12 Kits of Occasions July Summer and More

Hi, and welcome to the July post for 12 Kits of Occasions!

Our hostess this month is Marybeth Lopez from Marybeth's Time for Paper.

She sent us a wonderful kit full of summer goodies! And a bit of 

vacation too!

Settle back, grab a cuppa, and enjoy a bit of summer fun!

First off, Best Wishes and Fuchsias. Do you grow them? The day we hit 100, it's only 

a matter of time until my fuchsias say good-bye! Folks we in the Central Valley 

 broke a record for 100+ 21 days in a row... no happy fushsias here!

I tore the paper card with flip flops and added the palm tree and surfboard to 

a PTI die cut I had on hand. (Do you save your extra die cuts? Think I need another 

room to hold all of mine!) Marybeth included the darling tiki paper.

Tucked this little guy into the embossed wreath Marybeth had in our kit.

Popped up outer paper and added the tag cut from one of the sentiments included.

These bunnies from Purple Onion just might be my favorites. Added them to the

Poppy die cut.

Once again, with a ready made PTI die cut, the lemon lime duo goes with

one of my favorite PTI sentiments.

All these summery cards came together so quickly.

Easy breezy and fun!

Be sure to stop by and give some commenting love to each of the 

designers. Can't wait to see what they all did with July's kit!

Thank you, Marybeth!

A Little Sunshine Mends the Soul

I'm back from a week with my daughter, who recently moved

to a town near Disneyland. Yes, I went to Disneyland, yes we went

to the beach, yes, a day shopping in Costa Mesa, and YES, swam 

every day and ate too much!

Catching up with my cardmaking, and watched Lizzie's video on

the PTI blog. She calls it, 'Repeating the Greeting'.

Had to break out the new stamps!

Did a little digging to find a sentiment, and found just what I wanted

in Quilted: Summer.

Popped up a few of the die cuts and shadow stamped the embossed 'Sunshine'.

I'm seriously dreaming of beach days with the grandkids. It was heavenly...

Find product used for my card below. Just click and it will take you

to the PTI store.

Fence Line: Summer Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Fence Line: Summer Die

Quilted: Summer Stamp Set

Perfect Match Summer Sunrise - Inkpad

Perfect Match Spring Rain - Inkpad

Perfect Match Blueberry Sky - Inkpad

Perfect Match Prairie Grass - Inkpad

Perfect Match Olive Twist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Fine Linen - Inkpad

Perfect Match Classic Kraft - Inkpad

Perfect Match Smokey Shadow - Inkpad

Perfect Match Stormy Sea - Inkpad

Bitty Big: Spring Rain Color Collection (24 sheets)

PTI July '18 Blog Hop

It's Blog Hop time at PapertreyInk, and our inspiration photo is a 

joyous splatter of salt sea pattern and a brilliant combo of unexpected color.

From the first sighting of Reef Builders I was hooked! The detailing is amazing and I LOVE each

and every die to bits!

Lots of layers and plenty of sea elements for a card going to a dear friend.

Hop along all day on the PTI blog. 

Looking forward to waves and waves of inspiration! (couldn't resist!)

Below is a list of PTI supplies used. Just click on what you like and 

it'll take you to the PTI store.

Papertrey Ink: Scallop Stackers: Large Die

Papertrey Ink - Reef Builder Die

Papertrey Ink - Salt Air: Fauna Die

Salt Air: Fauna Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Salt Air: Flora Die

Salt Air: Flora Stamp SetSalt Air Sentiments Mini Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Oval 2 Die

Perfect Match Enchanted Evening Cardstock (24 sheets)

Bitty Big: Berry Sorbet Color Collection (24 sheets)

Perfect Match Spring Rain - Inkpad

Perfect Match Blueberry Sky - Inkpad

Perfect Match Aqua Mist - Inkpad

Perfect Match Berry Sorbet - Inkpad

Perfect Match Pale Peony - Inkpad

Sending Sparkle

Hey everyone, I'm up today with some inspiration on the poppy stamps blog,

Sending Sparkle by Nancy Penir

Hoping you'll pop by and see how my card was created with some of 

their fabulous dies!

So many ways to add sparkle to your cards! And what a fun impact.

Happy Crafting!

Celebrate: MIM Creating Stencils from Die Cuts

Hi! I'm playing along with Melissa and Make It Monday, where the challenge

is to create a stencil from die cuts. 

Melissa's gorgeous sample card and her video are on PTI's blog,

and takes you step by step crafting the process.

Part of the fun in doing this card was searching through my PTI collection and 

combining stamps and dies I thought looked interesting together.

For a complete list of supplies, see the list below.

Click on what you like and it will link you to the PTI store.

Papertrey Ink - Shape Shifters: Oval 2 Die

Corner Adorner: June Mini Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Corner Adorner: June Die

Papertrey Ink - Forest Floor: Summer Die

Forest Floor: Summer Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Latin Motifs Die

Papertrey Ink - Noted: Scalloped A1 Die Collection (set of 7)

Perfect Match Summer Sunrise - Inkpad

Perfect Match Vintage Jadeite - Inkpad

Perfect Match New Leaf - Inkpad

Perfect Match Pinefeather - Inkpad

Paper Basics - Stamper's Select Vellum Cardstock (12 Sheets)

Poppy July Challenge Reminder

Hi Poppy Peeps!

There's a new challenge on the Poppystamps blog, Birthday Party!

I'm up today with some inspiration using Poppy dies Leafy Vine Collage

and Best Wishes Folksy Script.

