The 12 Kits of Holidays: February

It's that time again! And this month we're using our kit to get ready for a Country Christmas, hosted by the wonderfully talented Renee, It's a Patchwork Life!

Renee filled our kits with SO many fabulous goodies--gorgeous papers, die cuts, fun Waltzingmouse stamped images, ribbons and a wonderful assortment of embellishments. Gosh, I used such a small amount which means I will have plenty to play with after seeing what the other members of our group have created! If you don't know about the 12 Kits, we started last year making cards and projects for Christmas and have altered our schedule this year to include some other holidays. HERE is a link to my original post.

PHOTO BY KARA

I LOVE plaid so I used every inch of the sheet in the kit!! The fun sentiment was cut out with the PTI Tag Sale #3 die.

For this card, I used an Lifestyle embossing folder from a set called Zig Zag!

Isn't this star wonderful! It's from a set by Waltzingmouse called Yonder Star. Those little die cut border

pieces are cut with Spellbinders Classic Edger Two die. 

And this is my 'just for fun' card! I used the pieces left from the die cut whimsical tree to decorate the top. Some peridot glitter by Martha Stewart helped the tree stand out a bit more. And here is my last sliver of plaid!!

Enjoy the hop! I always love seeing what everyone made with the kit. And thanks for stopping here to let me share my creations. We'll have another party on the last day of March--perhaps a different holiday. You'll have to come back to find out which one!!

See you then,

Sharron

   Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea

   Renee, It's a Patchwork Life

   Tracey, In My Creative Opinion

  Sharron, On Papillon Wings  You are here!

Marybeth, Marybeth's Time for Paper

Jeanne, A Kept Life

Christina, SeaGlass Papercrafts

Amy, Stamp-N-Paradise

Kim, Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Kara, KandRdesigns

  Kelly, Gingham Girl

Jessica, The Paper Parade

Below is the list of supplies included in Renee's kit:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Yonder Star, Yonder Star Background, Woodenheart Alphabet

Patterned Paper: Echo Park This and That Christmas

Cardstock: My Favorite Things: Gumdrop Green,

                  PTI: Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy

Ink:   Memento Bamboo Leaves, SU Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Dies: Memory Box: Winterland Tree, Deer Trio

         PTI: Alpha Blocks, Parisian Doily

         WPlus9: Stacking Stars,

         Waltzingmouse Yonder Star cut files

         Lil’ Inkers Mini Bow

Misc: MFT: Gumdrop Green, Wild Cherry, Hot Fudge buttons

          MFT: Gumdrop Green ribbon

          Recollections (Michael’s): gumdrops, pearls

          The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby): gemstones

          Michael’s: mailing twine, red burlap, gingham and snowflake ribbon

          The Twinery: red and brown twine

CAS-ual Fridays #91: Hi Ho Silver

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This week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge is to use a design with a bit of silver. So I used another Memory Box die cut over some silver glitter paper for the rain and stamped one of the clouds from Up, Up and Away with Versamark, then embossed with silver embossing powder.

The sentiment was computer generated. For a dose of color, I chose some Bitty Dot paper in Summer Sunrise. The umbrella was cut from the same glitter paper and then the piece of the colored paper was glued on top.

Thanks so much for taking a peek!

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Up, Up and Away (PTI); Sentiment was computer generated

Cardstock: Soft Stone, Stamper's Select White (PTI

Dies: Petite Umbrella, A Little Rain (Memory Box)

Additional: Silver Glitter Paper (Paper Source), Bitty Dots Patterned Paper (PTI), Silver Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Monday Mood Board--Week 2

There's a new challenge over at WPlus9! Each week Dawn will post a Monday Mood Board photo for inspiration. Click here to find out more about the rules and prizes. I missed last week's first challenge plus the Cloud 9 WPlus9 challenge so it was wonderful to be able to try this one out.

Monday Mood Board: Coral, Navy & Kraft

I love color challenges but these were the closest colors I had for coral and navy. And my lace substitute for a lacy look is my new Trellis Die. This morning after I received an email with this week's PTI's Design Team Tip, I knew the perfect flowers to use too. I was anxious to try out Maile's coloring technique. Love the way it looks on these Mother's Day Bouquet roses! Since I didn't have anything close to coral ink, I used Potter's Clay ink on Melon Berry cardstock. Then I tried the same technique on the leaves and, for a more subdued look, I stamped green on kraft.

