The 12 Kits of Holidays - March

Welcome to the March Edition of The 12 Kits of Holidays.  After a long and cold winter the group is focusing this month on cards for Easter and spring.  I am this month's hostess of our kit  and this is what I sent the girls to work with:

photo courtesy of Kara

The base of the kit was Pebbles Sunnyside patterned paper and from what I heard the girls had a hard time cutting into it. I created some custom words and die cuts for the Paper Smooches Spring Fling stamp set using my Cameo.  Here is a complete list of SUPPLIES. Email me if you have any troubles viewing this.  I am also linking a few of these cards up to the Simon Says Anything Goes challenge.

I created 5 cards this month and still have some goodies left over to CASE the other girls because I know I am going to love all of their cards.

Cardstock:  White, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Sunnyside (Pebbles)

Stamps: Spring Fling (Paper Smooches)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: custom flower (Silhouette Cameo)

other: Orange Zest grosgrain ribbon and button, assorted Copics

Cardstock:  White, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Sunnyside (Pebbles)

Stamps: Spring Fling (Paper Smooches) Birthdays By the Numbers (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst,Orange Zest, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: custom word and word shadow, custom egg (Silhouette Cameo)

other: pink ric rac ribbon (Bazill)

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Sunnyside (Pebbles)

Stamps: Egg Hunt, Tweet Talk (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Tweet Talk (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape, assorted Copics

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Sunnyside (Pebbles)

Stamps: Spring Fling (Paper Smooches)

Ink:  Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: custom bunny (Silhouette Cameo)

other: foam tape, assorted Copics

Cardstock:  White, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Sunnyside (Pebbles)

Stamps: Birthday Basics (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:  Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: custom word (Silhouette Cameo)

other: foam tape, pink rhinestone

We hope that you take the time to go have a look at what the rest of the group has to inspire you.

Have a great day and we will see you next month for the 12 Kits of Holidays when Sharron is our April hostess.

Joyce

Renee

Tracey

Sharron

Marybeth

Jeanne

Christina

Amy

Kim

Kara

Kelly

Jessica

DD#45 & Simon Says Anything Goes

Squeaking in at the last minute (again) for the most recent Dynamic Duos challenge.  This week is Monochromatic Pinks!  How can you not like pink?  

I have a birthday card to share featuring the Subway Series Basics birthday image from Fresh Squeezed Stamps.  I am also linking this card up to the Simon Says Anything Goes challenge.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink) Pretty in Pink (Stanpin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Hibiscus Burst Patterned Paper pack (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Subway Series Basics (Fresh Squeezed Stamps - thanks Joyce)

Ink: Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape, candle, pink twine

CCC #37

It's Tuesday and time for this week's CASology Cue Card to be revealed!

This week's Cue Word is:

I used one of my most favourite sentiments for an encouragement card.  It is from Melissa Bickford's Flower Fusion series and just the perfect sentiment.

Head on over to CASology today to learn what the 'cue card' means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely (that's me)

Jen Wills

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Guest Designer:  No Guest Designer This Week

I can't wait to see what HOPE means to you!

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  White

Stamps: Beautiful Buterflies, Flower Fusion #12

Ink: Winter Wisteria, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, True Black

other: teal twine (The Twinery), foam tape

colourQ #182

Happy Tuesday and time for this week's colourQ challenge!

This weeks colours are absolutely fabulous! 

I think that scarf is just gorgeous.

I had so many ideas to use these colours I was having trouble narrowing it down to one.  I did enjoy using some images from my new Flower Friends stamp set from Simon Says.

We hope that you come a play with us this week at the colourQ and while you are there make sure to visit the blogs of the rest of the Design Team to see their fabulous creations.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  White, Winter Wisteria

Stamps: Flower Friends (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:  Winter Wisteria, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado, True Black

other: purple twine (The Twinery)

Merry Monday #55.

Happy Monday and time for this week's Merry Monday Challenge.

This is my last week as Guest Designer for Merry Monday.  This month has gone by so quickly and I have had a great time playing with the team.  The best part is that I have quite a head start on my cards for this coming Christmas.  I am going to try to continue playing along with the challenge, I will be so happy come November.

This week's challenge is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge.  Three in a row across, down, or diagonally.  I chose the top row this week--animal, designer paper and ribbon.

I created my scene using the reindeer image from Papertrey's Tiny Treats and Tremendous Treats.  A bit of Copic colouring and then I went over the antlers with a clear glitter gel pen.

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream , Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Merry (My Minds Eye)

Stamps: Tiny Treat Christmas, Tremendous Treats Christmas (Papertrey Ink) 

Ink:   Pinefeather (Papertrey Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles (Spellbinders)

other: Pinefeather Saddle Stitch ribbon (Papertrey Ink), clear glitter pen (Sakura), foam tape

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop - March '13

Time for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!

