The 12 Kits of Occasions: March with Michelle "Spring Fling"

Hi all! It's that time again, the very last day of the month, and members of the 12 Kits group are here to share their latest creations. Also again this month, one of our newest members is the hostess. Both of this year's brand new members were willing to put together kits right away--yeah! Michelle Leone, Pretty Periwinkles, is March's talented hostess and her theme is Spring Fling! We were even able to squeeze in some Easter designs, some of which might have already been shared with family and friends!

Be sure to visit the 12 Kits blog to find links to all the other members' blogs. There is also a supply list at the top or you can click here. Michelle was so sweet to provide an extra kit to give away. Leave a comment on the 12 Kits blog for a chance to win!

There is always so much to see so I want to keep my post short. You are going to love all the wonderful supplies Michelle sent. See the photo below. There were many fabulous (some just released) stamp images plus really great die cuts. The colors and pretty spring patterned papers were such fun to work with and Michelle included great embellishments too. Thanks so much for an awesome kit, Michelle!!

For my first card I used a technique that Jennifer McGuire recently posted called Vellum Panel Card. I loved this concept and will use it again. I couldn't cut my circle at an angle however since my Cuttlebug wouldn't allow it. Perhaps just another reason that I need a Big Shot!

Below is a peek inside so you can see how the patterned paper is used. I used just a partial sheet to allow for a blank space for writing.

LOVED THESE FRANTIC STAMPER BUNNIES AND THE ADORABLE BOWS MICHELLE INCLUDED.

HERE I CUT A SUN WITH A PTI DIE AND COVERED IT WITH CLEAR WINK OF STELLA.

Hope you enjoy the hop and that it helps you get in the mood for Spring! There's lots blooming here already with our mild winter. Hope it's as wonderful where you live!

Thanks for visiting,

Sharron

A Surprise Happy Birthday Party for Kim!!!

Hi Kim, hope you are having a truly beautiful day! Thanks to one of your special friends, Kylie at Kylie is Addicted to Stamps, we are all getting together to wish you a very happy birthday! This card will be coming in the mail to you. It's all gold and shiny which unfortunately just doesn't photograph well. Sending birthday hugs along too!!

Kim and I have been on the 12 Kits of Occasions team since the beginning and I never tire of seeing all of her wonderful creations. Besides making awesome cards and other paper projects, she sews beautifully too! And not only is she very talented but she's extra sweet too!!

My card is made with a WPlus9 set, Doodle Buds, and watercolored. It doesn't show in the picture but the border strip design is all in gold as are the stamped stems and the gold embossed sentiment. An enamel dot was added to the one center. I am submitting this to the March CAS Mix Up as well as this week's CAS-ology where the cue word is Doodle!

Be sure to visit Kylie's blog if you want to join us and send Kim some birthday love.

So happy to have you stop by,

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: February with Nancy "Watercolor Wonder"

Besides being the last day of the month, this year we are here on February 29th! Leap year--a year with an extra day to craft!! Our two new 12 Kits members have jumped right in and agreed to host this month and next. For February, Nancy Penir, Artful-Notions, graciously said she would be hostess. And she picked a fantastic theme. Watercolors have been so popular and she sent oodles of great supplies, even paints, brushes and masking fluid. This was in addition to stamped images on watercolor paper, gorgeous patterned papers, die cuts and embellishments. See the photo below!

Guess we forgot to tell her she didn't need to spoil us so much!! I used the paints she sent along with some of my own to mix and match colors. To see what everyone else did with these wonderful supplies, click HERE to contact with the 12 Kits blog. There is a special guest too so you'll want to check on who the guest designer is this month. For a list of supplies, the list can be found at the top of the blog.

NANCY SEND A LITTLE ENVELOPE OF SALT TOO. CAN'T BELIEVE I HAD NEVER TRIED THIS BEFORE. I'M STILL WORKING ON THE RIGHT PROPORTION OF WATER AND SALT THOUGH.

ANOTHER CARD USING SALT! THIS LOOKS MUCH BETTER IRL, THE COLORS
JUST WOULDN'T PHOTOGRAPH WELL. SENTIMENT IS FROM WPLUS9 DOODLE BUDS.

Hope you enjoy the hop. Nancy did an amazing job with her first kit. LOVED it, Nancy! Be sure to join us next month when Michelle Leone, Pretty Periwinkles, will be the hostess. She is our other new member so join us for the reveal of her first kit.

Thanks for visiting and letting us share,
Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: January 2016 with Lindsey "Celebrating You"

Hi all and also a happy new year! This is the first post of the 12 Kits of Occasions for 2016. And we have wonderful news. We have two new members!! Nancy Penir, Artful Notions, and Michelle Leone, Pretty Periwinkles, are with us starting this month. We are SO excited to have them and their wonderful talents. Be sure to visit their blogs and give them some special love. Blogs for all the members of 12 Kits are on the 12 Kits blog HERE. Several of us have been together for the past several years and while we have sadly lost a few members, we have been fortunate to fill the slots with some of the most fantastic stampers.

Our hostess is once again Lindsey, Occasional Crafting. If you visited last month, you saw Lindsey's December kit. And what a kit! I had such fun and then surprise, I got another absolutely awesome kit in the mail! There were so many papers, die cuts and embellishments. Oh, and lots of fantastic glitter and sparkle! Because of getting ready for vacation, I only made five cards but I could have made many, many more. I feel like we should be celebrating Lindsey for TWO months of AMAZING kits!! Thank you so much, Lindsey!

So let me send you on your way. You won't want to miss any one of the blogs.

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

CAS(E) this Sketch #156

One of my sweet 12 Kits buddies, Michele at I Card Everyone submitted her very first CTS sketch (above) and I wanted to give it a try! Isn't this a wonderful sketch! Thanks for inspiring me, Michele!! The stamps I used are from PTI's Life and the inks are Altenew's Green Fields set. The sentiment is PTI Winter Woods.

There's still time for you to join in--click HERE to enter and take a look at all the other inspiration!

Thanks so much for dropping by1

Have a wonderful week,

Sharron

Merry Monday #188: Hot Bevvies! & MFT Color Challenge

I've been having computer problems so I am posting this very late for this week's Merry Monday challenge! Love these MFT images so I wanted to use the colors for MFT Color Challenge too.  

I first embossed some snowflakes from Snowflake Flurry in white, and sponged the background with distress inks. The adorable mug is from BB Merry Christmoose and the sentiment is from BB Toasty Greetings. Love these stamp sets!! The snowflake peeking from behind the sentiment is a leftover from Lindsey's December 12 Kits kit. The oval was cut with a Stitched Ovals die from Lil' Inker.

Wish I could send some yummy cocoa to all my stamping friends in the snowed states in the Eastern U.S. To all of you, stay safe----and warm!!

Hugs,

Sharron

CAS-ology #180: Open

I couldn't miss posting this card on CAS-olgy this week. I thought of this stamp set when I first saw the cue word and then didn't get my card made until this weekend. Sewing Box-Hugs was one of my first WMS purchases and I always enjoy these sweet images. And I remembered that it also included this perfect for the challenge sentiment.

Paper piecing seemed like a great technique for a CAS card. I used the brick pattern from PTI's 

Petite Places Sweet Shoppe. Different colors of cardstock were used and I cut the door so it would open. The green door has two pieces of cardstock to make it more sturdy.

The inside needed a tiny sentiment but it was hard to find anything that small. I finally decided on this one from PTI's Tiny Tags. The hearts are from PTI's Wonderfully Whimsical.

Thanks for letting me share!

Sharron