Ever have those times when you have plenty of time to be crafty and can't seem to create anything you like? That's been me this week! Even looking through blogs didn't help. So I spent the last couple of days watching our wonderful 14 inches of snow fall. LOVE it!!! Our bird feeders were overcrowded and the pond busy with, believe it or not, birds taking baths! Today is sunny and absolutely gorgeous-- but unfortunately with fewer birds!! And the neighbors are building a snow fort across from our house on the golf course--such fun!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Mother's Day Bouquet, Pretty Patches: Apple (WPlus9)

Cardstock: Oatmeal (WPlus9); Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Kraft (PTI)

Die: Trellis (Memory Box)

Additional: Pearls (Recollections); Memento Inks (Potter's Clay, Bamboo Leaves); White Embossing Powder (Ranger); Corner Rounder Punch (Stampin' Up

Happy Birthday, Cathy!

Hi everyone! Today is Cathy's birthday and we have gotten together to throw a little blog party!
Cathy, hope your day is off to a fabulous start. Are there big plans in store? We all wanted to help you celebrate and let you know how special we think you are. Hope you enjoy every minute of this wonderful day! Wish I could share a yummy chocolate/strawberry cake with you!!!

Below is the list of all the party-goers. This probably is your last stop but if not, be sure to go back and check out more of the birthday goodies! And if you are visiting, be sure to stop over at Cathy's blog, The Empty Nester. There are always many super creative things to enjoy.

Hope you enjoy the party!

Thanks for coming by,

Sharron

Joyce http://cards-by-the-sea.blogspot.com/
Jeanne http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/
Kara http://kandrdesigns.blogspot.com/
Kelly http://ginghamgirlsadventures.blogspot.com/
Kim http://cupcakescardsandkim.blogspot.com/
Marybeth http://marybethstimeforpaper.blogspot.com/
Renee http://itsapatchworklife.blogspot.com/
Tracey http://inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.com/
Sharron http://onpapillonwings.blogspot.com/  You are here!

Supplies for my card include Fresh Picked stamps and dies by WPlus9 and Background Basics-Text 1 stamps by PTI.

PTI Anniversary Year of the Flowers Contest

It's PTI's 6th Anniversary!!! I always love the contests at anniversary parties but unfortunately this is the first one I have done this year. We have been out of town and after coming home had enough time to clean the house a bit for company today.  Then tomorrow I will start on getting things ready for our company next week. Hopefully I can squeeze in a little more stamping!

I only have this one YOF set--Violets + the Collection. I even had them up for sale but changed my mind after doing today's card. Thanks to Dawn for inspiration about stamping on darker colored cardstock and shading with Copics.

It was SO easy! Dawn used Raspberry Fizz which I love and want to try later but  for my card I used Autumn Rose with Ripe Avocado for the leaves. The base is Lavender Moon and SS White cut with an EK Success edger punch called Parisian.

I'm hoping to be able to enjoy more the celebration! 

Thanks so much for dropping by,

Sharron

The 12 Kits of Holidays: January

Hi all! You might want to get a cup of coffee or tea and sit back and enjoy our monthly post! There is a lot to see and we have some changes to tell you about. Did you notice we have a new name? That's just one of changes! First of all, you may already know we lost two dear members of our group, Suzanne, The Card Yard, and Cathy, The Empty Nest Crafter. They each have had some life changes and had to step down but both still have active blogs so be sure to follow them there. We'll miss you!! We also have two new very creative people joining us--Tracey, In My Creative Opinion, and Kelly, Gingham Girl. Please join us and give a big welcome to both of them!!!

We have also reevaluated our original plan to make only Christmas projects. While it is wonderful to have 11 months (we did one month dedicated to Hanukkah--thank you, Joyce) of Christmas cards ready to mail out well before the holidays, we also all ended up with quite a supply of leftovers. Enough to make many more cards than we posted. So, this year we are doing a mixture of Christmas with other holidays/occasions. Hope you enjoy the variety!!

To start us out, our hostess this month is Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea, and she sent us the most amazing kit full of Valentine goodies. I LOVED this kit! Thank you so much, Joyce. This has been such a fun month! The photo below was taken by Kara who graciously continues to provide us with wonderful pictures each month.

PHOTO BY KARA

I'm posting my cards in the order they were made. I instantly knew I would use the panel cut with the Memory Box Piestra Tile die. And I adore the stamped image that looks like heart wildflowers.  

