12 Kits of Occasions Party in the Park February '19

Welcome to February's 12 Kits' Post! I'm excited because this month I'm the hostess,

with a kit to celebrate the hope of spring... and a 'Party in the Park'. Outdoors,

friends and family and plenty of sunshine!

LOTS of cards, so let's get started...

1st off is a piñata from Pretty Pink Posh. Love the fact that you can go crazy with color.

He's hanging on a frame from PTI: Shape Shifters Square. The paper wasn't quite

bright enough, so touched up a bit with matching copics.

All this month's kits' supplies are on the 12 Kits blog, by the way.

The paper dictated this card's elements. Fussy cut flowers and a big 'hooray' from Spellbinders.

Color on the PTI shapeshifters die courtesy of Magicals.

A look back when carousels were in the center of fine parks. Used my metallic 

watercolors for the seahorse, and colored the waves with copics.

Echo Park provided the balloon paper, PTI the frame and ballon shaker.

This carousel unicorn in pink is perfect for a girl's birthday!

The rose papers were included, and I combined them for this 'celebrate' card. One rose

paper for the background, and one fussy cut to surround the sentiment.

My favorite is this window tag I included in the kit, (PPP) with Altenew roses.

When you open the shutters, the words 'happy birthday to you' are inside from 

one of the double sided papers.

Lastly, I included this little present bearing otter from Lawn Fawn.

Not sure if he belongs in a 'park', but I just loved him, and

had to pass the die cut on to my 12 Kits friends. After all, isn't he celebrating?

That's it from me. I hope you enjoyed February's kit. I loved gathering a bit of 

Spring to share with my friends and all of you friends too. 

Be sure to visit all of the designers on the blog. I can't wait to see what they've done

with the kit! 

12 Kits of Occasions January '19 - Good Fortune

Hi and welcome to 12 Kits of Occasions! We're a blog hop featuring a 

different kit each month by a different kit member. This month we 

received an Asian theme by our friend Jeanne Jackna with bright happy

papers, sweet Asian dolls and a kimono, fortune cookies... well come have a 

look. I made six cards, and have wonderful images left over to do more.

Jeanne included this die kimono which I backed with one of dp she sent. I fussy cut the 

flowers from the leftovers and foam mounted it onto a watercolor I painted.

 (Jeanne even sent watercolor card stock to make it easy!)

Gave these dolls a setting on a Poppystamps leafy plate.

I gave this doll her own setting on a Hero Arts die cut shaker colored with Magicals.

Couldn't help but pair the Chinese take out with a designer sushi & chopsticks paper! 

Added a handle to the box with a piece of wire bent and shaped. 

PTI Shape Shifters Square: 2 cut from Berry Sorbet Cardstock

This cutie was colored with copics and I added the pattern on her kimono.

The gold screen was a piece cut from a PTI Bold Borders: Arabesque die.

Jeanne sent the temple die, and gold coin, along with the embossed bg card stock. 

I added a bit of magicals to the temple, and mounted it on Pink Cardstock.

You're in for a treat this month.

We are welcoming a new member, Kara Lynn Pogreba! Can't wait to see 

 what she does with the kit. 

And Jeanne has invited not one, but 3 guests! 

All supplies are listed on the 12 Kits' blog.

Thanks for the visit! 

Card Concept: Rainbow Cupcakes

I have a fun card for you today. The super yummy challenge at the Card Concept is

'Rainbow Cupcakes', and that had me searching through my stash of stamps of 

cupcake images. 

The very 1st layer was created with Ranger Distress Oxide Inks.

On top of that is a Hero Arts Confetti die cut from black card stock.

I found the perfect cupcake images in Clearly Besotted: Tasty Treats

stamps and dies. (fussy cut the plate stand.

And the flag and sentiments are from Concord and 9th's

Birthday 

Hope you play along. So many ways to go with the photo inspiration!

Happy Crafting!

12 Kits of Occasions October: Happy Fall Y'All!

Just look at all those yummy fall colors! Hi everyone! It's time for 12 Kits' monthly

post, and we're coming to you a day early this month, 'cuz you know what 

tomorrow is...

Our Hostess with the Mostest is Sharron Gregory from onpapillonwings,

and she sent us this beauty of a fall kit!

I loved every bit! Thank you Sharron!

And although I don't do it often enough, a great big THANK YOU to

our photo engineer Lindsey for making all of us hostesses look good 

with our product photo!

Are you ready for some fall fun? 

Sharron sent some wonderful papers, and I tried to use some on each card. You can't believe

how many I have left over! All products are listed on the product page on our blog.

Sometimes it's so hard to use the wonderful items sent to us, but just had to combine

the birch tree and fence with a couple of Fall Friends from MFT.

More Fall Friends 

Sharron sent this wonderful leaf frame die cut from watercolor cardstock. just had to make 

a shaker with it, and some of the gorgeous leaves she also sent!

The 'Thanks' die was embossed with copper ep 3 times.

Last is this pre-stamped tag with a cup of cider. Hard to see, but after

coloring, I GA-ed the apple.

Well that's it from me for this month. Hope you enjoyed all the fall themed

cards. Don't forget to visit all the 12 Kits Designers. We love your comments!

12 Kits of Occasions December: Fashionista

Good Morning and welcome to 12 Kits' December with Tracey McNeely from

In My Creative Opinion as our Hostess! 

