Showing posts with label American Crafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Crafts. Show all posts

Saturday, February 29, 2020

12 Kits of Occasions: Crafty Friends Are The Best


Hello and welcome to the 12 Kits of Occasions, February post.
The fabulous Jeanne Jackna is our hostess this month. Her kit was full of projects
for friendship, especially our crafty friends! I loved every bit, thank you Jeanne!
Here's what I made:


Sweet Pure Innocence from MFT inspired this card. Jeanne supplied all the elements
with the exception of the easel (PTI: You're a Masterpiece). I had way too much fun
painting the mini landscape!


These paintbrushes from Waffle Flower are the cutest. Just had to combine 
them on a pallet (Poppystamps) and frame them.


In our kits were all these wonderfully colorful and artsy designer papers.
I couldn't resist using as many as I could. This sweet little frame from Hero Arts
was perfect to frame one of the flowers.


I used several of the papers in the kit for this collage. Not a stamped image on this card.


These Crafty Critters are enjoying the day with each other.


Jeanne included these die cut wood stamps (C9), along with the foil scissors and b/w
designer paper. I had the Concord & 9th stamped paper already done, and created my
card around it. It's one their Turnabout series (Crafty Turnabout). I just made my ink
pads to match. The sentiment is from the same set.

And finally, this Reverse Confetti tag, came with the window popped out. Just 
perfect for a flower stamp, also from Reverse Confetti, called Floral Gem.

I have several elements left over for more crafty goodness.
Can't wait to use them!

Thanks for the visit, and if you have some time, what'd you think? Did 
you like a particular card? Mine has to be the first one, with the PI doll
painting her masterpiece. That was just too fun to do. I forgot to mention
I used puff paint on the clouds and mountains. 


So hard to see, but irl the texture's there, and looks like wet paint.

Jeanne's invited 5 guests! Be sure to visit them and leave some love!




Thursday, May 31, 2018

12 Kits of Occasions: May '18 You're a Good Egg


Hello everyone! Welcome to the last day of May, and 12 Kits of Occasions, where you
are treated to 12 designer friends and their creations! 
This month I'm hostess, and my kit is themed 'You're a Good Egg'.
My husband and I live on 2 1/2 acres and raise chickens for their eggs.
By day they roam the homestead, and at night are snugly tucked into their coop.
To say they've won our hearts is an understatement! We affectionately call them 'the girls',
and have to say, we smile each time we crack open an egg!
And with that in mind, may I present this month's kit... full of chickens and eggs and 
hopefully a few 'cluckles'!
You'll see lots of Lawn Fawn this month, especially their set, 'Hay There', and some of 
their wonderful papers.
I've invited 2 friends this month, Colleen Foelker, and Linda Snodgrass.
Be sure to drop by and give 'em some love!
So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cuppa, and enjoy. There's a whole lot of 
crafty country to see!
Remember, all products are listed on the 12 Kits' products page.
And one more note: I'm an affiliate for PapertreyInk. All their products I used are
hi-lighted and are a direct link to their shop. If you like something I used, I'd love it
if you use my link up. Thanks!


It's all about farm life with my box card made with Lawn Fawn's sweet images!


The scene was made using Lawn Fawn's Scallop Pop Up Box Card die set.


Included in the kit was Lawn Fawn's Simple Grassy Hillsides...
can't wait to see how my teammates used it!


Adore these sweet Lawn Fawn ducklings!


These 'farm fresh' images from Carta Bella are mounted around


Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow paper. I had the stitched square and rectangles left over from 
the pop up box. Skillet & egg carton: Cottage Cutz.


I saw these chicks from Stampin' Up on Pinterest and had to add them to my stash. You can 
still get them on eBay, but be forewarned... they're pricey. See the one with the funky hair?
That's chick attitude. LOVE it! Oh, and btw, Those are real feathers off my girls, discarted
not plucked. The grandkids love to collect them from the coop.



Chicken Wire, hen & egg also Stampin' Up.


Last card is some ombre inking over a Cottage Cutz die set. 

Hope you enjoyed a bit of card making country style, and hope you
visit the 12 Kits designers for more fun on the farm!

Hugs, y'all!





Wednesday, January 31, 2018

12 Kits of Occasions: January '17 'Snow Day'


I'm so glad you came by today for a visit. There's so much to see!
It's time for 12 Kits' January post, and our hostess this month is 
the fabulous Jeanne Jackna. (A Kept Life)
Jeanne's kit is all about winter, full of sweet happy papers, snowy 
images, and die cuts, and of course because it's 'Queen Jeanne', lots
of accessories! Honestly, she's the most generous crafter I know and a genius with dp!
So get cozy and let's take a look at Snow Day!


Oh those Memory Box skates! Love them to bits! Gave the blades a silvery tone with a pen,
and matched them with one of Jeannes' silver snowflake charms.


Poppystamps Wintertime Fairies fly over a PTI Mix & Mat: Snowflakes die.


Oh yes, Jeanne included the twine, a color I didn't have in my stash.


These sweet friends from Pretty Pink Posh just look better together.


See that little muffled bird on the banner? A piece of leftover dp Jeanne included, cut 
with a scrap from a Poppystamps die.


I guess you can imagine what fun it was getting this kit and putting everything together.
This sledding cub just seemed to go with the sentiment!


Memory Box snowflakes: Evangeline


No way did I use all the papers and elements and bling in Jeanne's kit.
Plenty leftovers for More!

Can't wait to see what my teammates made with their kit.
We have 2 guests this month, 
Cathy Weber from Empty Nests Crafter, an original member of the group that Jeanne
invited back.
Richard Breaks - That's Mister Cardmaker to You
and the winner of last month's comments: Marcia Hill - Marcia's Stampin' Pad.
Please go by for a visit and leave some love on their blogs! 

Thank You, Jeanne! Loved every single bit!


Monday, October 30, 2017

12 Kits of Occasions October '17: Boo to You!


Happy Halloween Greetings! It's the day before the spooking begins, and
12 Kits of Occasions is bringing you October's post today. 
This month I'm the hostess, and I had such a good time putting together a not too frightful 
kit for all my teammies.


Thanks to Lindsey, our resident genius when it comes to photographing a bit of
everything included in the kit. Mwah! 

No time to waste, hope your cuppa is handy, I have a ton to show you!


Let's start with some brew from Frantic Stamper to kick things off.
By the way, if anything catches your eye, there's a list of products used in the kit
on the 12 Kits blog.


It truly is 'All About the Candy'


Not too long ago Marybeth used this boxcard die from Reverse Confetti on one of her projects.
Had to have it, and loved adding some of the designer papers to decorate it. The haunted town
die cut was included in the kit.


Funny story, my teenage granddaughter is afraid of spiders, which always seem to show up in our 
house when she's visiting. Guess who got this card for Halloween? 'Grandma, you're so mean!'


You have to have a shaker in the lineup. The die's from Memory Box.


Kept this card simple to showcase this trio from Impression Obsession.


Does anyone really eat candy corn? But it's like the symbol of Halloween!


I think I used this stamp and die set from Poppystamps more than any other this season. 
They are just so darn cute!


Still with me? My last (I promise!) card uses puff paint (Tsukineko Neon Amplify) 
to give my pumpkins some dimension. 
And that's it for this hostess. Hope you enjoyed it. And hope you visit each and every 
teammie and leave some love on their blogs.
I have a prize to give one winner of our drawing, so don't forget to comment!

Hugs, and Happy Halloween!