The 12 Kits of Occasions - A Year of Birthdays

Hi friends! I hope you're having a great day! I've got a treat to share today! Tracey McNeely from In My Creative Opinion blog surprised me with a kit. This was unexpected because there are lots of changes happening in the group with lots of great ideas moving forward in 2021.

Tracey is calling this kit A Year of Birthdays and it includes lots of bright happy papers from Vicki Boutin and images from The Greetery, Studio Katia and MFT. Tracey's style is CAS and I tried to channel her on a few of my cards to make her proud! I made SIX cards!

The best part about this kit is that you can see how the rest of the team interpreted the same supplies. Head on over to the 12 Kits of Occasions Blog where you'll see a sample from each of the team members and a link to their blogs so you can see it all!

January 2021 ~ A New Year of Birthdays
Hostess - Tracey McNeely
Paper: Vicki Boutin – Let’s Wander
Stamps: The Greetery – Pinwheel Party, Cake Pop Sentiments, Birthday Blooms
Studio Katia – Bearing Gifts, Craftastic, Birthday Greetings, MFT Stamps – All the Cupcakes
Dies: The Greetery – Pinwheel Party, Birthday Blooms, Studio Katia – Bearing Gifts, Craftastic
MFT Stamps – All the Cupcakes, Big Birthday, Balloon dienamics 

Stencils: The Greetery – Pinwheel Party

Simple Stories Sweet Talk Collection

Hi Friends! I hope you’re doing well! Now more than ever I love sending cards to family and friends to remind them that I’m thinking of them. Each holiday is an excuse to make a card and send a paper hug through the mail.

This month my mind is on Valentine’s Day. Cards aren’t just for my sweetie or for the classroom exchange, they’re an expression of love and friendship for all.

The Simple Stories Sweet Talk Collection keeps it light with punny sentiments and cute characters that are sure to make you smile. I love the traditional red and pink colors with the addition of some unexpected aqua blue.

These cards are perfect for just about anyone. You can customize each for the different personalities in your life. How about one to surprise a friend at work. Maybe you know a choc-a-holic? Or how about including an invite for some Chinese take out and an at home movie?

This collection is available in 12” or 6x8” papers. I like the smaller format for cards because the print size is slightly smaller. The pad includes 3x4” journaling cards and is perfect for smaller size projects.

The collection includes lots of printed die cut images including Bits and Pieces cute images, and Journal Bits and Pieces perfect for adding personal notes, and sentiments. I like to use the Journal Bits & Pieces to break up the patterned paper backgrounds and create a focal point for the images.

The chipboard sheet includes sentiments and images that are printed on THICK chipboard to add dimension to your designs. They have an adhesive backing making them easy to add to your projects.

Because the details make all the difference, Simple Stories has you covered. This collection includes washi, enamel dots AND decorative brads. The brads are total eye candy.. metal bezels with shiny centers with sticker backs (no prongs) .

Share a little sweetness and lift some hearts with kindness and attention expressed with a hand made Valentine.





All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5”
Simple Stories Sweet Talk 6x8” Pad
Simple Stories Sweet Talk Bits & Pieces
Simple Stories Sweet Talk Journal Bits & Pieces
Simple Stories Sweet Talk Enamel Dots
Simple Stories Sweet Talk Washi
Simple Stories Sweet Talk Chipboard
Simple Stories Sweet Talk Decorative Brads

SS= Simple Stories
SSS - Simon Says Stamp
SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com
CH = A Cherry On Top

Sweet Talk 6x8" Shop at: SS | SSS | CH	Sweet Talk Chipboard Shop at: SS | SCB | SSS | CH	Sweet Talk Bits & Pieces Shop at: SS | SCB | SSS | CH	Sweet Talk Journal Bits Shop at: SS | SCB | SSS | CH	Sweet Talk Decorative Brads Shop at: SS | SCB | SSS | CH
Sweet Talk Washi Shop at: SS | SCB | SSS | CH	Sweet Talk Enamel Dots Shop at: SS | SCB | SSS | CH

Heart Vines

Hi friends! Today I'm playing along at the As You Like it Challenge where they're asking to see Your Favorite "True Love" or "Fabulous Friends" (& why). My favorite thing in the world (other than family) is my crafty time. It's a sweet escape.. I time to be creative. I can make a flower garden in the middle of winter or a snowstorm on a hot summer day.

My favorite crafty item is die cuts. There is truly something magical about taking a plain sheet of paper, rolling it through my die cut machine and finding something beautiful waiting on the other side! This pretty die is from Pretty Pink Posh and it's called Heart Vines. It actually comes with some bitty hearts dies but I didn't use them on this card.

My favorite technique is color blocking. I love the clean graphic designs you can create with this technique. I cut the Heart Vines die with three shades of red/pink cardstock - this is a good way to use up scraps too - to make this design.

All that was left was to add a sentiment. The script "love" stamp is from the Valentine Hearts stamp set and the typed strip sentiment is from the LOVE set.

I hope you find some time to make today!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Hearts, LOVE
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Heart Vines, Valentine Hearts

All My Love PPP | SSS	All My Love PPP | SSS	Birthday Cake PPP | SSS	Heart Vines PPP | SSS	Let's Party PPP | SSS
Let's Party PPP | SSS	Party Days PPP | SSS	Party Days PPP | SSS	Slimline Peekaboo PPP | SSS
Stitched Gift Card PPP | SSS	Slimline Scallop Frames PPP | SSS	Valentine Circles PPP | SSS	Valentine Circles PPP | SSS
Valentine Hearts PPP | SSS	Valentine Hearts PPP | SSS	Peonies PPP | SSS	Lattice PPP | SSS
Layered Bokeh PPP | SSS	Layered Confetti PPP | SSS	Be My Valentine PPP | SSS	Clay Confetti Wheel PPP
Cupcake PPP | SSS	Daydream PPP | SSS	Pink Hearts PPP | SSS	Sugar & Spice PPP | SSS
White Hearts PPP | SSS