Loving Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kits!

I've purchased a few Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kits but sadly haven't been posting much. This one is from December 2018 and I was sold as soon as I saw this mouse. I chose to make him a brown harvest mouse with some pink on toes and tail. The cool frame is from another August 2017 kit. That's one of the things that attracted me to these kits. Besides the wonderful stamps, they include really awesome dies!

This also gave me the chance to try out my new Picket Fence embossing brushes. I never could quite get a consistently smooth look with my other blending tools and these worked great!

The other new technique I discovered is for using gamsol and Prismacolor pencils. Jennifer McQuire recently posted info about putting the gamsol in a refillable alcohol ink pen instead of using stumps.I didn't have this pen so decided to try some Ranger ice resin brushes that I had. They are rubber, angled and flexible plus the perfect size for detail work. And they worked great! I'm looking forward to trying them again for more coloring with pencils as I love the blending you can achieve.

Thanks so much for dropping by,

Sharron

Supplies:

Stamps and Dies: Hero Arts MMH Kits

Cardstock: PTI White and Smoky Shadow

Patterned Paper: Autumn Dreams (Recollections)

Stencil: MFT Mini Cloud Edges

Misc: Prismacolor colored pencils; gamsol; Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss; Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder; Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls EF

The 12 Kits of Occasions: December with Michelle "Periwinkle Party"

It's hard to believe this is the very last day of 2018--and the last post of this year for the 12 Kits of Occasions! It is also with sadness that we are saying goodbye to two members of our team. Sweet Jessica Davis, The Paper Parade, who has been with the group from the beginning will be stepping down for now. She and her family are moving and beginning some new adventures that will be her new focus. And our super talented friend, Michele Ferguson, who has shared her creative and witty designs with us for the past few years will also no longer be posting with us. You can continue to visit her blog, I Card Everyone!

We also are welcoming a new designer--Marcia Hill, Marcia's Stamping Pad. She is so talented and very sweet. I was lucky to actually met her recently when she came to Kansas for a crafting event. Be sure to visit her blog and welcome her and take a few minutes to enjoy a few of her recent posts!

Our wonderful hostess this month is Michelle Leone, Pretty Periwinkles, I loved her fabulous kit with awesome colors and many images, die cuts and papers that were gorgeous and so easy to design with as well! My cards just seemed to make themselves, a blessing with the hectic holiday activities that always seem to compete with my crafty time! Thanks for an awesome kit, Michelle!

All the best to Jessica and Michele and a big welcome to Marcia! To visit the 12 Kits blog and enjoy all the creations made with Periwinkle Party, click HERE! Enjoy the hop and don't forget to come back next year--same time and place!

A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR KIT SUPPLIES
PHOTO BY LINDSEY

WISHING YOU A SAFE AND VERY HAPPY 2019!

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: December with Tracey "It's Christmas"

We're just a tad bit late this month due to a problem with the Canadian mail service. This month's wonderful hostess, Tracey, In My Creative Opinion, lives in Canada and we were unable to get her kits at the usual time. But they were well worth the wait! I loved all the fabulous supplies she sent. See the wonderful photo below for a glimpse of all the goodies--adorable images, great die cuts and an amazing collection of patterned papers. I'm late completing all the Christmas cards that I plan to send so it was a blessing to receive a whole new supply of products. I had been looking at ordering the MFT dog set so was especially happy to be able to try those out. It's definitely on my wish list now!

I hope our posts give you some inspiration if you too are still working on holiday projects. HERE is the link to the 12 Kits of Occasions blog where you will find links to all of our designers as well as our guest designer. Joyce Mehrberg was one of the original 12 Kits members and is joining us this month. And Tracey has provided a list of her supplies. It is located at the top of the 12 Kits blog.

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

I ADDED A COUPLE OF WPLUS9 SNOWFLAKES!

Hope you enjoy the hop! And thank you for letting us share. Whatever you may be celebrating this time of year, may you and your family have a blessed holiday season.

