Showing posts with label The 12 Kits of Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The 12 Kits of Holidays. Show all posts

June 30, 2013

The 12 Kits of Holidays - June Edition







Welcome to this month's edition of The 12 Kits of the Holidays. If this is the first time that you are arriving at a 12 Kits post this is what it is about. We are a group of 12 designers who each take a month and create an identical kit for all 12 members of the group.  We each create cards and projects which we share on the 30th of each month on our blogs.

We are shifting gears back to Christmas this month with our hostess Jeanne Jachna from A Kept Life.  Her kit was just loaded with all kinds of Christmas goodies--gorgeous papers and die cuts that make your head just spin.  I spent so much time checking it out  before I finally cut into the first piece of paper.  Take a look at all the wonderful goodies she sent to us to play with:





I made 4 cards this month and a project.  I still have so much left over to still play with and to CASE the other's with.

I was so taken with the birch tree paper from Aspen Frost it was the first card that I made. I used this week's sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch for my design. This is what I came up with.
















For my last item I created a mini take out box using the Sizzix die cut Petal Cone by following instructions ii found on You Tube!








Hope you enjoyed my take on the kit.  Go have a look at what the other's have done with their kits.  I am sure you won't be disappointed.

Jeanne - A Kept Life (Our Hostess This Month!!)

All supplies for the kit are listed on Jeanne's blog HERE.

Have a wonderful day!


May 31, 2013

12 Kits of Holdiays - May and Simon Says Anything Goes






Check out this fabulous kit!





Yes it's time for the May edition of the 12 Kits of Holidays!
This month our hostess is Marybeth from Marybeth's Time for Paper.  We are taking a break from Christmas this month and her gorgeous kit was bursting with goodies to make projects that say thank you, get well and thinking of you.  I still have oodles of supplies left, possible a bit of hoarding going on here.  Of course holding back on using all of the supplies it is always a good idea. Then after we all post our projects you have some goodies left over for CASE'ing what the other's have done.

So here we go...

I fell in love with this background paper the moment I saw it,  works perfectly with the soup. Lil' Inkers stitched mats always give cads a little omph, I think that this card is my favourite!




Next up is this sweet birdie paper that I cut in a circle to fit behind the fabulous Ocean Tides frame.  




This one is a little more shabby chic that my usual style, but who can resist beautiful lace!




Now this one is completely CAS, die cut frame and I trimmed the image to fit behind.





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.

I am also submitting some of these cards to the Simon Says Anythings Goes Challenge.




Cardstock:  White, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides (Papertrey Ink)
Stamps:  WPlus 9 Pretty Umbrella. Art Impressions : Whoots. Lil Inkers :Sugar Kissed Cottage.Papertrey Ink: Comfort Food .Serendipity Stamps : Thanks, Solid shapes Butterfly,Sun Garden and Butterfly Garden. 
Lockhart Stamp Co.: Get Comfy . Waltzingmouse Stamps: Join Us, Vintage Garden Seed Packet. Stamps by Judith: Flower, Bug , and Wishing you well.  Rubber Stamps: Serendipity Stamps
Dies: Paper Smooches : Get Well. Impression Obsession : Birds and Shaker Frame. Papertrey Ink : Comfort Food Die, Tremendous Tags, Fabulous Frames
Paper: Recollections : Birds Nest, Aqua Screen.Lost and Found Blush,BoBunny :Persuasion Blooms. Bazzill Basics Papers: 
Worth Remembering White Polka Dot,Dancing Daisies.
Embellishments : In Bloom Beads, Sequins -Hobby Lobby. Buttons : Papertrey Ink.
Ribbon: Papertrey Ink: Ocean Tides. Twine ,pink ribbon and lace Hobby Lobby

April 30, 2013

The 12 Kits of the Holidays - April







Welcome to this month's edition of The 12 Kits of the Holidays. We are shifting gears back to Christmas this month with our hostess Sharron Gregory from On Papillon Wings.  She  provided us with a gorgeous kit loaded to the max with fabulous papers, stamps and embellishments.  
Look at all the fabulous goodies in her kit:






I created 5 cards for today's post and I have lots of goodies left over for CASEing the other girls.
I hope you enjoy the hop this month.






I used this week's RetroSketch for this card.












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.

Jessica

Check back in this afternoon for a bit of news.

Supplies for the April Kit:


Cardstock: Classic Crest White (Neenah); Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Pure Poppy, SS White (PTI); Baja Breeze, Old Olive (Stampin’ Up); Red Shimmer (LSS)
Patterned Paper: Winter Wonderland (My Mind’s Eye)
Stamps: Christmas Cookies & Happy Hearts, Dear Santa, Holly Jolly Christmas, Mr. Willie & Friends, Sharing the Holidays (Plum Purdy Designs); Merry & Bright Additions, Stylish Sentiments Holidays (PTI); Jingle All the Way (Technique Tuesday-Ali Edwards)
Ink: Cottage Ivy, Love Letter, Tuxedo Black (Memento); Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive (Stampin’ Up); Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Dies: Zig Zag Ric Rac (Cherry Lynn); Buttons (Impression Obsession); Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Flag Sentiment, Gift Bow Topper, Instant Camera (Lil’ Inker Designs); Cosmic Star Set, Resting Birds (Memory Box); Stacking Stars (MFT); Holly Jolly, Merry & Bright, Winter Penguin (PTI); Seasonal Sentiments-’Joy’ (WPlus9)
Embossing Folders: Journaling Card (Cuttlebug); Snowballs (Sizzix)
Embellishments/Misc: Sequins (Martha Stewart); Rhinestones, Spare Parts-’Packages’, Silver Glitter Paper (The Paper Studio-Hobby Lobby); Pearls (Recollections-Michael’s): Ribbon (Offray, Reliant-Local Store); Felt (Local Quilt Shop)
other: assorted Copics, foam tape


