The 12 Kits of Occasions Under The Sea

It's the last day of the month and you know what that means right? It's time for The 12 Kits of Occasions! The 12 Kits of Occasions is a group of 12 friends who all love to paper craft. Every month we take turns making a kit for the rest of the group. We all receive the same kit with the same items. On the last day of the month we reveal what we each made with the kit. It's fun to see how we used the product in different ways. Sometimes the projects are similar and sometimes they are very different.

Our hostess this month is Kim Heggins from Cupcakes Cards and Kim. Kim is lots of fun - I call her the "Cool Mom" who takes her daughter to all the best concerts. She loves to keep busy sewing, baking and cardmaking too. I dont think that there is anything that Kim can't do!

Look at this amazing kit she put together for us! It looks like a sunny day with images from My Favorite Things, Designs by Ellen, and Avery Elle. I love the bright papers and water theme! No trixies here.. but I had to laugh when I looked at the bits left behind when I was done... I found several pretty strands of twine... I love layers and embellishments, but some how they just didn't seem necessary to me here. All the pretty papers and images deserve all the attention!

Want to see more projects made with this kit? Head on over to The 12 Kits of Occasions blog where you'll find a sample from each of the team members as well as a list of ingredients in the kit. Hostess: Kim - Cupcakes Cards & Kim

Lisa Elton - My Paper Tales

Sharron Gregory - On Papillon Wings

Tracey McNeely - In My Creative Opinion

Lindsey Larsen - Occasional Crafting

Michelle Leone - Pretty Periwinkles

Nancy Penir - Artful Notions

Jessica Davis - The Paper Parade

Michele Ferguson - I Card Everyone

Marybeth Lopez - Marybeth's Time For Paper

Birgit Norton - Crafting While I Wait

Guest: Joyce Mehrberg - Cards By The Sea

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!



All cards finished size 4.25 x  5.5"

My Favorite Things Mermazing, Fun In The Sun, Avery Elle Splash, Ellen Hutson Otterly Awesome
Pattern Paper Doodlebug Under The Sea, Echo Park Under The Sea, Lets Be Mermaids

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Pretty Little Studio - Every Moment

Thanks for stopping by! It looks like it's going to be a great day with Pretty Little Studio Savannah Dreams Collection. It's a rainbow of colors with images of air balloons, houses, butterflies and florals. The doodled, hand drawn images are fresh and fun.

The background papers (houses) It Takes A Village, Laugh All Day (pink link) and black & white triangle papers are both in the paper packs available for this collection. 

The background papers are topped with a pink Cherish Today 3x4" Journaling Card that is embellished with die cuts from Happy Place (hot air balloon), and Rainy Day 2 (clouds).

The inspirational sentiment is from the Best Ever Frames pack. 

The circle die cut I used for a sun are from the Me Time Die Cut Package. I added some yellow sequins (Sunsation & Buttered Corn) so you know that behind those clouds the sun is shining through. 

I hope you have a great weekend!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Pretty Little Studio
Paper | Savannah Dreams Collection | Laugh All Day (pink link) | It Takes A Village (houses)
Journaling | Cherish Today 3x4"
Die Cuts | Happy Place | Rainy Day 2 | Me Time
Frames | Best Ever
Sequins | Sunsation | Buttered Corn

Momenta Intricate Flower Thanks

I hope you're having a great day! Today I'm posting for Momenta. You can find their products in lots of your favorite stores like Hobby Lobby, Scrapbook.com, and Joann. They make lots of craft items including dies, stamps, pattern paper, iron on's, fabric paint, ink pads, wood veneer tags and so much more.

Today I'm playing with the Intricate Floral die cut. It's absolutely gorgeous! For this color block technique I trimmed several floral colors of card stock in 3/4" strips. I adhered the strips to a piece of card stock to create a panel. I trimmed the panel and adhered it to a card base. 

I topped the panel with the Intricate Floral and Thanks sentiment from Hello Word Fetti cut from white card stock. The Word Fetti includes 9 die cut words for only $13! Talk about affordable! 

This was simple to create and the effects are stunning! I hope you'll give this technique a try - it looks great in lots of color combinations. 

GIVEAWAY ALERT!