This next card uses a piece of the wonderful patterned paper punched with an EK Success Open Scallop Edger. Space was left for the bold sentiment and I added one of the great hearts Joyce sent.

All these elements were provided in the kit--just a matter of arranging and gluing them in place. I used the tiny hearts that came from the envelopes I used for the next card.

This next card was fun--love the wonderful little envelopes die cuts. I did use a couple of die cuts from my First Class Friend Die-namics by My Favorite Things.

For this card, I embossed the main panel with PTI's Woodgrain Impression Plate. I used a PTI cloud die to cut the sentiment and had to add a couple of birds from my new Rested Birds dies by Memory Box. These are the cutest little dies and I'm sure they will be used a lot!

My last card I made yesterday morning. I have been following Joyce and some of the other people in the Clean and Simple Cardmaking class. They were featuring debossing and I wanted to try it out. I wasn't sure about a sandwich so I checked Nichole Heady's blog and she had mentioned using the same one as for impression plates so that is what I did. Along with Joyce's supplies, I used WPlus9 stacked hearts, a few pearls, and a couple more of my new birds! I love the look and can see doing this more often.

Well, I've talked way more than I should have. You will want to see all the other fabulous projects so start on your journey by clicking on the sites below. We'll be back again next month with a Country Christmas hosted by Renee.

   Joyce, Cards-by-the-Sea

   Renee, It's a Patchwork Life

   Tracey, In My Creative Opinion

  Sharron, On Papillon Wings  You're here!

Marybeth, Marybeth's Time for Paper

Jeanne, A Kept Life

Christina, SeaGlass Papercrafts

Amy, Stamp-N-Paradise

Kim, Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Kara, KandRdesigns

  Kelly, Gingham Girl

Jessica, The Paper Parade

Have a wonderful time and thanks so much for visiting! 

Sharron

Supplies in Joyce's Kit

Stamps: Good Gab (Paper Smooches): XOXO, Valentine Defined (Stampin' Up); Love You More, A Pocketful-Valentine (WPlus9); Love and Marriage, Think Big Favorites, Just the Ticket, Heart Prints (PTI); Love Makes the World Go Round (Technique Tuesday); Wild Thin:g (Verve)

Dies: Perfect Patches, Mat Stack #3, Just the Ticket, Heart Border, Heart Prints, XOXO Border (PTI);

Piestra Tile (Memory Box); Stitched Squares and Rectangles, Instant Camera, Stitched Sentiment Flag (Lil' Inker)

Paper: White, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy (PTI); Lucky in Love (MME); Red Glitter (SU)

Additional: Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Queen and Co. Twisted Twine (Oozak; May Arts Chevron Striped Twill (Really Reasonable Ribbon); Rhinestones/Pearls (Kaiserscrapbook)

Play Date Cafe Challenge #166

I switched gears this morning when some happy mail included this Memory Box Trellis die. It's hard not to want every new die that comes out! And since I now have the Memory Box Metal Adaptor Plate, everything cuts like a dream.  

The PDCC this week is a Color Splash--black and white and this time a splash of emerald green. These were as close I could get. The butterfly's body and tips of the wings have green and I used New Leaf cardstock for the trellis insets. Kara at KandRdesigns has such an amazing talents for creating patterns. So when I first cut the trellis out, and after seeing her blog yesterday, I started thinking about designs I could create. Hopefully the green gives the abstract look of a vine. I thought the added flower gemstone might help. I like to do dimensional butterflies so I stamped one on the cardstock and stamped and cut out the body and wings of another one to layer on top.

Just a note about supplies. Two of my mainstays are Tombow Mono Permanent Adhesive and Helmar V2 Vellum Adhesive. I prefer Tombow to glue most everything on my cards. The V2 adhesive is a spray and perfect for adding vellum or clear cardstock plus things like the trellis. It's so easy to spray something that isn't solid. Then I added very small dots of Tombow in the openings where I added the green--really fast and easy!

Perhaps this will make you think of Spring!

Have a wonderfully creative week,

Sharron

Supplies

Stamps: Antique Engravings (Hero Arts); Half and Half (PTI)

Cardstock: Soft Stone, Stamper's Select White, New Leaf (PTI)

Dies: Trellis (Memory Box)

Additional: Gemstone (Hobby Lobby); Tuxedo Black Ink (Memento); Copics