12 Kits of Occasions: October 'Celebrating Autumn'

PHOTO BY KARA

Another whole month has sped by and the 12 Kits group has switched our emphasis from Halloween to Autumn. Kara, KandRdesigns, is our hostess this month and above is the photo she took of her awesome kit. It was hard to stop with four cards as I have more already laid out and I haven't even seen what everyone else has made yet. I know there will even more that I will want to CASE! Fall is my favorite season and opening Kara's kit package was such a joy. Loved all the wonderful papers, the die cuts, fabulous embellishments and those gorgeous gold leaves! Thank you so much, Kara, for a truly amazing kit!!

To see all the other members' creations, click HERE and you will be taken to the 12 Kits of Occasions blog. There you will find sample projects and links to all the other blogs. Be sure to scroll down to see the wonderful give-away that Kara has provided. And don't forget to sign up for the drawing! There is also a list of kit supplies provided.

My first card uses the house from PTI's Autumn Hills. The patterned paper under the house was a piece from my stash---loved the pumpkins. Kara included three die cut words and I used one here with 'for friends' from PTI's First Fruits. I added glitter to the cut-out pumpkins here and the tree below but just can't seem to capture the sparkle with my camera!

Here again I stamped a sentiment from Fresh Fruits. LOVE Kara's gold leaves and that fantastic woodgrain paper from Avery Elle!

PTI's Take Three die was perfect for making cut outs for two images from an included sheet of patterned paper. The turkey from the same paper was fussy cut.

There is always so much to see so I'm sure you want to be on your way. Be sure to visit all the blogs!

Thanks for visiting and have a Happy Autumn!!

Sharron

Happy Birthday, Scott!

I made this card this weekend for our son-in-law who is an AVID sports fan. And since this is football season, I thought he would like something in the colors of his favorite NFL team, the Kansas City Chiefs. Who, by the way, are so far having a super season!

Love how well the Lil' Inker Pieced Chevron worked for this. The feathers are WPlus9 dies and the sentiment is from On the Line by MFT. I glued two feather die cuts together with some twine in the middle. The twine was threaded through a hole in the circle and secured with a brad. A birthday sentiment from SS Birthdays by PTI is on the inside. The red color seems a little off but I couldn't retake my picture as the card was already in the mail!

Thanks for dropping by,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: On the Line (MFT)

Cardstock: Pure Poppy, True Black, Harvest Gold, SS White (PTI)

Dies: Pieced Chevrons (Lil' Inker); Fanciful Feathers (WPlus9)

Additional: Twine (Martha Stewart); Brad (Basic Grey); Onyx Black Ink (Versafine)

Waltzingmouse Pajama Party: October

I didn't want to miss Claire's Pajama Party over on the Waltzingmouse blog! You won't want to either!! It is the perfect time for some spooky fun as two of the challenges will definitely put you in the mood for Halloween!!!!!

My first card is for Victorian Ghost Stories and while I don't usually do much with a vintage Halloween theme, I have this fabulous new set with a quite scary vintage witch! And as you will see, I was loving the witch/bat theme.

My next two cards are for the Greenish Halloweenish category. Another design using the Vintage Witch set. The image and sentiments work so great for fantastic but quick Halloween cards. Of course, I had to add another bat!

And lastly is using Gracie at Halloween! I LOVE this set!! It was even more special as I had a chance to do some paper piecing and cut another moon with my Lil' Inker dies. The realistic little bats are the best. 

So slip into your jammies and head over to the WMS blog to join the party!

See you there,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Vintage Witch, Gracie at Halloween (WMS)

Cardstock: Soft Stone, True Black, Terracotta Tile (PTI); Unk Bazzill Green

Patterned Paper: Pumpkin Patch (American Crafts); Black and White Basics (PTI)

Dies: Stitched Circles, Stitched Rectangles, Bats and Broomsticks (Lil' Inker); Swooping Bats (Memory Box); Labels 11 (Spellbinders); Basic Banners (WPlus9)

Additional: Grape and Orange Peel Stickles; Woodgrain Impression Plate (PTI); Copics; Twine from October 12 Kits Supplies

Look for Witches Flying By!

It has been one of those weeks and I haven't been able to post a thing! I have been working on some projects that you will see later though. I had fallen in love with this card (the first on her post) that Marybeth created for our last 12 Kits post. Isn't it cool!! And Marybeth was so sweet to send me this wonderful witch die cut so I could try out my own version You might want to check out the Lil' Inker blog today--there are lots of goodies in the new Christmas release--including an awesome new cover up die!! 

I used a mixture of papers from different companies. The piece for the moon is from a Martha Stewart pack and the orange had that wonderful shading, perfect for cutting out moons. Another very sweet friend recently sent me a gift of some WM sets. Aren't I SO LUCKY to have such wonderful stamping friends!! The sentiment I used is from my new WM's Gracie at Halloween which I absolutely love.

Thanks for taking a peek at my card!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Gracie at Halloween (WMS)

Cardstock: True Black, Soft Stone (PTI)

Patterned Paper: Pumpkin Patch (American Crafts); Vintage Halloween (Martha Stewart); Hocus Pocus (PTI)

Dies: Stitched Circles, Pieced Chevrons Cover-Up, Bats and Broomsticks (Lil' Inker Designs)