Do you love the Momenta Intricate Floral die? I'm giving it away on Instagram. Check out my account here. Just follow me on Instagram and tag a friend in a comment to enter to win. One random commenter will receive the Momenta Intricate Floral die.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies: Momenta Intricate Floral, Hello Word Fetti

Hello Word Fetti Shop at: SBK

Intricate Flower Shop at: SBK

TupeloDesignsLLC - Hope Floral

I hope you're having a great day! I'm so glad it's Friday because I'm going to see my daughter this weekend! She lives 6 hours away and we dont see each other as often as we like.

Today is my day to post for TupeloDesignsLLC - my favorite store. They have lots of amazing brands all under one roof and shipping is FREE every day (USA only - discounted rates for international orders) No coupon required. 

One of my favorite brands is Altenew - I can't think of anyone who does flowers better than them. Using a stamping tool makes stamping easier than it's ever been. I have several of the Tim Holtz Stamp Platforms and I love it! I stamped lots of these pretty flowers in loads of different colors! 

The Altenew Inks are available in 4 cube colors or ink pads. I used the Red Cosmos set. The flower is a triple stamped image. You stamp each layer lightest shade to darkest. For the lighter shade flower I started with Frosty Pink, and for the darker flower I started with Coral Berry as my lightest shade.

The background is a panel colored with distress ink in Spun Sugar and then splattered with Picked Raspberry. I topped the panel with a Leaf Frame cover plate, but this would look beautiful with any background / panel die. The very first thing I ever bought at TupeloDesignsLLC were the Clarity Stencil Brushes.  That was years ago and I still use them several times a week.  Mine are still going strong and in great condition.  They were a good investment.

Feel like treating yourself? TupeloDesignsLLC has what you're looking for. Your items will arrive in perfect condition right to your front door. Click here to jump to the TupeloDesignsLLC store.


Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Altenew Hope
Dies | Altenew Hope, Leaf Frame

Hope TDLLC	Red Cosmos Ink Cube Set TDLLC	Clarity Stamp Stencil Brush Set TDLLC	Spun Sugar Distress Ink TDLLC	Picked Raspberry Distress Ink TDLLC

Fusion Card ChallengeWelcome Little One

I love playing challenges. It's a great way to get inspiration and see what's trending in the crafty community. One of my favorite places to play is Fusion Card Challenge. I love the versatility they provide every challenge. You can play along with the sketch OR the inspiration photo. If you're feeling clever you can FUSE the two together like I did this time.

Here's the newest challenge that begins today - looks like it's all about baby! I see pink and green and some pretty flowers too! 

I did some searching through my stamps for Baby.. not too many here! I spotted this cute koala from Reverse Confetti Bear Hugs and knew that was the one for me!

Sketch challenges are a fun way to work on my paper layering skills. The sketch this time told me I needed three different papers. I grabbed a pack that included pinks and greens (like the sketch) and found three that looked great together. I put the busy pattern in the back and topped it with the more solid ones to focus attention on the cute Koala.

The Koala is stamped with Memento Tuxedo black and colored with Copic Markers. I cut extra flowers to sprinkle instead of sequins and even added one in her hair. 

I colored the koala a blue violet to match the pattern paper so I repeated the color in the Flowers for Mom zig zag circle and the background matt. 

Need a little more inspiration? Check out what the rest of the team has made for this challenge.

Barb Ghigliotty

Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson

Linda Callahan

Lyndal Higgins

Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton

Michelle Williams

Wanda Cullen

You can get all the details and link up your own design here at Fusion Card Challenge!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Reverse Confetti Bear Hugs
Dies | Reverse Confetti Bear Hugs, Flowers for Mom
Pattern Paper | Reverse Confetti Fun Times

Thanks for your support! If you like my projects and shop at Reverse Confetti I hope you'll use my affiliate links. Using these links don't change the cost of your purchase and helps support your favorite designers. You can click any link to jump to the store and purchase your favorite items.

Need Copic Refills? Check out Dick Blick - they have the best prices and free shipping on orders of $35 or more.

RC - Reverse Confetti
SSS - Simon Says Stamp
DB - Dick Blick

Bear Hugs Buy at: RC | SSS	Bear Hugs CC Buy at: RC	Flowers For Mom Buy at: RC | SSS	Fun Times Pattern Paper 6" Buy at: RC	Grape Soda Card Stock Buy at: RC
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