12 Kits of Occasions - End of Summer Soiree

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 Michelle Leone from Pretty Periwinkle Blog! She put together a beautiful kit including FOILED papers and fun stamps and dies for an End of Summer Soiree! This kit was completely No Coloring Required.. all the images were stamped in color ready to go for some quick cards! Here's what I made! 

Ready to see more cards that celebrate summer? Check out The 12 Kits of Occasions Blog where you'll see a sample from each of the designers or click on these links below!

Hostess:Michelle Leone - Pretty Periwinkle

Kara Lynne Pogreba Bright Hope Creations

Kim - Cupcakes Cards & Kim

Sharron Gregory - On Papillon Wings

Lindsey Larsen - Occasional Crafting

Marcia Hill - Marcia's Stamping Pad

Nancy Penir - Artful Notions

Tracey McNeely - In My Creative Opinion

Birgit Norton - Crafting While I Wait

Marybeth Lopez - Marybeth's Time For Paper

Lisa Elton - My Paper Tales

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!


All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"

Reverse Confetti Watercolor Butterfly Blossoms

I'm feeling like a little water coloring! Check out the pretty card I made with the Butterfly Blossoms stamp set! 

I love the contrast of the loose water color background against the crisp Copic colored butterfly in the center of the card.

I created the background by stamping the floral image from the set with Versafine Ink on watercolor paper. You can use whatever water color paint you like. I have two custom palattes filled with my favorite tube colors that I used. Just have fun! 

I added a white card stock wreath and topped it with a die cut butterfly. Alternating patterns with solids helps keep things from getting too busy.

I didn't want to cover up all that pretty water coloring so I added a sentiment on the inside of the card. 

I stamped butterflies with RC Iced Aqua Ink and stamped the sentiment in black. 

The finishing touch was some bling in the flower centers! I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Reverse Confetti Butterfly Blossoms
Dies | Reverse Confetti Butterfly Blossoms, Wreaths

Butterfly Blossoms RC | SSS	Butterfly Blossoms CC RC | SSS	Wreaths CC RC	RC Aqua Cardstock RC
Iced Aqua Dye Ink Pad RC	Memento Tuxedo Black SSS | SCB	Copic Markers DB
Copic Refills DB	Versafine Onyx Black SSS | SCB

Jillibean Soup - Creating Cards with Scenes

I love making cards with scenes! They’re fun to arrange and feel like an escape when I’m making.

This scene was made with the A Little Pickup stamp and die set. I cut Spoonful of Soul papers in waves with scissors to make fields and a road. The little details help bring a scene to life. I cut a starburst flower from the Gentle Soul pattern paper with a circle punch to look like a sun.

For my second card we’re going from the farm to under the sea!

I made a background of hand cut waves with the You Make MISO Happy paper. The Shaker Die Octopus and other underwater friends were colored with Copic Markers and adhered with adhesive foam tape to add dimension.

My last card was made with the cute hedgehogs from the Rainbow Roux stamp set. I stamped all of the images and fussy cut them with scissors.

The background papers are from You Make MISO happy. Remember that the details are what brings a scene to life. Adding layers to the grass using more than one paper gives a sense of depth to the rolling field. 

The hot air balloon in the sky is surrounded by flowers to replace clouds and a sun. Little mushrooms dot the landscape and epoxy butterflies flitter through the air.

Have fun creating scenes that take you away to places you can only see in your dreams!

Finished Size All Cards 4.25 x 5.5”
A Little Pick Up
Stamp | A Little Pickup
Pattern Paper | Spoonful of Soul 12”
Wood Veneer Butterflies

Sea You Soon!
Stamp | Shaker Octopus
Paper | You Make MISO Happy 12”

Nothing is Unpossible
Stamp | Rainbow Roux
Papers | You Make MISO Happy 12”
Epoxy Stickers | Garden Harvest

Spoonful of Soul Collection Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS	A Little PIck Up Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS	Wood Veneer Shaker Fill Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS	Octopus Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS
Rainbow Roux Stamps Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS	You Make Miso Happy Collection Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS	Garden Harvest Epoxy Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS

SPDMIX58 Thanks Feathers

I hope you're having a great day! Are you a fan of Sugar Pea Designs? You need to check out their monthly challenge! It's a great way to get ideas for how to use the stamps you have, make friends, and when you link up a project at the challenge you are eligible to win a $50 gift certificate to the store! 

Here's this month's challenge! I'm always drawn to the photo inspiration, but perhaps you enjoy a sketch more? There's actually three ways to play because you can also play along with the color challenge. 

I stamped a colorful row of Bo Ho Feathers and arranged them to look like the leaves in the photograph. 

The background is a Blueprint Sketch Distress Inked panel topped with a Geo Floral Panel that was inked with Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean.I was going for a textured background like the one in the photo. I substituted blues for the neutral black/grey background in the photo. I just can't resist the color. 

The Thanks sentiment is cut from two shades of green, and enamel dots repeat the green on the design.

I'm loving the new Everyday Sentiments and Sentiment Strip Sugar Cuts. They're the perfect size to add under the word dies and there are lots of sentiments to choose from.

Now it's your turn! I'd love to see what you're up to and how you interpret the challenge at Sugar Pea Designs. You can always find the challenge by clicking on the current challenge badge in the right column of the Sugar Pea Designs Blog.



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Sugar Pea Designs Bo Ho Feathers, Everyday Sentiments
Dies | Sugar Pea Designs Bo Ho Feathers , Geo Floral Cover Plate, Sentiment Strips, Thanks

Bo Ho Feathers SPD | SSS	Feathers SC SPD | SSS	Everyday Sentiments SPD | SSS	Sentiment Strips SPD
Geo Floral Cover Plate SPD | SSS	Thanks SPD | SSS