25 Days of Christmas with Tracey McNeely

I was so excited when Tracey, In My Creative Opinion, asked if I would make a tag to be featured on one her 25 Days of Christmas Tags posts. Have you been following her blog with all the fabulous tags?I met Tracey through The 12 Kits of Occasions group. She is such a sweet blogging friend and I am constantly in awe of her amazing CAS style. This special tag feature will be running on her blog for 25 days. She even has a link to tags made in past years so there is soooo much inspiration! If you haven't already, be sure you take time to visit her blog!!

I never have enough tags so I took the opportunity to mass produce several while I was cutting and stamping. Love this stamp from Waltzingmouse that coordinates with Spellbinders Labels Five dies. To make things go faster, I cut out a bunch of circles that I then decorated with various stamps and dies! "To" and "From" is stamped on the back of each tag. My favorite is this little reindeer from PTI's Tiny Treats: Christmas. And all the wonderful sentiments are from Mama Elephant's Winter Wonderland.

Thanks so much for dropping by. And thanks again to Tracey for asking me to play along. 

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Let It Snow (Avery Elle); Winter Wonderland (Mama Elephant); Tiny Treat: Christmas (PTI); Little Box Labels (WMS)

Cardstock: White (WPlus9)

Dies: Spellbinders Labels Five; Christmas Bits (Lil' Inker Designs); Breezy Wreath (Poppy Stamps)

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Nautical Blue, Cottage Ivy, Love Letter, Rhubarb Stalk (Memento)

Additional: Ribbon (May Arts); Twine (Martha Stewart); Glitter Papers (LSS); Glitter (Stampin' Up); Copics; Pearl (Recollections)

The 12 Kits of Occasions: November "A Gingham Christmas"

PHOTO BY KARA

For those in the States, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and to my Jewish friends--Thanksgiving and Hanukkah! Can't believe that the year is almost over. The 12 Kits of Occasions group will be spending these last two months celebrating Christmas and Winter. This month's hostess is Kelly, Gingham Girl, who treated us with the most amazing kit. This photo above gives you an idea of all the fabulous goodies she included. The photo was taken by Kara, KandRdesigns, who continues to wow us with these awesome collages. Kelly's kit included so many fantastic supplies. I think I could have made a dozen projects. Today's post is only cards but I'm anxious to work on tags soon. Bet I'll see some wonderful samples on today's hop!

I loved the papers! And for my first card, I used two of the included die cuts--a string of tiny lights. I decorated the tree with the red ones and then went back and added a red rhinestone on top of each light. Funny thing happened with the sentiment though. I had it laid out with 'Merry and Bright'. The 'and Bright' piece mysteriously disappeared before I could get it glued. I'm pretty sure the dog ate it!!!

I did add a couple of die cuts that weren't in the kit. Both are from Memory Box. In each case it was after I got the card done and thought it needed something else. For this one I added the strip of music.

And for this one, I added a penguin!!

There is so much to see that I'm sure you'll want to be on your way to check out what each of the 12 Kits members made. We also have a special guest designer this month and a little drawing where you might win some of this gorgeous paper. Just think of all the wonderful Christmas projects you could start on! 

Click HERE to connect to the 12 Kits blog. There will be links to all the other blogs plus a list of kit supplies. And be sure to visit again in December when our hostess will be Jessica at The Paper Parade.

I'm so happy that you stopped by. 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Sharron

Happy Birthday, Christina!

Happy, happy birthday to a very sweet blogging friend, Christina, SeaGlass Papercrafts. If you haven't already, you must pay a visit to her blog. Christina is so incredibly talented and I love seeing her creations. There is never a time that I am not truly inspired by her work. And I feel so fortunate that I have gotten to know her better through the 12 Kits group.

Christina, I hope your day is very special, just like you! Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea, has once again been our super party planner and arranged for us all to get together to help you celebrate.

Wished I could say I baked this cake for you!! I would love to know how to do that flower!

PINTEREST

I'm also entering this in the WPlus9 Monday Mood Board #22. Below is the inspiration photo that Dawn's posted. Fresh Cut Florals is one of my very favorite sets. Loved being able to use it here!

So off you go to see what wonderful thing Tracey has made. Enjoy every minute of your day!

Hugs,  

Sharron

Joyce

Cathy

Darnell

Jeanne

Jill

Kara

Kim

Lynn

Marybeth

Renee

Sharron (you're here)

Tracey 

Supplies

Stamps: Fresh Cut Florals (WPlus9); Beautiful Butterflies (PTI)

Cardstock: Ballet Slippers, Oatmeal (WPlus9)

Patterned Paper: Oxford Lane (My Mind's Eye)

Dies: Fresh Cut Florals (WPlus9); Tiny Bow (Memory Box)

Additional: Embossing Folder (Lifestyle); Pearls (Recollections); Lace (Joann's); Inks--Love Letter, Cantaloupe, Bamboo Leaves, Rhubarb Stalk, Rich Cocoa from Memento, Onyx Black from Versafine

Happy Autumn Birthday, Tracey!

PHOTO CREDIT: MARTHA STEWART

Welcome to the party! This is a special birthday linky party for a very special lady, Tracey, In My Creative Opinion. This was organized by the best-ever party organizer, Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea. Click on Joyce's blog to connect to the links of the other party-goers!

PHOTO CREDIT: PINTEREST, MARTHA STEWART

Today is Tracey's birthday and her friends, and there are a lot of them, wanted to help her celebrate! Tracey is so incredibly talented. Her CAS designs will absolutely WOW you every time you visit her blog. And if you haven't dropped by there yet, you have missed a real treat! And in addition to all her creativity, she is such a sweet blogging friend, always quick to leave encouraging comments. I feel so very lucky to have gotten to know her through the 12 Kits group!

Tracey, hope your day is truly wonderful and just as special as you are!

Sending HUGS,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Mailbox Greetings (PTI)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); Dark Chocolate, Canyon Clay (PTI)

Patterned Paper: From My Stash

Dies: Birthday (PTI); Grove Branch (Memory Box); Fall Foliage (Spellbinders)

Additional: Woodgrain Impression Plate (PTI); Glitter Strip (October 12 Kits Kit); Wild Honey Ink (Ranger); Potter's Clay Ink (Memento)

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