March 30, 2013

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.

February 28, 2013

The 12 Kits of Holidays - February






Welcome to the February Edition of The 12 Kits of Holidays, the group is shifting back to Christmas this month for our theme.  The hostess of our amazing kit this month was brought to us by Renee of It's a Patchwork Life.  Renee's took the theme one step further and introduced it as a Country Christmas. 

There was so much yummy goodness in this kit with papers from Echo Park, stamps from Waltzingmouse, beautiful die cuts and ribbon and the list goes on.  Look at the Happy Mail we all received:



photo courtesy of Kara

I made four cards this month and I have lots still left over for CASEing the other girls inspiration.  I learned my lesson last month with Joyce's kit when I got so into the amazing kit that I used a lot of it up and left myself short for CASEing.  I decided to add my supply list after each card to make it easier for you and me.  Here is what I came up with:

Can you see that gorgeous background stamped onto the brown cardstock it adds so much depth to the brown.  All of my elements are popped up.



Cardstock:  Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink) Gumdrop Green (My Favourite Things)
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Yonder Star, Yonder Star Background (Waltzingmouse)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up) Memento Bamboo Leaves (Tsukineko)
Dies: Stacking Stars (WPlus9), Yonder Star cut files (Waltzingmouse)
other: foam tape, brown twine (The Twinery)


My second card I had a lot of fun with.  I fell in love with the Deer Trio die from memory box and knew right way it needed to go with the wood plank paper.  The fun part was creating a cute little wall hanging with a jute hanger.



Cardstock:  Dark Chocolate, Rustic White  (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: This and That Christmas (Echo Park)
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Yonder Star (Waltzingmouse)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up)
Dies: Deer Trio (Memory Box)
other: jute, tiny brad


For my next card I used a red and green stamped die cut star and I cut the green smaller and popped it on the red then topped it with a gumdrop.  Also note that gorgeous red burlap ribbon.





Cardstock:  Pure Poppy, Rustic White (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: This and That Christmas (Echo Park)
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Yonder Star (Waltzingmouse)
Ink:  Real Red (Stampin' Up) Memento Bamboo Leaves (Tsukineko)
Dies: Framed Out #1 (Papertrey Ink), Yonder Star cut files (Waltzingmouse)
other: foam tape, gumdrop (Michael's)


Next I created a sweet little card with an adorable plaid mini bow.




Cardstock:  Rustic White (Papertrey Ink), Gumdrop Green (My Favourite Things) 
Patterned Paper: This and That Christmas (Echo Park)
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Yonder Star (Waltzingmouse)
Ink:  Real Red (Stampin' Up)
Dies: Classic Rectangles Nestibilities (Spellbinders), mini bow (Lil' Inkers), Heart Borders (Papertrey Ink)



Please 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 I be hopping in as your hostess!


January 31, 2013

The 12 Kits of Holidays - January



It's a happy day today as I am here to share with you my projects for my very first post with The 12 Kits of Holidays!  You can imagine how excited that I was when Renee Lynch asked me if I would like to join the group this year.  Sadly both Suzanne Dahlberg and Cathy Webber are leaving the group, they will be missed.  Kelly Schirmer and I are joining the group.  You may have noticed that the logo has changed this year as well.  It is no longer the 12 Kits of Christmas but the 12 Kits of Holidays, so each month has a different theme.

This month Joyce is the host and she sent out the most amazing collection of Valentines goodies.


I made 7 of her self-assembling cards and I still have lots left over to make more.









Please stop in to see the rest of the group and their amazing inspiration!



Supplies:

Cardstock:  White, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Lucky in Love (My Minds Eye), Red Glitter(Stampin' Up)
Stamps: XOXO (Stampin' Up) Love You More, A Pocketful Valentine (WPlus9) Heart Prints, Just the Ticket, Think Big Favorites #11 (PTI), Wild Thing (Verve)
Ink:  Real Red (SU), Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores (PTI) Onyx Black (Versafine), Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Dies: Heart,  PrintsPerfect Patches, Just the Ticket, Hearts Border, XOXO Border (PTI) Piestra Die (Memory Box), Sitched Mats Squares & Rectangles, Instant Camera, Stitched Sentiment flag (Lil' Inkers)
other: washi tape, Twisted Twine (Queen & Co), Chevron Striped ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon) rhinestones and pearls (Kaiser Scrapbook), foam tape