The 12 Kits of Occasions: Christmas in July with Tracey

Hi all! Welcome to another 12 Kits of Occasions monthly reveal. This month's sweet and very talented hostess is Tracy, In My Creative Opinion. She has the most amazing CAS style! I am always in awe of how she can turn only a few elements into a creative masterpiece. The theme is "Christmas in July" and her kit included lots of Christmas goodies. My hubby always says I get Christmas gifts every month but when each month's kit arrives, that's exactly what it feels like! LOVED the papers that Tracey sent along with wonderful die cuts, stamped sentiments and gorgeous ribbons & embellishments. Kara is our group photographer who each month creates a collage of the kit supplies. See her wonderful photo below! For a complete written supply list, click here to connect to the 12 Kits of Occasions blog.

PHOTO BY KARA

Also on the 12 Kits blog are links to all the other members' blogs. Plus we have a special guest designer this month--Lesley Croghan, Always Playing With Paper. Be sure to visit her blog to leave a little love and let her know how much you enjoy her wonderful creations.

As I mentioned, I really did love the patterned papers and they were so easy to work with. Some of my favorites are on my cards below. Thank you so much, Tracey, for a truly awesome kit!!

For the next card I used some of the tissue Tracey wrapped our kits in. It was far too sparkly and pretty to not save. I used a spray vellum adhesive to glue it to some cardstock--so easy to smooth out. A little clear Wink of Stella added some sparkle to the snowman and a rhinestone made a wonderful dot.

The sentiment below is one from my stash, Avery Elle's Let It Snow set. Wish I had a whole pad of this gorgeous birch tree patterned paper!

For this card I used the negative from the die cut tree Tracey included in the kit. I used modeling paste colored with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink for embossing. The silver glitter paper is from Michael's. The star was cut with Mama Elephant's Confetti dies.

I thought the 'Santa was Here' diecut was perfect for this little pillow box. The hat and boots are a Stampendous stamp I have had for ages, Santa Trio. I stamped, colored and fussy cut them.

Hope you enjoy our blog hop this month. We'll be back next month with even more creations. Kara is our hostess and our kits have already started to arrive. They are gorgeous!! We can't wait to show you what we've made!

Sharron

Runway Inspired Challenge #63: Just Cavelli Resort

I have had a whirlwind month and a half and am hoping to get back into a more subdued routine with more crafty time. I've really missed the time to create! But I knew right away what I wanted to make when I saw this Runway Inspired Challenge photo.

One of my 12 Kits friends, Kara from KandRdesigns, is so creative and uses the best techniques. I'm always seeing something I want to try out. This recent one was using some papers that were in Marybeth's kit for the June 12 Kits of Occasions. Click HERE to see her technique for adding color to the pretty tone on tone paper (the last two cards on her post). For this challenge I chose a paper with a flower design and used different ink colors. 

This side view lets you see how the colors are on the matte finish leaving the shiny background. I used daubers with ink pads and markers but found the markers much easier to use. I just didn't have many colors! Love the way it turned out and plan to use some of my other leftover papers and other colors. The 'hello' die is from PTI. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sharron

Supplies

Cardstock: SS White, Enchanted Evening (PTI); Textured Black (Bazzill)

Patterned Paper: Blanc Boutique (The Paper Studio)

Die: Hello (PTI)

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads and Markers