Hugs,

Sharron

The November 12 Kits of Occasions has been delayed!

This month Tracey is our host and with a month long strike by Canada Post,  the kits did not make it into the hands of the teams in time to post today, the last day of the month, as we usually do.

Once everyone has received their kits we will be announcing a new and special date that we will be posting our It's Christmas kit creations!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend and we will see you soon!

The 12 Kits of Occasions: "Happy Fall Y'All"

I'm so happy to have you visit this month! I love fall and have enjoyed that I got to be this month's hostess. Another thing I enjoy is creating with lots of little critters and MFT provided two wonderful new sets that were perfect for the kit. The two little girls in Fall Friends have become favorites! Hopefully the other designers found them fun too. I know you will find lots of inspiration when you visit all their blogs.

Below is a collage of some of the supplies. Lindsey is our group's very talented and sweet photographer who puts together a photo for us each month. We are so spoiled! A complete list of everything each designer received can be found over on the 12 Kits blog. HERE is the link. 

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

In addition to MFT's great stamps, I found some amazing patterned papers at Michael's. I'm kind of addicted to those large paper packs that they sell at wonderful discounts. 

Thought I should have one CAS design using some patterned paper but couldn't resist adding the adorable little squirrel.

I'm really anxious to see what everyone else did with the kit. Bet you are too! So sit back, relax and enjoy some fall treasures with us! Enjoy the hop!!

And thank you so much for letting us share,

Sharron 

The 12 Kits of Occasions: September with Kim "Under & Over the Sea"

Welcome to another reveal by The 12 Kits of Occasions! We are winding down our year and have a wonderful kit created by Kim at Cupcakes, Cards and Kim. She has been a member of the group from the very beginning and always sends fabulous supplies to get our creative juices flowing. This month is a water theme from time spent relaxing in a pool to visiting some of the ocean's magical creatures! I adore the sweet mermaids and fun otters. And I was so lucky to actually see sea otters on a trip to California a couple of years ago! No mermaids though!! );

So come with me to visit the other blogs to see what wonders they have created. Just click HERE to contact with the 12 Kits blog. We even have a guest designer who also was one of the original 12 Kits members. Can you guess who?

Below is a peek at some of the supplies sent by Kim. Lindsey is our creative photographer who each month does a wonderful collage. She spoils us that way!

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

Hope you loved Kim's supplies as much as I did! Thanks, Kim, for a wonderful month! And thanks to you for coming for a visit. Hope you enjoy the hop!

Have a great weekend,

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Occasions: August with Birgit "Fairy Tales"

This is such a fun month for us in The 12 Kits of Occasions group. We had a chance to put aside all the daily activities and join together at a playground with gnomes and fairies and all things magical! We even met a dragon or two!

Our talented and super sweet hostess is Birgit at Crafting While I Wait. This month was even more special to me as hubby and I just returned from a trip to Maine. And part of our visit included breakfast with Birgit and her very sweet husband. I had never been to New England before and have totally fallen in love with Maine! We were looking for birds so spent much of the time hiking through wonderful wooded areas and on two boat trips. And yes, that included whales and puffins!

PHOTO BY LINDSEY

Birgit included so many wonderful stamped images and fabulous dies. These especially reminded me of Maine. Loved all the ferns, mushrooms and amazing wild flowers. Along the path one day were many tiny fairy houses. And who could prove whether they were made by visitors or some of the tiny folk that lived there!

I added a couple of images from Fish in the Reef, a stamp set by Marianne Design. You can barely see the embossed bubbles or her shiny scales!

Isn't a glass of wine a perfect addition to a happy day!

Be sure to visit the 12 Kits blog to find your way to all the other participants blogs. Birgit has a

wonderful guest designer that came to play with us. I met her too when she and Birgit were in Kansas in the spring. Wait til you see her amazing creations!

Hope you enjoy the hop! Thanks again to Birgit for a magical journey. Sending all of you "a million magic wishes"! 

Looking forward to seeing you again next month,

Sharron