Visit the Poppy blog to see how I created this card.

All that gorgeous gleaming color is created using Lindy's Magicals.

Hope you are inspired to create a birthday themed card. There's a gift certificate for the 

winner, and a chance to pick from Poppy's fabulous store!

Happy crafting!

Sending You Birthday Hugs

It's Laurie's turn at Papertrey's Make It Monday, and she shows us a technique 

called, 'Creating Shadow Backgrounds'.

Going through my stampsets, I ran across one that hadn't seen ink in a while,

Better Together. Just the line drawn images I thought would look good for Laurie's

tutorial. Once the bg was stamped, I used watercolor cardstock for the popped up

die cuts, and watercolored them with Zig Clean Colors.

See Laurie's video on the PTI's blog.

All PTI products are linked to the PTI store.

Better Together Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Better Together Die

Papertrey Ink - Birthday Cheer Die

Papertrey Ink - Noted: Simply Stitched A2 Vertical Die

Hope your week is filled with crafty goodness!

Inspired By... Vintage Linens

Hi, I'm glad you're here. I was visiting a friend's blog and was introduced to  a new challenge blog

I hadn't seen before. The inspiration photo instantly won my vintage loving heart.

My card uses some PTI stamps that came closest to the front linens in the photo.

All the stamps and dies are listed below, and if you click on the ones you like it will 

take you to the PTI store.

Play along with Inspired By, here:

Inspired By... vintage linens

Seasonal Borders: Spring Stamp Set & Stencil

Papertrey Ink - Seasonal Borders: Spring Die

Papertrey Ink - Framed Out #3 Die

Papertrey Ink - Fun Frames Die

Perfect Match Pure Poppy - Inkpad

Perfect Match Spring Rain - Inkpad

Perfect Match Blueberry Sky - Inkpad

Perfect Match Pale Peony - Inkpad

Perfect Match Sweet Blush - Inkpad

Perfect Match Vintage Jadeite - Inkpad

Perfect Match Spring Rain Cardstock (24 sheets)

Hope your day is full of crafting!

Transformation Tuesday with Michelle Leone

Hi! Thought I'd play along with PTI's Transformation Tuesday and Michelle Leone,

where we were challenged to take a previous card we liked but wanted to 

re-do better.

I was so excited to add PTI's Stitching Garden to my floral stamp sets, and wanted to

see how all the stamps looked inked and assembled. The colors I used were OK,

and the one layer card reminded me of a spring pattern. 

Michelle used her original card to springboard a second that used more modern colors

and an eye-catching flower in the center. 

Like Michelle, my 2nd remake card uses bolder colors, and a more focalized design. 

It's always fun to improve and redo. There's always ways to tweek certain elements,

such as colors or design.

Have a card you'd like to transform? 

Play along with Michelle and Transformation Tuesday on the PTI Blog.

Hope you had a great weekend and look forward to lots of crafting!

My links for the products I used take you to the PTI store.

Stitching Garden Stamp Set

Gathered Garden Stamp Set

Garden of Faith Stamp Set

Perfect Match Pure Poppy - Inkpad

Perfect Match Scarlet Jewel - Inkpad

Perfect Match Simply Chartreuse - Inkpad

Perfect Match Green Parakeet - Inkpad

Perfect Match New Leaf - Inkpad

Perfect Match Sweet Blush - Inkpad

Perfect Match Pale Peony - Inkpad

Perfect Match Berry Sorbet - Inkpad

Perfect Match Melon Berry - Inkpad

Perfect Match Lavender Moon - Inkpad

Perfect Match Spring Rain - Inkpad

Perfect Match Harvest Gold - Inkpad

Perfect Match Summer Sunrise - Inkpad

Perfect Match Tropical Teal - Inkpad

Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores - Inkpad

Happy 4th of July!

A quick post to wish all my USA friends a Happy, safe 4th of July!

Bless you all!

PTI

Kaboom! Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - Kaboom! Die

Celebrate with a Bang! Mini Stamp Set

Sending Prayers

Hi everyone. I've made a card for a very sad purpose today.

A cousin of mine has died after a long fight with breast cancer.

Sending her parents this card, made following Betsy's technique,

'Ombre Watercolor Backgrounds.'

I love the soft look of the background, and tried it Betsy's way with 3 shades

of green. Second time around added honeynut and stuck with that little bit of 

color change.

My cousin was full of faith, and during the worst of it, always managed

to encourage everyone around her. I will miss her, but I know I'll see her again!

Take care, my friends. This gift called life is all too fleeting!

Forest Floor: Spring Stamp Set

Meadow Greens Stamp Set

Pen & Ink Stamp Set

Perfect Match Prairie Grass - Inkpad

Perfect Match Ripe Avocado - Inkpad

Perfect Match Honey Nut - Inkpad

Merry Monday's last Challenge

I heard recently that Merry Monday, a Christmas card challenge,

was saying farewell. Around about July, it was fun to see how many

cards I could make to get a head's up on my Christmas cards.

Getting this card in under the wire, it ends in a few hours.

Rustic deer in a snowy meadow. The deer are cut from cork cardstock.

Blessings and Happy Crafting!

Merry Monday #296 {Rustic Christmas Cards}

If you see something you like, my links take you to the item in the Papertrey store.

In the Meadow Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink - In the Meadow Silhouettes Die Collection (set of 5)

Papertrey Ink - In the Meadow Die Collection (set of 2)

Wonderland Patterned Paper Collection (24 sheets)