12 Kits of Occasions June '17

Hi and welcome to 12 Kits of Occasions June '17!

We're celebrating the fabulous Michele Ferguson, from I Card Everyone,

this month. She's put together a manly kit for us, 

called: 'It's a Guy Thing'

Lots of fun images, masculine colors and sassy sayings!

Leading off with a WOW of a sentiment from Avery Elle.

PTI Watercolor Wonders stampset, PPP tag & Cricut EF.

GA'ed the avocado pit to pop it up, then embossed it with 

Ranger's gold Embossing Tinsel.

I was so glad to see these MFT Seaside Seagulls in the kit!

Love them to bits!

Paired with MFT's sun and Lil' Inkers frames.

With 6 grandsons, this card will surely come in handy!

Poppy Stamps Happy Birthday Background die.

All these sentiments were in the kit. Also the shaker and window card stock.

Love this 'Thanks' die, and think it's perfect for guy or gal.

A better look at the 'Hinged Thanks' from Essentials by Ellen.

Among the treasures Michele included in the kit, was 3 dragonflies perfectly 

embossed, and ready to be popped onto a card front. 

With a few tweaks to the image (Nuvo copper glitter & Stickles Mercury Glass)

I did my favorite card!

MFT: Wonky Stitched Rectangles, PPP sequins.

PTI Melon Berry Cardstock & Pattern cardstock.

Michele invited Bobby Hogan, (Bits & Pieces), to be our guest this month,

Be sure and visit her blog and give her some love.

Can't wait to see what the teamies did with this fabulous kit!

Hugs, Michele!

Lots left over to play with later!

Coffee Lovers Spring Blog Hop

It's Spring and time for Coffee Lovers Spring Blog Hop!

I love playing along with fellow coffee lovers.

They're so generous with sweet comments, and come on,

coffee? It's the best!

I made a card using The Ton's stamps and dies.

They're a sponsor for the hop.

Just in time, I received my order from SSS, of Ranger's Distress Oxide Inks.

They are fun believe me! After watching a couple of videos, 

and playing with a few colors, I was happy with this background.

White embossed Rose Garden Cling stamp,

then combined Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, Spiced Marmalade,

and Fired Brick. The inks blend rather seamlessly, and when you

spritz with water, they become more intense.

I fussy cut the cup from Ton's Tea Party, stamped with PTI's Spring Moss,

white embossed the dots,and masked the cup 

so I could apply sponging with selective colors.

Then I added shading with copics W1, & W3.

Before popping up the cup, I stamped the heart steam image

with Fired Brick & Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

'Fabulous' sentiment also die cut, from the Ton.

Lil Inkers Stitched frames.

PTI cardstocks.

Come Play along for a few more days!

2017 Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

This is Halloween!

Good Morning! And welcome to 12 Kits' Halloween post!

Her Royal Highness, (my name for her!) Jeanne Jackna is our 

hostess this month.

Jeanne's blog, 'A Kept Life' is a gallery treasure chest, 

and you NEED drop by, at least once a week,

to keep up with all her crown jewels. 

She IS the most prolific, talented paper artist I know! 

Her kit this month, raised the bar so high, well, you'll see in a moment.

Now I hope you're settled in and comfy, 'cuz there's a lot to show.

13, that's right, 13! (Isn't that a Halloween number?)

And they practically did themselves!

I lead with this spooky die cut, only because when I asked my DH, to pick

his fav, he went right to the haunted house. Sometimes they have an eye

for what stands out, sometimes... Ha!

Die cuts, and papers, and spiders, OH MY!

3 preciously plump pumpkins

1 raven, a whole slew of bats

I adore these 3 silhouette children!

This card goes to my daughter who gave us,

Ana, Nate and Noelle, 3 of the 11 blessings in our lives!

All the rest are fun tags, ready to add to a special treat!

The above 2 feature Kay Miller's new stamp set, Spooky Smiles.

I'm happy to say, this is one set I have, and plan to

make many more tags like this for give-away treats!

Hold on, there's more!

This pair of ghosties are mounted on an action wobble.

Can't wait to give this to my 2 year old grandson.

This peeking kitten just needed a stitched heart!

2 glittery glamorous Maskerade masks

And finally, the 13th!

If you stuck with me this far, let me just say, don't forget to visit the other

members of the 12 Kits group. We have 3 guests to visit too! 

They're all sure to WOW!

A great big thank you to Jeanne for a most awesome Halloween kit!

This is Halloween - September `16

12 Kits of Occasions: 'Here Comes the Sun'

Hello, 12 Kits fans! 

Our theme this month is 'Here Comes the Sun'.

Our Kit was supplied by Sharron Gregory, from, On Papillon Wings.

Memorial Day signals the start of summer in the states,

and Sharron blessed us with warm and wonderful images and accessories!

Here's a peek at our supplies

So many wonderful images, die cuts, sequins and designer papers!

I made 7 cards, but honestly, could have made more! Just ran out of time!

This paper reminded me of a tiki hut, so I went with the Hawaiian theme, 

complete with the hula girl!

The cute waves are PTI's Frosted Borders, cut in sea colors.

Seriously craving a lime aid drink with a twist right now. 

(It's 5:00 somewhere, right?)

The wonderful iridescent sequins from Spellbinders Celebrations were wonderful to work with, and perfect for a shaker!

If you've ever been to Hawaii, geckos are everywhere. Including hotel rooms! Perfectly harmless, and quick as all get out, 

I think I set the hi-jump record the first time I met one!

Used a couple of paper extras for my Pina Colada card!

Sharron also included some gardening images and matching sentiments.

What's summer without a garden to enjoy?

2 separate sentiments, but I thought they went so well together!

Thanks for visiting, and don't forget to see what the other designers did

with all their wonderful goodies!

Big Hugs and kisses to Sharron for a summery, joy filled kit!

A Simple Life

Wanted to play along with the current ColourQ challenge,

where the colors put me in a 'longing for fall' mood.

Rich warm, autumny goodness!

Had the coordinations card stock in my stash,

and ink smooshed it with PTI's Lavender Moon & Autumn Rose, then added water droplets, 

for a bit more texture.

Fell in love with the sentiment from the Twig Wreath stamp set, (PTI),

might just give this card to myself.

We empty-nesters have so much to be thankful for,

especially, a simpler, calmer life!!!

leaves: Lil' Inkers, a few of them brushed with bleach.

Twig Wreath & Sentiment from PTI, 

Royal Velvet Cardstock: PTI 

Sequins: Metallic by My Craft Spot

Copper thread: Coat & Clark

colourQ challenge #307...