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

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"

Picot Petite Ovals Shop at: SCB | SPB

Picot Petite Circle Shop at: SCB | SPB

The 12 Kits of Occasions - Smooth Sailing

Ahoy Maties! 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 from Cupcakes Cards and Kim! Kim is always ready to lend an ear.. she's the cool Mom who can bake and sew. I commissioned some custom AKITA print bags from her and she made me a star too! Her Etsy page is RunningStitchDesign.  I love taking a Miss Moriko look a like print bag with me whenever I'm away from home! She's a Disney FANatic and she and her daughter like going to rock concerts together! I'm jealous of all that talent and the girl can knock out the cards too!

I really had fun making with the kit. We never made it to the beach this year, and this kit felt like a trip to the ocean. A real treat! 

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.

Yo Ho! And Hugs to you!


All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"
You can find a complete list of ingredients (supplies) on The 12 Kits of Occasions Blog.

Birch Press Design - Let Your Light Shine

Dare 2B Artzy - Shine On Lighthouse

Create A Smile - All Hands On Deck

Lawn Fawn - Smooth Sailing

Hero Arts - Sea You Soon

The 12 Kits of Occasions - August 2020 Simple Leaves

Hi friends! It's the last day of August and that means that 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.

This kit from Marybeth Lopez of Marybeth's Time For Paper was filled with clean lines of woodgrain print paper, and crisp die cut leaves. The simplicity of the images calls for CAS designs with a touch of sparkle - pure Marybeth style! I tried to channel Marybeth and case her style. I hope you can see her style through me here today.

The beautiful images are from The Greetery, Altenew, The Stamp Market and Concord & 9th. I added only a few elements - mostly Wrapped Stitched Rectangles from Memory Box. I had lots of fun making these 5 cards and they came together so quick.

Ready to see more cards made with Marybeth's wonderful kit? 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. You can also click on these links below to jump to other designers with projects to share today! 

Hostess: Marybeth Lopez - Marybeth's Time For Paper

Birgit Norton - Crafting While I Wait

Marcia Hill - Marcia's Stamping Pad

Nancy Penir - Artful Notions 

Kim - Cupcakes Cards & Kim

Michelle Leone - Pretty Periwinkle

Hugs and have a great day!



All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
SCB = Scrapbook dot com
PS = Poppystamps
TSM = The Stamp Market
PPP = Pretty Pink Posh

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Intricate Leaf Square Shop at: PS	Large Leaves Shop at: TSM	Just Vines Shop at: TSM	Uplifting Thoughts Shop at: SSS | SCB
Nesting Hearts Shop at: SSS	Lingo Thanks Shop at: SSS	Hugs Honey Script Shop at: SSS	Caribbean Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP
Shamrock Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP	Spring Green Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP	Flamingo Pink Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP