The 12 Kits of Occasions: August with Michelle "End of Summer Soiree"

Summer seems to be winding down! I'm really not a hot weather person (actually it's the humidity!) and I'm always happy to have the temperatures come down! So I enjoyed playing with this very easy end of summer kit. See all the wonderful supplies in Lindsey's photo below. There is also a list printed on the 12 Kits blog. Our talented hostess this month is Michelle from Pretty Periwinkles. She does such wonderful cards with clean designs and beautiful use of colors.

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

As I said, this kit was especially easy to work with--the cards almost made themselves! It's always fun to just lay all the supplies out and mix and match then see designs magically come together. For my first card I used the pretty blue patterned paper for a sky and arranged some images. 

This next design is a combo of gorgeous patterned papers that Michelle sent. I did die cut some embossed paper with a new die from The Greetery. I couldn't resist ordering it as I knew I would love it--and I do!

This background paper was die cut so I had a scalloped edge. Then it was quick to arrange the blooms and leaves that were already colored and die cut. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps.

This was fun! Michelle wrapped our supplies in some patterned paper which I cut for this card. Polka dots are always a favorite! The large sentiment was another must-use! I fussy cut the bear and heart-shaped balloon and used some twine Michelle had tied around some tags.

This gorgeous die cut was glued to one of the pretty papers and then I just placed one of the sentiments on top.

This is such beautiful paper! I wish all the gold would show up better in a photo. I used a medallion from the kit and some of the flowers. The sentiment is from The Greetery. I have been sending cards every week to a friend who is extremely ill so this one will be for her.

A big thank you to Michelle for an awesome kit! And thanks to you for taking time to come by for a visit. We'll see you again in September--the last day of the month!

Hugs,

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: July with Marybeth "The Best Summer" Ever"

Welcome to another 12 Kits reveal! Summer is official here in Kansas with temperatures in the 90s. Our flowers that looked so fantastic after all the earlier rains are now showing the stress of the heat. It's a perfect time to stay inside and play with this month's kit. Our sweet and super talented hostess is Marybeth, Marybeth's Time for Paper.  See the photo below to get a peek at some of the wonderful supplies. There were lots of fun images, fabulous patterned papers and really "cool" die cuts! A complete list can be found at the top of the 12 Kits blog. Links to all the designers can be found there also.

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

I really enjoyed playing with all these products, all were new to me! Thanks to Marybeth for a truly wonderful month! This amazing Mason jar is from The Greetery. Marybeth sent them already stamped. I absolutely love this set--so realistic!

Marybeth also stamped this paper, which makes a wonderful subtle background. I added some patterned paper from my stash for a border. And I love the kit's fabulous die cut sentiment.

The patterned papers in the kit were so awesome, so summery. This gingham worked great with the wonderful Poppy Stamps frame. The sentiment is from The Greetery.

Easy peasy card--adore the stripes and isn't the popsicle fun!

These next two cards are for our twin granddaughters who had a July birthday. Of course they had to be in their favorite colors--pink and purple!

Card #2

Thank you so much for visiting! Hope you enjoyed the hop!!

Hugs,

Sharron

The 12 Kits "Summer Fun" Revisited

I had some time over this past weekend to play with my June 12 Kits supplies again. I had the penguin partially done and wanted to color the bluebird. I was unsure about what to do about the backgrounds so ended up fussy cutting both of them out.

Love this bird image! I used the blue paper from the kit and added a couple of papers from my stash. That gorgeous oval die cut was one Birgit had shared with me earlier. The bird is done as a Western bluebird, colored with Copics.

There's a little secret about this little guy. After getting him almost done, I messed up my coloring--red Copics can be a problem if you get out of the lines! But I had a digital version so printed him to be same size as Birgit's stamped version and started over. The patterned paper is from my stash. The sun and sentiment came from the kit.

I just couldn't not use this flamingo paper and loved Tracey's card that combined it with the red paper. And I used another one of those wonderful oval die cuts!

Thanks for letting me share these few designs. I loved the kit and was glad to have some time to finish these cards!

So happy to have you stop for a visit!

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: June with Birgit "Summer Fun"

Happy Summer to All! It's so hard to believe that summer is actually here as only in the past week have we, in this part of Kansas, had really typically hot weather. But just looking at the fabulous photo below (done by Lindsey) is sure to put everyone in the mood. Look at all the wonderful products put together by this month's wonderful hostess, Birgit, Crafting While I Wait. Don't they remind you of all the fun things that make summer special. There were so many amazing stamped images, fabulous die cuts and perfect patterned papers. Thanks so much, Birgit!!

COLLAGE PHOTO BY LINDSEY

While I loved everything in the kit, I absolutely ADORED all the penguins. The first thing I did was color all of them! And I still have one left in case it's needed for a CASE! So let's go visit all the blogs over at the 12 Kits and see what fabulous things all the other designers made. In case you're interested in products, Birgit also put a list of the supplies that are in the kit at the top of the blog.

I loved how the wonderful patterned papers in this kit could be used in so many ways.

I don't do much layering so this is my summer attempt!

Sentiments from The Greetery

Sentiment from Lil' Inker

Hope you enjoyed the hop and got some inspiration for your summer designs. Thanks so much for letting us share!

Have a wonderful July!

Hugs,

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: May with Tracey "June Celebrations"

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

Goodness, I can't believe June will be here tomorrow! But we are back with the 12 Kits reveal as always. Tracey from In My Creative Opinion, is our talented and amazing hostess and she provided us with lots of products for June celebrations. See the wonderful photo above. I loved all the sweet images and the gorgeous plaids! I feel bad though as I didn't get all my cards completed. Things have kind of gotten out of control with way too many events and commitments. Gosh, I hope summer is more relaxing. Plus as many of you may have also experienced, it has rained and rained and rained. Luckily we haven't had flooding in our neighborhood or any tornadoes. But some have been close and I feel awful for the families that have lost so much.

Be sure to visit all the other blogs by visiting the 12 Kits blog HERE. Below are my three cards. I hope to get the others posted soon! For the first one I use a die from Lil' Inker Designs. Even though it took a while to put all those pieces in, I wanted to show off one of the awesome plaids in a special way. I am currently taking our dog to school so thought I would give this to the instructor at our last class!

This gorgeous flower was so much fun to color. I used Prismacolor pencils and like how it turned out.

And my last card gave me another chance to play with plaids. Tracey had the feathers already cut out so it was an easy design. Plaids make such great masculine cards!

Thanks so much for coming by! I always love your comments. I have been so busy that I haven't even had time to visit blogs as usual but plan to get around soon.

Stay safe and dry!

Hugs,

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: April with Kara "For the Graduate"

Hi All! We're back with another reveal by the 12 Kits of Occasions! Since graduation season is just around the corner, Kara sent us this awesome kit full of elements perfect for graduations. Kara, Bright Hope Creations, is our newest designer and this is her first kit. I'm sure you will agree that it is amazing! I loved the variety of elements she included--all with the graduation theme but different and unique. Below is a photo done by our talented Lindsey showing some of the supplies. A list can also be found at the top of the 12 Kits blog. HERE is the link. Links to all the other designers' blogs can be found there also.

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

This was especially fun! The only trouble was getting everything lined up! I loved all the rainbow patterns that Kara included in the kits so I cut the inside striped piece in the same shape as the opening.  That way there was a rainbow background but some space inside for a signature.

This die cut was perfect for a shaker. And once again I got to use some rainbow paper along with rainbow sprinkles! I used two die cuts (black and white) for the girl. By layering them a little off center it gave more dimension.

This was the last card I made and it is my favorite! I always loved this WPlus9 set so enjoyed seeing it in the kit. I love all the bright colors, even used PTI Harvest Gold for the card base so it is a fun happy card.

Sorry I couldn't quite get this photographed so the sentiment shows up well. Loved that patterned paper with all the diplomas and the die cut caps--such an easy card to put together!

Kara included lots of these die cuts with different poses. It made creating CAS designs a breeze!

Thanks so much Kara! I had a great month playing with your wonderful kit. And I still have many more supplies. I saved the Stamping Bella girl to use when I know who will get it--so I can color her gown the right color. Your colored version will be a definite inspiration!!

Hope everyone enjoys the hop this month!

Thanks for letting us share!

Hugs,

Sharron

The 12 Months of Occasions: March with Lisa "Whimsical Garden"

After this year's long winter you are going to love the kit for this month's 12 Kits of Occasions reveal. Lisa, My Paper Tales, is the hostess. She sent the most adorable whimsical garden images and fabulous papers. The topiary stamps were from an artist (Michelle Masters at Art Gone Wild) I had not heard of before and her designs are so adorable. Wait until you see our projects for this month! Go to the 12 Kits blog HERE. There will be links to all the designers' blogs. The supply list can be found at the top also. Be sure to visit Lisa's blog as she has two mini kits that be will be given away too!! 

There is so much to see that you probably want to be on your way! Hope you enjoy bunnies and have fun on the hop! A big thank you to Lisa for providing supplies for such a wonderful month!!

This card is just papers from the kit and a die cut sentiment!

I created my own boot and used some of the kit papers for trims.

Hope we have put you in the mood for warmer days and beautiful blooms! Have a wonderful Spring!!

Sharron