12 Kits of Occasions - Fall Splendor

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 Birgit Norton from craftingwhileIwait.blogspot.com. She's put together a kit that we're calling Fall Splendor! It's loaded with sweet images from Honey Bee Stamps, Concord & 9th and dies from Impression Obsession, Echo Park, Frantic Stamper and Lawn Fawn. The pretty papers are from Carta Bella Fall Market Collection. I made 5 cards so here goes....

Check out The 12 Kits of Occasions Blog where you'll see a sample from each of the designers as well as a complete list of ingredients that were supplied.

Happy Fall Y'all! And Hugs to you!





All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"

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Poppystamps Halloween Zig Zag Witch

It's finally here! It's HALLOWEEN! I hope you have some spooky fun planned even if you're not allowed to trick or treat! I've got a little eye candy for you today with this Halloween color block card.

I think details make your card creations come to life and this one is sure to catch your eye with the blingy steam coming from the cauldron and the silver bow on the witch's waist.

This card starts with the Zig Zag Border background. It was easy to assemble. Just cut strips of colorful card stock, tape them together nice and tight on their revers side and then trim the edges so the panel fits your card base. Easy peasy!

I topped the panel with a Pointed Oval Frame cut from black card stock. It contains the scene and keeps the figure grounded so it doesn't look like it's floating. 

I wanted to add some details to the witch. The die has some cut lines on her skirt. I cut the witch twice... once in black and once in grey. I cut the skirt to remove the cut panels and adhered them with adhesive foam tape to add dimension. To hide the edges that looked a little rough I added a bitty bow.

The "Happy Halloween" sentiment is from the Halloween Ingredients stamp set. The coordinating die set includes the little tag shape.

Wishing you a fun Halloween! Don't eat too much candy! :P 

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Poppystamps Spellcaster Witch, Magical Cauldron, Zig Zag Stripes, Pointed Oval Frames
Stamps | Poppystamps Halloween Ingredients

POPPY = Poppystamps
SSS = Simon Says Stamp 

Spellcaster Witch POPPY | SSS	Magical Cauldron POPPY | SSS	Zig Zag Stripes POPPY	Pointed Oval Frames POPPY | SSS
Halloween Ingredients POPPY | SSS

Reverse Confetti Spooktacular Trick or Treat

Bwahaha! Hello my Frightful Fetti Friends! I hope you're having a SPOOKTACULAR DAY! The store has lots of wonderful Halloween designs to make with that are perfect for mixing and matching when you make your scream scenes!

 

My card today was made with the latest additions to the Boo crew - the SPOOKTACULAR stamp set with coordinating dies. 

 

I colored all of the images with Copic Markers and then die cut them. The clean line images are easy to color - especially the ghost! LOL! I left it white and just added some blush for cheeks. 

The background is a panel that I inked with Distress Ink in Shaded Lilac and Dried Marigold. A splatter of water adds some depth and dimension to the scene! The sentiment is stamped directly on the inky panel for a CAS scene. 

I don't know how busy we'll be this year answering the door for Trick or Treaters, but sending a card with a little green inside, or a little package of treats will sure be welcome by kiddos of all ages!

 

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Reverse Confetti Spooktacular
Dies | Reverse Confetti Spooktacular

Spooktacular RC | SSS

Spooktacular CC RC | SSS

Fusion Challenge - Warm Winter Wishes

Hi friends! Are you looking for a card challenge to play? A new one starts today at Fusion Card Challenge! You'll love this challenge because there are three ways to play.. you can play along with the sketch, be inspired by the photo, or FUSE them together and play with BOTH!

The inspiration photo this week is called simply "Autumn". It's got lots of cozy images.. a cuppa something warm, glowing candles and a cable knit sweater. The colors are all neutral - beautiful woodgrain and ivory. 

Ok.. so you know me.. I have to have some COLOR in my life. I started out tying to be good! I created a white on kraft background using the Altenew Circle Quilt Cover. I topped the background with a circle die cut from Create A Wreath and added vellum behind it so you can still see the pretty die cut background.

Next I selected a deer (more neutrals).. and that's where I went a little astray. My mind shifted to Christmas and "Warm" winter Wishes. I added some pretty florals from the Holiday Bow and Sophisticated Wreath stamp sets.

A little bling is always welcome in my book! I added some glossy accents topped with glitter and bitty gold sequins on the pine branches and a sprinkle of gold jewels from Pretty Pink Posh to the background.

Now it's your turn! Now it's your turn! Are you ready to play? I wonder how you will interpret the photo! Maybe you need a little more inspiration? Check out designs from the rest of the team. Just click on their names below to jump to their blogs.

Claire Grantham

Jen Mitchell

Karren Johnson

Laurie Unger

Linda Callahan

Michelle Leone

Michelle Lupton

Tristan Da

Wanda Cullen

I hope I see you at Fusion Card Challenge! I cant wait to see what you make!





Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Altenew Sophisticated Wreath, Holiday Bow, Modern Deer
Dies | Altenew Circle Quilt Cover, Create A Wreath, Sophisticated Wreath, Holliday Bow, Modern Deer

 

Sophisticated Wreath ALT | SSS | SC	Sophisticated Wreath Die ALT | SSS | SC	Create A Wreath ALT | SSS | SC	Circle Quilt Cover ALT | SSS | SC	Holiday Bow SC
Holiday Bow ALT | SSS	Modern Deer ALT	Modern Deer Bundle ALT

Halloween Friends Fun!

Are you counting down to Halloween? It's my favorite holiday of the year! I love that you can be anyone you want for just a day! And yes, maybe all the candy has something to do with it too! LOL! Mostly I like that I'll be outside on a cool autumn evening enjoying the sense of community that this day brings. I'll see most of my neighbors and their kids and get to catch up!

Pretty Pink Posh has some of the cutest Halloween sets out there! The kids in their costumes are well thought out because with a switch of stamps the super hero becomes a vampire, the princess becomes a witch.

I mixed a few different stamp sets together on my card. The "Happy Halloween" sentiment is from the Halloween Pals stamp set, and the bats, skull and crossbones are from the Boo set. They all work really well together.

The background is a rainbow of distress inks in bright colors. I added some sparkly rapberry jewels for a starry sky.

Hugs to you and best wishes for a magical Halloween! 

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pretty Pink Posh Trick or Treat Friends, Boo, Halloween Pals
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Trick or Treat Friends, Boo
Jewels | Pretty Pink Posh Raspberry


PPP = Pretty Pink Posh
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

Trick or Treat Friends PPP	Trick or Treat Friends Die PPP	Boo PPP | SSS	Boo Die PPP | SSS	Halloween Pals PPP | SSS
Raspberry Jewels PPP | SSS