It's the last day of the month and that means it's time for the 12 Kits of Occasions! The 12 Kits is a group of 12 friends who love to make cards. Each month we take turns supplying the group with a "kit" full of goodies (stamped images, pattern paper, die cuts and embellies). On the last day of the month we all post what we made with the kit. It's fun to see how our designs are the same or different. I don't know if you noticed but there are only 11 of us right now so we decided this month that we would case each other using some of the left over supplies from the kits that we didn't use. The hard part this month? What card to case, and "do I have everything I need left over to make it?" I personally don't like to copy a design exactly as is. I always try to switch things up a little bit to "make them mine". So I improvised a little bit and here's what I came up with.
Cathy Weber's Card .. so much I loved about this... the layers especially!!
My case of Cathy. I colored the starburst with a gold leaf pen and kept my design monochromatic.
Lindsey's card! Wow! I loved those sugared up strawberries and had to try this!
My case of Lindsey! Sugared Strawberries YES!! And a few minor changes to the layout. I added twine and a little button to replace the gingham tab on her original design.
I loved Marybeth's clean design and how she paired the little bird with the music. The sequins are so pretty too!
My case of Marybeth's design. Only one change to the layout - I used pattern paper as my base.
This card from Joyce was the perfect mix of paper and pattern and I was smitten with the way she matched the colors - so striking!
I kept with Joyce's layout an switched the theme to feminine!
Loved the clean layout of Marybeth's design and those yummy enamel dots.
I moved the sentiment die cut up a little bit and added some Twinery Twine to my CASE of Marybeth's card.
This one is from Sharron! I loved how she colored the little birds - the rainbow of color was a delight for these eyes!
I gave my birds a colorful coat but framed them in pattern paper from the kit.
There are still so many cards that I pinned that I didn't have a chance to get to. I hope you'll stop by the 12 Kits blog where you can get a preview of the post from each of the designers and links to their blogs. Just click here.
Another rainy day in the Chicago area so I thought I'd stay inside and play! What a gloomy rainy summer it's been so far. Where is the sunshine? Maybe near you? Could you please send it our way for a bit? I can't even begin to tell you how bad the mosquitoes are too! Apparently there is a second variety we are experiencing that are actually out during the day. Usually if you're in the sunshine here you won't see a mosquito. I hate the idea of spraying myself with insecticide to sit on my back porch! 