So much fun with fashion as our muse!

Let's get right to the goodies created this month.

Starting off with my favorite, a tribute to all of us 'Warrior Princesses'!

All images and papers courtesy Tracey. These came together so easily!

Love this paper!

Ooh La La!

OK, who doesn't love a day at the spa?

And finally a big thank you to our hostess, Tracey

Loved every bit!

Be sure to visit all the blogs of the 12 Kits' ladies for more fashion beauty, and a

chance to win a kit for yourself.

And a special treat from Jeanne, our hostess for next month. 

Happy New Year all!

12 Kits of Occasions July '17

Hi, and welcome to July's post for 12 Kits of Occasions.

This month's hostess is Kim Heggings, from Cupcakes, Cards and Kim
and she's titled this month's kit:

Christmas in July.
Kim has chosen Ardyth as her guest this month. Ardyth's blog is MASKerade,
and you don't want to miss her creations.

Darling Images and die cuts, wonderful holiday paper, and even some twine and

bling for our cards!

Starting off with the reason for the season!

This Bethlehem Boarder was ready for it's desert night setting.

Hills & Banner: PTI

How cute is this kitty? And it's sentiment!

Gave my 'naughty' kitty glittered poms on her cap.

Sizzix Tim Holtz EF.

This trio screamed for the Ho3 sentiment!

I gave the capped pup some puff paint on his trim.

Candy Canes: PTI

Tags: Poppy Stamps

Neat & Tangled 'Merry & Bright

Thanks to Kim, I've put a dent in my Christmas card stash!

Don't miss the other designers' Christmas in July posts!

Forever Together

Good morning Card Concept fans, and welcome to this gorgeous

romantic inspiration!

Gorgeous, right? I really zoned in on the solid red bouquet.

Perfect chance to play with my new Concord & 9th, Petals & Pallets stamps and dies.

the pallet die allows you to pop it up, or lay it flat. So many options! 

And all the blooms and leaves are included in this lovely set!

I first white embossed my sentiment before stamping with Hero Arts, Wet Cement.

The black dots in the flower centers are tiny pearls.

Just a bit of elegance to my Clean and Layered card.

Come play along on the Card Concept Challenge blog.

And be sure to tell us what inspired you!

Easter Blessings

Playing along with The Card Concept, where the inspiration is 

rich texture and this photo:

Love peonies, at least I think they're peonies, might

be roses. Have tried to grow them, but we get hot

summers, and cold winters, not a peony's favorite seasons!

The peonies are from PTI: Peonies On Parade, stamps and dies,

watercolored with my Derwent Watercolor Pencils, and

Gansai Tambi watercolors.

The textured bg was created with a woodblock rubber stamp

by Hero Arts called Hydrangeas.

The flowers and leaves were stamped with PTI's Lavender Moon,

Winter Wisteria and Amethyst Allure.

Bottom of the stamp with Hero Arts Wet Cement.

I flicked some paint onto the stamped piece before adding my die cuts.

Sentiment from PTI's Keep It Simple: Easter.

More rich texture with the bottom panel of Echo Park designer paper,

and some washi tape.

Irridescent sequins from Neat & Tangled.

Going with clean and layered, with some mixed media (watercolors)

Play along on the Card Concept blog here:

CC #69- March 15 {Rich Texture}

12 Kits of Occasions - January 2017

Hi there!

The end of month means 12 Kits of Occasions and

this month it's all about LOVE!

Lindsey Larsen, sent us a wonderful kit full of gorgeous papers, 

die cuts, and stamped images most of which I didn't own, so it

was oohs and aaws as I went through my treasures. Fun, fresh and new!

Hope you have a beverage close by, there's a LOT to share.

I watercolored, pieced & placed this floral over 

PTI's Leaf and Sprigs Frame die I had left over from another project,

and added the 'love' die cut with a few of the coral sequins Lindsey gave us.

Tried to keep with Lindsey's color scheme while working with this kit.

I adored this white embossed stamped image Lindsey sent. 

It was so hard for me to use it! Truly, that's the hardest part of getting these

gorgeous kits, wanting to hoard it all!

Watercolored this one too. 

This unassembled box came in the kit that I paired with some of Lindsey's 

paper, and that adorable stamped tag & twine.

Just loved these pineapples, so paired them with 'love you' die cut.

With the seed beads Lindsey sent, made this shaker.

This cute critter I paired with 3 wood hearts I first GAed then copic colored red.

Loved coloring this cake so much, broke down and ordered it from 

Concord & 9th!

Awning die: PTI

And finally did this one with a certain special team member in mind.

Thank you Lindsey!

Loved every bit, & working on 3 more Valentines.

Just ran out of time to post them!

Lots to see from the other 11 Kits Teammies,

sadly saying goodby to Joyce, 

and hello to our newest member, Brigit Norton!

Also welcome 2 guests this month,

Kathy McCloskey from Bdlakebum,

and Leigh Penner from To the Full.

Can't wait to see what each one did with the same 

gorgeous corals and 'love'-ly goodies.

editing to add the fox card to Darnell's Nbus Challenge 10.
Can't NOT enter, think I've been in on every one of her challenges.
Never used the sweetie fox before, of any of the digital images from
Just ME Prints.

                             NBUS Challenge #10!

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