card! Loved your helper!

[@peggyfullbright5709]

As usual, simply gorgeous card!

[@donnaokoniewski3761]

OMG Kelly!! Love this card ~ it's the bee's knees!!!

[@WendyCranford]

I’m telling you these are so good. I have to watch what I eat for heart health and I use coconut oil instead of ghee. But this recipe is awesome. Avocado Brownies 1 large avocado 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup coconut sugar 3 tablespoons ghee, room temperature (coconut oil or butter works too) 1/2 cup blanched almond flour 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 cup chocolate chips Preheat your oven to 350F. Place your large avocado, eggs, vanilla, coconut sugar, and ghee (butter or coconut oil works too) in your food processor. Process until it’s completely creamed together. Add the almond flour (cashew or hazelnut flour works too), cocoa powder, baking soda, and sea salt to the food processor. Process until completely combined. Add the chocolate chips and pulse a few times to get the chocolate chips incorporated. Line a square pan with parchment paper. I used a 9×9 inch pan, but 8×8 inch will work too. If you’re using an 8×8, you’ll get thicker brownies and may just have to bake them for about 5 more minutes. Pour the batter into the pan and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips and bake for 17 - 20 minutes until the top is set and it bounces back when you gently touch it with your finger.

[@alisonschroeder5486]

Erythritol is a good sweetener and the diet chef on KZbin is great for keto deserts that won't raise blood sugar.

[@lindacoley1914]

Kelly I love your cards and this one is Beautiful! Not sure if you use boxed cake mixes but Pillsbury makes a sugar free chocolate cake mix. It’s hard to find in stores but I have found it on Amazon. Hope all is well with your father.

[@tinaschaos]

I use baking Splenda which is a cup for cup measured. If you need 1 cup sugar I use 1 cup Baking Splenda. It seems to make a difference in how my final products turn out. It is like the recipient needs the extra um, whatever to help with then density.

[@TheSunshineCrafterKellyFusco]

Fantastic Kelly! Wow! What cardstock did u use? U may have said but i missed it. Thanks and.. canned veggies 🤢 i like fresh/frozen. Cant do canned. Tfs🌞

[@TheChaquitaBanana]

The hubby recently had a health issue that put him on a low carb, low potassium diet. I wanted to make the transition easier and did a lot of research and found a site called Netrition that carries a lot of great low carb and diabetic options. This is where I buy Our sweetener of choice, which is Swerve. Hope your dad’s health keeps getting better!

[@scrappytailscrafts8732]

Lovely card kelly! “You’re hurting the bee” 😂😂 maybe you should film peanut making a card and have him do a voice over, that would be so cute! Also, what paper are you using? I’ve tried to add copics to my zig colored card Bristol panel and the copics didn’t blend well on the Bristol paper.

[@shelleyscales200]

Nice card Kelly. I think you need some realistic looking bee's to go with your realistic looking flowers.

[@RickAdkins]

Stevia is bitter use Splenda for baking. Splenda for baking tastes more like sugar and measures the same as in regular recipes. There’s two different kinds one says on it Splenda for baking and one says just Splenda. So if you’re using it for baking recipes get the one that says Splenda for baking totally different taste then the other one. You can also find it where it is granular like sugar. Hope that helps

[@michelegourd5742]

Beautiful card as always!!

[@helenweber8029]

Love your cards and love story time!!

[@TatianaPCarvalho]

My mom and a few more people in my family have diabetes. She is a great cook but works only with made up recipes and I don't think she's used Stevia before, but I'll ask her. I don't know if it helps you but I used to buy her sugar free cookies and biscuits at Walmart when I worked in the US and she loved them. I love, love, love the card btw.😘

[@marilenigarcia6626]

Gorgeous

[@raquelsotelo8386]

You need to start giving us you nail polish brand and color🙏🏻 beautiful card😍

[@brendaholmes5709]

Kelly how do you keep the inside of your stamp clear of ink before you stamp out the image???? Every time I do it I end up with ink everywhere on the stamp

[@denisestine2141]

if you are getting ink on the inside of your image you are pressing your ink pad too hard onto your stamp...just do light taps on it..if you can see the ink on the stamp you are good..if you use a stamp positioner, if you miss a spot, or dont get good coverage, you can stamp again(this was the best investment I ever made in my crafty stash!)

[@KellyTaylorCards]

I just want to make sure I'm understanding the question. By the inside you mean the inset part yes? If we're on the same page here it could be two things. 1. Some cheaper stamps are made overseas and they are more shallow. I had a company send me some stamps like this and there was nothing I could do to avoid getting ink on the inside. 2. Is exactly what Denise said, you may be pressing too hard when inking. In order to ink just tap with your ink pad with has much pressure as you would pat a baby's back to burp them or pet a dog's side. It should cover your stamp nicely.

[@brendaholmes5709]

Kelly Latevola thanks for the help I tried that today and it worked so much better than before 💖 I absolutely love all the stories that you have going on I watch your videos for both the stories and the stamping.

[@glennistrotman8421]

Beautiful card, those bees are so cute. Sorry no recipesI don't bake, everything comes out crap.

[@flamechica]

My husband and I switched to a whole food plant based diet after watching my uncle get completely off his diabetes and high blood pressure meds by eating this way. For desserts we sweeten with things like dates (sounds gross, but you can't taste them), maple sugar and sometimes coconut sugar. Though, coconut sugar may be still too much for a diabetic. Dates would probably be the best option.

[@flamechica]

Here are some double chocolate cupcakes that call for date sugar: www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/double-chocolate-cupcakes/#

[@KellyTaylorCards]

I love Lara Bars and they're basically all dates haha so maybe that's something. Thank you for the recipe!

[@sallyhill6565]

First, prays and well wishes to your dad. ❤️. Second, love the card! Lastly, I’ve heard you can use colored pencils over comic coloring, have you tried this and what is your advice? Perhaps a video of that technique?

[@KellyTaylorCards]

I have. It's a wonderful combination especially for adding details. I do have a video showing the way I combined them but it's definitely been awhile. Maybe a new video is in order :) Here's the one I currently have kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnbdnISqdt-GqMk

[@kathrynsloan4694]

I use Honey. It is a more natural sugar and I have never had trouble.

[@BornAgainFarmGirl]

I prefer single layer cards - Hello Little Man 😁 !

[@janets132003]

Great card