The theme is sequins. I am also linking this card up to the Simon Says Easter/Spring challenge.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  White, Spring Rain

Stamps: Polka Dot Parade #1

Ink:   Spring Rain, Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, True Black

Dies: Polka Dot Parade, Clouds Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: sequins (Doodlebug), foam tape, pom pom

Pattern Play Day #5

Final Day for Pattern Play and today we learned how to use our patterned papers to make a quilted design and to make embellishments.  For my homework I decided to make a quilted pattern using paper from my Bright Side 6 x 6 pad from Lawn Fawn.  This is probably my favourte and most hoarded paper collection, so far.  I used Kristina's excellent instructions and video to create a quilted pattern using 4 different papers.  I am also linking this card up to the Simon Says Easter/Spring challenge.

Cardstock:  White , Winter Wisteria, Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Bright Side (Lawn Fawn)

Stamps: Pretty Peonies (Papertrey Ink) Flower Friend (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:   Winter Wisteria, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles (Spellbinders) Sentiment Flag (Lil' Inkers)

other: foam tape

Pattern Play Day #4

Back with some more homework from Pattern Play, the lesson on Day 4 was about altering your patterned paper to give it a new look.  Some of the techniques introduced were the use of Glossy Accents, Distress Stickles and Stain, using enamel, etc.  This is totally out of my comfort zone!  I love the look of all of the those techniques, but on someone else's card!  LOL  

However, homework is homework and I tackled them. I am also linking this card up to the Simon Says Easter/Spring challenge.

The techniques I used for my card were based on Jennifer McGuire's instructions on how to make a shaped card and make it stand up.  I used Glossy Accents, Distress Stickles and a white gel pen on my card.

Cardstock:  White , Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Bright Side (Lawn Fawn)

Stamps: Flower Friend (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:   True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles (Spellbinders)

other: Glossy Accents, Mustard Seed Distress Stickles (Ranger), uniball white white gel pen (Signo),  foam tape

Muse Challenge #9 & Moxie Fab World Chevron Challenge

I have a card to share for this week's Muse challenge and for the Moxie Fab World Chevron Challenge.

This week our beautiful Muse card was created by Marion Vagg.  

I was drawn to the shades of blue on her card and the white embossing.  I kept my card very CAS this time bringing the colours on to the grey card base using chevron strips of cardstock. The sentiment is from my new favourite stamp set Flower Friend by Simon Says Stamps.

Cardstock:  Soft Grey, Blueberry Sky,Spring Rain, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Flower Friend (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:   VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Dies: Chevrons (Papertrey Ink)

other: white embossing powder

Pattern Play Day #3

I have some more homework to share from Day 3 of Pattern Play.

Day 3 lessons were on how to tackle big and bold patterns.  Kristina taught the technique of cutting the paper and spacing it out to soften the look.  For my first card I adhered the paper strips to a piece of complimentary cardstock and for my second card I used a piece of co-ordinating patterned paper for my background. A fun technique but spacing out my patterned strips wasn't as easy as it looked.

Cardstock:  White , Vintage Cream, Limeade Ice (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Egg Drop Soup (Jillibean)  Marrakech Masala Bella (Basic Grey)

Stamps: Heart-2-Heart #3 (Papertrey Ink) Sunnier Days (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:   Summer Sunrise, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Fabulous Frames (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape

Pattern Play Day #2

I am still a bit behind on my homework.  Isn't it always the week's that are not supposed to be very busy that we get the busiest?  Day 2 of Pattern Play and I am started to get a bit comfortable our of my comfort zone.  The instruction and videos are amazing and on Day 2 Jennifer McGuire was sharing tips for changing up Patterned Paper and stamping on patterned paper along with guest Laura Bassen.  For my first card I went with Jennifer's technique of stamping and clear embossing on patterned paper and then using Distress Inks to add some colour.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Off to School (Fancy Pants) Bright Side (Lawn Fawn)

Stamps: Design Block Stencil (Hero Arts) Natural Beauties (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:   Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar (Ranger Distress Ink) Versamark (Tsukineko) True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Sitched Mats (Lil' Inkers) Fillable Frames #10 (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape, clear embossing powder

Kim's Birthday Blog Hop & Pattern Play Day 1

Happy Birthday Kim!

Today is Kim Heggins birthday of Cupcakes Cards & Kim and Joyce arranged a little blog hop for her to help her celebrate her day. Thank you Joyce for doing this.

Here is a list of the participants, I hope you follow the hop and stop by to wish Kim a Happy Birthday!

Joyce

Darnell

Harriet

Jeanne

Kara

Kelly

Marybeth

Renee

Sharron

Tracey (you are here)

I have so enjoyed getting to know you this year, you are such a sweet and kind person and I love that I can call you my friend.  I hope that you have a wonderful day today and wishing you the most amazing year to come!

Make a wish!

This is also my first card for On Lines Classes Pattern Play being hosted by Kristina Werner and Jennifer McGuire.

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Springtime (Echo Park)

Stamps: Think Big Favorites #2

Ink:  Ripe Avocado

Dies: Sitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: foam tape, yellow button (thank you Amy Tsuruta)